Snead State Community College recognized outstanding student achievement during its annual Awards Day Ceremony on Thursday, April 16, in Fielder Auditorium.
Students were recognized for achievements in academic transfer, career and technical education, and dual enrollment programs. Faculty members and administrators presented awards celebrating excellence within individual disciplines as well as collegewide honors.
Presented by Snead State President Dr. Joe Whitmore, the President’s Award for the Academic Division was presented to Jaxon Dendy of Albertville, and Brantley Barrentine of Leesburg received the President’s Award for the Technical Division. Catharine Epperson of Grant was presented with the President’s Award for Dual Enrollment.
The Dean’s Award was presented by Vice President for Academic Affairs Vann Scott to Adison Pierce of Albertville for the Academic Division, Shawn Stout of Grant for the Technical Division, and Brynlee George of Albertville for Dual Enrollment.
Snead State students Marissa Pope of Centre and Haley Powers of Rainbow City were also recognized as members of the All-Alabama Academic Team.
Other academic awards presented included:
- Accounting: Haley Coker of Guntersville
- Art: Lily Joiner of Boaz
- Applied Business: Ava Jordyn Knight of Sardis City
- Business: Katie Tuck of Albertville
- Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry: Griffin Brooks of Boaz, Paris Clark of Arab, Ethan Dooley of Boaz, Jackson Hickman of Remlap, Hannah Mastin of Albertville, Russell Pruett of Sardis City, and Jonna Shell of Albertville.
- Child Development: Hollie Byrd of Blountsville
- Most Improved Student Child Development Award: Katera Anken of Albertville
- Economics: Thomas Rowe of Boaz
- Cynthia B. Denham English Award: Kane Denham of Arab
- Career Technical Student Achievement Award for Cybersecurity: Jeremy Ryan Davis of Attalla
- Career Technical Student Achievement Award for IT Systems Administration: Kahla D. Wright of Arab and Joshua Craig Roberts of Boaz
- Academic Student Achievement Award for Computer Science: Lillian Jones of Boaz
- GRIT (Growth, Resilience, Initiative, and Tenacity) Award: Nicole Garcia Hernandez of Albertville
- Excellence in United States History Award: Brendon Collins of Sommerville
- History (Western Civilization): Thomas Luther of Crossville and Guadalupe Jimenez of Albertville
- HVAC/R “Most Likely to Become a Millionaire”: Kason Moore of Boaz
- Outstanding Student and Academic Excellence Awards in Industrial Systems Technology: Logan Carmichael of Albertville
- Technical Excellence in Industrial Systems Technology: Josue Hernandez of Albertville
- Leadership Award in Industrial Systems Technology: Kimberlie Durham of Arab
- Apprentice Ambassador for Industrial Systems Technology: Domingo Pablo-Alonzo of Boaz
- Machine Tool Technology Outstanding Machining Student Award: Ethan Stephens of Albertville
- Blake Leeth Memorial Award: Jonathan Cervantes of Albertville and Marshall Jimmerson of Albertville
- Freshman Mathematics Award: Ana Reyes of Guntersville
- Sophomore Mathematics Award, Math Leadership and Service Award, and the Newtonian Trailblazer Award in Physics: Jaxon Dendy of Albertville and Ely Bonilla Alvarado of Albertville
- Outstanding Jazz Band Member: Hope Beason of Oneonta
- Outstanding Mariachi Ensemble Member: Eulalia Miguel of Sardis City
- Outstanding Concert Choir Member: Anna Kathryn Price of Albertville
- Outstanding College Street Singers Member and Most Improved Private Instruction Student: Mary Ellen Ford of Sardis City
- Most Improved Music Student Overall: Brody Frederick of Guntersville
- Academic Excellence for First Level Registered Nursing Student: Isabell Ezekiel of Altoona
- Clinical Excellence as a First-Level RN Student: Robert Cook of Albertville
- Political Science: Dillon Lawrence of Douglas
- Religious Studies: Samuel Wright of Douglas
- Theatre: Haley Pilkington of Albertville
- Welding: Donovan Whitten of Arab, Jordan Yarbrough of Guntersville, Jorge Ramos of Albertville, Kimberlie Durham of Arab
- Dual Enrollment in Welding: Emerson Reynoso of Boaz