Pearl River Community College hosted its annual Awards Day ceremony on Tuesday in the Ethel Holden Brownstone Center for the Arts. Students, faculty, staff, family and friends joined together in celebrating the success of these students while wishing them success in their future endeavors.
Vice President for Poplarville Campus and Student Services Jeff Long welcomed everyone to the ceremony. He took time to thank each group in attendance as each played a role in making it all possible.
The presentations began with recognizing the two students in Phi Theta Kappa named to the All-Mississippi Academic Team this year, Erin Clifford of Ocean Springs and Takia Young of Lumberton. Clifford was also recognized as a Phi Theta Kappa 2022 Coca Cola Gold Scholar.
PRCC President Dr. Adam Breerwood presented the University of Southern Mississippi Presidential Transfer Scholarship to Maggie Gressett of Lake.
Each department representing career technical education programs and main academic pathway presented a “Student of the Year” award to the top student. The nursing department presented several different awards for specific areas of nursing instruction.
Department of Business Technology
Accounting Technology: Taliea Carter of Petal
Business Management Technology: Jodi Jarrell of Carriere
Medical Billing and Coding Technology: Joni-Lynn Williford of Carriere
Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
Barbering: Victoria Faciene Evans of Carriere
Cosmetology: Jamie Thompson of Carriere
Early Childhood Technology: Hannah Forbes of Sandy Hook
Department of Drafting & Instructional Technology
Automation & Controls Technology: Connor Lee of Bay St. Louis
Drafting & Design Technology: Katie Farmer of Picayune
Electronics Technology: Jorge Alcantara of Carriere
Department of Fine Arts and Communication
Theatre: Miranda Dickson of Lucedale
Music Vocal: Savannah Diamond of Lumberton
Music Instrumental: Charles Byrd of Lumberton
Public Speaking: Chandani Patel of Diamondhead
Art: Maximus Jones of Foxworth
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Criminal Justice: Holden Nored of Hattiesburg
English: Ladiya Hayes of D’lo and Corrina Law of Poplarville
History: Kennedy Baham of Carriere and Conner Mallette of Vancleave
Psychology: Kaitlin Bennett of Picayune
Sociology: Stephanie Shawver of Picayune
Department of Marketing, Media, & Information Technology
Business Marketing & Management Technology: Lauren Lee of Picayune
Computer Networking Technology: Rory O’Neill of Poplarville
Film and Video Technology: Mason Runnels of Hattiesburg
Department of Nursing Education
Dosage Calculations for Nursing: Mikel Foley of Petal
Fundamentals of Nursing: Lauren Lagman of Picayune
Medical/Surgical Nursing I: Jeremiah Holmes of Foxworth
LPN to ADN Day: Faris Brown of Columbia
Women’s Health & Newborn Nursing: Kristen Toohey of Slidell, LA
Nursing Care of Children: Logan Cuevas of Purvis
Mental Health: Bryce Moran of Kiln
Medical/Surgical Nursing II: Hannah Lods of Carriere
Poplarville Day Outstanding Practical Nursing Student: Alyson Waizenegger of Saucier
Department of Occupational Training
Automotive Technology: Troy Chambliss of Hattiesburg
Electrical Technology: Lindsey Faye Nunn of Purvis
Heating, AC & Refrigeration Technology: Philip Toler of Carriere
Welding Technology: Nicholas Powell of Vicksburg
Department of Science, Mathematics, and Business
Accounting: Lyndsey Lee of Carriere
Biology: Emma Bahr of Ocean Springs
Business: Anniston Childs of Poplarville
Chemistry: Emily Rigney of Waynesboro and Madilyn Waters of Laurel
Computer Sciences: Khoa Nguyen of Bay St. Louis
Physics: Jaiden Burns of Carriere
Mathematics: Annie Ladner of Perkinston
Engineering: Bradley Stines of Poplarville
Anatomy and Physiology: Chandani Patel of Diamondhead
Hancock Center
Leadership: Christopher Fortner of Bay St. Louis
Citizenship: Cassandra Lassabe of Bay St. Louis
English: Christopher Fortner of Bay St. Louis
History: Cameron Ingersoll of Bay St. Louis
Mathematics: Rachel Meadows of Bay St. Louis
Psychology: Cameron Ingersoll of Bay St. Louis
Sociology: Jennifer Antoine of Pass Christian
Welding Technology: Sheldon Moore of Waveland
Unmanned Aerial Systems: Caleb Malone of Diamondhead
Nursing: Erroll Bowser of Pass Christian
Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Male Scholar Athlete: Matt Mercer of Richton
Female Scholar Athlete: Bryanna Taylor of Byram
Wildcat Wellness: Chandler Dickson of Hattiesburg and Jenniya Milton of Braxton
The Wildcat Way Award 2021-2022
Every year faculty nominate students who best exemplify living out the “Wildcat Way.” They show the attributes of Pride, Respect, Class, and Character both in and out of the classroom.
Jaiden Burnes of Carriere
Grant Holladay of Kiln
Annie Ladner of Perkinston
Kristina Langley of Lumberton
Taylor Lauckner of Diamondhead
Sydney Salter of Vancleave
Bradley Stines of Poplarville
Kellie Watts of Picayune
Carson Ward of Luin
Justin Whitfield of Picayune
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