Valdosta, GA - Wiregrass Georgia Technical College held the Fall 2023 Commencement Exercises on Thursday, December 14. Spring Semester had 565 students who were awarded their associate degree, diploma, or technical certificate of credit, and 220 students who were High School Equivalency graduates. Among those graduating, the college awarded 90 associate degrees, 160 diplomas, and 301 technical certificates. There were 18 dual enrolment or high school students who earned a college degree, diploma, or technical certificate. The college’s Adult Education program had 107 students earning their high school equivalency diploma. The commencement ceremony was held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center.

The Fall graduates represented a large group that persevered through the pandemic. The youngest graduate was 17 years of age and the oldest was 67.

Wiregrass is proud to announce the Fall 2023 graduates for technical certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees listed below by county:

Appling: Elizabeth Evans, Roy Fannin, and Sierra Latham

Atkinson: Ashlee Amerson, Anai Carachure, Jesus Cardenas, Anahi Castillo, Jabari English, Crystal Gillis, Ana Gonzalez, Kayla Haskins, Lataisha Mansfield, Naida Martinez Ruiz, Kason McDonald, Colten McDuffie, Katie Royals, Cameron Smale, Nicole Smallwood, Hunter Vining, Jessica Whitley, Jahiem Williams, and Bertice Wilson

Bacon: Quantecia Brown, Brianna Carver, Michael Hart, David Pryor, Matthew Rigby, and Cameo Snell

Ben Hill: Mia’ya Acree, Marcus Brown, Tamya Brown, Damaris Chaney, Marva Clark, Ashton Coleman, Jacquelynn Cooper, Kurron Cotton, Keaton Cowan, Dustin Crocker, Amy Cuevas, Tristan Daniels, Lucius Douglas, Hannah Duggan, Treasure Freeman, Katie Garcia, Hunter Garner, Gracie Giddens, Silas Graybill, Brooklyn Hall, Tanner Harper, Carmen Hart, Alexsis Haskin, Johnavon Hodge, Kolton Hopson, Emma Howell, Mortez Johnson, Myra Johnson, Savannah Johnson, Skylar Jones, Lillyann Kent, Lemanuel Kittrell, Amelia Lee, Kaitlyn Lindsey, Mariah Little, Briley Marsh, Angel Mercado, Rylea Merritt, Jaime Mitchell, Avery Newell, Julian Pinder, Whitney Ransey, William Reliford, Carols Rojo, Ja’Colby Smith, Nathen Spearing, Brittany Spence, Madison Stone, Chloe Swanson, Rickey Tallman, Calvin Tillman, Melanie Trejo, Brycen Valencia-Keaton, and Nathan Williams

Berrien: Kayla Aragon, Hailey Brantley, Nikki Clements, Amber Collins, Curry Dorminey, Carlin Garey, Emily Gugino, Matthew Hanchey, Lily Harnage, Naomi Hendricks, Sara-Kate Lupo, Bailey Otis, Elizabeth Paulk, Hailey Petty, Maryann Rowe, Kimberly Sirmans, Karis Studebaker, Natasha Trout, Chason Warren, and Markaela Zirkle

Brooks: Eli Barker, Philip Cantrell, Daniel Chavez, Erica Dennard, Barbara Dunlap, Emily Frick, Tajayla Gosier, Toddrick Hadley, Nettie Hill, Mica Jarvis, Courtney Jones, Makayla Jordan, Alison Newell, Austin Robinson, Rodrick Sims, Taylore Spray, Kelsie Williams, and Patrina Williams

Camden: Morgan Stone

Chatham: Cameron Cunnane

Cherokee: Alexandra Deaton

Clinch: James Lamie, Taveon Sowell, Kaden Walker, AnaLee Wheeler, and Caleb Wilson

Cobb: Jordan Dawson and Yi Tao

Coffee: Kassandra Alcaraz, Jorge Benson, Zaylon Bivens, Jyquan Brewton, Carson Brinkley, Clinesha Brockington, Rachel Burkett, Devin Callejas, Shikinya Carswell, Tiffany Carver, Anthony Coachman, Axel Cuello, Chase Dees, Aylin DeJesus, Deznyah Dunson, Daniel Dykes, Sabrina Evans, Darrell Graves, Ashlyn Gray, Coleman Harper, Raheem Harris, Loghan Hasty, Misty Henderson, James Hester, Bodie Jackson, Bryan Jackson, Serena Williams, Annalise James, Hunter James, Daniel Johnson, Westley Kenney, Kaitlyn King, Maddison Knight, William Kornegay, Greta Lewis, Danielle Lomax, Selina Lyas, Jessica Matias, Marcos Mejia, Cassie Merritt, Lisa Mizell, Zachary Moon, Hillary Moore, Jacoby Moore, Mykael Moore, Ixchel Moran, Alexia Moreno, Yasmin Nelson, Codi Noble, Shameka Odum, Stephanie Olivo, Ruth Ortiz, Sara Ortiz, Elias Perez, Tamya Pope, Kanaan Porter, Anslei Reyes, Mary Reyes, Danielle Robbins, Patrena Ross, Kevon Rowles, Jamie Schultz, Kendavius Smith, Michaela Stevens, Isaac Styles, Isaiah Styles,Tyrell Thomas, Caleb Thornton, Zaniyaah Tobler, Gabbriella Touchstone, Terence Underwood, Brandon Vining, Pasyra Walker, Adriana Weffer Colina, Trach West, Anna Williams, Damiah Williams, Tyronn Williams, Candace Wooten, and Hunter Wooten

Colquitt: Manuel Brito Flores, Andre Brown, Tetiana Denysenko, Darrell Gibson, Victoria Guthrie, Jennifer Smith, and Josue Velazquez

Cook: Arthur Burr, Jai’ia Carter, Payton Carter, Zoe Cheshire, Claudia Clark, J’sun Covington, Brooklyn Daniels, Michael Daniels, Kate Dorminey, Madison Farr, Cameron Francis, Tiashja Johnson, Latamia Jones, Oreale Jones, Jordan McCalister, Akeem McKiever, Amanda Mclellan, Zavier Mitchell, Chelsea Moore, Mykeyah Murphy, Fernando Ortiz, Christopher Pearce, Jordan Phillips, Lacey Robinson, Trinity Scott, Tatiana Sermons, Raeona Turner, Ashley Tyson, and Tabatha Williams

Crisp: Brandon Jones

Doughtery: Renee Simmons

Douglas: Quantavious Leonard

Echols: Tyler Carter, Andrew Culpepper, Eduardo Delgado Martinez, and Alfa Luviano

Fulton: Derek Urquhart and Ama White

Grady: Ridge Baggett

Henry: Roger Parris and Kandra Raphael

Houston: Ryan Dumas and Ryleigh Jefferson

Irwin: Benjamin Dennis, Tynise Graham, Jasmen Hall, Brookelyn Hill, Kaitlyn Robinson, Katie Rojas, Trevor Sanders, Amanda Scarbary, Macy Smith, Lonnie Whitley, Alexi Williams, and Diana Yawn

Jeff Davis: Shantae King, Tailor King, and Lanie Scott

Lanier: Nabiha Clarkson, Layla Davis, Shannon Goodrum, Charles Hammac, Braylee Heard, Madison Hunt, Kimberly Johnson, Michael McCrae, Frances Moses, Kush Patel, James Pike, Desirea Richardson, Milletzy Sanchez, Mackenize Spikes, Stephen Villanella, and Robin Willis

Lee: Elizabeth Pineda

Lowndes: Tamia Alexander, Tia Alexander, Travis Allen, Kimberly Amy, Sarah Anders, Mikayla Argyle, Camron Aristilde, Taerick, Rhianna Bailey, Neal Baker, Caitlien Beaty, Scott Beckham, Nicholas Bell, Alesa Bennett, Brooke Bennett, Daniel Bennett, Kenton Blanton, Brianna Bolanos, Sidney Boone, Jasmine Branch, Rebecca Brooks-Fennell, Nicholas Bross, Metreal Brown, Laura Camiolo, Shanice Carswell, Cameron Carter, Dorothy Carter, Natalie Chandler, Branden Chapman, Cameron Cheatum, Diamonique Clayton, Nychelle Cobb, Ibet Concepcion, Delmetria Covington, Stephanie Crawford, Jenna Curcio, Kevin Dalton, Miller Daniels, Ansley Davis, Brittany Davis, Christine Davis, Danielle Davis, Julianna Deloach, Elhaje Demesier, Zacarri Demps, Christopher Deshazior, Leroy Donaldson, Tyndil Dyer, Deangelo Edmonds, Orhianna Edmonds, Alizah Edwards, Tiffany Ejegreh, Josie Eldridge JzeTai Elliott, Denicia Escareno, Kimberly Ethridge, Alyssa Faircloth, Michael Faulk, Tracy Fleming, Tracie Fotter, Casey Futch, Elizabeth Futch, Jacey Gaiss, Madison Garcia, Dana Garrett, Mya Gee, Breontavia Gifford, Shantavia Glenn, Chalet Godfrey, Kenya Gonzalez, Landon Grammer, Dylan Green, Angela Greene, Emma Gregory, Rita Griffin, Hendrix Grimes, Makayla Groover, Patricia Hall, Adrian Hardge, Dwayne Hart, Jakayla Hendricks, Ivan Hernandez, Willis Herring, T’Nia Holland, Brandon Howell, Payton Hudgins, Kamren Hughes, Isaac Hunter, Jayla Inmam, Michelle Ireland, Carl Jackson, Joshua Jackson, Kateris Jackson, Trevor Jackson, Laambira James, Chasidy Jefferson, Alexis Jenkins, Kaleb Jenkins, Cayonna Johnson, Jamekia Johnson, Jarvius Johnson, Costigan Jones, Yalonda Kebe, Shawn Kelleher, Newton Key, Jamichael Kirksey, Jolleen Kong, Trinity Kostyu, Ariel Lane, Mollie Lee, Charmina Lewis, Teretha Lott, Joshua Love, Jessie Macias, Shelby Manning, Michael Marin Rivera, Lavella Marshall, Alisa Martin, Devin Martin, Anniyah McClain, Raymond McCord, Darrellnette Mccrae, Cole McFarland, Juan McGee, Leory McLin, Jaeven McMillan, Sara McMillan, Arcacia McQueen, William Megow, Anna Meli, Jermaine Mensah, Christopher Merritt, Courtney Mincy, Tamiera Mobley, Roberto Montiel, Taylor Morgan, Taitanna Morton, Marje Mosley, Roy Mosley, Timothy Murphy, Angelique Neely, Erica Nelson, Isaac Nesbitt, Maleek Newsome, Tekisha O’Quinn, Michael Orizaba, Eugenia Osei, Joyce Paige, Aaron Parker, Devin Parkinson, Brandi Parsons, Alkiya Paterson, Dejharea Patterson, Austin Peters, Dresden Pierce, Latasha Pitts, Jonathon Plott, Dewayne Plymal, James Prescott, Tatyanna Randall, Andrew Renfro, Dayshia Reynolds, Brittney Roberts, Nathan Roberts, Ambreauna Robinson, Dawn Robinson, Hope Robinson, Willie Robinson, Tyler Rogers, Natasha Rountree, Alexis Roy, Shantal Rozier, Sherman Rozier, Tieasha Shepherd, Nicolette Sifro, Karlisha Slaughter, Charles Smith, Deadra Smith, Kylee Smith, Michelle Smith, Nia Smith, Seth Smith, Tytravious Smith, Yasmine Spivey, Courtney Stacy, Mezmeriah Stanley, Dilyn Stowers, Allie Strickland, Benjamin Talor, Natalie Tercero, Chloe Theidel, Rebecca Thomas, Lauren Thrasher, Carrie Tomlin, Carlos Toombs, Chakena Townsend, Kylie Turner, Jennifer Vargas, Lindsey Varnadore, Riva Vaquez-Aldous, Nicholas Velte, Alyssa Wallace, Cameron Walls, Tacorvee Wells, Jeremiah Welsch, Makayla West, Evan White, Heidy White, Jazlyn White, Tiaria White, Jessica Wilcox, Aniyiah Williams, Brandon Williams, Chavis Williams, Crystal Williams, De’Quincy Williams, Hollie Williams, Isabel Williams, Nicole Williams, Roderic Williams, War’kerrea Williams, Moseha Wiseman, Olivia Woods, Frederick Worley, Destini Wright, Honesty Wright, Ralph Wright, and Savannah Wright

Madison: Ruth Bothern

Paulding: Carter Sharrow

Pierce: Mallie Lee

Pike: Spencer Bray

Sumter: Robert Lashley

Telfair: Abbigail Harrelson and Jailen Smith

Thomas: A’naya Simon

Tift: Renee Campbell, Chelsea Champion, Ariel Chavez, Cristy Parten, Bryan Riner, and Payton Vaughn

Turner: Joseph Ezekiel, Mayghan Hanner, Mary McDuffie, and Jayla Riggins

Ware: Schanya Dyett, Shane Faber, Courtney Smith, and Stacey Steedley

Wilcox: Christopher Aparicio, Christian Baldridge, Mason Bryant, Haven Clements, Katie Lynn Conner, Nasia Deans, Nelle Dennard, Janiyah Ford, Boris Gibson, Leslie Gonzalez, Kelly Henderson, Tytianna Howard, Gary Jessup, Katie Lamb, Trenton Lamb, Magdalyn Oliver, Jackson Owens, Emilie Paramore, Taylor Parks, Kaden Sercer, Judson Terry, Jonah Thompson, Eduardo Torres, Callie Vandegrift, Cassady Vandegrift, and Ruby Witt

Out of State: Donald Dorminey, Miranda Phillips, and Thalia Rios