Approximately 80 Georgia Northwestern Technical College graduates lined up in their cars outside the Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton on Thursday to participate in the second Drive-Thru Commencement Ceremony of 2020.
Students from all six GNTC campuses were invited to attend the ceremony.
GNTC’s Campus Police led the procession of vehicles that were routed though the WMC parking lot. The fall semester graduates then exited their cars in their cap and gowns and walked GNTC’s blue carpet to GNTC President Dr. Heidi Popham to receive their award. All along the route, GNTC faculty and staff cheered them on with signs and noisemakers.
Graduates were encouraged to decorate their vehicles for the ceremony. Kristen Hosbach, a Diagnostic Medical Sonography major from Paulding County, took first place for best in show.
GNTC would like to offer special thanks to Shaw Industries Group, Inc. for donating the blue carpet and Allcove Industries, Inc. for cutting and binding the carpet.
Listed are graduates who participated in GNTC’s 2020 Fall Drive-Thru Commencement Ceremony showing (from left to right) the graduate’s name, program of study and county of residence. This list does not include students that have graduated, but did not participate in the ceremony, or students that registered for the ceremony after the commencement program was printed:
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Autumn Michelle Jones, Early Childhood Care and Education, Bartow
Benat Gonzalez Murguia, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Carroll
Jessica Nicole Hughes, Criminal Justice Technology, Catoosa
Rachel Stone, Business Technology, Catoosa
Crystal Dawn Brady, Accounting, Chattooga
Katlan Bullard, Business Management, Chattooga
Kaitlyn Jeanette Conner, Surgical Technology, Chattooga
Melba Njeri, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cherokee
Samantha Taylor, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Cherokee
Mayela Alsina-Guerrero, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Cobb
Casey Hipps, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Cobb
Emily Hopkins, Business Management, Cobb
Alayna Suzanne Moss, Surgical Technology, Cobb
Jeffery Olen Bennett, Industrial Systems Technology, Floyd
William Burton III, Computer Support Specialist, Floyd
Esmeralda Guzman Cisneros, Adult Echocardiography, Floyd
Shelby Cordle, Radiologic Technology, Floyd
Alexis Cordova, Medical Assisting, Floyd
Aubrie Edwards, Surgical Technology, Floyd
Casey McGee, Business Management, Floyd
Mariana Reyes, Criminal Justice Technology, Floyd
Dawson Waits, Business Management, Floyd
Joy Brown, Adult Echocardiography, Gordon
Christina Bullock, Adult Echocardiography, Gordon
Corrina Goldsberry, Business Healthcare Technology, Gordon
Lexa Hendrix, Construction Management, Gordon
Maria Lopez, Medical Assisting, Gordon
Linzee Brown, Surgical Technology, Murray
Meredith Cleghorn, Early Childhood Care and Education, Murray
Kaitlyn Brinn Gaston, Business Management, Murray
Madison Kailie Gaston, Early Childhood Care and Education, Murray
Nicole Danielle Hatcher, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Paulding
Kristen Hosbach, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Paulding
Madalyn Pittman, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Paulding
Dana Shenice Bunch, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Pickens
Marissa Isabel Deems, Accounting, Polk
Juan Escutia, Criminal Justice Technology, Polk
Kaley Gay, Radiologic Technology, Polk
Cheyenne Nicole Ramsey, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Union
Mistina Franklin, Business Management, Walker
Skyler Dewayne Miller, Cybersecurity, Walker
Candace Brittney Williams, Early Childhood Care and Education, Walker
Alicia Diaz, Criminal Justice Technology, Whitfield
Joel Fraire, Computer Support Specialist, Whitfield
Samuel Garrett McClure, Automotive Technology, Whitfield
Esmeralda Monterrubio, Accounting, Whitfield
Atanacio Perez, Criminal Justice Technology, Whitfield
Maria Pineda, Early Childhood Care and Education, Whitfield
Adam Rodriguez, Jr., Accounting, Whitfield
Diploma
Samantha Hope Powell, Cosmetology, Catoosa
Sophie Roberts, Cosmetology, Catoosa
Rachel Whiteside, Accounting, Catoosa
Ashelyn Watson, Cosmetology, Chattooga
Hilbeen Akrayee, Practical Nursing, Floyd
Valentin Jimenez, Welding and Joining Technology, Floyd
Daniela Reyes, Cosmetology, Floyd
Andghy Tatiana Rivera Reyes, Lactation Consultant, Floyd
Harley Chastain, Lactation Consultant, Gordon
Shandi Warnix, Cosmetology, Murray
Tori Bennett, Practical Nursing, Paulding
Morgan Kylee Motes, Practical Nursing, Paulding
Haley Arp, Practical Nursing, Polk
Asrealla Masha Lee, Cosmetology, Polk
Raeann Marie Watkins, Cosmetology, Polk
Trystan Mckayla Leeanne Smith, Cosmetology, Walker
Magali Herrera, Business Management, Whitfield
Shelby Ann-Marie Morrison, Cosmetology, Whitfield
Technical Certificate of Credit
Ashley Jones, Cosmetology for Licensure, Floyd
Tina Nguyen, Cosmetology for Licensure, Floyd
Lorren Elizabeth Waters, Cosmetology for Licensure, Floyd
Kiya McDaniels, Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician, Gordon
Meggan Lynn Elder, Supervisor/Management Specialist, Murray
Harmony Rheagan Shaw, Cosmetology for Licensure, Polk
Brenda Serrano, Healthcare Assistant, Santaquin, Utah
Marion Lay, Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician, Walker
Mark Antonio Trail, Drafter's Assistant, Walker
Blanca Espinoza, Healthcare Office Assistant, Whitfield
Tina Marie Martinez, Medical Front Office Assistant, Whitfield
Denisse Sarmiento, Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician, Whitfield