OCTC Spring 2025 Graduates

by Hailey Ballard

Owensboro, KY (05/15/2025) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) honored all graduates from the spring 2025 semester with ceremonies held May 13 & 14, 2025. This semester, OCTC had 547 graduates, receiving 993 credentials at the conclusion of the spring term. Credential highlights: 534 associate degrees, 412 certificates, and 47 diplomas. The Discover College-Early College program graduated 120 high school students who attended OCTC as full-time college student graduating with associate degrees.

The KCTCS Scholars is a statewide honor based on academic excellence. The 2025 KCTCS Scholars from Owensboro Community & Technical College are Purani Kannan and Julia Mullen.

The OCTC Outstanding Program Student Awards are exemplary students nominated by faculty in the program area and included: Air Conditioning Technology-Brenner Raymer, Automotive Technology-Dalton Daniels, Biology-Purani Kannan, Chemistry-Julia Mullen, Communication-Andrea Yuera, Computer & Information Technologies-Zackery Carneal, Computerized Manufacturing & Machining-Jack Evans, Education-Emeline Bartlett, Electrical Technology-Brandon Beliles, Healthcare Facilities Leadership-Joe Tugend, History-Jalyn Freels, Industrial Maintenance Technology-Go Fame Cohort-Emory Howard, Mathematics-Sadie Tennille Morris, Nursing-Justin Kurz, Radiography-Audry Lanham, Surgical Technology-Graciela Diaz, Tech X-Levi Wayne Carlos, and Veterinary Technology-Dan Gillis-Kelleher.

Additional program awards for exemplary students are selected based on individual criteria and include: Radiography-Bracco Award-Emma Morris, TRiO Award-Megan Midkiff.

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.

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.

Air Conditioning Technology- Gavin Thomas Bickett*, William Colgate, Zacharia Louis Cox, Zackary Gaige Lucas, Richard Vernon McKinzie, Brenner Raymer*, Treyvon Tinsley

Associate in Arts- Angel Alcoser, Reagan Nichole Allen*, Sarah Anderson*, Tameckah Anderson**, Alexis Marie Asberry, Audriana Kiara Ashley-Mckenzie**, Arthur Damon Badger, Amanda R. Barnes, Benjamin M. Barron, Emeline Maelynn Bartlett**, Aidan Xander Beasley, Addison Rachelle Beg, Brodic Aven Bell**, Roby Jane Taylor Bell, Autumn Dawn Bratcher, Abigail Ruth Brown, Cendal R. Brown**, Mason Q. Brown, Reese Catherine Brown, Callie Elizabeth Bullis**, Carlie Burden, Donna Sue Calloway, Emily Dawn Calvert**, Jessica Campbell, Ashley Dannielle Carden, Callie Lynn Carlton, Steven Taylor Caudill*, Addy Jane Cecil**, Seth Michael Cecil, Kristy Dawn Clark, Lillian Rose Coombs**, Katelyn Nichole Coon, Emma Renee Daugherty, Madison Ray Daugherty**, Cambron Davis, Georgia Faye Dehart, Jadeyn Ray Dewitt, Karly Duckwall**, Allie May Durbin, Luke Bradley Durbin, Philip Morgan Eans**, Joslyn Elise Edge**, Lexy Rochelle Edge**, William Elkins, Mindy Roxanne Emard**, Hayden Annalise Emmick, Zoey Grace English*, Hector Escobar**, Casey Escobedo*, Addison Nicole Ferry**, Camryn Sophia Fleischmann, Jalyn Carol Freels**, Heather Marie Frodge**, Victoria Rose Garrett, Javier Allen Gaynor*, Mary Melinda Geary, Brandi Gillaspie, Layton Jess Gilmore, Elizabeth Grace Girten, Ethan Thomas Glenn, Glenmae Gonzalez*, Tabathia Gregory, Jalyn Ann Grimes, Kendall Rashea Lynn Gromowski, Alexis Katherine Haney, Isabel Rilee Harris*, Whitney Taylor Hayes, Tyler David Henson*, Caroline Gayle Hicks**, Raylee Ann Higdon**, Jennifer Lynn Highley-Hudson*, Micah Hines, Serenity Faith Hinton, Raquel Graciela Ixmatlahua, Autumn Jarnagin, Amy Elizabeth Jensen*, Jaden Avery Johnson, Purani Kannan**, Hannah Grace Kemper*, Garrett Dale Kirchgessner, Natalie Marie Krampe**, Meghan Catherine Kyle**, Caitlin Jo Lacefield, Lilyan Allyn List**, Carina Elizabeth Logsdon, Madison Anne Logsdon*, Lindsey Lyons, Ariadne Malave**, Lydia Martell*, Joshua E. Mayes, Kaylie Elizabeth McCoy*, Maranda Mae McDaniel, Tilysia Ann McNair, Gracie Rae Meserve**, Monica Rose Montgomery, Eh Sher Htee Moo*, Colleen Renee Moore*, Madison Faith Murphy, Lainey M. Myers, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Neal**, Kaden Grace Oller**, Carter Osborne, Rikki Marie Overall, Noah Wesley Payton*, Celeste Nichole Perry*, Mary Louise Proctor, Riley Mckay Pulliam, Maggy Mae Quinn, Makenna Brooke Rearden, Rileigh Kaylene Reed, Say Reh**, Maria Jane Reine**, Tabitha Rice**, Jessica Elyn Riley, Annette Michelle Rivera-Torres, Ruby Belle Robinson**, Alicyn Mackenzie Rodgers, Madison Elizabeth Rowland**, Colin Matthew Ruckdeschel**, Jaxon Preston Rudkosky, Alexis Michele Schenetzke, Erica Marie Simon, William Ace Skimehorn**, Annabelle Elise Smith**, Rebecca Smith**, Nathan Wade Stallings, Kaeley Nicole Sumner*, Gracie Survant**, Easton L. Swan*, Amber Lynn Thayer**, Max William Thomas, Emma Thompson*, Keagan Steele Tingley**, Ellyn Van Wyk**, Jordis Luv Velotta**, Dan Vickery, Kylie Jade Watson, Brittany Paige Weidemann, Koal Maverick West, Rylan Elizabeth Westerfield**, Chazatee Mae Wheatley, Bryson Young

Associate in Fine Arts - Visual Art- Abigail Beth Alvey-Payne

Associate in Science- Shelby Lynn Ashby, Audriana Kiara Ashley-Mckenzie**, Hillary Leann Baggett*, Emily Hope Beasley**, Jasmine Lynn Beasley, Zoey Elizabeth Beehn, Ethan Michael Bell, Anna Claire Bennett*, Ireland Boone, Jalen Keith Bracy, Emmitt Ray Brock**, Carson Lucas Bullock, Dusty Jane Burns**, Summer L. Butts, Bryanna Jade Caldwell, Scarlett Taylor Call**, Grace Love Campo, Callie Lynn Carlton, Heather Marie Chappell, Kerven Pascal Clervoyant, Lillian Rose Coombs**, Heather Cox, Alivia Jean Coy, David Russell Crowe**, Samira Jaelynn Crowe, Trace Micheal Crowe, Emily Ann Dahl*, Victoria Anne Daugherty, Hayden Glenn Decker**, Yaneyri Lizeht Diaz, Ashleigh Nicole Dickinson, Megan Lynn Dowell, Jennifer Rae Drace, Sabrina Durbin**, Morgan Anne Durham, Sarah Nicole Ebling, William Sloan Edmonson**, Kira Angel Edwards**, Mackenzie R. Edwards**, Baylee Elysia Estes**, Rayleigh Jayne Flake**, Audrey Brooke Ford**, Jennifer M. Foster, Katelyn Franks, Brooklynn Elizabeth French, Emma Grace Fulkerson*, Leland James Fulkerson**, Daniel Elias Gillis-Kelleher**, Kathryn E. Gist**, Benjamin Josph Goldsberry, Elly Laine Goodall*, Sidney Elizabeth Grant, Hayley Mae Gribble, Mckenna Ellen Guynn, Audrey Hagan**, Keiara Lynae Hanley, Alexis Brooke Hatchett**, Alexis Elizabeth Hayden**, Megan Rae Hinton, Grace Marie Holder**, Charleeann Huckleberry, Evan R. Hurm*, Adison Brooke Hurst, Anna Lee Hyland**, Madison Ann Johnson, Purani Kannan**, Chloe Alexis Kays, Brooklyn Faith Keller, D'marco Rasheem Kelly, Amanda Allyn Kennedy, Derek Daniel Kennedy, Kendra Keown, William Michael Kessinger**, Katie Chenyu Kruger**, Justin Robert Kurz**, Emma Leigh Lanham**, Chase Patrick Lemond**, Samantha Hazel Liebegott**, Lily Grace Lindauer**, Lindsey Yasmin Lopez Zunun**, Jason Christopher Lowe*, Ava Elizabeth Macy, Shelby Grace Magan, Alyson Renae Mattingly, Kami Beth Mattingly, Jody Marie Mauro, Benjamin T. McAdams, Melissa Dawn McKinney, Shilah Kay McMahan, Emma Naomi Meeks, Gisele Reyes Meneses, Megan R. Midkiff, Emma Sue Miller**, Maddison Brooke Miller, Miles T. Miller**, Kloei M. Moore Austin**, Sadie Tennille Morris**, Carter Moss**, Julia Grace Mullen**, Aliya Michele Murphy**, Fazal Ur-Rahman Murtaza**, Bailey Nicole Myers, Katherine Nalley**, Aye Aye Nyein**, Celeste Ochoa*, Hailey Elizabeth Payne, London Shea Howard Phelps, Austin Tyler Pierce, Cadyn Zachary Reed, William Charles Reeves**, Say Reh**, Lilli Raye Revelett**, Alyssa Renee Rhineburger*, Aiden Xavier Robertson, Marley Mae Rock**, Charles Payton Rodgers, Andrew Brown Tucker Romans**, Makayla Raye Rowan, Aubrey Rummage**, Nicholas Ryan Russell*, Mason Cole Shepherd, Mary Claire Sims**, William Ace Skimehorn**, Whitney Skimmerhorn, Lydia Mae Smith*, Carub Isaiah Staves, Jamie Isabella Steele**, Ashleigh Elizabeth Stevens, Delanie Jane Storm*, Brayden Alexander Sumner*, Thea Win Tack**, Alyssa Taylor, Amber Lynn Thayer**, Jordis Luv Velotta**, Alicia Walker, Lillie Jo Ward, Ian Patrick Wathen*, Alyssa Nicole Waugh, Ashlyn Grace Wedding, Kirsten Annaleigh Wellman, Mary-Katherine Ruth Westerfield, Bethanie Paige Wheatley**, Emily Wilhite**, Elizabeth Ann Wilkerson, Jaxon Wade Williams**, Alena Carol Wilson, Sonya Woolen, Shelby Ruth Wright, Andrea Carolina Yucra

Automotive Technology- Zackary Nathaniel Collingsworth, Dalton Marcus Daniels*, Hobert Luke Houston, Isaiah Lee James, James Houston Hunter Moseley, Quinton N. Sorrels

Biomedical Science- PLTW- Lillian Rose Coombs, Alivia Jean Coy, William Sloan Edmonson, Elly Laine Goodall, Grace Marie Holder, Sadie Tennille Morris, Aliya Michele Murphy, Fazal Ur-Rahman Murtaza, Madison Elizabeth Rowland, Jamie Isabella Steele, Thea Win Tack, Jordis Luv Velotta

Business Administration- Angel Alcoser, Sarah Anderson*, Tameckah Anderson**, Jess Aaron Arnold*, Addison Rachelle Beg, Heather Michelle Bennett, Autumn Dawn Bratcher, Mason Q. Brown, Jessica Elaine Bryant, Jessica Campbell, Steven Taylor Caudill*, Zarek Jevon Cisco, Donna R. Clark**, Brendan Paul Cox*, Kailey Davidson*, Chantz Davis Dodd**, Allie May Durbin, Briley Madison Durbin, Mindy Roxanne Emard**, Hector Escobar**, Casey Escobedo*, Addison Nicole Ferry, Camryn Sophia Fleischmann, Heather Marie Frodge**, Glenmae Gonzalez*, Cassandra Ann Grant, Kaden Lydia Helen Grant, Caroline Gayle Hicks, Raylee Ann Higdon, Jennifer Lynn Highley-Hudson*, Amy Elizabeth Jensen*, Drashti Sanjaybhai Kachiya**, Andrea Judith Lopez, Ariadne Malave, Brittney McCoy, Ashlee Lynn Katherine McDaniel, Katlyn McKeel*, Colleen Renee Moore*, Mark William Myers*, Neel Dilipbhai Patel*, Devyn Powers, Riley Mckay Pulliam, Jessica Elyn Riley, Alicyn Mackenzie Rodgers, Kaeley Nicole Sumner*, Dan Vickery, Brittany Paige Weidemann

Career and Life Skills- Samuel James Fenwick, Tasha Marie Worman

Computer and Information Technologies- Casey James Baize, Jaden Lawrence Bertke**, Adam Chase Bray, Zackery Clark Carneal, Noah Chaney Cox, Malorie Ebelhar*, Chloe Nicole Gahagan*, William Michael Kessinger, Kaleb Neal Level, Joshua Mullen, Jacob Rickard

Computerized Manufacturing & Machining- Samuel Trey Coppage*, Jackson Thomas Evans**, Michael A. Taylor, James Rhyne Wood*

Criminal Justice- Randi Caldwell, Kayla Irwin, Tesa Marie Sampson**

Electrical Technology- Jacob Hunter Allen**, Tyce Zane Beehn**, Chase H. Bolin, Benjamin Hunter Bratcher*, Christopher Burcham, Juan Manuel Buritica, Cameron Lee Carlton, Charles Luke Cheek**, Zachary Parker Coleman, Jacob Micheal Cornelius*, Christopher Jordan Cox, Nicholas Lee Cox**, Cameron Ray Dukes, Alex Lee Elmore, David Michael Englert Jr.*, Arianna Isabella Fairchild, Cameron Thomas Horsley**, Emory Wayne Howard**, Nathan Gage Howard*, Caden J. Jarboe*, Jaden Lashawn Kelly, Cody Allen Kempf**, Ethan Todd Lucas**, Ethan Maddox, Silas Haddon Miller, Nolan James Mills, David Evan Morris**, Matthew Robertus Murphy**, Ontario Xavier Palmer, Trevor Patrick Patton, William Cole Peach*, David Dylan Pendley**, Michael O. Powell*, Darryl Edward Richardson, Jonathon Taylor Rickard, Luke Nathanial Roberts*, McCaydyn Drake Sanders, Jonah Addison Schroeder**, Mark Clay Seaton**, Alex Avren Shock**, Kyler Allen Stovall*, Noah Lundy Swihart**, Andres Alvaro Velasques

EMS - Paramedic- Holly Nicole Andrews, Dustin M. Jackson*, Stephen Aaron James, Joshua Edge Jones, Kaylin Layne Spiker

Engineering Electronics Technology- Clay Ali Coffman, Jackson Layne Maglinger*, Ontario Xavier Palmer, Jimmy Lawerence Story II

Fire/Rescue Science Technology- Casey Tyler Hamilton**

General Occupational Tech Studies- William Jeremiah November, Elijah Ian Probus

Healthcare Facilities Leadership- Joshua Nathan Davis*, Kelli Martin**, John O'Reilly, Joseph Paul Tugend**

Industrial Maintenance Technology- Isaac Reed Barton*, Benjamin Hunter Bratcher*, Cameron Ray Dukes, Alex Lee Elmore, David Michael Englert Jr.*, George Bernard Flood*, Cameron Thomas Horsley**, Emory Wayne Howard**, Nathan Gage Howard, Caden J. Jarboe*, Jaden Lashawn Kelly, Cody Allen Kempf**, Austin W. King**, Preston Walker Lindsey, Jerry D. Moore*, David Evan Morris**, Matthew Robertus Murphy**, Ontario Xavier Palmer, Bryce Cameron Pate*, Kaleb Travis Porter, Daniel Obed Romero*, Jonah Addison Schroeder**, Kyler Allen Stovall*, Andres Alvaro Velasques, Johnathan Robert Wroe*

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education- Carlie Ann Hansen*

Manufacturing Engineering Technology- Ontario Xavier Palmer

Medical Information Technology- Jennifer Lynn Boarman, Stephanie Bruner*, Emily Ann Dahl*, Hailey Niccole Deboe**, Savana Joleigh Goodman, Ashley Knott, Jessica McIntyre, Leah Rhoades*

Medical Nurse Aide- Delanie Bratcher, Princesa Esmeralda Bravo, Kaliana Shianne Breneman, Amber Dianne Bumpus, Pamela Ann Calloway, Kayla Clark, Kanasa K. Cooper, Whitney Dawn Corn, Jaycee Day, Kylee Nicole Duncan, Holly Durbin, Autumn Rose Fogle, Josie Haven Greathouse, Mckenna Ellen Guynn, Ciara Hamilton, Mariemilia R. Harrell, Ashley Marie Harrison, Bryeeona S. Howard, Shariah Lynn Kaufman, Kirsten Keenan, Haley E. Kunce, Emma Leigh Lanham, Lily Grace Lindauer, Iris Nicole Mabe, Amy N. Mattingly, Tilysia Ann McNair, Melody Dawn Mourning, Nathalie Munoz, Shayla D. Naue, Quintajha M. Owsley, Anna Jene Riney, Kyndall G. Spears Owens, Rebekah Trulock, Dylan Cole Turner, Nicole Kate Wigan, Alexis Marie Witham

Nursing- Kerri Adkins, Madison K. Brack, Danielle Day, Yaneyri Lizeht Diaz, Ashleigh Nicole Dickinson, Allison Michele Dotson, Megan Lynn Dowell, Jennifer Rae Drace, Gracie Mae Flener**, Jennifer M. Foster, Madelynn Breann Green, Andrea Ann Gross, Haley Harris, Taylor Herndon, Devin M. Hughes, Brooklyn Faith Keller, Zachary Isaiah Kirkman, Justin Robert Kurz**, Karlee Jean Metcalfe, Madison Paige Minton, Jessica Dawn Newton, Sarah Elaine Nunn*, Celeste Ochoa*, Tomilade Ruth Osajere, London Shea Howard Phelps, Loryn Avery Robbins*, Lora Ruby, Cynthia Marie Scherer, Amanda Lee Schroeder, Alora Celeste Siddons, Whitney Skimmerhorn, Brittany Stanley, Rebecca Michelle Taylor, Zotera Maria Argueta, Mia Grace Walden*, Lillie Jo Ward, Ashlyn Grace Wedding, Elizabeth Ann Wilkerson, Mariah Kathryn Winstead, Sonya Mischelle Woolen

Radiography- Melissa Aaron, Shelby Lynn Ashby, Chaney Brooks, Megan Skye Brooks, Michaela Rachell Byrne, Emily Elizabeth Chapman, Kennedy Durham, Hailee Faulkner, Mayme Grace Jacob, Michelle Anne Jones, Megan Kendall, Audry Lynn Lanham*, Jennifer Marlman*, Acacia Marshall, Alexa Phoenix McDuffee, Emma Nicole Morris, Makenna Marie Peter, Presley Evonne Polk, Kasey Elizabeth Rhea, Brooke Nikole Richmond, Peyton Kamble Rust, Brittney Vandiver**, Bradley Edilson Villanueva, Hayley Wroe*

Surgical Technology- Josie Elizabeth Aull*, Graciela Marie Diaz, Cherish Ferguson, Margaret Lynette Foster, Courtney Head, Kaylee Marie Hibbs, Paige Hicks, Victoria Faith Keown, Tayler Brooke McDaniel, Piper Anastasia Pate**, Madison Paige Vanover

Tractor Trailer, CDL I- Tyler Novak

Veterinary Technology- Maison Carlisle Copenhaver**, Baylie Michelle Falloway, Elisa Garcia, Daniel Elias Gillis-Kelleher**, Jazmine Hays, Olivia Nichole Hendry, Emily Hornback**, Emma Naomi Meeks, Sayler Rae Parks, Breze Makinna Riley**, Chloe Grace Schaefer, Grace Madison Schemel, Charity Anita Faith Short, Aubrey Mae Smith*, Miranda Nichole Thompson, Shelby Lynn Wargel**, Grace Cynthia Whitaker*, Kiera Nicole Woehler*, Kristen Skye Young, Malorie Terris Zurmehly

Welding Technology- Levi Wayne Carlos, Collin Drake Cox, Jeremiah Cravens, William Jacob Estes, Parker Andrew Fiorella, Nicholas Tyler Garmon, Yasmin Grijalva, Lukas Robert Hall, Logan Walker Hendrix, Kyaw A. Hoe, Lily Ava Hoffman, Logan Alexander Howard**, Dalton Nickolas Millay, Francisco Dylan Nickens, Jamison L. Odell, Johnpaul Ruben Payne, Adam Cole Perez, Bradley James Richmond, Mashayla Nicole Russell, Jovanni Ramiro Salado, Marcus Alan Shields, Dakota George William Singleton, Izek Shelby Smeathers, Shelby Taylor, Emily Grace Wallace, Evan Yarber

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