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