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Spring 2026 graduates – Divisions of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Mathematics

Northeast State Community College celebrates more than 900 new alumni at the 2026 spring graduation ceremony held on Tuesday, May 12, at the College’s Blountville campus.

Graduates from the divisions of Behavior and Social Sciences and Mathematics were recognized at the 9:00 a.m. spring commencement ceremony on this morning of May 12. Congratulations, new alumni! Thank you for making Northeast State part of your pathway to success.

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Technical Certificate

Aubyn Haskell
Amanda Nicole Howington
Susanna Nelson

Associate of Applied Science

Chad Michael Cochran
Lisa Crum
Taylor Nicole Davenport †
Hannah Rose Dawson †***
Eli Louis Horne
Ashley Little ***
Jocelyn Moss-Griffiths †
Annette Pakush †
Zoë Adalyn Brooke Payne †
Carter Paul Reece
Kaela Day Vines
Camryn Wine
Kinley Winters †

Associate of Science in Teaching

Anna Altizer *
Gage Bass
Christy Nicole Belle *
Cadence Collette
Shayden Taylor Crawford
Christina Michelle Dykes
Shelly Leanne Easterling ***
Keri Greer
Lillian Helso *
Wesley Keesee **
Kaitlyn King
Catie Nicole Lunceford
Janiya Mason **
Amanda Laraye Montgomery **
Madison Rose Peterson
Kendall Phillips
Hannah Rice
Haleigh Rosario Melendez *
Keela B. Seals *
David Silva
Grace Smith
Sallie Rachel Warren *
Peyton Riley Watkins
Gracie L. Young

Associate of Arts

Tonya Iusi Bess *
Richard Alexander Bowers ***
Noah Ross Dolen
Krisalyn Elliott ***
Emush M. Lamb *
Tyler Lawson *
Estrella Mendoza ***
Audra Owens
Dalton A. Strapp ***
Macy Caterina Willis

Associate of Science

Kassey Adams ***
Nathaniel Grant Atkins
Lydia Babka ***
Sinead Bailey ***
Zackery C. Bates *
Kyra Yvonne-Ariel Bayless
Hayley Birchfield
Katie Blevins
Ashley Brooke Bollinger
Alexis Booher
Lex Bramlette
Amelia M. Brown ***
Noah Scott Bruno
Brittany Elizabeth Burke
Emma Byrd
Rebecca Carter *
Ava Castillo
Lindsey Jean Church *
Meagan Brooke Clawson
Natosha Collins
Julieta Cortes Arellano
Emma Cowden *
Ian Wright Croley
Samantha Josephine Csillag
Lauren Davis ***
Abigail Dawn Decker
Alayna Marie Defriece **
Hailey Dooley
Jesse Dotson
Stacey Duncan
Levi Duty ***
Christina Michelle Dykes
Hannah Dyson
Tanya Edwards
Adam Adel El abbassi ***
Austin Ellis
Amy S. Epperly
Parker Cain Estes **
Caden Evans *
Brigg Kenyon Farr **
Kimberly Louise Ferguson
McKayla Marie Fields
Hannah Elise Fletcher ***
Megan Ashlyn Gage
Zorida Marie Garcia Hawks ***
Rebecca Danor George
Logan Chandler Greenway
Jessica Grindstaff ***
Derrick Clarence Groff ***
Imani Hagler
Bailee M. Hale
Angel Faye Hall
Noah Douglas Hammons *
Hayley Morgan Hatfield *
Amanda Hensley
Denessa Renae Hensley
Kylee Rose Hensley *
Olivia Grace Wan Fei Hickman ***
Emily Hilliard *
Kendall Riley Hobbs ***
Kelsey Dale Housewright **
Natalie Renee Huff
Zoe Keziah Hyatt
Naomi Estera Johnson
William Johnson **
Emma Rose Jones *
Dominic Thomas Kelley
Yeily Nicole Lehman
Samantha Elizabeth Lunsford
Noah Robert Lyons **
Paola Jurado Martinez
Mary Marie Mays *
Abigail Mazoff *
Amiliona Balynn McFadden-Zaldivar ***
Anton J. McKinney
Camden A. McReynolds ***
Hannah Milhorn **
James Alexander Minton
Aidan Mitchell
Jocelyn Moss-Griffiths
Kylie S. Neal
Chloe Brooke Napier ***
Myra Negrete *
Makenza Alexis Emory Nickles *
Elsie Camille Nottingham
Tabitha Oliver
Nevaeh Ondrak
Maggie Ella Gaye Pentecost
Chase Dylan Phipps ***
Emma Rankin
Jenalee N. Rice
Makenzi A. Roberts ***
Rebecca S. Rock
Jayda Rogers *
Savannah Rutherford **
Tabitha Saulsbury ***
Adam Shaffer **
Michaela E. Shirey ***
Madison Shrewsbury
Cicada LaRae Silvers
Michelle M. Simcox
Brittany Laverne Simerly **
Elissah Hope Sizemore ***
Keeper Trey Spencer *
Chay Stansberry **
Nevaeh Faith Stewart
Alexus Stuart *
Sydney Surratt
Marina Tamburini
Queenasia Anne’ Taylor
Jadiah Marie Tompkins
Marjorie A. Trundle Cordova *
Payton S. Vaughn **
Whitney Vicars *
Benjamin Edward Vols *
Erica Elizabeth Wagner
Rebecca Louise Webb ***
James Brandon Whitson **
Emilee Elizabeth Williams
Christen Willis **
James Darrell Winegar
Ashley Winters
Zoe Joelle Wyatt

Division of Mathematics

Associate of Science

Keith Ankers
Emma Anthony
Noah Austin
Meisha Ball
Zackery C. Bates *
Ethan Michael Bentley ***
Luke Bills
Katrina Mae Boling
Kourtney Bradshaw
Aundria Hope Bunten *
Jayden Carter **
Anna Belle Christian **
Cameron Clay *
Adam Ryan Collins ***
Emily Danielle Collins *
Kevin Collins *
Mark Collins II
Jesse G. Corby
Jacob Ransom Corder **
Karlie Cox **
Jack Thomas DeBord *
Abigail Dishner **
Jordan Duett **
Jack Freeman Farris
Kylee Hope Ferrell
Zeth Flores ***
Jack Hamlin ***
Ezra Howard *
Stella Humphries
Christopher Wayne Jenkins
Wesley A. Jones ***
Emily Kidwell *
Olivia Kneisley *
Gavin Leonard *
Alexander S. Lichtenberger
Sophia Marie Livorsi
Julissa Manrique ***
Paola Jurado Martinez
Alejandra Naomi Mondragon *
Madilyn Myers
Brett Anne Parker *
Daizy Laine Pennington
Bralyn Robert Price
Jolee R. Rice
Tabitha Saulsbury ***
Jaden Smith *
Sebastian Smith ***
Layla Thomas ***
Tran Le Anh Tuan **
Laritza Aileene Velasquez-Lux *
Ashton Cooper Waller
Alexia Williams

*** Summa Cum Laude (3.9-4.0 GPA)
**  Magna Cum Laude (3.75-3.89 GPA)
*    Cum Laude (3.5-3.74 GPA)
†    Graduate also qualifies for certificate in their major field of study.
♦    Graduate is completing an Academic or Technical certificate and high school diploma simultaneously.
◊   Graduate is completing an Associate degree and high school diploma simultaneously.

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