Georgia Northwestern Hosts Graduation in Dalton

December 13, 2016

A cool and foggy Thursday night in Northwest Georgia set the scene outside the Dalton Convention Center in Dalton, Georgia December 8. More than 250 students walked the stage at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Fall Commencement Ceremony.

With approximately 1,500 in attendance for the college’s second of two graduations in 2016, GNTC President Pete McDonald, his administration, and keynote speaker Jay Henry helped put the focus on the students and their accomplishments leading up to their big night. Henry, a graduate of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, serves as the Vice Chair of the GNTC Board of Directors. Henry has been the Director of Enterprise Innovation and Operations Support at Shaw Industries in Dalton, Georgia since 2007.

All graduates participating in the ceremony were recognized for their academic achievements and presented with their associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. Below are the graduates, in order by the honors they received, who walked the stage at the December ceremony.

Associate of Applied Science

Brandy L. Adams, Early Childhood Care and Education
Marissa L. Allen, Health Information Management Technology
Shanon L. Baldi , Adult Echocardiography
Samantha E. Barker, Surgical Technology
Skky Monique Barrett, Medical Assisting
Nolverto V. Barrios, Business Technology
Nicholas A. Beaver, Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Miranda Kathleen Bevins, Vascular
Tiffanie N. Brown, Drafting Technology
Emily J. Brumbelow, Business Management
Punky L. Buckner, Health Information Management Technology
Arely Calzada-Rivera, Criminal Justice
Rosmery Adilene Campos, Business Technology
Jessica N. Cannon, Radiologic Technology
Kathy Chadwick, Business Management
Stacy C. Chamlee, Social Work Assistant
Evalinda Dunning Clark Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Tara M. Clark, Medical Assisting
Traci R. Cochran, Business Management
Matt Conaway, Radiologic Technology
Hallie Crete, Radiologic Technology
Raquel Cruz, Radiologic Technology
Cynthia M. Daniel, Health Information Management Technology
Patricia A. Davis, Business Technology
Brittany J. Dutton, Pharmacy Technology
Curtis Lamar Edwards, Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Holly A. Emory, Radiologic Technology
Hollie R. Evans, Business Management
Earlene D. Evans-Steward, Medical Assisting
Jessie Michaela Farr, Vascular
Marvin Feagans, Pharmacy Technology
Janice N. Fowler, Business Management
Austin J. Gallegos, Radiologic Technology
Stephanie Garcia, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Patricia N. Goble, Health Information Management Technology
John C. Gravitt, Accounting
Justin M. Gray, Computer Support Specialist
Brittany Leigh Griggs, Vascular
Tiffaney Dionne Guice, Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Jose R. Guzman, Industrial Systems Technology
Amanda Paige Hammersley, Business Management
Terrance Braynard Herrington, Fire Science Technology
Candyss R. Highfield, Early Childhood Care and Education
Tiffany D. Hill, Pharmacy Technology
Marlon Anthony Hines, Vascular
Rachel Leigh Hokanson, Vascular
Sarah Arlene Hoke, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Tawana S. Howard, Early Childhood Care and Education
Letitia D. Hudson, Business Management
Kendra Hughes, Web Site Design/Development
Heather A. Hutcheson, Business Technology
Mabel Ibuoffor, Health Information Management Technology
Cheyenne Michelle Johnson, Marketing Management
Kristopher Daniel Kammerdiener, Health Information Management Technology
Emily L. Kaylor, Adult Echocardiography
Melissa Ann Keena, Surgical Technology
Angerleak Kile, Criminal Justice
Gregory Alexandru King, Networking Specialist
Savannah K. Lambert, Accounting
Ashlyn R. Landes, Criminal Justice
Tiffani S. Leatherwood, Early Childhood Care and Education
Leland Taylor Ledford, Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Joe Edward Lowdermilk, Adult Echocardiography
Clarence W. McCormick, Criminal Justice
Stephanie McCoy, Health Information Management Technology
April L. McDonald, Surgical Technology
Jessica Mcgill, Marketing Management
Melissa Mendez, Marketing Management
Chelsea L. Millwood, Criminal Justice
Brittney Leigh Mingus, Computer Support Specialist
Chelsie Lynn Mize, Vascular
Erica Molina Servin, Business Management
Manuel D. Montelongo, Computer Support Specialist
KaBriesha K. Montgomery, Medical Assisting
Arethia Michelle Mooney, Business Management
Kely M. Morales, Business Management
Heather Morgan, Early Childhood Care and Education
Maryam W. Mwangi, Health Information Management Technology
Haley L. Nelson, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Kala Ann Nix, Medical Assisting
Beth Ann Owens, Health Information Management Technology
Brooke A. Parker, Adult Echocardiography
Catalina A. Pension, Medical Assisting
Angela Traci Perkins, Computer Support Specialist
Belinda Sue Pettis, Radiologic Technology
Darren Jeffery Pierce, Criminal Justice
Haley A. Pilgrim, Radiologic Technology
Tracy Ann Queen, Early Childhood Care and Education
Hollie M. Richardson, Surgical Technology
Marilyn Carrera Richir, Business Management
Micah J. Rodriguez, Criminal Justice
Charla Paulette Scoggins, Business Technology
Halli Elizabeth Selman, Surgical Technology
Talya S. Smith, Business Management
Taylor A. Smith, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Charles H. Spinks, Business Management
Heather Renae Stephens, Adult Echocardiography
Lisa Faye Stewart, Health Information Management Technology
Corey Strayhorn, Electronics Technology
Mary A. Swinney, Business Management
Joey L. Thomason, Industrial Systems Technology
Kristopher A. Vaughn, Business Management
Justin Adam Weaver, Computer Support Specialist
Catherine L. White, Marketing Management
Allison Whitley, Business Management
Candice L. Wilson, Surgical Technology
Jermaine Wright, Instrumentation and Controls Technician

Diploma

Amber N. Adams, Practical Nursing
Makita N. Adams, Practical Nursing
Caitlin E. Allen, Surgical Technology
Vicente AnguianoPalmerin, Automotive Technology
Hayden T. Arp, EMS Professions
Amy M. Baker, Practical Nursing
Stephanie L. Barfield, Dental Assisting
Jennifer Leigh Barnes, Cosmetology
Rebecca L. Baxter, Practical Nursing
Heather Bennett, Cosmetology
April Blackwell, Practical Nursing
Briana R. Bogardus, Practical Nursing
Angela M. Brannon, Medical Assisting
Tamia L. Brown, Medical Assisting
Rebecca Juanita Burgess, Cosmetology
Summer Burrage, Cosmetology
Connie Elaine Butts, Medical Assisting
Faviola M. Camey, Cosmetology
Ama B. Cline, Dental Assisting
Marla E. Cooper, Cosmetology
Stephanie Cox, Surgical Technology
Corey James Deaton, Machine Tool Technology
Sortoya Tiesh Driver, EMS Professions
Terris M. Dunaway, Dental Assisting
Elizabeth M. Earwood, Cosmetology
Alexis Evans, Dental Assisting
Whitney N. Flynn, Practical Nursing
Misty Fowler, Cosmetology
Whitney G. Frasier, Cosmetology
Ciera H. Fricks, Surgical Technology
Steve Gamble, Welding and Joining Technology
Mary Grace Garrison, Cosmetology
William N. Gilbert, Industrial Systems Technology
Teresa Gonzalez, Dental Assisting
Savannah Lee M. Gray, Cosmetology
Janel N. Greathouse, Medical Assisting
Whitney Jade Green, Cosmetology
Tiffiney S. Gregoire, Practical Nursing
Ann R. Groce, Pharmacy Technology
Serafin Guevara, Industrial Systems Technology
Lauren Nicole Hale, Pharmacy Technology
Juanita Marie Hall, Dental Assisting
James A. Harness, Criminal Justice
Genderson E. Hernandez, Electrical Systems Technology
Elisabet Hernandez-Estrada, Medical Assisting
Sheliah Y. Hogg, Early Childhood Care and Education
Marilyn Holiday, Business Management
Dala N. Hufstetler, Cosmetology
Tony R. Ingram Jr., Air Conditioning Technology
Amanda L. Jacobs, Medical Assisting
Lacey M. Jennings, Dental Assisting
Dennis B. Jones Jr., Cosmetology
Shelby D. Keef, Practical Nursing
Cecily S. Kinney, Marketing Management
Ashley Brooke Kinsey, Medical Assisting
Eileen Kung'u, Practical Nursing
Shannon Marie Lee, Practical Nursing
Tunika Lemons, Practical Nursing
Jerrica L. Littlejohn, Practical Nursing
Marilon M. Loftin, Surgical Technology
Jonathan Tyler Lucas, Welding and Joining Technology
Amelia Darlene Marks, Cosmetology
Candice Lynn Mason, Practical Nursing
Lorie Maynard, Cosmetology
Misti Marie McDaniel, Practical Nursing
Raegan A. Middleton, Practical Nursing
Sierra T. Minter, Medical Assisting
Sean D. Morrison, Welding and Joining Technology
Samantha M. Morrow, Practical Nursing
Amanda R. Nichols, Practical Nursing
Jessica Shea Nichols, Practical Nursing
Amber N. O'Bryant, Practical Nursing
Lakicia L. Orr, Cosmetology
Jorge A. Palacios-Torres, Air Conditioning Technology
Jessica A. Park, Practical Nursing
Erica Denise Penson, Practical Nursing
Harley Taylor Podskoc, Practical Nursing
James Dale Powell, CNC Technology
Katie Ramey, Cosmetology
Yuritsi I. Ramirez, Criminal Justice
Barbara J. Ramirez Guerrero, Health Information Coding
William Z. Ramsey, Surgical Technology
Adam A. Richardson, Computer Support Specialist
Kristi M. Ruff, Dental Assisting
Blake A. Rush, Automotive Technology
Rebekah Russell, EMS Professions
Ned T. Sanders, Pharmacy Technology
Julie Ilean Sargent, Dental Assisting
Elizabeth K. Shelby, Surgical Technology
Bryan J. Shirley, Electrical Systems Technology
Deaven Lynn Shuler, Practical Nursing
Keshundia Sharde Slocum, Practical Nursing
Haley Smith, Cosmetology
Jennifer Ann Smith, Practical Nursing
Peyton S. Smith, Dental Assisting
Sonya L. Smith, Business Technology
Jamie Stewart, Practical Nursing
Melissa D. Stone, Practical Nursing
Ashley G. Stuard, Practical Nursing
Joshua L. Suggs, Welding and Joining Technology
Belinda Lee Thomas, Early Childhood Care and Education
Valarie Thomas, Practical Nursing
Stephanie Nicole Thompson, Practical Nursing
Caylee E. Tolbert, Medical Assisting
Jonathan Thomas Waid, Welding and Joining Technology
Brittany N. Weldon, Practical Nursing
Vanessa Rosales West, Practical Nursing
Stephen D. Wheelus, Welding and Joining Technology
Anna R. Wright, Dental Assisting
Kristen Wright, Practical Nursing
Samantha Young, Cosmetology

Technical Certificate of Credit

Sarah Allen, Medical Front Office Assistant
Caroline Elizabeth Bratton, Health Care Assistant
Hallie N. Campbell, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics
Jennie Lynn Chambers, Medical Front Office Assistant
Macaylan Charles, Phlebotomy Technician
Meredith Cleghorn, Infant/Toddler Child Care Specialist
Michelle Drummond Gregory, Human Resource Management Specialist
Jalen J. Hamilton, Entrepreneurship
Jennifer L. Hinds, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics
Jessica Lorene Holland, Phlebotomy Technician
Brandy Jean LeVan, PC Repair and Network Technician
Mary G. Mashburn, Medical Front Office Assistant
Sharon Worley Maxwell, Medical Coding
Katy R. Motley, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics
Bryant L. Park lll, Supervisor/Manager Specialist
Christie Ann Pope, Phlebotomy Technician
Tamara Tieann Poss, Phlebotomy Technician
Kristy Michelle Prince, Addictions Specialist
Chiara L. Robinson, Child Development Specialist
Tiffany N. Romine, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics
Amy M. Scott, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics
Christopher Semratedu, Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder
Melissa A. Skinner, Technical Specialist
Aiseh Smith, Human Resource Management Specialist
Daniela Valdez Jurado, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics
Kaylie A. Vaughn, Phlebotomy Technician
MaKayla S. Wilson, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics

For more information on Georgia Northwestern Technical College, call 866.983.4682 (GNTC). For information online, visit the college at GNTC.edu, as well as on their Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Google+, WordPress, and YouTube channels. GNTC is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and an equal opportunity institute.

Since 1962, Georgia Northwestern Technical College has provided degrees, diplomas, and certificates in business, health, industrial, or public service career paths. This past year, 13,734 people benefited from GNTC’s credit and noncredit programs. With an annual credit enrollment of 7,876 students, GNTC is the largest college in Northwest Georgia. GNTC has an additional enrollment of 5,858 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training, and Georgia Quick Start.

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