Arkansas State Assembly

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

10/05/2026

Your newly elected ARSA Board of Directors

Pictured from left to right:
Tamara Morgan, President, Tammy Schaefer, Vice President, Rachel Clark, Secretary, Sheena Ramey, Treasurer, Kacie Denham, Director, Sydney Stephenson, Director, Rebekah Love & Drew Logsdon, Director
Not pictured: Jeremy Glasby, Director

10/05/2026

Newly elected board members being sworn in by ARSA President, Tamara Morgan, CST, FAST, ST-R.

10/04/2026

We are always excited to see students participate in our workshops & taking an active interest in their professional development. At our full workshop, we were pleased to welcome students representing three universities: South Arkansas College (El Dorado), University of Arkansas- Pulaski Tech, & the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.
Encouraging student involvement is an important part of our state assembly. We value the opportunity to connect with future surgical technologists, support their educational journey, & inspire the next generation a professionals in our field.

10/04/2026

Meet the candidates:
We had three Director positions open along with the position of Secretary.

10/04/2026

For our Leaders Award lunch celebration, we supported a local caterer, George Edelen of Blue Stripe BBQ. George was wonderful to work with and the food was delicious! We are proud to support local businesses that help make our workshops special. 

10/04/2026

We held a food drive for Community Services Clearinghouse in Ft. Smith and it was a huge success! Thank you to all of our members and students who donated. We incentivized it, making it a competition between the Surg Tech students in attendance with a pizza party for the most items brought. University of Arkansas- Fort Smith were the big winners!

10/04/2026

Our last speaker of the day, Eliyahu Hemo,  joined us via Zoom immediately following his time in the OR. He delivered an informative presentation comparing GLP-1 medication’s and bariatric surgery, exploring current approaches to weight management and their implications for surgical care.