Ohio County students among OCTC honor students, graduates for Spring 2023

In Community, Education, Local by OC Monitor Staff

OWENSBORO, Ky. — Owensboro Community & Technical College honored all the graduates from the spring 2023 semester with ceremonies held May 10-11.

This semester OCTC had 522 graduates, receiving 1,222 credentials at the conclusion of the spring term: credential highlights, 503 associate degrees, 648 certificates, and 71 diplomas. The Discover College-Early College program graduated 133 high school students who attended OCTC as full-time college students graduating with associate degrees.

OCTC Honors Graduates are denoted with a single asterisk as a *Graduate with Distinction, earning at least 45 credit hours for a degree or 30 credit hours for a diploma at a Kentucky Community & Technical College System college, earning a GPA of 3.4-3.59 on all work attempted; or a double asterisk as a **Graduate with High Distinction, earning at least 45 credit hours for a degree or 30 credit hours for a diploma at a KCTCS college, earning a GPA of 3.6 or higher on all work attempted.

Below is a list of the Ohio County graduates:

Air Conditioning Technology – Isaac Martin Shephard

Associate in Arts – Lilyanne Calloway**, Richard Anthony Diaz-Alcoser, Koltyn Wayne Heflin, Ashlyn McCurley, Damian Glen Reyer**, Stacy Leigh Shepherd, Ellijah Love Sumner, Emmalise Rose Wiles**.

Associate in Science – Anna Marie Brown**, Tara Beth Embry, Ashlie Nicole Fisher*, Destini Rae Johnson, Damian Glen Reyer**, Stacy Leigh Shepherd, Kimberley Dianna Warfield.

Business Administration – Braeden Hendrix**, Jay Ross Jarvis, Winter Sky Smith**.

Certified Medical Technician – Tesha Paulette Hermann, Briley Cait Raymond.

Computer and Infomation Technology – Joshua Tyler Fulkerson*

Computerized Manufacturing & Machining – Justin Kyle Jameson, Toby Wayne Johnson, Joseph Carter Mercer, Kursten Danyel Williams.

Electrical Technology – Edward W. Dahl, Curtiss Fisher, Tyler Wayne Flener, Joseph Carter Mercer**, Mark Wilson Mitchell, Adam Michael Smith, Kursten Danyel Williams**, Allen Joesph Wilson-Zamora.

Engineering & Electronics Technology – Edward W. Dahl, Curtiss Fisher, Adam Michael Smith, Allen Joesph Wilson-Zamora

Industrial Maintenance Technology – Ethan Joshua Corley, Edward W. Dahl, Curtiss Fisher, Justin Kyle Jameson, Jonathan Gregory Jones**, Joseph Carter Mercer**, Adam Michael Smith, Kursten Danyel Williams**, Allen Joesph Wilson-Zamora.

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education – Laura Ann Davis

Manufacturing Engineering Technology – Edward W. Dahl, Curtiss Fisher, Adam Michael Smith, Allen Joesph Wilson-Zamora.

Medical Information Technology – Stefanie Leanne Morris

Nursing – Laryssa Michelle Carter, Hannah Nicole Clark, Shawnda Nicole Colbert, Lindzey Marie Hohimer, Hailey Ladean Jones*, Lilly Beth Moore*, Tonya Lynn Phelps, Kalee Stafford Vanover.

Radiography – Erica Leigh Ann Duncan, Laiklynn Dawn Jackson.

Surgical Technology – Haley Nicole Tong

Welding Technology – Ethan Joshua Corley, Justin Kyle Jameson, Jonathan Gregory Jones, Joseph Carter Mercer, Kursten Danyel Williams.

Discover College – Early College

Discover College – Early College is a collaborative partnership with our regional secondary schools. Early College students attend classes on campus at OCTC full-time during their junior and senior years of high school. Students may graduate simultaneously with a high school diploma and an associate degree.

Associate in Arts – Koltyn Heflin and Emmalise Wiles.