PADUCAH — More than 75 West Kentucky Community and Technical College students received honors for outstanding achievement in 2022-2023, and many attended the honors ceremony in the college’s Clemens Fine Arts Center on Tuesday, May 2.
According to a news release, students were selected for honors by WKCTC faculty and staff members within four academic divisions in more than 30 categories, plus the Phi Theta Honor Society. The 2022-2023 Honors Ceremony is available on WKCTC’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. This year’s recipients are listed below by county of residence.
• Ballard County: Nicolas Ryan Tinker, Excellence in Logistics and Operations Management
• Caldwell County: Mashayla Copeland, Outstanding Clinical Lab Award in Cosmetology
• Calloway County: Jackson Dunn, Phi Theta Kappa; Casey Gupton, Phi Theta Kappa; Bradley Hale, Phi Theta Kappa; Whitney Harrison, Phi Theta Kappa
• Carlisle County: Meagan Brown, Diamond in the Rough Pharmacy Technology Award
• Graves County: Breanna Baker, Outstanding Student in Elementary Education; Hannah Brokenshire, Outstanding Pharmacy Technology Student; Lillian Gardner, Phi Theta Kappa; Kaleb Gore, Phi Theta Kappa; Kristin Hunt, Excellence in Biology; Jamie Rogers, Phi Theta Kappa; Miranda Sams, Phi Theta Kappa; Destiny Sanford, Phi Theta Kappa; Preston Schmitt, Outstanding Business Transfer Student Award, Phi Theta Kappa; Missy Steinhoff, Student Success Achievement Award; Tonya Turknett, Outstanding Computer and Information Technologies Student, Phi Theta Kappa; Kali Wood, Nursing Academic Achievement
• Livingston County: Amber Lawson Downs, Outstanding Student in Secondary Education, Phi Theta Kappa; Mason Fuller, Phi Theta Kappa; Angela Lee, Phi Theta Kappa
• Lyon County: Anna Yanez, Excellence in Dental Assisting
• Marshall County: Sarah Elizabeth Barr, Medical Information Technology Outstanding Student; Tanner Castleberry, Excellence in Physics; Isaac Crowell, Mathematics Honor’s Award; Avery Minter, Excellence in Construction Technology; Karla Patricia Morales, Outstanding Nursing Assistant Student; Sarenna Tomassi, Phi Theta Kappa; Brayden Trimmel, Outstanding Student in Visual Communication; Justin Young, Phi Theta Kappa
• McCracken County: Isaac Asbell, Excellence in Social Science; Andrea Ashbrook, Phi Theta Kappa; Matthew Bertrand, Excellence in Chemistry; Evan Burnett, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Outstanding Academic and Clinical Graduate; Michael Byrd, Phi Theta Kappa; Luke Campbell, Phi Theta Kappa; Jess Carnes, Phi Theta Kappa; Yolanda Sheree Clark, Outstanding Nursing Assistant Student; Andrew Cornelius, KCTCS All- Academic Team, Outstanding Business Student Award, Phi Theta Kappa; Caitlin Croft, Phi Theta Kappa; Sydney Davenport, Phi Theta Kappa; Bryan Denny, Phi Theta Kappa; Cameron Dorris, KCTCS All-Academic Team, Phi Theta Kappa; Hadley Drake, Phi Theta Kappa; Audrey Doublin, Outstanding Overall Excellence Award in Cosmetology; Jae Freeman, Excellence in Criminal Justice; Alexis Froman, Phi Theta Kappa; Phi Theta Kappa; Kassie Hooks, Nursing Nightingale Award, Phi Theta Kappa; Jazz Hudson, Phi Theta Kappa; Hali Kissiar, Radiology Outstanding Clinical Award; Lyn Kochems, Phi Theta Kappa; Audrey Mansfield, Phi Theta Kappa; Abigail Meyer, Phi Theta Kappa; Olivia Miller, Phi Theta Kappa; Jenna Morrow, Phi Theta Kappa; Ryan Pirtle, Outstanding Computer and Information Technologies, Phi Theta Kappa; Cassidy Purvis, Academic Excellence in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Phi Theta Kappa; Elsie Robles, Phi Theta Kappa; Whitney Smith, Phi Theta Kappa; Gregg Snow, Phi Theta Kappa; Cassandra Steele, Phi Theta Kappa; Marie Stewart, Phi Theta Kappa; Haley Sullivan, Nightingale Award; Stacey Ward, Outstanding Accounting Student; and Latakia Wilks, Phi Theta Kappa
• Trigg County: April Vinard, Certificate of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
ILLINOIS• Massac County: Logan Armstrong, Excellence in Visual Art; Claire Bremer, Phi Theta Kappa; Alexander Heine, Phi Theta Kappa; Maci Miller, High Academic Achievement in Dental Assisting; Addy Waldrop, Spirit of Physical Therapy Award
• Pope County: Jordyn Swinford, Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology Award
• Pulaski County: Cassidy Halvorsen, Outstanding Academic Achievement
INDIANA• Vanderburgh County: Nathan Snyder, Phi Theta Kappa
NEW YORK• Saint Lawrence County: Ryan Claxton, Phi Theta Kappa
