Welcome to our 2026 commencement exercises, where today we will celebrate the incredible achievements of our graduates. Thank you for joining us on this special day!
Family, friends, and community members are key to supporting our students and our college. We appreciate the role you play in education, the workforce, and the economic growth of these communities we serve.
Graduates, today you become one 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 welldeserved success!
Jenny Varner, President
ORDER OF CEREMONY
View online at DavidsonDavie.edu/graduation
Call to Order David Ring
President, Faculty Senate
Welcome Dr. William P. Steed Chair, Davidson-Davie Community College Board of Trustees
Remarks President Jenny Varner
Graduation Scholarships
The Honorable Dave Boliek North Carolina State Auditor
Kelly Gallimore, Tonya Lanier Davidson-Davie Community College Board of Trustees
Student Remarks Jim Skotthy President, Student Government Association
Conferring of Degrees
President Jenny Varner
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
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 postsecondary 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 800 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-to-peer 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.
Student Ambassadors
The Student Ambassador Program is a leadership opportunity for students who are dedicated to serving and representing Davidson-Davie Community College to prospective students and their families. They conduct campus tours, answer questions, assist with campus events, and promote the College’s values and culture. Graduates wear royal blue cords.
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association is a leadership opportunity for students who are dedicated to serving and representing the student body of Davidson-Davie Community College. The mission of the Student Government Association is to serve 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 the student body 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 Dr. 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.
NC Reconnect
Made possible through a collaboration with the John M. Belk Endowment, NC Reconnect aims to engage adult learners and improve student retention specifically among adult learners in North Carolina. The initiative is designed to help former students successfully navigate the complexities of re-enrollment and re-entry, while developing a plan to complete a degree or credential. NC Reconnect graduates wear a single red cord.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship cords recognize students who have successfully participated in a registered apprenticeship program, combining classroom instruction with hands-on, paid work experience to develop skills for in-demand careers. Graduates wear blue and gold cords.
IGNITE Davie
Ignite Davie College Promise is a scholarship initiative that helps eligible Davie County students continue their education after high school by providing tuition assistance. Ignite Davie students must meet academic standards and volunteer in the community each semester to maintain eligibility. Graduates wear red, navy blue and teal cords.
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
CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES
ARTS, SCIENCES, BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
Accounting and Finance
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Brianna M. Alker
Naytalie Winter M. Banks
Brittany A. Bodenhamer
Kayla E. Brooks
Vonda P. Byerly
Sasha Christine Chhem
Gabrielle L. Clemons
Kimberly A. Crutch
Tommie D. Doby
Lersonda Ellis
Emily A. Feezor
Kathryn L. Fennell
Olivia H. Hartley
Sheilla K. Hernandez-Tellez
Sebastian Herrera-Martinez
Shelley K. Hinton
Aquarium Science Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma
Christian J. Barrett
Kahlan Emma Cossey
Ashley Davis
Allison M. Eades
Tyler C. Leonard
Felicity N. Luttrell
Cody V. Magee
Roxana Ivette Mendoza
Tahlia S. Hughes
Madison F. Jones
Olivia M. Martin
Jo D. Shinn
Kelty B. Sink
Victoria B. Spencer
Miles A. Spivey
Toni M. Whittaker
Nathan M. Stilin
Makaila Tuggle
Benjamin L. Williams
Katie L. Yawn
Associate in Arts
Joaly E. Adame Rodriguez
Bailey Aderhold
Chelsy N. Aguilar
Clarissa J. Aguilar
Isabella Antinori
Ariana R. Banda
Dev B. Barad
Sofia P. Barnes
Matthew B. Batchelor
Christopher S. Bazen
John Adam Beal
Theodore S. Beck
Myles P. Bethel
Aubrey Leigh Billingsley
Kyleigh E. Boice
Lauren Bonner
Aiden Boone
Eliot B. Boyd
Katelyn Marie Brauser
Kendrick Michael Breaux
Sarah K. Brewster
Jaxon D. Britton
Noelle Y. Brown
Colin D. Burgess
Savannah Burham
Madison Burkhart
Ella Drew Butcher
Kade A. Byington
Haven Leigh Byrd
Amanda J. Cagle
Daniela Canales-Mora
Christopher D. Cannon
Hailey Gracelin Carlisle
Audrey E. Carter
Jennifer Paola Carvallo
Quintero
Heidee Danielle Cecil
Allison Grace Cervantes
Natalie Madison Charles
Alizzon Chavez-Granadero
Madison A. Clodfelter
Abigail J. Coburn
Zariyah A. Conner
Ella E. Cooler
Kimberlyn M. Corbett
Zachary E. Cranfill
Emilee Gail Crowell
Evelyn R. Cruz de Leon
Emily M. Daves
Emma Davis
Kelsi M. Davis
Jaime Dejesus-Trigueros
Brandon P. Denny
Mallory A. Denton
Gregory N. Depouli
Hector O. Diaz
Denisse A. Dominguez
Isabella F. Elliott
Lila P. Engler
Grasyn C. Essick
Parker W. Faircloth
Savannah J. Faucette
Hayden J. Fing
Katie M. Foister
Peyton E. Foltz
Bryson Cole Frick
Elizabeth M. Garrett
Grayson A. Garwood
Austin D. Gee
Diana Gilbert
Arianna Kanisse Gonzalez
Marley A. Gouker
Alicia Granadero-Trejo
Evan Greene
Cason A. Gregory
Charish Griffin
Isabella E. Gullion
Sophie G. Hampton
Kathryn Diana Harris
Kathryn E. Hartley
Gracelyn C. Hauser
Madilyn Elise Hedrick
Samuel B. Hedrick
Macie J. Helwig
Holland L. Henderson
Makayla S. Hester
I’tiona A. Hill
Savannah Himes
Emma L. Hinkle
Maddie Don Hinkle
Nijel C. Howard
Kiersten Elizabeth Howerton
Lataisha L. Hudson
Lana R. Hutto
Camryn R. James
Sarah B. Jones
Kevin C. Juarez
Carmia G. Keating
Caden Kelley
Aqsa T. Khan
Braden Knipp
William A. Labod
Adelia R. Lane
Harley Q. Lanning
Daniel W. Lawrence
Angelina G. Lee
Jacob B. Lester
Georgia K. Lineberry
Bethany Sismai Lopez
Angela J. Lopez-Montalvo
Christian J. Lowe
Alana K. Mahala
Julia K. Maier
Genna Michelle Mallery
Jonathan P. Manning
Lance H. Martel
Abigail S. Martin
Alex R. Martinez
Tony Dale McBride, Jr.
Melonye Shayleen McCree
Peyton L. McLeod
Alexia G. Medina
Camryn C. Melton
Gabriella M. Milender
Katherine Jean Miller
Margaret A. Mills
Veronica J. Mills
Nathaniel Evan Minter
Hayley B. Minton
Thania J. Molina Flores
Clarissa Monreal Valdez
Lydia G. Moon
Ashley Y. Moran
Robert J. Mosko
Hollyann M. Mulhern
Anthony Y. Munoz-Perea
Amina Nadeem
Anaizja Denai Newell
Joshua I. Newsome
Nathasha J. Ordonez
Abigail Padilla
Naya L. Paniagua
Krina J. Patel
Meredith G. Patterson
Emma F. Perryman
Lydia G. Perryman
Alexis D. Phillips
Ashley Ponce
Freddie Prado Arias
Kensington N. Price
Steven C. Proctor
Cheyenne P. Ratliff
Laura A. Reynolds
Nolan Anthony Reynolds
Leana J. Ridges
Kallie S. Rinker
Jaylene A. Rivera
Takiya D. Robbins
Alejandro M. Rosas
Hunter Michael Rose
Emma Rowbury
Kristian Leanna Sain
Makayla Dawn Sanders
Kelsey E. Schneider
Mandy J. Sharp
Bree L. Sherrill
Bryson M. Shoaf
Miranda Silva Villalobos
Chandler Clay Simerson
Zuriel A. Simeu
Kaleigh E. Simpson
Skylar E. Smith
Elijah Snyder
Crystal Soto-Cruz
Nolan Christopher Spaugh
Victoria B. Spencer
Blake A. Stokes
Dagan K. Strickland
Noah L. Strickland
Jasmine L. Stukes
Chloe G. Sutherland
Hailey E. Tallent
Brooke M. Taylor
Jacob R. Taylor
Madison I. Tesh
Zaniya N. Thomas
Connyr F. Thompson
Brooke E. Thurmond
Hailey G. Trulove
Lucas Zachariah Uzenski
Abbigail G. Vest
Emily Ann Gwnnell Walker
Brielle K. Warg
Brianna G. Warner
Emily Patricia Werner
Nera Angel C. Wesley
Jonathan T. Whitmire
Jaylen M. Wilkerson
Aidan J. Williams
Brian G. Wilson
Zamaria Tajanek Wilson
Emma N. Wood
Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation
Kendall C. Abbott
Diego A. Carbajal-Garcia
Jillian A. Cormier
Madeline A. Duran
Krysta N. Ellis
Samantha C. Farrar
Kayla N. Heffler
Crystal J. Hunter
Madelyn K. McDowell
Ada N. Radford
Associate in General Education–Nursing
Mia T. Carrillo Chico
Shanee L. Davis
Cecilia M. Dierking
Associate
in Science
Diego A. Araujo Valecillos
Nana Adwoa Boaduwaa
Asenso
Joseph K. Audino
Bernard Nana-Agyenim Boateng, Jr.
Leif C. Borgen
Dylan J. Couse
Jasmine R. Endsley
Olivia H. Gallimore
Luke Elias George
Emily Sarah Grubb
Reid C. Harmon
Grayson A. Haynes
Samuel H. Wood
Shelby M. Woodrum
Ella F. Wrenn
Katherine York
Evelyn Caroline Young
Dylan B. Zachary
Ami S. Zamora
Sean Pierre Y. Zamora
Kristen R. Martin
Cheyenne P. Ratliff
Jennifer Camille Sherrod
Philip E. Smith
Jonathan Stiltner
Anna Wright
Stephen D. Smith
Makayla S. Hester
Katie A. Hurley
Jessica K. James
Kelly R. Leach
Juan C. Lopez-Sosa
Peter D. Marks
Maya R. Mendenhall
Matthew Christopher Moore
Noah Morgan
Haven Elizabeth Nifong
David Olszewski
Brandon L. Overby
Emma F. Perryman
Katrina J. Prickett
Adam D. Reid
Ashton R. Rose
Andreas Schobel
Jaden E. Smith
Kyra L. Smith
Sam J. Soom
Mitchell B. Stiltner
Kelsey J. Sullivan
Kinnon R. Tatum
Ajaree O. Themsouvanh
Kayla M. Thompson
Rebecca A. Thompson
Evan Walker
Business Administration
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Jaylan Chanceller Addison
Alexa Allison
Syria S. Ayers
Imani Battise
Jodie L. Belliveau
Kaden Bettini
Kayla M. Bilbry
Luke X. Boles
Amber LeGoullon Boston
Dylan E. Bowers
Lucas D. Burleson
Charlsey D. Butler
Madison W. Callahan
Milicsa Y. Calymayor-Tapia
Jason Cisneros
Jania Clark
Anthony Cortes-Mendez
Sonya Cox
Elijah J. Creech
Allison N. Dagenhardt
Kelsi M. Davis
Gregory N. Depouli
Hunter D. Dyson
Kaitlin Marie Kissinger
Micah Faircloth
Joseph R. Ferree
Kamrin G. Floyd
Jackson T. Fritts
Krystle Jolia Fuller
Cynthia L. Garcia
Nevaeh H. Gatling
Anthony J. Giron
Viola D. Glenn
Yazmin Gonzalez-Carmona
Cassandra N. Goodjohn
Olivia H. Hartley
Sydney E. Hawkins
Veronica Dawn Hernandez
Sheilla K. Hernandez-Tellez
Parker G. Hess
Halle G. Hodges
Faith D. Holland
Patrick Horton
Hailey M. Huffman
Margaret A. Hughes
Lilly A. Hutsell
Jazzlyn Unique Ingram
Jamie Marie Johnson
Teaira K. Johnson
Julie A. Johnston
Tracy Kuhnemann
Victoria G. Lamb
Brady F. Lawson
Kiera A. Matthews
Lakaya T. McBride
Scott J. McColley
Shanwon C. McIntosh
Noemi Montelongo
Ana Montoya
Andres Mora-Garcia
Carlos Morales Estrada
Jacob P. Morgan
Landon B. Moser, Jr.
Andrea Murillo-Gamez
Zachary D. Norris
Jasmine Odom
Kendra R. Ogle
Christopher Orta
Sophia L. Overholt
Jaelynn A. Parsons
Dhruvin Patel
Madison G. Patrick
Kandice P. Peche
Ayanna Alisya Pegues
Alan D. Prevette
Elizabeth G. Prevost
Brittany Nicole Robinson
Jerome D. Robinson, Jr.
Victoria A. Robinson
Angie S. Rodriguez Salgado
Mariela Romero Smith
Justin W. Rose
Austin J. Sams
Takira Kikilia Sanders
Abigail E. Sawyers
Ashley M. Scott
Olivia A. Shedd
Logan Mason Sheehy
Bailey Sheffield
Rebecca L. Shoaf
Kaleigh E. Simpson
London A. Smith
Lukas N. Snyder
Sophia M. Spencer
Caleb M. St. John
Carli E. Stanley
Joshua Stephens
Caleb A. Stewart
Brittany Nicole Sumner
Lex D. Thomas
Brianna Thompson
Emma J. Thompson
Dylan L. Tysinger
John C. Vasquez
Darianna F. Ventura
Ian P. Vineyard
Caleb M. Walker
Addison R. Webster
Kaiden S. Wilkinson
Brianna L. Williams
Reagan O. Winslow
Emma N. Wood
David B. Yemm
Jerry S. Zimmerman
Faith Kimberly Zydzik
Career and College Promise College Transfer Pathway
Kendall C. Abbott
Bailey Aderhold
Kyla Allie
Soleil Anderson
Isabella Antinori
Cabot Atkins
Sofia Barnes
Shea Barney
Richard G. Beach, V
Chloe Beckner
Charles Berrier
Owen Blakley
Kendall Boles
Willow Bolz
Lauren Bonner
Aiden Boone
Carlie Bostick
Colbie Bostick
Benjamin Broyles
Bracken Byington
Haven Byrd
Jacob Byrd
Jonathan Carr
Angela K. de Castro
Zoey Cathey
Allison Cervantes
Natalie Charles
Sarah Clodfelter
Elizabeth Cohn
London Cranford
MacKenzi Cribb
Anna G. Delcid Saenz
Mallory Denton
Hector O. Diaz
Ava Donithan
Cecilia Dierking
Ethan A. Driver
Joshua Donner
Cael Dunn
Maggie Eccard
Aiden Edwards
Talan Edwards
Isabella Elliott
Riley Elliott
Lila P. Engler
Reagan English
Lenae Epting
Lesly M. EspinozaBenavides
Grasyn Essick
Raelyn Everett
Ella C. Fine
Shayna Freeze
Bryson Cole Frick
Leah Frick
Estrella Fuentes Meza
Elizabeth M. Garrett
Stella Gaskins
Cason Gregory
Caleb Gunter
Sophie Hampton
Kathryn Harris
Cheyenne Hedrick
Kyleigh Hedrick
Makenna L. Hedrick
Holland Henderson
Ella M. Holder
Aaron Holmes
Jadon Huffman
Halden Hughes
Hilden Hughes
Holden Hughes
Emma Hunt
Katie Hurley
Olivia Hutchins
Anneliese Jaimes Vazquez
Camryn James
Braden Knipp
Sienna Kennedy
Addison Kozel
Abigail Kranzman
Lanah Kruger
Ethan Lakey
Tyler Lambert
Jade Langley
Harley Lanning
Kaylynn Lemons
Georgia Lineberry
Caleigh Long
Christian Lowe
Julia Maier
Jonathan Manning
Alexis Marion
Alyssa Marion
Barbara McCollum
Madelyn McDowell
Victoria McFarlin
Maya Mendenhall
Nicole MejiaVega
Maris R. Metcalf
Dylan Miller
Molly Miller
Olivia Miller
Margaret A. Mills
Karson Money
Hannah Motley
Anthony Munoz-Perea
Cloey M. Newsome
Lydia Norris
Nathasha Ordonez
Robert Parks
Jaelynn A. Parsons
Krina J. Patel
Jacob Patton
Lydia Perryman
Ashley Petroff
John Pisciotta
Malai Plong
Jackielyn Prado-Arias
Joaly Adame Rodriguez
Levi Rollins
Endis Romero
Liliana R. Romero
Ellyanna G. Rothwell
Suketoshi Sakai
Lindsay Sanger
Niyana Saunders
Isabella Schilling
Madelynn M. Scott
Aaliyah Shaw
Kaitlyn Shaw
Chloe Smith
Elijah Snyder
Crystal Soto-Cruz
Jewel L. Staggers
Cohen Steed
Avery Stiller
Jackson Sulecki
Kelsey J. Sullivan
Kinley Swaim
Isaac Swisher
Mackenzie Taylor
Harrison Tesh
Gabriel Thanos
Rebecca Thompson
Jonah Tilley
Ava Tomlinson
Evelys Torres
Makayla Trivette
Noah Tysinger
Fredix Vallejo Couto
Jake Vaughn
Angeline Villegas-Herrera
Brielle Warg
Brianna Warner
Nera Angel Wesley
Joshua Whitaker
Junaya Williams
Early Childhood Education
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Stephanie N. Baker
Jocelyne McKenzie
Bracken-Johnson
Hester Alethea Thomas
Brodie Aaron
Anita Elizabeth
Camacholara
Jaqouya R. Capel
Jasmin N. Carrington
Marissa Nicole Corrente
India S. Donnell
Danielle N. Ellis
Sarah Michelle Fields
Summer N. Flick
Kendyl M. Freedle
Stella R. Frye
Landace Gillitzer
Sara V. Graham
Loretta Green
Isabella Rose Grieser
Anastasia C. Grimmett
Breyonna T. Harper
Megan J. Hendrix
Rylee N. Hodge
Samantha A. Hylton
Aumonae P. Johnson
Danielle M. Jones
Kaitlyn M. Lark
Penny Williams Laws
Alea M. Lewis
Alexandria Nicole Martin
Gidget Maynard
Emma R. McClellan
Andrea L. Miller
A’kierra D. Mock
Aleesa A. Oxendine
Tammy I. Palmer
Brittani D. Parent
April Penaloza-Catalan
Susan Michelle Peoples
Owen Wilson
Sydni Wilson
Samuel Wood
Shelby Woodrum
Peyton Wooten
Ashlyn Wright
Lillian Wright
Katherine York
Andrew Young
Layla Zaitawi
Madison A. Phillips
Jessica Brooke Poole
Cassandra Purvis
Alice M. Rucker
Angie M. Ruiz
Brittney A. Siler
Meshelle C. Speaks
Tylissa P. Steele
Nicayaih V. Stimpson
Isabella G. Talley
Heather W. Taylor
Constance L. Threadgill
Rowan E. Washburn
Tonya R. Watkins
Courtney G. Whitlow
Melissa D. Wilkes
Amanda M. Williams
Mercedes A. Williams
Samantha D. Williams
Samantha Kaye Young
Elementary Education Residency Licensure
Certificates
Stephanie Acito
Mary-Kate B. Beck
Cathy A. Davis
April L. Mesimer
Colin A. Taylor
Abigail N. Williard
Information Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Trace T. Akers
Kimani H. Albright
Stephen Bacon
Colby Shane Bass
Richard G. Beach V
Michael C. Beck
Isaac G. Blankenship
Amanda M. Boger
Gavin M. Bolduc
Maddux B. Bosko
Octavius E. Boyd
Caleb Manning Brummett
Jared C. Bundy
Justin E. Caswell
Andrew J. Duran-Martinez
Lauren B. Forbes
Jake S. Goldsborough
James C. Gordon
Autume S. Graves
Jared M. Grimes
Eva V. Hargis
Kylie G. Hill
Nicholas P. Jobes
Terry C. Johnson
Joshua A. Jones
Amari B. King
Che’ H. Lawson
Destany B. Long
Social and Human Services Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Jamie R. Blair
Conswella Monteen
Bridges
Sarah Brumitt
Roshelle Carroll
Mary E. Cleary
Jennifer M. Davis
Michael Wayne Davis
Jada F. Delaney
Virginia A. Gidderon
Leiya G. Gordon
Demetrice A. Graham
Sheila C. Wilson-Ransom
Margaret Wright
Elvis E. Luna-Casco
Kaden J. Murphy
Connor M. Nance
Kyla R. Ogle
Olivia Padgett
Avery T. Robertson
Kaelyn Sanders
Luke C. Sanders
Tanner M. Sechrest
Carson S. Shoaf
Brittany H. Steed
Felisha L. Weitzel
Logan E. Wright
Beverly Ann Hendricks
Ewehodagwahs Lena Hill
Ashley M. Hunt
Christine Lisa Hutchens
Caitlin A. Jones
Christian Keaton
Ranya Y. Khdier
Danietta Lorina Braddy
Karissa L. Maillet
Lisa L. Mason
Amanda M. McAbee
Shavina Mellette
Tiffany M. Morrison
Madison Grace Orr
Misty D. Otey
Anaya N. Palangvanh
Alana S. Parris
Kara M. Perdue
Brandi B. Reagan
Allison L. Sink
Charles William Uhl, III
Mary Elizabeth Valdes
Aisheia Shetari Williams
Cynthia A. Williams
Supply Chain Management Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Taylor Brooke Absher
Daisy Delgado
James A. Fuller
Tom Kozik
Sustainable Agriculture Associate in Applied Science, Certificates
Felicia Browell
Kaylee Brooke Cooper
Elizabeth Paige Crotts
Hailo A. Eilers
Michael George Autumn Y. Gerringer
Kacie L. Gordon
Joshua B. Hedrick
Christine Lain Knigge
Trevor D. Leary
Ashton Lane Little
Victoria L. Mixon
Zoological Science Technology Associate in Applied Science, Certificates
Austin C. Albright
Elora Raine Bishop
Andra C. Buchanan
Janelle M. Concannon
MacKenzie L. Deskins
Emma Grace Epting
Chloe M. Gentry
Sarah Ashley Grizzle
Natalee M. Lain-Bennett
Katherine Jean Miller
Danni Katherine Moore
Megan Layne Morton
Macen S. Nobles
Alyssa Nichole Rodriguez
HEALTH SCIENCES
Associate Degree Nursing Associate in Applied Science
Ana Lyn Aaron
Jennifer M. Alvarado Vanegas
Alyssa M. Amison
Korrie M. Beauchamp
Brittany L. Brackett
Aris Troy Brown
Nancy Brown
Cierra M. Broyles
Gabrielle E. Carrera
Anna E. Carter
Delorise A. Carter
Madisyn J. Cockerham
Paula Cresci
Courtney R. Doby
Shannon M. Downes
Nora Kilee Moore
Dazman R Salgado
Jenifer Leigh Shaw
Erika Danielle Stilwell
Sophia M. Vest
Frederick M. Washington
Ryan Alexander Sacchere
Grace Elizabeth Sheehan
Savannah C. Ezzell
Taylor N. Smith
Meghan Grace Trivette
Brianna Velez
Cathrine E. English
Patricia T. Forney
Erica L. Francisco
Kimberly S. Freeman
Elizabeth A. Fyler
Sandra R. Gamble
Makenna G. Gooch
Hayley S. Grant
Katrice M. Gregory
Chelsea B. Hall
Kayla E. Harris
Aniya M. Hightower
Elaine Hodge
Riley M. Horne
Madison L. Hussey
Kenyatta Jeffries
Jessica A. Johnson
Lisa Johnson
Eric L. Jung
Karla I. Mabe
Matthew M. Malecki
Jennifer L. Matthews
Richard T. McDaniel
Deandra M. McDonald
Alexis P. Moffitt
Saralin Mondragon Arellano
Dental Assisting Diploma
Hannah R. Beckham
Briahna Burns
Madison T. Coup
Jennyfer Diaz-Romero
Kelsey L. Dove
Laura C. Moose
Sarah A. Morgan
Jamie R. Oswell
Elizabeth Paratore
Caitlyn-Morgan A. Peebles
Safari D. Pegues
Magen S. Purvis
Arianna Marie Rangel
Stephanie J. Repnyek
Heather N. Riley
Krishayla D. Rolle
Temeshia Bryant Settle
Heather R. Shelton
Haley H. Shipley
Amber H. Shirey
Lauren T. Shore
Annie Rose S. Sineath
Madison R. Smith
Markus D. Smith
Bridget Southerland-Penny
Jerod C. Stanley
Martha H. Stevenson-Gill
Lucas C. Thompkins
Stephanie C. Trapani
Haley J. Tugman
Madison C. Wall
Chasity M. Watts
Jessica Wells
Jerrica A. Williams
Morgan D. Williams
Katherine Wood
Courtney B. Woody
Samantha C. Woody
Monifah L. Wyse
Melanie N. Yandell
Caridad Young
Kyleigh M. Graley
Anna M. Greer
Eden E. Hughes
Kara Jones
Hannah D. Martin
Health Information Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Certificate
Audrey C. Dyson
Kina P. Fowler
Lesley I. George
Victoria A. Hairston
Lisa M. Hinson
Patrick R. Holcomb
Shadell S. Johnson
Sylas H. Nuttall
Christina S. Parrish
Ashlyn M. Seivers
Ana Y. Espinal Soto
Amanda Southern
Kallie R. Norris
Zamarie D. Summers
Laurie A. Turner
Kylie S. Wright
Lauren L. Stevenson
Abigail F. Swicegood
Leigh G. Wagner
Katrina T. Wolfe
Medical Assisting
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Janeithy Arellano
Brooklyn Baldwin
Haley N. Buck
Jessica Candido Castro
Bianca Shakina Harper
Meadow A. Kennedy
Chantel R. Krebs
Norah P. Lawson
Macie Kathryn Leisson
Kyesha D. Lewis
Natalee R. Mitcham
Joshua Molina
Chastity R. Myrick
Deja S. Reyes-Rivers
Medical Laboratory Technology
Associate in Applied Science
Amber N. Davis
Lara B. Henrick
Athena K. Kindley
Pharmacy Technology
Emma L. Martinez
Sierra D. Perryman
Raisa S. Poag
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Alejandro Auces Serrano
Paula Z. Dominguez
Amaya D. Hairston
Haylee N. Hutcheson
Tara Lyles
Sebastian Olszewski
Karly Perrell
Yulissa Rodriguez-Salas
Practical Nurse Education Diploma
Amber T. Blake
Katelyn G. Craver
Itzel Y. Dircio Soriano
Diana Doan
Dylan N. Gailey
Natalia Gogoleva
Dequisha Howard
Rachel N. Jones
Jennifer Y. Kennedy Taylor
Martina K. Korpue
Christina C. Lee-Saleem
Patrice M. Lipscomb
Jacqueline R. Lozer
Elizabeth J. McClelland
Onyekachukwu G. Onochie
Mareli Z. Ortega-Trejo
Kristen H. Reavis
Tammy Rhyne
Amelia Dawn Stiver
Ana K. Torres-Hurtado
Ciconni Sequoyah Willis
Erika S. Rucker
Anna G. Saxton
Madonna Scipio
Karina G. Sequeira
Allison N. Stacy
Sarah Tabat
Jessica B. Wooten
WORKFORCE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology
Diploma, Certificates
Jacob M. Alspaugh
Seth Autry
Nathan E. Clark
Matthew C. Davis
Patrick E. Foil
Ethan J. Forrest
Brendan A. Hill
Riane Hill
Anthony Jenkins
Karson T. Ledbetter
Jonathan Lopez Bautista
Cody D. Marlow
Lysavion K. McLucas
Jafet J. Miranda
Gray E. Owenby
Jayithan J. Peoples
Caden Michael Poole
Dayton L. Reed
Levi C. Sheppard
Joseph A. Shuler
Automotive Systems Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Ethan C. Absher
Nathaniel C. Cannon
Samuel D. Carey
Brady P. Carnes
Larry K. Diesbach
Chase R. Everhart
John W. Gainey
Alex R. Garner
Xzavier E. Gilley
Shareef S. Green
Jaden G. Hamilton, Jr.
Sattler M. Hancox
Evan G. Heaton
Joshua A. Holcombe
Triston M. Holder
Marc A. Jasso
Jaedon O. MacKey
Luke J. Malinowski
Pedro Malu
Giovany D. Mata
Devareon L. McBride
Jonathan R. Muhammad
Basic Law Enforcement Training
Certificates
Eric A. Austin
Brandon K. Barrett
Kenneth A. Barrett
Heather R. Bray
Hannah G. Briceno
Emerson R. Cuadra
Jayden R. Farris
Lance Q. McAfooseThompson
Drake A. McGown
Eli J. Soom
Victor J. Teran
Angel Torreblanca
Ashleigh D. Tran
Parker C. Tuck
Brayden Varner
Jessie Vazquez
Brian L. Wilson
William I. Yokeley
Cade A. Parnell
Osvaldo Y. Pena
Alexander S. Phillips
Josue A. Rosas-Vela
Alejandro C. Rubio
Benjamin R. Sanders
Kaiden M. Sebben
Kenneth M. Thomas
Jesus D. Tinoco
Christopher I. Vestrat
Jayden J. Wagner
James E. Newsome
Noah B. Roseberry
Leslie A. Rowe
Ivan Valdez-Vences
Computer-Integrated Machining
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Dustin R. Aber
Ayden T. Brown
Victor A. Calix
Christopher J. Clarkston
Jamison T. Fine
Daniel S. Fritts
Cosmetology
Craig N. Hayes
Troy Lopp
Aaron R. Nowak
Gavin X. Oates
Wesley C. Parton
Hector Salas-Garcia
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Kaitlyn B. Abernethy
Addison Kamala Adinarain
Paola Argueta-Villatoro
Keyera A. Brame
Denise Bustos-Ramirez
Savannah G. Cole
Anjaniya A. Copeland
Riley M. Elwood
Payton A. Everhart
Alexis B. Everly
Autumn B. Fendley
Victoria F. Flores
Kayley M. Guerra
Ashlyn P. Harris
Riley A. Hash
Skylar Elizabeth Hutchens
Marina A. Infinger
Sydney D. Kearns
Byerly E. Kennedy
Eymi N. Pastor
Criminal Justice Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Certificates
Jerome J. Abrams
Laquanta S. Bailey
Madison R. Boris
Ariel E. Bratz
Madison M. Bright
Jeffrey Dean Carter, II
Esly D. Castro Martinez
Allyssa M. Cole
Emma C. Culler
Courtney Fullerton
Nevaeh M. Futrell
Christopher Thomas Gaddy
Danielle M. Goldner
Kaleigh D. Grimmett
Jamie V. Hidalgo
Yaretzi J. Ibarra Montoya
Estefania Manzano
Lance Q. McAfooseThompson
Jacey C. McCurdy
Kelly Meza-Herrera
Seth Isaac O. Miller
Elijah J. Mooney
Cheyenne Oxendine
William F. Starnes
Henry M. Tanner
Kevin A. Whitley
Chloe A. Rajbandith
Addison G. Reavis
Eliora G. Sams
Alyssa R. Staley
Sallie F. Stone
Hailey N. Walser
Leah R. Ward
Charleigh P. Williams
Victoria Paige
Kyely Paulino Borbon
Leslie A. Rowe
Ella G. Samms
Coleman K. Thomas
Karen I. Valdovinos
Shaleana T. Vinson
Alston S. White
Antanay Cherise Winters
Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology
Associate in Applied Sciences, Diploma, Certificates
Luke P. Bower
Tyler Brady
Theodore B. Burris
Donald Cline
Dane W. Crews, Jr.
Robert C. Cuthrell
Brody Deitrick
William C. Fountain
Riley A. Gantt
Spring E. Gray
William T. Greene
Michael A. Jackson
Gabriel W. Kinneman
Payton S. Payne
Electronics Engineering Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Michael D. Alston
Emmanuel Y. Ayodabo
Jared Bahena
David Chavez Perez
Lucas E. Graham
Langston W. Herb
Aaron D. Hunt
Carson Koontz
Richard M. Landers-Keaton
Anaya M. McKnight
Gabriel Alexander Mirafuentes
Emergency Medical Science
Associate in Applied Science, Certificates
Cassidy Lynn Baker
Riley Amber Brown
Jonah E. Craver
Esthetics Technology
Certificates
Perla V. Aguilar Silva
Hana M. Asbury
Ashley M. Bernier
Tamia A. Burch
Chloe L. Byrd
Emily M. Campbell
Kasey L. Canales
Camila Andrea Castilla
Elideth Chamu
Jay P. Frericks
Dylan Craig Furr
Danny T. Testa
Victoria Djuro
Hope A. Hodgin
Courtney D. Lackey
Jordan A. Lambeth
Molly C. Ledford
Jacqueline Martinez
Terrae Monique McMiller
Tashaleah McNeair
Mary K. Miller
Brandon R. Sanders
Charles G. Schroeder
Jacob A. Story
Borngod R. Thompson
Colby M. Williams
Jeremy T. Yarbrough
Alexander Montanez
Scott A. Nicholson
Emiliano Torres
Mitchell P. Traigle
Nathaniel J. Williamson
Jonathan R. Turner
Gisselle B. Montoya
Limni I. Oscos Dewan
Kristina M. Queen
Chloe G. Robinson
Sarah E. Rodriguez
Itcel Vega
Taniyah N. Wilson
Yasmina Yakavenka
Fire Protection Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Certificates
Landon K. Beacham
Deivyon I. Bost
Brandon J. Freedle
Seth Austin Hutchins
Taylor Lindsey Mohat
Randy Dean Rackley
General Occupational Technology
Associate in Applied Science
Anthony S. Bryant
Industrial Systems Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, Certificates
Gerardo Aguirre
Aydin M. Campbell
Jack R. Dawson
Ty B. Dyson
Cletis Scott Hash, II
Kelby L. Leonard
Troy Lopp
Pasquale G. Napolitano
Christian D. Rickard
Brodie A. Stainbrook
Nurse Aide
Certificates
Daniela Adame-Herrera
Nicole Anderson
Nicole Marie Anderson
Abigail E. Beck
MacKenzie A. Beck
Aleighcia M. Bellamy
Rylee P. Bennett
Sofia J. Boulos
Abigail M. Brown
Adriana C. Bullard
Abbigayle M. Byram
Elisabet Cameros
Shanna R. Carlton
Hannah L. Casstevens
Yasmin J. Chambers
Giselle L. Clark
Sarah G. Clodfelter
Jackson Cooke
Jayla Cowan
Karen Coyote-Marin
Hannah Creech
Anna G. Delcid Saenz
Sydney G. Doty
Lesly M. EspinozaBenavides
Tabitha A. Everhart
Jennifer Ferguson
Summer W. Fire
Mylee R. Friedberg
Kennedy E. Gibble
Kissie M. Hairston
Jacklyn O. Hardy
Kyleigh R. Hedrick
Olivia Grace Hefner
Aaron J. Ramsey
Kaelin M. Routh
Savannah Leigh Watkins
Jacob E. Thomas
Jackson B. Westervelt
Stacy R. Hinz
Ella M. Holder
Umu Jah
Jasmine C. Johnson
Laney R. Johnson, Jr.
Mary E. Jordan
Aalieyha Knotts
Natalie M. Laird
Karsyn R. Layne
Gabriela M. Martinez
Xochil Mayorga
Madison E. McMaster
Cindy Merida-Lopez
Maris R. Metcalf
Abigail M. Meuser
Isabella C. Montesa
Cloey M. Newsome
Jackielyn Prado-Arias
Elsa E. Quintanilla
Liliana R. Romero
Ellyanna G. Rothwell
Jazlyn A. Sen
Margaret E. Smith
Hannah M. Solan
Vanessa Soto
Jewel L. Staggers
Savannah L. Stanley
Daniela Tellez- Weyman
A’nya E. Terry
Rubi Benitez Torreblanca
Asher M. Townsley
Belinda Vazquez
Alexa Villa
Emily M. Watts
Adisen M. Whitaker
Emberlynn M. Whitaker
Brooklyn M. Whitt
Olivia Williams
Katherine P. Wilson
Ashlyn Wright
Karen Zepeda
Paralegal Technology
Associate in Applied Science, Certificates
Calleigh L. Bodenheimer
Abigail L. Charles
Malaica D. Crawford
Joana Concepcion GalarzaFigueroa
Charistina S. Hayes
Ian W. Hudgins
Therapeutic Massage
Chantel Yvonne Johnson
Amanda Lunceford
Terica Shaa Martin
Madyson R. McCrary
Emily Shay McCulley
Christina Marie Russell
Courtney D. Small
Associate in Applied Science, Diploma
Patience M. Alley
Breana L. Austin
James T. Boles
Regine C. Feaster
Kevin G. Isham
Christazia A. Jones
Joel Long
Louisa-Kathleen Parrish
Mary A. Passmore
Kim D. Safrit
Alexis Michelle Smith
Lynn M. Taylor
Katherine Victoria Thompson
Renee Talisa Young
Wesley A. Yates
Tesia M. Sessoms
Maegan Shelton
Kerryanne M. Spors
Welding Technology
Diploma, Certificates
Wesley D. Aljic
Jonah L. Almond
Cole E. Anders
Coleman B. Annas
Ethan J. Asbury
Jonathan Aviles
Matthew M. Ayala
Charleston R. Ball
Daniel Banda
William D. Barnett
Trevan D. Bodenhamer
Brian K. Bowman
Ayden D. Browning
Randy W. Burton
Angel Carmona Luna
Ted M. Carpenter
James G. Chesson, III
Joshua A. Conner
Zach C. Cotter
Zachary E. Cranfill
Noah J. Craven
Will J. Crotts
Aiden Deegan
Lillith S. Dunn
Kyle E. Eidson
Connor R. Everhart
Shay A. Fahrbach
James L. Farrar, Jr.
Kevin L. Ferguson
Simon A. Foster
Connor R. Fouts
Liam Freeman
Devin L. Garner
Riley E. Gooch
Levi B. Green
Nathan H. Harris
Evan N. Hendrix
Ayden L. Hoffman
Eric S. Ingram
Addison Jones
Cade Jones
Hunter W. Jordan
Mason P. Keen
Reece W. Lane-Surratt
Gaige J. Long
Christian L. Luper
Devin C. Mabe
Sophie E. Mack
Leigh C. Marcotte
Dylan T. Marshall
Zacary T. Martin
Caleb Mason
Devan McCaskill
Miller S. McKnight
Nathan C. Moore
Jose Guadalupe Navarrete
Gaspar
Grayson W. Nifong
Simon S. Patton
Cristian Perez Gomez
Gage W. Pitt
Matthew G. Ramsey
Kaelin M. Routh
Joan Sanchez, Jr.
Mason K. Scott
Camdyn L. Sharpe
Jackson W. Shore
Anthony Smith
Lucas A. Spivey
Jacob S. Spurlock
Evans M. Steele
Gregory J. Swicegood
Bryson R. Sykes
Alexander L. Tarbet
William L. Tehandon
Kaleb Thomas
Graysen Tollenaer
Oswaldo Torres
Dakota T. Treadway
Aden Turner
Carlos Valle
Thomas Vanzant
Phillip A. Whisenhunt
Gage J. Whitaker
Caine A. Whitlow
Logan D. Whitlow
Brayden V. Wilson
Noah Yarbrough
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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