May 2022 Graduates

Perry, Scott, Shelby

Owensboro, KY (05/16/2022) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) held its Commencement Ceremonies on Wednesday, May 11, and Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the RiverPark Center. The college awarded 1,487 credentials to 615 graduates over the two-day event. Credential highlights, 404 associate degrees, 1,012 certificates, and 71 diplomas. The Discover College-Early College program graduated 80 high school students who attended OCTC as full-time college student graduating with associate degrees.

The OCTC Outstanding Program Student Awards are exemplary students nominated by faculty in the program area and included: Air Conditioning-Aaron Owen, Biology- Emma Sanchez, Chemistry-Esha Patel, Communications-Kayla Lind Mohon, Computer & Information Technologies-Macey Small, Computerized Manufacturing & Machining-Samuel Ling, Criminal Justice-Jenna Faucheux, Education-Grace Howard, Electrical Technology- Dalton Porter, Industrial Maintenance Technology-Adam Clark, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education-Patricia Jean Snyder, Mathematics-Kayla Lind Mohon, Nursing-Brittany Campbell, Radiography-Lacy Rojewski, Surgical Technology-Lana Eastwood, Tech X-Daniel Allen, Veterinary Technology-Madalyn Sanders, and Welding Technology-Kobe Mattingly.

Additional program awards for exemplary students are selected based on individual criteria and included: Bracco Radiography Award-Kasey Noffsinger, Experiential Learning Center-Jennifer Morris, Pre-Employment Transition Program-Madison(Gabby)Smith, TRiO Award-Amethyst Long.

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.

Please note the below list is by county of residence.

PERRY

Air Conditioning Technology- Creek Allen Wright**

Associate in Science- Lindsay Sage Hauser

Business Administration- Nicole Elizabeth Harris**

Electrical Technology- Jeremy Wagner*

Veterinary Technology- Rebecca M. Collier*, Whitney Pearl Rees*

SCOTT

Computerized Manufacturing & Machining- Trevor Main Renfrow

Electrical Technology- Trevor Main Renfrow

Industrial Maintenance Tech- Trevor Main Renfrow*

Welding Technology- Trevor Main Renfrow

SHELBY

Associate in Arts- Margaret Payne

Veterinary Technology- Khorynne Lee Weaver

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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