Owensboro Community and Technical College

OCTC Spring 2026 Graduates

by Hailey Pickle

Owensboro, KY (05/14/2026) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) held its Commencement Ceremonies on Tuesday, May 12, and Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at the RiverPark Center. The college awarded 303 certificates, 524 degrees, and 51 diplomas, totaling 878 credentials to 542 graduates.

OCTC Honors Graduates are denoted with a single asterisk as a *Graduate with Distinction, earning at least 45 credit hours (for a degree) or 30 credit hours (for a diploma) at a KCTCS college, earning a GPA of 3.4-3.59 on all work attempted; or a double asterisk as a **Graduate with High Distinction, earning at least 45 credit hours (for a degree) or 30 credit hours (for a diploma) at a KCTCS college, earning a GPA of 3.6 or higher on all work attempted.

The OCTC Outstanding Student Awards are exemplary students nominated by faculty in the program area and included: Air Conditioning Technology - Colton Quinn, Chemistry - Clayton Manire, Communication - Maciemarie Hayden Caraway, Computer & Information Technology - Ashley Turnbull, Criminal Justice - Brooklyn Maddox, Education - Carriann Campbell, Engineering and Electronics Technology - Donna DePasquale, Fine Arts-Visual - Kris Grenier, History - Avery Haney, Industrial Maintenance Technology - Kaleb Jones, Mathematics - Xander Berry, Nursing - Kierra Lashea Taylor, Radiography - Ashlee Diaz Garcia, Surgical Technology - Nakia Dill, Veterinary Technology - Maria Rice, Bracco Radiography Award - Kiana Sandefur and TRiO - Colby Stagner.

Agricultural Technology - Madeline Jones

Air Conditioning Technology - Mohammadhamid Amiri, Ahmad Bilal Badaan, Jack Diaz, William Joseph Fogle, Obaidullah Hotak, Colton Wade Quinn, Matthew Collins Roberts, Milad Safi, Mohammadshafiq Sediqi, Cierra Amber Thompson, William Cole Weatherholt

Associate in Arts - Kendra Nichelle Alvey**, Addyson Elise Ashby**, Katherine Barnoud, Rylee Morgan Beasley**, Madisyn Grace Beers**, Shelby Layne Bennett**, Lillian Elizabeth Berry**, William Alexander Berry, Allison Renea Blincoe, Jake Nicholas Boarman**, Daniel Wyatt Boyle**, Ballard Quentin Branham**, Ciara Nicole Brinkley**, Aidan Cole Brooks, Claire Izabella Brown*, Rory Brown, Carriann Rose Campbell**, Tiffany Caples, Maciemarie Hayden Caraway**, Ansley Marie Cecil**, Max Carter Cisneros, Cannon Robert Clark**, Faith A. Cockerell**, Levi Craig Dedman**, Gabrielle Reece Dehart, Abram Robert Dejarnette**, Nathan Lane Dejarnette, Ayvah Rose Dixon*, Michelle Dawn Dukes, Kenzie Leigh Duncan, John Timothy Edge**, William Jude Edge**, Eli Warner Embry, Alexis Peyton Faulkner, Molly Ann Fitzgerald, Cooper Vernon Fulkerson, Shelby Gene Fulkerson*, Victoria Garrard, Tiffany Graves, Macie L. Green, Jaclyn Ann Hagerman**, Brody T. Hammons, Avery Haney**, Quillan Clayton Hanger, Krystal Nicole Haseman*, Brenna C. Haynes**, Cecilia Ava Hemingway, Lillianna M. Herrera, Calyssa Marie Herrin**, Cecily Noelle Holder**, Josiah V. Houston, Trevor Ray Howard, Brianna Yvonne Irwin, Audrey Jackson**, Tyleah Ra'shae James, Madeline Belle Jarboe**, Camden Ross Johnson*, Nolan Reid Johnson**, Rebecca Clare Jones, Gurleen Kaur**, Chloe Keele*, Will Scott Kemplin, Kaleb Wayne Keown*, Logan Dean Kerwick**, Eleanor Kline**, Kaitlyn Janel Kuykendall*, Daniel Kwok**, Caitlin Jo Lacefield, Candice Nicole Leisure, Blaine Leonard**, Dahlyla Sally Lynn Leslie, Kadynce Marie Livers, Andrea Sue Maddox, Jackie Michelle Mauro, Jason Chaz McKay, Sirena Jean McMullen*, Rebekah Ann Merritt, Madeline Grace Meyer**, Sydney Leighann Miles, Alexis Faith Mills, Michaela R. Mitchell, Kristen Elizabeth Mohon, Olivia Jewell Munoz, Jared Allen Myers, Conner Napier**, Annie Sue Newman**, Haley Nichols, Aubrey Raine Nies**, Naiyeli Angelina Norris*, Jessica Nicole Osborne, Rylee Jo Osborne, Ethan Morgan Palmiter, Jeet Samir Patel, Johana Pedro Gaspar, Elizabeth Louise Pierce**, Jada V. Pollard**, Sophia Rene Posadas**, Ava Elizabeth Powers**, Owen Russell Powers**, Jessica Quinn, Claire Elyse Reynolds, Rachel Anne Ridenhour**, Selina Rivera Sierra, Macy Clayton Roberts**, Makenzie Grace Ross**, Cody Austin Schartung, Leah J. Searcy**, Madison J. Shields*, Amanda Faye Simmonds, Gin Za Sing, Matthew David Smith**, Nathaniel Jared Smith, William Smith, Addison Kate Spurrier, Colby Lane Stagner**, Christopher Stallings, Joshua Staples*, Piper Ann Statts*, Autumn Elaine Kaye Stewart, Nova Lector Sunn, Nathaniel James Thomas, Courtney Taylor Thomason**, Katherine Cecilia Tillman**, Emily Noel Torrence, Adam Preston Vaught, Jabes Nicole Velazquez Laparra, Nolan Jay Wagner**, Jayci Gabrielle Wallace**, Abby Marie Walz, Michael C. Watkins**, Sydney Wedding**, Brent Eugene Willis, Austin Taylor Wilson, Katie Wilson, Sierra Renae Woolsey, Ryleigh Louise Wyatt**, Landon Scott Yates*, Kaylen S. Yocum**, Hannah Meryem Yuce**, Abigail Marie Zuerner**

Associate in Fine Arts - Theatre Arts - Rayla Brooke Chaffin**, Ananda Nivet Shemwell

Associate in Fine Arts - Visual Art - Kristin Grenier**, Selena Lopes, Edith Mendoza-Torres, James Wyatt Woods*

Associate in Science - Tyler Gabriel Allison**, Ava Kate Anderson, Lukas Matthew Anderson*, Brissa Arroyo*, Sean Jacob Ausland**, Mackenzie Joy Ayers, Aisha Babirye, Robert Baggett**, Alexis Marie Bates**, Evony Beckman, Danielle Beckwith, William Alexander Berry, Bellany Marie Best**, Gracelynn Makinsey Bishop, Sophia Grace Blanton, Matthew Dalton Boarman**, Brylyn Nichole Boswell**, Christian Aaron Boswell**, Austina Nicole Bowles, Bailey Brown**, Jacob Hunter Brown, Michelle Leigh Brown, Lacey Bruce, Jackson Avery Bumpus, Tori Bunch, Ribai Canizalez, Cannon Robert Clark**, Zoey Paige Coker**, Katherine Rose Condor, Caroline Beth Connor**, Abigail Paige Coomes**, Austin Wayne Coomes**, Hannah Marie Coomes*, Isabelle Grace Crook, Makenna Renee Crowe**, Ca Ler Dah, Dalelyn Daring, Ethan Alexander Daugherty, Jaden Ryuu Davis, Marley Mathias Davis, Sophie Lynn Davis, Maxwell Joseph Dejarnette**, Ashlee Deneth Diaz-Garcia**, Macie Reese Dunaway*, Autumn Grace Easterling, Abigail Ann Edge**, Lola Ann Edge*, Addyson R. Edwards, Alexandria Embry, Jacob Skylar Embry, Emiliana Espinoza, Lanie Frazier*, Valerie Gant*, Gracie Marie Gaynor**, Kinsley Elizabeth Goetz**, Amanda Green, Kayden Amar Green, Jack Gabriel Hagedorn, Jayden Lee Hamilton**, Peyton Reade Hamilton**, Allie Faith Hampton, Molly Ann Hancock**, Madelyn Hardesty, Kristen Nicole Harris, Shelby Kathryn Hawley, Briley Y. Henry**, Noah Landon Henson**, Tesha Paulette Hermann*, Madison Gracie Higgs, Brody Ray Holbrook, Hannah Marie Holder**, Samuel James Huff**, Sarah Huff**, Emillie Storey Hume**, Grayson Steven Hume**, Blayne Lee Hunt**, Amelia Belle Hurter, Jordan Lynn Jennings, Debra Lynne Johnson*, Jacob C. Johnson, Nikolas Scott Kassinger**, Chloe Keele*, Kolby James Keown, Presley Quinn King**, Addison Grace Klee**, Anna Grace Krampe**, Jackson Michael Labhart**, Kaelin Rose Labhart**, Adison Marie Lanham**, Rylee Victoria Laster*, Caleb Alexander Lemond, Dahlyla Sally Lynn Leslie, Ryleigh Addison Logan**, Xochilt Lopez, Cing Sian Lun**, Clayton Manire**, Daniel Clayton Manqueros**, Falandra Martin, Alaina Sue Mason, Elijah Parker Masterson, Kennedi Larkin McCarthy**, Mindy Rae McCoy**, Morgan LeeAnn McWhorter*, Bridget Lynn Menke*, Gracie Dian Millay**, Nash Miller*, Elijah William Mills**, Hadley Grace Mills, Baylie Catherine Mitchell**, Sarah Morgan Morris, John Andrew Mulligan, Taylor Rose Naue**, Emilee Nguyen**, Kiara Shae Nguyen**, Madeline Brooke Payne, Sarah Grace Payne**, Michelle Pedro Gaspar, Tasih Pettigrew, Haylee Elaine Phillips, Jada V. Pollard**, Brooklyn Nicole Porter**, Brooklyn Lee Puckett, Mallory Raines, Yereli Yamileth Reyes-Santamaria, Alison Richie, Natalie Elizabeth Rightmyer**, Macie Jayden Riley*, Madelyn Lace Riley, Marissa Lynn Rimmer, Anna Grace Roberts, Isabella Ross**, Ethan Russell, Marissa Kiana Sandefur, Aiden Sheward**, Taylor Beth Short, Sandra Faye Smith, Savanna Spring Smith, Sarah Kate Sook**, Hunter Stephens**, Kevin Ray Stewart**, Leslie Ann Stewart, Amber Stiff, Eli Scott Swihart, Klaire Elizabeth Lane Swihart*, Icel Auza Tabigue**, Chelsea Taylor**, Mawi Te**, Jazlyn G. Thomas, Jenna Marie Thompson, Jonathan Spencer Thompson*, Keana Tieken**, Alyssa Tong**, Gaige Alekzander Tryon, Zoey Waites, Malerie Danielle Wallace, Abby Marie Walz, Lawson Dale Ward, Addison Elizabeth Watson*, Morgan Taylor Wethington*, Thadeus Linkon Williams**, Eric Bradley Willoughby, Alysha Winkler, Halli Grace Winkler, Delanie Kaelynn Leigh Woolen, Hannah Meryem Yuce**

Automotive Technology - Nick Bunch*, Yvette Marie Clark

Biomedical Science-PLTW - Bellany Marie Best, Jack Gabriel Hagedorn, Hannah Marie Holder, Daniel Kwok, Kaelin Rose Labhart, Natalie Elizabeth Rightmyer, Jenna Marie Thompson, Hannah Meryem Yuce

Bluegrass and Traditional Music Fundamentals - Lindsey Wilson

Business Administration - Addyson Elise Ashby**, Gaynelle Austin, Katherine Barnoud, Gavin Cole Barrett, Amber Nichole Boehman*, Nick Bunch*, Amber Lee Ann Butler, Christopher Logan Cabrera, Donna R. Clark**, Kiley Clark**, Maurice Clay Jr., Terrell Jerome Cline, Malia Kali Crockett**, Alexis Mckenzie Davenport, Andrea Grace Deweese, Audrey Rochaelle Deweese, William Jude Edge**, Brittany Nicole Ezell**, Jaime Michele Freeman, Cooper Vernon Fulkerson, Shelby Gene Fulkerson*, Tiffany Graves, Emily Rachelle Harned, Candie Rashell Hocker, Richard Dylan Hubbard*, Katie Jane Jones, Zone Khun*, Jordan Julius Lawrence, Jordan Danielle Lee, Lauren Grace Mitchell, Taygan Weslee Mitchell, Paul James Monestere**, Jessica Moon**, Abigail Louise Morgan**, Abigail A. Nunley*, Johana Pedro Gaspar, Katherine C. Priest, Jessica Quinn, Hannah Marie Rice**, Selina Rivera Sierra, Mallory Sade Simmons, Gin Za Sing, Hardeep Singh*, Jessica Catherine Wade, Michael C. Watkins**, Sue Ane Williams, Haley M. Woodward

Career and Life Skills - Lesley Ann Blake, Cameron Michael Embry, Leslee Ray Midkiff

Computer and Information Technologies - Amanda Bailey, Salam Olamide Balogun, Brian Daylen Barton**, Adam Gene Burden**, Terryn Clyburn**, James Matthew Gielarowski**, Dallas Lanham, Keaton Leigh*, Ryan Matthew Powell, Ashley Turnbull**, John Wells**, Kevin Del Whittaker**

Computerized Manufacturing & Machining - Kade David Peter, Austin Micheal Phelps*

Criminal Justice - Brooklyn Maddox, Quintez Todd

Diesel Technology - Ethan Noah Blake, Colten Patrick Free, Cye Wayne Harding

Electrical Technology - Christan Blake Alexander Richards*, Jake Ryan Alvey, Landon Aud, James Andrew Baker**, Gavin Robert Blair, James David Burke, Carvarciea Byrd**, Joelson Wallace Carrico*, Jackson Lee Chissom, Jackson Cole Christ, David Claitt, Logan Alexander Conrad, Travis Steven Flamion, Keigan Drake Gish**, Bryce Mitchel Goodman, Elizabeth Dawn Goodman*, Ryan Hendricks**, Noah L. Henninger, Masson Franklin Herman, Jacob Thomas Higdon, Zach Hite*, Jayden Travis Johnson, Cameron Allen Joiner, Nolan Millay, Shane Garrett Riley, Aiden Garrett Schneider*, Keller Thomas Southard, Levi Hunter Tucker**, Collin Wayne Waninger**, Maxwell Dietrich Wegener, Braden Matthew Whistle, Andrew Wyatt, Andrew Joseph Young, Eduardo Zeron

EMS - Paramedic - Cheyenne Clark, Aaliyah Lashaye Dulaney, Ashlin A. Ford, Jonathan Grunden, Kaylee Langman, Lily Mendiola, Erin Poynter, Teri Jo Reardon, Aaron Lind Sears, Lauren Walker-Millard

Engineering and Electronics Technology - Grayden Michael Barnard**, Russell Allen Camp, Jackson Cole Christ, Alex Christopher Cook, Donna Lynn DePasquale**, Joseph Kollie**, Dalina Jean Meyer**, Carlee Payne, Aiden Garrett Schneider*, Luke Walton Skeens**

Healthcare Facilities Leadership - Lane Gouldin**, Elier Hernandez

Industrial Maintenance Technology - Dylan Michael Ables, Noah Matthew Benjamin**, Austin Lee Burton, Tyler Joseph Cecil, Braydan Daniels, Logan Patrick Feldman, Caden Todd Foster**, Cole Russell Greer*, Joshua Wade Harvilla, Jacob Thomas Higdon, Jesse Lee Johnson, Kaleb Dewayne Jones**, Brayden Dale Kirby*, Brennen Patrick Lee, Tristen Phoenix Muffett**, Christopher Cale Pate, Shu Reh**, Trey Malachi Schroader*, Jessica Ann Shocklee, Steven Jacob Wagner, Seth David Ward**, Sean Tyler Yano**

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education - Jessie Marie McGuffin, Hannah Catherine Mills, Karen Angela Nelson, Kelsey Marie Ruth**, Kamryn P. Smith

Medicaid Nurse Aide - Haley Elizabeth Fitzsimmons

Medical Information Technology - Jennifer Lynn Alford, Jasmine Lynn Beasley, Derica JoLynn Bowman, Serenity Ann Brantley, David L. Crump, Julia Renea Drury, Amber Fields, Olivia Hardin**, Kyle E. Hohimer, Jacqueline Mae Mattingly**, Julia Faye McDaniel, Emmalee Jewell McManaway, Kailey Lynn Peercy, Kathleen D. Sanders, Cathryn Tupy, Taiwanna Lashawn Tutt

Nursing - Isai Jesus Amaya, Chessa Blacklock, Sophia Grace Blanton, Shariah Nevaeh Bottoms, Katie Lynne Burden, Griffin D. Dejarnette*, Madison Driskell, Olivia Grace Durbin, Kimberly Farmer, Sarah Gomez, Lisa Renae Grogan, Brittney R. Groves, Kelsey Nicole Hayes, Kylee Brooke Higgins, Mackenzie Carol Kasinger, Abigail Helene McNabb**, Bridget Lynn Menke*, Larkin McKenzie O'Flynn, Sondra Nicole Perez, Brooklyn Lee Puckett, Macie Jayden Riley*, Madelyn Lace Riley, Kameka Niccole Robinson, Presley Elizabeth Stewart, Kierra Lashea Taylor**, Amanda Jean Thomas

Radiography - Molly Ballard, Gabrielle Anne Burke, Roxanna Cunningham, Ashlee Deneth Diaz-Garcia**, Maya Kathryn Estes**, Jordan Kayla Fulton, Kinsley Elizabeth Goetz**, Sarah Houston, Briley Madison Howard, Baylie Catherine Mitchell**, Shar Reh, Yereli Yamileth Reyes-Santamaria, Marissa Kiana Sandefur, Ansley Grace Smith*, Leah Grace Stewart*

Surgical Technology - Beverly Katherine Aldridge, Savannah Ann Clark, Heather Cox, Lydia Ann Decker, Nakia Jade Dill, Cherish Ferguson, Paris A. Fowler, Madelynn Jean Gish, Jenna Nicole Hulsey-Riley*, Trichelle Annette McCoy, Shelly Pence, Nan Ying

Veterinary Technology - Austina Nicole Bowles, Gabriela Nayeli Flores, Monique Angel Groenewald*, Cecilia Ava Hemingway, Madisyn Renae Herrin*, Madilynn Moore, Katie Elizabeth Polivick**, Kiersten Rexing, Maria Rene Rice**, Wesley B. Smith

Welding Technology - John Michael Cantrell, Kaiden Jace Carr, Skyler Roger Carr, Pattana Crowe, Landon Dean, Garrett Wesley Drane, Derek Gatten, Eh Ku Htoo, Joseph Johnson, Isaiah Tyler Matson, Julio Mendoza, Adolfo Pascual, Trayson Peercy, Tobey Perez, Nataly Yaret Pimentel, Dayton Thomas Ray, Jacob Simon, Donald Witt

Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.

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