Press Release                                                                                                                        
Date: February 4, 2025
Contact: lgarrett@tctc.edu

Eighty-Two Students Named to Tri-County’s

Academic Distinction List for Fall 2024    

PENDLETON --- Eighty-two students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Academic Distinction List for fall 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 fall 2024 semester, the following individuals met the requirements for the Academic Distinction List.

 

Anderson County

From Anderson

Jessica Lynn Bleyl, Nursing-Registered, RN; Robert William Brownell, CNC Programming and Operations; Chelsea N. Byrd, Nursing-Registered, RN; Alicia Deniece Cantu, Administrative Office Technology; Felicia Nicole Challinor, Early Care and Education; Deonjah Dawson, Surgical Technology; Adam Gregory, Manufacturing Management and Leadership; Cecil Giovanna Guifarro, Criminal Justice-Paralegal Studies; Alyssa Marie Harbin, Medical Lab Technology; Joshua D. Hawkins, University Transfer-Associate in Arts; Jacob Alan Levi, Computer Technology- Software and Web Dev Emphasis; Peggy Blayne Murchison, Manufacturing Management and Leadership; Owen Drake Pickens, CNC Programming and Operations; Branyon Marshall Pressley, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology; and Zachary Scott White, Mechatronics Technology 

From Belton

Seth C. Lang, Welding

From Honea Path

Austin Pendleton, Mechatronics Technology 

From Iva

Jessica Lea Brewer, Surgical Technology 

From Piedmont

Ansel Brandon Mcmakin, Criminal Justice Technology; Rahilkumar Ajaykumar Patel, Medical Lab Technology; Cameron James Sanders, Computer Technology-Cybersecurity/Forensics Emphasis; and Anthony Todd Stegall, Nursing- Registered, RN 

From Williamston

Shara Barbre Clinkscales, Manufacturing Management and Leadership 

Oconee County 

From Fair Play

Sydney Tripp Beckwith, Early Care and Education 

From Mountain Rest

Evan Lane Justus, CNC Programming and Operations; Mark Keith McCall, Welding Technology 

From Seneca

Matthew Frederick Berger, CNC Programming and Operations; Cain Elijah Clark, Surgical Technology; Victoria Kathryn Fouchey, Computer Technology-Network Systems Mgt Emphasis; Randy Colon Freeman, Criminal Justice Technology; Frantz Elijah Jean, Mechatronics Technology; Darius Amir Jones, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology; Bailey McKay Merrill, Medical Assisting; Brittany Lynn Weddle, Surgical Technology; Taylor Brooke Whitfield, Mechatronics Technology; Joshua James Whitworth, Manufacturing Management and Leadership; and David Kane Williams, Mechatronics Technology 

From Walhalla

Brandy Montalvo, Engineering Design Technology; Naharai Bithiah Pineda, Nursing-Transition, LPN to RN; and McKinnley Grace Turpin, Nursing-Registered, RN 

From West Union

Landon Dru Covington, Mechatronics Technology; Clayton Scott Curlee, CNC Programming and Operations; and Gracie Claire Mccall, Nursing-Registered, RN 

From Westminster

Malachi Aaron Gibson, Mechatronics Technology; Jared Weston Howery, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology; Jackie Butts McGuffin, Administrative Office Technology; and Matthew John Patterson, Mechatronics Technology 

Pickens County

From Central

Kaylee Quilaina Allen, Nursing-Registered, RN; Mellina Rabelo Santos Florencio Da Costa, Nursing-Practical, LPN; Stephen J Miller, Mechatronics Technology; Nathan William Vogt, Engineering Systems Technology; and Joshua Dylan White, Mechatronics Technology 

From Clemson

Summer Michelle Hudson, Business Administration - Management Emphasis; Jorai Bailey McCrary, Surgical Technology; Sydney Lynn Pittman, Business Administration - Management Emphasis; Manuel Enrique Unda, Engineering Design Technology; and Ashley Nicole Wright, Nursing-Registered, RN 

From Easley

Cole Elton Brewer, Mechatronics Technology; Marybel Cruz Juarez, Nursing-Registered, RN; William Lollis, Mechatronics Technology; Caitlinn Eileen Osborne, Business Administration - Marketing Emphasis; Griselda D. Serrano, Administrative Office Technology-Medical Emphasis; Alec Sean Smith, Computer Technology-Network Systems Mgt Emphasis

Kayla Rene Taylor, Nursing-Registered, RN; and Patesha Briana Vance, Nursing-Registered, RN 

From Liberty

Dacia Kierra Star Krigbaum, Nursing-Registered, RN; and Joel Matthew Reinagel, HVAC Installer 

From Pickens

Christopher Brian Hermans, Mechatronics Technology; Virginia Faith Taylor, Medical Lab Technology; Sheena Victoria Thomas, Nursing-Registered, RN; and Anthony Worthen, Mechatronics Technology 

From Six Mile

Sylus Xavier Manwarren, Computer Technology-Software and Web Dev Emphasis; and Tabatha Beth McGuffin, Surgical Technology 

Out of County 

From Duncan

Anna Claire Jenkins, Surgical Technology 

From Greenville

Candie Blake, Nursing-Registered, RN; Randa Crowder, Nursing-Practical, LPN; and Allison Davis, University Transfer- Associate in Arts 

From Loris

Wilson Scarborough Sarvis, Welding Technology 

From Marietta

Jessie A. Brooks Arrowood, Criminal Justice Technology 

From Simpsonville

Alexis Paige Rupe, Veterinary Technology 

From Trento

Savannah Abigail-Estelle Godwin, Veterinary Technology 

Also:

Tommy Kevin Burdette, Mechatronics 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, 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. 

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