Commencement 2024 Program

DAVIDSON-DAVIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Commencement

THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2024

TEN O’CLOCK AND TWO O’CLOCK

DEAR CLASS OF 2024 & GUESTS,

Welcome to our 2024 commencement exercises, celebrating over 1,100 graduates and more than 60 years of education at Davidson-Davie Community College. We are glad you are here on this special day!

Family, friends, employers, and community members are key to supporting our students and our college. Thank you for the role you play in education, building the future workforce, and driving the economic growth of our region.

Graduates, today you join a group of more than 500,000 alumni of Davidson-Davie Community College. On behalf of the entire Davidson-Davie family, I send you congratulations on your well-deserved success!

Jenny Varner, President

ORDER OF CEREMONY

View online at DavidsonDavie.edu/graduation

Call to Order

Danielle Richardson President, Faculty Senate

Welcome Dr. William P. Steed Chair, Davidson-Davie Community College Board of Trustees

Remarks

Student Awards

Conferring of Degrees

Jenny Varner

President, Davidson-Davie Community College

Cathi Smith

Davidson-Davie Community College Board of Trustees

Dr. David Snapp

Davidson-Davie Community College Board of Trustees

Jenny Varner

President, Davidson-Davie Community College

Dr. Susan Burleson

Executive Vice President, Academic & Student Affairs

Dr. Jonathan Brown Vice President, Workforce & Community Engagement

Dr. Christy Forrest Vice President, Academic Programs & Services

Dr. Allison Carr Dean, Davie Campus Academic Programs

Dr. Timothy Gwillim Dean, Workforce and Community Engagement

Susan Huneycutt Dean, Arts, Sciences, Business & Technology

Dr. Holly Myers Dean, Health Sciences

Danielle Richardson President, Faculty Senate

Adjournment

Student Marshals

Valeria Munoz Cabral

President, Student Government Association

Phaleen Baxter, Alaina Garlow, Nevaeh Sanders

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Valeria Munoz Cabral, SGA President

Kevin Firquin, Executive Committee

Neal Foster, Executive Committee

Kelly L. Gallimore

Dr. Rita C. Haire

Donnie Holt, Executive Committee

June Johnson, Secretary

Tonya Lanier

Julie Loflin Tina Royal Dr. David Snapp

Cathi Smith, Vice Chair

Dr. Kevin Speight

Dr. William P. Steed, Chair

Kennon A. White

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Brian Barnett

Atalia Cardenas

Melanie Crowder

Justin Finch

George Fouts

Chad Fuller

M. Elizabeth Gee, Executive Committee

Josh Hedrick

Jeremy Hiatt, Treasurer

Tammy Joyce

Teresa Kines

Chuck McConkey

Jeff McIntyre, Executive Committee

Carolyn McManamy

Dr. Karl Milliren

Jed Orman

Phyllis Penry, President

Terry Renegar, Immediate Past-President

Yasada Roopnarine, SGA Representative

Cathi Smith, Trustee Representative

Jerry F. Smith

Danny Squires

Kim Stanbery

Dr. William Steed, Ex Officio

Rebecca Sullivan, Vice President

Parker Tilley, Alumni Representative

Jenny Varner, Ex Officio

Sterling Wall Cammie Webb, Secretary

Matt Welborn

Kevin White

Directors Emeritus

Terry Bralley

Gayle W. Burke

Phillip Griffin

Dr. Barbara Leonard

J. Larry Link

Milton Riley

Tom Smith

SENIOR LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Jenny Varner, President

Dr. Susan Burleson, Executive Vice President, Academic & Student Affairs

Laura Lester Yarbrough, Executive Vice President, Financial & Administrative Services

Dr. Jonathan Brown, Vice President, Workforce & Community Engagement

Dr. Christy Forrest, Vice President, Academic Programs & Services

Keisha Jones, Vice President, Student Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer

Jared Bowman, Associate Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Dori Lloyd, Associate Vice President, Teaching, Learning, Innovation & Global Engagement

Jennifer Starsick, Associate Vice President, Financial & Administrative Services

Donald Beck, Chief Information Officer

Kristin Briggs, Executive Director, Foundation

Matt Ridge, Athletic Director

Elle King, Executive Assistant to the President & Board of Trustees

The Academic Mace

The ceremonial academic mace is an ornamental staff, which first appeared in European universities during the fourteenth century and represented the fusion of two much older staff-like devices of similar length and shape — the regal scepter and the medieval battle mace. Today, the mace serves its vital role as the object vested with the power of the institution. In academia, the mace is one of the treasured symbols of the graduation ceremony. Davidson-Davie first introduced its mace in 2010.

Academic Excellence Award

The Academic Excellence Award is a state-level award celebrating the academic achievements of students in North Carolina Community Colleges. Currently enrolled students completing at least 12 semester hours in an associate degree program and maintaining a cumulative grade point average of not less than 3.25 are eligible.

Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa is an international scholastic society holding the same status in the community college that Phi Beta Kappa carries in four-year colleges and universities. To be eligible for membership, a student must be enrolled in an associate degree program, have successfully completed at least twelve semester hours, have attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and possess outstanding traits of character and citizenship. The Tau Beta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa was chartered at Davidson-Davie Community College in 1969. Phi Theta Kappa graduates wear royal blue and gold cords and gold stoles.

Graduation with Honors

The College recognizes students who have done outstanding scholastic work as honor graduates. Graduation with honors is granted to students in degree, diploma, and certificate programs who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 and less than 3.8. Graduation with high honors is granted to students in degree, diploma, and certificate programs who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or higher. Grade point average is based on scholastic work completed at the end of the previous completed semester. All honor graduates wear gold tassels.

Student Support Services, TRIO

The Student Support Services is a federally funded TRIO program. The program provides opportunities that are aimed at enhancing students’ academic development, assists students with their academic progress, and motivates students toward successful completion of their post-secondary education. Graduates wear black and red cords.

Professional Designations

Graduates may wear pins representing professional preparation in their chosen fields.

Military Commencement Honor

Davidson-Davie appreciates and acknowledges the great sacrifices made by those who are serving or have served in a branch of the United States Armed Forces. Active duty, guard/ reserve and veterans wear red, white, and blue cords in honor of their service to the nation.

Scholars of Global Distinction

The Scholars of Global Distinction program seeks to develop engaged global citizens prepared to live and work successfully in our increasingly interdependent world. Global Scholars take 15 hours of globalized courses, attend eight “passport events” on campus, participate in a global experience (study abroad or a local project), and complete a capstone presentation. Global Scholars wear white stoles with globes superimposed on books.

National Society of Leadership and Success

The National Society of Leadership and Success, or Sigma Alpha Pi, is an honorary leadership society with more than 500 college chapters nationwide. Its mission is to build leaders who make a better world and support people in achieving their dreams. Students experience an intensive leadership development program including peer-topeer networking, leadership education, training, and development. Students must be enrolled in a degree program with a 3.0 or higher grade point average. National Society of Leadership and Success graduates wear black and platinum cords and platinum stoles.

Undergraduate Research Scholars

The Undergraduate Research Scholars program is designed to give students an immersive and engaged research experience and enhance their applications to transfer colleges. Scholars participate in research-intensive projects a minimum of 30 hours per 16-week semester. They also present the results of research projects at professional scientific society meetings or symposia, or submit the results of research projects to peer-reviewed journals. Undergraduate Research Scholars wear green cords.

Student Ambassadors

The Student Ambassadors program develops leadership, communication skills, and provides students with the opportunity to give back to Davidson-Davie through volunteering with campus events. Graduates wear double royal blue cords.

Student Government Association

The Student Government Association serves as the voice of the student body by promoting campus involvement, fostering leadership development, supporting student clubs and organizations, and acting as a liaison between student organizations and the campus administration. Graduating officers wear royal blue and white cords.

Graduation Scholarships

The Davidson-Davie Community College Foundation is pleased to award today the Robert Bruce Smith, Jr. Student Success Scholarship, the Paula Mathews Turlington Student Success Scholarship, the Mary E. Rittling Student Success Scholarship, the Mountcastle Insurance Student Success Scholarship, the Darrin L. Hartness Student Success Scholarship, and two Applied Sciences/Skilled Trades Student Achievement Scholarships. These awards are designed to benefit students upon completion of their degrees, in preparation for the next stages of their lives. All of today’s scholarship recipients have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership in their fields of study.

Academic Dress

The College’s associate degree graduates may choose to wear navy and white hoods with their caps and gowns. Students are awarded regalia for academic achievement, participation in leadership activities, or as a symbol of the student’s chosen profession. Faculty and staff are wearing regalia representing colleges, universities, and fields in which their highest degrees were earned.

The history of academic dress reaches far back to the European Middle Ages and the earliest days of the oldest universities when scholars were clerics. Capes with attached hoods and warm caps were needed to combat the cold of drafty buildings. The desire for a uniform appearance (“well born, well turned-out, and somewhat learned,” read one medieval formula) and for marks to distinguish bachelors, masters, and doctors led to the development of the costume that we know today.

When in 1895 American colleges and universities decided to standardize academic dress in this country, a conference was held at Columbia University. There, representatives from various institutions drew up a common code that, with modifications made in 1959, is still in force. The costumes, colors, trimmings, and patterns that you see are traditional and refer to both the specific degree and the field of study.

The bachelor’s gown, designed to be worn closed, has pointed sleeves. The master’s gown, which may be worn open or closed, has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist, that hangs down nearly to the ground; the back part of its oblong shape is square cut and the front part has the arc cut away. The doctor’s gown may be worn open or closed and has bell-shaped sleeves. Bachelor’s and master’s gowns are untrimmed. Doctor’s gowns are usually faced with black velvet with three bars across the sleeves, although the color of the velvet may vary according

to the field of study. The hoods, which differ in length for the three degrees, are lined with the official colors of the university or college that conferred the degree, usually with one color forming a chevron pattern over the other.

Hoods are also edged and bound with velvet in the color appropriate to the field of study. The colors in the hoods and gowns you may see represent the following fields in which degrees were taken:

Accounting Drab

Arts, Letters, Humanities White

Arts in Education Light Blue

Business Drab

Criminal Justice

Midnight Blue

Dentistry Lilac

Education Light Blue

Engineering Orange

English White

Fine Arts Brown

Health and Rehabilitation Sage Green

Mathematics Science Gold

Music Pink

Nursing Apricot

Pharmacy Olive

Philosophy Dark Blue

Physical Science Sage Green

Police Science Science Gold

Political Science Dark Blue

Psychology Gold

Public Health Salmon Pink

Science Science Gold

Theology Scarlet

Adapted from “An Academic Costume Code and Ceremony Guide” prepared by the American Council on Education.

CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES

ARTS, SCIENCES, BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Accounting and Finance

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Faiza Arshad

Jacqueline C. Beck

Kayla E. Brooks

Ashley Nicole Carter

Samantha J. Case

Gabriella K. Fallen

Colby Ryan Freeman

Alicia J. Gough

Erna P. Hill

Gabriella A. Ivarov

Aquarium Science Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma

Brandon J. Fine

Jacob Gage Hayes

Emily Nicole Houston

Alicia M. Klein

Nicolas Philippe Long

Melissa Nicole Marsh

AshleyMonee Judith Moore

Casey Reinhardt

Jessica Marie Laws

Savanna Kay Lemly

Brianna Nicole Myers

Mary A Passmore

Heather Freeman Trivette

Kaylee JoAnn Sly

John E. Storey

Associate in Arts

Clara Aeugle

Nicolas Morales Aguirre

Elizabeth Ann Anderson

Fiorella Magaly Baker

Riley Elizabeth Baker

Caroline J. Barbee

Katelyn Marie Basinger

Emery D. Baskerville

Miriam Lynn Beck

Sierra N. Bell

Silas Neal Bemont

Haley Marie Benge

Adam P. Bickett

Rebekah Gray Bishop

Katelynn A. Bivens

Evan Micah Bonner

Lauren Carew Booth

Kelli Renee Brafford

Layla Brendle

Addison Hope Brown

Kayla Penny Brown

Abbie Michelle Callicutt

Jessica Breanne Cameron

James Cao

Mia Triny Carrillo Chico

Ashly Nicole Caudell

Addison G. Chaffin

Lindsay Grace Conner

Lindsay A. Cook

Morgan Taylor Cooley

Tristina Jade Corker

James Noah Cornatzer

Leayha Rose Crawford

Courtney Ka’Maya Cross

Nelson Felix Cruz Martinez

Itzel Cruz-Jimenez

Connor Edward

Cunningham

Allison C. Curty

Riley L. Daniels

Elizabeth Nicole Daves

Peyton Howard Davis

Blake D. Deringer

Abbigail Lauren Dorsett

Bryce D. Douglas

Sara Beth Drake

Kaitlyn Marie Dutcher

Ann Marie Edwards

Charles Ethan Edwards

Lorelei Elaine Elberson

Logan William Empson

Cayla Rayne Encarnacion

Ethan M. English

Miranda Carolina Esparza

Sha Lee-Max Everhart

Alexzandria L. Fattaleh

Angel Noelle Fearrington

Anna Marie Fergerson

Hannah Ferrell

Jude Preston Fletcher

Callie Maxine Freeman

Mariana Alison FuentesRoberts

Paige Marie Garrett

John W. Gentle

Haley Clara Godfrey

Kayla Mae Godfrey

Neyda Odely Gomez

James Charles Gordon

Jackson Robert Greer

Bryson Adam Grubb

William Ramon Guerrero Contreras

Claudia Patricia Hammond

Samantha Cannon Harris

Ellie G. Harrison

Seth Alan Hayworth

Faith Michael Hendricks

Sthepfany Hernandez

Kaytlyn Caroline Hodges

Elizabeth Morgan Hollar

Ashley Renee Holly

Katherine Ann Holmes

Chloe Marissa Horton

Karla C. Humphrey

Christa E. Humphries

Skylar Elizabeth Hutchens

Fatema Alzahraa Ayman

Ibrahim

Carissa Michelle Ireland

Michael D. Jacoby

Roselyn Marie Jimenez

Brynna Johnson

Dalila D. Johnson

Katelyn Johnson

Katlyn McCoy Jones

Ashley Keller

Ashleigh N. Kennedy

Daniel J. Keyser

Joshua Micheal Keyser

Cassandra Elise King

Tiffani Breann Lengerich

Austyn T. Leonard

Landon Ray Leonard

Alyssa Ava Lom

Megan Lopez Rodarte

Destiny Kay Marie Lyons

Maria Eleni Mageras

Mikayla D. Mathews

Zachary N. Maxcy

Kylie Paige McClamrock

Ella Grace McDaniel

Brandon McDevitt

Janelle Mae Melton

Lacy Lee Messick

Jianna Michelle Miller

Lauren Paige Miller

Carter Gayle Mock

Jason Moffitt

Lexus Grace Moorefield

Iris Christina Morales

Izaiah Morales

Andre Ascencio Moreno

Isaac Walter Morgan

Leah Montgomery Morrison

Kassidy Breanna Mosqueda

Brooklyn Michelle Moyer

Abigail D. Nichols

Carson S. Norman

Abigail Leann Norrell

Lauren Hope O’Connor

Kinsley N. Odum

Johana Olea Velez

Eymi Noemi Jimenez

Pastor

Evan K. Pavisich

Pressley Gail Peeler

Brian Penninger

Elizabeth M. Pirtle

Sarah Ann Pope

Joshua Daniel

Portillo-Lang

Kashif Lamar Quarles

Ellen Juliana Ramos-Mosso

Lucas Aiden Ranker

Alex Reece

Emma Kate Regan

Elizabeth Ashton Remole

Emma Nicole Reynolds

Helen J. Rivas

Angie Robles Esparza

Hannah Nicole Roels

Cristian A. Romero

Kayleigh P. Sagendorf

Raquel Sanchez Teran

Oliver Samuel Sanchez

Lobo

Lexi Michelle Santos

Jeffrey Alexander Schneck

Jamie Elizabeth Schneider

Colby Blake Schroeder

Samantha M. Scoggins

Nicholas L. A. Scott

Collin Riley Senters

Lucas Leonard Lee

Shoffner

Joseph A. Shuler

Kyra Isabell Simms

Zyhir Sims

Samantha Suzanne Sloop

Macey C. Smith

Megan Brianna Smith

Thomas E. Snell

Andrew J. Speas

Brianna Lindsay Stevenson

Emma Parker Strickland

Heather Boger Strickland

Zamarie Daishainet-Alani

Summers

Terran Alexander

Swicegood

Ryu H. Tai

Mikyla Tamayo

Kinnon Ray Tatum III

Briana Taylor

Madison Christine Taylor

Gracelyn B. Tedder

Jacob Douglas Terpenning

Reagan MacKenzie Tesh

Amia Trene Thomas

Hannah Nicole Thompson

Calista Michelle Turcios

Danny Tussey III

Amari NaSaon Van-Martin

Rachel E. Vickers

Michael A. Wade

Ian J. Wall

Rhiannon Michelle Walley

Bridgett Elizabeth Watford

Seth A. Weaver

Allison Linley Webb

Carter Allen Webb

Olivia Grace Wells

Logan Reese White

Isabella Michele Whitley

Alexa Lynn Williams

Anden R. Williams

Briana Michelle Williams

Brianne Christina Winfrey

Emma M. Winters

Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation

Ryan S. Ayscue

Makenzie Katelyn Baity

Kaitlyn Nicole Black

Bryleigh Carolina Boturla

Amanda K. Burgess

Danielle Christine Davis

Tammy L. Fox-Rabon

Ashley Kathleen Hale

Vivien Penelope Helmase

Cameron Hill

Associate in General Education

Jennifer M. Alvarado Vanegas

Associate in Science

Zoe Michelle Anderson

Dylan Wayne Beasley

Lauren Elizabeth Billings

Jacob Hensly Blue

Taylor Nicole Chambers

Victoria Suzanne Charles

Megan N. Davis

Arden E. Deis

Elizabeth Danielle Deskins

Olivia R. Eaglen

Charles Ethan Edwards

Ethan Ellington

Samantha Nelly Esparza Giraldo

Treydel Ross Fields

Gracie Larissa Flake

Emily Rose Grant

Kirsten Ann Hedrick

Christina C. Lee-Saleem

Johnta Decarlo Harper

Dalilah J. Hernandez

Harper Elizabeth Howard

Madison A Hyatt

Jessica K. James

Jose A. Juarez Hernandez

Isabel D. Koontz

Cloey Amber Lambroff

Lucano Victor Marks

Faith Ann Maxwell

Bailey D. McCook

Zander B. McMahan

Yahir Mogollon Salazar

Juan F. Morales Aguirre

Cody C. Moressi

Jacqueline Montana Nance

Sumran M. Nasir

Lillian G. Wood

Chelsea Te’irra Woods

Bryson James Young

Chloe Young

Sandy Gabriela Zelaya Gomez

Madelyn Elaine Martin

Emma Kate McDaniel

Meghan Gail Yarbrough

Musu M Mamu

Lillian Marie Sink

Christopher Tyler Norris

Ryan P. O’Connor

Amber Ruth Owens

Mattison Kay Ridge

Yaseen Raji Saqer

Equazya Comeka Scott

Isaac L. Shelley

Serina Island Sigmon

Kynley Grace Simerson

Eric Ben Simpson

Jhosue E. Solis-Romero

Joshua C. Swindells

Eva C. Truell

David Grant Verlinich

Breanna Elise Watson

Laurianne Shelby Whitehead

Business Administration

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Veronica Aleman

Brittany Nicole Alexander

Veronica Arroyo Encizo

Ricardo Bahena-Nunez

Logan C. Ballou-Tomel

Amelia Barker

Ashlee F. Beaver

Brandon J. Beck

Robert Edward Bostic

Chloe F. Cable

Annalise Dorothy Coleman

Michael Gray Cooke

Luisa L. Dalmaso

Callie E. Decker

Tanner E. Delattre

Rebekah G. Diaz

Sara Beth Drake

Rachael P. Dukowitz

Tasneem M. Elsayed

Andrew Flick

Isai Garcia-Perez

Paige Marie Garrett

Kimberly Michelle Gibbs

Samantha Rae Gordon

Jennifer Ann Greenwood

Hannah Leigh Haller

John Edward Ian Hankins

Amesha Haramdas

Kayden E. Hegler

Faith D. Holland

Melissa D. Huitron

Carissa Michelle Ireland

Landon M. James

Tokena Renee’ Jones

Molly Shay Keel

Catherine Jace Lineberry

Misty Carlisle Loflin

Elizabeth C. Lowe

Kennedy T. Lynn

David Ray Martin

Jae’vean K. Mason

Kadi Nicole Murphy

Calyn D. Nelson

Brooklyn A. Norman

Sydney Hampton Parham

Haley L. Pease

Mariett Penaloza-Catalan

Kiara L. Perez

Career and College Promise

College Transfer Pathway

Andrew Allen

Gabriella Allen

Jordy Alvarado

Kadence Arnold

Kristoef Barrett

Alexandra Therese Bautista

Nicole Beal

Ian Boger

Gracie Bowling

Kayla Burch

Ethan Byerly

Debra Castro

Victoria Charles

Kaylin Christensen

Luke Clark

Nolan Coats

Carley Collins

Dalton Collins

Emmanuel Contreras

Kianna Contreras

Nolan Coords

Ali Cranfill

Nathan Crotts

Richard “Landon” Dingler

Emma Epting

Emma Farley

Tanner Flippin

Sophia Garza

Kennedy A. Powell

Anahi Rivera-Acevedo

Victor M. Rivera-Broissin

Axel Romero

Dallas Simeon Salter

Aliyah J. Sarun

Molly Dawn Sidden

Kyra Isabell Simms

Brockton S. Slate

Johnathan W. Smith

Passhan Lashae Smith

Shaquelle Ryniece Smith

Epiphany Tequila

Smith-Campbell

Amber Allen Thomas

Emma Lauren Thompson

Carianna R. Ventura-Pascual

Victoria G. Voletto

Edna M. Walker

Amethyst Michelle Worley

Logan E. Wright

Faith Kimberly Zydzik

Gabby Grenier

Adyson Griffin

Makenna Groff

Ashlyn Grubb

Aaliyah Grubbs

Riley Hatch

Kirsten Hedrick

Savannah Hedrick

Carter Helton

Katlyn Hill

Nora Grace Hill

Lindsay Hinson

Skylar Honeycutt

Owen Horne

Jordan Hughes

Conner Humphrey

Cindy Jaimes-Ramos

Elizabeth Jordan

Brooklyn Lakey

Caroline Lakey

Melody Lashmit

Skylar Link

Katelyn Linkous

Karsten Loflin

Juliana Amanda Mamaril

Eliza Martinez

Rael Carcamo Martinez

Kaylen McDow

Emily McDuffee

Angel Daniel Mercado Navarro

Lacy Messick

Cadie Miller

Katherine Miller

Chloe Montgomery

Kaitlyn Morgan

Tyler Morris

Melody Murray

Naima Nelson

Lauren O’Connor

Jaden Parks-Wooten

Madison Phillips

Makayla Pirk

Elizabeth Pirtle

Carter Pollard

Riley Pratt

Kytlin Ramsey

Sophie Reid

Nolan Reynolds

Isabella Rubio

Emiliano Santillan

Hannah Sams

Early Childhood Education

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Sarah L. Booe

Nancy C. Cano

Heather Patrick Davis

Cathrine Elizabeth English

Marisa Nicole Isaacs

Stephanie Chavez Martinez

Moniqua M. McCall

Taylor Nicole McGuire

Natalie Reese Moore

Sara Parnell

Emily Brianna Porras-Bowie

Shannon D. Sullivan

Karla Vanessa Valdes

Sylvia Ann Westminster

Aisheia Shetari Williams

Briana Michelle Williams

Tracy Lynn Zachary

Marianne Scarlett

Hailee Shrewsbury

Johnathan Smith

Macey Smith

Taylor Smith

Nathan Stilin

Kayla Thompson

Jordan Truesdale

Emily “Reece” Tutterow

Avery Tysinger

Luke Williams

Abigail Wilson

Mason Wisdom

Delaney Yorke

Human Services Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Derrick A. Alexander

Candice S. Burton

Ashly Nicole Caudell

Stephanie Clew Caudle

Jordan Gabrielle Deal

Robin Barnhhardt Foster

Jayla Marie Simmons

Mahogane Danyale Godfrey

Deborah Marlene Harris

Tonya S. Hillman

Desiree S. Johnson

Kamia S. Lane

Cadyn McKenna Martin

Haley A. Robinson

Kathryn Michelle Weitzel

Crystal E. Williams

Antanay Cherise Winters

Information Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Sameer Munqith Husham Aldabbagh

Cameron Haven King

Benjamin D. Beaver

Jordan Nathaniel Brown

Cainnen Alexander Crotts

Christian Lee Crotts

Levi Allen Diller

Tasneem Mohamed Elsayed

Ryan K. Fansler

Christopher J. Freund

Jake S. Goldsborough

Diana Florencia Gonsales

Jerry Alston Hall

Eva V. Hargis

Benjamin Heitman

Elijah Matthew Hill

Ryan Matthew Hunt

Blake Wilson Jacoby

Lucas R. Kennedy

Morgan Paige Kirby

Colton M. Lagle

Dara B. Lakoy

Jordan Renee Lambeth

Anthony C. McDowell

Jon Evan Mitchell

Isabella Jace Myers

Kamron W. Myers

Megan C. Neely

Justin Clay Potts

Tamya Kay Pettis-Hannah

Taje Austin Robinson

Bryan A. Rodriguez

Debbie L. Ruiz

Nathan Daniel Sherman

Alex M. Smith

Korri Ashlyn Steelman

Emily B. Swicegood

Clarabelle Huajai Vang

Vannee Vay

Zachary Ray Welch

Scott E. Williams

Mason J. Wisdom

Richard Lindsay Yokley Jr.

Thomas R. Young

Supply Chain Management

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Cassie Allison

Dennis L Chase

Tara B. Foland

Al D. Graham

Dylan T. Grubbs

Sustainable Agriculture

Associate in Applied Science, Certificates

Elizabeth Marie Absher

Kaylee B. Cooper

Anna C. Davis

Kacie L. Gordon

Ashlyn G. Hunt

Tanner D. Logan

Nora K. Moore

Leilani Caridad Ramirez

Aja S. Tovornik

Mallory Lizbeth Tucker

Maria Tila Uvando Valentin

Zoological Science Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Certificates

Caroline J. Barbee

Jennifer Rose Spratt

Bhagirat

Cassidy Maegan Bryant

Kelsey Victoria Bulkeley

Matthew J. Burns

Jennifer Castro

Andrea Lynn Dinsmore

Hollie Dix

Cheyenne Calvin Grant

Dashall N. Harvey

Brianna Howell

Dorothy E Nowotny

Zachery Bristen Poe

Kaitlin Marie Post

Sarah Rice

Nicole Scott

Paige M. Smith

Heather C. Starnes

Camilla Elizabeth Summers

HEALTH SCIENCES

Associate Degree Nursing

Associate

in Applied Science

Melissa Lynn Allen

Ashley Brooke Barker

Rebecca Lynn Benfield

Danielle S. Bennett

Kennedy Faithe Berry

Lanette Marie Black

Bailey A. Blevins

Jackie L. Bonilla

Freeman Dante’ Booker

Cheyanne Elizabeth Boyd

Edith Bradley

Olivia Hawks Breeding

Caleb P. Brown

Thomisha Willnette Brown

Shalaunda N. Bryant

Dawn M. Burke

Tanesia Ayanna Butts

Christian Leigh Byrd

Morrisa Delamou

Casey Dawn East

Eshany Leann Edwards

Lisa R. Everhart

Lauren E. Ford

Debbie Free

Alexandria J. Gibbs

Larissa Marie Gibson

Samantha Katherine Gibson

Stephanie Miranda Giles

Danita Kershaw Gillis

David Wesley Godfrey

Sophia Kathleen Hedrick

Kendra N. Henderson

Laverne J. Holley

Joseph Musa Jah

Natalie Caroline Jarrett

Sherry Kay Johnson

Tiashieka Monique Johnson

Felicia Dreher Jordan

Ryan R. Kerns

Hannah Nicole King

Alisha Cheri Kinsey

Olivia Hope Lanzillotti

Judith Annmarie Lawrence

Sarah Elizabeth Leonard

Bailey Catherine Lloyd

Chanda Coswella Maness

Kaitlin Eileen Mann

Taylor J. Martin

Ericka Nycol Miles

Ashley Lynne Monn

Olivia T. Mouzone

Tracy Nicole Neal

Hannah Faith Ooten

Yarixssa Jasmin Palacios

Central Sterile Processing

Certificates

Yahoska M. Barrios Artola

Phoebe C. Burrus

Kesha Lashawn Carter

Rachel M. Click

Kaelyn B. George

Katie A. Hart

Korina J. Lookabill

Gerardo A. Mendez

Riane Nicole Phillips

Lesa K. Quesenberry

Kelly Ann Pendergast

Jamie Brown Petty

Mia Dawn Reid

Paige Renee Rideout

Ashley Diane Robbins

Chelsie Marie Robinson

Briana Michelle Sendejas

Kailie D. Silver

Carly Gracen Simerson

Latoya Danielle Smith

Sherrie Fite Smith

Corrina Lynette Speights

Sara Elizabeth Stuckey

Marissa Auburn Tuggle

Jessica F. Wallace

Mary A. Walton

Mykira Lee Ward

Sh-Aria Nashe Weems

Karen Suzanne White

Kyndall Elise Williams

Brandee Lynn York

Shelia M. Small

Irene V. Wilson

Dental Assisting Diploma

Zoey T. Anthony

Audrey C. Dyson

Helen Nicolle GarciaJimenez

Brittany K. Graham

Mariah N. Harrold

Brandon Alberto Lopez Martinez

Kelsey L. Myers

Julia N. Owen

Jasmin G. Rojas

Autumn G. Stewart

Carlie N. Tucker

Health Information Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Certificate

Misty Curry

Gina Copeland Daugherty

Yolanda Foster

Anna Elizabeth Gregg

Nicole Danielle Harwood

Britnie N. Holt

Lillian B. Ingram

Caroline Elisabeth Lohr

Mindi Maria Morris

Malaki Kinston Moser

Naijah Unique Searles

Karen Cox Younger

Medical Assisting

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Jy’naye N. Ausborne

Kelsey Michelle Bedford

Alexis M. Bowman

Guisselle Carranza

Kinsie Dayne Crook

Kelsey L. Dove

Bridget Aguirre Flores

Deja Monique Gathings

I’tiona A. Hill

Rachel Olivia Hutson

Makenna Noel Iselin

Jazmine Knox

Norah P. Lawson

Haley A. Lebeau

Alicia Suzanne McMurtry

Ebonique Samone Morales

Lesly Olmos-Martinez

Ariel Szymanski

Medical Laboratory Technology

Associate in Applied Science

Makayla Breanne Darr

Sanaa Hsiko

Claire Irisa Vivian Mayes

Camryn Elizabeth Myers

Tachiana Danielle Nichols

Kaitlyn Brianne Pall

Dimitrios Alexander Turnas

Nadia Vega Juarez

Cinthia Villada Vital

Ginger R. Wright

Pharmacy Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Judith Dominguez Carbajal

Tasia L. Creamer

Sangsreyrhad Jonathan

Damlong

Brianna Tyshay Franklin

Harleigh C. Gordon

Lucas C. Gordon

Jose Santos Hernandez

Jessica Katherine Mabe

Diana Montiel

Madison M. Murphy

Caydence R. Orrell

Practical Nurse Education

Diploma

Cindy Lopez Elliott

Robin Monique Glenn

Angela Gutierrez

Jena Leigh Helms

Tasha Michelle Hunter

Starlett Ray Jeffries

Amber Lyles

Laura Carter Moose

Brianna Mae Ortiz

Tiffany Ishia Powell

Allison Riggins

Gina Martinez Rollins

Chhaya Alexis Scott

Leandre A. Sharp

Haley Hawkins Shipley

Olivia K. Talley

Sarah Vargas

Katherine Lindsay Wood

Sarah M. Thompson

Rebekah Carole Watts

Zamaria Tajanek Wilson

WORKFORCE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology Diploma, Certificates

Qamar Abbas

Timothy N. Allred

Nathan W. Baker

Greyson W. Barrier

Landon Michael David Combs

Dominic R. Cuozzi

Travis S. Goddard

Shakeel Iftikhar

Brandon W. Logan

James Joseph Lopez

Bailey A. McQueen

Caleb R. Murphy

Sophpon S. Plong

Automotive Systems Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

David L. Alderman

Tanner L. Atkins

Nancy Aviles

Sarah Ball

Colby J. Blackburn

Cody W. Brown

Austin T. Byrd

Wesley G Carter

Leonardo Castillo, Jr.

Abdiel J. Desiderio

Jeffrey F. Dixon

Gabriel Garcia Salas

Jesus E. Guzman-Perez

Kyle J. Hackman

Yaretzi Jolette Ibarra Montoya

John C. Leonard

Connor R. Mandell

Jose G. Mendez

Gerardo MontelongoBeltran

Marcos J. Paredes

Basic Law Enforcement Training Certificates

Cody A. Barker

Kristen N. Bell

Terry L. Brown

Trevor D. Carter

Richard A. Hanner

Anthony K. Isley

Holly J. Joyner

James A. Manuel

Jennifer Aree Myers

Nathan K. Nifong

Landon D. Norris

Josue Salazar

Carlton C. Swanson

Tashaun S. Taylor

Alexis Rocha Zamora

Justin Willie Saunders

Darren L. Snider

Cody B. Tran

Brandon T. Warfford

Andrew Williams

Michael Acuna Zuniga

Gary D. Proctor

Avery R. Purdue

Alex J. Snider

Caleb J. Speights

Keith A. Thomas

Gavin G. Townsend

Elijah Transou

Zachary S. Wright

Nathan A. Whitley

Casey D. Wilson

Zachary S. Wright

Computer-Integrated Machining

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Joshua Cole Baity

Thomas G. Buie

Eric B. Cooke

Nathaniel Lawrence Dail

Jordon Shane Goodman

Noah Glen Gunter

Cosmetology

John R. Jarvis

Cody Thomas Lineberry

Robert G. Moss

Nathan A. Patton

Kianavy Lanida Phouanesouvanh

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma

Olivia M. Albrecht

Chloe L. Beal

Stephanie Cardoso

Alyssa Camille Davis

Mary G. Diaz

Jacquelyn Candace Gallimore

Anna M. Gardner

Taylor A. Garrick

Bryslynn Reonna Goodlett

Leann Renea Hanes

Ashleigh C. Hofmann

Cheyenne M. Hurley

Joie T. Iavaroni

Cyenna Landeros

Grace Adele Prevette

Criminal Justice Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Certificates

James Troy Anderson

Layla Brendle

Morgan Reece Byerly

Heidee Danielle Cecil

Jevonn A. Collier

Andrew J. Crawford

Leayha Rose Crawford

Courtney F. Dorton

Aiyanna Shyte Doulin

Travis S. Floyd

Josie Carys Gibson

Kristin V. Hamilton

Josh R. Pilcher

Mark P. Sanger

Carlos D. Serrano

Walker A. Thompson

Lacy W. White

Brendan Cole Wright

Lillian Faith Regan

Jazmine Alexis Shaw

Sara Ann Towery

Haley J. Trogdon

Hadley Varner

Taylor S. Wells

Diane Michelle Hernandez Blanco

McKenzie D. Hulin

Angela Dawn Jarvis

Colten L. Jones

Alison L. Keefer

Summer B. Leonard

Devin Develle McPherson

Donna Madison Morris

Octavia Johnson Norman

Treyton M. Reid

Yonah Y. Rogers

Natasha Nicole Spangler

Luke Stroud

Alyssa L. Tabor

Savannah R. Tally

Katherine Victoria Thompson

Tiana N. Thompson

Catherine L. Trail

Foster C. Warren

Natalie G. Wilkinson

Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology

Associate in Applied Sciences, Diploma, Certificates

Owen A. Bame

Jacob Barnes

Jeffrey Michael Beverly Jr

Samuel W. Bullard

Hunter L. Clodfelter

Haden R. Coggins

Robert A. Ferguson

Camren Godbey

Matthew R. Jones

Sydnye J. Lawson

Thomas W. Leonard

Eddie E. McLean

Electronics Engineering Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Aaron R. Byrd

Dillon Robert Davis

Matthew N. Fowler

Eli Nelson Frazier

Jessica Grace Helms

Keeton Tylor Hughes

Payton Q. Leonard

Brandon K. Maldonado

Isaac Walter Morgan

John D. Motley

Scott A. Nicholson

Trent Grayson Sink

Kyle Wayne Snider

Jed C. Stewart

Emergency Medical Science

Associate in Applied Science, Certificates

Riley A. Barney

Zachary Hanson

Kayla R. Johnson

Tiffany Steed Laskis

Kinsley N. Odum

Hannah K. Spivey

Elizabeth Alane Taylor

Kahleb Shawn Traversy

Adrian D. Wood

Jerry S. Zimmerman

John W. Parker

James Andrew Pennington

Carlee B. Rowbury

Joseph Anthony Michael Socha

Joseph A. White

Bethany Tongel Enoch Ty

Carlos Isaac Vasquez-Mora

Mallory Ann Jean Vaughn

Aaron M. Williams

Esthetics Technology

Certificates

Nefeesha Latrice Andrada

Tara H. Ballard

Alyssa Ann Berry

Michelle Monique Gear

Ashley Kathleen Hale

Meadow Harrelson

Taylor Joyce Herbert

Janet Hernandez

Carley Jacqueline Jones

Ciera Alyse Kanoy

Aracely Elizabeth Luna

Abarca

Makenna L Marlette

Anahi Guadalupe Ojeda

Alexandra Marie Ottati

Michelle Pacheco Lopez

Tiffany D. Parson

Mary Kate Prater

Fire Protection Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Certificates

Eli A. Hamlin

Joseph Tyler Herrington

Seth A. Hutchins

General Occupational Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Certificates

Wilson M. White

Industrial Systems Technology

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates

Gerardo Aguirre

Cooper Atkins

Benjamin H. Blanton

Garrett S. Boger

Aaron R. Byrd

Gavin Clement

Eli N. Frazier

Shayla P. Frazier

Michael James Gaskill

Justin T. Harris

Cordia Mariel Rhoades

Katelynn A. Rowley

Kaidence L. Smith

Gracie L. Spurlock

Tristen G. Wagner

Cimeron V. Willis

Jahyra S. Young

Zamiah Azaira Young

Matthew J. Harris

Dylan J. Langston

Kaleb M. McClain

Alexander S. Moore

Scott K. Morris

Noah R. Myers

Chad A. Pope

Hunter Scott Putnam

Rossana J. Razura Najar

Trent G. Sink

Audrey J. Skeen

Rene Slaughter

James B. Smith

Kyle W. Snider

Jed C. Stewart

Richard B. Stewart

Davis M. Temple

Austin T. Vaughn

Samuel R. Willard

Mauricio Zepeda-Huerta

Nurse Aide

Certificates

Kiersten Ann Adams

Dianelly Alvarenga

Nayeli D. Aparicio

Genesis Y. Argote

Mariel Ayala

Adisyn G. Ball

Halle Rae Beckom

Kadence A. Bogard

Gracie Lynn Bowling

Chloe Z. Brightwell

Aynsley Grace Bruff

Kara G. Bullard

Zoey E. Cleary

Katlyn M. Cox

Anabelle M. Dehart

Emily E. Dixson

Ivye E. Francis

Erin Gorman

Riley E. Hatch

Rylie M. Hauser

Paralegal Technology

Lindsay M. Hinson

Tate L. Horvath

McKinley S. Hyde

Jasmin L. Jensen

Haley S. Kramer

Hannah R. Kramer

Ella Little

Allyson B. Lubarsky

Katelynn G. Madewell

Steven C. McBride

Alea R. McRorie

Kayla A. Milam

Kaitlyn Ann Morgan

Alicia D. Motsinger

Trinity Faith Murray

Katelyn P. Myers

Kayla Shiann Norman

Addison R. North

Shrivalli Hemant Patel

Amber R. Picklesimer

Associate in Applied Science, Certificates

Bailey M. Andrews

Jacqueline C. Beck

Kelesia R. Bennett

Jude Preston Fletcher

Havan Christine Haney

Therapeutic Massage

Stacie Lauren Hodge

Joana M. Leal

Israel Miyonna Pate

Shanta Pitts

RheaNicole Denise Rolley

Associate in Applied Science, Diploma

Christine Lisa Arthur

Mackenzie Crotts

Rachael P. Dukowitz

Amelia Dale Johnson

Kaelyn Marie Manns

Jacqueline Martinez Romo

Makayla E. Pirk

Kadence A. Pitt

MacEy G. Praytor

Madeline Ramirez

Kytlin Faith Ramsey

Allison M. Reese

Sophie A. Robertson

Emily Ruiz

Evelyn Ruiz

Bella H. Sanchez

Samantha M. Scoggins

Jenna Catherine Scully

Lillian G. Seats

Landyn R. Sullivan

Madelyn J. Thomas

Zaniya N. Thomas

Courtney F. Ward

Madison H. West

Kera K. Williams

Reily Elizabeth York

Montavious Javarr

Torrence

Aliza Jane Zappia

Andrea Lain McQueen

Devin Miller

Joy Linville White

Truck Driver Training

Certificates

Joshua D. Barrett

Rene Barvosa

Tajareia L. Blackwell

Kristopher D. Bradley

George Campos

Misty L. Childress

Benjamin D. Cribb

Michael W. Davis

Philip Davis

Stephen Ehren

Welding Technology Diploma, Certificates

Jerred T. Alexander

Jaedyn L. Altiers

Majesta N. Anderson

Gavin M. Arrington

Cadon S. Ball

Kevin Barrios-Arroyo

Kenneth R. Bell

Caiden Bean

Seth E. Blair

Casey T. Blevins

Owen M. Brandon

Anthony S. Bryant

Chase A. Butters

Mitchell O. Byrd

Derrick Cabrera

Holt A. Carter

Matthew I. Corder

Mason A. Craver

Eleanor M. Degraffenreid

Joel I. Diaz

Allie L. Doty

Jason O. Easter

Robert Griffiths Engelmann

John T. Frashuer

Josh L. Gentry

Christopher M. Gobble

William D. Holder

Alec A. Jaspersen

Jarrael M. Jones

Stanley B. King

Equan T. McLaurin

Dmitry Morshchagin

Okiera D. Myers

Derrick R. Parks

Terry L. Robertson

Timothy M. Robertson

Vincent H. Schneider

Thomas D. Webster

Kacey J. Everhart

Aedan Z. Finch

Landon S. Gainey

Mason J. Glidewell

Maliek D. Grant

Jessup Green

Nathan H. Harris

Madison E. Hayes

Wesley W. Henson

Lucas M. Jones

Steven A. Jones

Walter L. Labiche

Caden M. Latham

Connor M. Lee

Jake C. Loflin

Jaxon W. Manns

Jacob W. Maxwell

Carson Mendenhall

Logan Miller

Angel Alexander Mondragon

Hunter L. Nichols

Matthew R. Norman

Klara G. Ogg

Isaac Parker

Nakia M. Parrish

Tyler A. Payne

Josh R. Pilcher

Justin D. Poole

Carson D. Reed

Aaron G. Reynolds

Caleb Richards

Jerry Rivera

Aiden M. Roberts

Bryson Ryggs

Xavier J. Shaw

Jackson W. Shore

Jakeb D. Sink

Eliza Anne Smith

Alexander L. Sprinkle

John H. Stockard

Eriberto O. Torres

Lykzandro J. Valladares

Connor J. Yonchuk

Alexander Douglas Yorkba

THE HISTORY OF DAVIDSON-DAVIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Davidson-Davie Community College opened in 1963 as the Davidson County Industrial Education Center. Like other industrial education centers chartered in the 1950s and consolidated under the Community College Act of 1963, this center was designed to equip adults with the skills needed to move from an agricultural to a manufacturing-based economy. When the William E. Sinclair Building opened on a 22-acre site in 1963, 125 students were enrolled in vocational and technical programs and 51 students in adult education and service programs. In 1965, the institution was chartered as Davidson County Community College (DCCC). The Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees were added to the existing Associate in Applied Science degree, diploma, and certificate offerings.

The physical footprint of the college has seen tremendous growth over the years. The Uptown Lexington Education Center opened in 2004, the Thomasville Education Center in 2005, and the Davie Education Center in Bermuda Run in 2008. On the Davidson Campus, the Conference Center opened in 2009, the Transportation Technology Building in 2010, and the East Carolina University dental clinic in 2014; the new Sarah and Edward Smith Health Sciences Center opened in 2018. On the Davie Campus, major expansion and renovation took place in 2008, and in 2012, an addition to the Gantt Building completed the Davie County Early College building project.

On January 1, 2021, DCCC became Davidson-Davie Community College by action of the college’s Board of Trustees, who determined that the name should reflect what has always been true — the college proudly serves both Davidson and Davie counties. Today, Davidson-Davie offers 125 pathways in over 40 career fields that have evolved to ensure that students enter the workforce with 21st-century knowledge. In addition to a robust transfer program, the college has programs in such fields as advanced manufacturing and allied health. Davidson-Davie also is one of the few community colleges nationally to have a Zoo and Aquarium Science program. Both the Davidson and Davie campuses are home to a successful Early College high school program; the college also partners with the Yadkin Valley Career Academy. Students clubs and an athletic program contribute to a vibrant campus life, while a successful international education program gives students the opportunity to both travel abroad and meet international visitors.

At Davidson-Davie, we are committed to our mission of providing innovative and equitable learning experiences to empower individuals, transform lives, and prepare students for enhanced career and educational opportunities within a changing global community. The future is here!

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