Almost 500 receive their diplomas and certificates

Published or Revised May 09, 2008

More than 490 students received diplomas and certificates during Paris Junior College's commencement ceremonies held Friday, May 9, at Noyes Stadium. Dr. Pamela Anglin, president of Paris Junior College, greeted the capacity crowd of family and friends that filled the stadium. She introduced the PJC Board of Regents members present. The Paris Junior College Master Teacher for 2008 is Santos Garcia, who was in the first group to be hired as full-time faculty at the Greenville Center. For 13 years he has taught Office Technology and Computer Information Services courses at the PJC — Greenville Center. The Master Teacher is nominated by faculty; a committee evaluates the nominees according to a set of specified criteria and selects the recipient. Dr. Anglin noted Garcia's dedication to students and to his work in the classroom, and credited his dedication for helping make the PJC — Greenville Center the student-friendly place it is today. The Distinguished Service Award was presented to Max Goerte of Telephone, Texas. The award is an academic honor given to an outstanding graduating student. The recipient is selected by the faculty and professional staff of the College. This award was first given in 1935 to Louis B. Williams. Goerte has been recognized by [i]Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges[/i]. He has been active in campus organizations as well as service to the community. He is graduating with a GPA of 3.90 and attends Paris Junior College on scholarship. He has been named to the President's Honor Roll and has served as a peer mentor. He is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and an officer in Phi Beta Lambda. He serves as a 4-H leader and volunteer and a member of Beautification, Education and Enforcement Strategies (BEES), an organization to beautify Fannin County. Goerte is the recipient of a $3,000 Don't Mess With Texas Scholarship and a $10,000 4-H Walrath Scholarship. He is a business major and will continue his education at Texas A&M University - Commerce. Other students nominated for the Distinguished Service Award are Angela Cummings of Forest Chapel, Texas; Lauren Davis of Royce City, Texas; Tara Gibby of Sulphur Springs, Texas; and Gabriela Ortiz of Harlingen, Texas. Students recognized for graduating with highest honors (4.0 GPA) were Jason Barber of Pattonville, Texas; Cody Blan of Wills Point, Texas; Angela Cummings of Arthur City, Texas; Mallory Daugherty and Rusty Fuller, both of Paris, Texas; Tara Gibby of Sulphur Springs; Krista Goerte of Telephone; Nancy Lamphere of Dike, Texas; Chance Lawson of Roxton, Texas; Cynthia Rollins of Honey Grove, Texas; and Bradley Whisenhunt of Valliant, Okla. Students receiving associate degrees and their hometowns include: [b]Paris:[/b] Marcus Dejuan Bailey, Jason Barber, Courtney Jaye Barham, Kenton Billings Beal, Sheri Hannah Bell, Bethany Bennett, Mary Bigham, John Bradley Bolton, Alden Elysse Bowers, Kim Denise Burns, Robyn Marie Bush, Amy Cherie Chennault, Kristin Lynn Cochran, Crystal Cole, Kacey Lowell Cole, Celeste Coward, Barbara P. Crabb, Kerry Nathaneil Crittenden, Mallory Diann Daughtery, Cynthia Davenport-Herbst, Rebecca Ashley Davis, Amanda Denise Dawson, Eva Marie Elizabeth Dickey, Alfredo Alden Geolingo Dizon, Tiffanie Michelle Drake, Felipa Duncan, Kylee Micah Dunn, Kristen Allyce Eudy, John Christopher Fagan, Cynthia Glover, Marshall Glen Good, Jr., Monica R. Hamil, Andrew Daniel Harrison, Challene Denise Kee Heneghan, Carolyn Kay Henry, Regina Mackey Hevron, Jenny Daniel Hodges, David Jackson, Krista Johnson, Doris Denise Jones, Katherine Elizabeth Jones, Penny Lynn Jones, Haley Suzanne Krogman, Alicia Rena' Lang, Kacy L. McCarrell, Erin Casey McMonigle, Alisa Melton, Kelly Rene' Merritt, DaChedra Q. Milton, Jennifer Lashunn Minor, Katrina Franzoise' Mitchell, Sadie Myers, Candice Brooke Parks, Lauren Marie Pearson, Josefina De Los Angeles Peralta, Jerrica Leigh Pruitt, Dwan Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristin Michelle Riley, Rebekah Faye Robinson, Heath Rorie, Carolyn Renee' Smith, Dorothy Jean Smith, Krista Raylynn Smith, Terrell Wallace Stovall, John Lewis Strickland, Jr., Harvey Tim Tabangcora, Kristin Leigh Terrell, Kelsey Turk, Jeremy James Waldroup, Christina Ann Washington, Heather Michelle Whitaker, Amber Kaye Whitman, Keli Joy Wilson, Mindy Michelle Wilson, Jessica Anne Winkler, Dana Nicole Withers, Mandy M. Woodall, Jennye Brooke Woodard, Russell Adam Wright [b]Abilene:[/b] Beau Thomas Davis [b]Alba:[/b] Amanda Rachell LaFon [b]Arlington:[/b] Bryce Douglas Peterman [b]Athens:[/b] Vanessa Rae Shepard [b]Bagwell:[/b] Camilla Ann Ward [b]Balch Springs:[/b] Amy Louise Fonseca [b]Blossom:[/b] Michael Christine Little, Lisa Ann Martin, Lettie Joann Seiber, Matthew Cole White, Kandi Rae Wright [b]Blue Ridge:[/b] Shannon Rule [b]Bogata:[/b] Candace Marie Bonner, Sarah Anne Hare, Jeana Ann Smith [b]Bonham:[/b] Katherine Emily Davenport, Glyn Thomas, Skye Thomas [b]Bryan:[/b] Amber Denice Densey [b]Caddo Mills:[/b] Amanda Marie Atherton, Tracey Kathelene Blain, Lisa Rena' Gill, Nickie Grant, Justin Travis King [b]Campbell:[/b] Danny Davis McDaniel, Lucas Dale Norbie Romines, Eric Bruce Showler [b]Carrollton:[/b] Jonathon Blake Dallalio, Jason Diemer [b]Celeste:[/b] Jessica Anne McShane, Lauren Elizabeth Ragsdale, Rebecca Sue Pearcy, Candice M.Tjaden [b]Clarksville:[/b] Tamara Simone Ricks, Elizabeth S. Welch, Johnny M. Wooten, Jr. [b]Commerce:[/b] Jonathan L. Koopmann [b]Como:[/b] Marsha Evonne Jackson, Mollie-Blair Johnson [b]Cooper:[/b] Natalie Ann Hicks, Dorothy Olean Kenworthy, Kailey Ann King, Christopher Allen Morris [b]Cumby:[/b] Danielle Lea Elmore, James Elwood Rollins, Dyanna Elayne Strickland [b]Dallas:[/b] Jessica Denise Brown, Veronique Renee' Carrizales, Jojuan Martel Clemons-Johnson, Inisha Chantal Daughtry, Ashley Nicole Johnson, Evelyne Eunice Motue-Finyom, Ashley Keishea Proctor [b]Denton:[/b] Timothy Kenton Rainey [b]Detroit:[/b] Brittney Cole Hart, Felicia Rose Huzzie, Duska Rose Pardue [b]Dike:[/b] Brittney Leigh Caldwell, Nancy Lamphere, Nicole Tubb [b]Dodd City:[/b] Nathan Roy Blankenship [b]El Paso:[/b] Jennifer Fiedler Moncivais [b]Emory:[/b] Kari Lynette Cason, Savanna A. Christian, Debra Hill Hendricks, Briana Crystal Lopez, Katie Ann Moss, Lupita Ramirez, Michele Lynn Reber, Debbie Lynn Ricketts, Katrina Marie Williams [b]Farmersville:[/b] Brittany Mishell Jeffcoat, Shawn Phillip Kiefer [b]Fate:[/b] Kimberly Ann Tovar [b]Forest Chapel:[/b] Angela Denise Cummings [b]Fort Worth:[/b] Paul A. Robinson, Lisa Pham [b]Garland:[/b] Taylor Mercer [b]Gilmer:[/b] James LaRoy Fuller, Jr., Katrina Verdelia Tennison [b]Grand Prairie:[/b] Marisa Deanna Edmonson, Marquetta Antonette Scales [b]Greenville:[/b] Heather Nicole Bird, Desiree Danielle Buchanan, Jessica Jasmine Clark, Scott Eric-James Crowther, April M. Dowdy, Michael Joshua Shain Ford, Alfonso Gomez, Jr., Michael E. Hoskins, Kayla Michelle Hudson, Brad Killough, Jordan C. Langston, Ana Guadalupe Chavez Lisaola, Tequila Rochell Mathis, Elizabeth Brittany McConnell, Cassandra Jean Offerman, Richard Jacob Porter, Margarita A. Rincon, Emanuel Rodriguez, Ashlea Shipp, Daniel Mark Smith, Heather Christina Torres [b]Harlingen:[/b] Gabriela Ortiz [b]Honey Grove:[/b] Stacy Lynn Cravens. Julia Janeth Rodriguez, Cynthia M. Rollins [b]Houston:[/b] David J. Simoneaux [b]Howe:[/b] Breanna Nicole Kindrick [b]Huffman:[/b] Brittany Danielle Cook [b]Lewisville:[/b] John Garrett Carruth [b]Lone Oak:[/b] Tia Lanee Nolan, Stephanie Leigh Patterson, Denice Slemmons, Amy Lynn Thrush, Michelle Williams [b]Lubbock:[/b] Patricia Ann Pittman [b]Martins Mill:[/b] Lynzi Elizabeth Williams [b]Miller Grove:[/b] Brigitte Dubose Zeigler [b]Mount Vernon:[/b] Delisa Lynn Brooks [b]Nacogdoches:[/b] Emilie Michele Hobbs [b]Palmer:[/b] Joe Dennis Robinson [b]Pattonville:[/b] Judy Marie Smith [b]Plano:[/b] Napaporn Udomphol [b]Point:[/b] Alberta V. Camacho [b]Powderly:[/b] Angela Denise Ashton, Ashley Kay Becker, Ryan Benjamin Reaves, Brandi M. Taylor [b]Quinlan:[/b] Michael Cody Blan, Krystal Viola Collard, Sandra Groom [b]Quitman:[/b] Misty Lynne Frazier [b]Reno:[/b] Keitha Michelle Bevins [b]Rockwall:[/b] Kristina Nicole Murdoch [b]Roxton:[/b] Rochelle Bass, Chance Lee Lawson, Amy Lorene Milner [b]Royse City:[/b] Lauren Sue Davis, Osondu Onyema, Amberly Nicole Stone [b]Sulphur Bluff:[/b] Nicole Renee' Cockrell [b]Sulphur Springs:[/b] Angel C. Banks, Jennifer Kristen Beaver, Kelly Jean Calderon, Jessica Nicole Carter, Andrea J. Cordova, Michael Roll Davis, Rachel D. Dorris, Rebecca Ann Dotson, Brandy Lynn English-Skinner, Candace Nicole Fountain, Sarah Elizabeth Frazier, Tina Renee Gardner, Tara R. Gibby, Shonda Ann Gibson, Gina Gleason, Jamie Lee Glenn, Leslie Glover, Jason Wayne Harmon, Na'Tosha Harrison, Crystal Lane Harry, Crissy Lynn Hester-Woodall, Kristi K. Irby, Kristi Kwen Tonya Johnson, Wesley D. Jordan, Stephanie Annette Loper, Max A. Martin, Curtis M. Mayo, Jr., Ennis Levoy McIntier, Jennifer L. Medina, Brooke Pennington, Mark W. Penny, Angela Stapleton Price, Michael Thomas Ramsey, Marcella Calderon Reyes, Whitney Nicole Rogers, Maribel Sanchez, Callie Lane Smith, Jessica Vaculik, Amy Celeste Vandervoet, Rhonda Walker, Lisa Marie Wilks, James Zackary Willhite, Taylor Brooke Wilson, Jerry Wayne Young [b]Telephone:[/b] Krista A. Goerte, Max Kyle Goerte [b]Troup:[/b] Beau J. Bentley [b]Wolfe City:[/b] Joceylin C. Allen, Brandi Jolyn Freeman, Kristopher Wade Malone, Brandy Nicole Ray, Jade Kelly Robinson [b]Woodland:[/b] Brittanee' Michaelle LaRhonda Yarbro [b]Yantis:[/b] Kay Kathleen Glenn Oklahoma students receiving degrees include Bradley R. Whisenhunt, Valliant; Ronnie L. Hayes, Apache; Janitra D. Bostic, Kathryn Bell Hadland, Amanda Marie Whitlow, Ronald Kent Whitlow, Laurali Ann Houston, Hugo; Justin Michael Maxey, Rattan. Other students receiving degrees are Eric L.B. Tramiel, Shreveport, La.; Alise Michele Thomas, Texarkana, Ark.; Heather Trevino, Dravosburg, Penn.; Meredith Dalayne Osterbuhr, Lebanon, Tenn.; Jamar Ray Lampkin, Portland, Ore.; J. Gustavo Moncivias, Jr., Oxnard, Calif.; Laurali Ann Houston, King City, Calif.; Michael L. Smith, Bronyx, N.Y.; Angelica Barajas, Chicago, Ill.; Brandon Trevell Ayers, Holly Springs, Miss.; Orlando A. Allen, Cincinnati, Ohio; Kyla Elissa Roberts, Granite Falls, Wash.; Pierre Miville-Deschenes, Candiac, Quebec; Vihang Parikh, Bardoli, India; Yuichiro Omori, Sapporo, Japan. Students receiving certificates of completion in vocational/technical programs and their hometowns include: [b]Paris:[/b] Joe Barnard, Kassi Danielle Baxter, Octavius Beard, Jodie Suzann Beshirs, Jay Bryant, Kimberly J. Cooper, Marsha Ann Crosswhite, Jennifer Michelle Cunningham, Robert Daniels, Randy D. Dean, Michael Wayne Domery, Cari M. Fortenberry, Darlene Fugett, Andrew Terrell Fuller, Megan Beth Gordon, Cody Garrett Gose, Amber Kay Grant, Garry Ryan Gurley, Shaun W. Hargan, Sherry Ann Harrison, Marcus Dwayne Hawkins, George W. Hawkins, III, Blakely Michelle Hill, Sarah Beth House, Tanganyika Johnson, Wendell L. Johnson, III, William Eric Keaton, Jennifer Knox, Shanthony DeTrice Lewis, Latona Elaine Long, LaToya Meals-Cooper, Kim Merritt, Justin Wayne Morrell, Charles J. Myers, Lacy Lynn Nabors, Amanda M. O'Dell, Kyle Macon Offutt, Tina Marie Offutt, Randy R. Offutt, Jr., Luke Byron Pool, Kevin W. Porterfield, Brandi Nicole Raley, Stacie L. Reaves, Melissa Renea Ringwald, David C. Rodriguez, Scott T. Scholz, Billy J. Shepherd, Sheila J. Sikes, Johanna Marie Simpson, Gove Dee Slate, Paul R. Spencer, Patrick Clinton Stevenson, Iran Rey Terrones, Christina Thompson, Jennifer L. Vrba, Garrett Wayne Whitten, Derek L. Williams, Wilma Rose Wintz, LeaAnn Davis Wright [b]Alba:[/b] Lovie Freeman Carpenter [b]Amarillo:[/b] David Alan Beauchamp, Bobby Hollingsworth [b]Arlington:[/b] Abena Brefo, Christianne Miller [b]Arthur City:[/b] Colton Heath Golightly [b]Blossom:[/b] Rebecka Jeaneane Bishop, Cheryl Love [b]Bogata:[/b] Dustin F. Jones, Leslie H. Jones, Niskee Nicole Jones, Ashley Leighann White [b]Bonham:[/b] Garrett Marshall Dobson, David Allen Roberts [b]Borger:[/b] Eric Keith Dickson [b]Bowie:[/b] Adrian D. Wilson [b]Boxelder:[/b] Anthony C. Allston [b]Caddo Mills:[/b] Richard Evans Doyle, Rachael McClain [b]Campbell:[/b] Sarah Crowther Walker, Jessica DeLeon [b]Celeste:[/b] Jennifer Lyn Giles [b]Clarksville:[/b] Jared Brannan, Riley J. Calloway, Rebecca Jo Hale, Shynia Mercedes Love, Stephanie Ann Luke, Rahsean Smith, Casey Lane Ward [b]Commerce:[/b] Rebecca Lynne Bearden, Anthony Douglass Burchett, Donna S. Coe, Karen Lee Gorden, Laura B. Myers, Richard D. Weise [b]Conroe:[/b] Caitlin Annette Moninghoff [b]Cooper:[/b] Megan Colleen Landers, Natalia Pham, Randee Nickole Tatum [b]Coppell:[/b] Jessica Lowe [b]Cumby:[/b] Christina Chambliss, Martin W. France [b]Cunningham:[/b] Weston D. Drinnon [b]Dallas:[/b] Morgan J. Walker [b]Deport:[/b] Deborah Merrill Dawson, Brian Hays, Brittany Nicole Lollar [b]Detroit:[/b] Katie Renee Maynard, Jennifer Lea Smith [b]El Paso:[/b] Jacob Issac Anaya [b]Grapevine:[/b] Angela Dawn Ary [b]Greenville:[/b] Ashley Nichole Barecky, Alva Lynn Craig, Ashley Nicole Crutcher, Lora Goff, Patrick Harrison, III, Emily King, Donald Patrick Majewski, Chandra Hogue Mendez, Jana LeAnn Stuckmeyer, Shelia R. Watts [b]Honey Grove:[/b] Brandie Kay Davis [b]Hooks:[/b] Stephanie Dawn Miller [b]Houston:[/b] Mark A. Lee, Frederick Tristan, II [b]Klondike:[/b] Thomas A. Macey, Teresa Lynn Sansing [b]Lake Jackson:[/b] Timothy P. Gallion [b]Lampasas:[/b] Bridgett Hubble [b]Lewisville:[/b] Sarah Elizabeth Walker [b]Lindale:[/b] Hayley Susanne Myler [b]Lone Oak:[/b] Jessica Nicole Johnson, Carol J. Mowat, Charles D. Stewart, Jr. [b]Lubbock:[/b] Kenneth Roberts, William David Smith [b]Miller Grove:[/b] Brandon R. Roberts [b]Monkstown:[/b] Cristin L. Nelson [b]Montgomery:[/b] Kara Rae Nance [b]Pattonville:[/b] Carol Jean Ladd [b]Pecan Gap:[/b] Joseph Allen Metzke [b]Plano:[/b] Christie Chizoba Okoro [b]Port Neches:[/b] Morgan Lindy West [b]Powderly:[/b] Rodney Daniels [b]Quinlan:[/b] Mattie Mae Earls, Vicki Lynn Finch, Richard Ross, Misty Leigh Sandoval, Matthew S. Wells [b]Reno:[/b] Brenda Yvonne Cannedy, Robert Daniels [b]Roxton:[/b] Roxie Ann Jeffery, Nico D. Williams [b]San Antonio:[/b] Laura Jane Hayes, Timothy Madigan [b]Sulphur Springs:[/b] Dean Garrett Armstrong, Kenneth Cobb, Jessica Nichole Henly, Addie Leigh Kerby, Lori A. Lunceford, Jeffery T. Mangrum, David Paul Matthews, Elizabeth Diane McPherson, Timothy Merrell, Kristi Norfleet, Kade J. Pace, Samantha Lynne Rose, Donna Marie Rushin, Lanetta S. Sims, Satwinderpal Singh, Elizabeth Velasco, Connie Mae Wolf [b]Sumner:[/b] Candice April Allison, Tyler Basinger, Hope Errin Clark, Jesse Ryan Goforth, Jesse Goforth, Chelsey McLemore, David Lloyd Thomas, Dori Nicole Tye [b]Talco:[/b] Andrew Deaton [b]Telephone:[/b] Cristin Nelson [b]Texarkana:[/b] Ryan Michael Richard [b]Winfield:[/b] Brenda L. Barker [b]Winnsboro:[/b] Codi Anne Stephens [b]Wylie:[/b] Felicitas Meenwa Nwaege Oklahoma students receiving certificates include: Ethan W Boykin, Justin Green, Carliss Anthony Oakes, Jr., Lance Thomas Reeves, Hugo; Kyle Curtis, Finley; Kody Bailey, Daniel Marion Merker, III, Fort Towson; Arthur Stewart, Jr., Idabel; Russell Patrick Ellison, Soper; Chelsey Ann McLemore, Valliant; James R. Hitchcock, Lawton. Other students completing vocational/technical certificates include: Aubrey LaVon Taylor, Alexandria, La.; Corey Wilkening, Hutchinson, Kans.; Jedediah A. Braun, Anchorage, Ak.; Dustin Floyd, Crossett, Ark.; Beata Louquet, Brick, N.J.; Gerald William Brown, II, DeQueen, Ark.; Matthew B. Gomez, Athens, Ga.; Amy Lynn Dalton, Gibbstown, N.J.; Bruce Samuel Newton, Joplin, Mo.; Elizabeth K. Ogilvie, Kittery Point, Me.; Laura E. Stocklin, Lancaster, Ohio; Brittanie Suzanne Haines, Markle, Ind.; Grant Robert Mykicz, Montevallo, Al.; Jason A. Crook, Mountain Home, Ark.; Amber N. Bynum, Viola, Ark., Michael W. Paolillo, Pemberton, N.J.; Joni S. Mudgett, Smyrna, Tenn.; Jonathan Rhea, Springhill, La.; Gregory W. Dupree, Sulphur, La.; Jarred Michael Bleacher, Northampton, Penn.; Lee Bridges Payne, Vinalhaven, Me.; Gerardo Reyes, Elaine Aiko Endo, Aiea, Hawaii; Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico; Melvis O. Bonilla, La Union, El Salvador.