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Pictured L-R: Dean Blevins, director of the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton, presents Gena Hibberts of Mountain City, TTC-Elizabethton Student of the Year, her diploma. Chelle Travis, assistant vice chancellor for instruction with the Tennessee Board of Regents.

A record 308 students graduated from the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton at commencement exercises held in Seeger Chapel on the campus of  Milligan College on Aug. 12.

Chelle Travis, assistant vice-chancellor for instruction for the 27 Tennessee  Technology Centers governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents, was the keynote  speaker. Dean Blevins, director of TTC-Elizabethton, awarded diplomas and  certificates to the graduates.

In the 2010 Graduating  Class were 149 students who majored in Practical Nursing, 36 in  Business Systems Technology, 23 in Welding, 18 in Electricity-Electronics, 8  each in Automotive Technology, Computer Information Technology, and Millwright  Skills, 6 in HVAC-Refrigeration, and 2 in Diesel Powered Equipment Technology.  These full-time training programs take 12 to 20 months to complete. The 258  graduates of these on campus programs included 77 from Carter county, 71 from  Washington, 43 from Sullivan, 24 from Johnson, 15 from Hawkins and 11 from  Greene, as well as four from western North Carolina and two from southwest  Virginia.

In addition, TTC-Elizabethton awarded Certificates of  Completion to 50 students from 23 cities and towns in nine states who completed  the eight-month online Dietary Manager Training Program. To date, more than 236 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 2010 graduates, by  training program, are:

Automotive Technology (8  graduates) – Johnathan Bowen, Sargent Bowers, Charles Gilbert, Tony Jobe,  Javier Myles, Harold Patterson, James White and Chris Wyatt.

Business  Systems Technology (36 graduates) – Shelby Baker, Lindsey Becht, Danielle  Brown, Savana Burch, Brittany Cable, Amy Case, Sno Lin Hieronymus Earp, Teresa  Epperly, Jamie Freeman, Domonique Goodwin, Mary Harrell, Kimberly Harrison,  Becky Hilliard, Elizabeth Jones, Jennifer J.
Kellis, Jessica Mathies, Walter  Meltz, Martha Miller, Geoff Newton, Steven Parker, Cynthia Payne, Amanda B.  Potter, Rebecca Potter, Joshua W. Price, Jessie L. Proffitt, Patricia Reynolds,  Tiffany Scalf, Rebecca Sewell, Freida Shaffer, Kimberly Shaw, Amanda Shearin,  Mary Shearin, Megan Shelton, Tami Snell, Ashley Taylor and Rachel Ward.

Computer  Information Technology (8 graduates) – Joshua Barnett, Thomas Ewing, Steven  Gouge, James Gross, Dustin Harris, Joshua Kollie, William Pruitt and Nestor  Robles.

Diesel  Powered Equipment (2 graduates) – Clinton Campbell and Joshua Hall.

Electricity-Electronics  (18 graduates) – Deborah Carter, Vincent Corso, James Dotson, David Gillette,  Cody Graybeal, James Hagy, Steve Hall, Macel Holliday, Randy Largent, Marcus  Nelms, Floyd Odom, Matthew Phipps, David Shell, Robert A. Shelton, Allen  Simpson, Tony Sluder, Steven Smith and
Matthew Turner.

HVAC/Refrigeration  (6 graduates) – Ronald Clouse, Paul Hayes, Fred Herndon, Tim Holdren, Charlie  Smith and Jason Stanley.

Millwright  Skills (8 graduates) – David Baker, John Gibson, Laster Rutter, Adam Smith,  Andrew Taylor, Bobby Trimm, Jamie Walsh and Victor Wynne.

Practical  Nursing (149 graduates) – Melissa Adams, Zach Adams, Amber Aikens, Kristi  Allen, Jamie Baggett, Kendra L. Baldwin, Jerry Ball, Tammy Barker, Tracie  Barron, Tracy Beam, Amela Bika, Erin Blair, Melanie Blair, Angie Booher,  Heather Boone, Elizabeth Bourne, Abby Brace, Penny Bradley, Jonathan Braswell,  Sarah Brinkley, Dawn Brooks, Seigie Buchanon, Amber Burkett, Kayla D. Burrell,  Rebecca Campbell, Jennifer Carden, Michelle Carver, Natasha Carver, Trevis  Cleary, Chelsae Collins, Deanna F. Collins, Melissa Copas-Napier, Karen Curtis,  Lenzie Dixon, Miranda Dougherty, Mary Dowell, Jennifer Doyle, Rhonda F. Dyer,  Ashley Everhart, Gina Felts, Ericka Fenner, Lacey Ferguson, Annre Fishbaugh,  Mindi Flores, Effie Forrester, Linda Frase, Joan T. Gallo-Adcox, Kourtney  George, Jennifer Gonzalez, Selena Gouge, Shelley Griggs, Brittney Grindstaff,  Esther

Gunter, Kimberly Haines, Sherry C. Hall, Kristen Halstead, Kevin S. Hampton, Connie Harmon, Robert Hartman, Amanda L. Harvey, Kim Hayes, Gina Hibberts, Jennifer Hicks, Judy Hillman, Amy Hoilman, Diane Hollenbaugh, Becky  Hubbard, Myra Hurst, Danielle Hurt, Margaret Hyder, Miranda Isaacs, Luke  Isbanioly, Megan Jobe, Angela Johnson, Heather N. Johnson, Jessica Ketron, Phisamay Khaysavang, Cassie King, Tiffany N. Kleiboer, Heather Landers, Brenda  Largent, Kathy Ann Leach, Thomas Ledford, Wendy Lee, Cynthia Legg Hickman,  Heather J. Lengel, Aaron Lindsey, Lisa Lindsey, Tabby Luster, Stacey Lyons,  Whitney Lyons, Aleshia Manis, Laurie Marks, Joy L. Martin, Julie A. McDonald,  Jill McGown, Josie McKinney, Annie McQueen, Joan Moore, Christan Morabito,  Jarrad I. Morelock, Eva Morgan, Serina Moss, Crystal Nave, Stacey Nave, Teresa  Newton, Jaime Orloff, Audra Owens, Katyann N. Owens, Josh Patterson, Allison  Payne, Amber Phillips, Melissa Potter, Kathy Reed, Kristy A. Reed, Jonathan  Rembert, Cretia Ringersma, Toby Ritenour, Grace Roberson, Julie Robinson,  Michelle Rodgers, Tina Rogan, Billi Rogers, Monica Rolle, Lisa Roncali, Rebecca Rose, Casey Rutherford, Rolando Santos, Lisa Sastre, Melissa Scott, Beth Simons, Melissa Smith, Samantha Smith, Richard Sowers, Debbie Sparks, Tracy Stephenson, Kellie Summers, Bobbi Swearingen, James Taylor, Jami Taylor, Lisa  Tipton, Annie Trivett, John Tuttle, Ashley Suzanne Vannoy, Latrisha Walling,  Kelly Weaver, Amanda Whitaker, Jessica Wilkinson and Sandra
Williams.

Welding  (23 graduates) – Cody Bryan, Timothy Campbell, Chris Canter, D’Shannon Goins,  David Greever, Michelle Hamby, Josh Hicks, Andrew Ibsen, Lucas Ibsen, Stephen  Johnson, Johnathan King, Michael Laws, Chris Lupo, Billy Markland, Josh  O’Byrne, William Presnell, Brian Roark, Darren Scott, Dakota Tester, Steven  Tolley, Walter Walsh, Kyle Wilson and Matthew Woods.

Online  Dietary Manager Training (50 graduates from 23 cities and towns in nine  states):

Arkansas  : Amanda Phillips, Conway; Georgia: Brenda Daggett, Augusta, and   Ronald  Cabero, Lafayette; Indiana: Beverly Woodruff, Greensburg, and Kristie Hofferth,  Rensselaer; Kentucky: Mary Jo Mills, Marion, and Rhonda Carol Bowman, Mayfield;  Michigan: Carole Hirl and Sarah C. Metzger,
Big Rapids; North Carolina:  Margaret Glenn, Vilas; Tennessee: Julie Hart, Antioch: Juliet Hart;  Blountville: Joann C. Marinelli, Blountville; Mary Dowell, Butler; Karen Y.  Lingo, Chattanooga; Tracy Atnipp, Dresden; Ann Chesser, Tina Deaton, Patricia Gobble,  Heather K. Helbert, Sherry Carol Hurley, Jennifer Reece, Misty M. Setzer, Tamra  Shepherd, Kaleh Y. Slagle and Nikos J. Taylor, all of Elizabethton; Christa  Cooper, Erwin; Judy Simerly, Hampton; Mindy D. Brown, Jasper; Constance DeMelo,  Brandi L. Dugger, Amanda Meeks, Amanda Morelock and Joni Perry, all of Johnson  City; Stephanie Paulins, Summer Ratliff and Wendy M. Stout, all of  Jonesborough; Brian Edward Peters, Kingsport; Roberta A. Walls, Laurel  Bloomery; Thomas Chason, Livingston; Donna Partin, Madisonville; Sandya Giroti, Murfreesboro; Cathy McKeehan, Niota; Carissa Wade, Trenton; Melissa Swint, Wartburg; Robin D. Hillman, Watauga; Danielle Johnson and Patsy Ann Naumann, Westmoreland; Utah: Carleen Ford, Helper; Joshua Taylor, Park City; and Virginia  : James Martin, Martinsville.