1997-1998 School Year
Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro Community College
End of Year Academic Recognition
Kentucky School Yearbooks by County
Owensboro Community College held its commencement ceremony at the RiverPark Center on on May 11. Degrees and honors were awarded to the following students:
Associate in Arts, High Distinction - Patricia Kay Boehman, Crystal G. Eaton, Linda Jean Henning, Judy Lee Kittinger, Nancy Lynn, Denise Jean Mason, Dana Jean McGregor, Jeremy W. Mowers, Shirley G. Render, Julia Morine Smith, Melissa G. Vanover, Phyllis A. Vanover.
Owensboro Community College graduate Deana Neal waves in reaction to hearing her name called from the audience following the college's commencement exercises at the RiverPark Center on May 11. Neal received an associate degree in radiology. Photo by Bryan Leazenby, M-I
Associate in Arts, Distinction - Trisha J. Abney, Linda Kay Calhoun, Josh Paul Horsman, John David Jones, Kristy K. Turner, Ian S. Welsh.
Associate in Arts - Jennifer Lynn Armstrong, Leonard R. Austin I, Jennifer Leigh Babb, James Christian Baber, Kristy J. Ballard, Cary Leigh Basham, Melissa Lain Blankenship, Barbara Smith Bradley, Maynard Stephen Brandle, Laurie Ann Browning, Joseph Daniel Cecil, Randa Ashley Clark, Carma F. Daugherty, Christina Dawn Dennis, Lois Michelle Edwards, Lori Renee Estes, Jennifer K. Flener, Joshua G. Freels, Sara Beth Greenwell, Sonya A. Hendrix, Rose Ellen Higdon, Scott Grant Hillard, Shane Charlton Holinde, John Anderson Hunter, Phyllis R. Igleheart, James Edward Jackson, Charles Cory Jean, Robert Gale Johnson, Sondra Rena Johnson, Tabitha F. Johnson, Jennifer Leigh Jones, Doddie Fay Madewell, Susan Dana May, Nancy Lee McDaniel, Meredith R. Meschko, Holly Renee Morris, Richard Lawrence Murphy, Tonya Christine Murphy, Scott Allan Neukam, Andy Owen, Karen M. Pate, Todd M. Payne, Brian M. Powers, Susan Renee Powers, Robert Joseph Roach, Stacy Ann Saltsman, Mandy M. Schroader, Kristi L. Small, Kimberly J. Staples, Jason P. Stewart, Alex Ryan Towery, Stacy M. Travis, M. Tennille Wallace, Andrea Nicole Ward, Ashley Elizabeth Ward, William Brian Wedding, Nancy Abbott West, Amy Elizabeth Winters, Michelle J. Worthington, Holly Jo Wright, Angela Michelle Yeand, Caleb Reed York, Ricky S. York.
Associate in Science, High Distinction - Rebecca Mulligan Dant, Rodney Clay Durban, Kimberly D. Gilstrap, Brandon Wade Harley, Janet Marie Johnson, Beth Ann Lemonds, Jonathan M. Mowers, Brenda Kay Stull, David T. Thompson, Andrea J. Whitaker.
Associate in Science, Distinction - Shannon McDaniel Boarman, Josh Paul Horsman, Lisa F. Munoz, Meredith Leigh Rhodes.
Associate in Science - Lea Maxine Blay, Valerie N. Brewer, Danett Kaye Burden, Meredith N. Chilton, Jennifer Denise Daugherty, Stacie Jo Etherton, Joshua G. Freels, Charla G. Hasty, Diane Marie Higdon, Janet S. Hoagland, Kimberly Marie Howard, Connie S. Johnson, Tifany Renee Lindsey, William T. Logan, Karen G. London, Leah Beth McCarty, Shelly Renee Murphy, Thomas W. Norris, Dolores E. Neyenhaus, Justin Wade Nugent, Debra Gae Phillips, Irvin P. Rogers III, Carri B. Shuler, Mark Alan Shultz, Pamela Gwen Simon, Kimberly J. Staples, Kathy Lynn Stites, Jeffery Lynn Tanner.
Associate in Applied Science, Business Technology, High Distinction - Susan Myers Behl, Rita K. Belcher, James Thomas Eaton, Amy Crystal Hagan, V. Kay Hamilton, Barbara Carolyn Hamlet, Barry L. Hardy, Shirley Jewell Hook, Tonya G. Murphy, Pamela M. Perry, Anita M. Priest.
Associate in Applied Science, Business Technology, Distinction - Stephanie Tomer Houtchen, Donna K. Lane.
Associate in Applied Science, Business Technology - Brian Lee Addington, Teresa M. Burch, Marilyn L. Chappell, Penny Lee Cook, Shanda J. Coomes, Allison Michelle Dominick, Coren M. Evans, Robert E. Gilbert, Shanda R. Gilliland, Kimberly A. Harrod, Amy Louise Kazlauskas, Melissa Ann Martin, Rebecca Ann Mays, Nancy Lee McDaniel, Jaime R. Simmons, Jason E. Small, Barry Allen Witherspoon.
Electrical Engineering Technology, High Distinction - James Donald Lashbrook Jr.
Electrical Engineering Technology, Distinction - Mark Anthony Reed.
Electrical Engineering Technology - Cherish L. Blanton, Robert Scott Boone, Larry R. Brown II, Ralph L. Davis, Mary Margaret McCarty Dowdy, Stacey Aaron Fulkerson, Jon Willard Kelley.
Human Services, High Distinction - Elissa Renee Grant, Bonnie Lou Phelps, David Allen Sturgeon Sr.
Human Services, Distinction - Winter Casey Bratcher, Felicia Embry Elmore, Darla Jean Howard, Susan Carroll E. Kemp, Catherine L. Thomas, Kristie Lynn Underhill, Lisa Gayle Walker.
Human Services - Shelia Abbott, Nicole Rena Billiter, Alicia Caryl Cook, Kimberly Ann Embry, Lori Renee Estes, Vanessa Regina Finley, Jennifer Renee White Ford, Thomas M. Foster, Christina May Hilgenhold, Shelly Dawn Hocker, Brenda A. Keown, Theresa Ann Pearl, Deborah Kay Poiles, Donna Marie Rust, Elizabeth A. Simpson, Amy Lynette Stanley, Tori A. York.
Law Enforcement - James Jerome Acquisto, Benjamin Lee Hendricks, Jeremy B. Henry, Charles Michael Radcliff, Alicia Michelle Taylor, Kelly Wedding Cooper, Melinda Kay Weedman, Jonathon Noel Whittaker.
Nursing, Distinction - Melanie Lynn Butler, Nancy Myers, Carol Gerada Puckett.
Nursing - Ricky Wayne Filback, Jenni M. Foreman, Lisa Jane Heath, Diane M. Hodskins, Beverly Charice Johnson, Robert A. Payne, Kimberly Rene Ralph, Jennifer Renee Reisz, Angela Lynn Risley, Janie Y. Tichenor, Shannon Marie Warren. Nursing degrees were conferred by Henderson Community College.
Office Administration - April Diane Beyke, Deanna Michelle Davis, Carla Sue Miller.
Office Systems, High Distinction - Shannon M. Roach.
Office Systems, Distinction - Melissa D. Hendley.
Office Systems - Belinda D. Jackson, Patricia L. Joines, Kathy Ann Miller, Misty Dawn Phillips, Misty Ann Terry, Margaret Elizebeth Willoughby.
Radiography, High Distinction - Brenda Kay Stull.
Radiography, Distinction - Robin L. Edwards, Helen T.H. Pike, Meredith Leigh Rhodes.
Radiography - Danett Kaye Burden, Kelly O'Neal Clouse, Deana Marie Neal.
Owensboro Community College hosted its annual honors ceremony on May 1. Following is a list of the awards and their recipients.
President's Awards - Angela J. Ambrose, Reba Lois Atkinson, Louis J. Brake, Ron W. Butler, Loretta Edwards Compton, Lisa A. Davis, Judy S. Druen, James Thomas Eaton, Thomas M. Foster, Kimberly D. Gilstrap, Donna Jean Gipe, Deborah Ann Goff, Amy Crystal Hagan, Terri A. Helm, Timothy DeWayne Hillard, Janet Marie Johnson, Linda S. Stinnett, Cathy Marie Travis, Teresa L. Warren.
Honors Awards - Shanon D. Allen, Kristi J. Ard, Jennifer Beth Baird, Patricia Elaine Bertke, Thomas Boykin Brackman, Jonathan Alan Braden, Lola A. Bullion, Catherine Tong Cecil, Georgina Cecil, Joshua Stephen Collier, Stephen Wayne Collignon, Linda C. Combs, Bradley L. Conder, Jane Hardy Dunn, Rodney Clay Durban, Ashli Baird Gabbert, David Eugene Galey, Connie Nelson Geary, Mary Kaye Gorman, Andrea Beth Grant, Elissa Renee Grant, Rachel Leigh Hall, V. Kay Hamilton, Barry L. Hardy, Brandon Wade Harley, Derek P. Harris, Sally A. Harris, Brian D. Hart, Matt A. Hayden, Theresa G. Hayden, Linda Jean Henning, Ryan W. Henry, Amy Beth Hoffman, Cindy Lou Hutchinson, Elaine Marie Johnson-Berry, Jerry Lee Kessinger, V. Sue Kipling, Beth Ann Lemonds, Tifany Renee Lindsey, Richard W. Macy, Denise Jean Mason, Kimberly Dawn Mastin, David Gerard Mattingly, Tracy Renee Maurer, Sherree L. McCormick, Jennifer Jeanne McFadden, Sarah Jane McGregor, Carolyn R. McKannan, Susan E. McPherson, Jacqueline L. Mitchell, Julie M. Montgomery, Jeremy W. Mowers, Jonathan M. Mowers, Barbara Jean Olynick, Elizabeth Kellie Osborne, Gregory Lee Payne, Pamela M. Perry, Anthony J. Pharris, Bonnie Lou Phelps, Wendy Elizabeth Price, Cathy Little Roach, Shannon M.Roach, Cheryl L. Robinson-Atwood, Melissa Ann Rodgers, Heather Anne Rone, Andy Wayne Simpson, Julia Morine Smith, Amanda Lee Southerland, Michael Willis Stinnett, Joshua Cameron Story, Leslie Ralph Strobel, David T. Thompson, Lillie Chinn Thompson, Tammy L. Toomey, David T. Troutman, Melissa G. Vanover, Phyllis A. Vanover, Sharon K. Warren, Jennifer L. Wells, Mary Alicia Wells, Michael Scott Wells.
Academic Challenge Team - Lisa Ann Crumbley, Bradley L. Conder, Lisa A. Davis, Jill R. Howard, James B. Jones.
Bracco Award - Meredith Leigh Rhodes.
Golden Scissors - Pamela Denise Tomes.
KANS Professional Leadership in Nursing - Stacy Jo Duke.
Mallinckrodt Award - Brenda Kay Stull.
Service Learning Student of the Year - Yvonne M. Coomes.
Speech Society - Timothy N. Croxton, Samantha G. Hays, John David Jones, Brian Edward Luellen.
Student Government - Matt T. Gullett, Connie F. Johnson, John David Jones, Crystal Ann Tarrants, Amy Miche VanBussum.
Anthropology - John Anderson Hunter.
Biology - Jill R. Howard.
Business tech, accounting option - James Thomas Eaton.
Business tech, MIS option - Rita K. Belcher.
Chemistry - Thomas Brenning Payne.
Engineering - Mark Anthony Reed.
Human services - Shirley Lott.
Law enforcement - Kelly Wedding Cooper.
Mathematics - David T. Thompson.
Nursing - Kristal Gayle Sosh.
Office systems - Shannon M. Roach.
Radiography - Brenda Kay Stull.
Scholarship Awards
Chancellor's Scholarship - Jennifer Beth Baird, Malinda L. Bettinger, Melanie Lynn Butler, Pamela A. Calloway, Joshua Stephen Collier, Lisa A. Davis, April M. Dickens, Kimberly D. Gilstrap, Ryan W. Henry, Timothy DeWayne Hillard, Katherine Janell Hobgood, Beth Ann Lemonds, Nancy Lynn, Tara Marscena Moss, Melissa N. Pulliam, Kristal Gayle Sosh, David T. Thompson, Sandra Elizabeth Tichenor, Kristie Lynn Underhill, Amy Miche VanBussum.
Commonwealth of Kentucky Scholarship - April D. Davis, Erin Nicole King, Christina A Mehlbauer, Shana Renee Mills, Destiny Starr Minton, Michael Lee Murphy, Nicholas J. Payne, Michelle Gay Swihart, Kelly Lynn Thomas.
Community College Foundation of Owensboro Scholarships - Trisha J. Abney, Heather N. Axley, Charles Lloyd Cabe, Aaron P. Clark, April D. Davis, Vanessa Rhea Duncan, Melissa Marie Ebelhar, Derek P. Harris, Matt A. Hayden, Kara M. Higdon, Diane M. Hodskins, Jennifer Nicole Howard, Elaine Marie Johnson-Berry, Jennifer Jeanne McFadden, Destiny Starr Minton, Erin Kaye Morris, Michael Lee Murphy, Amanda D. Osborne, Nicholas J. Payne, Jennifer Lynn Pullen, Lori J. Raeuchle, Corey E. Stephen, Kristina Lee Swihart, Crystal Ann Tarrants, Rhonda B. Tipton, Crystal Lynn Tomes, Pamela Denise Tomes.
Daviess County Bar Association Scholarship - Debra D. Burke.
Daviess County Board of Education Scholarship - Shana L. Stephens.
Daviess County Medical Society Scholarship - Nancy Myers, Helen T.H. Pike, Kristal Gayle Sosh.
E.B. Burgess Scholarship - Michael Lee Murphy.
J.T. Smith Scholarship - Eric D. Harris, Beverly Charice Johnson, Sandra D. Wells.
John A. Goetz Tobacco Scholarship - Jennifer Leigh McCarty.
Junior Achievement Scholarships - Matthew Charles Bullis, John T. Collins, Melissa Marie Ebelhar, Jennifer Nicole Howard, Sandra Elizabeth Tichenor, Amy Miche VanBussum.
Linda Mayton Memorial Scholarship - Anthony J. Pharris.
M.H. Ford Scholarship - Terrie Ann Merrimee, Leslie Ralph Strobel.
N.0. Kimbler Memorial Scholarship - Laura Beth Fulkerson, Jennifer Leigh McCarty.
Nanette Marksberry Memorial Scholarship - Sara E. Phillips.
Nursing Scholarship - Debra D. Burke.
OCC Art Club Scholarship - Lonnie Dwayne Abbott, Jennifer K. Flener, Sondra Rena Johnson.
Owensboro Lions Club Scholarship - Tracy Nicole Burden, Stephen K. Potts.
Partners in Progress Scholarship - Sherleye Newman Goff, Carrie Ann Murphy.
Pilot Club of Owensboro Scholarship - Pamela Denise Tomes.
Randolph Memorial Scholarship - Erin Nicole King.
University of Kentucky Alumni Scholarship - Nancy Lynn.
Victor Mohr Scholarship - Krissy L. Dickenson, Charity N. Fulkerson, LaTisha Renee Fulkerson, Jennifer Leeann Garrett, Julia Dawn Hoss, Sarah Jean Johnson, Brian C. Poole.
William and Sarah Barrass Scholarship - Tracy Nicole Burden.
Yeager Scholarship - Tracy Nicole Burden, Carrie Ann Murphy, Sara E. Phillips.
