OCTC Graduates & Program Awards

December 2021

Owensboro, KY (12/17/2021) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) holds an in-person alternative walk-through commencement ceremony to honor graduates from the summer '21 and fall '21 semesters on December 16th, 2021. OCTC is pleased to award 1,142 credentials to 389 students, this included 770 certificates, 69 diplomas, and 303 associate degrees.

The OCTC Outstanding Program Student Awards are exemplary students nominated by faculty in the program area and included: Associate in Fine Arts-Visual Art-Abigail Paige Southwick, Diesel Technology-Cody Adkins, Industrial Maintenance Technology-Maranda Mae McDaniel, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education-Mauresha Lynn Webb, Mathematics-Christopher James Edge, Welding Technology-Lane Ballard.

The Other Discipline Awards are selected based on individual criteria, the TRiO Award was given to Barbara Grooms.

Owensboro Community & Technical College 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.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded the following students Associate in Arts degrees: Jamie Kathleen Aull, Amanda Dale Baker, Kaitlyn Marie Barnett**, Lana Catherine Bivens, Cameron Grace Blan**, Makayla Fay Bratcher, Brittany Michelle Bullock, Shasta Lynn Burk, Daniella Maria Bustos, Cynthia Ann Calvert**, Maddison Lee Clubbs, Skylar Ann Raquel Cockrum, Jessie Nicole Crask*, Joseph Abram Davis, Mary Megan Eaggleston**, Alayna Marie Fonville, Julie Ann Fulkerson**, Bethany Angelica Galloway**, Britt Michael Gray, Grant Andrew Griffin, Ashley Marie Harris**, Kaileesha Hayes, Lilia Celeste Rose Lee Hernandez-Jones, Caleb Ryan Hicks, Sierra Holt, Dalton Desales Hoskins*, Lindsey Michelle Ioia, Amy Michelle Johnson, Graci Anne Judd, Elliott Danny Kessinger, Emma Sheridan Kingsley, Heather Nicole Knight, Lucas William Lake*, Hailey Jewel Lancaster, Brittany Micheal Landrum, William Chad Laslie, Wendell Owen Lee**, Emma Renee Matthews, Macie Reanne Mattingly, Alyssa Kate McDonald*, Alexiya B. McKenzie, Amber Sue McQuillen, Maci Lynn Mize, Melanie Renee Moore, Victoria Grace Moore, Blaise Francis Morris*, Maya Moss, Katie Mae Murphy**, Peggy Nell Napier**, Payton Neighbors**, Sarah Adeline Niebuhr, Jenny Lynn Olmstead, Hannah Leigh Orth, Amanda Dee Pate, Cloei Lynn Pate, Janet Mireya Perez, April Renee Rednour, Logan Rhodes**, Nicole Leigh Rickard*, Jayde Nicole Rone, Grace Marie Sandefur**, Jennifer Michele Schroader, Alexandria Lynn Selby, Noah Nathaniel Simms**, Mary Ann Stewart, Jessika Rayne Stinnett**, Lee Ann Swift, Alexcia Marhee Thomas, Sarah Ashley Towery, Baylie Marie Wells*, Hannah Leigh Wells, Claire Elizabeth Westerfield, MollyAnne Catherine Widmer, Savannah Rae Wilkerson, Luke T. Williams, Shelley Wood, Christopher Michael Wooley**, Erika Ann Young.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded the following student an Associate in Fine Arts degree - Visual Art: Molly Eckstein, Felice Michelle Finch, Katie Mae Murphy**, Abigail Paige Southwick**.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded Associate in Science degrees to the following students: Sierra Macy Alvarez, Brittany Besserman, Christine Renee Blevins, Alissa Dru Boone, Cynthia Yvonne Bouchard, Peyton Danielle Bozarth*, Jordan Lynette Brown, Erin R. Bukhari, Yasmin Bukhari, Brittany Michelle Bullock, Matthew James Burchard, Mindy Lee Calhoun, Aaliyah Michelle Calloway, Keely Clubbs, Brittney Cumpston, Darcy Lynn Davis**, Elexas Hee-Yoon Deaton**, Jacey Ann Fulkerson**, Brooklyn Paige Goff, Elisa Ann Hardesty, Kayleen R. Harpole*, Taylor Morgan Hedges, Halle Diane Hinton, Jalen T. Hinton, April M. Holmin**, Matthew Howard, Andrew Stephen Jackson, Keylee S. Jackson**, Syphonie Leigh Kussman, Rayvin Marie Lacefield, Wendell Owen Lee**, Joy Michelle Ling, Rileigh D. Ling, Jennifer Leigh Maddox, Shaunisha D. Martindale, Delaney Love Mattingly**, Alexander Paul McClellan**, Georgia Anne McCrady**, Brady Joe Morphew, Blaise Francis Morris*, Donna Janine Nelson, Thomas Cody Ogilby, Wyatt Toney Osborne, Autumn Padgett, Megha Pravinbhai Patel, Alena Perez*, Bridgette Prince, Emily Raymer, Greg Wesley Rickel, Laney Grace Risinger, Regan Elliott Rone**, Alyssa Shelton, Gabrialle Desiere Simpson, Bradley Fletcher Smeathers*, Angelica Celeste Smith, Tristan D. Snyder, Ashley Nicole Spalding, Sydney Lysbeth Speed, Kendall L. Terry, Chelsea Thomas, Alexandria Rae Thompson, Nathanael Charles Turner, Jacob Lucian Underwood*, Audrey Elizabeth Wedding*, Sara Patton Whitworth, Madeline Wilkerson, Kendra K. Wilson.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Administrative Office Technology program: Olivia Anne Emberton, Samantha Jo Sparks, Samantha Lynne Whitehead.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Agriculture program: Katharine Elizabeth Hinton.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Air Conditioning Technology program: Justin Darrell Adkins, David Garland Certain**, Nathanael Roger Dent**, Phillip Brent Gaddis**, Bailey Gillaspie, Jonathan Wesley Grogan, Maranda Mae McDaniel, Thomas McNamara, Dalton Wayne Porter, Joel Dylan Sumner.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Automotive Technology program: Camron Ross Adkins**, Jonah Dennis Barlow, Austin L. Barnett, Ryan Isaac Clements, Kaleb Sebastian Daugherty, Eli Walker Dych, Kobe Todd Fitzgerald, Logan William Husk, Nee Kpaw, Cody Mason, Ashlee L. McDaniel, Elbert Moo, Ted Rutherford Morton, Jr., Christopher Tyler Reeise, Ka Reh, Roscoe Jordan Robinson, Dustin Ryan Russelburg, Samuel Wyatt Scott, Eh Soe, Gibson Alexander Stallings, Alexis Lynn Thompson, Benjamin Joseph Watson, Hunter Michael Welch, Eric Alan Wells, Carson Hamilton York.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Business Administration program: Stacey Elizabeth Anthony, Tristen Armstrong**, Harold Dewayne Baker, Elecia J. Bowman**, Isabella Canant, Courtney Brooke Embry, Catelyn Cheyenne Fancher, Travis C. Ford, Barbara Ann Grooms**, Kaileesha Hayes, Lillian Dee Henry*, Kara Nicole Kiper*, Baylee Anne Kirchgessner, Todd Lanham, Jackson Duncan Lents**, Jessica Lindsey, Travis Leonel Martinez, Grace Elizabeth Sallee**, Kendall L. Terry, Jacob Lucian Underwood*, Luke T. Williams, Joseph Paul Wilson**.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Computer & Information Technologies program: Zackary William Adams, Richard Alstad**, Matthew Scott Alan Ball, Tristan Jerome Buschkoetter, Kasey Rena Clouse, Andrew Fay Daugherty, Jackson Chevy Dockery, Jacob Duane Duncan, Carl Logan Fields*, Noah Scott Hanks, Chris R. Henderson, Matt Horn, William Henry Hudson, Amethyst Long, Travis Lovinsky, Matthew James Murphy Eric Chase Phelps, Kirsten Breanna Poole*, Gage Scott Quinn, Nathan Sapp*, Thomas Edward Toppins.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Computerized Manufacturing & Machining program: Camron Ross Adkins, Conner A. Ashby, Brent Eugene Aubrey, Matthew Benningfield, Dominic Stephon Berkley, Bryson Keith Bowman, Christopher Mario Cherolis*, Sonny Lee Cline, Dakota Wayne Cooper, Thomas Crabtree, Chance Draven Estes, Everett Tyler Free, Joseph Matthew Hale, Raelynn Jones, Maranda Mae McDaniel, William Ryan Meserve, Justin L. Ralph, Seth Caleb Roberts, Dalton Elliott Shaw, Peyton Hugh White, Robert Thomas Zunun.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Diesel Technology program: Cody Neil Adkins**, Kristopher Stephen Easterling, Dalton Lee Harris, John Christopher Smith.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Electrical Technology program: Camron Ross Adkins, Richard Alstad**, Nathan Daniel Ash**, Josh Allen Badertscher*, Kyle Beatty, Luke Anthony Bland**, Bryson Keith Bowman*, Edward Smith Casteel**, Christopher Mario Cherolis*, Sonny Lee Cline*, Dakota Wayne Cooper, Jake Edward Cummings**, Kollin Taylor Embry, Everett Tyler Free, Bailey Gillaspie, Brandon Joseph Haynes, Chris R. Henderson, Colton Todd Holland, Nolan James Howard**, Ethan David Leclere, Maranda Mae McDaniel, Ross A. McFadyen**, Matthew Nicholas Mills**, Tyler Michael Neukam**, Eric M. Parke, Bradley Fletcher Smeathers*, Colby Dale Thomas**, Peyton Hugh White, Preston L. White, James Tyler Wright*, Derek Clayton Young.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic program: Martin Reece Baumgardner, Jordan T. Blake*, Laura Geanine Cox**, Amber Beth Douglas, Brett Mathew Doyle, Olivia Faith Elms**, Conner Ray Emberton, Austin Gerstler, Timothy Brandon Gillum, Leah Gregory, Carter Hicks**, Brian L. Hudnall, Sabrina Noel Jones, Robin Langdon, Kevin Floyd Meiser III, Stephen W. Miller, Robert Douglas Phillips, Brittany Ann Rainwater, Mariah Randall, Frehley Scarlett Sapp, Lindsay Sharp**, Samantha Leah Shuffett, Scott George Talbot*, Brittany Paige Walbert, James A. Wathen Jr, Kyler Andrew Weatherford, Victoria Payton Whitmer, James Alex Williams, Kari Ann Young.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Engineering and Electronics Technology program: Richard Alstad**, Teddy Glenn Fulton*, Chris R. Henderson, Ross A. McFadyen**.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following student in the Fire Science Technology program: Warren Edward Goetz, Brandy Lee Gould, Jorden Walker.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the General Occupational Technical Studies program: Tyler Jacob Taylor, Ryan Matthew Tindall.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Healthcare Facilities program: Robert Paul Gensheimer, Noah Lee Lanham, Jeffrey Scott Peek, Kacee Lynn Stone, Amanda Lynn Swanson, Michael Joseph Wood, Dawn R. Woodward.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Industrial Maintenance Technology program: Camron Ross Adkins**, Kyle Beatty, Bryson Keith Bowman*, Carla Sue Butler*, Christopher Mario Cherolis*, Sonny Lee Cline*, Dakota Wayne Cooper**, Stephanie Ann Crowe**, Toshieka Tornette Douglas**, Jacob Duane Duncan, Lauren Shay Fenwick, Amie S. Floyd**, Victoria Lynn Forrester**, Everett Tyler Free, Bailey Gillaspie, Ethan David Leclere, Christi Lee*, Maranda Mae McDaniel, Peggy Nell Napier**, Jessica Annette Payne**, Jennifer Ralph**, Lakeisha Kay Sherman, Faith Michelle Slack*, Colby Dale Thomas**, Amy Lee Tuttle**, Amy L. Volocko**, Peyton Hugh White, Preston L. White**, Mutasha Gail Young.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education program: Brooklyn Alexis Lanham**, Sierra Maddox**, Amy Morris*, Desta Guyanna Pointer**, Pan Wa Sho, Mauresha Lynn Webb*.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Medicaid Nurse Aid program: Peyton Danielle Bozarth, Jordan Lynette Brown, Yasmin Bukhari, Keylee S. Jackson, Dorothy Marie Owens Zacarias, Derrick L. Thaxton.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Medical Assisting program: Jordan Austin, Brandi Berry, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Burchett**, Mu Dah**, Mallory E. Daugherty**, Lastira Ninena Koreshia Johnson, Klu Kie Kie Lar*, Sharica McGuire, Alisha Dawn Pierce, Chu Chu Po, Patricia Sue Rapier**, Debbie Marksberry Shepherd**, Zackery Craig Southwick**, Baylie Marie Wells*.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Medical Information Technology program: Amy N. Batie*, Ciera Bratcher, Shelby Lin Calhoun, Destiny Monique Dudgeon**, Madison Kay Edge**, Olivia Anne Emberton**, Justice James Maxwell Forbes*, Rhonda Goodwin, Raven Leshai Green, Angelia Marie Higdon**, Kelsey Marie McCarthy*, Alyssa Jenice Norman, Tiffany M. Quick, Teri Seaton*, Kortney Breanna Sipple, Devin Rachelle Wood.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Phlebotomy/Healthcare Worker program: Andrea Kay Bartlett, Shelby Below, Amanda Faye-Ann Boyer, Jill Marie Clark, Quinntin Tyler Davis, Cortney Nicole Elmore, Katelyn Charlene Howard, Nicole Lynn Johnston, Cheyenne Star Jones, Sarah L. Jones, Lilly Jane Morton, Emily Nash, Stephanie Lynn Robinson, Alexis Jenna Schartung, Lynzy Taylor Schwartz, Dawn Leigh Stiff, Tia C. Tucker.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Surgical Technology program: Sydney Rachel Coomes, Tabatha L Meredith Greenwell, Elena C. Recinos.

Owensboro Community & Technical College awarded credentials to the following students in the Welding Technology program: Camron Ross Adkins, Conner A. Ashby, Brent Eugene Aubrey, Lane Andrew Ballard, Matthew Benningfield, Dominic Stephon Berkley, David M. Berry Jr., Dakota Hunter Boswell, Bryson Keith Bowman, Christopher Mario Cherolis, Sonny Lee Cline, Dakota Wayne Cooper, John Michael Cooper, Thomas Crabtree, Everett Tyler Free, Levi Alexander Garcia, Bailey Gillaspie, Wesley Ronld Goddard, Joseph Matthew Hale, Raelynn Jones, Taylor Wayne Martin, Maranda Mae McDaniel, Thomas McNamara, William Ryan Meserve, Aidan McCall Mittelberg, Justin L. Ralph, Lukas Jordan Riley, Seth Caleb Roberts, Ethan Joseph Scott, Claude Jay Swick, Peyton Hugh White, Preston L. White, Robert Thomas Zunun.

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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