SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECOGNIZES 2013 HONORS STUDENTS
Tuscaloosa – Shelton State Community College celebrated its annual Honors Day Convocation on Tuesday, May 14, in the Martin Campus
gymnasium. Awards were presented to over 100 students recognizing their successes and achievements at Shelton State.
2013 ALL-ALABAMA ACADEMIC TEAM
Miranda Mackey and Amber Ingram were named to the All-Alabama Academic Team by the Alabama Community College System. They also
competed for a place on the All-USA Academic Team for Community Colleges. This competition is sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa, the American
Association of Community Colleges, and USA Today. The program recognizes scholarly achievements and leadership accomplishments of students
enrolled in community, technical, and junior colleges.
ACADEMIC DIVISION AWARDS
BEHAVIORAL STUDIES:
Richard Krebs, Outstanding Sociology Student Award
FINE ARTS:
Junhao Cui, Outstanding Instrumentalist
Justin Kelley, Outstanding Male Musician
Keldrin Palmer, Outstanding Male Musician
Krystle Rager, Outstanding Female Musician
Benjamin Miller, Outstanding Advanced Voice Student
Abby Sutton, Outstanding First Year Voice Student
William Wade, Outstanding Advanced Male Choral Student
La’Porsha Lewis, Outstanding Advanced Female Choral Member
Zach Hall, Outstanding First Year Male Choral Student
Breanna Jones, Outstanding First Year Female Choral Student
Floyd Pourchot, Outstanding First Year Jazz Ensemble Member
Keldrin Palmer, Outstanding Second Year Jazz Ensemble Member
Melanie Agee, Outstanding Art History Student
Jacob Bell, Outstanding Visual Art Student in Drawing & Design
Regan Brock, Outstanding Fine Art Digital Photographer
Katie G. Ortiz, Outstanding Student in Dance
HUMANITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS ARTS:
Angela G. Jones, Outstanding Humanities/Communications Arts Student - Sophomore
Ahmed Elsamady, Outstanding Humanities/Communications Arts Student - Freshman
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION:
Miranda Mackey, Outstanding English Student
Allison Deas, Outstanding English Student
MATHEMATICS:
Cayla Hummel, Outstanding Calculus Student
Slayton Thompson, Outstanding Pre-Calculus Student
Richard Cole Skelton, Outstanding Pre-Calculus Trigonometry Student
NATURAL SCIENCES:
Jacob A. Bell, Outstanding Botany/Zoology Student
Jacob Roemen, Outstanding Anatomy and Physiology Student
NURSING:
Anna Winkler, President
Chuquita Martin-Ramey, Vice-President
Tammy Watts, Secretary
Adrian Maddox, Financial Secretary
Nick Bostick, Treasurer
Melanie Stallworth, Chaplin
Jaron Mosley, Chaplin
Jennifer Cain, Historian
Meghan Thomaston, Reporter
Jess Campbell, Reporter
Lauren Vowels, Parliamentarian
Chinara Smith, Traditional Class Representative
Kelsey Kovar, Traditional Class Representative
Josh Burroughs, Mobility Class Representative
Katie Fondren, Mobility Class Representative
Anthony Feltus, Outstanding Home Health Aide Students
Bershondra Crandol, Outstanding Nursing Assistant Student/Perfect Attendance
Kristi Dearman, Outstanding Nursing Assistant Student
Kayla Beadlescomb, Outstanding Practical Nursing Student Award
Cameron Mitchell, Outstanding Practical Nursing Student Award
Mattie L. White, Outstanding Practical Nursing Student Award
Annabeth Fuller, Practical Nursing Student Leadership Award
John Buck Boyd, Practical Nursing Student Leadership Award
Jeremy Channell, Outstanding Mobility Student Award
Rachel Adams, Outstanding Mobility Student Award
Anna Winkler, Leadership Award
Chinara Smith, Fellowship Award
Tammy Watts, Fellowship Award
Terry Brett Whitehead, Nightengale Award-Traditional
Takiesha Howard, Nightengale Award-Mobility
Gary Watt, Spirit of Nursing Award
RESPIRATORY THERAPY:
Alycia Smitherman, Academic Excellence Award
HEALTH AND WELLNESS – FOOD AND NUTRITION:
Dennis Wayne, Williams Outstanding Wellness Instructor
Andrew Carter, Outstanding Wellness Student
CAREER TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION AWARDS
COMPUTERIZED NUMERICAL CONTROL:
James Pugh, Most Outstanding Computerized Numerical Control Student
COSMETOLOGY:
Jennifer Hughes, Outstanding Female Cosmetology Student
Navorro Hudson, Outstanding Male Cosmetology Student
DIESEL MECHANICS:
Corey Gay, Outstanding Diesel Student
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION:
Jana Smith, Bookkeeping/ Accounting
Michelle Edgell, Legal Secretary
Lee Averette, Medical Records
Jennifer Lee, Medical Transcription
Gabrielle Whitehead, Paralegal
Ida Head, Information Processing
WELDING:
Jeremy Black, Outstanding Day Freshman Welding Student
Max Bonnett, Outstanding Day Senior Welding Student
David Aguilar, Outstanding Night Senior Welding Student
Andrew Hubbard, Outstanding Night Freshman Welding Student
SHELTON STATE AMBASSADORS
The Shelton State Ambassador program was developed to provide its members extensive leadership training, while offering the opportunity to serve
as the official hosts for Shelton State Community College. Ambassadors are chosen on the basis of leadership potential, community service, and
commitment to Shelton State. Members work closely with the administration and faculty of the College to convey Shelton State’s message to the
community.
Kassidy Rae Abernathy, Victoria Bonds, Kyle Louis Boswell, Jessica Elise Brister, Carson Wyatt Carlisle, Tessa Lee Cockrell, Katie Lou Crocker,
Jonisa Cross, Morgan LaRon Curry, Nicholas Brett Davis, Josiane Dawson, Lonnie Kyle Free, Russell Eugene Holcomb, Tasha LaShay Howze,
Yanna Janel Johnson, Haleigh Anna Jones, Hayes Scott Looney, Miranda Lynn Mackey, Mallory Gray McGee, Morgan Lawrence Mitchell, Emily
Michelle Moss, Jessica Renee Nichols, Taylor Victoria Pinckney, Brandon Tyler Presley, Kelbey Rhea Reynolds
SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
Scholar athletes have demonstrated excellence both on the field and in the classroom. Each of the honorees has the highest grade point average in
his or her sport.
Taylor Bethune, Cheer
Cole Stockton, Men’s Basketball
Kaitlyn Turner, Women’s Basketball
Greg Howard, Baseball
Maggie Meacham, Softball
PRESIDENT’S LIST
The President's List designation is accorded to any student who earns a 4.0 G.P.A. while enrolled full-time. These students have been named to the
President's List at least twice.
Victoria Caroline Arrington, Alex Tyler Ashby, Ethan Thomas Berryman, Taylor Leigh Bethune, Misti Kyle Birdsell, Zachary D. Britt, Terry Dewayne
Brooks, Raymond Logan Campbell, Andrew W. Carlisle, Edward Carson Chandler, Clinton Dyer Cockrell, Mylan Shawn Dailey, Stacey Dougherty,
Kyle Gregg Dunkling, Landon Richmond Guy, Howard Grayfield Hamilton, Douglas Reece Harmon, Ruben Harris, Abe T. Hobson, Andrew Stewart
Hubbard, Cayla Louise Hummel, William D. Jackson, Kirk T. James, Sidney Dewayne Jefferson, Brittney Lynn Johnson, Bryant Jacob Jones,
Michael McClain Lake, Rachel Nicole Lawrence, Miranda Lynn Mackey, Joshua Garett Mayfield, Juan Manuel Olvera, Coty Lynn Painter, Cody Lee
Payton, James William Pugh, Morgan Dean Pugh, Ronald Keith Redick, Romulo Enrique Resendiz, Kendra Rice, Nicholas Raynor Romo, Carl M.
Rowe, Mariah Jordan Smith, Breanna M. Stiteler, Ashlyn Savannah Sullinger, Trent Harlan Tilley, Joseph A. Wallace, Kahlalishia Ilonia Williams,
Henry Wayne Wilson, Shamekia Chanta Woods, Claudia Ann Yaeger
PTK
Phi Theta Kappa was established nationally in 1918 for the purpose of recognizing and encouraging scholarship among two-year college students.
Phi Theta Kappa provides opportunities for “the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals,
for lively fellowship of scholars, and for the stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.”
Hunter Andrews, President
Bill Tartt, Vice-President of Service
Norman Dollar, Vice-President of Membership
Houston Gentry, Vice-President of Fellowship
Miranda Mackey, Vice-President of Scholarship
Jasmine Avery-Mcguire, Brittni Azwell, Tyler Ball, Ashley Ballard, Jordan Barksdale, Daniela Becerra, Tammila Bedow, Ndaysiah Beville, Megan
Blair, Ethan Blevins, Marco Bostick, William Bounds, Kasheena Brooks, Breyanna Brown, Austin Burke, Kelsey Cameron, Nicci Carmean,
Victoria Carollo, Kristy Causey, Edward Chandler, Tiffani Chesnut, Tessa Cockrell, Taylor Cook, Colbi Crook, Shaun Damron, Adam Davis, Kun
Deng, Lauren Dodson, Clifton Dorsey, Stacey Dougherty, Kyle Dunkling, Colton Durdunji, Michelle Edgell, Brian Elliott, Laken Elliott, Shaquille Elliott,
Victoria Elmore, Ahmed Elsamady, Aaron Emmons, Patrick Farley, Murray Ford, Rick Fountain, Amanda Free, Lawrence Frost, Amy Gerald, Taylor
Giddiens, Zachary Hall, Mary Harless, James Hatter, Hunter Hawthorne, Tabitha Hayes, Matthew Heath, Mary Hedrick, Brandon Heiter, Sara Hill,
Austin Holliman, Laken Howell, William Howell, Cayla Hummel, Jarred Hutchins, Emanuel Jenkins, Kristi Jenkins, Paul Jennings, Angela Jones,
Margaux Jones, Carla Keith, Margaret Anne Ketabi, Christina Kirklin, Kawanna Knott, Anna Lam, Morgan Lancaster, Carson Lee, Thomas Lishman,
Paul Lott, Mary Luckie, Thomas Luiz, Andrea Lyle, Catarino Maldonado, Kayla Martin, Brian McCarty, Jessica McElroy, Maggie Meacham, Ashley
Mills, Alejandro Montes, Jennifer Nevin, Amanda Nichols, Jessica Nichols, Charles Odom, Amber Ordonez, Kimberly Osmer, Tamara Pace, Barrett
Palmer, Cody Payton, Gabrielle Perkins, Justin Perry, Hannah Phillips, Miranda Powell, Brandon Presley, Jordan Randolph, Ashley Ray, Ronald
Redick, Richard Resendiz, Kelbey Reynolds, Kendra Rice, Laken Robinson, Kathryn Rogers, Melody Rowland, Hunter Sartain, Meredith Schuckert,
Dwayne Scott, Ryan Skagen, Jordan Slatton, Jana Smith, Savannah Smith, Anna Stepchuck, Hillary Stephens, Richard Stockton, Abby Sutton,
Whitney Swatloski, Joshua Swindal, Kayla Talley, Abby Taylor, Venicia Taylor, Raphael Trinidad, Mary Vail, Jacob Vickers, Curzine Wallace, Louis
Walton, Torie Wassman, Kimberly Watson, Tammy Watts, Mary Webb, Maggi Welch, Barbara Westmoreland, Luene Wiggins, Elantra Wilson,
Charles Wint, Daniel Womble, Shannon Wright, Tiffani Wright, Alyssa Wyatt, Krista Yarnell
SHELTON STATE FOUNDATION AWARDS
Cassandra Freeman and Annie Gee, A.H. Bean Adult Education Scholarship
Mattie White, Abrasley-Shelton Endowed Scholarship
George Nelson, Alexander Adult Learning Scholarship
Tiffany Swedenburg, BBVA Compass Bank Scholarship
Abby Sutton, Billie Sue Brown Music Scholarship
James Brown, Champion Scholarship
Anna Fuller, Cleny Renfroe Nursing Scholarship
Kacy Montgomery and Kayla Beadlescomb, Edwin and Cecelia Ashton Memorial Scholarship
Barbara Jackson, Erin Maria Malone Endowed Scholarship
Will Morrison, Fang Physics Scholarship
Liliana Garcia, Gordon and Ann Rosen Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Christi Price, Harold James Endowed Technical Scholarship
Linda Fields, Helen H. and John K. McKinley Culinary Arts-Hospitality Scholarship
Alyssa Wyatt and Justin Montgomery, Helen H. McKinley Excellence Award for Practical Nursing Scholarship
Essence Brown, John and Anne Glankler Memorial Scholarship
Melody Rowland, Joy Pearson Dendy Memorial Scholarship
John Boyd, Lib Tyler Nursing Scholarship Fund
Krystle Rager, Madel Pearson and Joy Dendy Tuscaloosa Music Club Scholarship
Margaret Baker, Rumsey Endowed Scholarship
Hailee Winslow, Stacy Crocker Scholarship Fund
Kim Smalley, Tuscaloosa Business and Professional Women’s Endowed Scholarship Honoring Dr. Minnie C. Miles and Sue McLeod
Adam Jones, Wayne B. Boteler Memorial Scholarship
Tiffany Plowman and Shameka Young, West Alabama Health Council Scholarship
SHELTON STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Essence Brown, Alumni Louise Prewitt Memorial
Tamara Branch, Alumni Louise Prewitt Memorial
Shamekia Woods, Alumni Louise Prewitt Memorial
Laura Archibald, Alumni Louise Prewitt Memorial
Connie Grimes, Alumni Scholarship
Navorro Hudson, Alumni Scholarship
COLLEGE AWARDS
Keith Redick - Harold I. James Outstanding Technical Student Award
The Outstanding Technical Student Award is named for Mr. Harold I. James, president of Shelton State Technical College from 1951-1976. The
recipient of is selected based on accomplishments in the classroom and workplace.
Yanna Johnson - I.W. Mitchell Outstanding Technical Student Award
The Outstanding Technical Student Award is named for Mr. I. W. Mitchell, president of Fredd State Technical College from 1976-1982. The recipient
is selected based on academic achievement, involvement in campus and community activities, technical recognition, and job-related activities.
Yanna Johnson - Norman C. Cephus Special Achievement Award.
The Special Achievement Award is named after Mr. Norman C. Cephus, president of Fredd State Technical College from 1982-1990. The recipient
of the Norman C. Cephus Special Achievement Award is selected based on academic achievement, involvement in campus and community
activities, technical recognition and job related activities.
Haliegh Jones - Thomas E. Umphrey Outstanding Freshman Award
The Outstanding Freshman Award is named for Dr. Thomas E. Umphrey, president of Shelton State Community College from 1988-2000. The
recipient of the Thomas E. Umphrey Outstanding Freshman Award is selected based on outstanding academic achievement and involvement in
campus activities.
Cayla Hummel - Leo Sumner Outstanding Sophomore Student Award
The Outstanding Sophomore Student Award is named for Dr. Leo Sumner, president of Shelton State Community College from 1976-1988. The
recipient is selected based on outstanding academic performance, school involvement, and community service. It is the highest honor a student can
earn at Shelton State Community College.
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