IMMEDIATE                                                                                                FEBRUARY 4, 2004

ABAC ANNOUNCES FALL SEMESTER GRADUATES

TIFTON--Registrar Beth Saxon recently announced that 189 students completed the requirements for graduation from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College at the end of the fall semester. These students were eligible to receive their associate degree diplomas at graduation exercises on Dec. 16, 2003. The students, their hometowns, and their fields of study are as follows:

           


ADEL

            Ebony Hillman, Nursing

William Paulk, Law Enforcement, with high

            honors

            Henry Register, Nursing

            Audie Rowe, Criminal Justice--General,

                        with high honors

 

            ALAPAHA

            Carroll Jackson, Nursing

            Craig Stewart, Nursing

            Kellie Turner, Criminal Justice, with honors

 

            ALPHARETTA

            Nicholas Richards, Golf Turf Management

 

            ASHBURN

            Allison Brock, Nursing

            Algenard Bryant, Sociology

            Misty Culpepper, Psychology

Tammatha Graddic, Early Childhood

                        Education

            Jennifer Hill, Early Childhood Education

            Timothy Tamargo, Secondary Education:

                        Social Science, with honors

Allison Whitehead, Business

                        Administration, with high honors

 

            AUBURN

            Kevin Collier, Business Administration

 

            BACONTON

            Amanda Elmore, Agriculture

 

            BAXLEY

            Jason Hurst, Art

Erica Lynch, Family and Consumer

                        Sciences

            Ross Weaver, P-12: Special Education, with

                        honors

 

                       

 

BLACKSHEAR

            Minnie Shirley, Secondary Education:

                        Mathematics, with honors

 

            BLUE RIDGE

            Robert McDaniel, Agriculture

 

            CAIRO

            Christopher Barfield, Wildlife Technology

 

            CALHOUN

            Matthew Sheriff, Wildlife Technology

 

            CAMILLA

            Virgil Holton, Forest Resources

 

            CHATSWORTH

            Damien Wilbanks, Golf Club Management

 

            CHULA

LaRae Moore, Psychology, with high honors

 

            CLAYTON

            Justin Gates, Commercial Turf

Management; Golf Turf Management

 

            COHUTTA

            Lacey Gibson, Animal Science; Livestock

                        Health

 

            COLQUITT

            Richard Little, Agricultural Engineering

                        Technology

 

            COLUMBUS

Jeffery Phillips, Wildlife Technology, with

                        honors

 

           

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Graduates/Fall 2003

 

CONYERS

            Derwin Davis, Psychology, with high

                        honors

            William Faith, Forest Technology, with

                        honors

            Rhett Sloan, Agricultural Engineering

                        Technology

            Jennifer Stockton, Agriculture

 

            COOLIDGE

            Anna Burgess, Agriculture

            Sheila King, Nursing

 

            CORDELE

            Jeremy Griffin, Forest Technology

 

            COVINGTON

            Marcus Pollard, Wildlife Technology

            John Tamplin, Agriculture

 

            CUMMING

            Evan Collins, Landscape Design and

                        Grounds Management

 

            CUTHBERT

            Jason Jackson, Agriculture, with high

                        honors

 

            DACULA

            Morgan Elder, Business Administration

 

            DALTON

Tonya Cravens, Animal Science; Livestock

                        Health

 

            DOERUN

            Jill Summerlin, Psychology

 

            DOUGLAS

            Wylene Walker, Nursing

 

            DRY BRANCH

            Wade Trawick, Poultry Technology

 

            EAST ELLIJAY

            Paula Teague, Agriculture

 

            ENIGMA

            Rachel Bolden, Business and Office

                        Technology: Co-op

            Melissa Goodman, Nursing

 

            FITZGERALD

            Amanda Barrs, Early Childhood Education

            Rachelle Fuller, Business Administration,

                        with honors

            Kristin Mackenzie, Journalism

            Charles McDonald, Psychology

            Mecca McIntyre, Nursing

            Sara O'Neal, Nursing

            Payton Phillips, Nursing; Business Administration

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FITZGERALD (CONT.)

Matthew Seagroves, Business

                        Administration

            Matthew Stembridge, Business

                        Administration, with honors

            James Troupe, Nursing

            Elizabeth Wilcox, Early Childhood

                        Education

            Angie Windom, Business and Office

                        Technology: Co-op

 

            FLOWERY BRANCH

            Jason Pierce, Golf Turf Management

 

            HAZLEHURST

            Charles Harrell, Criminal Justice

 

            KINGSTON

            Melissa Denmon, Horse Operation

                        Management--Certificate

 

            LA FAYETTE

Emma Chapman, Early Childhood

                        Education

 

            LAWRENCEVILLE

            Eddie Tompkins, Wildlife Technology

            Nathan Weaver, Golf Turf Management

 

            LEARY

            John Hamill, Business Administration

            Jed Kimbrel, Agri-Business Technology

 

            LEESBURG

            Albert Roberts, Wildlife Technology

            Tosha Whitsett, Nursing

 

            LENOX

            Lenton Daughtrey, Political Science

            Benjamin Harris, Landscape Design and

                        Grounds Management

            Miriam Shaw, Nursing, with high honors

            Ricky Simpson, Radiologic Science

 

            LOCUST GROVE

            Donnie Dill, Ornamental Production

 

            LYONS

            Zachary Tomlin, Golf Turf Management,

                        with honors

 

            MADISON

            Daniel Nicholson, Forest Resources

 

            MANSFIELD

            Justin Henderson, Agricultural Engineering

                        Technology

 

 

 

 

(more)

Graduates/Fall 2003

 

            MCDONOUGH

John Godlewski, Commercial Turf                                            Management; Golf Turf

                        Management

 

            MONTICELLO

            William Bryant, Wildlife Technology

 

            MOULTRIE

            Carol Gay, Nursing

            Amy Griner, Business Administration

            Tiffany Hall, Economics, with honors

            Joshua Hart, Psychology

            Dean Rychener, Computer Information

                        Systems:  Co-op

            Ja'Net Smith, Early Childhood Education

 

            NASHVILLE

            Jessica Wheeler, Psychology, with honors

 

            NORMAN PARK

            Kristi Duggan, Psychology, with honors

            Gregory Harrell, Agri-Business Technology,

                        with honors

 

            OCILLA

Shukeria Bryant, Business Administration,

                        with honors

            Mary Lanier, Sociology

            Charity Monk, Business Administration,

                        with high honors

            Karol Nyberg, Nursing

            Theresa Smith, Nursing

            Christopher Stripling, Biological and

                        Agricultural Engineering, with

                        honors

            Patrick Talton, Nursing

            Austin Tucker, Agriculture

            Monica Wynn, Criminal Justice

 

            OMEGA

            Sonya Moorman, Nursing

 

            PELHAM

            Ashley Barrentine, Agriculture

 

            PERRY

            Sherry Nipper, Early Childhood Education

            Garey Zamzow, Business Administration

 

            PINE MOUNTAIN

            Jessica Crowe, Agriculture

 

            QUITMAN

            Heather Moore, Nursing

 

            ROCHELLE

            Candice Clark, Agriculture, with high

                        honors

            Melinda Willard, Business Administration

 

 

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            SAVANNAH

            Bert Barrett, Commercial Turf Management

 

            SHADY DALE

            Faith Bogan, Respiratory Therapy

 

            SMITHVILLE

            Courtney Klein, Agriculture

 

            SNELLVILLE

            Kelly Beach, General Business

 

            SPARKS

            Heather Futch, Psychology, with honors

            April Sharp, Nursing

 

            SUMNER

            Christopher Berry, General Business

 

            SYCAMORE

            Kaleise Daniels, Nursing

            Christina Fowler, Nursing

            Rebecca Wynn, P-12 Education

 

            TALKING ROCK

            Phillip Jones, Agricultural Engineering

                        Technology, with honors

 

            THOMASVILLE

            David Brady, Wildlife Technology

            Holly Brady, Agriculture

 

            TIFTON

            Alma Ball, Business Administration

            Mary Bell, Information Technology

            Tonya Bennett, Nursing

            James Cargle, Business Administration

            Joseph Carter, Business Administration,

                        with honors

            Mark Cox, Wildlife Technology

            Jacquelin Eaton, Nursing

            Rhonda Evans, Business Information

                        Technology--Certificate

            Amber Gibbs, Human Services--General

Joni Goodemote, Early Childhood

                        Education, with honors

            Hunter Greer, History

            Erica Hart, Human Services

            Misty Hayden, Computer Science

            Kelly Helwig, Secondary Education: Social

                        Science, with high honors

            Brandon Holley, Business Administration,

                        with honors

            Rachell Holmes, Nursing

            Patricia Holt, Business Administration

            Benjamin Hoover, Political Science

            Susan Horne, Nursing

Eldra Hughes, Computer Information

                        Systems:  Co-op

 

(more)

           

Graduates/Fall 2003

 

TIFTON (CONT.)

Sherri Long, Nursing

            Shundra McDuffie, Children and Family

                        Services, with high honors

            Jared Morton, Golf Club Management

            Christopher Pate, Nursing, with honors

            Cynthia Plair, Early Childhood Education,

                        with honors

            Michael Schmitt, Golf Turf Management

            Jackie Shepherd, Child and Family

                        Services--Certificate

            Ardeart Singleton, Accounting: Co-op

            Maresa Smith, Business Administration

            Myra Smith, Early Childhood Education

            Jason Stuart, Biology, with honors

            John Sumner, Journalism

            Kevin Walters, Business Administration

            Michelle White-Jordan, Nursing

            Candace Whittle, Business Administration,

                        with high honors

            Jill Williams, Business Administration, with

                        high honors

            Carole Ann Winslette, Nursing

 

            TOCCOA

            Amanda Thomason, Early Childhood

                        Education

 

            TUCKER

Chara Eichelberger, Business

                        Administration

 

            TY TY

            Georgia Barfield, Art, with honors

 

            VALDOSTA

            Lulu Bamfo, Nursing

            Allison Boyle, Children and Family

                        Services

            Melissa Hancock, Nursing

            Roger Herring, Nursing, with honors

            Maja Rountree, Nursing

            Tammy Walthour, Occupational Therapy

 

            VIDALIA

            William Tollison, Landscape Design and

                        Grounds Management, with honors

 

            WAYCROSS

            Alan Tanner, Forest Technology

 

            WRIGHTSVILLE

            Caci Cook, Agriculture

            Matthew Powell, Agriculture

 

            ZEBULON

            Christina Pittman, Horse Operation

                        Management--Certificate

 

 

 

           

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FLORIDA

APOPKA

            Francisco Zepeda, Criminal Justice--General

 

            DUETTE

            Kellie O'Connor, Forest Technology;

                        Wildlife Technology

 

            KISSIMMEE

            Erlande Demorin, Physical Therapy

 

            OCOEE

            Maria Sanchez, Information Technology

 

            TAMPA

            Joseph Spicola, Animal Science; Livestock

                        Health

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

            GREENWOOD

            Robert New, Forest Technology

 

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