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Shelton State Community College Recognizes Outstanding Students At Honors Convocation 2012

Tuscaloosa - Shelton State Community College recognized the successes and achievements of its students during the Honors Day 2012 Convocation held on May 8 at 9:00 a.m. in the gymnasium of the Martin Campus.

Hundreds of family, friends, faculty, and staff were on hand to see over 100 SSCC students receive honors. During the ceremony, each honored student was presented with a medallion featuring the Shelton State seal. Awards were presented in the following areas: Scholarships, Excellence in Academics and Leadership, Division Awards, 

and College Wide Awards.

EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS AND LEADERSHIP

2012 ALL-ALABAMA ACADEMIC TEAM

Sean Hiller and Cynthia Dent were named to the All-Alabama Academic Team by the Alabama College System. They also competed for a place on the All-USA Academic Team for Community Colleges.

2011-2012 AMBASSADORS

The Shelton State Ambassador program was developed to provide its members extensive leadership training, while offering the opportunity to serve as the official hosts for Shelton State Community College. Ambassadors are chosen on the basis of leadership potential, community service, and commitment to Shelton State. Kalli Abernathy, Savannah Abernathy, Tanner Barton, Ben Beasley, Kyle Boswell, Mackenzie Bowlin, Amy Chesser, Molly Clark, Kelton Clinner, Lesland Clinner, Clint Cockrell, Tess Cockrell, Ainsley Crowley, Megan Davidson, Brooke Davis, Nick Davis, Denson Dean, Tanner Goode, William Hayes, Hillary Holland, Tasha Howze, Nick Kennemur, Brandon Lee, Miranda Mackey, Brittney McCombs, Shea McElroy, Mallory McGee, John-David Mitchell, Emily Moss, Adreka Parks, Taylor Pinckney, Brandon

Presley, Kelbey Reynolds, Bryant Rogers, Jordan Shirley, Tyler Staley, Paige Toxey, Jessica Traywick, Mary Catherine Tubbs, Ben Wheeler.

SCHOLAR ATHLETES

These scholar athletes have demonstrated excellence both on the field and in the classroom. Each of the honorees has the highest grade point average in his or her sport.

Sean Hiller, Men's basketball; Brittany Pennington, Women's basketball; Chase Fields, Baseball, Jordan Reynolds, Softball

SHELTON STATE ASSOCIATION OF NURSING STUDENTS

Kathryn Bryant, President; Lara Campbell, Vice President; Brittany Burke, Secretary; Staci Macklin, Financial Secretary; Andrea Price, Treasurer; Tonya Sue Morris, Chaplin; BrLacie Phillips, Upper Division Historian; Katie Winfree, Reporter

PRESIDENT’S LIST

The President's List designation is accorded to any student who earns a 4.0 G.P.A. while enrolled full-time. These students have been named to the President's List at least twice: 

Blake Baggett, Ethan Berryman, Karon Besant, Delshon Blakely, Lester Burrell, Amanda Carlos, Christopher Clemmons, Leslie Conerly, Hannah Craft, Mathew Doss, Jennifer Dubose, Jennifer Dunkling, Jaime Dunn, Justin Evans, Thomas Fields, Chariot Garrett, Thomas Gillenwater, Rebecca Gottlieb, Jo Gray, Mary Grimsley, Jonah Gunn, Brandi Hartley, Christopher Hearld, Cara Hewett, Sean Hiller, Sean Hogan, Adam Holcomb, Andrew Hubbard, Tracey Jackson, Geraldine Johnson, Donnell Jones, Kelly Landerfelt, Louis Lawley, Sicilia Lopes, Haleigh Lyle, Keirra May, Robert Mayfield, Timothy Meggs, Colin Middleton, Arnetta Moore, Christopher Mott, Michael Privette, Morgan Pugh, Robert Reach, Sarah Schuckert, Mark Shook, Suresh Singh, Marilyn Speights, Jeffrey Strickland, Lashauna Terry, Paul Thompson, Nicholas Tolstick, Caroline Vann, Lauren Walters, Christopher Ward, Bridget Warnack, Deanna White, Ariel Williams, Anna Winkler, Ben Woolf, Larisa Zarzhitskaya

PHI THETA KAPPA

Phi Theta Kappa was established in 1918 for the purpose of recognizing and encouraging scholarship among two-year college students. 

Megan Davidson, President; Tamara Savannah Abernathy, VP of Leadership; Joseph Boswell, VP of Communications; Lauren Vowels, VP of Fellowship; Andrew Taylor, VP of Service, Lacey Lee, VP of Scholarship. 

Members: Ashlee Abell, Kalli Abernathy,Tamara Abernathy, Donna Adams, Hunter Andrews, Bernard Atkins, Diamond Bahnasy, Doug Bean, Christopher Bell, Taylor Bethune, Carl Blair, Joseph Boswell, Maria Bowman, Zachary Boyd, Ariel Bridges, Fredderius Brown, Rogers Brown, Erin Buchanan, Matthew Burroughs, Joseph Carter, Jennifer Causey, Geneva Cheneau, Lacey Clagett, Andrew Cooke, Dana Cooper, Rachel Corley, Megan Davidson, Mallori Davis, Cynthia Dent, Norman Dollar, Yoice Duke, Lauren Edwards, Anna Elmore, Tonya Epps-Royal, Ben Ezelle, Crystal Farley, William Farley, Tiffany Ford, Catherine Forte, Cassandra Freeman, Eric Gee, Glenn Gentry, Wesley Gibson, Michael Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilliam, Doris Gray, Taylor Green, Anna Hall, Eric Hall, Anne Hamlin, Ethan Hammond, Cherub Hamner, Mollie Hanson, Thomas Harbison, Lauren Hearing, Nathan Heerten, Jacob Hendrix, Sean Hiller, Hillary Holland, William Jackson, Kelli Jenkins, Tiffany Johnson, Heather Jones, Chet Jordan, Kayla Junkin, Brian Kelley, Kristina Kelly, Meghan Koen, Lena Kornegay, Joshua Lane, Garrett Law, Rachel Lawrence, Jennifer Lee, Lacey Lee, Whitney Logan, Valada Mack, Miranda Mackey, Derek Marcum, James Martin, Melissa Mason, Kimberly Mayo, Cadwallader McCulloh, Cynthia Means, Lauren Merritt, Korei Merriweather, Caitlin Miller, Latoria Milligan, Jaime Mink, Emily Moss, Dalen Mullenix, Amanda Munyon, Tram Nguyen, Harris Nickoles, Tyronica Nixon, Brian O'leary, Weston Oswalt, Whitney Owens, Emily Payne, Kathryn Payne, Sara Pierce, Caleb Powell, Kevin Pratt, Danesha Prewitt, Michael Privette, Morgan Pugh, Sherrell Rayfield, Robert Reach, Christopher Rice, Blakeney Riley, Sandy Robertson, Jacob Roemen, Kayla Rollins, Joyce Ryan, Deanna Sanford, Katherine Sansom, Paul Scudamore, Evan Sims, Andrea Smelley, Inez Smith, Jeffrey Smith, David Snow, Alexus Sommerville, Jonathan Sorrell, Ricky Spence, Laura Steele, Brandi Stephens, Ann Stepp,, Augusta Sterling, Abner Stewart, Jodi Sullivan, William Tartt, Alexis Taylor, Andrew Taylor, Alyson Thompson, Heather Trawick, Heather Tubbs, Lauren Vowels, Taylor Wade, Rachael Ward, Bridget Warnack,Tammy Watts, Melissa Weldon, Abby Whittington, Christina Williams, Abbie Wilson, Christopher Wilson, Kaleigh Young, Larisa Zarzhitskaya

ACADEMIC DIVISION AWARDS

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE/SOCIOLOGY: Ashlee Abell, Outstanding Psychology Student; Olivia Wilkes, Outstanding Sociology Student

HUMANITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS ARTS: Kaleigh Dawn Young, Outstanding Humanities Student

LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION: Lacey Lee, Outstanding Sophomore English Student; Rachel Lawrence, Outstanding Freshman English Student

MATHEMATICS: Kun Deng, Outstanding Calculus Student; Benjamin Fike, Outstanding Pre-Calculus Student; Mason Moore, Outstanding Differential Equations Student

MUSIC AND FINE ARTS: Kayla Rollins, Outstanding First Year Voice Student; Amber Abrams, Outstanding Advanced Voice Student; Jeffrey Strickland, Outstanding Male Choral Student; Amber Abrams, Outstanding Female Choral Student; Keldrin Palmer, Outstanding First Year Jazz Ensemble Member; Wes Hutchins, Outstanding Advanced Jazz Ensemble Member; Conor Rector, Outstanding First Year Musician; Jeffrey Strickland, Outstanding Advanced Musician

NURSING: Jonathan Weaver, President; Anna Winkler, Vice President; Eric Davis, Secretary; Tammy Watts, Financial Secretary; Nick Bostick, Treasurer; Melanie Stallworth, First Year Chaplin; Lauren Wenth, Second Year Chaplin; Erica Bryant, First Year Historian; Justin Lewis, Second Year Historian; Meghan Thomaston, First Year Reporter; Katie Baunack, Second Year Reporter; Megan Brown, Parliamentarian; Misti Kyle Birdsell, Outstanding Practical Nursing Student; Stephis Ashley Robinson,

Outstanding Practical Nursing Student; Janet Farley Norred, Shelton State Association of Practical Nursing Student Leadership Award; Michael David Ford, Shelton State Association of Practical Nursing Student Leadership Award; Veronica Taylor, Outstanding ADN Student; Joshua Brant Phillips, Outstanding ADN Student; Caroline Hernandez, Nightingale Award; Marketa Thomas, Nightingale Award; James Bradley Hardemon, Spirit of Nursing Award

RESPIRATORY THERAPY: Tiffany Bates, Shelton State Association of Respiratory Care Students Award; Karen Besant, Clinical Excellence Award; LaPorsha Brown, Peer Excellence Award; Brandi Hartley, Academic Excellence Award; Rebecca Hubbert, Clinical Excellence Award; Sara Katherine Miller, Leadership Award

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS: Hannah Grace Craft, Outstanding Visual Arts Student in Photography; Eunsol Lee, Outstanding Visual Art Student

HEALTH AND WELLNESS - FOOD AND NUTRITION: Corey Skelton, Outstanding Wellness Instructor Student; Holly Lamana, Outstanding Wellness Student

CAREER TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION AWARDS

AUTO BODY REPAIR: Dwayne Scott, Outstanding Auto Body Repair Painter; Michael Dickey, Outstanding Auto Body Repair Student

COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL: Jonah Gunn, Most Outstanding Computer Numerical Control Student

COSMETOLOGY: Ashlyn Sullinger, Exceptional Spirit Award; Rosanne Hogan, Outstanding Cosmetology Student

CULINARY ARTS: Dardella “Dot” Brown, Outstanding First Year Culinary Arts Student; Nancy Harbison, Outstanding Second Year Culinary Arts Student

DIESEL MECHANICS: Augusta Sterling, Outstanding Diesel Mechanics Student

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY: Collin Middleton, Outstanding Advanced Electrical Technology Student

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY: Chris Davignon, Outstanding Sophomore Industrial Electronics Student; Shane Sullivan, Outstanding Freshman Industrial Electronics Student

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION: Claire Grice, Outstanding Legal Secretary Student; Janell Beadlescomb, Outstanding Medical Transcription Student; Inez Smith, Outstanding Information Processing Student; Brooklynn D. Ashcraft, Outstanding Bookkeeping Accountant Student; Arkintta Taylor, Outstanding Medical Records Student

SHELTON STATE FOUNDATION AWARDS

Mystie Hawthorne and Charlene Williams, A.H. Bean Adult Education Scholarship; Sarah Lewis, Alabama One Credit Union Volunteers Scholarship; Christi Price, Alexander Adult Learning Scholarship; Erika Owens, Allen Layson Memorial Scholarship; Krystle Rager, Billie Sue Brown Music Scholarship; Timothy Hopkins, Champion Scholarship; Kayla Rollins, Charles W. Dennis Memorial Endowed Performing Arts Scholarship; Lashauna Terry, Cleny Renfroe Nursing Scholarship; Kristen Swedenburg, Compass Bank Scholarship; Kayla Beadlescomb, Dr. Cordell and Marie Wynn Endowed Scholarship Fund; Kawana Sneed and Chandra Lewis, Edwin and Cecelia Ashton Memorial Scholarship; Lashauna Terry, Gordon and Ann Rosen Endowed LPN Scholarship; Joshua Cook, The Harold James Endowed Technical Scholarship; Patricia Bradley, Helen H. and John K. McKinley Culinary Arts-Hospitality Scholarship; Jessica Garcia and Amberly Findlay, Helen H. McKinley Excellence Award for Practical Nursing Scholarship; Victoria Crocker, Jamison Money Farmer PC Scholarship; Kim Smalley, John and Ann Glankler Memorial Scholarship; Kacy Montgomery, Lib Tyler Nursing Scholarship; Kayla Rollins, Madel Pearson and Joy Dendy Tuscaloosa Music Club Scholarship; Eric Sudduth, The Rumsey Endowed Scholarship Fund; Zachary Boyd, The Sealy Realty Company Scholarship; Laci Crimm, Stacy Crocker Scholarship Fund; Tiffany Plowman, Thomas and Kay Umphrey Presidential Scholarship; Kim Smalley, Tuscaloosa Business and Professional Women's Endowed Scholarship Honoring Dr. Minnie C. Miles and Sue McLeod; Jessica Garcia, Wayne B. Boteler Memorial Scholarship; Amanda Roulaine, West Alabama Health Council Scholarship Fund

SHELTON STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Christi Price and Kayla Evans, Louise Pruett Memorial Scholarship

COLLEGE AWARDS

The recipient of the Harold I. James Outstanding Technical Student Award is selected based on accomplishments in the classroom and workplace. The winner of the award was Augusta Sterling.

The recipient of the Thomas E. Umphrey Outstanding Freshman Award is selected based on outstanding academic achievement and involvement in campus activities. The winner of the award was Jacob Roeman.

The recipient of the Leo Sumner Outstanding Sophomore Student Award is selected based on outstanding academic performance, school involvement, and community service. It is the highest honor a student can earn at Shelton State Community College. The winner of College's most prestigious award was Lacey Lee.

The recipient of the Norman C. Cephus Special Achievement Award is selected based on academic achievement, involvement in campus and community activities, technical recognition, and job-related activities. The award was presented to Carl Davis.

The recipient of the I.W. Mitchell Outstanding Technical Student Award is selected based on academic achievement, involvement in campus and community activities, technical recognition, and job related activities. The award was presented to Carl Davis.

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