PJC announces 2025 spring student honors list
Published or Revised June 18, 2025
After much work and dedication, some 250 Paris Junior College students have been named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement for the Spring 2025 semester.
“At Paris Junior College, we are incredibly proud of the students who have earned a place on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the spring semester,” said Dr. Stephen Benson, PJC President. “This recognition reflects their outstanding academic achievement and unwavering commitment to success. These students represent the very best of PJC, and we celebrate their hard work and determination.”
To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the Dean’s List must have a minimqum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15 semester hours, and have no grade lower than a “C.” The lists are compiled exclusive of developmental hours.
Students from Texas named to the President’s List
Alba: Ricky Adams, Rona Chowdhury
Bedford: Aialaisa Lilomaiava
Blossom: Tucker Crutchfield, Ashley Fendley, Jesse Simpson, Christopher Withrow
Brookston: Carly Patterson
Bullard: Callie Bailey
Caddo Mills: Madelyn Cook, Sophia Lowrey
Clarksville: Mariela Ruiz
Commerce: Justin Green, Hannah Scarcelli, Selene White
Como: Evan Carr
Cooper: Isabella Thompson
Cumby: Alyssa Forgacic, Julia Hernandez, Jeri Howe, James Howell, Gaby Osornio, Kelsie Stewart
Denton: Samantha Ferguson
Detroit: Brandi Cortes
Dickinson: Ava Axtle
Dike: Ryleigh Bell, Mikayla Potts, Jolee Wilson
Flower Mound: Siddarth Dendukuri
Greenville: BaiLee Aimes, Jason Arcila, Hannah Covert, Angeline D’Andrea, Diana Pineda, Victoria Russell, Alberto Ugalde
Honey Grove: Sonora Flowers, Alyssa Gilbert, Kaci Hodges, Asher Price, Lillian Ridley, Daniel Tortorella, Chloe Walker, Caycee Woodard
Irving: Chasity Rivera
Katy: Tatiana Singhal
Klein: Bankston Lembcke
Klondike: Eli Rhein
Kyle: Vyaney Sanchez
Ladonia: Katherine Chesson, Kai Fornof
Lakeway: Gavyn Schlotterback
Lancaster: Blessing Teamer
Leesburg: Kristyna Stuckey
Leonard: Reyleigh Shockley
Midlothian: Christopher Dick
Naples: Aaron Jackson
New Caney: Luna Aranda
Palestine: Emerith Hernandez
Paris: Ashley Alston, Andrew Anderson, Diego Balderas, Cassandra Barron, Emily Boren, Brayden Brown, Hailey Bryan, Ana Emeyabbi, Caitlin Fountain, Alexandra Gottshalk, Caleb Gray, Isabella Maggi, Christopher Mclemore, Alizabeth Moore, Hunter Moreland, Emma Napier, Bradley Resendiz, Stephen Robinson, Michael Sullivan, Ciara West, Juan Yepiz, Saniya Young
Point: Nicholas Bowman
Powderly: Camden Brown, Elizabeth Guillory, Daron Justice, Gabriel Struss
Prosper: Erick Thompson
Quinlan: James Morales
Rockwall: Damian Camp, Annette Maas, Dylan Rothwell, Hannah Watt
Rowlett: Solomon Astran
Royse City: Jasmine Loftis, Angelina Lozano, Ryan Munoz, Emma Neyra, Delilah Sardisco
San Angelo: Emma Wilson
San Antonio: Cadence Beck, Gabriela Sosa
Sulphur Springs: Malori Boyer, Joseph Conway Herron, Heaton Halbert, Thomas Soliday, Jakob Toland, Cristian Trejo, Aaron Westerfield
Sumner: Brailee Winston
Talco: Brittney Steen
The Colony: Brianna Ortega
The Woodlands: Jessica Battiste
Wylie: Cam Pruitt
Students from other states or countries named to the President’s List
Upland, California: Sofia Hollingsworth
Monroe, Louisiana: Kaitlyn Worsham
Newton, North Carolina: Anthony Breland
Hugo, Oklahoma: Shonta Gage
Valliant, Oklahoma: Kayden Bean
Hill AFB, Utah: Elsa WandreyMilton, Ontario, Canada: Breanna Fernandes Clemens
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Wesley Johnston
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Christopher Melvin
Luquillo, Puerto Rico: Sebastian De La Cruz
Ashton Under Lyne, England: Emmanuel Akubuo
Bhaktapur, Nepal: Mandip Basnet
Auckland, New Zealand: Catherine Smith
Students from Texas named to the Dean’s List
Aubrey: Jacob McNeal, Preslie Reffel
Bacliff: Giselle Gonzalez
Bagwell: Madison Brenton
Blossom: Briar Thomas
Bogata: Kagen Hales
Caddo Mills: Nathan Petzold
Campbell: Alysia Midkiff, Carrigan Oats, Allison Sneed
Commerce: Meagan Langleyn, Lashaunda Matlock, Colt Talley
Cumby: Katherine Cotts, Roberta Smith
Deport: Dominique Turner
Detroit: Cy Garrison, Raelin Musgrove
Dike: Yulisa Castillo, Casseigh Willis
El Campo: Alexis Salazar
Fate: Andrew Orolfo
Grand Prairie: Nevaeh Bluefer
Greenville: Devin Branch, Valeria DeLaCruz, Citlaly Eguia Ramirez, Jose Fraire, Za’kirah Hemphill, Jordan Hunnicutt, Lani Hurley,Patricia Jaeger, Maria Marquez Aguilar, Dante Morales, Jared Morales, Jazmin Paulin Rios,Ashlee Robison, Fernando Salinas, Arron Williams
Honey Grove: Levi Beavers, Macie Ragland, Kendal Wolfe
Houston: Fabrice Ndayishimiye
Kileen: Jaelon Bernal
Ladonia: KeMonte Cuba
Lewisville: Princeton Green, Axel Martinez
Livingston: Ashley Froese
Lone Oak: Olivia Clifton
Mount Pleasant: Jenna Cook, Jaden Coppedge
Paris: Oscar Arroyo, Charles Balazs, Amelia Biddle, Olivia Bierman, Connor Brasseux, Samantha Coleman, Justin Ferguson, Carmen Fioravanti,Shaniquia Freeman, Bryan Gonzalez, Angel Goss, Carson Holzwarth,Alexandra Mendoza, Michael Reeves, Laren Robertson, Jacie Sanders, Kei’Ariah Savage, Caden Thompson
Pattonville: Brooklyn Ladd, Ashton McQueen
Pflugerville: Lawrence Doe
Pickton: Hailey Snipes
Powderly: Patricia Garcia, Savannah Jordan, Carol Shawhart, Taylor Thomas
Quinlan: Miguel Bermudez, Amanda Carter, Tye Clark, Aaliyah Jordan, Jalin Millsap, Julie Moore
Red Oak: Ciara Johnson
Rowlett: Lucas Solorzano
Roxton: Faith Roberts
Royse City: Leah Bunton, Aracely Cossio, Nathan Hurtado, Marcos Perez-Avila, Oliver Renkiewicz, Josefina Spezzafero, Dylan Stoffregen
Saltillo: Ryan Smith
Seguin: Julian Monjaras
Sulphur Bluff: Josiah Hadnot
Sulphur Springs: Sergio Aguayo, Ricardo Chavarria, Catherine Clayton, Hannah Davis, Jacqueline Diosdado, Cohen Elliott, Jessica Gutierrez, Aiden Horton, Haley Miller, Tiffany Radney, Josh Stillwagoner, Kimberly Wheatcraft, Dayton Wilkerson
Terrell: Yahire Ramirez
Weatherford: Ella Bertram
Yantis: Jennifer Rodriquez
Students from other states or countries named to the Dean’s List
San Diego, California: Aleila Dugan
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Cole LeClair
Miami, Florida: Leonel Aguilar
Shawnee, Kansas: Greyson Chappel
Columbia, Maryland: Nevaeh Brown
Sauk Centre, Minnesota: Violet Anderson
Antlers, Oklahoma: Jonathan Webb
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Percy Green
Soper, Oklahoma: Candi Rayburn
Valliant, Oklahoma: Shalan Haley
Spanish Fork, Utah: Stefano Cia
Greenlaw, Scotland, United Kingdom: Emma Hume