Ozarka College graduates and their guests filled the John E. Miller Auditorium for 2010 Graduation ceremonies held  Thursday, May 13, 2010.



After the Commencement address was delivered by Dr. Jason Wiles, diplomas were announced and awarded by Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Mike DeLong; Vice President for Student Services, Ron Helm; President, Dr. Richard Dawe, and Chair of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Ben Cooper of Melbourne.

Students completing their studies with an overall grade point average of 3.75 or higher in a certificate or associate degree program are designated as graduating Magna Cum Laude. Achieving this recognition in the Associate of Arts in Teaching program was Patricia Ann Crispell of Mountain View; Courtney Leigh Selph of Franklin, Healther Ashley Slater of Cherokee Village, and April Renee Taylor of Melbourne.

Graduating Cum Laude (with a GPA of 3.50 to 3.74) in the AAT program was Brittney Faye Carr of Higden and Brooke Elizabeth Carr of Higden, Kristyna Linda Harmon of Cherokee Village, Ted N. Harris of Franklin, Amy Katherine Love of Mount Pleasant, Daphne Yevone Morton of Mountain View, and Sophia Belinda Spurlock of Ash Flat.

Other graduates receiving an AAT degree were Tara L. Carter of Melbourne, Chelsea Cochran of Mountain View, Amanda Gail Dunn of Ash Flat, Whitney Nicole Lester of Hardy, Carrie Lea Marshall of Mountain View, Crystal D. Massey of Melbourne, Kasey Nicole Morgan of Mountain View, Victoria L. Stowe of Calico Rock, and Kendra Diane West of Hardy.

Graduating Magna Cum Laude with an Associate of Arts degree were Kimberly Renee Barham of Mountain View, Margaret Ann Campbell of Melbourne, Caitlynn Rae Casey of Fairfield Bay, Sonia Marie Dayberry of Sidney, Gary L. Golden of Hardy, Sarah Jo Moser of Melbourne, Katie Danielle Powell of Shirley, Tarah Michelle Powell of Shirley, Nathon A. Shultz of Melbourne, Heather Ashley Slater of Cherokee Village, Kelsey Annalea Tarver of Horseshoe Bend, April Renee Taylor of Melbourne, Julia Ann Thiel of Mountain View, Lorie A. Todd of Hardy, Jamie Beth Turner of Glencoe, and Steven Garland Walker of Brockwell.

Graduating Cum Laude (with a GPA of 3.50 to 3.74) with Associate of Arts degrees were Ashley S. Crider of Hardy, Ted N. Harris of Franklin, Rachel Ann Horton of Ash Flat, William F. McCullough of Calico Rock, Daphne Yevone Morton of Mountain View, Amanda Briann Roland of Cherokee Village, Janette Arlene Shultz Melbourne, Christopher Ryan Smith of Violet Hill, Elizabeth Tankersley of Franklin, and Jessica Lee Dawn Wolford of Melbourne.

Other Associate of Arts graduates were: Timothy William Ashley of Beebe, Kathleen Ivy Baird of Mount Pleasant, Sherry Michelle Baldridge of Cherokee Village, Chance Taylor Battles of Sage, Ashlyn Brook Bryant of Cherokee Village, Kriste Lynn Bryant of Franklin, Stephanie Helen Cahill of Mountain View, Hunter Blake Carr of Fox, Tara L. Carter of Melbourne, Terrie Leann Cieminski of Mountain View, Christopher Alan Coleman of Brockwell, Donovan Andrew Cowell of Mountain View, Aaron Patrick Culver of Hardy, Lauran-Marie DiPierdomenico of Violet Hill, Amy Goad of Cherokee Village, Katie M. Harmon of Hardy, Elizabeth Jo Harvey of Salem, Gloria J. Haskins of Ash Flat, Christopher Trey Hill of Melbourne, Jeremy Adam Kahn of Ash Flat, Justin Wayne Kalmus of Ash Flat, Mel I. Lanska of Williford, Crystal Massey of Melbourne, Sydney L. McFarland of Allen, Texas, Carmaleta Denise McMurray of Guion, Erica Lynn Nicholson of Ash Flat, Heath Owens of Shirley, Adam Clayton Peek of Melbourne, Dustin Dewayne Reeves of Hardy, Heather Elizabeth Rodriguez of Williford, Crystal Dawn Ryman of Mountain View, Taylar Renay Sherrill of Mountain View, Leathyr Sheyenne Spangler of Melbourne, Charlene Berniece Steiger of Calico Rock, Heather L. Stone of Hardy, Julie Era Storey of Timbo, Victoria L. Stowe of Calico Rock, Keisha Strader of Rosie, Cole Andrew Tate of Melbourne, Ashley Blair Tinkle of Mountain View, Rebecca Ann Vandervort of Cherokee Village, and Whitney LeAnn Wammack of Melbourne.

Magna Cum Laude graduates within Associate of Applied Sciences were Aaron Michael Gregson and Alan Smothers of Evening Shade in Automotive Service Technology; Mandy Jo Madison of Mammoth Spring and Kellie Yvonne Traylor of Timbo in Business Technology; Donna Marie Best of Horseshoe Bend in Criminal Justice Leadership; LaDawna Faye Brewer of Drasco in Culinary Arts; Roy Anthony Guiltner of Mount Pleasant, Andrea Michelle Meeker of Wiseman, Virginia Lori Richards of Williford, and John Michael Rogers of Mountain View in Registered Nursing.

Cum Laude AAS Graduates are Rachel Ann Huffmaster of Ash Flat in Business Technology; Virginia Faith Ferguson of Batesville, Telisa Ann VanWinkle of Poughkeepsie and Cheryl Lynn Weaver of Wiseman for Culinary Arts; Shelly Whetstone of Cherokee Village for General Technology; Amanda Christine Keefer of Horseshoe Bend for Health Information Management; Donna Kay Galloway of Calico Rock, Kasey Dawn Lawrence of Melbourne, and Kristi Ann Russell of Melbourne for Registered Nursing.

Other Associate of Applied Science graduates included: Philip N. Godwin, Jr. of Mammoth Spring for Automotive Service Technology; Kristi D. Coates-Payne of Horseshoe Bend, Nicole Lynn Frealy of Mammoth Spring, Robyn Lynn Hoffmann of Hardy, Amy Laura Perkins of Salem, Kelly Perkins of Franklin, Paula J. Pierce of Cherokee Village, Casey Lee Rutledge of Cherokee Village, Phyllis K. Sutton of Ash Flat, and Valerie Ann Sheppard Wells of Batesville in Business Technology; Joseph R. Beaudin of Mountain View, Donald G. Crispell of Mountain View, and Afton James Fletcher of Mountain View for Criminal Justice Leadership; Karen Anita Brown of Batesville, Glen I. Lunsford of Sidney, Michael D. Orrick of Strawberry, and Mario A. Romero of Batesville for Culinary Arts; Sandra L. Wallis of Mountain View for Health Information Management; Angela Denise Carter Melbourne, Sarah Lakae Colvin of Evening Shade, Alexandra Dawn Easley of Cave City, Jacob Daniel Goff of Sidney, Toni Annette Lindsey of Calico Rock, Stephanie Carol Patrick of Oxford, Christina Lin Rush of Melbourne, Nathan Christopher West of Ash Flat, and Jeffrey Alan Wilson of Cherokee Village for Registered Nursing.

A Magna Cum Laude Technical Certificate was awarded to John Lee Ford of Mount Pleasant and Christopher John Medley of Cave City in Automotive Service Technology; Linda Jane Hutchins of Melbourne in Early Childhood Education; and Meagan Elaine Taylor of Cave City in Health Professions-Allied Health. Additional Technical Certificates were awarded with Magna Cum Laude honors in Licensed Practical Nursing to Naomi Ruth Anderson of Salem, Donna Celeste Arnold of Evening Shade, Tammie Lynn Braden of Mammoth Spring, Lindy Danielle Brindley of Cherokee Village, Tabitha Necole Brooks of Timbo, Christina Marie Delargy of Wiseman, Lindsey Gayle Faulkner of Melbourne, Kayla Lynn Finley of Sidney, Stephanie Rae Gale of Oxford, Stephen Mark Jacobsen of Cherokee Village, Peggy Sue Lawrence of Mountain View, Dona Kathleen Levitt of Cave City, Jared Andrew Middleton of Evening Shade, Sonja L. Miller of Cave City, Alice Ann Shrable of Salem, Elizabeth Anne Smith of Melbourne, Brenton Allen Tyson of Melbourne, Whitney Danielle Wakeham of Cherokee Village, Aaron Joshua Wayman of Cherokee Village, Hazel E. Wilcox of Mammoth Spring, Delisha R. Williams of Hardy, Amanda Jeane Wilson of Evening Shade, Thomas Magnum Windsor of Ash Flat, and Lisa J. Winter of Hardy.

Cum Laude technical certificates were awarded to Shelly Whetstone of Cherokee Village and Krystal M. Wooten of Melbourne for Health Information. Cum Laude certificates were also awarded in Licensed Practical Nursing to Jamie Diane Ackerson of Cave City, Kristy N. Adams of Onia, Jerry James Clagg of Wiseman, Candace Dawn Clark of Mountain View, Aaron Matthew Dailing of Melbourne, Tennile LeeAnn Ellison of Salem, Chloe Elizabeth Grasse of Calico Rock, Ashley Nicole Hall of Ash Flat, Latisha Lynn Hawkins of Hardy, Mary-Katherine Lawrence of Melbourne, Stacy Lyn Layne of Salem, Joanna Lee of Evening Shade, Malory Carlyne Mitchell of Cherokee Village, Brittany Nicole Morris of Hardy, Elizabeth Ashley Negron of Cherokee Village, Misty Dell Phipps of Wiseman, Shawn W. Strutton of Timbo, Ashlea Rose Tiberghien of Cherokee Village, Meagan Ann Vickers of Melbourne, Erika Leigh Wakeham of Cherokee Village, and Rebecca Whitten of Melbourne.

Also receiving technical certificates were Trenton Aron Duncan of Batesville and Vincent J. Ennocenti of Cherokee Village for Automotive Service Technology, Phyllis K. Sutton of Ash Flat in Health Information; Margaret V. Clark of Brockwell and Carol L. Copeland of Melbourne for Health Professions-Allied Health. Technical certificates were awarded in Licensed Practical Nursing to Alyse Nicole Asher of Hardy, Brittany Nicole Boshears of Salem, Samantha Jolene Callahan of Timbo, Wesley Joe Campbell of Timbo, Lindsey Rae Cox of Viola, Kristina Vaughn Curtis of Mount Pleasant, Carl R. Dyke of Mount Pleasant, Jayme Ruth Flaucher of Mountain View, Raegan Kathleen Groves of Melbourne, Andrew James Hayes of Mountain View, Rheanna Leigh Henderson of Mountain View, Bonnie Fay Henson of Calico Rock, Amber Dawn Lee of Onia, Amylena Varlene McCoy of Calico Rock, Rhonda Kay Moore of Pleasant Grove, Kelly Diane Morgan of Hardy, Ashley Lin Pickle of Cherokee Village, Autumn Jade Romine of TImbo, Ginnifer Natalie Shaw of Mountain Home, and Lisa Jean Sisson of Evening Shade.

Receiving Certificates of Proficiency with Magna Cum Laude honors were Kellie Yvonne Traylor of Timbo in Accounting; Mandy Jo Madison of Mammoth Spring in Business Computer Applications; Megan Estabrook of Beaverton, Oregon, Rachael Gosser of Mountain View, Linda Jane Hutchins of Melbourne, and Meagan Jones of Hardy in Early Childhood Development; Kathy A. Blickle of Calico Rock, Victor Bowers of Koshkonong, Missouri, John Ford of Mount Pleasant, Eric Shawn McLaughlin of Calico Rock, Larry Gene Moser of Pineville, Charles A. Sanders of Pineville, Phillip L. Sanders of Dolph, and Rachel Nicole Schingler of Calico Rock in Emergency Medical Technology; and Lisa J. Winter of Hardy in Medical Office Administration.

Certificates of Proficiency were awarded with Cum Laude honors to Damian Hoskinds of Melbourne and Rachel Ann Huffmaster of Mammoth Spring in Business Computer Applications; Amber Jenkins of Salem and Montana Richardson of Mammoth Spring in Early Childhood Development; Sammie Jo Cox of Pineville and April Dawn Diamond of Mountain View in Emergency Medical Technology; and Regina Snelgroes of Viola.

Other graduates awarded Certificates of Proficiency were Amy L. Perkins of Salem and Phyllis K. Sutton of Ash Flat in Accounting; Robert Michael Butler of Mountain View, and Robyn Lynn Hoffmann of Hardy in Business Computer Applications; Holly Barley of Calico Rock, Stephanie Wess Chapps of Williford, and Paula J. Pierce of Cherokee Village in Business Management; Jamie Fowler of Ash Flat and Jeanna Gillihan of Melbourne in Early Childhood Development; Brandon Jeffery Bigness of Sage, Eric Hicks of Pineville, Beverly Marshall of Brockwell, Mona Mattes West Plains, Missouri, Shane Pettyjohn West Plains, Missouri, Teresa Kay Pitts Mountain View, Robert Rich of West Plains, Missouri, Michael Smith of Franklin, Ronicia Smith of Melbourne, Toby D. Smith of Horseshoe Bend, John Sollock of Mount Pleasant, Michael David Stephen of Pineville, Susan Lynn Stephen of Pineville, and Jackie Shannon Womack of Melbourne in Emergency Medical Technology.