East Mississippi Community College held spring 2022 commencement ceremonies Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, at the college’s Golden Triangle and Scooba campuses.
Two commencement ceremonies took place in the Lyceum Auditorium on the Golden Triangle campus May 6, with a 10 a.m. ceremony for students graduating from academic programs and a 2 p.m. ceremony for those who completed career technical programs. The Scooba ceremony included graduates from both academic and career technical programs and took place May 7 in the Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
About 500 students participated in the graduation ceremonies.
EMCC President Dr. Alsobrooks encouraged the students to chart their futures with confidence knowing they are well prepared for the next phase in their lives.
“What I want you to know is that the decision you made to attend EMCC was a good one that will open new doors of opportunity as you go forward,” Alsobrooks said. “One of the truly remarkable things in Mississippi can be found in the state’s community college system, which is as good as any in the nation. EMCC ranks high as a quality institution, both in Mississippi and across the country.”
He also spoke about bonds the students formed during their time at EMCC.
“Those connections to EMCC will never go away,” Alsobrooks said. “You will always be a member of the EMCC family.”
Here is a list of the Class of 2022 students who applied for graduation broken down by the counties and cities in which they reside:
MISSISSIPPI
Attala County
•Kosciusko: Sherron Dodson, Jackson Gilmore
Choctaw County
•Ackerman: Clayton Baxter, Curtlyn Blake, Sarah Bowles, Margie Boyd, Wes Cagle, Ariana Davis, Garrett Hunt, Shantia McGee, Trenton McGee, Anna Paine, Preston Payne, Kristen Roland, Nicholas Studdie
• Weir: Zakkariyya Gladney, Quatez Jackson, Latravius Jobe, Dillon Jones, Brittany Wade
Kemper County
• Collinsville: Belinda Bates
• Dekalb: Jaliyah Bennamon, Janile Bennamon, Alannah Bozeman, Jeremy Buie, Garron Dickson, Jordan Hancock, Amanda Harris, Kaylah Hearn, Tyra Hopson, Alfred Love, Chloe Matthews, Breanna Odom, Antranika Ruffin, Tremya Rush, Gabriel Sciple, Jovonte Steele, Jasmine White, Analynn Wright
• Porterville: Jaquandria Adams, Avery Clayton, Kaylan Clayton, Takajya Clayton, Sha'dardenique Darden, Sha'daria Darden, Jamiah Gibbs, Sanchez Lee, Qavion McClendon, Adrain Moore
• Preston: Thermon Johnson, River Keaton, Tatum Luke, Adriana McGraw, Kelvin Parks, Kamri Tate
• Scooba: Pretressa Bester, Amber Brown, Quhleahka Ivy, Dawn Jenkins, Deronica Mosley, Labreesha Powe, Garrett Thomas, Matthew Watt, Michael Wood
Sturgis: Marsha Butler, Carson Collier, Madison Dodd, Aimee Foster, Daniel Foster, Waya Hartfield, Hailey McCool, Joshua McGinnis, Zachary Nason, Bryson Plunkett, Jack Wiggins
Webster County
•Eupora: Lauren Langford, Kayla Oats, Peyton Orr, Thomas Shaw, Billie Swindle
•Maben: Christopher Barrow, Jamison Bigham, Charlsey Buchanan, Dillon Carrell, Dana Chamblee, Summer Douglas, Trevan Eaddy, Amber Gates, MacKenzie Hodges, Ethan Roberts, Nicholas Shurden
•Mathiston: Caleb Burdine, Riley Carrithers, Kimberly Curtis, Benjamin Daniel, Hartley Files, Ashley Helms, Ashley Hodges, Kenneth Hunt, Deidre Lott, Clyde Perrigin, James Smith, Chance Stephens, Hayden Woods
•Stewart: Richard Ricardo
Winston County
•Louisville: Cody Warren, Macy Chiles, Nyasia Coleman, Noah Dempsey, Dawson Eaves, Jacey Garrard, Stephen Howell, Alexandria Hunt, Collin Mills, Nastaaja Roberts, Desirae Robinson, William Rogers, Deshanta Shannon, Nicholas Stewart, William Toliver, Madelynn Warner, Evan Willis, Colby Wright, William Young
•Noxapater: Diana M Richardson, Taylor Higginbotham, Lane Bailey, Taylor Buchanan, Cassaundra Dunaway, Cardale Eichelberger, James Keen
