Gadsden State Celebrates 558 Graduates at Summer and Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony

T.L. Sullivan | The Weekly Ledger News | Local News

CENTRE, Ala. – Gadsden State Community College proudly recognized the achievements of its Summer and Fall 2025 graduates during a commencement ceremony held on December 18 at Gadsden State Cherokee campus in Centre, honoring hundreds of students for their academic dedication and success.

A total of 558 students were celebrated for completing associate degrees, certificates, and short-term certificates, earning a combined 913 academic credentials. The ceremony highlighted not only academic completion, but also excellence, perseverance, and commitment to personal and professional growth.

Among those recognized, 188 students earned academic honors, signified by traditional honor cords reflecting their level of achievement.

• 45 students graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.9–4.0 GPA, wearing gold cords

• 55 students earned Magna Cum Laude honors with GPAs ranging from 3.7–3.89, wearing red cords

• 52 students graduated Cum Laude with GPAs of 3.5–3.69, wearing red and gold cords

• 36 students graduated with distinction, earning certificates while maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA, and were recognized with red and black cords

College officials praised the graduating class for their dedication and resilience, noting that many students balanced academics with work, family responsibilities, and community involvement.

Graduates hailed from across Northeast Alabama, Northwest Georgia, and beyond, reflecting Gadsden State’s broad regional impact. Communities represented include Centre, Gadsden, Fort Payne, Anniston, Rainbow City, Jacksonville, Piedmont, Oxford, Southside, and dozens of others throughout Alabama and Georgia.

Summer and Fall 2025 Graduates

Albertville – Evelyn Francisco, Jose Garcia, Jose Hernandez Casillas, William Morton, Giaus Spurgeon, and Alleigh Wilkerson

Alexandria – Grayson Freeman, Jasper Hall, Tucker Kilgore, James Lewis, George Mink, Tamara Rollins, Justin Smith, Madison Studdard, and Emma Wills

Altoona – Kristen Eller, Dalton Garmon, Kathryn Grayson, Makenna McKee, Kara Reynolds, Viridiana Saucedo, Zachary Stewart, and Jacob Watts

Anniston – Imani Afford, Kyndal Alvarez, Yashua Arevalo, Unrayia Barclay, Gavin Barnes, Joshua Beasley, Tyler Bell, Nakia Birdsong, Melissa Bohorquez, Rachel Bonnett, Kailen Bradley, Francesca Brown, Brock Burns, Jordan Campbell, Grace Chastain, Gwendolyn Chinchilla-Bryant, Lauren Cleveland, Kenneth Collins, Britney Conway, Justin Crandall, Tyler Doggrell, Landon Dotson, Sean Yvor Gabrielle Echipare, Ashton Elder, Shaylynn Forsyth, Cartrica Foster, Alyssa Green, Caden Hartsfield, Kalid Heard, Abigail Heathcock, Georgina Hernandez, Briana Horn, Demetria Houston, Jasmine Houston, Gregory Hunter, James Hyche, Savannah Johns, Rayven Kelley, Roxanne Kotlowski, Dale Layton, Aundrea Longmire, Deborah Magouirk, Sydney Marion, Laura Martin, Dayjah Matthews, Letecia Melson, Kyla Miller, Shayla Millwood, Hala Mohammad Mustafa, Victoria Monroe, Lisa Montgomery, Makala Nolen, Raegan Nunez, Olivia Overholtzer, Jakeyon Peters, Maci Preston, Piper Price, Ashlynn Puckett, Ray Ragland, Yair Rios, Ariel Rivera, Kacey Sandstrom, Sholanda Scott, Taran Seymour, Carson Spurlin, Rebecca Surrett, Kayleigh Thomas, Cassius Thompson-Fairs, Mackenzie Thrasher, Latrentis Turner, Ashley Vise, Felix Waldrop, Steven Wells, Selena Whitman, Griffin Wilburn, and Katelyn Willis

Arab – Kathryn Langley

Ashland – Tanner Adamson, Savannah Bowling, Jaylen Foster, Markel Seymour, and Kobie Traylor

Ashville – Halli Black, Suzanna Brock, Montana Campbell, Alexis Daily, Adam Lopano, and Jordyn Morris

Attalla – Jeffery Baty, Mary Boley, Tiffany Brock, Colton Cagle, James Clark, Josynez Gamez, April Hammonds, Hannah Hufstetler, Macie Hunt, Brooklyn Jones, Sydney Jones, Madison Kelley, Jaken Lindsey, Ethan Logan, Cassandra McDaris, Kaitlyn Nelms, Abigail Nelson, Kylee Roden, Kaylee Rogers-Lee, Sarah Scarborough, David Smith, Matthew Vasser, and Jennifer Wynn

Bessemer – James Ingle

Birmingham - Ashley Berry, Hadassa Da Costa Pereira Dourado, Kimberly Norman, and James Wright

Boaz – Lori Barnes, Nijai Bolden, Brian Carnes, Leilani Cazares, Jenifer Contreras, Lauren Daves, Juan Diaz Gonzalez, Courtney Garmany, Breanna Jacobs, Christopher McCurley, Payton Mintz, Amara Oaks, and Dillon Owens

Bremen, Ga. – Becca Monroe and Laura Teater

Bryant – Kelsey Cooper

Cedar Bluff – Caridean Bakes, Natalie Baty, and Nathaniel Wells

Cedartown, Ga. – Mindy Easterwood, Maria Escutia, and Madison Hollis

Centre – Joseph Brown, MaKayla Chandler, Yolonda Harp, Hannah Harper, Briley Hincy, Ally King, Kimberly Lambert, Joseph Lockridge, Emma Mohler, Emalee Morrison, Ashton Roberts, A’leeyah Rooks, Allison Russell, and Laney White

Chelsea – JaNa Moore

Collinsville – Jadyn Foster, Emma Matthews, Faviola Mendoza Ortiz, Lexi Sanderson, and Colton Wills

Courtland – Montrevion Kellogg

Cropwell – Haleigh Capuano, Summer Cornelius, Caitlin Kennedy, and Marissa Ritten

Crossville – Kaleigh Butler, Kayla Lindsay, and Cody Woods

Cullman – Bella Gingrich

Dallas, Ga. – Hector Gomez

Delta – Sarah Ford and Amber Newborn

Eastaboga – Kelly Dunn, Destiny Isbell, Kylie Kiker, and Sharon Mays

Fairhope – Victoria Wolfe

Fort Payne – Will Abernathy, April Avalos Rico, Cherri Burt, Jephthah Calixto Nunez, Allison Davis, Jessica Goza, Kennedy Henderson, Jocelyn Liles, and Kelsie Martin

Fruithurst – Holly Cochran and Jasmine Morris

Fyffe – Emma Bethune and Bradley Luker

Gadsden – Avelardo Agustin Berduo, Rain Barron, TaShanuna Barton, Shelly Bishop, Evan Brand, Gabriel Brito, Ugochukwu Buchi-Ahiabuike, Kira Butler, Riley Carmack, Erik Cattling, Brandon Cervantes, Carsen Chesnut, Nicholas Clark, Belvajean Collom, Conner Croft, Gabrielle Dixon, Gregory Farmer, Amy Frohock, Lucas Gamblin, Aguilar Gaspar, Brandon Gilbert, Serenity Gover, McKenna Hale, Alan Hartman, Maleke Harvey, Ashley Hawk, Derik Henson, Alyah Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Alexandria Johnson, Gracie Johnson, Kerryl Johnson, Sarah Johnson, Chasity Jones, Ashley King, Erin Kirby, Anneabella Kirkland, Destiny Lezotte, Chaeli Little, Daniel Lopez Vasquez, German Malone, Arielle McBride, Terri McCain, Seth McConnell, Ronan McFadden, Elizabeth Moore, Tyler Mostiller, Dearrius Myers, Chloe Nichols, Dalton O’Bryant, Zakaiya Pace, Andre Patterson, Brenda Payton, Emily Perez, Jakob Pope, Elyza Powell, Nia Presley, Isabel Ramos, Mason Robinson, James Rutledge, Bethany Sandridge, Brianna Sandridge, Kayla Schoenlein, Kathrine Shaneyfelt, Anna Shook, Danasha Simpkins, Ashley Sjoerdsma, Keller Skaggs, Kathryn Smith, Thearse Stocks, Celeste Taylor, Maggie Thacker, Katlyn Thomas; Samantha-Lynn Thomas, Destiny Tuck, Neanna Turner, Makayla Waters, Jaylin Wehunt, Otis White, Layla Williams, Taveyah Williams, Makya Wilson, McKinley Wilson, Taylor Witt, Clinton Woody, James Yohe, Rosita Zendejas, and Daniella Zikpi

Gallant – William Clark, Lelah Rogers, and Abigail Smith

Gardendale – Chandler Petix and Tyra Sellers

Gaylesville – Carrington Nails, Victoria Slayton, Jennifer Strength, and Amber Whitaker

Glencoe – Maghan Alford, Ashley Baccus, Kaleb Barber, Emilyn Cornelius, Kaylee Higdon, Judson Littlejohn, Savannah Rogers, Phillip Simmons, Kayla Stamps, Anna Stanley, Peyton Thompson, and Shelby Tullis

Goodwater – Tiffany Higgins

Guntersville – Finley Baker and Cristian Hernandez San Juan

Harpersville – Makasia Crawford

Heflin – Victoria Conkle, James Fuller, Mallory Grubbs, Riona Jordan, Saige Kennedy, Casey Lail, Kayleigh Lee, Ana McVay, William Morrow, Hailey Sparks, and Brittany Wheeler

Henagar – Isabella Shelley

Hokes Bluff – Joshua Carr, Railey Colvard, Kelci Garmon, Jessica Gray, Elijah Heath, Macie Robertson, Nena Stephens, and Thomas Stevens

Hoover – Kelsi Wilson

Jacksonville -  Ethan Arflack, Leah Burgess, Tristan Burgess, Autumn Carr, Garrett Cranmer, Jonathan Dickson, Alexis Duran, Hailey Frye, Kara Grace, Tristan Green, Tracy January, Olivia King, Michael Mabry, Annie Mullinax, Joshua Parris, Raymond Roberson, Pamela Scott, Erin Smith, Victoria Turner, Eric Wilkerson, Aliyah Williams, and Andrew Wright

Kingston, Ga. – Mckayla Stanley

Leeds – Alexia Alonso-Diaz

Leesburg – Seth Helms, Bailey Kilgore, Matthew Livingston, Chelsea Nichols, Ashley Privett, Anna Smith, Rylin St. Clair, and Courtney Wilson

Lincoln – Emma Bohannon, Elizabeth Groce, Chasity Holland, Erika Meza, Savannah Pointer, Jayden Ramsey, and Ciara Spencer

Lineville – Joshua Davis, Jessie Hornsby, and Luke North

Menlo, Ga. – Memery Gwin

Millerville – Lakerra Barclay

Montevallo – Tyreese Stoutermire

Munford – Bryaneisha Bradford, Dalen Cunningham, Ashley Joyce, Dylan Parker, Cassandra Ponder, and Ashley Swinford

Newell – Ayla Biaggini

Odenville – Lauren Brasher and Brandon Davis

Ohatchee – Jacob Brewster, Terry Brown, Ellie Carden, Margie Elliott, Israel Hawkins, Abigail Read, KaSandra Smith, Nickoles Stephens, Carlie Jo Thrasher, and Destiny Turner

Oneonta – Gracelyn Price

Opelika – Brooklyn Lagoy

Orange Beach – Anthony Grigsby

Oxford – Kilby Barefoot, Leslit Basilio Cuevas, Elizabeth Caldwell, Lacy Campbell, Brandon Champion, Jon Denney, Fiona Dong, Ashley Elam, Erica Ford, Alyssia Garrett, Peyton Harris, Kristal Hayes, Jody Hyatt, Zaccheus Johnson, Dianne Lenori, Jesus Olivarres, Dashia Parker, Richard Potter, Valorie Ray, Mercedes Rodriguez, Mattison Sirmon, Jackson Sprayberry, Isabell Strickland, Jessica Stringer, Lily Taylor, Sherry Williams, Ashley Wolf, and Jackson Wyatt

Pell City – Joseph Capuano, Curtis Collins, and Katelyn Muncher

Phenix City – Tiearia Fariss

Piedmont – Erin Adderhold, Justice Angle, Buffy Bailey, Shasta Benitez, Morgan Brown, Victoria Cantrell, Kenneth Dodd, Ethan Floyd, Yuqian Gan, Sarah Goss, Meadow Gossett, Kaydence Harrison, Hannah Howell, Anna Jenkins, Karsyn Kirk, Jonathon Moody, Amelia Nixon, Anna Pace, Emilee Parris, Bailey Partner, Shannon Rasool, Brooklyn Reid, Crimson Sims, Leah Tolbert, Breana Webb, and Tracy Williams

Prattville – Alexis Renn

Ragland – Logan Watts

Rainbow City – Catherine Anderson, Jessa Barnes, Ciara Bowers-Jones, Robert Brooks, Kristy Cooper, Monique Curry, Koby Dillard, Jaden Duran, Haleigh Graves, Julianna Hayes, Kristin Hays, Breunna Holt, Jakylyn Holt, Virginia Horton, Kokou Hounkpati, Saydee Kilgore, Dyamond McCadney, Tshegofatso Moeng, Manci Patel, Ethan Tolson, and Sidney Vance

Rainsville – Kevin Corona and Jeffery Keith

Ranburne – Gabrielle Benefield, John Caldwell, and Jean Matthews

Rock Spring, Ga. – Amber Cruise

Rome, Ga. – Linda Brawley, Ashton Brewster, Jessica Dillard, Devin Herod, Anel Jacobo, Tricia Kines, Brooklynn Mincey, Abbie Roberson, Alexis Russell, Lizbeth Terry, Gabriela Vasquez, Misty Ware-Gordon, and Brianna Watkins

Sand Rock – Savannah Mayes

Sardis – Jacob Beck

Silver Creek, Ga. – Brittney Carter and Ashlie Watson

Southside – Drake Albury, Meredith Bain, Elanor Battle Krusick, Lauren Boyd, Emily Howell, Michael Hyland, Meredith Keener, Cayden McCord, Logan Perkins, Jackson Sims, Deannia Spiller, Britney Stephens, Alyssa Streefkerk, Phillip Ulrich, Sheena Wallace, and Tristan Wrage

Springville – Lauren Blake, Natalie Davis, Olivia Holland, and Peyton King

Steele – Ariel Miller

Summerdale – Colton Ziegler

Summerville, Ga. – Dustin Fitzgerald, Ivy Middleton, Kiley Smith, and Madison Smith

Sylacauga – Amari Headen

Talladega – Hareem Averitte, Nicholas Butler, Olivia Deloach, Kimberly Gurley, Alexis Miller, Danielle Reynolds, Raiesha Seals, Madeline Thomas, Haley Townsend, and Misty Walker

Temple, Ga. – Judith Timmons

Tuscaloosa – Royce Anderson

Valley Head – Savannah Hall

Villa Rica, Ga. – Katie Dukes and Keon Thomas

Weaver – Jacob Benefield, Alison Calhoun, Hayden Dothard, Rachel Etheridge, Ethan Fair, Eva Foley, Cheryl Hendrickson, Alita Hill, Elizabeth Johnson, Angel Le, and Sierra Smith

Wedowee – Kya Carter, Alma Looney, and Sara Roman

Wellington – Behegbin Djesse, Kirsten Heathcock, and Parice Norris

Woodland – Leah Williamson

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