MECC's 2025 Spring Semester Honors
MECC announces spring semester Merit List
The following students have been named to the Mountain Empire Community College Merit List for the spring 2025 semester. Students are eligible for the Merit List if they have at least 12 credits and a GPA of 3.2 to 3.49 during the semester with no incompletes, re-enrolls, unsatisfactory or failing grades, and part-time students who have between 6-11 credits and a GPA of 3.2 or higher during the semester with no incompletes, re-enrolls, unsatisfactory or failing grades.
ABINGDON: Aaron Brickey.
APPALACHIA: Andrew Bentley, Chloe Bentley, Charlee Calhoun, Hannah Dotson, Faith Herron, Hayden Johnson, Haven Moore, Nicholas Pedigo, Kilea Pennington, and Haley Wagner.
ASHBURN, VA: Acy Kabangai.
BEE, VA: Heather Owens.
BEN HUR: Elias Marin.
BIG STONE GAP: Jamie Adair, Emma Addison, Lauren Angelucci, Brittany Arrington, Brent Baker, Leann Baker, Mia Bishop, Anna Blanken, Brion Blankenship, Jalynn Bowman, Byron Buchmeier,
Braxton Bunch, Sheena Bush, Olivia Campbell, Kasey Cantrell , Kaylee Collier, Easton Deel, Raelyn Dishner, Andrew France, Skyler Funk, Rachel Gallihar, Gavin Hall, Kassidy Hamm, Sophie Hamm, Jayden Hash, Sydney Herron, Ashlynn Hillman, Samuel Horner, Chenoa Hughes, Tanner Jervis, Izaak Keith, Colton Kennedy, Madison Laney, Emma Lester, Jaylen Maddox, Matthew Martin, Christopher Moore, Emma Mullins, Zoey Mullins, Trevor Owens, Berkley Parrott, Kamara Pennington, Jonathan Poteet, Gracie Ramey, Skye Reece, Yvonne Richardson, Faith Riebe, Kayla Robertson, Sinsara Rollins, Kaylee Rutherford, Tiffany Seals, Alexis Shupe, Paige Spears, Carlie Stanley, David Summers, Keelie Sutphin, Leah Tucker, Ashton Valdez, Payton Welch, Noelle Wells, John White, Katelynn Witt, Lisa Yose.
BIRCHLEAF: Caylee Sykes.
BLACKWATER: Clayton Austin, Cole Stewart, and Cody Wallen.
BRISTOL, TN: Melanie Rhymer.
BRISTOL, VA: Lauren Caldwell, Zoe Hutchinson, and Piper Pullon..
CASTLEWOOD: Karlee Dean and Chase Holipski.
CHESAPEAKE, VA: Jamiu Odesanya..
CHILHOWIE: Brendan Donnelly.
CHURCH HILL, TN: Summer Clark and Aubrey Collins.
CLINCHCO: Laycee Branham, Jewelia Casterline, and Ashley Goodman.
CLINTWOOD: Isabella Barton, Keigan Bentley, Scotlin Bowens, Ariel Bryant, Dawson Craft, Katelyn Culbertson, Cameron Deel, Isabella Deel, Jaecey Dingus, Natalie Dingus, Molly Dotson, Maddison Fleming, Daniel Greear, Braden Hillyer, Lindsey Honaker, Jeremiah Johnson, Eric Lippert, Madelyn McCoy, Alexis Mullins, Athanee Mullins, Brody Mullins, Emily Mullins, John Mullins, Joni Mullins, Joshua Mullins, Miranda Mullins, Morgan Mullins, Kateri Reed, Anderson Robinson, Kinsley Skinner, Angela Stanley, Ava Stanley, Samantha Stanley, Danica Sutherland, Brandon Taylor, Jenna Taylor, Cheyenne Vaughan, Brenda Wampler, Kelly Willis, Terry Yates, and Savannah Zetino.
COEBURN: Andrea Addington, Kayla Adkins, Trinity Baker, Justin Bright, Annalese Brooks, Adam Burke, Brandon Carter, Chloe Castle, Taylor Collins, Alysa Crabtree, Emily Deel, Gracelynn Gaulke, Angelina Gillenwater, Sabree Gross, Bryce Hale, Braelyn Hall, MacKenzie Hall, Presley Hall, Anthony Hamilton, Landon Hickman, Kailey Hill, Zoe Lundy, Matthew Markham, Larissa McCoy, Noah Morgan, James Mullins, Kenidi Mullis, Tia Pennington, Morgan Polly, Gabriel Raymond, Jordan Rose, Brooklyn Rutherford, Bryson Sanders, Ashley Selfe, Samuel Sluss, Dayton Stanley, Ariana Urnick, Tiffany Vanover, and Hunter Whisenhunt.
DANTE: Hadaya Abshire.
DRYDEN: Nejme Apergis, Christian Baker, Lazarus Blair, Avery Bryington, Caleb Chester, Jameson Foss, Ashlyn Grimes, Makenna Rasnick, Spencer Stanley, Cayden Staudinger, and Peyton Woodward.
DUFFIELD: Brittany Barnette, Hallie Berry, Emily Bishop, Benjamin Cupp, Ariel Dockery, Blair Early, Clifton Goode, Jessica Harless, Makayla Harless, Elijah Hensley, Bryan Holmes, Andrew Jerrell, Landon Lane, Andrew Lester, Joshua Lester, Ana Martinez, Savanna McComas, Brayden McElyea, Zander Meade, Hamilton Osborne, Brayllen Paille, Haley Shoemaker, Carson Stephens, Meghan Tester, Taylor Tomlinson, Allison Vincent, and Griffey Williams.
DUNGANNON: Nevaeh Byrd 3325, Anna Compton, Stevi Ford, Logan Gorman, Whitney Mullins, and Clay Ross.
EAST STONE GAP: Noa Godsey.
ELKVIEW, WV: Chelsea Allman.
EOLIA, KY: Austin Eldridge.
EWING: McKenzie Daniels, Brayden Day, John Frederick, Charitee Greer, Kamira Lefevers, Kade Marsee, Lydia Shepard, and Kalli-Alexxis Woods.
FT. BLACKMORE: Beth Beaver, Brenda Castle, James Darnell, Morgan Edwards, Mikayla Foster, and Adam Tignor.
GATE CITY: Jaelyn Addington, Allison Akers, Nathaniel Ashworth, Megan Atwell, Mason Baker, Catelyn Bellamy, Carys Bolling, Jay Bowen, Payton Brickey, Barbara Britton, Tabetha Caldwell, Oliver Carpenter, Aidan Edwards, Caden Fields, Alexander Garnett, Kaylee Green, Amanda Grizzle, Donald Harding, Mason Hickman, Loretta Hood, Lisa Johnson, Malachi Kern, Lauren Ketron, Kylee Kindle, Alex McClain, Elijah McMurray, Skylar McNutt, Lillian Miller, Madison Miller, Lauren Monroe, Hannah Quillen, Cecilia Roper, Madison Sexton, Ryan Shepard, Aubree Southerland, Ally Webb, Whitnee Williams, and Dale Woods.
GRUNDY: Brandon Deel.
HAYSI: Waylon Anderson, Kinsley Barton, Ethan Deel, Alyssa Kiser, Chloe Mullins, Makinley Owens, Daquan Proffitt, Leah Sutherland, and Logan Sutherland..
HILTONS: Timothy Estep, Ernest Green, Mary Jessee, Colin Keller, Emma Rhoton, and Randi Stokes.
JENKINS, KY: Ethan Bailey.
JOHNSON CITY, TN: Lucas Wilcox.
JONESBOROUGH, TN: Heather Dea.
JONESVILLE: Huxley Aldridge, Walker Baker, Natasha Broadhuhn, Alyssa Brooks, Carolina Carnes, Kyle Collins, Brycen Coomer, Claira Cox, Ryley Crabtree, Rylee Dean, Konner Early, Maya Echeverria, Justine Elliott, Jayden Ely, Taylor Epperly, Matthew Fleenor, John Galloway, Kennedy Garrett, Glocklyn Glass, Morgan Graham, Abigail Grout, Aiden Haley, Brayden Hammonds, Madelyn Harless, Jacob Harris, Hannah Haynes, Alexandra Hines, Grant Howell, Ajay Huff , Bailie Hughes, Morgan Jessee, Cameron Johnson, Kylie Johnston, Ashley Kimberlin, Henry Kinser, Marissa Livesay, Kinsley Longsworth, Dayna McLaughlin, Alexandria Morgan, Cameron Mosley, Paula Mullins, Ashley Mumpower, Braylen Pendergraft, Brynnen Pendergraft, Maddox Pennington, Kaylee Roberts, Matthew Rogers, Elijah Stafford, Jaydan Stewart, Addison Taylor, and Mikah Woliver.
KEOKEE: Devin Davidson and Ashton Young.
KINGSPORT, TN: Caleb Bumgarner, Avery Elam, Madeline Greear, Erin Hensley, Gideon Nickels, Ella Porter, Peyton Taylor, and Sarah Wallen.
LIMESTONE, TN: Dana Greer.
MARION: Bruce Brown.
MAURERTOWN, VA: Jonathan Ritenour.
MT. CARMEL, TN: Maggie Grizzle, Erin Bagwell, Megan Ison, and Miley Ison.
NEW TAZEWELL, TN: Tegan Jackson.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA: Mallory Ingram.
NICKELSVILLE: Addison Bays, Sheila Bocanegra, James Crawford, Vanessa Dockery, Makenzie Gillenwater, Dylan Graham, Alyssa Hammond, Gracin Herron, Haley McConnell, Elliemay Miano, Maddie Pearcy, Brynlie Ramey, Callie Stephenson, Jeffrey Williams, and Aaden Wyatt.
NORA: Alyssa Deel.
NORTON: Savannah Adams, Emma Addington, Katelyn Baker, Elizabeth Bateman, Jordan Bohnert, Baylee Brickey, David Buchanan, Caitlyn Campbell, Chelsea Carico, Benjamin Cochrane, Braxton Coffey, Alex Colley, Kacie Culbertson, Kailey Wright Culbertson, Jacob Dingus, Kristin Ely, Sarah Frasier, Michael Gilliam, Joseph Glispie, Gabriella Hall, Braxton Hood, Kendra Hughes, Cheyenne Jones, Eli Messer, Kaylei Miller, Connor Moore, Sophia Moore, Alexander Mullikin, Cailyn Mullins, Timmi Osborne, Idan Peek, Christopher Potter, Carter Ramey, Morgan Rasnake, Kaitlyn Robinson, April Rose, Savannah Sergent, Eden Shortt, Brittney Silcox, Ian Tate, Kaylee Thompson, Camron Wampler, and Megan Williams.
PALMYRA, VA: Duane Houchens.
PENNINGTON GAP: Noah Alsup, Lauraann Biggs, Julia Britton, Elizabeth Calton, Isabella Cecil, Jace Cochran, Madison Diffenderfer, Courtney Dorton, Kaylyn Edgar, Sarah Ely, Emily Fields, Jonisa Garrison, Ciara Haynes, Alyssa Laws, Tiffany Lopez, Crystin Parsons, Clay Robbins, Crystal Shuler, and Alishia Taylor.
POUND: Ashley Adkins, Jesse Aslin, Kerri Brace, Anna Church, Isabella Cox, Kamden Grant, Brandon Hobbs, Shayna Holcomb, Madison Horn, Nolan Hylton, Abigail Jordan, Chloe McReynolds, Lindsay Meade, Abigail Mullins, Landon Mullins, William Mullins, Ryan Osborne, Destiny Parrigan, Katia Pastures, Raelyn Paytes, Evan Riley, Christian Rose, Dakota Sturgill, Chloe Wilson, and Lois Wongchow.
RICHMOND: Jermaine Murray.
RIDGEWAY, VA: Brad Lane.
ROSE HILL: Kenneth Bowling, Tristan Cline, Caylea Ellis, Austin Golden, Hunter Graham, and Reagan Long.
ROSEDALE, VA: Casey Fields.
ST. PAUL: Brady Armistead, Maddie Compton, Dana Deel, Isabella Dingus, Kyleigh Harmon, Nathan Hollyfield, Joyce Kilgore, Emily Roberts, Isabel Sawyers, and Reagan Wood.
SAN ANTONIO, TX: Latavia Chester.
SHELBY GAP, KY: Kelly Sparkman.
SOUTH CHESTERFIELD, VA: Jill Sorbie..
STATEN ISLAND, NY: Oluwatoyin Adeyemo.
TAZEWELL: Justine Lockhart..
VANSANT: Abigail Fuller.
WEBER CITY: Morgyn Bledsoe, Kinsey Collings, Isabella Cozart, Mashara Hensley, Jayden Lane, Amber Robertson, and Jacob Williams.
WINCHESTER, VA: Shawn McCurry.
WISE: Brylan Adkins, Brittany Armistead, Ty Arney, Reaghan Baker, Tiffani Baker, Lauryn Belcher, Harlie Brown, Cameron Carter, Emilee Christian, Kayla Church, Sabra Collins, Arielle Cook, Cienna Cox, Tyler Craft, Andrea Creech, Ethan Cross, Braxton Cyphers, Emma Day, Tiffany Deel, Rylan Dickenson, Caden Elkins, Brody Falin, Nina Fialova, Mary Fleming, Macie Gibson, Mason Gillenwater, Chloe Gonzalez-Prince, Christian Hall, Cliff Hall Skorupa, Kristin Hamilton, Emma Icenhour, Ariel Kilgore, Grant Kilgore, Jordan Kiser, Peyton Lane, Emmah McAmis, Samantha Miller, Adyson Moore, Andrew Mullins, Ava Mullins, Davin Mullins, Gabriel Mullins, Kaylon Mullins, Kristin Mullins, Zachary Mullins, Baylie Mullis, Daniel Nauss, Landon Nixon, Kevin Olinger, Ezekiel Oquinn, Matthew Peters, Josephine Potter, Brody Ring, Hannah Salyer, Chase Scott, Madison Sergent, Natalie Shell , Jason Shepherd, Kinslee Slemp, Kana Sparks, Rayonna Stacy, Becky Sturgill, Ella Taylor, Reece Tiller, Brooklynn Townson, Hayley Varner, Kamryn Varney, Benjamin Vicars, Stephianie Whitfield, Katelyn Wright, Elisabeth Wyckoff, Shaylee Yates, and Talan Yates.
MECC announces spring semester Honor’s List
The following students have been named to the Mountain Empire Community College Honor’s List for the spring 2025 semester. Students are eligible for the Honor’s List if they have at least 12 credits and a GPA of 3.5 to 3.79 during the semester with no incompletes, re-enrolls, unsatisfactory or failing grades.
APPALACHIA: Sandra Clifton and Kelly Jervis.
BIG STONE GAP: Mathew Barker, Nicolas Boddiford, Cayce Chandler, Arabella Clendenon, Jacob Day, Coltyn Dishner, Sophia Fleming, Christina Gibson, Alyssa Herron, Andy Kilbourne, Ashlee Lewis, Brent Lovell, Bailee Rambo, Brittany Roop, Christy Seals, and Jamie Turner.
CHILHOWIE: Summer Frye and Levi Gillespie.
CLINCHCO: Chantz Robinette and Elijah Rasnick.
CLINTWOOD: Evan Bolling, Madeline Hopson, Andrea Nowlin, and Lorin Phipps.
COEBURN: Skylar Boles, Cadence Fuller, Hailey Greene, Hunter Laney, Marsha Moore, and Michelle Vaughan.
DRYDEN: Tristen Grindstaff.
DUFFIELD: Logan Cockcroft, Jaden Gilliam, Larry Kern, Abigail Malle, and Ruthie Mullins..
DUNGANNON: Aleara Jones and Amy Perry.
EWING: Steven Long.
GATE CITY: Kylee Elliott, Jonathon Howell, Carly Meade, Braley Page, Kayla Sexton, Bryson Smith, and Madison Tipton.
GRUNDY: Shyene Nelson.
HAYSI: Caden Powers and Bryson Sutherland.
HILTONS: Amelia Beck, Audrey Carter, and Ashley Reynolds.
JONESVILLE: Ashton Elliott, Richard Harris, Scottie Lawson, Katelyn Middleton, and Lynn Miles.
KINGSPORT, TN: Ethan Browder, Myah Carrico, Bolin Morris, and Noah Wallen.
NORTH TAZEWELL: Dustin Taylor.
NICKELSVILLE: Dylan Boggs, Katelyn Stansberry, and Brodie White.
NORTON: Peyton Brummitte, Essence Henderson, Patrick Kelly, Matthew Kiser, Veronica McClanahan, Austin Meade, Jordan Mullins, Kylee Sturgill, and Richard Zody.
PENNINGTON GAP: Chloe Bledsoe, Simon Davis, Alexandria Pennington, Payton Seals, Blake Will, and Alexander Williams..
POUND: Emily Anderson, Jeffrey Brace, Sarah Carter, Hannah Mullins, Mason Mullins, Desirae Osborne, Shawn Phillips, and Patton Shortt.
ROSE HILL: Zakary Eldridge, Brenan Hensley, and Jamison Miller.
WEBER CITY: Morgan Stanley.
WISE: Anna Baker, Kylie Beeler, Parker Collins, Kameron Graham, Aiden Johnson, Bobby Stair, Courtney Thompson, and Alexis Wampler.
MECC announces spring semester President’s List
The following students have been named to the Mountain Empire Community College President’s List for the spring 2025 semester. Students are eligible for the President’s List if they have at least 12 credits and a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with no incompletes, re-enrolls, unsatisfactory or failing grades.
ABINGDON: Eric Casey and Amber Wingler.
APPALACHIA: Roger Ayers, Madison Ballard, Eli Crum, Joseph Evans, Rachael Thompson, Sydnee Varner, Anna Weston, and Michelle Williams.
BIG STONE GAP: Megan Boggs, Allyson Bolling, Pichaya Bresee, Addison Castle, Kylee Castle, Levi Cheek, Joseph Collier, Aliyah Davidson, Ricky DeBoard, Alyssa Dotson, Gary Gilliam, Andrew Kilbourne, Alex Kinsler, Haley Large, Stephanie Milian, Bryson Miller, Amanda Mullins, Braleigh Mullins, Derick Mullins, Megan Mullins, Joshua Palmer, Brittnie Phillips, Amanda Ramey, and Carter Wells.
BLACKWATER: Katelyn Chapman, Jarod Noe, Jaycee Parks.
BRISTOL, VA: Jennifer Ball and Sarah Lichvar.
BULVERDE, TX: Carrie Gutierrez-Garza.
CASTLEWOOD: Samantha Burdick.
CHESAPEAKE, VA: Ahmed Olowonyo.
CLINCHCO: Ashton Carty.
CLINTWOOD: Zander Boggs, Clayton Compton, Jaeda Dingus, Caitlin Hill, Jerica Lambert, Dustin Mullins, Gavin Mullins, Andrew Oquinn, Koen Powers, Colt Rose, and Brie Sergent. .
COEBURN: Tommy Bright, Levi Carico, Joshua Clark, Nicolas Collins, Zoe Edwards, Haley Greear, Telina Greear, Alyssa Hayes, Ethan Lund, Connor Mullins, Desirae Mullins, Jamie Mullins, and Kiley Ratliff.
DANTE: Macee Hensley.
DRYDEN: Annabelle Fritts, Patrick Johnson, Mason Moore, Savana Parsons, and Jacob Sturgill.
DUFFIELD: Karissa Comer, Rylee Davis, Derek Edmonds, Miranda Gibson, Joshua Lane, Margaret Sage, Bradley Stidham, and Kinslie Wallace.
DUNGANNON: Kaylee Hughes and Nicole Moore.
EAST STONE GAP: Seth Cox.
ELIZABETH CITY, NC: Pamela Reed.
EWING: Nathan Johnson and Chloe Million.
FT. BLACKMORE: Jamie Mullins.
FT. WAYNE, IN: Alicia Herman.
GATE CITY: Brett Baker, Emily Barber, Layton Barnett, Mason Barnett, Alyssa Carroll, Ronald Flanary, Tanner Fleming, Kenneth Ford, Georgia Griffis, Cameron Henderson, Charles Johnson, Amanda Music, Tanya Riesenberg, Olivia Smith, Dallas Summers, Brooke Walker, Nathaniel Wells, and Eden Williams.
HAYSI: Joseph Owens, Cooper Powers, and Lakendra Vitatoe.
JONESVILLE: Tyler Bales, Kailyn Belcher, Brandon Brewer, Alexis Brown, Baylee Butina, Alayah Combs, Madison Combs, Sean Cope, Grier Crabtree, Tanner Epperly, Jessica Ewing-Daniels, Rosa Garcia, Kinley Huff, Hannah Jones, Riley McCurry, Charisa Moore, Chandler Mullins, Abigail Myers, Jackie Neff, Kaydence Seals, and Raleigh Williams.
KEOKEE: Jacoby Breeden.
KINGSPORT, TN: Jaydyn Carrico, Brooklyn Harris, Beau Jeansonne, and Alex Smith.
LA VERNIA, TX: Emily Poole.
NICKELSVILLE: Brady Castle, Bailey Cox, Reagan Crawford, Colten Kilgore, Ethan Mann.
NORTON: Madison Adair, Angela Bolling, Brayden Broskey, Emily Campbell, Boyd Castle, Jozlyn Colley, Emily Elswick, Allie Greear, Colin Hart, Braylon McConnell, Jordan Mooney, Jake Reynolds, Nevaeh Steele, Brooklyn Stover, Hailey Thompson, and Sarah Williams.
PENNINGTON GAP: Joshua Bishop, Taylor Bishop, Gabrielle Buell, Elias Eisenmenger, Jamie Griffin, Brittany Jones, Kaitlyn Langley, Elizabeth Laws, Emilee Laws, Casey Mooneyhan, Taylor Morgan, Sydney Ridings, Jaydon Seals, Miley Stapleton, and Austin Wells.
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ: Matthew Watts.
POUND: Erica Baker, Joshua Belcher, Sarah Belcher, Chance Boggs, Seth Boggs, Shawn Collier, Isabella Dotson, Ian Hall, MacKenzie Hawkins, Emaleigh Keith, Kayleigh Keith, Madison Mullins, Brayden Salyers, Rebekah Slemp, Isabella Vanhuss, Isaac Wallin, and Sarah Wells.
POUNDING MILL, VA: Colton Keen.
ROSE HILL: Rachel Brooks, Dalton Eldridge, Kamryn Lee, Olivia Mitchell, Matthew Moore, and Isabella Rouse.
RURAL RETREAT, VA: Hilarry Woods.
ST. PAUL: Andrew Salyer, Ryan Salyers, Eli Shelton, Cameron Slemp, and Jasmyne Turner.
SAN ANTONIO, TX: L’Antonette Boothe.
SWORDS CREEK, VA: Melissa Matney.
TAZEWELL: Emilee Nichols.
VIRGINIA BEACH: Joshua Bennett.
WEBER CITY: Crystal Clark, Brayden Cox, and Abygayle Sampson.
WISE: Brayden Addington, Donald Bailey, Logan Bevins, Weslee Cantrell, Chelsea Carroll, Luke Collie, Jordan Collins, Jonas Cress, Eli Dotson, Ava Elkins, Lindsay Flanary, Jadyn Foster, Kenadie Gray, Brionah Hale, Eli Hopkins, Ian McCarroll, Colton Mullins, Thomas Potter, Lauren Reeves, Stephen Salyer, Sierra Sensabaugh, Laken Sharpe, Braden Shell, Caitlyn Shell, Garrison Sheppard, Jonathan Short, Wendi Tackett, Allison Thompson, Jasmine To, and Christian Scearce.