Northwest Florida State College Recognizes Fall 2018 Graduates
February 18, 2019
NICEVILLE, FL – Northwest Florida State College would like to recognize its fall semester 2018 graduates, including those graduating with honors. These students are invited to walk in the graduation ceremonies on May 4, 2019 at Raider Arena in Niceville.
“We are incredibly proud of all of our graduates, and I’m looking forward to hearing about the positive impact they will make in our communities,” said Dr. Devin Stephenson, President. “Congratulations to each of them on this great accomplishment. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.”
For students enrolled in a degree program (bachelor’s and associate) at the time of graduation, a student’s total academic record is reviewed to determine eligibility for recognition of outstanding academic achievement. The levels of recognition for students enrolled in degree programs include Summa Cum Laude (GPA of 4.0), Magna Cum Laude (GPA of 3.8 to 3.99) and Cum Laude (GPA of 3.5 to 3.79).
For students enrolled in a certificate or diploma program (career and technical, college credit or Applied Technology Diploma) at the time of graduation, all coursework pursued for the certificate or diploma is reviewed to determine eligibility for recognition of outstanding academic achievement. The levels of recognition for the students enrolled in certificate or diploma programs include Highest Honors (GPA of 4.0), High Honors (GPA of 3.8 to 3.99) and Honors (GPA of 3.5 to 3.79).
Graduates earning Summa Cum Laude
Associate of Arts
Crestview: Cierra Peck
Fort Walton Beach: John Gregory Henderson, Paige Larson, Christopher Rakas and Toby Ray Ratcliffe
Freeport: Evangeline Wells
Niceville: Lauren Michelle Day, Elizabeth Marie Kelton and Carolina Ledford
Associate of Science
Crestview: Svetlana P. Stewart
Navarre: Elaine S. Bieber
Bachelor of Applied Science
Fort Walton Beach: Jennifer Smalley
Mary Esther: Marilyn Lashae Watkins
Niceville: John Dussault
Bachelor of Science
Westville: Mandi Nicole Thomas
Graduates earning Magna Cum Laude
Associate of Arts
Burbank, Calif.: Michael Vasquez
Crestview: Breanna Nicole Guthrie, Lisa Thompson, Rebecca Megan Welsh and Alana Woods
Draper, Utah: Katie Crouch
Fort Walton Beach: Brittani Marcella Bradley, Viktoriia Melnykova, Alexa Whitney Ruiz and Hannah Wilson
Niceville: Hannah Nicole Augustin, Zoraida Isabel DeJesus-Mendoza, Hannah Kelly, Amanda Miller and Hannah Stevenson
Associate in Science
Baker: Amber Budzinsky
Fort Walton Beach: Jacqueline Nicole Baxter and John P. Moats
Freeport: Troy Larry McGlinchey
Graduates earning Cum Laude
Associate of Arts
Crestview: Lisa Erin Bennett, Savannah Layne Clay, Jami Lyn Easley, Ronnetta Beatrice Hutson, John Raymond Weeks and Rachel Kaitlin Welsh
DeFuniak Springs: Cortni Marie McKee and Hannah Elizabeth Ray
Destin: Manuel Alejandro Bocanegra and Rachel Rosalie Prescott
Fort Walton Beach: Christopher Allen, Leasa Siobhan Greer, Khalil Ahmad Harris, Leonard Jordan, Christian Ogao, Cody O’Neal, Justine Sauvageau and McKenzie Preston Wilson
Freeport: Kailee Lamb and Ethan Caje Williams
Mary Esther: Christa Laveissa Miller, Taylor Marie Petty and Staporn Supisa
Navarre: Brooke Holland
Niceville: Sarah Fulton, Jakob Guyer, Rebecca Ann Morrow and Jeffrey Rose
Ponce de Leon: Casey Nicole Busbee and Ronnie Hall
Shalimar: Austin William Castelin, Michelle Lynn Roberts and Shaun Thomas Williams
Spring Hill: Louise Disi
Valparaiso: Charise Alithea Cooley
Associate in Science
Crestview: Amber Alyssa Day, Leslie Kay Helmick and James Edward McCullough
DeFuniak Springs: Matthew James Norman
Destin: Iuliia Duman
Fort Walton Beach: Tammy Lyn Encinas, Melissa Ann Naas and Heather Marie Phillips
Niceville: Jany M. Youngs
Bachelor of Applied Science
Destin: Estefania Gonzalez
Fort Walton Beach: Billy Edison Gartman II
Hesperia, Mich.: Mary Hopkins
Niceville: Todd J. Van Dam
Bachelor of Science
Niceville: Daceya Chrylreatha McDuffie, Lyndsey Rae Schwab and Michele Johnece Snyder
Tucson, Ariz.: Tiffany Michelle Foster Drahota
Graduates earning Highest Honors
College Credit Certificates
Destin: Philip J. Baris
Santa Rosa Beach: Joe Jansen
Career Technical Certificates
Crestview: Kyle Aaron Brant
Fort Walton Beach: Christopher G. Budd
Freeport: Corey M. Crawford and Jason Haynes
Gulf Breeze: Patrick J. Bourland
Milton: Caleb Menefee
Navarre: Avery Maple and Calvin Lee Zinn
Niceville: Taylor LeBlanc Nelson and Scarlett Quesenberry
Pensacola: Deo Eckard
Graduates earning High Honors
College Credit Certificates
Fort Walton Beach: John P. Moats
Career Technical Certificates
Crestview: Aaron M. Stephens
DeFuniak Springs: Mickey N. Swaboda
Fort Walton Beach: Kennieth Price
Holt: Megan Renee Hubbard
Milton: Alexis N. Byrd
Navarre: Garrett S. Hanner
Niceville: Levi Brent Johnson
Graduates earning Honors
College Credit Certificates
Crestview: Alison Nicole Pitts
DeFuniak Springs: Amanda L. Hessler and Christopher L. Smith
Fort Walton Beach: Michael David Keefe
Freeport: Maribel Sanchez Angulo
Niceville: Pamela Carter, Apryl Elaine Hill and Esteban J. Ruiz
Career Technical Certificates
Crestview: Delvin L. Elliott-Thomas, Robert J. Hornak, Daniel Alexander Miller and Jesse Shoemaker
DeFuniak Springs: Rachel Nicole Jones
Destin: Andrew Atkinson
Eglin AFB: Alden Harrison Staat
Milton: Nefertiti Charles, Tracy Hudson, Alexander M. Jones and Elizabeth D. Stewart
Navarre: David Cowart
Niceville: Trenton Jones
Panama City: Jennifer Rowan
Pensacola: Macrina Spaziani
Students who successfully completed the requirements for a Degree or Certificate
Associate of Arts
Baker: Jason A. Lowing and Emily Blane Stuckey
Breaux Bridge, La.: Antoinette Marie Sneed
Crestview: Alexandria Rose Barr, Bianca Alexandra Castillo, Julie Ann Berner, Joshua Thomas Cantwell, Margaret Joy Cyrus, Samantha Jane Czarnecki, Rebecca Kaylin Dunphy, Tanner George Ferguson, Amelia Herman, Bailey Madison Jones, Cameron F. Kaltz, Dakeyzuhia Lazuwanta Kenty, Richard C. King, David Young Langston, Mathew Yavier Martinez, Amberlynn Lee McGovern, Romke Mersino, Hannah Nelson, Mycha Y. Raines, Julia N. Riley, Lacey Shannon Tyler, Tanner Allen Williams and Mary Dublan Wilson
DeFuniak Springs: Brie Anna Michelle Arke, Shannon Bexley, Sarah Evans, Jasmine Victoria Geist, Mara Morse and Savannah Michelle Thacker
Destin: Michael Greening and Jacob Lassiter Hill
Eglin AFB: Emily Marie Bruce
Fort Walton Beach: Kaitlyn M. Brown, Caitlyn Noelle Calvery, Lauren Elizabeth Carr, Jasmine Claybrone, Howard Clinton Cole, Beth Elaine Crimmins, Taylor Douglas, Malaya Evans, Will E. Gillen, Brooke Megan Goodman, Ashley Renee Gunn, Hayley Marie Gunn, Amanda Haines, Brookelyn Marie Hodges, Heather Leigh Holle, Mark Ryan Howard, Clinton Lynn Jacks, Juliette Kirkpatrick, Justin Koch, Justin Lewis, Jessica Shelby Mallin, Allison McDonough, Zachary Austin Newell, Juana Nino-Restrepo, Carson Eldon Oldnettle, Andreas A. Papadopoulos, Zakiya C. Parker, Ashley Elizabeth Rockwell, Bryan Esteban Sanchez, Colin Brice Smith, Brooklyn Nicole Tiffin, Breanna Turner, Charmaine Jasmine Turner, Jamie Von Barnau Sythoff, Vivian Warf and Jacqueline Lee Wells
Fort Worth, Texas: Ryan M. Miller
Freeport: Benjamin S. Bishop, Lauren Christensen, Jeerawan Ngoenraj and Kaehla Ryals
Lansing, Mich.: Jesse Brescia
Laurel Hill: Josiah David Blizzard
Lodi, Calif.: Charli Nicole Martinez
Mary Esther: Randall Matthew Bennett, Zachary Gardner and Corey Wolf
Miramar Beach: Eden Alex Yanez
Navarre: Andrew Alexander Acevedo, Kristen Nicole Bailey, Lori Daniels, Michelle Lynn Dupree, Linda Heisler, Rebecca Faith Larimer, Isabella Annalise Law and Sofia Alexi Triana
New Orleans, La.: Lauren Alexandra Oglesby
Niceville: Magdalene Agnew, Roy Joseph Avrett, Alexis Colleen Bucy, Guillermo Caycho Huapaya, Christine Clark, Alexandria Georgia Cooke, Conor Trey Cunningham, Lucas W. DeGraw, Abigail Joshlyn Denney, Brad Floyd, Javion Hamlet, Landon Tyler Hatfield, Ronni Lee Jones, William R. Jones, James E. Kotowske, Connor John Levesque, Casey Nicole Orr, Kimberly Alexis Pickler, Rowan Jaymes Price, Melisa Lenny Ribera, Alyssa M. Schoewe, Gabrielle Jean Schrack, Scott Craig Shovea, Matthew A. Simpson, Jimmy Tomas Snokhous, Mark Hopkins Soha, Antonio Gianni Taylor, Olivia Tuttle, Cecelia T. Vaccaro, Mishayla Walton, Cindy Wilson, Madeline Kaiulani Yen and Brielle Ziemak
Pensacola: Anna Marie Smith
Ponce de Leon: Kristan M. Campbell and Hampton Able Jackson Yates III
Port St. Joe: Lilian Elizabeth Maytorena
Santa Rosa Beach: Kelsea Elaine Clark, Cameron Amaris Haman, Jonathan David Scott and Elaine D. Yanez
Shalimar: Caden Edward Ewing, Shelby Ashlyn Harkins, Courteney P. Harlan, Maribel Kingsbury, Nicholas A Martin and Brittany McCoy
Valparaiso: Nicolas Lee Chase
Wellington: Keeley Breigh Ignasiak
Associate in Science
APO: Stacy Lynne Montgomery
Baker: Jeremy Joshua Morgan
Crestview: Randy Chambers, Sheriann Drummer, Christen Leone Harris and Denella Rose McKuhen
DeFuniak Springs: Emily Victoria Bowers, Kaci Tiller and Toma Nicole Rushing
Destin: Marissa Waddell
Fort Walton Beach: Krista Noelle Carpenter, Jessika Jae Kelsh, Jeramy John Kwiatkowski, Francis B. McGill and Matthew Nicholas Sadler
Freeport: Lauren Christensen and Cody Alan Kriser
Laurel Hill: Ruthie Hutchinson and Amanda Stokes
Navarre: Kristen Nicole Bailey, Katherine Angela De Guzman, Holly Ann Fernandez, Michelle Marquardt and Lynn Anne Tennant
Niceville: Robert Guy Griffith, Steven L. McPhatter, Samantha Rea, Brian Paul Turney and Andrew Weaver
Santa Rosa Beach: James Little
Tallahassee: John Benjamin Swindel
Bachelor of Applied Science
Crestview: Beverly Michelle Cornell, Louis Luna and Crystal Renee Potter
Destin: Kearey B Maurer
Eglin AFB: Sebastian Castano-Sastre
Fort Walton Beach: Laura J. Donnelly and Silvia Battle Vibbert
Freeport: Michael Townsend
Mary Esther: Savannah Leann Barney, William Hayes Filson-Dineen and Debra L. Gardner
Navarre: Matthew Meeker and Michael Raffield
Ponce De Leon: Holly C. Parson
Shalimar: William D. Cross Jr. and Kari Shepard Phillips
Bachelor of Science
Crestview: Toni C. Taylor
DeFuniak Springs: Ashanti Nicole Hill
Destin: Victoria Kathryn Goodman and Kassandra Victoria Niola
Niceville: Ashley Taylor Allen, Melanie R. Ingram and Brittany Marie Pearson
Shalimar: Allison Story
Navarre: Michelle Lynn Dupree
College Credit Certificate
Crestview: Chasity Kaprice Kraus and Tanner Allen Williams
Fort Walton Beach: Lacey Ann K. Ramos and Theresa Jean Roberts
Niceville: Brandy Nicole Odom and Brian Paul Turney
Ponce De Leon: Kassie Nicole Young
Shalimar: Kristal Caldwell and Alisa Ann Hardwick
Career Technical Certificate
Cantonment: Josh F. Simmons
Crestview: Ryan Jordan Bush, Steven J. Engels, Holly Loiocano, Teri Monson, David Ian Myers, Brenton Wade Perry Jr., James B. Stout and Darius E. Windley
DeFuniak Springs: Donovan Robertson
Destin: Zachary Griffin
Florala: Jaden C. Johnson
Fort Walton Beach: Michael A. Anderson and Anthony T. Gonzalez
Milton: John C. Ingoglia, Tayler Chase Kemp and Christian Loyer
Navarre: Gary M. Smudzinski and Coral P. Torres-Heard
Niceville: Brian Keith Gatewood and Bryan McMahan Jr.
Pensacola: Maya Burrell and Antonio Taylor
Ponce De Leon: Taylor D. Foster
Shalimar: Alexander Dickon