Snead State Community College spotlighted student achievements with a special online recognition, as the College did last year due to COVID-19 protocols.

The College posted a slideshow presentation to its YouTube and Facebook accounts announcing the students receiving academic awards. Certificates were also mailed to the students in honor of their achievements.

Award recipients include:

• Accounting – Shelby Payne of Warrior.
• Agricultural Science – Kaylie Hanrahan of Albertville and Dylan Sanders of Guntersville.
• All-Alabama Academic Team members – Madeline G. Devin of Boaz and Sara C. Koonce of Fayetteville, Tenn.
• Anatomy/Physiology – Zurisadai Ortiz of Albertville, Bethany Savannah Wood of Albertville, Luis Elizarranas Mosqued of Albertville, Emily McDuffie of Crossville, and Alyssa Stanley of Crossville.
• Art – Elisa Blackwelder of Guntersville and Marcy Blitchington of Boaz.
• Biology- Outstanding Student Achievement Award in Biology: Anna Watkins of Rainbow City.
• Business (Transfer Program) – Sara Koonce of Fayetteville, Tenn.
• Business (Applied) – Roberta Kolb of Jacksonville.
• Chemistry (Inorganic) – Salma Santiago of Albertville and Chase Williams of Boaz.
• Chemistry (Organic) – Madeline Devin of Boaz and John David Hutchens of Horton.
• Chemistry (College Chemistry II) – Mauren Arreaga of Albertville and Miriam D. Chavez Ibarra of Albertville.
• Computer Science (Transfer) – Savannah Graham of Moulton and Jainum Patel of Albertville.
• Computer Science (Cybersecurity) – Daniel Jordan Bryant of Attalla.
• Dean’s Awards – Emily F. McDuffie of Crossville (Academic) and Lisa Murray of Boaz (Technical).
• Economics – Logan Edmonds of Guntersville.
• English – Ashia Bice of Boaz, Roman Peppers of Boaz, and Jacqueline Rhodes of Springville.
• Health/Physical Education – Sadie Burns of Boaz.
• History (American) – Myriam Eason of Albertville and Wyatt Eason of Albertville.
• Information Systems Technology – Alejandro Gomez of Albertville.
• Mathematics – Sofia Cruz-Zarate of Albertville (Freshman Award) and Savannah Graham of Moulton (Sophomore Award).
• Music – Juan Ramos Jimenez of Albertville (Most Improved Musician) and Natalie Duvall of Boaz (Best Music Theory Student).
• Music Endowment Scholarships – Casie McBrayer of Boaz (John Howard Precise Memorial Scholarship) and Natalie Duvall of Boaz (Glenn L. and Mary Wells Maze Memorial Music Scholarship).
• Nursing – Rebecca Oden of Boaz (Highest GPA-First Level RN). Mackenzie Wolfe of Gadsden (Highest GPA-Second Level RN), Rachel Cooper of Horton and Deyna Tomas of Boaz (both Clinical Excellence-First Level), and Kayla Upton of Albertville (Clinical Excellence-Second Level).
• Office Administration – Angie Perez Gonzalez of Albertville and Youdeline Jean Joseph of Albertville.
• Physics – Jainum Patel of Albertville and Miguel Andres of Albertville (both Dr. Byron K. Leles Physics Award).
• Political Science – Johnny Figeroa of Albertville.
• President’s Award – Olivia A. Logan of Arab (Academic) and Alejandro L. Gomez of Albertville (Technical).
• Psychology – Matthew Ard of Albertville.
• Sociology – Brisa Martinez of Boaz and Skyler Pittson of Brownsboro.
• Speech – Donovan Guinois-Golden of Altoona and Salma Santiago of Albertville (both Outstanding Public Speaking Award); Hailey Hill of Boaz, Katherine Gray of Birmingham, Kaylee Justice of Albertville, Gracie Duncan of Anniston, Ellie Green of Attalla, and Payton DesRosier of Huntsville (all Oral Communication Speech awards).
• Western Civilization – Caroline Smith of Boaz.

Snead State students receiving transfer scholarships from four-year universities were also recognized. Those students included:

Athens State University

• Daisy Nalleli Guzman of Albertville
• Flor De Maria Jimenez of Albertville
• Amanda Imelda Ramirez of Albertville
• Anna Grace Stephens of Albertville
• Makayla G. Brown of Cullman
• Shelby Marie Bryant of Taft, Tenn.
• Logan James Edmonds of Guntersville
• Madison Rane Edmonds of Greenville
• Bryceton Alvis Flack of Lacey’s Spring
• Jordan Thomas Jarvis of Albertville
• Malari Lee Lewis of Albertville
• Tanner Heath Ridgeway of Arab
• Kristian Seth Weaver of Madison

Jacksonville State University

• Daisy Allen of Gadsden
• Melissa Aragon of Boaz
• Jesse Bailey of Crossville
• Emma Beck of Boaz
• Michelle Borjas of Albertville
• Dylan Brockman of Horton
• Sadie Burns of Boaz
• Dariana Castro Gomez of Guntersville
• Blake Collins of Albertville
• Madeline Devin of Boaz
• Sarah Diamond of Boaz
• Luis Elizarraras of Albertville
• Kayla Ennis of Albertville
• Caitlin Estes of Boaz
• Aaron Evans of Boaz
• Anna Harmening of Brownsboro
• Kaylee Harraid of Boaz
• Rebecca Harrell of Guntersville
• Lorie Harrison of Steele
• John Heacock of Oxford
• Yesenia Hernandez of Blountsville
• Hailey Hill of Boaz
• Madison Holliday of Boaz
• Brandy Hunt of Albertville
• Seth Ingleright of Scottsboro
• Mallory Jenkins of Albertville
• Susana Juarez-Soriano of Huntsville
• Courtney Kimbrough of Boaz
• Mary-Kathryn Lang of Boaz
• Hannah Lindblad of Guntersville
• Johnathon McCord of Boaz
• Allison Menefee of Arab
• Reighan Mintz of Crossville
• Kaitlyn Morris of Boaz
• Riley Price of Gadsden
• Juan Ramos Jimenez of Albertville
• Iris Rentz of Albertville
• Jacqueline Rhodes of Springville
• Heather Rosmus of Albertville
• Holly Smith of Horton
• Kaitlyn Smith of Albertville
• Ethan Teague of Centre
• Zachary Thomson of Huntsville
• Phoebe Wallace of Oneonta
• Emily Wilson of Scottsboro
• Natalie Zeus of Albertville

University of Alabama

• Madeline Grace Devin of Boaz
• Zoe L. Epperson of Grant
• Dylan Michael Fraser of Birmingham
• Joshua B. Golden of Albertville
• Donovan Pierre-Nicola Guinois-Golden of Altoona
• Seth Ray Hopper of Boaz
• Turner James Hughes of Birmingham
• Alaina C. Keller of Guntersville
• Riley Elizabeth Price of Gadsden
• Lucas C. Smith of Boaz
• Nahom Seyefe Workalemahu of Albertville

University of Alabama in Birmingham

• Turner Hughes of Birmingham
• Jackson Simmons of Albertville
• Parker Gilliland of Locust Fork
• Susana Juarez Soriano of Albertville
• Mary Kathryn Lang of Boaz
• Summer Maddox of Crossville
• Shelby Payne of Warrior
• Nahom Workalemahu of Albertville
• Melissa Aragon of Boaz
• Madelyn Bearden of Guntersville
• Kiara Robinson of Athens
• Allison Menefee of Arab
• Daniel Villacorta-Ayala of Boaz
• Jaycee Dill of Gardendale
• Gracie Harrell of Guntersville
• Brooks Tolbert of Calera