GNTC to hold 2022 Fall Commencement Ceremony Dec. 13

December 7, 2022

More than 300 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will exit the Dalton Convention Center on Tuesday, Dec. 13, armed with the education and technical training needed to kick-start their careers.

The 2022 Fall Commencement Ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. 

After students, administrators and faculty march into place during Processional, the National Anthem will be presented. Invocation will be led by Leyner Argueta, program director and instructor of Business Management at GNTC.

Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC, will welcome guests and introduce commencement address speaker Crista Howell, winner of the college’s 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.

Howell has been an instructor at GNTC since 2011. She is the director of all Ultrasound programs, which include Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Adult Echocardiography and Vascular Sonography. She is also GNTC’s instructor of Vascular Sonography.

Selena Magnusson, vice president of Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success at GNTC, will recognize High Honor and Honor graduates. A special recognition for graduates who are veterans, Phi Beta Lambda members, SkillsUSA members and Student Government Association members will also be led by Magnusson.

Stuart Phillips, vice president of Student Affairs at GNTC, will present the graduates, and Dr. Popham will confer the graduates with associate degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Susan Bowman, assistant dean and instructor of Health Information Management Technology at GNTC, will administer the GNTC Alumni Association Oath.

Listed are graduates that are participating in the 2022 Fall Commencement Ceremony showing (from left) 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 degree  

  • Latice M. Allen, Medical Assisting
  • Daisy Amber Azua, Surgical Technology
  • Arlyn Yamileth Balcarcel, Medical Assisting
  • Denver Kole Beamon, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Kaylee Dale Beard, Criminal Justice Technology
  • Caylin B. Beavers, Accounting
  • Gisselle R. Beltran, Adult Echocardiography
  • Cameron M. Blaney, Automotive Technology
  • Leandro R. Borges, Business Management
  • Jasmine Delynn Brewer, Business Management
  • Jessica R. Briggs, Web Site Design/Development
  • Raelyn A. Bryant, Business Management   
  • Matthew Gregory Bryson, Applied Technical Management
  • Lindsey Nicole Byrd, Adult Echocardiography
  • Vannessa Lajuan Calhoun, Vascular
  • Ashley N. Camp, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Carolyn Lucile Casey, Business Management
  • Cassidy Alexis Causey, Surgical Technology
  • Hunter Shane Chambers, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Jonathan Tyler Clegg, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Alec R. Coker, Construction Management
  • Tara Crate, Business Management
  • Emily M. Cromer, Vascular
  • Mary Elizabeth Crowe, Radiologic Technology
  • Jose Antonio Cruz, Precision Machining and Manufacturing
  • Areli Cruz Garcia, Business Management
  • Magali Cruz Guzman, Medical Assisting
  • Richard Alan Davis, Accounting
  • Sebastian De Santiago, Business Management
  • Taylor Anne Dotson, Business Management
  • Stephanie Driggers, Adult Echocardiography
  • Cassidey A. Dunn, Business Management
  • Delaina Duvall, Business Management
  • Emma Victoria Evans, Construction Management
  • Marykate Fetters, Health Information Management Technology
  • Micala Yvonne Filiatrault, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Carla L. Freeman, Medical Assisting
  • Joshua G. Freeman, Industrial Systems Technology
  • Zacary Tate Goodwin, Business Management
  • Bennie Benjamin Gorham, Applied Technical Management
  • Amy Gray, Early Childhood Care and Education
  • Gregory L. Greene Jr., Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • William K. Grizzard, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Theresa Harper, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Anna M. Harrell, Business Management
  • Misty Fowler Hawk, Criminal Justice Technology
  • Makayla D. Heard, Early Childhood Care and Education
  • Jessica C. Heifner, Construction Management
  • Sean M. Henery, Business Management
  • Karen Del Rocio Hernandez, Business Management
  • Shannon Marie Hicks, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Amanda D. Hill, Surgical Technology
  • Monica Marie Hunter, Business Management
  • Brittany R Ingram, Business Management
  • Meredith L. Jacobs, Vascular
  • Maria B. Jaramillo Forcado, Radiologic Technology
  • Aletha R. Johnson, Business Management
  • Darrian Jones, Radiologic Technology
  • Logan Jones, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Mary Elizabeth Michelle Jones, Business Management
  • Tracey L. Key, Business Management
  • Katrina King, Surgical Technology
  • Justin L. Kirk, Business Management
  • Yamileth Landaverde, Business Management
  • Hanna La’Shea Leamon, Surgical Technology
  • Juan M. Lee, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Brittany Letner, Accounting
  • Danyell Holly Ann Lippincott, Medical Assisting
  • Emily Elizabeth Lippincott, Adult Echocardiography
  • Lisa M. Logan, Surgical Technology
  • Hannah Robison Longmire, Marketing Management
  • Nora Lynn, Health Information Management Technology
  • Danielle L. Maffetone, Business Management
  • Matthew Mathison, Automotive Technology
  • Jose J. Moreno, Automation Engineering Technology
  • Trixie Michelle Morgan, Early Childhood Care and Education
  • Olivia M. Moses, Surgical Technology
  • Brandis M. Nelson, Radiologic Technology
  • Thuan N. Nguyen, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Kenadi N. Nichols, Adult Echocardiography
  • Benjamin Eli Niles, Horticulture
  • Lorien H. Nunez, Web Site Design/Development
  • Elizabeth M. Nycum, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Ashley Paramo-Carmona, Radiologic Technology
  • Amanda Elizabeth Parker, Horticulture
  • Jamie Perez, Construction Management
  • Kristen Pickel, Paramedicine
  • Helen Shanee Pope, Early Childhood Care and Education
  • Trey Posey, Construction Management
  • Samantha Nicole Prewett, Vascular
  • Charles Rainer Reaves, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Trinity Alicia Reyes, Adult Echocardiography
  • Saul Reyes Jr., Instrumentation and Control Technician
  • Kaitlyn Elizabeth Richey, Vascular
  • Stefany Jaqueline Rodriguez, Surgical Technology
  • Sergio Andres Romero Vargas, Business Management
  • Chloe Rosser, Health Care Management
  • William Robert Rutledge, Drafting Technology
  • Osmar R. Sales, Radiologic Technology
  • Jocelyn Guadalupe Sanchez, Business Management
  • Alejandra Sandoval, Vascular
  • Aryn Autry Santos, Radiologic Technology
  • Selena Segura, Radiologic Technology
  • Jose A. Soto, Radiologic Technology
  • Ashley Renea Spence, Health Care Management
  • Tyler R. Stanton, Precision Machining and Manufacturing
  • Freddie Stewart, Automotive Technology
  • Jordan Lee Stroud, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Rachel Madison Sullivan, Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Kyndall Le-Ann Sutton, Business Management
  • Charles Talbott, Industrial Systems Technology
  • Makayla D. Tate, Web Site Design/Development
  • Kasha Storm Taylor, Business Management
  • Lyndsey Alexis Teague, Business Management
  • Emily Anne Thompson, Business Management
  • Katlin Marie Thompson, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Heather R. Thrasher, Business Management
  • Bryson A. Thurman, Construction Management
  • Claudia B. Torres, Accounting
  • Isaac Torres, Industrial Systems Technology
  • Jenesis R. Trevino, Adult Echocardiography
  • Hanna Skyler Tzimenatos, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Husein Vajzovic, Industrial Systems Technology
  • Gabriela Vargas, Health Care Management
  • Kenya C. Vargas, Health Care Management
  • Destiny Velazquez, Horticulture
  • Yecica Meliza Vicente Vicente, Accounting
  • Analy Vigil Rico, Business Management
  • Keven Steven Vivas, Business Management
  • Cordelia Denenge’ Wells, Social Work Assistant
  • Tyler C. West, Construction Management
  • Brooklyn A. White, Business Healthcare Technology
  • Lexie Mae White, Adult Echocardiography
  • Tori Williams, Vascular
  • Dacey R. Willingham, Radiologic Technology
  • James Kaine Wilson, Construction Management
  • Cassandra Wood, Business Healthcare Technology            

Diploma              

  • Juan Pedro Almaraz Covarrubias, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Francely Ang, Human Lactation
  • Dulce Arias, Medical Assisting
  • Juana Bautista, Accounting
  • Albert Belman, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Kayla N. Briggs, Cosmetology
  • Shanae Bruton, Health Information Coding
  • Abigayle M. Bynum, Cosmetology
  • Michelle Caceres, Criminal Justice Technology
  • Jennifer Jaqueline Calderon Barrios, Cosmetology
  • Kayla Marie Caldwell, Practical Nursing
  • Rosa Charlene Cruz, Business Healthcare Technology
  • Gelsley Dasinger, Cosmetology
  • Deja Nichole Davis, Business Technology
  • Joshua Matthew Davis, Electrical Systems Technology
  • Jorma Dickson, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Isaiah Javier Espinoza, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Oscar J. Flores Segura, Automotive Technology
  • Ashley N. Floyd, Medical Assisting
  • Maribel Fraire, Medical Assisting
  • Emily Daniella Fraire Gonzalez, Cosmetology
  • Joy Elaine Fredrick, Business Technology
  • Cesar Ramon Gracia, Air Conditioning Technology
  • Alex T. Green, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Cathrine Alleen Greeson, Human Lactation
  • Briana Renea Hall, Accounting
  • Thomas Cooper Hartley, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Sierra Rose Hawkins, Cosmetology
  • Martin Hernandez, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Esli J. H-Hernandez, Medical Assisting
  • Jamarkus T. Holcomb, Culinary Arts
  • Shauna Cox Ingram, Cosmetology
  • Luis Joaquin-Gomez, Air Conditioning Technology
  • Jose Lara Mendez, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Alicia Lewis, EMS Professions
  • Marissa Sarahi Lon Morales, Cosmetology
  • Selena I. Lopez, Medical Assisting
  • Crystal Mallory, Medical Assisting
  • Antonio Martinez Jr., Welding and Joining Technology
  • Madison H. Millhollan, Cosmetology
  • Ian Aurelius Moore, Networking Specialist
  • Ever Morillon Delgado, Automotive Technology
  • Karen Melissa Orozco, Dental Assisting
  • Connor Keith Padgett, Electrical Systems Technology
  • Cassandra Paramo-Carmona, Medical Assisting
  • Heather Michele Payne, Cosmetology
  • Isaac Phillips, Diesel Equipment Technology
  • Eva YanXiang Poe, Cosmetology
  • Makayla Nolen Powell, Medical Assisting
  • Samantha Pullen, Culinary Arts
  • Yajaira Ramirez, Medical Assisting
  • Widman A. Ramirez Calderon, Air Conditioning Technology
  • Josue Giovanny Reveles, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Tanya Reyes-Cornejo, Medical Assisting
  • Claudia Rodriguez, Medical Assisting
  • Scarlett Katherine Rogers, Medical Assisting
  • Maricelys Romero Campos, Cosmetology
  • Wilburn Salaices Jr., Diesel Equipment Technology
  • Alondra Hernandez Sanchez, Medical Assisting
  • Maggie A. Scruggs, Business Management
  • Johana Segura-Torres, Dental Assisting
  • Courtney Smith, Business Healthcare Technology
  • Lashekia Marshae Smith, Medical Assisting
  • Terra Nicolee Smothers, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Christian L. Stafford, CNC Technology
  • Presley N. Stone, Business Healthcare Technology
  • Jessica L. Strickland, Cosmetology
  • Katelynn Dawne Sturgill, Medical Assisting
  • Aleida Vail-Mendez, Cosmetology
  • Jesse Vargas, Cybersecurity
  • Alexis Vazquez, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Montserrat Villalobos Hernandez, Cosmetology
  • Lance Ronald Watson, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Logan Earl Watson, Welding and Joining Technology
  • Rebecca A. Watson, Cosmetology
  • Trenton S. Weaver, Precision Machining and Manufacturing
  • Holly R. Williams, Cosmetology
  • Shana Yarbrough, Cosmetology

Technical Certificate of Credit   

  • Kiley Alyssa Abernathy, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Jaylyn A. Alvarado, Nail Technician
  • Flor A. Ambrocio-Vasquez, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Juan Manuel Arellano, Air Conditioning Technician Assistant
  • Samantha Arellano, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Alexis C. Asher, Clinical Office Assistant
  • Erica L. Baber, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Moncerad Blanco Ortiz, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Aleah Booth, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Alli Brock, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Laycie Davis Brookshire, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Willie Cantrell, Diesel Truck Maintenance Technician
  • Kadie Carlene Cardin, Healthcare Billing and Coding Specialist
  • Esther Ruth Carswell, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Courtney Carter, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Bianca Lucero Cervantes, Nail Technician
  • LaMesha Brooke Chubb, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Jaime Lynne Cooper, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Alexandra Cornejo, Clinical Office Assistant
  • Wendy Crumley, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Salma Cuna, Office Accounting Specialist
  • Emily Davis, Medical Coding
  • Alexa Rose Doherty, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Amber Nicole Edwards, Phlebotomy Technician
  • Jessie Ely, Clinical Office Assistant
  • Nancy Felipe-Diego, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Tesfa K. Francis, Aviation Maintenance Technician
  • Wendy Garner, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Alyssa Corrine Gibbs, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Deborah Godfrey, Medical Front Office Assistant
  • Cristian Gomez Ramirez, Aviation Maintenance Technician
  • Britenee Nikohle Graham, Clinical Office Assistant
  • Shayla Diane Graham, Phlebotomy Technician
  • Johnathan William Gregory, Industrial Motor Control Technician
  • Michelle Guzman-Benites, Criminal Justice Specialist
  • Mckayla Hall, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Jamie Lee Hamilton, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Jeremy J. Harris, Hair Designer
  • Andrew Hatt, Emergency Medical Technician
  • Eduardo Roman Huitanda, Electrical Contracting Technician
  • Cloie-Jean Albreanna Jenkins, Emergency Medical Technician
  • John D. Jenkins, Emergency Medical Technician
  • Calandra Jones, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Jasmine Mariah Lanier, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Monica Layne, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics
  • Tracy Lynn Lomax, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics
  • Deidra Long, Computerized Accounting Specialist
  • Kourtney Long, Clinical Office Assistant
  • Jennifer Lisbeth Lopez, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Rachelle N. Loveless, Clinical Office Assistant
  • Mionica Shuntea’ Loyal, Pre-Hospital EMS Operations
  • Bernisha Madding, Hair Designer
  • Brianda Mayquel Martinez, Healthcare Billing and Coding Specialist
  • Desiree M. Mayes, Clinical Office Assistant
  • Aaliyah McCluskey, Nail Technician
  • Erica Keiser McGowan, Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician
  • Zoee Mercer, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Emily Mijangos Melendez, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Erick Murillo, Photovoltaic Systems Installation and Repair Technician
  • Karimar Negron Ramos, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Kathy Joana Nolasco, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Jenny Rafaela Nolasco Vasquez, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Kaneisha Pace, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Yaslin Melisa Perez Aguilar, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Tori Melia Perez Fraire, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Jonathan Perez Godinez, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Le Anh Khoa Pham, Aviation Maintenance Technician
  • Mariela Pizano Cornejo, Clinical Office Assistant
  • Wanda Taylor Pratt, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Chasiti D. Rosser, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Matalyn Lace Ryan, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Jaycee Camille Sisson, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Misty M. Stone, Healthcare Office Assistant
  • Jessica Ann Stricklin, Clinical Office Assistant
  • Brittany Teems, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Mollie Denise Teems, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Binyam Teklehaimanot, Aviation Maintenance Technician-Airframe
  • Samantha M. Thomas, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Maci Hannah Tucker, Phlebotomy Technician
  • Brianna Leigh Turner, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Baylee Claire Vandall, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Colton Whelchel, Aviation Maintenance Technician
  • Jade N. Whitaker, Early Childhood Care and Education Basics
  • Valerie Williams, Cosmetology for Licensure
  • Caleb M. Willis, Aviation Maintenance Technician
  • Ashley N. Young, Clinical Office Assistant

 

Founded in 1962, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is celebrating 60 years of providing quality workforce education to the citizens of northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma or a certificate in aviation, business, health, industrial or public service career paths. This past year, 11,134 people benefited from GNTC’s credit and noncredit programs. GNTC has an annual credit enrollment of 8,528 students and an additional enrollment of 2,606 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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