Gadsden, AL – Gadsden State Community College honored graduates from the Summer and Fall semesters during commencement ceremonies held December 18 at Gadsden State Cherokee.
The College recognized 558 students who successfully completed the requirements for associate degrees, certificates, and short-term certificates, collectively earning 913 credentials.
Academic achievement was highlighted during the ceremony, with 188 students receiving traditional honor cords indicating their level of distinction. Of those honored:
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45 students graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.9–4.0 GPA, wearing a gold cord.
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55 students graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.7–3.89 GPA, receiving a red cord.
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52 students earned Cum Laude honors for a 3.5–3.69 GPA, wearing a red and gold cord.
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36 students graduated with distinction for completing certificate programs while maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA, signified by a red and black cord.
Graduates represented communities across Alabama and neighboring Georgia. Those honored include the following:
Albertville – Evelyn Francisco, Jose Garcia, Jose Hernandez Casillas, William Morton, Giaus Spurgeon, Alleigh Wilkerson
Alexandria – Grayson Freeman, Jasper Hall, Tucker Kilgore, James Lewis, George Mink, Tamara Rollins, Justin Smith, Madison Studdard, Emma Wills
Altoona – Kristen Eller, Dalton Garmon, Kathryn Grayson, Makenna McKee, Kara Reynolds, Viridiana Saucedo, Zachary Stewart, Jacob Watts
Anniston – Imani Afford, Kyndal Alvarez, Yashua Arevalo, Unrayia Barclay, Gavin Barnes, Joshua Beasley, Tyler Bell, Nakia Birdsong, Melissa Bohorquez, Rachel Bonnett, Kailen Bradley, Francesca Brown, Brock Burns, Jordan Campbell, Grace Chastain, Gwendolyn Chinchilla-Bryant, Lauren Cleveland, Kenneth Collins, Britney Conway, Justin Crandall, Tyler Doggrell, Landon Dotson, Sean Yvor Gabrielle Echipare, Ashton Elder, Shaylynn Forsyth, Cartrica Foster, Alyssa Green, Caden Hartsfield, Kalid Heard, Abigail Heathcock, Georgina Hernandez, Briana Horn, Demetria Houston, Jasmine Houston, Gregory Hunter, James Hyche, Savannah Johns, Rayven Kelley, Roxanne Kotlowski, Dale Layton, Aundrea Longmire, Deborah Magouirk, Sydney Marion, Laura Martin, Dayjah Matthews, Letecia Melson, Kyla Miller, Shayla Millwood, Hala Mohammad Mustafa, Victoria Monroe, Lisa Montgomery, Makala Nolen, Raegan Nunez, Olivia Overholtzer, Jakeyon Peters, Maci Preston, Piper Price, Ashlynn Puckett, Ray Ragland, Yair Rios, Ariel Rivera, Kacey Sandstrom, Sholanda Scott, Taran Seymour, Carson Spurlin, Rebecca Surrett, Kayleigh Thomas, Cassius Thompson-Fairs, Mackenzie Thrasher, Latrentis Turner, Ashley Vise, Felix Waldrop, Steven Wells, Selena Whitman, Griffin Wilburn, Katelyn Willis
The December commencement marked the culmination of academic work completed during the Summer and Fall terms and reflected the diverse paths students pursued through degree, certificate, and workforce-focused programs at Gadsden State.
