Honors Convocation 2023

Keith BrownHonors Convocation at Jefferson State is a very special time. This program provides an opportunity for all of us to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students and faculty.  In pursuit of their educational goals, these students have demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards and will undoubtedly continue to make a tremendous impact on our community.

I congratulate these excellent students, and I congratulate the outstanding faculty for the inspiration, dedication, and knowledge they have shared.


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Awards and Recipients

Campus Organization Awards

  • Association of Radiologic Technology Students President – Kimberly Cobb
  • Ambassador of the Year – Aundria Kurowski
  • Outstanding Phi Theta Kappa Member, Beta Lambda Delta chapter – Reese McGill
  • Outstanding Phi Theta Kappa Member, Pi Pi chapter – Meleah Craft
  • Outstanding Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar Award, Beta Lambda Delta Chapter – Chef Kenneth Moore
  • Outstanding Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar Award, Pi Pi Chapter – Erin Arnold
  • Outstanding Sigma Kappa Delta Member – Kayli Andrea JieQiu Dunkin
  • Outstanding College Scholar – Sydney Thompson
  • Outstanding Sigma Chi Eta Member – Patrece Escalera
  • Outstanding Student Government Association Member – Ashley Aleman Garcia
  • Outstanding Speech Team Member – Brook Jean McMillan
  • Outstanding Multicultural Student Association Member – Emily Michelle Rugg
  • American Welding Society Student Chapter Member of the Year – Jonathan Scout Chance
  • Outstanding Art and Animation Guild Member – Edward Lawson
  • Outstanding Jefferson State Singer – Nicholas M. Payne
  • Outstanding Men’s Golf Team Member – Matthew Hewitt
  • Outstanding Women’s Golf Team Member – Carlie Aultman
  • Outstanding Cross Country Men’s Team Member – Andrew King
  • Outstanding Cross Country Women’s Team Member – Jillian James
  • Outstanding Spotlight Drama Club Member – Jenna Kelley
  • Outstanding E-Sports Team Member – Sydnee Gowens
  • Outstanding Mu Alpha Theta Member – Sarissa Brooks
  • Outstanding Latino Student Award – Cynthia Sanchez
  • Student Group Winner of The President’s Cup – Phi Theta Kappa, Beta Lambda Delta Chapter

Transfer Scholarship Recipients

University of Alabama

  • Usiel Acosta
  • William Earl Barial
  • Chasity A. Bascomb
  • Grace Ann Biel
  • Jeslin White Blackmon
  • Nancy Asieduwaa Boadi
  • Matthew E Castaldo
  • Alisabeth Clevenger
  • Hannah N Combs
  • Wyatt M Combs
  • Brooklyn M Davis
  • Victoria E Duncan
  • Blake Alexandra Grant
  • John G   Green
  • Grace A Hall
  • Ryan James Harris
  • Gabriel S Heath
  • Jacob M Jordan
  • Peyton A Mayo
  • Victoria L Mccanna
  • Richard Lee Shockley
  • Joshua A Tindall
  • Kirsten Grace Walls

Auburn University

  • Austin Isbell
  • Annah Madden
  • Chandler Pruitt
  • Kirsten Walls
  • Cally Watson
  • Cally Watson
  • Jeannie Zubia
  • Jaycie Armstrong
  • Grace Biel
  • Calvin Bowman
  • Klarke Campbell
  • Laken Flowers
  • Jacob Galliher

University of Montevallo

  • Charles Young
  • Kali Yancey
  • Kaylin Messing
  • Josseline Marquez-Gordo
  • Jordan Love
  • Jordan Slaton
  • Toriyanna Pair
  • Rosa Hernandez-Contreas
  • Annah Madden
  • Jonathan Lowery
  • Alissa Jones
  • Amber Fricke

University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Christopher Aaron
  • Jaden Adams
  • Eden Bartlett
  • Jane Bergan
  • Rebecca Blevins
  • Cindy Bridges
  • Sarissa Brooks
  • Gerzell Brooks
  • Klarke Campbell
  • Joey Carnaggio
  • Conner Chapman
  • Jonathan Chunn
  • Alisabeth Clevenger
  • Robert Conroy
  • Gabriel Currier
  • Nelson David
  • Wayne Dimas
  • Thanh Do
  • Kayli Dunkin
  • Julianne Edgerton
  • Jayden Farmer
  • Rachel Forrester
  • Victoria Funk
  • Allison Giles
  • Alanna Glaze
  • Azeneth Guevara
  • Holly Hanzich
  • Arielle Hardrick
  • Chase Hawthorne
  • Pedro Hernandez
  • Jacqueline Hernandez-Burgos
  • Hunter Hogan
  • Courtney Isbell
  • Joshua Jackson
  • Kristie Jones
  • Jacob Jordan
  • Tiana Kennedy
  • Jada Kennedy
  • Elisaveta Koshcheyeva
  • Caroline Lawrence
  • Ryan Lee
  • Brynne Long
  • Meghan Lowery
  • Jeffery Lucas
  • Yarecli Luna Padilla
  • Zaid lutfi
  • Zewen Ma
  • Peyton Mayo
  • Arion Mcgowan
  • Hannah Moore
  • Talal Naser
  • Lana Ngo
  • Chihazirim Njoku
  • Toriyanna Pair
  • Sarah Peoples
  • Yamin Perez Mendoza
  • Ashlyn Perry
  • Grace Phillips
  • Blake Porter
  • Rachel Powell
  • Hannah Rabenau
  • Joseph Ragsdale
  • Guadalupe Ramirez-Rodriguez
  • Corey Reid
  • Emily Richey
  • Ian Roberts
  • Ana Rosato
  • Cynthia Sanchez
  • Kibryn Sawtelle
  • Rylie Scarbrough
  • Erik Seger
  • Riley Sikes
  • Nathan Smith
  • Michelle Smith
  • Tatum Stignani
  • Tristan Tate
  • Kevin Tran
  • Kenya Trappier
  • Elizabeth Turner
  • Keneolisa Uhomba
  • Bailey Vaughn
  • Kirsten Walls
  • Maryanna Warner
  • Miyah Washington
  • Grace Wettstone
  • Maat White
  • Katelyn Whitfield
  • William Wilson
  • Charles Young
  • Zachary Zabriskie

Jacksonville State University

  • Caleb Bailey
  • Kelsey Bearden
  • Kiana Carson
  • Sara Cote
  • Brooklyn Davis
  • Jessica Dixon
  • Mary McCombs
  • Brady Northam
  • Jessica Paradeis
  • Logan Sweatt
  • Bella Willard
  • Jeannie Zubia

Divisional Awards

Transfer & General Studies Awards

  • Outstanding Student in Computer Information Systems – Emily Powell
  • Outstanding Student in Accounting – Maurice King
  • Outstanding Student in Banking and Finance – Lauren Elaine Moore
  • Outstanding Business Transfer Student – Zewen Ma
  • Outstanding Student in Business Management – Suzanne Fisher
  • Outstanding Student in Office Administration – Tammy Inge-Bowdoin
  • Outstanding Student in English – Eden Allana Bartlett
  • Outstanding Student in Speech – Rheana Marie Barber
  • Outstanding Student in Spanish – Matthew Spivey
  • The Philip Royal History Award Winner – Parker Woody
  • Outstanding Student in Psychology – Kibryn Sawtelle
  • Outstanding Student in Studio Art – Terry Jones
  • Outstanding Student in Chemistry – Chika Mmadu
  • Outstanding Student in Mathematics – Alejandra Villarreal Gomez
  • Outstanding Student in Physics – Nathan Andrew Smith
  • Outstanding Student in Sociology – Theodore V. Longlois
  • Outstanding Student in Biology – Cynthia Sanchez

Center for Professional, Career, and Technical Education Awards

  • The Alpha Beta Chi Excellence Award – Carl Harris
  • Outstanding Student in Architecture and Civil Design Technology – Jacob Lovvorn
  • Outstanding Student in Construction Management – Shelby Lynne Kendrick
  • Outstanding Student in Criminal Justice –  Beau Michael Battaglia
  • Outstanding Student in Student in Law Enforcement –  Rodney Bryan Powrzanas
  • The Spirit of Hospitality and Excellence in Culinary Arts Award –Giovanna Vazquez
  • Outstanding Student in Funeral Services Education – Rebecca Ivy
  • Outstanding Student in Automotive / Automated Manufacturing Technology – Jackie Gordon
  • Outstanding Student in Biomedical Equipment Technology – Timothy Martin
  • Outstanding Student in Industrial Technology – Jordan Hartzog
  • Outstanding Student in Medical Lab Technology – Olivia Sanders
  • Outstanding Student in Histology – Brian D. Blackmon
  • Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Student – Melissa Fray
  • The Winner of the John Terry Leesburg Radiology Award – Gabriela Anderson
  • Outstanding Student in Radiologic Technology – Kailyn Paige Lillie
  • Outstanding Student in Veterinary Technology – Rachel M. Beasley

Center for Workforce Education Awards

  • Workforce Education Student of the Year – Angelo Cope

Special Awards

  • Outstanding Alumnus of the Year – Brian Shupe
  • Eastern Women’s Committee of Fifty Scholarship – Valaza Gragg
  • Elton B. Stephens Scholarship — Judith Binns
  • Elton B. Stephens Scholarship — Jerryal Jefferson
  • Elton B. Stephens Scholarship — Makenzie Payton
  • Elton B. Stephens Scholarship — Jacklyn Torok
  • Dr. Connie Beddingfield Memorial Scholarship – Bashear Hassan
  • Walter and Mary Harris Memorial Scholarship – Chandler Pruitt
  • Chad Prior Memorial Scholarship – Nicolette Graham
  • All-Alabama Community College Academic Team – Wyatt Combs
  • All-Alabama Community College Academic Team – Kibryn Sawtelle
  • Barry Goldwater Scholarship – Jaden Adams
  • Barry Goldwater Scholarship – Melody Dailey
  • Barry Goldwater Scholarship – Chandlor Dobbs
  • Diane L. Munson Scholarship – Julia Wilkins
  • Dora Virginia Hestley Memorial Scholarship – Haley Mason
  • Dr. Shailesh Upadhyay Memorial Scholarship – Samantha Travers
  • Dr. Shailesh Upadhyay Memorial Scholarship – Anna Bell Hamner

Final Awards

  • Thomas E. and Judy M. Merritt Scholarship – Scott Blake
  • The H.Y. and Ruby K. Carson Award – Cynthia Sanchez
  • The Eugene G. Fitzgerald Award – Lauren Karr
  • The James B. Allen Award – Ashley Aleman Garcia
  • The Dr. Joe Morris Outstanding Faculty Award –  Amanda Bonds