June 17, 2020
East Central Community College in Decatur recently announced the awarding of degrees and certificates to 544 students who completed requirements during the 2019-2020 college term.
Included in the total are those who completed degree requirements following the 2020 spring and the 2019 summer and fall terms.
The college’s 91st Commencement ceremony originally scheduled for May 1 at the Neshoba County Coliseum in Philadelphia was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following students received degrees and/or certificates:
May 2020 Graduates
(by hometown)
BAY SPRINGS: Tiera LaShea Ramsey and Tenisha Dominique Wheaton
BELLEFONTAINE: Tanner Doss Knight
BOLTON: Dawngela Vonsha Kelly
BRANDON: Ashlyn Renae Elliott, Olivia Paige Houston, Anna Morgan Terry and Kaeleigh M. Thompson
CANTON: Majesty Ashonte Langdon and Anna Leigh McNeer
CARTHAGE: Christopher Paul Alexander, Taylor Deana Bacon, Courtney Michelle Beckham, Tucker Reid Cain, Kiara Jurnee Cross, Adrian Tyree Dodd, Giuliana Donato, Anna McKenzie Evans, Morgan Coleman Freeny, Shaniqwia E. Gray, Ally Leigh Houston, Mary Felicia Huffman, Jeseca Elezebeth James, Shantell Kaylynn Jones, JaGarrion Darquon Leflore, James Hunter Moore, Jenna Renee Moore, Teanna Marshae Moore, Sarah Elizabeth Perry, Amy Roxanna Salvador, Summer Lashae Sanders, Kaehlyn Bree Saxton, Julia Lee Sims, Corban Smith, Harley Anna Steinkuehler, Jeremy Noah Tate, Shalaine Monet Thompson, Gracey Elizabeth Wilcher, Cadedra Tynesha Wilder and Cameron Tywan Wingo
CHOCTAW: Asa Jaymes Jimmie, Edward Charles Tubby and DeMarquis DeShay Wilson
CHUNKY: Chloe Skye Gressett, Kiera Nicole Morgan, Christopher Stephen Mulford, Rebekah Allene Smith and Jack Marin Vidals
CLINTON: Caleb Wayne Collins
COLLINSVILLE: Jada Sierra Autman, Crystal Tashae Clark, Summer Rae Ethridge, Catherine Nicole Joiner, David Stanley Phillips, Baylee Nicole Robinson, Hailey Brooke Williams and Maggie Michelle Wooldridge
CONEHATTA: Alexis Paige Billings, Lydia Brooks Bishop, Marianna Gabrielle Collins, Sara Kathryn Evans, Sydnie Joann Ferris, Destiny Faith Jenkins, Kaitlyn Margaret Morris, Elaina Grace Pearson, Katelyn RayAnn Shoemake, Gina Rachelle Watkins and Jessica Danielle Williams
DECATUR: Camilla Ruth Addy, Gavin Pace Bailey, Dylan Patrick Barnett, Symone Latrece Cleveland, Brianna Taylor Dailey, Dalton Thomas Fayette, Zachary Patrick Finnegan, Joel Brandon Hill, Hollie Madeline Horn, Joshua John Mitchell, Matthew Brayden Moore, Alley Reece Moulds, William Bruce Myers, Peyton Harber Reeves, Kaitlyn Michelle Smith, Keely Nichole Spears, Andrew Wade Sullivan, Amanda Ruth Tero and Alison Grace Walker
ENTERPRISE: Kristi Sevier Davis
FLORENCE: Scottie Austin Beall, Dominick William Donaldson, Macey Carlyn Spencer and John Russell Harrison Vance
FOREST: Donna Ealy Banks, Ariana Marie Bradford, Tearia Bradford, JLann Tashun Broadfoot, Emily Yulianis Castillo, Michael Lynn Harville, Jalacey James, Randi Allysa Jennings, Kaitlyn Brianna Kyzar, Hayle Marie Liner, Amber Alexzandria Lofton, Krystiana Olivia Loper, Marshall Grant Massey, Hannah Irene Mitchell, Eddie Hadarius Moore, Tania ShurLyria Murrell, Jerome Odom, Jamie Marie Pogue, LaDarius Keshawn Ryans, Kymon Jharel Spivey, Mya Antrice Spivey, Emilee Jane Tadlock, Logan Decatur Tadlock, LaKenya Patrice Triplett, Pamanaski Wash, Tanya Shanay Wash and Yolanda White
GREENWOOD: Kimberly Janae Green
GULFPORT: Breanna Necole Riley
HARPERVILLE: Haley Leeanne Shuler
HATTIESBURG: Kailee Ann Swindle
HEIDELBURG: Christopher Dante Windham
HICKORY: Malori Claire Gallaspy, Josie Layne Hurst, Jason Patrick Johnson, Dillon Lance Majure, Garrett Joseph Mills, Adrian Paul Roland, Braxton Rose, Sarah Katherine Sanders, Karlye Alyse Tolbird and Carley Madison Watkins
JACKSON: Terrell Johnson and KeiMoya Monee Walker
KOSCIUSKO: Jacob Reid Cockroft, Christopher Andrew Gregory, Mason Allen Hudgins, Keshia Shantel Lane and Billy Leon Rhodes
LAKE: Justice Alexander Battle, Hannah Christine Blythe, Baylee Aryn Buckley, Olivia Grace Clay, Jordan Elizabeth McLemore, Tierica Shania Parker and Aeriol Staten
LAWRENCE: Cora Kaitlin Bridges, Mckenzie Paige Crosby, Isaiaz Oneil Evans, Garet Nicholas Jones, Madaline Allexis Quimby, Jacob Seth Richardson, Joseph Levi Richardson and Braxton Grant Tune
LENA: Christaan Clay Presley, Kalee Lynn Sturdivant, Annabell Elaine Watkins and Krislyn Michelle Watkins
LITTLE ROCK: Chelsea Carlene Giles, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Goforth, Cameron Micheal Howington, Ethan Andrew Rigdon, Stephen Lee Walters and Sarah Victoria Wright
LOUISVILLE: Amy Elizabeth Agnew, Jarrett Price Bane, Molli Elizabeth Childs, John Cameron Clark, Dorian Dynell Cole, Jon Seth Gray Cumberland, Shone Benjamin Cumberland, Lauren Marie Devine, Timia Kamil Dora, Zikendrick Nidarius Eiland, Leslie Kay Estes, Adrienne Michelle Forsythe, Paige Katherine Hartness, Kendrick Deangelo Holmes, Bria Arreanna Hunt, Chestina Quinn Ingram, Peyton Robert McCool, Orissa Alexandria McDonald, Hanna Reed McKinion, Mikecia Shidae Smith, Kamal William Steele, Kellee Erin Stewart, Tammie Lashara Triplett, Lauren Whitehead and Jeffrey Scott Yarbrough
LUCEDALE: Brooklyn Andrea King
MACON: JaQuarius J. Smith
MCCOOL: India Lee Ball and Kathia Marie Estremera Toledo
MENDENHALL: Noah Adams and Allie Annette Wallace
MERIDIAN: Alley Kathren Bernard, Caleb Delane McGrew, Beau Harrison Roberts, Sarah Georgianna Rue and Kiera Macall Shields
MORTON: Justin Allen, Cezar Arroyo Torres, Joshua Lanard Blackwell, Kimberly Leanne Culpepper, Roxanne Frith, Dylan Allen Grantham, Dusty Lane King, Jerrica Dru Merchant, Aijalon Khamiya Walker, Marquita Danielle Washington and Michael Lindsey Wilson
MOSS POINT: Hannah Christine Dufault
NEWTON: Kayla Lauren Baucum, Megan Leigh Ann Boulton, Oree Elizabeth Carmichael, Alexis Breanna Gaines, Lexie Rae Gibson, Larcenyer Nikita Hester, Brittany L. Ickom, Tiajuana Raychell Jones, Keenan Jamal McDonald, Riley Grace Oubre, Donna Lynn Pace, Ciara Skye Patterson, Jada Alicia Pierce, Adrienne Carshay Pugh, Christopher Jamal Thompson and Breuna Nicole Townsend
NOXAPATER: Jackson Luke Clark, Ty Austin Duran, Harley Grace Thomas and Abigail Leigh Wells
PEARL: Christy LaQuay Gonzalez
PELAHATCHIE James Andrew Harrell and Jarrett Lawrence Pennington
PETAL: Anthony Blakely
PHILADELPHIA: Taylor Jade Adcock, Wesley Drake Akins, Ahinah Bree Alex, Briana Lane Alford, Benjamin S. Baccus, Dakota Ryan Bailey, Lauren Raen Ben, Julius Wade Billy, John William Breazeale, Rebecca Call, MaKayla Marie Chamblee, Casea Layne Cheatham, Keyshae Shantel Clemons, Kristen Leigh Cook, Gabriel Houston Doss, Thomas Ray Ellingburg, Chase Allen Eubanks, Romeo Keylan Farve, Alexandria Danielle Graham, Carly Rae Greenwood, Nicholas Aidan Hardy, Taylor Bryanna Harrison, Jordan Tyrell Isaac, Ethan Grant Jenkins, Ladetres Dunsha Kirkland, Stephen Grant Lowrey, Clair Marie McLain, Jonah Zachary McLain, Caelan Grace Martin, Morgan Colleen McPhail, Shawn Michael Myers, Madison Leigh Partridge, Dylan Scott Powell, Jason Michael Pugh, Quantarus Kershawn Riddle, Carly Rhea Rushing, India Sky Lyn Samuel, Kameron Anthony Samuel, Victoria Beth Seale, Chloe Carolyn Smith, Ichukash Helohah Solomon, Hannah Grace Stokes, Savannah Shanae Sullivan, Hunter Stewart Thrash, Cade Vanderpoorten, Landon Clay Vaughn, Jamee Kate Vowell, John Jacob Waddell, Kortney Whittle, Sindle Patryse Williams, Alison Jayne Witcher and Blake Austin Wyatt
PORT GIBSON: Dorothy Elizabeth Fortner
PRESTON: Jeremy Lashun Hickman, Thomas Murray Tarlton, William McCrory Tarlton and Daniel Glenn Triplett
PULASKI: Lexi Nicole Hannah, Abigail Grace Lott and Christian Josue Serrano Arteaga
RIDGELAND: Danisha L. Sturgis
SEBASTOPOL: Peyton Cole Bennett, Madison Claire Leach, Bryce Callie Lott, Annie Bell Smith and Ethan Guy Tharp
SENATOBIA: Destini Marie Cathey
SONTAG: Lane Houston McTaggart
STONEWALL: Vaneashia Anntrice Clark
TERRY: Kelli Marie Ficken
UNION: Destin Halen Adkins, Tony Michael Anthony, Raven JoAnn Bane, Parker Olivia Breland, Hunter Ryan Burkes, Chloe Reagan Chapman, Ashley Gayle Crawford, Makayla Leigh Creel, Jerry Wayne Davidson, Brooklyn Marie Davis, Caitlin Marie Edwards, Teyanna M. Gibson, Brandon Joseph Hamilton, Jacolby Dandre Jenkins, Macy Katherine Lott, Zachery Neal Thomas Malone, Dakota Paul Mayo, Camryn Alyssa McCraw, Jasmine Kiara McDonald, Haley Jo Morgan, Maloree Claire Rigdon, William Kyle Skinner, Carly Jane Smith, Taylor Brooke Smith, Cameron Lindsey Sones, Makayla Kate Strickland and Morgan Lee Williams
VANCLEAVE: Jonathan McCullough Knight
VICKSBURG: Katelyn Rena Morson and Anthony Trey Stewart
WALNUT GROVE: Logan Victor Humphries, Jaquavan Darnell Lewis, Tomicka Charline Lindsey, Skylar Rae May, Emalee Malaina Rushing and Raven Symone Smith
WESSON: Toni Marciano Hilliard
PENSACOLA, FLA: Emily Nichole Dries
DUBACH, LA: Kaylee Dell Webb
DAYTON, OHIO: Jaylen Alex Zachery
HUNTINGDON, ENGLAND: Lia Richardson
PRESTON, ENGLAND: Leah Bethany Anderson
December 2019 Graduates
(by hometown)
ACKERMAN: Pamela Nanette Lane
BYRAM: Joshua LaShean Perkins
CARTHAGE: Anna McKenzie Evans, Keyonna Keyuntae Harris, Bailey Danielle King, Apostrius Daterius Luckett, Zachary Daniel McKee, Katlin Michelle Sanders, JoeRiley Thomas Smith, Letrice Houston Strength and Nicholas Austin Withers
CHOCTAW: Brooklynn Cheynette Bell, Allison Dawn Meely, Rebecca Steve and Adonis Ray Willis
CHUNKY: Shelby Lynn Chandler
CLINTON: Jacob Craft
CONEHATTA: Sydnie Joann Ferris and Katlyn Nicole Jackson
DECATUR: Alyssa Danielle Bounds, Victoria Nicole Clark, Anna Marie Davis, Dalton Thomas Fayette, Charles Eugene Glover, Nicholas Robert Grover, Nena L. Hammond, Kaylie Brianna Hoge, Melanie Alane Kelly, Blade Edward Ramey, Kaitlyn Michelle Smith and Cheyene Paige Sorrells
ELLISVILLE: Macayla Danielle Johnson
FLORENCE: Meagan Elizabeth Barnhart, Macey Carlyn Spencer and Hayden Lynn Sullivan
FOREST: Jhaqell Tyheem Braggs, Jeremy Austin Collins, Jalacey James, Edith Marie Johnson, Brooke Nicole Rawson, Payton Cole Rogers and Allyson Fredthia Spencer
HEIDELBERG: Roshunda Nichole Abney
HICKORY: Tiara Renee Dawkins, Robert Thomas Johnson and Britney Renea Patton
LAKE: William Travis Chambers
LAWRENCE: Erika Smiley and Alex LaShea Stewart
LENA: Carrington Nehemiah Davis and Lauren Nicole Parker
LOUISVILLE: Breck A. Allman, Kyria Carter, Madelyn Brooke Eubanks, Robert Preston Grice, Tiffany Marie Hardin, Leslie Anne McGahey, Tim E. Rogers, Hunter Austin Shafer and Brooklyn Paige Walker
LUMBERTON: Steven Ray Anderson
MADISON: Matthew Hunter Perry
MCLAIN: Fredrick Montrel McGee
MERIDIAN: Sharon Blanks, David Hughes, Caleb Delane McGrew and Nikki Dawn Ward
MIZE: Elijah Vermonte Keyes
MORTON: Quinton JeShawn Miller
NEWTON: Alexandria LaShell Evans, Knysheiauhna Marshey Nichols and Alexis Taylor Tindall
NOXAPATER: Depodray William Coburn
PEARL: Emily Elaine Pitts and Amelia Grace Whitfield
PELAHATCHIE: Bailey Douglas Tullos
PHILADELPHIA: Benjamin S. Baccus, MaKenzie Katherine Barnett, Mason Carl Bates, Barbara Faye Bobo, Jacob Walker Bryan, Joseph Harris Breazeale, Kambree Davette Gates, Kendra Renee Griffin, Rebecca Lynn Gunter, Arishanda Larain Jefferson, Sheila Ann Rogers Moody, Quinton Lamar Pullin III, Chandler Roberts, Kyndall Staats, Madalyn Grace Thompson, Stephen Warren Wallace, John Mason Ward, Milton Ray Wishork, and Herman Young Jr.
PULASKI: Bracklin Garrett Bufkin
ROSE HILL: Chelsey Diandria Sims
SEBASTOPOL: Sarah Abigail Jones
STARKVILLE: Samuel Chapman Cox
TAYLORSVILLE: Fabian Jamal Pickering
UNION: Ragan Dawn Barrett, Barbara Ann Divine and Shania She’tia Moore
WALNUT GROVE: Labarrett S. Carter
YAZOO CITY: Nakia Dontrell Green
PORT ST. JOE, FLA: Alvin Lee Dempsey
DALLAS, TEXAS: Wanda McKee
August 2019 Graduates
(by hometown)
BAY SPRINGS: Rickeia Dashae Jones
BILOXI: Erik Kurt Dries Jr.
BRANDON: Kimberly Nicole Taylor
CARTHAGE: Mason Hunter Brock, Hailey Joyce Clark, Katilyn Brooke Davidson, Laravia Symone Griffin and Paige McKenzie Kirby
CHOCTAW: Kristi R. Bell
COLLINSVILLE: Belinda Jean Hamner and Maleka Parker
CONEHATTA: Crystal Denise John
DECATUR: Tammie Marie Addy, Christian Shane Allen, Karley Grace Andrews and Bailey Nicole Brunson
DEKALB: Tia ShVannah Blanks
FOREST: Theresa Ann Basham, Lorraina Marcila Burkes, Wynesha Devonshae Donald, TyKeshia Gabriel Fulton, Katie Madison Grace, Cassidi Bout Mitchell, Deshay Nicole Reed, Miriam Nicole Sanchez, Keli Elizabeth Smith, James Robert Van Fleet, Tavaiana Seanae Walker and Pasha Mahalia Williams
KOSCIUSKO: Amber Dawn Cox and Corbin Nicole Rivers
LAKE: Jabreshia Ta’Sha Ickom
LAWRENCE: Dominique Tatiana Lewis
LENA: Ramiah C. Johnson and Delana Morgan Rowland
LOUISVILLE: Christal Benita Ingram, Tara Delosha Haynes, Tatiana B. Jones, Autumn Rose Smith, Abbie Virginia Stewart and Miranda Brooke Watson
MERIDIAN: Letasha L. Naylor
MORTON: Kimberly Michelle Crotwell, Erika Danielle Harrell, Jaimee Marie Poole and Betsaida Rea
NEWTON: Lucas Daniel Aycox, Kadeeja Davis, Kathryn Grace Kelly, Tot’tiana Shanae Norman, Alyssa Paige Oglesbee, Hayden Christopher Pace, Gabriel Weatherbee Shearer and Katie Lee Walley
NOXAPATER: Ashton Savannah Noel Ashmore, Madelyn Paige Edwards and Kelli Shiri Thames
PHILADELPHIA: Christian Nicole Chadwick, TKasmin Cleotha Myyel Colston, Alli Grace Commer, Kaleb Wayne Cumberland, Skylar Dawn Evans, William Dylan Fanning, Olivia Louanne Ferguson, Re’Undria La’shaun Gilbert, Manon Ichelle Gilmer, Andrew Jace Henderson, Iyanla Takara Symone Lampley, Kenneth Blake McMillan, Taylor Renee Posey, Termara Jeantavia Roberts, Ashton Makenna Sharp, Khalil Da’Karr Triplett, Reese Cameron Tubby, Zachariah Wade Tubby and Theresa Gail Wiggs
QUITMAN: Hannah Klaire Shirley
SEBASTOPOL: Alexis Lynn Phillips
UNION: Jameccia Samone Bailey, Jennifer Jones and Judith Carmen Tillman
WALNUT GROVE: Kasenthia Henson Bloodsaw and Braxton ONeal Cook
FAIRHOPE ALA: Ashley Thomas Boothe
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL: Vitor Venancio Gomes
