Honors Lists for Spring Semester Announced

Morganton–Western Piedmont Community College’s (WPCC) Dean of Student Services Susan Williams released a Spring 2014 President’s List of 142 students, and a Dean’s List of 458 students. WPCC would like to commend these students for their academic achievement. Students who enroll in at least 12 SHC on which grade points may be computed, and who attain a grade point average of 4.0 are placed on the President’s List of honor students for the semester. A Student who enrolls in at least 6 SHC, on which grade points may be computed, and who attain a grade point average of 3.5 or better, is placed on the Dean’s List of honor students for the semester. Williams expressed pleasure at the number of students on the Spring 2014 semester’s Honor Lists saying, “These lists of students are a distinct indication of the academic excellence of Western Piedmont. Our students respond to the challenge presented by rigorous academic programs.”

The students who made the President’s List achieving a 4.0 Grade Point Average for Spring 2014 are listed below alphabetically by principal town of residence:

CONNELLY SPRINGS:Traci Canipe, Alma Castrejon Adrian, Justin Chandler, Ashton Church, Brittney Craig, Jo Ann Edwards, Allison Gardner, Jeffrey Lail, Tracy LeMaster, Jessica Leonard, Joshua Meadows, Jer Vang, Soua Vang, Scarlett Wall, Franklin Xiong,

DREXEL: Amber Buchanan, Chelsea Kincaid,

GLEN ALPINE: Tracy Farnham, Hunter Williams,

HICKORY: Gerri Andrews, Linda Bohm, April McCoy, Kasie Stephens, Lydia Woody,

HILDEBRAN: Debra Brown, Hannah Evans,

HUDSON: Amber Cannon,

ICARD: Yasmin Adame, Allegra Rogers,

LENOIR: April Arney, Jason Arney, Christopher Bumgarner, Alda Cook, Donyetta Felder, Josh Hubbard, Roslyn Isbell, Rayburn Killian, Gregory Lingerfelt, Samantha Story, Kellie Vance, Angela Watson,

MARION: Rayburn Davis, Robin Fry, Laura Gillett, Mark Jones, John Wrenn,

MORGANTON: Christopher Acevedo, Kolter Barrier, Alex Barthel, Kayla Boone, Braxton Brantley, Kaitlyn Brown, Tiffany Brown, Jennifer Campbell, Colby Carr, Nathan Castle, Joshua Chandler, Cindy Duckworth, Eric Duckworth, Zachary Evans, Kera Fensterer, Martha Ferguson, Dara Fox, Mark Freeman, Steven Gantt, Ashley Greene, Seth Gullet, Gregory Harper, Baker Harris, Dillon Hart, Kasey Hennessee, Jessica Hensley, Gregory Hunter, Marc Justin, Jason Klanert, Diann Knauss, Tou Pheng Lo, Pashuaye Lor, Brittany McManus, Gabrielle Miller, Cassandra Monday, Britney Myers, Courtney Nelson, Judy Nelson, Jessica Parker, Hiral Patel, Tina Paul, Heather Penland, Joseph Pless, Joseph Rhoney, Leslie Ross, Moriah Shamblin, Melissa Shelton, Sydney Shuping, Benita Soper, Anne Starnes, Michael Starnes, Breann Tallent, Marcela Tate, Austin Tipton, Amber Vue, Mai Vue, Sara Wakefield, Timothy Walker, Corey Wall, Amanda Ward, Bobby Ward, Marlee Whisenant, Matthew Wilson, Phillip Wiseman, Melinda Woody, Bacy Xiong, Patsuqua Xiong, Teena Xiong, Cha Yang, Che Yang, Der Yang, Thomas Yang, Goa Yang-Vasquez,

NEBO: Timothy Burke, Zachary Gellman, Leigha Radford,

OLD FORT: Charles Parker,

SHELBY: Desiree Haulk,

VALDESE: Kendel Benge, John Cha, Lauren Clanton, Matthew Curtis, Brandon Eller, Sophia Hardenstine, Lacy Harris, Chase Hogg, Jessie Lail, Kaitlyn Lambert, Lindsay Lawson, Matthew Lunsford, Keegan Pearson, Karoline Pittman, Jason Rollyson, Dillon Ward, Stewart Whisnant, and

VALE: Rebecca Crawley.

The students who made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2014 Semester with a grade point average of 3.50 – 3.99 are listed below alphabetically by principal town of residence:

ASHEVILLE: Sierra Rhodes,

BOSTIC: Megan Hoyle,

BURNSVILLE: Wendi Cooke,

CASAR: Megan Hudson, Amy Wilson,

CATAWBA: Sherry Whisnant,

CHERRYVILLE: Tori Uptegraft,

CLAREMONT: Kimberly Thompson,

CONNELLY SPRINGS: Jessica Ball, Lisa Burleson, Victoria Charlet, Hannah Crisp, Jeffrey Fredell, Lauren Holston, Kelsey Houser, Kelle Huffman, Stephanie Kanupp, Michaela Kerley, Pada Lee, Savannah Leger, Eric Leopin, Jessica Lovely, Jerry Lowman, Grace Ly, Steven Moody, Jordan Moore, Michael Mulcahy, Amanda Nanney, Taylor Ryerse, Dakota Sain, Taylor Sain, Charles Schoenen, Dorothy Shuford, Curtis Towery, Katie Trivette, Kaosheng Vang, Nouci Vue, Tracy Ward, Renee Webb, Ken Whitesides, Jerry Wilkinson, Cody Williams, John Wine, Lisa Xiong, Melanie Yang, Pada Yang, Tabitha Phillips,

CONOVER: Brandon Boston, Joan Turner,

DREXEL: Mark Gardner, Jonathon Goforth, Kimberly Greene, Savannah Harton, Irene Sarah Loyola, April Meredith, Brant Meredith, Jessica Torres,

ELLENBORO: Ashley Watts,

GLEN ALPINE: Timothy Anthony, Zachary Anthony, Ethan Benedict, Melody Benedict, Kellie Turnmire,

GRANITE FALLS: Tara Broyhill, Jannette Church, Julie Peters, William Steuer,

GREENVILLE: Jordan Strickland,

HICKORY: Chaise Andrae, Johnny Bailey, Courtney Bass, Louis Bradford, Brittany Carden, Stephen Cline, Jacey Cohen, David Cook, Garrett Cormier, Rebecca Deal, Vernon Edmunds, Christina Grindstaff, Caelin Hardin, Makayla Heaton, Jennifer Hollar, Jodi Hudson, Marice Hunt, Stacy Johnston, Edwin Knauss, Reagan Lail, Christian Limbo, Joanne Mayo, Cheyenne Miller, Diana Mowery, Olivia Neely, Michelle Pruitt, Holly Richardson, April Roberts, Mason Settle, Jennifer Sigmon, Evan Snow, Jessica Thor, Emily Worley, Susan Young, Timothy Young,

HIDDENITE: Danielle Tancora,

HILDEBRAN: Maggie Cook, Lindsey Herring, Bethany Kassuba,

HUDSON: Linda Vitsyn,

LAWNDALE: Miriam Boaz, Johnsie Sailors,

LENOIR: Robert Arney, Holly Beane, Taylor Boone, Ruth Bowers, Cynthia Franklin, LeeNita Lloyd, Larry Moore, Joshua Norwood, Parth Patel, Brittney Peidl, Gary Pope, Fred Volpe, Melissa Wilcox, Allyson Woods,

MARION: Alicia Allen, Ashley Alsbrooks, Jennifer Alvarez, April Bachelder, Jeffrey Bassett, Daniel Burnette, Ariel Calloway, Josue Chavez, Jessie Childres, Tabetha Childress, Nichole Coulter, Phillip Duncan, Brandi Flynn, Jodi Ford, Sally Ford, Susannah Freeman, Tonya Jones, Lori Richard, Carla Rivas, Destiny Rose, Jessica Spencer, Amber Stapleton, Lisa Stines, Maygon Styles, Jennifer Wahl, Crystal Walker, Alana Waller, Breonna Wilson, Ashlee Worley,

MORGANTON: Ashley Abee, Bryan Allen, Peter Antley, Cameron Ball, Vicki Banditelli, Sharmia Barnes, Nancy Barnett, Douglas Barr, Jennifer Barrier, Donald Bell, Anna Berry, Setieria Bethel, Stacey Biddix, Kristy Birchum, Jennifer Bostian, Sydney Boulware, Alan Bradley, Macy Bradshaw, Heather Bramlett, Anna Branam, Melanie Bristol, Sherry Brittain, Amber Brumberg, Hans Bryant, Theresa Bryant, Amanda Bumgarner, Catherine Byrd, Evelyn Byrd, Kristina Cagle, Gregory Caldwell, Taylor Carpenter, Bobby Carswell, Ryan Carswell, Zachary Caudill, Shee Chang, Daniell Chesek, Cody Childress, Walter Childress, Terri Christie, Xa Chue, Connie Clark, Haley Clark, Leah Cline, Rachel Coates, Laura Coburn, Amy Cochran, Kelsey Conklin, Kayla Conley, Kristy Cooper, Emily Crawford, Jordan Crawley, Michael Curtis, Alexandra Cutchens, Miranda Dale, Brennan Davis, Cory Deal, Jason DelGatto, Sandra Denton, Ashley Deyton, Patricia Dockery, Hannah Duncan, Rachel Eads, Benjamin Earl, Megan Earwood, Matthew Eller, Bruce Elliott, Brooklynn Ellis, KeiaEmery, Andrea England, Lucas Ervin, Angela Feimster, Kaitlyn Fish, John Fontenot, Mischa Fontenot, Lauren Foy, Destiny Fredell, Megan Fulbright, Amber Gardner, Rebecca Garner, William Garrett, Angela Gauldin, Megan Golden, Chelsea Greene, Chandler Grindstaff, Chelsea Grindstaff, Willie Gross, Dustin Guinn, Christina Guion, Amanda Guthrie, Michelle Hang, Phoua Hang, Zane Hang, William Harbison, Kiana Harlan, Joy Harrell, Pricella Harrison, Tonya Harrison, Cheryl Harwood, Katherine Hayward, Emily Hayworth, Rabindranauth Heeralall, William Henson, Jorie Hester, Emmy Hill, Thomas Hill, Elisha Hodge, Broderick Horton, Edgar Huaracha, Joshua Hubbard, Hal Hudson, Holly Hudson, Darian Hurt, Matthew Ingle, Callie Johnson, Hailey Johnson, Larry Johnson, John Jolly, Shelby Jordan, Crystal Kruse, Savannah Lackey, Taylor Lackey, Rema Lambert, Schyler Laney, Tabitha Laney, Chelsea Lavoie, Carrie Lawson, Ingrid Lawson, Rebecca Laywell, Mai Lee, Pheng Lee, Rachel Lopez, Dora Lor, Mee Lor, Alexander Lowman, McKenzie Mace, Ebeline Magana, Kasey Mantz, Kimberly Marshall, Hannah Mascari, Matthew Matney, Cassidy McArdle-Palmer, Mychele McCall, Tamara McCormack, Taylor McDougal, Emily McFalls, Ashley McGee, Griffin McKesson, Antonio Miguel, Pamela Miles Markland, Olivia Miller, Jessie Minish, Gregory Mooney, Michael Moore, Jonathan Morgan, Linda Morgan, Lehren Mull, Katheryn Nightengale, Cayla Ollis, Daniel Orders, Soledad Paniagua, Sherry Patt, Sara Patton, Brittney Pavon, Alicia Pearson, Joshua Pearson, Kendra Phillips, Robert Platt, Alyssa Podaras, Kyle Poitinger, Kayla Poteat, Haley Powell, Lauren Powell, Jennifer Presley, Morris Radford, Aaliyah Rasheed, Cody Rayburn, Lindsay Reeves, Gary Roberts, Edward Robinson, Jonathan Rudicill, Sabrina Sexton, Mary Shaihor, Donitia Shatley, John Shatley, Sarah Shehan, Patricia Shelton, Bridget Shoaf, Tria Skenandore, Tammy Smiley, Autumn Smith, Courtney Smith, Dakota Smith, Lori Smith, MacKenzie Snider, Cassandra Stewart, Darrin Stilwell, Charleen Stokes, Rebekah Swartz, Samuel Swink, Heather Tallent, Sandra Taylor, Jason Thompson, Courtney Tomblin, Mary Torres, Danielle Townsend, Cory Traxler, Ashley Triplett, Macie Truax, Lacey Vance, Michael Vance, Saleen Vang, Xia Vang, Yesica Velasquez, Lyvon Vu, Brian Wallace, Alvin Ward, Dalton Webb, Evan Welch, Phillip Wheeler, Cory Whisnant, Juliana Whisnant, Julie Whitis, Sadonja Wilcox, Anna Wilkerson, Jennifer Willet, Briar Williams, Christopher Williams, Mychaela Williams, Nathan Williams, Rebecca Williams, Shanice Williams, Kristian Wilson, Deanna Wise, Daniel Womack, Bobby Woods, Treva Woodward, Jessica Wortman, Jennifer Writer, Ameen Xiong, Melissa Xiong, Yeng Xiong, Travis Yelton, Liliana Zamora,

NEBO: Brandon Burns, Jonathon Callahan, Craig Francis, Richard Lonon, Alexis Oates, Gregory Owens, Amanda Powell, John Stevens, Mary Stulls, Kau Vang, Sandra Wise,

NEWTON: Christopher Hoover, Charles Lane, Jeremiah Parker, Ashley Wardell,

OLD FORT: Nathan Smith,

RUTHERFORD COLLEGE: Morgan Baker, Michelle Robinson, Avery Waters,

RUTHERFORDTON: Marcus Harper, Lauren Taylor,

SPINDALE: Kelly Greene, Paul Hamrick,

SPRUCE PINE: Whitney Hobart,

TAYLORSVILLE:   Lucas Mitchell,

VALDESE: Stephanie Abee, Alyson Berry, Beige Brown, Coley Cannon, Melissa Causby, Eliana Crowder, Whitney Dockery, Kimberly Fortin, Erika French, Garrett Goossens, Kansas Goss, Spencer Guffey, John Hang,Kevin Harris, Richard Hogan, Jonathan Horton, Sara Houk, Michelle Hoyle, Nichole Kelly, Steven Leonhardt, Dhrew Morrow, Emily Ollis, Nicholas Phantha, Brandon Poarch, Angela Pope, Jodie Sicoli, Janet Spann, Melissa Tellefsen, Mariah Wallace, Rebekah Wyatt, Jason Xaysana, Samantha Xiong, Riley Zopp,

VALE: Imelda Calderon, Whitney Thomas,

WADESBORO: Jaime Harrington, and

WINSTON SALEM: Julia Vanhoy.

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