Press Release
Date: July 2, 2026
Contact: kpotter2@tctc.edu

PENDLETON, SC – One hundred and twenty-nine students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Academic Distinction List for spring 2026.

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 12 credit hours during the two consecutive terms, with a grade of A in each attempted course.

Based on information at the close of the spring 2026 semester, the following individuals met the requirements for the Academic Distinction List.

Anderson County

Daniel Avila-Zea, Cassidy Andrews, Michael Boyd, Savannah Brito, Jennifer Browning, Sierra Campbell, Mallory Carroll, Michael Caruso, Madilyn Chandler, Daniel Cochran, Courtney Hendrix-Cobb, Alex Coy, Alyssa Dawkins, Taylor Deyoung, Topanga Ethridge, Rose Faires, Savannah Fleck, William Fowler, Fyead Galloway, Benjamin Giebelhausen, Curtis Goldsmith, Takevia Gray, Caroline Gray, Gregory Gilliland, Courtney Hendrix-Cobb, Kaitlyn Norris, Allison Karstetter, Ethan Lang, Lan Le, Sara Littlefield, Madilyn McLean, Levi McCreary, Rhys Miller, Carlee Murdock, Kaitlyn Norris, Alexandra Parnell, Ashley Patterson, Stephanie Plott, Kennedy Purgason, Devvia Ravichandran, Ashley Reed, Branda Robinson, Karynna Rivera, Jerry Sanders, Kasandra Smith, Emily Steely, Blaise Stevens, Abigail Stowe, Hudson Tate, Easton Thomas, Meridith Venturella, Krystal Weill, Allison Wences, Olivia White, Zachary White

Oconee County

Laurin Ables, Emma Beiler, Mackenzie Burkett, Edwing Chino, Campbell Crenshaw, Carols De Luna Soto, Jamed Edwards, Victoria Fouchey, Randy Freeman, Steven Justice, Kayle Kelly, Jena Kerr, Livio Kotun, Caden Murphy, Caden O’Kelley, Landon O’Kelley, Elana Ortega, Evan Pacer, Robert Porter, Jarod Smith, Gretchen Smith, Thomas Sitton, Reese Stellbrink, Henry Stoppelbein, Ella Wilkie

Pickens County

Jessie Arrowood, Peyton Bair, Ashlyn Bell, Mellina Da Costa, Autumn Durham, Brynn Duncan, Joannah Flynn, Janie Glinisty, Christi Hamm, Margaret Holder, Courtney Hunt, Michael Jarmey, Caroline McCall, Ethan McMahan, Marley Merritt, Jordan Moss, Coleman Morningstar, Rosemary Neel, Sean Perry, Chloe Prosser, Ashlyn Ramey, Nathan Reeves, Brody Sheriff, Shauna Swanberg Connell, Megan Thomas, Keaton Van Duinen, Acie Vincent, Miles Vischer, Alexandra Walker, Alexus Walensky, Isabella Whinghter, Lee Yang, Hunter Young

Out of County

Payton Abbott, Candie Blake, Sara Chambers, Randa Crowder, Owen Fairbairn, Nicholas Johnson, Tityanna Johnson, Adelle Mackey, Tracey McFadden, Jared Morris, Jae-Sun Patt, Cooper Phillips, Brandon Smith, Madison Watson, Joshua Watson, and Samantha Wilson

 

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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, industrial electronics, 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.