Three Hundred and Sixty-Seven Graduate from Tri-County Technical College

CONTACT: LISA GARRETT, EXT. 1506

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/12/2003

ANDERSON --- The key to success in life is attaching yourself to a cause that is greater than yourself, Dr. Don C. Garrison told the Class of 2003 in his final graduation speech before retiring from Tri-County Technical College following 32 years as its president.

After devoting himself to the College and to a career in education that spans 40-plus years, Dr. Garrison will step down July 31 and retire as president of Tri-County.

"I have seen a lot during my career, and I consider every minute a gift. Without a doubt, the most meaningful part of my presidency has been having the opportunity to get to know students like you," he said to the 367 graduates.

"You've shared your stories of struggle and triumph with me. You've told me just how much Tri-County means to you. You've talked about how much our faculty and staff have always gone the extra mile for you. You've visited my office and helped me to keep my finger on the pulse of what makes this College so special."

He continued: "Someone once said, 'Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.' I have had those moments in my personal and professional career. I hope you have, too. Perhaps graduating from Tri-County will be one of them."

Following the address, President Garrison and other College officials presented degrees, diplomas and certificates to the 367 graduates:

From Abbeville:
Tamblia Shawon Bolden, Practical Nursing.

From Aiken:
Keri Lenae Alsbrooks, Radio and Television Broadcasting.

From Anderson:
Robert L. Appell, Criminal Justice Technology; Joie Lynn Atkin, Nursing; Kayla Marie Bailey, Veterinary Technology; Stephanie Amanda Beusse, Computer Technology; Michael John Binninger, Jr., Criminal Justice Technology; Kristen Leanca Blanding, Associate in Arts; Justin Thomas Bond, Industrial Mechanics; Kristi Nichole Bramblett, Office Systems Technology; Christopher Ken Broome, Nursing; Candace Marie Brown, Business Technology; Jessica Mikal Brown, Business Technology; Nicholas Ray Brown, Industrial Electronics Technology; Kimberly Ann Buchanan, Nursing; Melinda Bowen Cade, Associate in Arts; Lindsay Land Campbell, Accounting; Stephen Nicholas Campbell, Business Technology; Angela Denise Charles, Computer Technology; Phillip Edward Christopher, II, Welding; Anna Osteen Cochran, Textile Management Technology; John Paul Crowe, Industrial Electronics Technology; Michelle Lee Cudd, Nursing; Barbara Lynn Dillard, Office Systems Technology; Evan Nathaniel Dozier, Welding; Susan McLaurin Eaton, Medical Laboratory Technology; Issam Tamer Fallous, Computer Technology; Marcy Joann Fant, Business Technology; Brian Alan Ferguson, Welding; Louanne Kay Fields, Phlebotomy; Lisa Shea Freeman, Business Technology; Michael Scott Gaillard, Associate in Arts; Kristina Ellis Goldsmith, Nursing; Stephanie Lynne Gottschall, Business Technology; Lydia Ruth Hanley, Nursing; Amanda Jean Harbin, Associate inArts; Shaun Kiwan Harrison, Computer Technology; Teresa Michelle Hayes, Nursing; Brian Grant Hebb, Welding; Cathryn Renee Hill, Business Technology; Leanne Alexandria Hiott, Criminal Justice Technology; Kimberly Compton Holmes, Nursing; Adam Matthew Horm, Computer Technology; Melissa Ann Jennings, Computer Technology; Charles Derrick Johnson, Industrial Electronics Technology; Karey Ann Rice Jones, Accounting; Tilly Boniche Jordan, Computer Technology; Brian Nicholas Kay, Criminal Justice Technology; Jason Michael Keller, Machine Tool Technology; Everett Franklyn Kelley, Criminal Justice Technology; Carol Corbett King, Nursing; Andreas Knibbe, Associate in Science; Larry Keith Lanier, Associate in Science; Regana Leigh Latimer, Phlebotomy; Lachandra Antoshia Lindsey, Office Systems Technology; Robert Dustin Long, Machine Tool Technology; Christina Prather Lunsford, Business Technology; Travis Justin Lyle, Industrial Electronics Technology; Christy Ann Maes, Nursing; Mary May Martin, Medical Laboratory Technology; Mandi Jo McBride, Criminal Justice Technology; Pamela Allen McGowan, Nursing; Marisa Hope McNeely, Office Systems Technology; Jennifer Theresa Moran, Nursing; Moses Morris, Jr., Textile Management Technology; Kenneth Eugene Nichols, Textile Management Technology; Thomas Lee Odom,
Business Technology; Hurbert Lewis Osbey, Jr., Electrocardiology; David Russell Osborne, Industrial Electronics Technology; Donika Natvarlal Patel, Office Systems Technology; Jerry Wayne Randall, Computer Technology; Carolyn Lucille Raymond, Nursing; Jeremy Len Reed, Machine Tool Technology; Karli Lynn Reviello, Criminal Justice Technology; Ashley Elizabeth Rich, Associate in Arts; Thomas Andrew Rich, Associate in Arts; Andredonna Robinson, Associate in Science; Angel Nicole Rouda, Business Technology; Robert Buford Satterfield, Engineering Graphics Technology; Darius Jeiel Scott, Engineering Graphics Technology; Amy Caroline Seel, Office Systems Technology; Ryan Michael Seigler, Computer Technology; Danielle Nichole Sloger, Phlebotomy; Ryan Lee Smith, Associate in Science; Timothy Larry Strickland, Industrial Electronics Technology; Adam Lee Taylor, Industrial Electronics Technology; Michael D. Thacker, Textile Management Technology; Dixie Cassandra Todd, Early Childhood Development; Angela Ryan Walker, Nursing; Andrea Jordan Walters, Nursing; Tanya Gillespie West, Associate in Science; Jennifer Moore Westbrook, Nursing; Candis Adel Williams, Nursing; Mary Sue Williams, Associate in Arts; Kevin Joseph Winn, Criminal Justice Technology; Betty Larassa Wrenn, Phlebotomy; and Terrance Young, Industrial Mechanics.

From Belton:
Kelly Anne Cox, Electrocardiology; Melissa Dawn Rudder Epps, Phlebotomy; Sherry Crystal Hamilton, Phlebotomy; Lawan Nicole Neely, Associate in Arts; George

From Honea Path:
Katie Beth Fleming, Computer Technology.

From Iva:
Curtis Hamilton Brickle, Criminal Justice Technology; Connie Elaine Gray, Nursing; Matthew Ray McAlister, Industrial Mechanics; Matthew Blake Parnell, Computer Technology; John Steven Smith, Business Technology; and Brooks Alan Vaughter, Business Technology.

From Pelzer:
Kenya Nicole Holland, Welding; Sharmala Rykisha Hyde, Nursing; James Phillip Pack, Electronics Engineering Technology; and Brenda Ford Woodson Spratt, Early Childhood Development.

From Pendleton:
Cynthia Little Altemeyer, Business Technology; Michael David Carlisle, Computer Technology; Daniel Alan Cartee, Industrial Electronics Technology; Joye Sloan Clardy, Associate in Arts; Jennifer Hughes Dodd, Veterinary Technology; Billy

Lee Ethridge, Welding; Catherine Elizabeth Forrester, Nursing; Deanna Elizabeth Hall, Computer Technology; Justin Carlisle Hiller, Veterinary Technology; Melissa Sue Littleton, Associate in Science; Sandra G. Mathis, Veterinary Technology; Shonna Denise Peppers, Computer Technology; Adriana Qelemati, Associate in Science; Jeffrey Kyle Sander, General Engineering Technology; Caroline Rebecca Smith, Veterinary Technology; Louie Stephen Smith, Computer Technology; and Tammy Lynn Taylor, Business Technology.

From Piedmont:
Cyndi Lee Bryson, Business Technology; Richard Michael Fortner, Associate in Science; Adam Blake Jowers, Business Technology; Gerald Donald Phelan, Welding; Candra Ricketts Rich, Nursing; Ronald Christopher Shelnutt, Industrial Electronics Technology; and Cynthia Anne Waggoner, Veterinary Technology.

From Sandy Springs:
Miranda Denise Dixon, Early Childhood Development.

From Starr:
Haley Rae Lunsford Harrison, Nursing; E. William Hudders, General Engineering Technology; Angela Wright Jordan, General Engineering Technology; Mary McCullough, Nursing; Cola Mae McGill, General Engineering Technology; and Randall Crate Simpson, Welding.

From Townville:
James Colt Grant, Industrial Electronics Technology; and Jason Alan Nalley, Computer Technology.

From Williamston:
Gene Preston Fields, General Engineering Technology; Melissa Sue Finley, Medical Laboratory Technology; Leslie Kyle Holliday, Industrial Electronics Technology; Franklin James Queen, Industrial Electronics Technology; Jessica Anne Seymour, Early Childhood Development; and Kimberly Finley Trotter, Office Systems Technology.

From Fair Play:
Kelly Patricia Baker, Business Technology; Jeremy Chad Haley, Machine Tool Technology; Michael Bradley Harbin, Computer Technology; Tiffany Leah Stewart, Nursing; Tyler Harvey Swain, Criminal Justice Technology; and Donnie Eugene Wood, Jr., Radio and Television Broadcasting.

From Mountain Rest:
Christian Eric Fletcher, Industrial Electronics Technology; and Bonnie Faye Galloway, Office Systems Technology.

From Newry:
Sonya Ann Fretwell, Criminal Justice Technology.

From Salem:
John William Estes, IV, Criminal Justice Technology; Rebecca Sue Lewellen, Veterinary Technology; Lisa Annette Lusk, Nursing; Luke George Smith, Criminal Justice Technology; and Melissa Nan Stephens, Computer Technology.

From Seneca:
Martha Bumgarner Arnold, Associate in Science; Sabrina Nicole Blackwell, Nursing; Erica Sheree Bradley, Criminal Justice Technology; Richard Dale Burgess, Computer Technology; Andrea Mechelle Clark, Nursing; Cindy Yvonne Davis, Criminal Justice Technology; John Kenneth Davis, Electronics Engineering Technology; Stephanie Ladell Davis, Office Systems Technology; William Falandys, IV, Business Technology; Maranda Tyronza Fleming, Early Childhood Development; James Allen Foster, Welding; Catherine Easley Gabrielli, Nursing; Torri Aleicia Gaines, Accounting; Charles Ellis Gantt, Jr., Textile Management Technology; Jonathan Nathaniel Gleaton, Criminal Justice Technology; Carl Anthony Glenn, Computer Technology; Timothy Lee Grant, Industrial Electronics Technology; Tonya Lynn Grayson, Medical Laboratory Technology; Jackie Michelle Greenwood, Office Systems Technology; Tamika LaShaun Grimstad, Office Systems Technology; Nicholas Clay Hardy, Business Technology; Mark Jonathan Hayter, Computer Technology; Rusty Lee Hewett, Computer Technology; Sarah Lee Honea, Phlebotomy; Andrew R. Hyslop, Criminal Justice Technology; Crystal Delaine James, Accounting; Jane Kay Lafaille, Nursing; Michelle Lee, Nursing; Linda Dickert Martin, Phlebotomy; Marlene Burrell Martin, Office Systems Technology; Meghan Leslie McPhail, Medical Laboratory Technology; Derek William Pace, Business Technology; Emory Doyle Parker, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Technology; Ricardo Franco Pedrotti, Business Technology; Leah Grace Price, Associate in Arts; Robert Eugene Price, Associate in Arts; Tammy Marie Rogers, Textile Management Technology; Leslie Annette Sawich, Nursing; Ted Patrick Schroder, Jr., Associate in Science; Kiesha Leshae Scott, Radio and Television Broadcasting; Heather D. Miller Smith, Nursing; Karen Suzanne Sears Smith, Computer Technology; Emily Marie Spearman, Accounting; Lisa Michelle Tench, Business Technology; Donna Marie Terry, Business Technology; Felicia Ann Valentine, Criminal Justice Technology; and Steven Anthony Wright, Industrial Electronics Technology.

From Tamassee:
Matthew Shane Jones, Industrial Electronics Technology.

From Walhalla:
Fernando Contla Arenas, Welding; Crystal Levone Hensley, Nursing; Roger Christopher Hogan, Welding; Judy Morris Irvin, Business Technology Carol Verdon Letter, Nursing; Ashley Renee Mills, Office Systems Technology; Marta Ann Peay, Nursing; Andres Lopez Pluma, Engineering Graphics Technology; George John Stock, III, Industrial Electronics Technology; and James Neal Workman, III, Criminal Justice Technology.

From West Union:
Stacy Leigh Crane, Associate in Arts; John Karl Eberhard, Associate in Science; Bretta Susanne Lusk, Office Systems Technology; Tammie Lynn Cummings Repokis, Phlebotomy; Erica Michele Roth, Computer Technology; and Shawn Armstrong Williamson, Business Technology.

From Westminster:
Rebekah Charlene Cawthon, Criminal Justice Technology; Gabriela Guerchicoff Davis, Medical Laboratory Technology; Lily Mae Davis, Radio and Television Broadcasting; Tanja Lynn Johnson, Nursing; Jennifer Brock Kelley, Nursing; Alicia Edna McLane, Early Childhood Development; Brad Marshall Morehead, Machine Tool Technology; Leslie Elizabeth Martin O'Kelley, Nursing; Teresa Ann Pitts,
Nursing; Clinton Daniel Singleton, Criminal Justice Technology; Randy Carlton Thrift, Machine Tool Technology; and Christine Marie Wood, Medical Laboratory Technology.

From Central:
Robert Leslie Baker, Associate in Science; Amy Maw Barnes, Office Systems Technology; Brandy Michelle Capps, Nursing; Brian Lee Collier, Criminal Justice Technology; Tina Star Eades, Criminal Justice Technology; Michael Andrew Edwards, Industrial Electronics Technology; Brandy Michelle Entrekin, Business Technology; Jill Ellen Garrett, Veterinary Technology; Sarah McBee Hardaway, Veterinary Technology; Eri Hikawa, Early Childhood Development; Tracy Kopp Kay, Nursing; Colin Eugene Kelly, Welding; Liliya R. Luzinova, Accounting; Larry Eugene Miller, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Technology; Travis Justin Moore, Industrial Electronics Technology; Joshua Dean Morrison, Business Technology; Brandy Nicole Pilgrim, Business Technology; Robyn Renee' Porter, Nursing; David L. Rentz, Associate in Science; Jacqueline Renee Reynolds, Accounting; Laura Julene Riechers, Associate in Arts; Leah Nicole Tallman, Associate in Arts; Gregory Lamar Telley, Computer Technology; Kevin Chad Watts, Business Technology; Bradley Lewis Whitaker, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Technology; and Amy Katherine Yardley, Accounting.

From Clemson:
TaSheila LaTonya Gambrell, Phlebotomy; Samantha Renee Hammond, Criminal Justice Technology; Daniel Derek Hicks, Computer Technology; Adam K. Jackson, Radio and Television Broadcasting; Matthew Jason Moitra, Electronics

Engineering Technology; Travis Scott Pantalion, Industrial Mechanics; Rex Vincent Rubin, Nursing; Shari Dawn Lynn Siedler, Medical Laboratory Technology; Andrew Joseph Tomberlin, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Technology; and Julie Natalie Yutzy, Criminal Justice Technology.

From Easley:
Kimberly Denise Arnold, Office Systems Technology; Stephanie Ann Boone, Nursing; Aubrey Barbette Charlton, Medical Laboratory Technology; Gerald Harley Dodgens, Machine Tool Technology; Thomas Joseph Garner, II, Criminal Justice Technology; Steven Clay Henderson, Criminal Justice Technology; Robert Dean Hollingsworth, Nursing; Matthew Ryan Kay, Engineering Graphics Technology; Margaret Jarrett Langley, General Engineering Technology; Lyndi Joy McQueen Little, Veterinary Technology; Roger Allen Malone, Criminal Justice Technology; Sylvia Ann Owen, Office Systems Technology; Paul Richard Phelps, Welding; Kevin Michael Poindexter, Welding; Stephanie Ann Wilson, Associate in Science; James Richard Wilson, III, General Engineering Technology; Christopher Lee Wood, Computer Technology; and Alice Charlene Young, Accounting.

From Liberty:
Kelli E. Watson Alexander, Electrocardiology; Crystal Dawn Beaver, Veterinary Technology; Carolyn R. Bradish, Associate in Arts; Michael Thomas Burkett, Computer Technology; Antwan Jameil Cheeks, Business Technology; David William Davis, Criminal Justice Technology; Kaye Youngblood Golden, Office Systems Technology; David Lamarr Lovell, Computer Technology; Thomas Allen Reece, Textile Management Technology; Lynn Ivester Reed, Medical Laboratory Technology; Mary Caroline Sheriff, Office Systems Technology; Heather Marie Slaza, Office Systems Technology; Natasha Tennille Sloan, Medical Laboratory Technology; Russell Brent Suddeth, Computer Technology; Brandon Franklin Watson, Business Technology; Lucille E. Leonard West, Accounting; Donna Kay Whitmire, Office Systems Technology; Amy Ray Wilson, Criminal Justice Technology; and Courtney Angie Wilson, Early Childhood Development.

From Norris:
Cynthia Lynn Gilstrap, Nursing; Kenneth Boyce Sammons, Welding; and Damon Gaviele Sanders, Computer Technology.

From Pickens:
Lisa Dawn Barker, Associate in Science; Kenneth Randall Byers, Textile Management Technology; Brenda Angelique Callaham, Nursing; Brian Eugene Doty, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Technology; Ben Tillman Finley, II, Criminal Justice Technology; Joyce B. Freeman, Office Systems Technology; Catherine Hughes Gilstrap, Business Technology; Rachel Shock Gilstrap, Office Systems Technology; Gemes Clifton Harris, Welding; Cassie Denise Holcombe, Computer Technology; Michael Samuel Hunter, Computer Technology; Keisha Marie Krout, Medical Laboratory Technology; Michelle Ann Lewis, Computer Technology; Ashley Rachel Lollis, Business Technology; Pamela Cecile Meece, Early Childhood Development; Chasity Lynn Patterson, Computer Technology; Derrick Russell Phillips, Industrial Electronics Technology; Cynthia B. Queen, Electrocardiology; Charity Michelle Roberts, Nursing; Matthew Wayne Turner, Welding; Alvin Eugene Wilson, Industrial Electronics Technology; and Wendy Marie Wright, Computer Technology.

From Powdersville:
Jonathan Dale Holloway, Associate in Arts.

From Six Mile:
Clarissa Gayle Crenshaw, Nursing; Melissa Yvonne Dills, Nursing; Jessica Nicole Hamilton, Computer Technology; Joshua Kaleb Merck, Machine Tool Technology; Timothy Chad Putnam, Computer Technology; Christopher Ryan Smith, Machine Tool Technology; Michael Reed Towery, Associate in Science; and Rebecca Irene Young, Nursing.

From Sunset:
Cecil Joshua Stewart, Welding.

FROM OUT OF TRI-COUNTY AREA:

From Edgemoor:
Jennings Blake McCanless, Machine Tool Technology.

From Silver Spring:
Weisheng He, Computer Technology;

From Simpsonville:
Amanda Lynne King, Veterinary Technology.

From Taylors:
Jennifer Leigh Jefferson, Nursing.

From Hodges:
Scott Kenneth Babb, Radio and Television Broadcasting.

From Gray Court:
Don Wayne Dutton, General Engineering Technology.

From Columbia:
Katrena Louise Gunter, Radio and Television Broadcasting.

From Mauldin:
Mihaela Alexandru-Joiner, Computer Technology.

From Spartanburg:
Joel Alan Green, Computer Technology.

From Greenville:
Fatima Morant Anderson, Nursing; and May Lassen, Veterinary Technology.

From Martin:
Carrie Pittman Clark, Nursing.

From Toccoa:
Autumn A. Pruitt, Nursing.

From Delray Beach:
Keith Michael Smith, Associate in Science.

From Cleveland:
Mylinda Marie Peeples, Nursing.
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