There are 243 students scheduled to graduate from the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton at 7 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 13) at commencement exercises to be held in Seeger Chapel on the campus of Milligan College.
Dr. Jane Jones, associate vice president for Health Affairs and executive assistant to ETSU President Paul Stanton, is the keynote speaker. Dean Blevins, newly-appointed director of TTC-Elizabethton, and Dr. Lynn Goodman, assistant vice chancellor of operations for the 27 Tennessee Technology Centers, will award diplomas and certificates to the graduates.
In the 2009 Graduating Class are 90 students who majored in Practical Nursing, 35 in Business Systems Technology, 22 in Electricity-Electronics, 14 in Welding, 13 in Computer Information Technology. 13 in Pipefitting, seven in HVAC-Refrigeration, six each in Millwright Skills and Automotive Technology and one in Diesel Powered Equipment Technology. These full-time training programs take 12 to 20 months to complete.
In addition, TTC-Elizabethton will present Certificates of Completion to 36 students from 32 cities and towns in 12 states who completed the eight-month online Dietary Manager Training Program. To date, more than 186 students from 28 states have completed the training to prepare for the national credentialing exam to become a Certified Dietary Manager and employment in hospitals, nursing homes, schools and correctional and large day care facilities across the United States.
The 2009 graduates, by training program, are:
Automotive Technology (6 graduates) - Matthew Gentry, Josh Lowe, Brian Menya, Jonathan Parson, Scott Stata and Brandon Thompson.
Business Systems Technology (35 graduates) - Barbara Anderson, Mary Blender, Cindy Brown, Traci Brown, Phylisha Cantrell, Pam Carpenter, Evelyn Chesser, Martha Elmore, Lisa Ford, Marie Fritts, Brittany Howard, Phyllis Isaacs, Wilma Johnson, Tammy Laws, Anna Lewis, Jeff McCorkle, Christy McVay, Melissa Morefield, Ira Oaks, Melanie Patrick, Jennisa Perky, Andrea Potter, Brittany Rutter, Frieda Shaffer, Megan Shelton, Lisa Stout, Ruby Taylor, Judy Tilson, Linda Trott, Candice Walsh, Mary Jo Walsh, Debra Williams, Alisha Wills, Wendy Wood and Jennifer Young.
Computer Information Technology (13 graduates) - Logan Bell, Joshua Bunton, Shannon Calhoun, Mark Carter, Matthew Feathers, Mark Flowers, Dustin Harris, Fred Harrison, Vickie Holmes, Christopher Lyons, Corey Ragan, Ginger Robinson and Marshall Scism.
Diesel Powered Equipment - David Stacy.
Electricity-Electronics (22 graduates) - Dustin Arnett, James Brank, Deborah Carter, Dennis Chesser, Bryant Collins, William Combs, Jeffery Davis, Joseph Frazier, Garret Gardner, David Gillette, Steve Hall, Howard Hardin, Alan Keesucker, James Kiser, Benjamin Montgomery, Matthew Morley, Tory Morton, Matthew Phipps, David Shell, Tony Sluder, Josh Smith and Matthew Turner.
HVAC/Refrigeration (7 graduates) - Edward Hoover, Steve Longnecker, Roy Nidiffer, Ronnie Patton, Gregory Sexton, Frank Vaughn and Michael Vaughn.
Millwright Skills (6 graduates) - Matthew Davis, Ryan Ealy, Randy Largent, Jason Presnell, Joseph Price and Chris Smith.
Pipefitting (13 graduates) - Eric Barnard, Jamie Blevins, Donald Cheak, Shannon Cheak, Kenneth Grindstaff, Matt Mitchell, Ricky Osborne, David Smith, Norman Tanner, Russell Vines, Brandon Waddle, Mitchell Willocks and Josh Wright.
Practical Nursing (90 graduates) - Rhonda Adams, Christina Alexander, Macy Allen, Matthew Allen, Johnny Bailey, Vanice Black, Linda Blevins, Kristi Bowling, Misty Brooks, Michelle Brown, Tammy Bryant, Jimmy Butler, Ashley Cann, Nedra Canter, William Caterson, Jessica Coffey, Olivia Collier, Danielle Crumly, Jewel Davis, Vera Dinsmore, Donald Drake, Bethany Dugger, Shirley Eden, Heather Everhardt, Kelly Everhardt, Jaime Farmer, Laurianne Fletcher, Loretta Frazier, Ronda Frost, Tabitha Garland, Heather Greene, Jennifer Griffin, Jessica Gryder, Katherine Gunning, Elizabeth Gunter, Denny Guy, Ashley Hammonds, Tammy Harold, James Helton, Joline Hernandez, Jessica Herron, Lydia Hill, Mandy Hood, Helen Horn, McKinzi Hurt, Shelia Hyuduk, Amanda Johnson, Charity Johnson, Cindy Johnson, Lori Lafollette, Crystal Lane, Amanda Litz, John Manis, Amanda McCloud, Kristin McCloud, Beth McKinney, Melissa Moa, Pamela Norton, Heather Oaks, Julie Murr, Michael Parlier, Callie Peters, Barbara Phillips, Carla Potter, Debbie Ramsey, Teresa Quillen, Dennise Ruddy, Mellissa Shaw, Michelle Shelton, Charman Shephard, Misty Shiley, Christina Smith, Linita Smith, Ashley Sparks, Jessie Stearns, Juanella Stromski, Brenda Sykes, Catherine Thomas, Laura Tipson, Misty Trent, Todd Tupper, Samantha Vicars, Melody Webb, Dru Whitaker, Anthony Whiting, Christie Williams, Tiffany Williams, Ashley Wilson, Natallia Winborn and Rachel Witt.
Welding (13 graduates) - Aaron Bushong, Timothy Campbell, Christopher Canter, David Dowell, Joshua Hicks, Dustin Honeycutt, David Johnson, Tony Keplinger, Michael Laws, Asa Leger, Joshua Morrow, Johnathan Stanley, Dakota Tester and Nathan Whitson.
Online Dietary Manager Training (36 graduates from 32 cities and towns in 12 states):
Colorado - Cindy Nelson, Meeker;
Illinois - Rozlynn Conner, Chicago; and Terenie McLaurin, Lansing;
Kentucky - Carrie Byrd, Junction City; and Tonya Metcalf, Booneville;
Michigan - Amy Carrigan, Kentwood;
Mississippi - Veronica Davis, Pinola;
North Carolina - Tristan Briggs, Weaverville; and Bradley Spake, Morganton;
Ohio - Holly Beveridge, Rockford;
Pennsylvania - Matt Glasser, Dravosburg;
Tennessee - Jeremy Banks, McMinnville; Susan Bubb, Bean Station; Lurlline Chitman, Memphis; Melanie Cunningham, Smyrna; Stephen Gaither, Dyersburg; Renea Hatcher, Moss; Tonya Holsomback, Cleveland; Christina Livesay, Rogersville; Angela McCurry, Limestone; Debra McQuitty, Whites Creek; Sarah Owens, Tazewell; Vickie Penix, Elizabethton; Brian Peters, Kingsport, Daphne Salazar, Johnson City; Charles Steffey, Kingsport; Christy Stanton, Mountain City; Linda Talbert, Bristol; Franklin Taylor, Elizabethton; Shelia Thomas, Athens; John Walker, Elizabethton; Gregory Winters, Elizabethton; and Sharon Woodward, Harrison.
Texas - Krystal Byrne, Iowa Park;
Virginia - James Martin, Martinsville; and,
Wisconsin - Sherry Soulier, Hammond.
New student registration for the Fall Trimester will be held on Sept. 1 at the Main Campus, located at 426 Highway 91, in Elizabethton. For additional information, telephone 423-543-0070.
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