Press Release                                                                                                                        
Date: October 1, 2024
Contact: lgarrett@tctc.edu

Fifty Students Named to Tri-County’s

Academic Distinction List for Summer 2024

PENDLETON --- Fifty students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Academic Distinction List for summer 2024.

To be eligible for the Academic Distinction List, a student must be enrolled in six to eleven credit hours for two consecutive terms and earn at least twelve credit hours during the two consecutive terms, with a grade of A in each attempted course. 

Based on information at the close of the summer 2024 term, the following individuals met the requirements for the Academic Distinction List.

Anderson County

From Anderson:

Jessica Lynn Bleyl, Nursing; Cylan Davison Brissey, Mechatronics Technology; Robert William Brownell, CNC Programming and Operations; Rush Wayne Brownell, Mechatronics Technology; Tommy Kevin Burdette, Mechatronics Technology; Alicia Deniece Cantu, Administrative Office Technology; Braegan Renea Davis, University Studies; Daniel Mehdi Ghobadi, Mechatronics Technology; Adam Gregory, Manufacturing Management and Leadership; Caroline Elise Looney, University Studies; Melea Jakobi Sangl, Computer Technology - Software and Web Development Emphasis; and Zachary Scott White, Mechatronics Technology

From Belton:

Jacob Michael Hill, Multi-Process Welding; Jacquelyn A. Prosser, CNC Programming and Operations

From Pendleton:

Justin Cole Clemones, Mechatronics Technology; and Leigh A Sudduth, Associate in Arts

From Piedmont:

William Lollis, Mechatronics Technology

From Williamston:

Nicholas Robert Owens, Mechatronics Technology

Oconee County

From Seneca:

Matthew Frederick Berger, CNC Programming and Operations; Randy Colon Freeman, Criminal Justice Technology; Thomas Alexander Parkin, University Studies; and Taylor Brooke Whitfield, Mechatronics Technology

From West Union:

Landon Dru Covington, Mechatronics Technology; and Clayton Scott Curlee, CNC Programming and Operations

From Westminster:

Joseph Cameron Chitwood, Mechatronics Technology; and Matthew John Patterson, Mechatronics Technology

Pickens County

From Central:

Mellina Rabelo Santos Florencio Da Costa, Practical Nursing; Stephen J. Miller, Mechatronics Technology; Tatyana Joy Thompson, Associate in Arts; and Joshua Dylan White, Mechatronics Technology

From Clemson:

Summer Michelle Hudson, Business Administration - Management Emphasis; and Ashley Nicole Wright, Nursing

From Easley:

Keith Garrett Bittinger, Mechatronics Technology; Cole Elton Brewer, Mechatronics Technology; Kelly Ysabel Carver, Computer Technology - Cybersecurity and Forensics Emphasis; Michala Lynn Coates, Criminal Justice Technology; Joannah Denise Flynn, Practical Nursing; Devin Scott Nix, Computer Technology - Software and Web Development Emphasis; Brandon David Passetti, Mechatronics Technology; and Patesha Briana Vance, Nursing

From Liberty:

Jason Tomas Hernandez-Chastain, Welding Technology; and Caleb Nicholas Howard, Mechatronics Technology

From Pickens:

Christopher Brian Hermans, Mechatronics Technology

From Six Mile:

Tabatha Beth McGuffin, Surgical Technology

From Sunset:

Brandon Paul Lynch, Emergency Medical Technology

Out of County

From Duncan:

Anna Claire Jenkins, Surgical Technology

From Greenville:

Mark Clary, Welding Technology

From Loris:

Wilson Scarborough Sarvis, Welding Technology

From Moore:

Jamie Christopher Landers, Welding Technology

From Travelers Rest:

Daniel Frederick James Hembree, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology

About Tri-County Technical College
Tri-County Technical College, a public two-year community and technical college serving Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Counties in South Carolina, enrolls more than 9,000 students annually and offers more than 70 major fields of study, including computer technology, business administration, mechatronics, nursing, and university transfer programs. Tri-County boasts the highest student success rate among two-year colleges in the state and ranks in the top one percent nationally for successful student transfers to four-year colleges and universities. To learn more, visit tctc.edu. 

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