SCC graduates 250 students

SYLVA - The following students have met all requirements for their respective degrees, certificates and diplomas, and they graduated from Southwestern Community College during Commencement Exercises held on Friday, May 11, at the College's Jackson Campus. The degrees each student earned are listed as well. An "AAS" stands for an Associate of Applied Science degree while an AA stands for an Associate of Arts degree.

Also included below are students who earned special honors. Summa Cum Laude is earned by graduates with a GPA from 3.95 to 4.0; Magna Cum Laude is earned by graduates with a GPA from 3.90 to 3.94; and Cum Laude is earned by graduates with a GPA from 3.85 to 3.89:

Alamance County: Emily Jean Johnson, AAS Criminal Justice.

Buncombe County: Debra Ann Blackford, AAS Occupational Therapy Assistant; Shannon M. Canzonieri, AAS Occupational Therapy Assistant; Sharon Denise Dills, AAS Physical Therapist Assistant; Elizabeth Nicole Fisher, AAS Health Information Technology; Brenda Howard Johnson, AAS Respiratory Care; and Michael John Scharett, AAS Physical Therapist Assistant.

Cherokee County: Shieketha Machelle Beaver, Diploma Medical Sonography; Kristy Robbin Gibby, Diploma Medical Sonography; Malisha Breeze Hogsed, AAS Radiography; Brenda Jean McGovern, AAS Physical Therapist Assistant; and Charlene Anise Terry, AAS Human Services Technology/Substance Abuse, Summa Cum Laude.

Clay County: ; Linda Anderson, AAS Health Information Technology; Virginia G. Anderson, AAS Health Information Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Penny Barnard-Auvil, Diploma Medical Sonography; Vanessa Devon Moss, AAS Physical Therapist Assistant; Megan S. Patterson, AAS Radiography; and Candis Julie Spivey, AAS Electroneurodiagnostic Technology.

Cleveland County: Ashley Danielle Gordon, AAS Speech & Language Pathology Assistant.

Fannin County: Michael Steven Bennett, AAS Radiography.

Graham County: Brenda Burrell Anderson, Diploma Cosmetology, Magna Cum Laude; Peggy Odum Burchfield, AA College Transfer, Cum Laude; and Stephanie Anderson Nichols, AAS Human Services Technology.

Haywood County: Neal Anne Allison, AAS Respiratory Care; Kathay Elizabeth Beam, AAS Occupational Therapy Assistant, Summa Cum Laude; Donald Roy Brady, AAS Paralegal Technology, Summa Cum Laude; Misty McElroy Brown, AAS Paralegal Technology; Andria Bryson, AAS Nursing; Nancy P. Buchanan, AAS Office Systems Technology; Heather Danielle Burns, AAS Physical Therapist Assistant; JonAnne Daniel, AAS Medical Laboratory Technology; Crystal Rhiannon Davis, AAS Advertising and Graphic Design, Cum Laude; Clarissa Brooke Dillard, AAS Respiratory Care; Monica Christine Dills, AAS Emergency Medical Science; Joy Ford Durham, AAS Occupational Therapy Assistant; Megan N. Ferguson, AAS Culinary Technology; Marcee Justice Free, AAS Radiography; Jose Luis Haley, AAS Radiography; Phyllis Robinson Hartness, AAS Radiography; Christina Stuart Jones, AAS Radiography; Kristy Mae Lanning, AAS Information Systems, Summa Cum Laude; Christopher David Lewis, AA College Transfer; Sandra Cabe Lyle, AAS Business Administration; Juanita Lynn Meadows, AAS Early Childhood Associate; Eric William Olsen, AAS Emergency Medical Science; Haley Chantel Pressley, AAS Medical Laboratory Technology; Tonya Leigh Pressley, AAS Medical Laboratory Technology; Charlene Shuler Sheehan, AAS Respiratory Care, Cum Laude; Lori A. Skaarup, AA College Transfer; Tina Lynn Smith, AAS Respiratory Care; and Dana Rae Whisnant, AAS Health Information Technology.

Jackson County: Judy Biddix Allen, AAS Human Services Technology; Michelle Lynn Allison, AAS Office Systems Technology, Cum Laude; Lisa Coggins Ashe, AAS Nursing; Barbara Bryson Austin, AAS Office Systems Technology; Cynthia Ann Barnes, Certificate Office Systems Technology; Kelly D. Bearden, AAS Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Maria Birchfield, Certificate Manicuring/Nail Technology; William J. Bowman, AAS Electroneurodiagnostic Technology, Cum Laude; Jenny Brooks, AAS Nursing; James Avery Brown, AAS Computer Engineering Technology; Melanie Nicole Bryson, AAS Business Administration; Tameka M. Bryson, Diploma, Cosmetology; Tammy Jo V. Bryson, AAS Nursing; Pauletta Clark, AA College Transfer, Summa Cum Laude; Courtney Nicole Coggins, AAS Health Information Technology; Whitney Davis-McLeod, AAS Medical Laboratory Technology; Louise Denlea, AA College Transfer; John Martin Denlea, AAS Human Services Technology, Summa Cum Laude; Kenneth P. DeRico, AAS Computer Engineering Technology and AAS Electronics Engineering Technology; Donna Middleton Dillard, AAS Business Administration and Certificate Office Systems Technology; Courtney Amanda Ensley, Diploma Cosmetology; Brandon Lee Farmer, AAS Radiography; Ginger Rogers Farmer, AAS Accounting; Scott A. Fisher, Certificate Health Care Technology; Joanna Nicole Frizzell, AAS Occupational Therapy Assistant and AA College Transfer, Summa Cum Laude; Danielle C. Galbreath, Diploma Medical Sonography; Astarria Garcia, Certificate Manicuring/Nail Technology; Richard Harvey Gass, Certificate Electrical/Electronics Technology; Tiffany Brooke Gibson, Certificate Office Systems Technology; Elaine Gonzalez, Certificate Phlebotomy; Rebecca Lynn Green, AAS Medical Laboratory Technology; John M. Hall, AAS Culinary Technology; Demetria Nicole Hannah, AAS Medical Laboratory Technology; Deborah Ellen Hennessy, AA College Transfer, Summa Cum Laude; Timothy Dale Hensley, AA College Transfer, Summa Cum Laude; Melissa Henson, AAS Human Services Technology; Jennifer Leigh Hornbuckle, AAS Human Services Technology/Substance Abuse and Certificate Manicuring/Nail Technology; William H. Horton, AAS Physical Therapist Assistant, Summa Cum Laude; Adam Jaimez, AA College Transfer; James W. Jenks, AAS Electronics Engineering Technology and AAS Computer Engineering Technology; Kelly Diane Jewell-Timco, AA Pre-Major Psychology; Amy D. Jones, AAS Advertising and Graphic Design; Joy G. Joza, AAS Health Information Technology; Phoumala Kompathoum, Diploma Cosmetology; Lisa Maria Lambert, AAS Respiratory Care, Cum Laude; Jeremy Scott Ledbetter, AAS Business Administration; Jessica Dellinger Lenart, AAS Cosmetology; Tina A. Leopard, AAS Respiratory Care; Nekia C. McClarin, AAS Occupational Therapy Assistant; Amanda Jean McFalls, AAS Medical Laboratory Technology; Kimberly Dawn Middleton, Certificate Phlebotomy; Wanda B. Morris, Certificate Real Estate; Betty L. Mottola, AA College Transfer; Natalie Marla Munn, AAS Respiratory Care, Summa Cum Laude; Barbara M. Murray, AAS Advertising and Graphic Design, Magna Cum Laude; Brian Dale Nations, AAS Information Systems; Dorothy Wood Nicholson, AAS Office Systems Technology; Debra Cecile Oyaas, Certificate Human Services Technology/Substance Abuse; Michael Craig Parker, AAS Information Systems; Victoria L. Polson, Certificate Medical Transcription; Brandon Jeremy Pressley, AAS Computer Engineering Technology; James K. Pressley, Jr., AAS Information Systems/Concentration in Network Administration & Support, Magna Cum Laude; Nicole M. Puechner, AA College Transfer; Julia Queen Certificate Manicuring/Nail Technology; Jenifer K. Rabby, AAS Respiratory Care, Summa Cum Laude; Jennifer Reed, Certificate Health Care Technology; Michael Revere, AA College Transfer; Susan R. Robinson, AAS Occupational Therapy Assistant; James J. Romine, AAS Culinary Technology; Sandra Lee Seibert, AAS Electronics Engineering Technology and AAS Computer Engineering Technology, Summa Cum Laude; Amy Nicholson Sellers, AAS Nursing; Janice DeHart Shuey, AA College Transfer, Cum Laude; April Sampson Shuler, AAS Office Systems Technology; Ted W. Shuler, Certificate Office Systems Technology; AAS Business Administration; Edwina Ruth Sikora, AAS Occupational Therapy Assistant; Joy Davis Silvers, AAS Business Administration; Celida A. Smith, AA College Transfer; Christy Seagraves Stafford, AAS Human Services Technology; Lela Stephens, AA College Transfer, Magna Cum Laude; Brandy L. Sullivan, AAS Emergency Medical Science; Ruth Thompson, AAS Information Systems/Concentration in Network Administration & Support; Kelly Dean Timco, AA Pre-Major Psychology; Joy Elizabeth Travis, AA College Transfer; Michael Sean Turner, AAS Emergency Medical Science; Michelle Payne Turpin, Certificate Office Systems Technology and AAS Business Administration; Bradley Paul Tuttle, AA College Transfer; Faith I. Vreeland, Certificate Phlebotomy; Nakeysha Ambrosia Welch, AAS Advertising and Graphic Design; Stephen Marshall White, AAS Information Systems/Concentration in Network Administration & Support, Summa Cum Laude; Sheila C. Williams, Certificate Medical Transcription; Jody Marie Williamson, AAS Respiratory Care; Calena D Willingham, AAS Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude; Tiffany Wilson, AA Pre-Major Business; Jessica Ann Winkler, AAS Electronics Engineering Technology; James Bunyan Wise III, AAS Information Systems, Summa Cum Laude; and John Raymond Woodring, AAS Human Services Technology/Substance Abuse.

Macon County: Tonya Sue Adams, AAS Early Childhood Associate, Amanda Ammons, AAS Business Administration; Wendy Randall Angel, AAS Cosmetology; Luke Edward Bateman AAS Electronics Engineering Technology; Charity Beasley, AAS Culinary Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Deanna Nicole Bowman, AAS Radiography; Gwendolyn Renee Bradley, AAS Business Administration; Marianne Jones Burdick, AAS Accounting and AAS Business Administration; Sybil R. Cabe, AAS Speech & Language Pathology Assistant; Kathy Gail Cabe, AAS Early Childhood Associate; Patricia Caldwell, AAS Health Information Technology; Martha Cowell Calloway, AAS Emergency Medical Science; Anne Calloway, Certificate Manicuring/Nail Technology; Mary-Allyson Chauvin-Payne, AA College Transfer, Summa Cum Laude; Marie Louise Clark, AAS Business Administration; Paul Alexander Corbin, AAS Emergency Medical Science; Mary Crawford, Certificate Health Care Technology; Nicholas Elias Crawford, AA College Transfer; Stephen Vincenzo de Groot, AAS Computer Engineering Technology and AAS Electronics Engineering Technology; Tammy Ringle Duke, AAS Physical Therapist Assistant; Amanda Elliott, AA College Transfer; Amy McDowell Ervin, AAS Respiratory Care; Lindsay Marie Gearhart, AAS Accounting; Demitra Green, Certificate Manicuring/Nail Technology; Rosemarie B. Greenwood, Certificate Business Administration; Rebecca Dawn Harkins, AAS Business Administration; F. Richard Holland, AA College Transfer, Cum Laude; Michael Dale Jenkins, AA College Transfer; Carolyn Johnson, Certificate Health Care Technology; Judith W. Kakos, AAS Health Information Technology; David W. Kemp, AAS Advertising and Graphic Design; James Kirchman, AAS Computer Engineering Technology; Loren Maurice Long, AAS Information Systems/Concentration in Network Administration & Support, Summa Cum Laude; Laura Ann Snyder Lovelace, AAS Health Information Technology; Melissa Thomas Lummis, AA College Transfer, Cum Laude; Joshua Wayne Lynch, AA College Transfer; Janice Tatum Mason, AAS Business Administration and AAS Accounting, Magna Cum Laude; Beth Ann Matson, AAS Electroneurodiagnostic Technology, Cum Laude; Debra J. Matt, AAS Accounting; Deborah Ann McCarthy, AAS Health Information Technology, Cum Laude; Kerry Lea Meier, AAS Advertising and Graphic Design, Summa Cum Laude; Randall Lee Meyer, AAS Computer Engineering Technology; Elizabeth Miller, AAS Paralegal Technology; Patti Ruth Myatt, Certificate Phlebotomy; Mason J. Neil, AA College Transfer; Elaine Denise Nix, AAS Business Administration; Jaime Edward Norton, AAS Criminal Justice Technology and AA College Transfer; Frank Olvera II, AAS Electronics Engineering Technology; Corie Lee Pangle, AAS Radiography; Sherry Renee' Peek, AAS Advertising and Graphic Design; Alice M. Phillips, AAS Business Administration; Toni Lynn Porter, AAS Information Systems; Terra Denise Potts, AAS Advertising and Graphic Design; Betty J. Raby, AAS Culinary Technology, Summa Cum Laude; Rhonda Y. Ray, AAS Early Childhood Associate, Summa Cum Laude; Tammy Holland Sanders, AAS Accounting; Stephen Dennis Seibert, AAS Accounting, Summa Cum Laude; Ruby Shaheen, Certificate Health Care Technology; Tammy Shepherd, Certificate Substance Abuse Treatment and AAS Human Services Technology; Cassandra Lynn Shope, AAS Health Information Technology; Judy Carolyn Shuler, AAS Health Information Technology; L. Selena Stanfield, AAS Radiography; Crystal Leigh Stiwinter, AAS Human Services Technology; Sarah H. Stockton, AAS Radiography, Cum Laude; Janina Marie Teem, AAS Radiography, Magna Cum Laude; Barbara Thomas, Certificate Health Care Technology; Carolyn Sue Thomas, Diploma Cosmetology; Bertha Irene Watson, AAS Radiography; Coleen Michele Weeks, Diploma Cosmetology; Danae Alyssa Westendorf, AAS Office Systems Technology; Karen Wiliams, AAS Information Systems, Magna Cum Laude; Christy Lynn Williams, AAS Information Systems; Ramona Gibson Williams, AAS Early Childhood Associate, Cum Laude; Lisa Ann Wilson, AAS Early Childhood Associate, Magna Cum Laude; and Harriett H Witherspoon, AAS Occupational Therapy Assistant and AAS General Occupational Technology.

Mecklenburg County: Angela Michelle Brown, AAS Physical Therapist Assistant.

Mitchell County: Michelle Nicole Brown, AAS Electroneurodiagnostic Technology.

Nassaw County: Kathryn Celeste Holloway, AA General Education.

New Hanover County: Keith Foster Hepworth, AA College Transfer.

Rabun County: Michelle Owens Hamilton, Certificate Phlebotomy.

Spartanburg: Adam McRae Kirby; AAS Physical Therapist Assistant.

Stanly County: Monica Denise Willis, AAS Early Childhood Associate.

Swain County: Marla Katherine Chapin, AAS Electronics Engineering Technology and AAS Computer Engineering Technology; Jason Michael Cloer, AAS Automotive Systems Technology; Kelly Diane Cochran, AAS Electroneurodiagnostic Technology; Jennifer Lynn Dills, AAS Business Administration; Kristie Fuller, AAS Nursing; Keterri Gibson, Certificate Manicuring/Nail Technology; Catherine S. Gillespie, AAS Emergency Medical Science, Cum Laude; Lorie J. Grant, AAS Information Systems; James E. Greaves, AAS Culinary Technology; Olivia Niccole Holcomb, AAS Cosmetology; Bryan Mitchell Kinsey, AA College Transfer, Summa Cum Laude; Inez K. Kirkland, Certificate Office Systems Technology; Nancy P. Ledford, AAS Emergency Medical Science; George V. Lee, Certificate Electrical/Electronics Technology; Vita Bradley Nations, AAS Office Systems Technology; Joshua Brandon Oliver AAS Information Systems/Concentration in Network Administration & Support; Ashley Michelle Rivers, AA College Transfer; Jennifer Roberts, AAS Nursing; Judith Annette Rodriquez, AAS Early Childhood Associate; Johnathan Michael Sherrill, Certificate Electrical/Electronics Technology; David Manley Shuler, Certificate Welding Technology; Michael Siweumptewa, Certificate Health Care Technology; Sheila K Stillwell, AAS Early Childhood Associate;

Brenda Lee Styles, AAS Radiography; Jerry Russell Wiggins, AAS Information Systems/Concentration in Network Administration & Support, Summa Cum Laude; Lori Lyn Wike, AAS Nursing; Guy Wildcatt, Diploma Cosmetology; Kelly Wike Woodard, AAS Respiratory Care; and Maggie Warren Deese York, AAS Radiography, Cum Laude.