May 19, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC's 2008 GED Graduates

          SALISBURY, N.C. - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College recently held its 2008 GED graduation ceremony at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center. During 2007-2008 academic year, 492 individuals completed their GED.

           GED stands for General Education Development, which is the credential widely recognized by colleges and employers as equivalent to a high school diploma.

           During the ceremony the Graham Spencer Endowed Scholarship winners were announced. They are: Kenneth Graham and John Gallagher. The scholarship is provided to students who completed their GED at RCCC showing potential for academic success, and who agree to enroll for at least six credit hours in a curriculum program.

A complete list of the graduates by city follows:

Albermarle (1)
Rikki Simmons

Charlotte (10)
Richard Badeboga, Joshua Clark, Steven Frazier Jr, Charles Godfrey Jr, Sophia Goodman, Natali Martin, Mikayla Parker, George Pearson, Ryan Phillips, Pamela Smith

China Grove (19)
Averi Barnes, Jessica Bazemore, Justin Blewitt, Ronnie Bunton , Elisabeth Garmon, Rocky Gregg, Vance Hall, Michael Harris, Monica Helms, Matthias Jones, Rashan Jordan, Nathan Kluttz, Jason Long, Thomas McDaniel, Timothy Overcash, Jessica Quick, Kimberly Rice, Brandon Smith, William Walters

Cleveland (6)
Cassandra Bridges, Jessica Gilliard, Dawn Harrington, Cindy Riddle, Jerry Roberts, Denise Stewart

Concord (94)
Jerrica Alire, Jerrod Allison, Robin Bare, Leah Barnhardt, Christopher Baucom, Kristen  Blevins, Justin Blue, Rashard Boyd, Sean Brown, Joshua Bryk, Jennifer Bryne, Ngan Bui, Malcolm Burton, Sarah Buttery, Michael Carter, Cameron Chastain, Brittany Chona, Robert Christenbury, Jennifer Clark, Jessica Cochran, Lindsay Corzine, Conrad Denis, Travis Doby, Crystal Dowell, David Dudley, Alisha Duggan, Jane Duval, Kristie Eddings, Toni Edgar, Anthony Figurelli, Debra Foster, Jessica Fournier, Brent Furr, Talas Furr, Toni Georgevich, Earl Gilbert, Jesus Gonzalez, Victoria Hamilton, James Hatley, Jeffrey Hatley, Deborah Honeycutt, Barry Huggins, Wanda Hughes, Paul Jordan, Nicholas Junker, Ryan Kiernan, Vanessa Kuchera, Weston Lambert, Janis Leagan, Jeremy Linker, Barbara Littles, Steven London Jr, Maia Lotfy, Lawson Martin, April Mayfield, Curtis McElwain, Martha Menius, Timothy Miller, Young-Suk Mogk, Kimberly Moore, Feliscia Moore, Stephanie Morrison, Adrienne Mulligan, Deborah Newsome, Jared Nichols, Matthew Nixon, Shnaeda Pedew, Victor Pinkston, Ruby Queen, Carlos Rascon, Nicole Richards, Ronald Robinson, Lauren Robinson, Sasha Seda, Benjamin Smith, Sampant Sohsawang, Tiffanie Spellenberg, Candace Tallent, Geoffrey Tarlton, Jessica Thomas, Ruby Thomas, George Thomas, Brittany Turner, Melissa VanBrunt, Michelle Varrichione, Patricia Vaughn, Joel Villegas, Joshua Walter, Michael Webster, Devin White, Westley Williams, Matthew Wilson, Erica Winecoff-Staton, Thomas Zegarzewski

Davidson (3)
Brittany Chapman, Bert Honeycutt, Matthew Jordan

Denton (1)
Gregory Cooper

East Spencer (3)
Kimberly Fowler, Demario Morrow, Julian Smith

Faith (4)
Kristie Fleeman, Carrie Moore, Martin O'Neill, Ronnie Trahan

Gold Hill (4)
Chanc Daniels, William Ewing, Margaret Johnson, Alicia Shackelford

Granite Quarry (3)
Jess Knight, Jonathan Murray, Trounda Sanders

Harrisburg (2)
Benjamin Bost, Kathryn Mancini

Huntersville (3)
Emily Copes, Dustin Dowell, Emmanuel Sowah

Kannapolis (62)
Ira Ballard, Audrey Blackwelder, Michael Boles, Timothy Bollinger, Jeff Carter, Carmen Christy, David Christy, Bonnie Clark, Sally Coleman, Tanya Cornelius, Aaryn Corralejo, George Cox, Vickie Cox, Rebecca Crayton, Cierra Darling, Fernese Davis, Brandon Denney, Raquel Estrada, Hope Franklin, Katerenia Furr, Jedadiah Goss, Matthew Greeson, Kelly Grzegorczyk, Emily Hager, Christina Harrity, Audrey Hattaway, Keiry Hernandez-Guzman, Joel Hinson, Jessica Jackson, Jessica Keller, Joy Malson, Jeremy Marlowe, Carolina Marquez, Cynthia Meadows, Tyler Mindieta, Jonathan Moore, Benjamin Morrison, Debby Morton, Bobby Morton Jr, Lori Moss, Kimberly Needham, Hoa Nguyen, Joshua Nightingale, Matthew Pels, Nathan Perry, Amenda Petty, Christopher Powell, Joshua Price, Carlos Reyes, Briana Rhyne, Damia Rowe, Ebony Russell, Lauren Sechler, Brooke Smith, Sarah Taylor, Jeremy Tennent, Sheri Thompson, Tatela Watson, Amanda Whitley, Robert Whitley, Lewis Wilson, Stacy Yow

Landis (7)
Caleb Chapman, Raymond Chestnut, Jefferson Draper, Gerald Gray, Candice Millsaps, Don Parson, Angela Thomas

Midland (1)
Chad Taybus

Mooresville (2)
Brittany Call, Kevin Turman

Mount Airy (1)
Bradley Simmons

Mt. Ulla (1)
Marcus Clonts Sr.

Richfield (2)
Christopher Jackson, Lewis Sides III

Rockwell (24)
James Adams, Lori Barnette, Ricky Berger, Joseph Bretz, Kyle Davis, Richard Drewery, Summer Ellison, Mark Hester, Tera Highley, Tricia Hipp, Cory Hunnicutt, Josh  Johnson, Desarai Kizer, Michael Leazer, Michael Lee, Kathryn Loper, Stephen McGraw, Lonnie Miller, Violet Miner, Natasha Murray, Deborah Raper, Terry Roberts, Jesse Rogers, Barbara Zullinger

Salisbury (137)
Juan Aleman-Trejo, Roshetta Allen, Shannon Anderson, Elisabeth Andres, Zachary Armfield, Linda Arriaga, Kaycee Avins, Melissa Baalman, Ayesha Badger, Dustin Baker, Ashley Bass, Stephanie Beauchamp, Kristen Beaver, Eliza Belton, Marisol Beltran, Cinnamon Blake, Joe Bost, Briana Brackett, Ryan Breedlove, Lonnie Broome Jr, Derrick Brown, Joanna Brown, Claudette Burnette,
Jacob Butler, Kirt Casper, Hector Castro, Bobby Chambers, Shana Charlton, Ashleigh Clark, Amber Cockerl, Christy Cook, Arnelius Corpening, Melissa Craig, Dorvail Cue, Davee Daughenbaugh, Terri Davis, Alexander Dillard, Sarah Doggette, Scotty Eagle, Angela Eller, Crystal Ellis, Terry Fields, James File, Stephanie Flowe, Autumn Fore, Nina French, Melissa Funez, John Gallagher, Erika Garcia, Alpha Gbunblee, Jacqueleen Georgy, Gregory Goff, Stacy Grady, Jezzel Gramillo, Jonathan Gray, Candace Griffin, Billy Hall,
Thomas Hall, Cara Haney, Stephanie Hartley, Austin Hoben, Candace Hovis, Eric Ijames, Jessica Jacobsen, Christopher Jenkins,
Joshua Johnson, Mary Jones, Michael Kane, Jalisa Kennedy, Justin Lattimore, Michael Lawson, Kimberly Leffew, Len Lineberry,
Ashley Lingle, Justin Lino, Christina Lloyd, John McCombs, Jessie McDaniel, Timothy McKenzie, Jamal McRae, William Meacham,
Josh Medlin, Jeremy Miller, Megan Miller, Derek Moore, Jasmine Moore, James Morrison, Ashley Morriss, Jarrod Mosley, Angela Murphy, Joshua Myers, Kristen Niehoff, Matthew O'Neal, Jacob Overcash, Angel Owens, Sandy Pack, Laketha Patterson, Nyree Ramos, Daniel Ramos, Joshua Sandberg, Tiffany Satterfield, Jason Sechler, Brian  Sharpless, Penny Shuffler, Crystal Sidden, Kemi Simpson, Rhondesia Small, Brittany Sprinkle, Jessica Stirewalt, Jeremy Stratton, Misha Talbert, Angela Tate, Patrick Tenor, Levi Tingler, Jose Torres, Glenn Trexler, Jason Trotta, Angel Vanderburg, Brandy Vasconcelos, Shana Wagoner, Allison Walker, Randy Watts, Chad Wedderburn, Edgar Welch, Kenneth West, Katina Williams, Tyler Winecoff,  Travis Yost, Harold Zuniga,

Spencer (5)
Chistopher Kennedy, Roger Pinnix, Angela Rimer, Matthew Sherrill, Donald Simpson

Waxhaw (1)
Dylan McGraw

Winston Salem (1)
Carlos Elder

Woodleaf (3)
Christal Bintliff, Tico Cox, Patrick Mattison

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.