Associate degrees were presented to 242 graduates during commencement ceremonies Friday at Maysville Community and Technical College.
Chief Judge Sara Walter Combs of the Kentucky Court of Appeals was the keynote speaker for the event.. Combs became the first woman and the first judge from the Eastern Kentucky counties of the 7th Appellate District to serve as chief judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. She assumed the role in June 2004 after her colleagues on the court voted unanimously to elect her to the position as chief judge, which provides administrative oversight to the Court of Appeals.
The Distinguished Service to Education Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award were presented by Dr. Jan Muto, interim president of the college.
"Each year in our annual commencement program, we pause to recognize contribution and excellence of two community members who embody achievement and service," Muto said. "These individuals have made a difference in many lives over the years. We bestow these awards as a way of telling recipients that they matter to MCTC."
Don Kiser, mayor of Paris, received the Distinguished Service to Education Award. Kiser was instrumental in luring MCTC to open the Paris Extension, Muto, who called Kiser "a visionary leader and advocate of higher education," said.
"As the elected mayor of Paris, he saw a need within his community for offering local post-secondary courses. While most people shrugged their shoulders and pointed toward Lexington, Mayor Kiser pointed to the empty basement in the municipal building in downtown Paris and asked Maysville Community and Technical College, 'if we build it, will you come?'” Muto told the audience.
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| Jeanna McNutt secures fellow degree candidate, Gabriella Foster's graduation cap before the start of the 39th annual commencement ceremony at the Maysville Community and Technical College Friday evening. Ms. Sara Walter Combs, Chief Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals was the featured commencement speaker. -- Jeff Wendling/Staff |
The Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to Dr. Robert Michael Berry.
His post-secondary education began at MCTC where he graduated with honors in 1992. He then went on to the University of Kentucky, completing his first degree in agriculture. Berry also earned a master’s degree in animal science, and then graduated from the University of Kentucky Pharmacy School summa cum laude. Berry currently serves as part owner and manager of Fleming Drug Store in Flemingsburg.
"Dr. Berry is a shining example of how one person can make a difference for our community and the college," Muto said.
Muto also singled out Student Government President Brittany Day, one of 16 graduates of the inaugural class of Leadership KCTCS.
Receiving degrees were:
Adams County, Ohio -- Danielle Bowling, Sarah L. Freeman, Jarrid Alexander Gustin, Tommy Lee Mefford, Joseph E. Parker, David E. Porter, Tiffany R. Rothwell, Cheryl L. Vogel.
Bath County -- Heather Conn, Anna Loraine Greene, Nathan Richardson, Miranda Lea Shultz, Stephen D. Vice, Kristina L. Weaver.
Bourbon County -- Eurie Devan French, Ellen F. Livengood, Devona J. Ritchie, Micah Laine Woodford.
Boyd -- Michelle Renee Danielle Monroe.
Bracken County -- Rachael H. Appleman, Angela L. Bravard, Stephen Matthew Browning, Amy Katherine Carl, Brande N. Doyle, Lora Kay Dusing, Monica F. Ellett, Jeremy Wayne Florence, Jason S. Hinson, Hali Jo Mains, Whitney Elaine Myers, Amber Marie Sweeney, Lori A Wood, Heather R. Workman.
Brown County, Ohio -- Amanda R. Adkins, Bridget Bowman, Tamatha Sue Cantrell, Pamela Lynn Kirk, Mark A. Pfeffer, Christina J. Weatherspoon, Nicole M. White, Aaron D. Wireman, Linda S. Yockey.
Carter County -- Mary E. Conn, Tabatha Lynn Easterling, Demita Jo Evans, Anna Lynn Holbrook, Tonya Marie Isaac, Bonna J. Reed, Rita M. Sammons, Shawnte Renee Stickler.
Clark County -- Curt V. Smith.
Elliott County -- Crystal Lynn Montgomery, Lisa B. Wright.
Fayette County -- Alisha G. Bilyeu, Christina M. Gauthier.
Fleming County -- David Michael Bailey, Nancy C. Barnett, Melanie E. Bussell, Robert Keith Cooper, Sarah Donovan, David Tyler Doyle, Timothy Justin Doyle, Crystal Earlywine, Ashley Fearin, Carrie A. Fetters, Jack Oscar Ginn Jr, Michelle D. Ginn, Richie Gulley, Christina L. Hamm, Amy Hawkins, Amanda R. Hester, Tracy Lynn Hester, Betty May Jolly Cody Jolly, Shauna Lee Jolly, Jackie Landsaw, Jacob D. McCord, Samantha Jo Morris, Jennifer Marie Ouderkirk, Leah B Overley, Vennie E Pence, Kimberly Dale Perry, Joshua Lee Plank, Lynna G Poston, Amanda Lynn Ratliff, Sharon Noreen Rigdon, Tyler Lietz Rushing, Rebecca Hellen Sapp, Jennifer Lauren Shiveley, Benjamin A Stamm, Matthew William Theiss, Leigh A Utterback, Jennifer Rebecca Vise, Bradley Kyle Watson, Matthew Vernon Wood, Jason C Young.
Hardin County -- Kimberlie S. Sparks.
Harrison County -- Michelle Cunningham, Tonya Sue Custard, Rebecca K. Edelman, Suzie Epperson, Amber H. Jones, Martha G. Lizer, Benjamin S. Mansur, Ginger L. Moore, Rebecca J. Palmer, Shannon Stamper.
Jessamine County -- Frances J Himes.
Lewis County -- April Ann Bennett, Rebecca Jo Bocook, Bobbie Jean Bonner, Brandon Nathaniel Bryant, Ruth A Butler, Tammy May Dummitt, Bret R. Evans, Brandon L. Ferguson, Kristen C. Frye, Mary Hall, Lucreitia E Helphinstine, Jacqueline M.R. Jordan, Melvin T. Lancaster, Sara Beth Lykins, Kimberly S. Mitchell, Jacob R. Sartin, Donna D Skidmore, Billy Kyle Stamm, Kindra Nicole Vice, Amber R. Walker, Twana N. Wilson.
Mason County -- Traci N. Baxter, Stephanie Ann Berry, Rebecca Boone, Angela Dawn Bothman, Amber B. Brophy, Judy Cloyd, David L. Collins, Kathleen K. Craycraft, Jackie Dean, Erin M. DeVaughn, Angela M. Doyle, Carrie L. Dugan, Valerie L. Dunaway, Heather Elaine Dunlap, Dennis Daniel Forsythe Jr., Gabriella Foster, Landon Garrison, Kathryn Gilligan, Adam R. Gulley, Deana Hasler, Eric V. Havens, Tammy Lynn Himes, Donita R Humphries, Danielle M. Isaacs, Shannon M. Kearns, Gwendolyn Y. Kielman, Tina M. Kinney, Michael A. Lanter, Lynda B. Lytle, Diane .J. Maloney, Jennifer Lynn Mason, James Michael McNutt, Jeanna R. McNutt, Carolyn M. Mellenkamp, Dianna L. Mitchell, Lisa Poe Moreland, Elizabeth A. Nishimiya, Kim Pollitt, Christina Louise Riggs, Mary Dawn Riggs, Charles Jr. Sales, Megan G. Sammons, Kimberly D. Sapp, William M. Simpson, William Christopher Slack, Tiffiney R. Smith, Christopher Todd Stapleton, Danielle I. Teegarden, Sara E. Thomas, Allyson K. Thompson, Cathy Mains Waldren, Cherish D Wood.
Montgomery County -- Ralph Green Bailey, Richard Nicholas Bascom, Roger J. Holder, Jharon Leah McVey, Joseph Tyler Nealis, Carolyn J Smith, Elizabeth Brooke Trimble.
Morgan County -- Michelle Lynn Adkins, Roger Allen Cantrell, Brandon L. Conley, Kasandra Mae Elliott, Travis William Haney, Sabrina R. Lewis, Amanda Ruth Lykins, Raleigh Plenty, Cynthia Nicole Smith, Justin C. Warren.
Nicholas County -- Coranna Sue Bell, Melissa A. Bishop, Melody Cobb, Cody T. Dicken, Lisa A. Doyle, Amanda Nicole Fryman, Pamela J. King, Andrea Knowles, Angela A. McCarty, Lois M. Rarden, Tami M. Setters, Patricia M. Tedder, William Daniel Vice, Paula Michelle Watkins, Kara Brooke Wells, Edward Michael Zornes.
Pendleton County -- Sara B. Hall, Jennifer M. King, Truly Ann Pennington.
Robertson County -- Christina F. Beagle, Amanda Renae Burden, Ashley N. Burns, Kristina M. Hamm, Belinda Honican, Joshua R. Watson.
Rowan County -- April Marie Arnett, Rufina Gail Back, Jessica Lynn Bowman, Misty M. Buelterman, Lea Ann Castle, John Matthew Cobler, Brittany Nikkole Day, Martha Nicole Holbrook, Toni Holloway, Judy Carol Jefferson, Alisa Dianne Littleton, Chad E. Lyons, Jeffrey Allen McClain, Clineon P. Pelfrey, Crystal Jane Sargent, Robin Mae Skaggs, Kimberly Louise Thomas, Summer Brittani White.
Wolfe County -- Joseph Scott Tolson. |
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