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SPRING 2017 GRADUATES AND HONORS AT SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Commencement exercises for Shelton State Community College were held on Thursday, May 4 at the Martin Campus. Interim President Cynthia T. Anthony, Ed. D., presided over the ceremony. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox delivered the commencement address.

Also part of the 2017 commencement events, Honors Convocation was held earlier the same day. The accomplishments of Shelton State students were celebrated, and College award recipients were named. The five major College awards were given to the following students:

H.I. James Outstanding Technical Student Award – Antheletha Willis

I.W. Mitchell Outstanding Technical Student Award – Taylor Elizabeth Rodgers

Norman C. Cephus Special Achievement Award – Taylor Elizabeth Rodgers

Thomas E. Umphrey Outstanding Freshman Award – Tyler Yarbrough

Leo Sumner Outstanding Sophomore Award – Phillip Andrew Stronge

In addition to College awards, students receiving transfer and Shelton State Foundation scholarships were recognized. The Shelton State Foundation awarded 49 scholarships totaling $81,000. Transfer scholarships were awarded to various four-year institutions and exceeded $600,000 in total value.

The graduating students listed below completed the requirements for certificates or degrees at the conclusion of the spring 2017 semester. All student hometowns are in the state of Alabama unless otherwise indicated.

Aliceville – Antonio Martinez

Berry – Grayson Keith Edmonson

Birmingham – Taliah M. Davis, Kimberly Rashon Parrish, Madison Pierce, Jaquay Montrell Thompson, LaTangellia Dorothy Walker

Boaz – Jaxon Taylor Haygood

Brent – Amber Che’ Chavis, Alana Katherine Murphy, Julia LeyAnne Murphy, Jordan Dakota Pike

Brookwood – Alyssa Kaye Bracknell, Clay John-Britton Criss

Buhl – Davis Michael Booth, Jameria Victoria Channell

Carrollton – Cherelle Nicole Pruitt

Cedar Bluff – Mia Dawn Randle

Centreville – Jacob Alexander Alfano, Angelan Tamarra Gibson

Clanton – Kristina Grace Caton

Coaling – Amy Nicole Collins, Ashley Nicole Myrick, Courtney Saige Wood

Coker – Samuel Taylor Boswell, John Palmer Cabaniss, Justin Charles Cook

Cottondale – Carla Natalie Blake, Chasity Summer Brown, Macey L. Chandler, Carol Ann Crawford, Leola Katrina Davis, Christina Shevvon Hawkins, Chauntell LaFontay Maddox, Katelyn Hope Price, Gregory Brian Tippins

Demopolis – Becky Duke Smith

Duncanville – Kayla Toxey Brown, Danielle Lee Junkin, Joseph Delane Rhodes, Jeremy Marcus Rosenbaum

Ethelsville – Ricky Phillips

Eutaw – April Michelle Beverly, Jason B. Grantham, James Wilmer Logan, Jr.

Fayette – Miranda Burns Steed

Fosters – Christina Lindsey Trikoris, Angel Jalisha Williams

Gadsden – Maxwell Chandler Jackson

Gilbertown – Caleb B. Adams

Gordo – Phillip Andrew Stronge

Greensboro – Starwania J. Cobbs, Bianca LaShay Gooden, Curtoya Dr’Bray Jones, Shereka La’Tonya McCoy, Sylvia Smith Williams

Lynn – Peyton Michael Moore

Madison – Abbey Leigh Payne

Moundville – Brandon DeVon Hargress, Bethany Marie Lewis

New Hope – Summer Ashlyn Stewart

Northport – Matthew Colby Battle, April Lee Blackwell, Wendy Prestwood Boykin, Haley Alana Collins, Austin Scott Cooks, Khelsie Maree Cruz, Trae Allen Driver, Brittany Marie Gordon, Shaina Leigh Hammett, Baleigh Marie Harrell, William David Jordan, Jr., Kim Denise Killingsworth, Kelsy Renee Marler, Lediosa Cabero McBride, Sarah Morgan McDonald, Blanca Muniz, Victoria Anne Nelems, Erin Lindsey Parker, Lesley Price Perkins, Qadeem Malik Shabazz, Brannon Donald Steele, Brandy Majors Vinson, Shelby Smelley Warren, James Hunter Watson, Kahlalishia Ilonia Williams, Shontray Bernards Wilson, Dennis Makae Woods

Pisgah – Ashton Lily Womack

Pleasant Grove – Bruce Allen Waters, Jr.

Ralph – Kimberly Diane McKnight, Taylor Wayne Wilson, Stephen Carson Windle

Reform – Robyn Ann Honeycutt

Tallassee – Haley Joyce Britt

Tuscaloosa – Preston Garrett Austin, Ashley Nicole Beasley, Andrew Alexander Bonner, Parker Thomas Brown, Darryl Chazz Bunn, Keyon Deontae Burrell, Matthew Cody Burroughs, Selana Lee Ann Chase, Paula Walker Church, Tanner William Coffman, Jonathan David Conners, Kawana C. Cooper, Grayson Palmer Crawford, Jessica Nicole Davis, Brittany Chinwendu Deshae Elike, William Richard Falls, Otis A. Garner, Lucia Alexandra Gibson, Hannah Lynn Golden, Paige DaLee Hall, Alex Kenyon Henderson, Jacob Allan Hinton, Holly Nicole Hugghins, Morgan Bryanna Jackson, David Ray Jemison, Kalandra Sedrekia Johnson, Claudia Patricia Kish, Connor Douglas Latham, LaQuanta Cheree Mack, Govonna Shenice Maddox, Elizabeth Kayla McClendon, Nicole S. McDougle, Robyn Alexis Mitchell, LaShaunetta Concheita Modley, Kenyatta Michele Moffett, Amanda Jane Mohun, Kendra Nicole Peebles, Bethany Tanner Pierce, Sara Katherine Pierce, Marilyn Elizabeth Poole, Melindee Kadria Poole, Christina Monique Ray, Blakeney K. Riley, Jessica Glenn Robbins, Tina Robinson, Ashley Rae Sassaman, Samuel D. Schuckert, Camilla A. Shepherd, Alisha Faye Smith, Jason L. Spencer, Tamaya Mona Taite, Fresheka Denise Thomas, Sylvia Shele Thomas, Felecia Michelle Travis, Jessica Leigh Upton, Robert Drake Vickerson, Emily Rose Walters, Joseph Williams, Marquis Rashaun Wilson, Nicholas I. Young

Vance – Holli Michelle Hale, Zachary Alexander Hicks, Kayla Nicole Martin, Jordan James Richardson

West Blocton – William R. Avery, Jr., Daniel Joseph Lundy, Misty Lynn Smith

Wetumpka – Courtney Taylor Richardson

Woodstock – Shellby Taylor Mize

Marrero, Louisiana – Jenna Noelle Parker

Columbus, Mississippi – Winter Renea Dora

Waynesboro, Tennessee – Jessica Marie Ray

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