May 8, 2007

Wallace State Students Receive Scholarships, Awards




HANCEVILLE, AL-Students at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville
were recognized for their achievements at the college's recent Awards
Night Ceremony. Awards for campus leadership, academic achievement, and
division honors were among those presented at the ceremony. Students
receiving transfer scholarships to universities were recognized by
representatives from those institutions.



"At Wallace State, we strive for excellence in all that we do, and we
have outstanding students. They represent a diverse group of talents,
hopes and dreams," said Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Hawsey.



She told award recipients, "You are distinctively different. You've set
yourself apart. This is a campus committed to service, and you've chosen
to use the talents you've been blessed with to enrich your own lives and
the lives of others."



Hawsey presented the night's highest award-The Star Achiever Award-to
Dustin Hampton of Vinemont. This award is presented to the student who
most completely demonstrates academic excellence, service to the college
and community, leadership, courage, perseverance, and all those
qualities that make a student well rounded.



Hampton is the vice-president of the Wallace State Student Government
Association, a Wallace State Ambassador, member of Who's Who and the
All-Alabama Academic Team, and recipient of the Wallace State
Electronics program award. He is Student Leadership Institute alumnus,
participant in SkillsUSA, mentor, and regular contributor to campus
events and service projects.



"Dustin's work ethic and the positive impression he makes on other
students sets him apart," said Hawsey. "He quietly endured the loss of
his mother last year while continuing to demonstrate his own brand of
humble leadership here at Wallace."



For a list other Awards Night honorees, see photograph captions below.
(NOTE: These photos represent only those students at the Awards Night
Ceremony. This list does not include students who received awards and
scholarships but were unable to attend nor those who were subsequently
notified of their awards.)


Leadership



1st-Ashley Kraft, Vinemont-Miss Wallace State; Jodie Kline,
Breman-Medical Assisting Club; Alesia Ridgeway, Rainsville - Student
Physical Therapy Organization; Shae Thompson, Cullman- Ambassadors and
Math and Physics Club; Jackie Townsend, Union Grove- Women's Basketball
highest GPA; Savannah Swearengin, Decatur- Mane Issue Co-Editor and
Homecoming Queen;

2nd-Jason Cyree, Hanceville- Phi Theta Kappa; Luke Brymer, Hayden- Mane
Issue Co-Editor; Jacob Morton, Blountsville- Campus Ministries; Kevin
Edmonson, Cullman- Jack Kent Cooke Scholar; Joshua Townson, Henager-
Lambda Beta Society; Scotty Shellnut, Hanceville - TRIO Program



Who's Who #1



1st row- Kelly Seymour, Arley; Reginald Cross, Gurley; Alesia Ridgeway,
Rainsville; Shae Thompson, Cullman; Jackie Townsend, Union Grove;
Shirley Rutledge, Cullman; Cindy Perfetti, Arab;

2nd row- Laura Brock, Cullman; Amber Phillips, Decatur; Jessica Shearer,
Homewood; Aleah Scott, Cullman; Kelly Green, Hanceville; Misty Deese,
Cullman; Brandie Baldow, Houston; Nicole Jackson, Arab; Lindsay Smith,
Eva; Haley Clough, Rainbow City

3rd row- Katina Hardin, Hartselle; Caleb Chisenhall, Fyffe; Luke Brymer,
Hayden; Kevin Edmondson, Cullman; John Spraker, Cullman; Robyn Henry,
Hokes Bluff; Laura Bennett, Cullman; Brooke Parker, Cullman; Jana
Roberson, Holly Pond; Paola Collum, Hanceville;

4th row- Jady Pipes, Hanceville; Cynthia Fletcher, Cullman; Carol
Murphry, Vinemont; Joyce Kemper, Hanceville; Becki Hines, Eva; Stacey
Bailey, Cullman



Who's Who #2



1st row- Michelle Mehl, Somerville; Heather Haynes, Cullman; Kelly
Archer, Gallant; Shiela Wilhite, Blountsville; Kriss Johnson, Piedmont;
Stacey Johnson, Decatur; Debbie Thomas, Fort Payne;

2nd row- Haley Beech, Fayetteville, Tenn.; Christina Watson, Hayden;
Patricia Wise, Hanceville; Jacqueline Milton, Sheffield; Candida
Jumalon, Boaz;

3rd row- Joshua Townson, Henager; Jessica Gregory, Cullman; Abbie
Bailey, Altoona; Kathy Vickery, Maylene; Jacob Jetton, Cullman; Adam
Teal, Hartselle



Program Awards



1st row- Denay Nix, Phil Campbell-Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Whitney
Trammell, Blountsville-Polysomnography Technology; Haley Beech,
Fayetteville, Tenn.-Physical Therapy Assistant; Denise Wilhite,
Falkville-Dental Hygiene; Sieglinde Heatherly, Cullman-Health
Information Technology; Joyce Kemper, Hanceville-Child Development;
David Murphree, Oneonta-Auto Mechanics;

2nd row- Robyn Henry, Hokes Bluff-Associate Degree Nursing; Jackie
Townsend, Union Grove-Associate in Science Transfer; Adam Teal,
Hartselle-Flight Technology; Jessica Gregory, Cullman-Human Services;
Kevin Coppock, Vinemont-Computer Science; Dustin Hampton,
Vinemont-Electronic Technology

3rd row- Jana Roberson, Holly Pond-Business Education; Shiela Wilhite,
Blountsville-Occupation Therapy Assistant; Jean Sisson, Lynnville,
Tenn.-Dental Assisting



4.0 Grade Point Average Achievers



1st row- Melinda Newell, Haleyville; Haley Beech, Fayetteville, Tenn.;
Whitney Trammell, Blountsville; Heather Haynes, Cullman; Candida
Jumalon, Boaz; Shirley Rutledge, Cullman; Cindy Perfetti, Arab;

2nd row- Misty Deese, Cullman; Kelly Green, Hanceville; Savannah
Swearengin, Decatur; Debbie Thomas, Fort Payne; Ashley Nelson,
Hanceville; Joyce Kemper, Hanceville;

3rd row- Amber Phillips, Decatur; Jackie Townsend, Union Grover; Jessica
Gregory, Cullman; Ronald Weems, Moulton; Nathan Moore, Lacey's Spring;
Ben Daugherty, Lawrenceburg Tenn.; Jared Reeds, Galant;

4th row- Luke Brymer, Hayden; Frank Roy, Cullman; Roger Ayers,
Hanceville; Chris Denney, Cullman; Robyn Henry, Hokes Bluff; Jean
Sisson, Lynnville



Star Achievers



1st row- Nominees Jean Sisson, Lynnville-Dental Assisting; Cindy
Perfetti, Arab-Office Administration; Candida Jumalon, Boaz-Business
Administration; Jady Pipes, Hanceville-Child Development; and Winner
Dustin Hampton, Vinemont-Electronics



Transfer scholarships



1st row- Shae Thompson, Cullman- UAB; Candida Jumalon, Boaz-Athens State
University; Jennifer Tucker, Cleveland-UAB and Athens State University;
Lamanda Tidwell, Crane Hill- Athens State University; Kelly Green,
Hanceville-UAB; Elizabeth Akridge, Cullman- Jacksonville State
University; John Miller, Cullman- Athens State University;

2nd row- Savannah Swearengin, Decatur- UAB; Christopher Clayton,
Birmingham- University of West Alabama; Sean Patrick, Hanceville-
Jacksonville State University; Jordan Isbell, Cullman- Athens State
University; Luke Brymer, Hayden- Athens State University; Michelle
Guzay, Muscle Shoals- Jacksonville State University; Rebekah Schooley,
Pelham-University of Alabama; Douglas LeBlanc, Cullman- UAB.

  Kristen Holmes
  Director, Communications and Marketing
  Wallace State Community College
  P.O. Box 2000
  Hanceville, AL 35077
  256/352-8118
  E-mail: Kristen.Holmes@WallaceState.edu