OCTC May 2019 Graduates

by Amber Phillips

Owensboro, KY (05/21/2019) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) honored its 2019 graduates during two separate ceremonies on Wednesday May 15, 2019 and Thursday May 16, 2019. The college awarded 1,246 credentials to 433 graduates during the ceremonies at the RiverPark Center, located at 101 Daviess Street in Owensboro. The keynote address was delivered by Kentucky State Senator, Mr. Joe Bowen. The student speaker was Kaylee N. Meador, a honor graduate of OCTC's Early College from Daviess County High School and a member of the KCTCS All-Academic Team. Additional students taking part in the ceremony include Brooklyn M. Knight and Maggie Wilhoite.

The following Owensboro Community & Technical College students were awarded Certificatesin the denoted discipline. Administrative Office Technology: Rebecca Level. Computer & Information Technologies: Jesse Lee Anderson, Kenneth Wayne Burns, Mary R. Clark, David Erwin*, Lacy Mann, Nicholas Ryan McGehee, Micheal Scott Powers*, Derek Seaman, Christopher Schultz**, Levi Patrick Smith, Sarah Tromble. Criminal Justice: Patrick Cunningham, Eugene Trae Langley O'Flynn. Cameron Drake Weaver*. Engineering & Electronics Technology: Jacob Wayne Bailey*, Benjamen C. Carroll, Deanna Jacqueline Endicott-Smith*, Nathan Daniel English, Adam Skaggs**, Elizabeth Mitchelle Smith. General Occupational Technical Studies:Miranda Lynn Blakeman, Jennifer Heflin Bosley, Patricia M. Byers. Healthcare Facilities Leadership: Christopher M. Buford, Christopher Carl Clement**, Randell Glenn French**, Byron W. Woodard**. Nursing:Stephanie Paige Allen, Amanda M. Bickett, Alexandra Michelle Evans, Seleena Yvonne Farmer, Kaylah B. Hall, Leah M. Hancock, Jamison Ray Hughes, Madison G. Humphrey, Tammy L. Janosa, Stephanie Nicole Jarvis, Brandy Dawn Johnson *, Mary J. Keith, Shelby Lina King, Sarah Rose May, April Powell, Heather Rhea Revlett, Molly Elizabeth Simms, Rebecca S. Teasley, Kelsie Leeann Wilson, Trista Wolf, Katelynn Tyler Young. Philebotomy for the Health Care Worker: Jourdan Ann Ballard, Anita Katherine Black, Levi Paul Crawford, Haley Nicole Damron, Jaimie Lynae Gray, Rose O'Bryan, Chelsea Darlene Smitson, Carli Jade Stanley, Ian Hunter Taylor, Rhythem L. Vanover, Traci Ann Ward, Toni Jo Wilson. Radiography: Shelby Lynn Clark, Jessica Lea Clemons, Chelsea Dockery, Samantha Michelle Green, Hannah A. Hall, Ashley Nicole Morris, Natalie Kay Stacy, Eric Lee Whitsell. Surgical Technology:Jillian Rose Bartlett, John R. Boarman, Breanna Marie Griffith, Chelsea Marie Harper, Tabitha Hope Harris, Allison Jeanette Jenkins, Sabrina Michelle Ruby. Veterinary Technology:Elizabeth Marie Aviles, Olivia Ranee Burress, Erica Ann Carter, Ashley Danielle Clark, Felecia Lynne Daunhauer, Emily Nichole Davis, Mackenzie Elizabeth Drake, Zachary Ethan Dunham, Faith A. Dunn, Erica Danielle Ebelhar, Chelsey Ann Fjeld, Raven Leigh Gillians*, Samantha Brooke Hall, Sarah Brianna Hunt**, Ashley Kimberly Martinez, Allison Marie McClellan, Brittany Lee McIntosh, Kaitlin Mishiele Partlow, Kirstie Nicole Pool, Caitlynn Bree Price, Allison R. Schadler, Mallory Brooke Scott*, Stephanie Marian Waid**.

Owensboro Community & Technical College Honors Graduates are denoted with a single asterisk as a *Graduate with Distinction, earning a GPA of 3.4-3.59 on all work attempted; or a double asterisk as a **Graduate with High Distinction, earning a GPA of 3.6 or higher on all work attempted.

The following Owensboro Community & Technical College students were awarded Diplomas in the defined discipline. Agriculture Studies:Austin Laine Hamilton*. Air Conditioning Technology: Shane Michael Daniel, Mark Anthony Hill, Joseph Austin Terry, Richard Jeffery York. Automotive Technology: Andrew B. Carter, Tyler Gottwald, Matthew Blake Hayward, Dakota A. Hodskins, Ryan Christopher Johnson, Gettha Reh. Business Administration Systems: Christina Baize**, Megan D. Brasher, Jacquelyn Monique Brooks, Andrew Burke, Donna M. Campbell**, Christina Marie Cecil, Paola Cristina Clem, Krystal Lynn Conley, Brett Downing, Karli Beth Girvin, Courtney Howell, Kristi Elaine Johnson**, Aeril L. Jones**, Courtney Jo Kaelin, Andrew Jacob Lee, Emily Morgan Murphy, Jonathan Grant Rhodes**, Calli E. Rusher, Danielle Josephine Semrad**, George Michael Tanner*, Magdalena Ann Tapia*, Dustin Bryan Wilcox, Caleb Anthony Williamson, Madison Gail YeckeringComputerized Manufacturing & Machining: Carter Shea Brower*, Gage Michael Camron, Elijah J. Christian**, Stephen Nicholas Clouse, Matthew Wayne Conder, James Darek Conley, Diego Austin Delcarmen, Nolan Eskridge, Conrad Alexander Fisher, Nathan Seth Flener, Colten Montana Goodman, Myles J. Grimes, Jeremy Clinton Hamilton, Steven Higgs, Parker Isaiah Humphrey, Tabatha Dawn Humphrey, Hunter Sky Jarboe, Olivia Jenkins**, Justin Mathew Johnson, Jacob Tyler Jones, David S. Miller, Nai Chan Mon, Terry Ryne Norton, James Bryson Parker, Marion S. Patterson, Baylen Reed Pickle, Colton C. Riley, Adam Lee Simmons, Jonathan Edward Sloan, Grayson Lane Sosh, Sean Steele, Brian J. Striplin, Kenneth Ashton Varble, Adam D. Vaught, Jacob Benton Wethington**, Robert E. Wilson, Jessica N. Wimsatt. Diesel Technology:Cody Allen Lancaster**, Jordan Tyler Revlett, Jacob Sloan Smith*, Jackson Kelly Troutman.Emergency Medical Services Paramedic: Jonathan G. Mattingly. Fire Rescue Science Technology: Trevor Dwayne Dixon, Jacob Adam Vanover, Joseph Michael Wright, Christopher Hunt York.Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education:Carissa F. Bell, Lauren Elizabeth Conrad, Rachel Dawn Luallen. Medicaid Nurse Aide: Destiny Nichole Bell, Kamryn L. Evans. Manufacturing Industrial Technology-Electrical Technology: Caleb Isiah Arnold, Jaclyn N. Beckham**, James Christen Boutcher, Austin Joseph Bowlds, Tim Carrico**, Ted Cecil**, Zachary Matthew Cox, Ryan W. Dilger*, Johnthan Lawson Dukes, Leonard Harold Gilstrap, Tyler Thomas Gordon, Cody Allen Howell, Robert P. Johnson**, Jason King**, Dakota Levi Laaser**, William Brian Marlowe, Dustin Aaron Millay**, Clyde Allen Miller, Jr., Chad Edward Schlomer**, Quinton Michael Sexton, Roger Louis Sharp, Steven Voyles, Nathan Wahl**. MIT: Electrical Technology: William Cameron, Baker, Caleb Bell**, Cory Glenn Belt, Andrew Dustin Burchett, Benjamen C. Carroll, Matthew Wayne Conder, Joshua Martin Cravens, John-David Michael DeVillez**, Kevin Dorris**, Nathan Daniel English**, Nolan Eskridge, Conrad Alexander Fisher, Damien Dean Fleming*, Nicholas A. Ford, Grant Nolan Givens, Shawn Goodman, Brent Jacob Graham*, Lucas Benjamin Harrington**, Zachary Shawn Hayward, Tyler S. Henderson**, Steven Higgs, Kelly Lynn Hulsey, Denver Wade Jessup*, Nicholas Scott Johnson*, Justin Robert Kurz**, Logan Micheal Lewis, Kara Marie Mattingly, Charles Jeffrey May**, Kevin N. Merimee, Drew Michael Mills, Ty C. Ogle, Derek Wayne Osborne ** Jacob Alan Osborne, Kyler Ross Parham, James Bryson Parker, Jonathan R. Sheriff, Adam Skaggs**,Elizabeth Mitchelle Smith, Grayson Lane Sosh**, Timothy Brian Suiter**, James A. Sumner*, Adam D. Vaught, Chris Ryan Vogt*, Douglas Wayne Voyles. MIT: Industrial Maintenance Technology:Hunter M. Bridgmon, Gage Michael Camron**, Stephen Nicholas Clouse**, Matthew Wayne Conder, James Darek Conley**, Nolan Eskridge*, Conrad Alexander Fisher, Nathan Seth Flener**, Colten Montana Goodman**, Myles J. Grimes, Jeremy Clinton Hamilton, Steven Higgs*, Parker Isaiah Humphrey, Hunter Sky Jarboe**, Justin Mathew Johnson, David S. Miller*, Terry Ryne Norton**, James Bryson Parker, Marion S. Patterson, Baylen Reed Pickle, Colton C. Riley**, Jonathan Edward Sloan, Elizabeth Mitchelle Smith, Grayson Lane Sosh**, Sean Steele**, Brian J. Striplin**, Jesse Wayne Turner**, Kenneth Ashton Varble, Adam D. Vaught, Ronald Benjamin Ward Jessica N. Wimsatt**. Welding Technology: Wondall Thomas Bates**, Robert Allen Benningfield, Matthew Wayne Conder, Diego Austin Delcarmen, Nolan Eskridge, Conrad Alexander Fisher, Levi J. Groves, Steven Higgs, Jacob Tyler Jones, Michael Dale Lacefield, Nai Chan Mon, Jacob Aaron Morris, Christian Ochoa, James Bryson Parker, Stephen Byrne Sharp, Adam Lee Simmons, Adam D. Vaught.

The following Owensboro Community & Technical College students were awarded an Associate in Arts Degree: Jose Geovanni Acosta, Christina Baize **,Alexis Brooke Baker **, Hailey Nicole Ballard, Kiara R. Barnes, Kaylee Brianne Barrett, Dane Thomas Beavin *, Noah Chandler Bennett, Jennifer Heflin Bosley, Megan D. Brasher, Jacquelyn Monique Brooks, Charles Samuel Brown, Cheyanne Brown, Mackenzie Brown, Cameron Dale Cain *, Traci Nicole Casallas, Dylan Ray Clark, Briana Michelle Cockerell, Timothy A. Coleman, Lindsey Annrhea Conner, Michael Glenn Daugherty **, Linda Lou Donahue, Brett Downing, Jeana Kaye Dubree, Rachel Morgan Ebelhar, Brynn Whitley Eckstein **, Elijah Aaron Eckstein, Ryan Tyler Embry, Haylee Nicole Evans, Emiley Paige Fallaway, Summer Dawn Grady, Dylan Kinkade Gregory, Kayley B. Gregory, Jerricah Rian Hagan, Tracy Lynn Haimes **, Devon Anthony Harris, Tanisha L. Hayden, Summer Rae Hillard **, Kayli Starr Himes,* Logan Makenzie Holland, Lydia Houghland, Kevin Johnston *, Katlyn Louise Jones, Tara L. Knott, John R. Lambert **, Brooklyn Lanham, Joshua Laskey, Rebecca Level, Olivia R. Littleton, Madison Taylor Logsdon, Haley Marie Mahoney, Cammie Marie Marcum, Allison Marie Mattingly, Keisha Faith Mattingly, Jacqueline Lee McCarthy, Natalle Alexis McCormick, Lyndsey Faye McKinle,y Martiza Meeks, Blake Ray Midkiff, Logan Miller, Ashley Christine Morgan**, Benjamin Thomas Morris, Emily Morgan Murphy, Kaylee Alexis Nacey *, Adriana Sue Ortiz **, Hillary Meagan Owens, Katelyn D. Payne *, Shelby Phillips, Mason Leon Powell, Derek Michael Raley, Kody Wayne Roark, Breanna Marie Rousey, Steven Sapp, Heather Brianne Sewell, Alexandra Rebecca Shultz, Alexandria Annette Simmons, Mark Leonard Simmons, Andrew Joseph Smith, Katie Sorrels, Jennifer Marie Spurrier *, Jennifer Stone,Daniel Jacob Teets, William Hayden Thompson, Erin Tolson, James Logan Wathen, Hillary A. Weathersby, Lindsey Scott Weinfurtner, Emily Nichole Wettstain *, Heather Rose Whitaker, Sarah Jo Woods, Elizabeth Marie Worth, Jessie Ann Wright, Madison Gail Yeckering **.

The following Owensboro Community & Technical College students were awarded an Associate in Science Degree: Stephanie Paige Allen, Samantha Nicole Barnard, Kiara R. Barnes, Amy N. Batie, Hope Elizabeth Boue **, Alicia Renee Boyle, Cameron M. Brandle, Rebecca Lynn Browning *, Amanda Lynn Burns, Cameron Lee Carlton, Kaleigh Ann Chanley, Ciara Jade Clark **, Jeana Lynell Clater, Stephanie Ann Cobb, Kaitlyn Nicole Daugherty, Sydney Ann DeWitt, Destiny Rae Frizzell *, Kimberly D. Frizzell, Gizela Galloway, Aslynn Shea Gasser, Jared Matthew Gibbs, Emily Anne Green, Rebecca Danielle Haynes, Stephen Michael Hicks, Shane Hodskins, Logan Makenzie Holland, Megan Houtchen, Ashton Raye Howton, Amelia Jacob *, Austin Daniel Johnson, Lauren Delaney Johnson, Hannah Jones, Christopher Kennedy, Jennifer Elizabeth Knowles, Brooklyn Lanham Kaylee,, Elizabeth Leonard *, Mollie J. Leonard, Jessica Mae Maren, Allison Marie Mattingly, Veronica Crissy McCarty, Jaelynn M. McFarland, Sarah C. McKay, Chance Taylor Meeks, Kelsey Amber Melton **, Lydia Elizabeth Mills, Jordan Christopher Mindrup**, Savannah Rae Moore, Ashley Christine Morgan**, Laura Mosley *, Kaylee Alexis Nacey *, Felicia Kay Nall, Meriyah, Alexis Newcom, Shelby Phillips, April Powell, Heather Rhea Revlett, Darin Reynolds, William Housten Riney **, Kene Lee Roach, Cheryl Jeannine Roberts, Steven Lee Robinson, Connor Tolman Rowell, Kelsey Ann Rumage, Mallory Macy Shrewsberry, Alexandra Rebecca Shultz, Natalie Kay Stacy *, Kahlan E. Storm, Trent Allen Tucker, Chika Turner, Nadya Vasquez *, Akacia Catherine Walker, Joshua William Webb *, Victoria Payton Whitmer, Callie Whitsell **, Maggie Mae Wilhoite **, Brandi Williams, Candace Young.

The following Owensboro Community & Technical College students were awarded an Associate in Fine Arts Degree in the defined discipline. Visual Arts: Rebecca Jane Asdell, Angelia M. Higdon **.

These Owensboro Community & Technical College students are also Discover College Students. Discover College-Early College is a collaborative partnership with our regional secondary schools. Early College students attend classes on campus at OCTC full-time during their junior and senior years of high school. Students may graduate simultaneously with a high school diploma and an associate degree.

From Apollo High School an Associate in Arts degree was awarded to Kaitlyn Elizabeth Alvey*, Allie Reese Butterworth**, Johnathon David Tidd. The Associate in Science degree was awarded to Taylor A. Adkisson, Danielle Lee Dixon**, Shelby Lynn Girten, Brittney Kaye Griffin, Brooklyn M. Knight**, Illa Evon Remole, Mallory Dawn Richards**, Keely Jo Shocklee**, Emma Anne Stovall.The Associate in Arts and Associate Science degrees are awarded to Gracie Paige Cart**.

From Daviess County High Schoolan Associate in Arts degree was awarded to Dean Bryson, Kaitelynn Ann Burns-Kirby, Nace Stephen Mattingly**, Alec Thomas Phelps**.The Associate in Arts and Associate Science degrees are awarded to Lauren Elizabeth Boling**, Gracie R. Kemplin, Kaylee Nicole Meador**, Abriel Faith Moore, Faith Porter**, Jonathan Matthew Taylor**. The Associate in Science was awarded to Benjamin Scott Peters**, Bryanna Jean Wilkerson, Brooklyn Grace Winnecke**.

From Hancock County High School an Associate in Arts was awarded toTatum Elise Mersch**. The Associate in Science degree was awarded to Joshua Levi Hazelwood*, John Michael LaClair**, William Edward Lewko**, Shelby Taylor Nelson, Halley Suzanne Stewart**, Tyler Edward Walz**, Wesley Thomas Wheatley.

From the Homeschool Association, an Associate in Arts degree was awarded to Levi Wade Manley**, The Associate in Science degree and certificates were awarded to Abby Jo Thornton. The Associate in Science and Associate in Arts degree was awarded to Jeremiah Daniel Oakes**

From McLean County High School the following students were awarded an Associate in Arts:Keirsten Donn Howard**. The Associate in Science degree and certificates were awarded to Kendall Renee Weldon**.

From Ohio County High School the following students were awarded an Associate in Science:Ty Christian Smith**

From Owensboro High School the following students were awarded an Associate in Arts: Hannah Marie Brown**, Emily Rose Jackson. The Associate in Science degree was awarded to Destiny Nichole Bell, Laura Nicole Duncan, Angelina Roisin Howson**, Logan Kuegel**, Henry Thomas Lytle**. The Associate in Arts and Associate Science degrees are awarded toJonathan Harrison Coleman**, Catherine Maria Milem**