POLK STATE COLLEGE 103rd GRADUATION
January 12, 2011 - Polk State College held its 103rd Commencement on December 16, 2010, at the Polk State College Health Center in Winter Haven. Approximately 934 students were eligible to march, including Summer 2010 term graduates. Polk State College has awarded over 33,000 degrees since its inception in 1964, with more than half of its graduates continuing to live and work in Polk County.
About 66 percent of graduates received Associate in Arts (AA) degrees, which are parallel and transferable to state universities or for continuing in Polk State’s Bachelor of Applied Science programs. Twenty-three percent received Associate in Science (AS) and Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees or program certificates, which lead directly to employment. Four Bachelor of Applied Science graduates completed their bachelor degrees one term early—earning the first bachelor degrees in Polk State College history.
Here are the graduates divided by town:
ALTURAS
Michelle Platter
ARCADIA
Travis Mercer
AUBURNDALE
Aaron Albritton
Eric Altman
Cindy Alvarez
Laura Asen
Wesley Barfield
Brian Bartley
Veronica Beltran
Audra Berry
Karyn Black
Mark Brickner
Michelle Cambre
Angela Clack
Eric Collins
Cassandra Corneal
Benjamin Cruz
Kristy Dampier
Bruno De Amicis
Shannon Ellenburg
Chariti Feagle
Justine Feagles
Courtney Flowers
Carlos Gomes
Renee Griffin
Karen Gustafson
Autumn Hall
Krystal Hendershot
Joshua Hicks
Tiera Hoffman
Jessica Hughes
Kirstie Jackson
Nahomie Julien
Stephen Knapp
Kimberley Lawson
Heysel Marte
Miranda McCarty
Sheila McCarty
Jessie McLaughlin
Brandon McSwain
Cecil Moran
Clark Mulder
Jay Myers
Diana Napier
Daniel Olson
Anna Olvera
Daniel Pate
Jessica Pynes
Savanna Smith
Jaclyn Sobecki
Everett Stucky
Kalee Thompson
AVON PARK
Gerilynne Lampkin
BABSON PARK
Michael Craig
Allyson Greene
Chelsea Yakabuski
BARTOW
John Anderson
Brandon Arnold
Norman Arredondo
Brittany Bailey
Courtney Baker
Veronica Bell
Shirlene Berkel
Crystal Brooks
Jennifer Brown
Jordan Burks
Janelle Burrowes
Erica Byrd
Mandi Clanton
Jennifer Clements
Ashley Dell
Erin Ehrhart
Lakyrra Franklin
Lauren Furlong
Alyson Fus
Kimberly Galloway
Jessica Hester
Ashley Hiers
Shajuania Howard
Lee Ann Kendrick
Gwendolyn King
Deborah Kistner
Earl Kulpa
Karl Lewis
Whitney Little
Zayra Martinez
James Newberry
Colette Pittman
Theresa Prescott
Melissa Radford
Melissa Rushing
Joshua Smith
Taylor Smith
Christopher Thornburg
Shirley Walker
Whitney Warner
William Weinreich
Tanya White
Mary Wyant
BERLIN, BE
Beatrice Fritsche
BRANDON
Darlene Futch
Josh Miller
CHAMPIONS GATE
Gena Alexander
CLEARWATER
Corrina Winder
Michael Zaidel
CLERMONT
Carolina Valenzuela
DADE CITY
Marilyn Wendell
DAVENPORT
Raymond Brown
Caitlin Cowart
Jackie Dudney
Luis Fernandez
Erin Fluharty
Kwame Franklin
David Hauptman
Jessica Hawn
Alan Hogan
Sharisse Ivory
Kaitlin Kullinger
Laryssa Nakonecznyj
Marlene Navarro-Paskerta
Miriam Pichardo
Kenneth Stephens
Jorge Torres
Yvonne Tucker
Armando Urbina
Shannon Vance
Yuen Chun Wong
DEERFIELD BEACH
Allison Burton
DUNDEE
Danielle Ball
Daren Brim
Kedisha Lyseight
Michael Martinez
EAGLE LAKE
William Arnett
Jenna Bilbrey
Katelin Camp
Kayla Hobbs
Mary Kennedy
Jesse Monreal
Jodi Newberry
Miranda Rasnake
Jessica Whitmire
EATON PARK
Adam Murphy
EINSTEIN, NY
Heather Gordon
ELOISE
Carolina Lopez
FORT MEADE
Martha Armijo
Brett Carrier
Jose Chaidez
Nellie Johnson
Laura Prine
Symone Scott Lewis
FROSTPROOF
Elizabeth Bowen
Amanda Furno
Gabrielle Smith
Brittany Wilkerson
GOTHA
Sandra Durfee
HAINES CITY
Mary Bland
Kyla Boswell
Rebecca Cantave
Bradley Congdon
Kiana Crockett
Arthur Davis
Janis Davis
Ruth Dumont
Santos Gomez
Yaley Gradys
Ashley Green
Ashley Hinkle
Richner Horacius
Inez Johnson
Geraldine Joseph
Amanda Keene
Lyle Knapp
Chiquita Marlow
Justina McCray
Tara McDowell
Kristen Meade
Loi Nguyen
Randy Penick
Clarence Peoples
Amanda Plowden
Bronson Quinn
Myrisha Stafford
Shalexis Worrell
HUDSON
John Lazarz
JONAH, TX
Brooke Turner
KATHLEEN
Kristin Hover
Kayla Ratliff
Ruth Rivera
KISSIMMEE
Ouafa Aourik
Dorette Bennett
Thomas Butler
Gabriela Calderon
Jeanna Casanova
Alexandra Cullen
Brett Elliott
Eileen Keating
Chelsee Murphy
Fleurette Muscadin
Menandre Muscadin
Roxanne Raya
Durell Sykes
Tiffany Walker
LAKE ALFRED
Kayla Defeo
Stuart McCutcheon
Caitlin McMahan
Marlene Parker
Kathryn Wise
LAKE HAMILTON
Jadallah Jadallah
Joshua Laroche
Melvin Perez
LAKE WALES
Kala Borders
Graciela Carranza
Brittany Cliett
Vanessa Colburn
William Collins
Darius Daniels
Chrise Davis
Laporsha Davis
James Dodd
Raynaldo Figueroa
Vickie Joseph
Therese Kirkendall
Johnnie Kirkland
Kelly Koruschak
Lisa Langanke
Danielle Lee
Pamela Mayfield
Luis Medina
Courtney Montgomery
John Murrell
Katherine Nickell
Brandi Phillips
Crystal Russell
LAKE WORTH
Justin Hedges
LAKELAND
Shannan Abdoney
Zakarya Abrache
Shelby Adamson
Jessica Aderholt
Mohammed Ahmad
Mark Alonzo
Ezequias Altamirano
Eric Altman
Jeffrey Ammermann
Billie Anderson
Lorraine Anderson
Esmin Anderson-Griffin
Matthew Arnold
Christopher Arnold
Leigh Ash
Collin Bailey
Constance Ball
Seth Balser
David Barber
Patricia Barfield
Marlo Barnes
Samuel Barrett
Nicole Barrington
Aimee Bartling
Monique Bates
Tiffany Bearden
Clayton Beatty
Michael Bechard
Jose Bendana
James Bennett
Heather Bertucca
Jeffrey Birdwell
Amberly Blanchard
Elizabeth Blanton
Courtney Blanton
Jenna Booth
Edward Box
Rachel Boyd
Nicole Boyd
Amanda Bradley
Andrew Brendmoen
Margaret Bridges
Sonya Brinson
Lauren Brown
Shekeyal Brown
Lacee Brummett
Alicia Bruttaniti
Rachel Butler-Bosko
Derek Butts
Eugenia Bynum
Joshua Caines
Leah Carter
Brittany Celaa
Chantelle Chambers
Yusuf Chaudhry
Belinda Chen
Janice Chireno
Jessica Christian
William Christie
Daniel Claxton
Christa Cochran
Jonathon Collier
Richard Comerford
Joshua Coon
Amanda Corkum
Brenda Cruz
Sara Curry
Jonathan Curtis
Luis Cutino
Henry Cutler
Wells Daggett
Cleo Davis
Ricci Decker
Luis Delgado
Megan Dennis
Anthony Desandolo
Adrian DeSoto
Vivian Dexter
Andrea Diaz
Karl Dickson
Heather Dirck
Michael Donate
Megan Doty
Vanessa Doyle
Holly Drawdy
Natalie Dunham
Jennifer Dunifon
Branden Eckenrode
Maksim Efremov
Vildan Elibol
Angela Ferraioli
Amanda Ferrell
Christen Fiermonti
Aliona Filippov
Alison Fleniken
Callie Flores
Trafenia Flynn
Edwin Forrest
Heather Fox
Brandon Franklin
Jared Freeman
Lauren Freeman
Doreen Freeman
Natalie Gallego
Ashleigh Galloway
Belinda Gentry
Caroline Gerth
Dawn Gilstrap
Leila Gomes
Kristen Gordon
Jennie Grigalunas
Julio Guzman
Ahmed Hamdan
Jennifer Hart
Douglass Harwell
Christopher Hawks
Steven Hearth
Erik Hendrickson
Gayle Hernandez
Rhonda Heuer
Adam Higdon
Justin Hooper
Heather Hotchkiss
Loreen Hughes
Thaddeus Hughes
Shannon Hughes
Benjamin Hunt
Katrina Hunter
Kali Hunter
Jesse Husted
Jonathan Jackson
Jessica James
Gerald James
Bradley Johnson
Dakota Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Deniece Johnson
Loretta Jones
Michael Jones
Shantrice Jones
Hannah Jordan
Aaron Judy
Amanda Keene
Ian Kendrick
Ashley Kilbourn
William Kilpatrick
Kaitlin Kohnenkamp
Ryan Kohnenkamp
Kenneth Kostadinovich
Timothy Kovacich
Jonathan Krajewski
Tyler Kulig
Ginia Lamy
Martin Langston
Douglas Lanham
Janet Layug
Amanda Lefleur
Donna Leonard
Brittany Lester
Danielle Levance
Jessica Levance
Kendra Levingston
Robert Lewis
Leah Lindstamer
Lex Little
Blair Logan
Benjamin Lute
Randall Maden
Chelsea Magdanz
Ilianet Maldonado
Tiera Malone
Maria Marquez
Rossely Martinez
Emily Mashburn
Gavin Massa
Solange Matthiesen
Megan Mayer
Dustin Mayfield
Kidane McBride
Angela McCann
Katherine McCurdy
Derek McGrath
Jessica McLemore
Stephen McMachen
Christopher McQuillen
Ismelda Medrano
Alex Megivern
Amy Miller
Deddrick Miller
Michael Minix
Danielle Mitchell
Alexandra Mock
Audra Montalbano
Andrea Moore
Christian Moore
Deborah Moore
Leslie Mora
Camille Morphew
Sean Morris
Stacy Moses
Kyle Mouton
Kathleen Muller
Brittney Nales
Kendall Nalley
Rachael Neal
Eric Nettles
Joannys Nieves
Rebecca Pacatte
Ian Parlow
Juan Parra
Neki Patel
Kaley Patterson
Matthew Pearson
Diana Pernett
April Perry
Carol Peterson
Sherline Petit Frere
Lindsey Pettypiece
Rophie Philippe
Ashley Phillips
Michelle Phillips
Mike Pobjecky
Gregory Pollock
Juan Pomales
Denise Pounds
Christine Prescott
Sarah Prine
Michell Quaintance
Dyann Quinlan
Joseph Ramos
William Reed
Jessica Reibsome
Jessica Rhodes
Michael Ricciardi
Rebecca Rickman
Jessica Rist
Eleana Rivera
Whitney Roberts
Diane Robinson
Shayra Robles
Stephanie Rogers
Madelene Roserie
Wanda Ross
Gregory Rousseau
Thomas Rowles
Yaime Ruiz
Amanda Russell
Emily Sack
Andrew Sampson
Courtney Sams
Christine Samuel
Renzo San Miguel
Kenneth Sanders
Mikayla Sanford
Shanna Sarvis
Samantha Schapers
Teresa Schiffer
Leanne Schultz
Shannon Schutte
Stephanie Schwichtenberg
Ellen Scofield
Stacy Seidel
Jessica Serrano
Mary Shapiro
Kenneth Sheafer
Colleen Shedd
Justin Shiver
Kara Simmons
Angela Sirianni
Allison Skinner
Brittney Smith
Jerrod Smith
Jamie Smith
Alma Snider
Ryna Sok
Shannon Sparks
Carl Springfels
Pamela Sprow
Courtney St. Jean
Russell Stalk
Tiffiny Stephens
Juliana Stillinger
Kareen Sudine
Matthew Sunealitis
Brian Thomas
Regan Thomas
Marilyn Thompson
Summer Tinsley
Colby Toops
Joshua Torres
Kimberly Torres
Kyle Toune
Danielle Travis
Brian Trent
Febronio Trevino
Brittney Tukums
Amber Turgeon
Martha Turnage
David Twiss
Lindsey Tyson
Laura Ulrich
Sheanamoire Uria
Terry Varga
Forrest Vaughn
Lorne Veeser-Lynn
Tiffany Villarete
Jacqueline Waghorne
Elisa Walker
Joy Wallace
Michael Walsh
Keely Ward
Emily Waters
Shannon Watson
Alisa Webster
James Wells
Brittany Wheeler
Regina Wilkins
Joshua Willets
Kelsey Williams
Katrina Williams
Melissa Williams
Lisa Wudtke
Adam Wyborski
Heather Yopp
LAND ‘O LAKES
Jasmine Pierrenoel
LEXINGTON, KY
Jerisha Troxler
MELBOURNE
Kayla Hanson
MIAMI
Jessica Hyde
MULBERRY
Toby Austin
Rosalia Barreto
Alfredo Cadena
Margaret Crawshaw
Brian Gray
Erica Harley
Christine Hoffman
Laqantas Marcus
Rachel McCarthy
Brett McKenna
Danielle Paoli
Karen Sanchez
Jaclynn Smith
Joshua Wiese
NEW PORT RICHEY
Kalyn Kinnard
NORTH FORT MYERS
Matthew Perkowski
ORLANDO
Delanny Carriles
Mabel Fan
Cheri Fry
Sheneeza Iqbal
Karen Pena
Antonio Reyes
PARAMOUNT, CA
Nicole Porras
PLANT CITY
Wendi Andrel
Jacqueline Cruz
Michael Diyorio
Christina Mintz
POINCIANA
Deanna Burger
Marcia Palmer
Carolina Ramirez
Daven Remley
POLK CITY
Samantha Boyett
Ashley Cornelison
Felisha Fulton
Mark Harrell
Meagan Miller
Kimberly Reveron
Mary Theismann
David Tipton
PUNTA GORDA
David Ellner
RAYTOWN, MO
Lindsey Ness-Hunkin
riverview
Carey Shew
Steven Waters
ROCKLEDGE
Elizabeth Foster
SARASOTA
Jason Israel
Westley Soto
SEBRING
Debbie Lai
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY
Presano Bell
STAMFORD, CT
Peter Butryn
STANWIX HEIGHTS, NY
J Melioris
TAMPA
Danielle Pasquince
Carlos Rodrigues
TARPON SPRINGS
Hanna Erkkila
VALRICO
Theresa Benefield
Caitlin Cox
WAUSAU
Kaelea Kaufmann
WAVERLY
Caridad Spruell
WINTER HAVEN
Luz Abarca
Anthony Adkins
John Alderman
Andreina Almonte
Rony Alnord
Edvard Altidor
Natasha Antenor
Manal Awad
Joelski Baptiste
Roseline Blanc
Cynthia Bloom
Charlene Bovill
Alexandria Bradley
Shekisha Bryant
Travis Campbell
Joseph Carbone
Tammi Carter
Greta Cecchetti
Danielle Cherizard
Natalya Church
Brandi Coe
John Cook
Jordan Cook
Ryan Cooper
Stacy Craver
Maria Cressman
Jose Cruz
Cynthia Curran
Bethony Cuyler
Jamie Davis
Mae Davis
Lauren Deines
Masse Doumbe
Meagan Dry
Dennis Dudney
Richard Dycus
Kristin Dyer
Brittani Earp
Bria Emmons
Eric Endicott
Leia Enriquez
Tiffanie Erickson
Natasha Fenelon
Samantha Ferguson
Jonathan Firment
Eddie Flores
Jacquisha Forbes
Devin Ford
Jessie Francois
Pierre Francois
Gina Frizzell
Brittany Gibbs
Anna Giles
Samantha Gillingham
Alexander Girouard
Margarita Gomez
Cathleen Gormley
Brett Gray
Cheryl Gray
Derek Greubel
Aubrey Guenther
Bridgette Guerra
Sheana Hamilton
Jamie Hardcastle
Nathan Henderson
Donna Hettmansperger
Katelin Hettmansperger
Connie Hicks
Nadine Howard
Angela Hunter
Talya Huyghue
Casey Jarrell
Patricia Jean
Susan Jennis
Melody Jiles
Alexandrea Johnson
Rasheda Jones
Patricia Kennedy
Vladimir Kolbasov
Lindsay Larson
Megan Leblanc
Luke Lehning
Robert Lemois
Ivan Leon
Rene Leon
Alexandrea Lewis
Jenna Littrell
David Lundquist
Raymond Maccalla
Derek Madison
Kristeen March
Joe Marchant
Marshall Marinke
Steven Markulec
Jared Mccloud
Joanna Medina
Nathalia Merchan
Getro Metelus
Michael Miller
Robin Miller
Sarah Miller
Emily Miller
Elizabeth Mincey
Mikohl Moree
Jason Mosely
Alicia Moskos
Cindy Nauck
Brittani Newton
Eduardo Nievas
Vera Osbourne
Garrett Parnell
Farisha Patel
Sarah Paulson
Maria Perlman
Brandi Plecenik
William Power
Nastassia Rankine
Rodolfo Reyes
Aida Roias
Michael Saenz
Morgan Schreiber
Korey Seibel
Wesley Sevier
Cory Sheffield
Danielle Sheppard
Johanna Slipcevic
Admatha St Hillaire
Hunter Stapor
Tabitha Stride
Priscilla Sykes
Lyndon Thacker
Janique Theodore
Donnel Thompson
Marie-France Toussaint
Brooke Towns
Rafael Valim
Michael Varner
Max Villanueva
Jordan Walters
Rueben Warrior
Robert Webb
Kyle Weeks
Lindsay Williams
Samantha Williams
Neoshia Wilson
Amanda Wingrove
Thomas Woolford
Tu Wright
Ambrose Young
Jane Zeller
WINTER SPRINGS
Carolyn Ricketts