May 4, 2006
 
GVCNRCTC Honors 95 Candidates for Graduation
 
By HNN Staff
 
Lewisburg, WV (HNN) – Ninety-five students who have taken all or most of the course work on the Greenbrier Valley Campus of New River Community and Technical College were honored Saturday evening, April 29, 2006 at the annual Spring Awards Banquet.
 
The 95 students are candidates for a total of 105 degrees and certificates
 
Held in the Underwood Youth Center on the grounds of the State Fair of WV, the banquet opened with the announcement by Michael Palm of Ronceverte, NRCTC dean of Student Services, that Janet K. Shelton of Fairlea who is a candidate for Regents Bachelor of Arts degree at Bluefield State College has been named Salutatorian of the Class of 2006 at BSC.
 
Nearly all of Shelton's course work was completed at GVCNRCTC.
 
Other major awards presented included the Adjunct Faculty of the Year award to David Cotrill of Lewisburg, instructor of English, and Faculty of the Year award to Gregg Wingo of Lewisburg, visiting instructor of Business..
 
The Student Government most valuable player award was presented to Gershom Perry.
 
Also recognized during the awards presentation were the student tutors who must hold a 3.0 grade point average and give of their time to help their fellow students. They are Cara Baldwin, Clintonville, Curtis Carr, Rupert, Nathan Clay, Marie Coleman, Amanda DePriest, Williamsburg, Jenny Fogus, Caleb Hanna, Robert Hefner, Frankford, Sandra Hinkle, Jessica Hunter, Sinks Grove, Kenneth Janz, Scott Loving, and Beverly Pauley, Alderson.
 
The Student Government Association paid tribute to the faculty sponsor, Mrs. Judy Stennett of Friars Hill, instructor of English, and Mrs. Wanda Johnson of Lewisburg, sponsor and program coordinator in the office of Student Services. The sponsors then honored Natasha McMann of Marlinton for her service as SGA president.
 
Also honored by the SGA were special guests, President and Mrs. Ted Spring of NRCTC. Other special guests were Mary Igo of Summersville, NRCTC director of Continuing Education, and Mrs. Vicki Nutter of Craigsville, a member of the NRCTC Board of Governors.
 
Participants in The Saga, the school publication for the Greenbrier Valley Campus, were also honored. They were Dusty Allen, Union, Ashli O'Dell, Donna Sue Hatfield, K. Baldwin, Beverly Pauley of Alderson, Natasha McMann of Marlinton, Elizabeth Browning, Lewisburg, Kenneth Miller, Lewisburg, James P. Craft, White Sulphur Springs, Benjamin Whited, Lewisburg, Pamela Renick Phares, Williamsburg, Shannon Wickline, Union, Rosemary Logan-Winston, Lewisburg, Jackie McComsey, Alderson, Paul Sweet, Lewisburg, Merrie Bryant, White Sulphur Springs, Myron Pierson, Covington, Va., Pamela Burgess, Judy Stennett of Friars Hill, and Dr. Ted Spring of Beckley,
 
Honored by the Veterans Upward Bound program were Harold L. Messenger, Sophia, Associate of Science General Business; Benjamin L. Shelton of White Sulphur Springs, Associate of Applied Science Hospitality and Tourism Management; Michael Welch, Caldwell, Associate of Science Corrections; Janet L. Hopkins, Alderson, Bachelor of Arts Regent's Bachelor of Arts; Christopher K. Massey, Lewisburg, Bachelor of Arts Social Science; Timothy G. Blankenship, Beaver, BSAE/Bachelor of Science Architectural Engineering Technology; and Charles L. Brockway, Alderson, ASCR/Associate of Science Corrections.
 
Besides aiding veterans who are receiving degrees through their work on the Greenbrier Valley Campus from New River Community and Technical College and Bluefield State College, the Veterans Upward Bound at NRCTC also has students graduating this year from Dabney S. Lancaster Community College and Mountain State University.
 
Other academic recognition was awarded by Lizabeth Rogers of Alderson, interim director of the Beckley NRCTC Campus and assistant professor of POST, to Jennifer L. Blevins, Alderson, Associate of Science Professional Office Systems Technology; Jessica L. Hunter, Sinks Grover, certificate in Technical Office Procedures and Skills; April L. Gill, Ronceverte, certificate in Technical Studies Medical Assisting; Candice K. Anderson, White Sulphur Springs, certificate in Medical Insurance Billing and Coding.
 
Dr. Lucie Refsland of Lewisburg, professor of mathematics, honored Pamela R. Phares, Williamsburg, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education K-6; and Gregg Wingo of Lewisburg, visiting professor in Business, honored Eddie J. Gullette, Union, Associate of Science General Business Management; Amanda C. DePriest, Williamsburg, Associate of Science General Business Accounting; and Benjamin L. Shelton, White Sulphur Springs, Associate of Science General Business Marketing.
 
Donna Lewis of White Sulphur Springs, program coordinator in the office of Student Services, honored Marsha K. Merritt, Frankford; Associate of Science General Education; Melissa R. Waid, White Sulphur Springs, Associate of Applied Science Board of Governors; Janet K. Shelton, Fairlea, Bachelor of Arts Regent's Bachelor of Arts; and Tina L. Forren, Meadow Bridge, Associate of Applied Science Occupational Development.
 
Honored by Myron Pierson of Covington, Va., , adjunct instructor in Corrections, were Dustin J. Miller, Gap Mills, Associate of Science Corrections; and Heather D. Price, Rupert, Associate of Science Law Enforcement.
 
Candidates for graduation from the area of the Greenbrier Valley Campus include Danny Abston, Rupert, BS Business Administration; Billie Alderman, Beckley, AS General Business; Cameron Altizer, Frankford, AS General Education; Candice Anderson, White Sulphur Springs, CT Medical Insurance Billing and Coding; Drenda Auvil, Ronceverte, BS Criminal Justice Administration, AS Corrections and AS Law Enforcement; Wendy Bailey, Hinton, BA Regents Bachelor; Alan Baker, Alderson, AS General Business; Michael Baker, Lindside, BS Electrical Engineering Technology;
 
Amber Beckner, Ronceverte, AS General Business, AS Professional Office Systems Technology; CT Medical Insurance Billing and Coding; Jennifer Blevins, Alderson, AS Professional Office Systems Technology and CT Technical Office Procedures and Skills; Tammy Brammer, Ronceverte, AS Corrections; Charles Brockway, Alderson, AS Corrections; Christopher Brown, Lewisburg, AS Mechanical Engineering Technology and BS Mechanical Engineering Technology; Sharon Bonds, Fairlea, AS General Business and AS Professional Office Systems Technology; Joyce Byers, Renick, BS Early/Middle Education; Wanda Callison, Renick, AS General Education; Darren Campbell, Lewisburg, AS General Business; Etrulia Clemens, Lewisburg, CT Medical Insurance Billing and Coding; Sandra Cole, Asbury, AAS Occupational Development; Kerri Davis, Lewisburg, AS General Business; Amanda DePriest, Williamsburg, AS General Business;
 
Sandra Dixon, Union, AS Hospitality and Tourism Management and BS Regents Bachelor of Arts; Saundra Ellison, Meadow Bridge, AS Professional Office Systems Technology; Tina Forren, Meadow Bridge, AAS Occupational Development; April Gill, Ronceverte, CT Medical Assisting; Rebekah Godshall, Blacksburg, Va., BS Business Administration; Sonya Goddard, White Sulphur Springs, BS Business Administration; Jennifer Gore, Talcott, BS Criminal Justice Administration; Steven Gravely, Marlinton, AS General Business; Eddie Gullette, Union, AS General Business;
 
Samandria Hamilton, Jamaca, NY, AAS Board of Governors; Stacy Hammons, Ronceverte, AS General Education; Janet Hopkins, Alderson, BS Regents Bachelor of Arts; Christina Hunter, Crawley, AS General Business; Christopher Hunter, Rupert, AS General Business; Jessica Hunter, Sinks Grove, AS General Business; David Kershner, Hillsboro, AS General Education; Amy Kessler, Smoot, BS Early/Middle Education; Cassandra King, Alderson, AS General Business; William King, Lewisburg, AS General Education;
 
Daren Lewis, Lewisburg, BS Applied Science; Caroline Lindsey, Ronceverte, BS Early/Middle Education; Raveen Lipman, Marlinton, AS Nursing; Kathryn Malcom, Marlinton, AS General Education; Christopher Massey, Lewisburg, BA Social Science; Rebecca McClung, Rupert, AS Hospitality and Tourism Management; Tonia McCoy, Ronceverte, AS General Education, AS Professional Office Systems Technology; Stephanie McCraw, Lewisburg, BS Early/Middle Education; Rebekah McDowell, Ronceverte, AS General Education; Matthew Merriman, Lewisburg, AS Radiologic Technology; Marsha Merritt, Frankford, AS General Education; Dustin Miller, Gap Mills, AS Corrections; Stefani Napier, Lewisburg, AAS Hospitality and Tourism Management; Donna O'Dell, Alderson, AS General Business; Megan Paulin, Renick, AS Professional Office Systems Technology, CT Technical Office Procedures and Skills; Pamela Phares, Williamsburg, BS Early/Middle Education;
 
William Phlegar, Lewisburg, BS Applied Science; Heather Price, Rupert, AS Law Enforcement; Carol Ramsey, Smoot, AS General Business; Pamela Ramsey, Caldwell, AS General Business; Molly Rogers, Rupert, BS Early/Middle Education; David Romine, Lewisburg, AS Radiology Technology; Kimberly Rose, Fairlea, AS Hospitality and Tourism Management; Christine Sams, Lewisburg, AAS Board of Governors; Mark Sealey, Ronceverte, AS General Business; Jessica Sharp, Marlinton, AS Professional Office Systems Technology; Autumn Shelton, Rupert, AS General Education; Benjamin Shelton, White Sulphur Springs, AAS Hospitality and Tourism Management; Janet Shelton, Fairlea, BA Regents Bachelor of Arts; Katherine Shelton, White Sulphur Springs, AAS Hospitality and Tourism Management; Stacie Simms, Charmco, AS Nursing; Audrey Smith, Ronceverte, BS Criminal Justice Administration; Eve Smith, Lewisburg, AS Professional Office Systems Technology; Rebecca Smith, Ronceverte, BS Business Administration;
 
Leah Stone, Lewisburg, BS Business Administration; Donita Taylor, Maxwelton, AS Professional Office Systems Technology; Sarah Taylor, Lewisburg, CT Medical Insurance Billing and Coding; Ashley Terry, Ronceverte, AS Professional Office Systems Technology; Renee Terry, Lewisburg, AS General Business; Marcie Thomas, Caldwell, BS Early/Middle Education; Tina Toler, Glen Daniel, AS General Business; Penny-Jo Treadway, Danese, AS Radiologic Technology; Kimberly Tucker, Lewisburg, AS General Education; Jeffrey Utterback, Alderson, AS General Business; Melissa Waid, White Sulphur Springs, AAS Board of Governors; Sherry Walton, Hillsboro, AS Corrections; Justin Weikle, Ronceverte, AS General Business; Michael Welch, Caldwell, AS Corrections; Karen West, Ronceverte, AS General Business;
 
Stephanie White, Sinks Grove, AS Corrections; Karen Withrow, Charmco, BS Early/Middle Education; Susan Wilkins, Hillsboro, BS Business Administration; Tara Williams, Lewisburg, AS General Business; Seneca Wilmer, Ronceverte, AS General Business; and Patricia Yates, Frankford, AS General Business.