GNTC Holds Commencement Ceremony Thursday

  • Thursday, January 12, 2012

Georgia Northwestern Technical College will hold a Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton. The college will present approximately 295 awards at the ceremony for summer and fall 2011 graduates.

The keynote speaker will be Joe W. Yarbrough, senior vice president, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering at Mohawk Industries.

A Georgia native, Mr. Yarbrough was born in Rome, and has resided in Dalton since 1972. He and his wife of 26 years, Nanette, have five adult children and eight grandchildren. An active member of Grove Level Baptist Church, he currently serves on the Long-range Planning Committee, the Watchman Prayer Ministry, as an adult Sunday School leader, and an usher.

He is a graduate of Auburn University (1970) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has since completed numerous leadership development and skill improvement programs. After six years in various positions with Coronet Industries, Mr. Yarbrough joined Aladdin Mills in June, 1978 as Director of Manufacturing. Aladdin Mills was merged into Mohawk Industries in February, 1994. In the first quarter of 1995, he was named vice president Manufacturing and in March, 2004, Joe became executive vice president – Operations. He currently serves as senior vice president, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.

These roles provided an opportunity to lead the integration of new technologies for the business and to be active in the assimilation of numerous mergers and acquisitions. Also an active community leader, Mr. Yarbrough currently serves on the boards of directors of RossWoods Adult Day Services and is the Chairman of the Building Campaign Steering Committee; the Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce and is the chairman elect; the Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership; Georgia Northwestern Technical College; and the Carpet America Recovery Effort.

Additionally, he serves as chairman of the Carpet and Rug Institute Strategic Issues Leadership Council.

Following is a list of Thursday's graduates:

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Associate of Applied Science

ACCOUNTING

Susan Ellen Autry

Susan Bettina Elliott

Gilda Kylene Hester

Melesa A. Jacobs

Thresa S. Nale

Amber Marie Owen

Tamara Varina Sump

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Allen De Loach

AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Carlos F. Rivas

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Tanya D. Barrett

Nancy J. Coley

Julie A. Dowling

Kimberly Renee Hamilton

Vanessa Kaye Helmes

Destiney F. Howard

Amanda Lynn Liner

Shirley A. Millican

Julie G. Payne

Karen Stevens Towe

Michelle L. Yernest

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Michael T. Covington

Brandon K. Parker

Tanya Michelle Smith

Barbara Jean Systad

CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY

Keri Danielle Hallman

COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Franklin Shane Agan

David Eric Brantley

Elizabeth Gail Bundy

Michael Lee Cuzzourt

Brady L. Gravitt

Amanda L. Lonas

Megan Alicia Matla

James A. Roach

Marquita L. Wright-Davis

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Michael Johns

Jonathan Robert McIntosh

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Cheryl Hering Arendt

Matthew R. Baughcum

Ronald Carter

Evelyn Sarahi Gonzalez

Carla C. Green

Dusty Lee Hennon

Amie Beth King

Kelly Danielle O'Shields

Yentl A. Poole

Adam S. Rogers

David Salazar

Briana C. Upton

DRAFTING TECHNOLOGY

Douglas W. McBryar

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

Andrew Scott Bailey

Meagan Elyse Blackwell

Glenda Broom

Jessica D. Brown

Rosa Chumpitaz

Stephanie N. Durden

Felisha Jill Fuqua

Tina Aileen Gentry

Taffie J. Kirby

Jerry Wayne Long, Jr.

Karen Lynn Long

Joshalyn M. Martin

Allison Lenise Nesbitt

Lauren Paige

April D. Shadwick

Marie B. Sherfesee

Taisa R. Wofford

Langka J. Woolfork

ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY

Jeff Allen Harmon

Thomas Everett Holden

James C. Northcutt

Thomas Neal Simpson

Matthew J. Sosebee

FIRE SCIENCE

Nathan Patrick Patterson

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Brandy M. Bales

Candice Danyail Elliott

Melanie L. Ellis

Matthew T. Faciane

Kimberly D. Fraley

Paula Marie Mosley

Addys Maria Parker

Barbara Lee Payne

Fonda B. Smith

Jennifer Marie Young

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

James C. Northcutt

Thomas Neal Simpson

Timothy T. Smith

Matthew J. Sosebee

INTERNET SPECIALIST WEB SITE DESIGN

Elizabeth Michele McClure

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY DEVELOPMENT

Christy L. Carr

Fred Allen Langley, Jr.

Dana C. Pace

James D. Sartin

Karen Stevens Towe

Leon L. Wess

Karen D. Wright

MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Shannon L. Baker

Norval Terry Henderson

Sonya Parker Hunt

MEDICAL ASSISTING

Kiplyn Tankersley

MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT

Caroline Holmes

Naseim Jabara

Kiplyn Tankersley

NETWORKING SPECIALIST

Franklin Shane Agan

Timothy C. Finley, Jr.

Andrew F. Smith

Nelda June Smith

Reuben Harding Smith

Marquita L. Wright-Davis

PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY

Rosa Maria Cantu

Ellen Louisa Crane

Krista Marie Heathcock

Valarie Michelle Hernandez

Amanda McCormick

Regina Lynn Shaw

Heather J. Wilson

RADIATION THERAPY

Angie M. Ashmore

Tara Brooke McGowen

Sandra Rutherford

Tammi I. Springer

Whitney R. Whittle

SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT

Mitzi Nichole Carpenter

Viola E. Hardy

Chastity Macon

Crystal Michelle McNabb

Loretta Ruth Pendergraft

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY

Bethany Ann Albright

Rebecca Ellyn Payne

DIPLOMA

ACCOUNTING

Tamara Varina Sump

AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY

Brad M. Baker

Napoleon Fielder

Patrick L. Frost

Guillermo Guzman

Robert G. Hall

Kenneth H. Harrelson

William Thomas Kellett

Randall Lee Minter

Shawn Thomas Teasley

AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION REPAIR

Norris Orthnel Maxwell

Christy Lee Poole

Joshua Craig Poole

Stanley Watkins

AUTOMOTIVE FUNDAMENTALS

Aric Jon Walker

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Houston F. Edgeman

Allen De Loach

Aric Jon Walker

AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY

Carlos F. Rivas

Martell Frederick Ruise, Sr.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Sarah Elizabeth Bennett

Sherry Kay Bryant

Joseph Douglas Bullard

Charlotte Marie Carr

Cheryl A. Chupp

Carrie R. Cole

Julie A. Dowling

Elizabeth A. Dunn

Jessica Elaine Glover

Shenita Wyomia Huntley

Amanda Lynn Liner

Donna D. Majors

Yolanda Elizabeth Mann

Misty E. Mason

Carrie M. Morrison

Jessica Noel Pelfrey

Louise E. Pletcher

Jimmilynn Reed

Anita M. Stille

Gale R. Thacker

Joan D. Veit

Melonie Dawn Williams

Michelle L. Yernest

Tashica M. Zachery

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Barbara Jean Systad

CNC TECHNOLOGY

Alan C. Baker

Mark R. Shields

COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Daniel L. Nixon

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Anthony C. Dills

Vincent J. Kinney

Jonathan Robert McIntosh

COSMETOLOGY

Miranda Brook Angle

Morgan Leigh Beard

Tiffany M. Boatfield

Sharon Denise Daniel

Valerie Nicole Ellison

Keyla Dennae Garner

Shannon Hicks

Deanna L. Hulsey

Elouise Hutchins

Myranda Rose Langston

Allison Renee Lyons

Jessica Leigh Merritt

Leah Marie Sammons

Shane Shipley

Katie Suggs

Heather Williams

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Susan Kirby Arnwine

Matthew R. Baughcum

Ronald Carter

Dusty Lee Hennon

Amie Beth King

Jake Logan Yarbrough

CULINARY ARTS

Nicholas Bono

Micah Isaac Crawford

Kyle Andrew Fennell

Jessica L. Hall

Zacreya Harris

Stephen Christopher Henderson

Robert Nathan Holcomb

Marion Johnson

Gilbert Anthony June

Kristina Fallon Lee

Tommy Roy Massie

Jessie S. Parker

DENTAL ASSISTING

Courtney LeeAnn Barnett

Jessica D. Black

Becka Busby

Rashunda Mayes

Amanda L. Miner

Jakelin Jeannette Salazar

Lacey H. Towe

Ambrea Danielle Washington

Amber Marie Wells

Jessica A. Woodman

DRAFTING TECHNOLOGY

Ethan Neal Bradley

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

Tina Aileen Gentry

April D. Shadwick

ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

James C. Northcutt

Hiriam A. Rodriguez

Thomas Neal Simpson

Calvin Jerome White

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

Alejandro Javier Alvarez

Paul Michael Bevels

James Dewey Storm III

William Lee Voils, Jr.

ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN

Paul Michael Bevels

ELECTRONICS FUNDAMENTALS

Thomas Everett Holden

James C. Northcutt

Thomas Neal Simpson

ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY

Thomas Everett Holden

James C. Northcutt

Hiriam A. Rodriguez

Thomas Neal Simpson

ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE

Jason Mark Ensley

Whitney L. Fletcher

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

Alejandro Javier Alvarez

Bany Y. Aplicano

Marty Lane Jordan

James C. Northcutt

Hiriam A. Rodriguez

Thomas Neal Simpson

Calvin Jerome White

MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY

Matthew Cox

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY DEVELOPMENT

Fred Allen Langley, Jr.

Dana C. Pace

Leon L. Wess

MEDICAL ASSISTING

Riley A. Beard

Tawnya Michelle Cain

Sarah Coalson

Ashley Bramblett Curry

Caroline Leigh Holmes

Naseim Jabara

Gabrielle S. Keith

Ashley McNeese

Jayda Lynne Mulyadi

Patricia Lynn Redden

Hannah Christine Robinson

Kiplyn Tankersley

NETWORKING SPECIALIST

Brandon K. Parker

Nelda June Smith

PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY

Rosa Maria Cantu

Jessica Danielle Chandler

Ellen Louisa Crane

Rhonda Lynn Gagnon

Krista Marie Heathcock

Valarie Michelle Hernandez

Amanda McCormick

Joshua Michael Miles

Shannon Lance Morrison

Cynthia C. Peace

Anthony J. Price

Heather J. Wilson

Christy LeeAnn Worley

Brittany Michelle Young

PRACTICAL NURSING

Amy Bernice Adams

Katrina Lynne Allred

Jessi Rose Beaty

Teresa S. Buffington

Allison L. Carroll

Ashley N. Cochran

Kimber Fields

Amy Rebecca Kozody

Amanda Chere Lawson

Amanda R. Lumpkin

Jeffrey A. Medlin

Tina M. Medlin

Keisha N. Moore

Shelia Painter

Kristin Ann Pizano

Donna Lynne Quarles

Jessica Ashly Ray

Linda D. Snyder

Brittany S. Sublett

Melissa Nicole White

Tamatha J. Wisener

Michelle Ann Wright

SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT

Mitzi Nichole Carpenter

Viola E. Hardy

Loretta Ruth Pendergraft

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY

Djuana Lynn Adams

Amanda Paige Bedingfield

Kellie Brown

Jonathan Daniel Eller

Katherine Elizabeth Fries

Bobbie Denise Pilkinton

Amie Lynn Riggs

CERTIFICATE

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT

John Marcus Arney

Sherry Kay Bryant

Nancy J. Coley

Pilar A. Holder

Johnny R. Parson

Jessica Noel Pelfrey

Gale R. Thacker

ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN

Donald Lumpkin

AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION REPAIR ASSISTANT I

Norris Orthnel Maxwell

AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING ASSISTANT II

Norris Orthnel Maxwell

AUTOMOTIVE PAINTING AND REFINISHING

Christy Lee Poole

Joshua Craig Poole

Stanley Watkins

AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN

Fernando Alvarez

Christopher Thomas Black

AUTOMOTIVE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN

Houston F. Edgeman

AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Garnett T. Smith

BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT

Dallas Bryant

BOOKKEEPING SPECIALIST

Gilda Kylene Hester

CAD OPERATOR-MECHANICAL

Ethan Neal Bradley

CHILD CARE ASSISTANT

Tina Aileen Gentry

CISCO NETWORKING SPECIALIST

Marquita L. Wright-Davis

COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVING

Antron Dontae Crowder

Jeff W. Cummings

Denny Shane Stepp

COMP TIA A+ CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN PREPARATION

David Eric Brantley

Amanda Broadrick

Marquita L. Wright-Davis

COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

Gilda Kylene Hester

Melesa A. Jacobs

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT APPRENTICE

Vincent J. Kinney

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

Vincent J. Kinney

Jonathan Robert McIntosh

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

Kelly Danielle O'Shields

CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUNDAMENTALS

Eva Mae Fowler

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPECIALIST

Eva Mae Fowler

DATA ENTRY CLERK

John Marcus Arney

Carrie R. Cole

Elizabeth A. Dunn

Sarah Hill

Misty E. Mason

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION BASICS

Paula Johnson

ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN

James Dewey Storm III

William Lee Voils, Jr.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN

Robert A. Holt

GENERAL OFFICE ASSISTANT

Sherry Kay Bryant

Jessica Noel Pelfrey

Gale R. Thacker

Melonie Dawn Williams

HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

Cassie Dea Hendrix

Elizabeth Hernandez

Ashley Ryan Millsap

Minal K. Patel

Rashell Pretree Price

Kristin Nicole Willingham

Jacquline Diane Willis

HEALTHCARE SCIENCE

Shanah Marie Eads

Justin C. Whelchel

HELP DESK SPECIALIST

David Eric Brantley

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN

Paul Michael Bevels

James E. Goodman

Thomas Neal Simpson

James Dewey Storm III

Kevin J. Trujillo

William Lee Voils, Jr.

Calvin Jerome White

INDUSTRIAL FLUID POWER TECHNICIAN

James E. Goodman

Thomas Neal Simpson

Calvin Jerome White

INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROL TECHNICIAN

James E. Goodman

Thomas Neal Simpson

Calvin Jerome White

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS FUNDAMENTALS

Thomas Neal Simpson

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN

Thomas Neal Simpson

Calvin Jerome White

MAMMOGRAPHY

Holly Maria Hall

Jasmine Martina Moore

Ashley Nicole Woodruff

MEDICAL CODING

Melanie L. Ellis

Donna D. Majors

Fonda B. Smith

Anita M. Stille

Cassi Laine Uriah

Joan D. Veit

MEDICAL FRONT OFFICE ASSISTANT

Anita M. Stille

Joan D. Veit

MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT

Amanda Campbell

Carrie R. Cole

Brittany Ann Laney

Amanda L. Potts

Monisha Shonte Sewell

Joan D. Veit

MICROSOFT EXCEL APPLICATION SPECIALIST

David Eric Brantley

MICROSOFT NETWORKING SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Marquita L. Wright-Davis

MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATION PROFESSIONAL

Nancy J. Coley

Carrie M. Morrison

Jessica Noel Pelfrey

OFFICE ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

Gilda Kylene Hester

Melesa A. Jacobs

PAYROLL ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

Gilda Kylene Hester

PC REPAIR AND NETWORK TECHNICIAN

David Eric Brantley

Rickey Holcomb

PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN

Missy Kimbrough

Linda Renee Shoults

Elizabeth Ann Swanson

PROCESS CONTROL TECHNICIAN I

Thomas Neal Simpson

PROGRAMMABLE CONTROL TECHNICIAN I

James E. Goodman

Thomas Everett Holden

James C. Northcutt

Thomas Neal Simpson

Calvin Jerome White

ROBOTIC TECHNICIAN

James E. Goodman

SHAMPOO TECHNICIAN

Tiffany M. Boatfield

Valerie Nicole Ellison

Keyla Dennae Garner

Deanna L. Hulsey

Elouise Hutchins

Myranda Rose Langston

Allison Renee Lyons

Jessica Leigh Merritt

Leah Marie Sammons

Shane Shipley

Katie Suggs

Heather Williams

SUPERVISOR/MANAGER SPECIALIST

Brandon K. Parker

TAX PREPARATION SPECIALIST

Eva Mae Fowler

Gilda Kylene Hester

Melesa A. Jacobs

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Marquita L. Wright-Davis

Stephanie N. Durden

Kimberly Fraley

Thomas Everett Holden

Thomas Neal Simpson

Tanya Michelle Smith

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Ronald Carter







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