GNTC to hold 2020 Spring and Summer Commencement Ceremony

July 30, 2020

Students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will participate in a drive-thru commencement ceremony at the Floyd County Campus (FCC) in Rome on Tuesday, August 11, to safely celebrate their success in completing their program of study.

The 2020 Spring and Summer Drive-Thru Commencement Ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. with a vehicle procession that will start behind the college on Hemlock St. Family members and friends may ride with the graduates through the ceremony but will be asked to not leave their vehicles during the event.

Stuart Phillips, vice president of Student Affairs at GNTC, will announce the names of the graduates and their awards during the ceremony. The graduates will then step out of their vehicles and walk the blue GNTC carpet to the center awarding area. Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC, will greet graduates and present them with their award. Each student will have their photo taken with Popham as well as a ceremony portrait taken by a professional photographer.

There will be a car decoration contest prior to the start of the ceremony with the top three winners receiving gift cards.

GNTC would like to offer special thanks to Shaw Industries Group, Inc. for donating the blue carpet, Allcove Industries, Inc. for cutting and binding the carpet, and Floyd Medical Center for providing emergency medical services personnel for the ceremony.

Listed are graduates that are participating in GNTC’s 2020 Spring and Summer Drive-Thru Commencement Ceremony showing (from left to right) the graduate’s name and program of study. This list does not include students that have graduated, but are not participating in the ceremony, or students that registered for the ceremony after the commencement program was printed:

Associate of Applied Science

Yakelin R. Alvarado, Medical Assisting
Amber L. Barnes, Early Childhood Care and Education
Monica L. Burton, Criminal Justice
Abigayle M. Bynum, Business Management
Makayla B. Cervantes, Early Childhood Care and Education
Caroline D. Daniels, Medical Assisting
Clair M. Davey, Culinary Arts
Tequila R. East, Business Management
Tatiana Renee Edwards, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Linda Elizabeth Gomez, Business Management
Miranda N. James, Respiratory Care
Stephany King, Business Management
Megan R. Kinsey, Early Childhood Care and Education
Brittany Lynn Kirk, Marketing Management
Michaylia Lorindia Long, Business Technology
Matthew D. Lynch, Business Management
Deidra Mathis, Respiratory Care
Alyssa LeAnn McCollum, Business Management
Priscilla L. McConnell, Business Management
Amy M. McKinnie, Early Childhood Care and Education
Myriam E. Moreno, Business Management
Gabriel Ochoa , Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Stephanie Ortiz Martinez, Social Work Assistant
Kelly Marie Powell, Respiratory Care
Debra R. Roberson, Respiratory Care
Rebecca P. Saye, Networking Specialist
Juana Segura, Early Childhood Care and Education
Vikramjit Singh, Marketing Management
Brittany N. Smith, Medical Assisting
Miriam Lizet Soria Cortez, Medical Assisting
Ryan Sullivan, Construction Management
Michael Tyler Vinson White, Networking Specialist
Colton Wilson, Web Site Design/Development

Associate of Science in Nursing

Fabiola Escutia Cornejo
Jessica Johnson
Crystal Renee Mills
Maci Pickens

Diploma

Kelley D. Abercrombie, Medical Assisting
Suni A. Allen, Medical Assisting
Tracy M. Anderson, Medical Assisting
Austin Blaine Ball, Auto Collision Repair
Yamirka Marie Cabrera Perez, Culinary Arts
Melissa Faith Clackum, Lactation Consultant
Lynleigh A. Cosper, Medical Assisting
Sonia S. Crawford, Business Healthcare Technology
Deshia Dew, Dental Assisting
Johana Gomez Bahena, Practical Nursing
Bennie B. Gorham, Electrical Systems Technology
Hannah Michelle Green, Cosmetology
Stephanie A. Henry, Cosmetology
Monique Lashone Hines, Early Childhood Care and Education
Brookelynn Paige Hinson, Dental Assisting
Shanese Johnson, Cosmetology
Priya M. Jones, Medical Assisting
Keegan E. Justice, Medical Assisting
Elizabeth A. Keef, Business Technology
Guadalupe Lopez, Cosmetology
Breanna Luke, Business Technology
Jasmine L. Mcgill, Cosmetology
Christian A. Moore, Medical Assisting
June M. Noble, Business Healthcare Technology
Samantha Arlene Patterson, Cosmetology
Jessica A. Peinado Cruz, Medical Assisting
Katelyn Leeann Rickman, Cosmetology
Courtney Lee Ritter, Medical Assisting
Alexandria Denise Robertson, Cosmetology
Liliana R. Segura, Medical Assisting
Abbe L. Stoner, Cosmetology
Candace Sullivan, Medical Assisting
Kesha Dawn Tapp, Medical Assisting
Laura Teater, Practical Nursing
Michelene A. Thurman, Medical Assisting
Daniel Velasquez, Auto Collision Repair
Tamara Tyun Wofford, Culinary Arts
Felicia G. Wynn, Business Healthcare Technology

Technical Certificate of Credit

Ashleigh Faith Boatner, Cosmetology for Licensure
Amber Nicole Conner, Early Child Care and Education Basics
Kaitlyn A. Hensley, Cosmetology for Licensure
Saul Miguel Martinez, Criminal Justice Specialist
Jaimison Lynn McClain, Administrative Support Assistant
Charity Michelle Pogue, School Age and Youth Care
Allison H. Streetman, Cosmetology for Licensure
Felica R. Watson, Cosmetology for Licensure
Breanna J. Young, Health Care Assistant

Georgia Northwestern Technical College provides quality workforce education to the citizens of Northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma, or a certificate in business, health, industrial, or public service career paths. This past year, 12,454 people benefited from GNTC’s credit and noncredit programs. With an annual credit enrollment of 7,730 students, GNTC is the largest college in Northwest Georgia. GNTC has an additional enrollment of 4,724 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training, and Georgia Quick Start. GNTC is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.

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