NCCC Academic Award Winners Announced for 2024-2025

Yellow Sigma Alpha cords were awarded to the top 10% of graduates in the
Neosho County Community College Class of 2025 during the Chanute Campus Academic Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 6. Pictured in back row, left to right: Dustin Hammans, Amy Styles, Jordan Duncan, Dylan Roberts, and McKenna Hammond. Front row, left to right: Lacy Dillow, Karina Salazar, and Chloe Daniels. (Photo Credit: NCCC)

CHANUTE/OTTAWA, Kan. — Neosho County Community College (NCCC) recognized outstanding Class of 2025 graduates during Academic Awards Ceremonies held on the Chanute and Ottawa campuses last week.

Awards were given to outstanding graduates in each discipline or program, selected by the program director. Students who finished a Career and Technical Education certificate with a 4.0 GPA were honored with a special pin. PantherCLAW awards were given to students who achieved special qualifications for learning outside the classroom through clubs and cultural events. Student Senate officers were also highlighted, and high-achieving student-athletes were also recognized.

The final award of the night, but far from the least important, was the Sigma Alpha cords. Cords were awarded to the top 10% of graduates in the Class of 2025.

Join NCCC Friday, May 16, for the 88th Annual Commencement of Neosho County Community College. A Healthcare Pinning Ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m., followed by the college-wide ceremony at 7 p.m.

Join NCCC in-person, or tune in to the livestream on the NCCC YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@NeoshoCountyCC).

Awards

Phi Theta Kappa – Jordyn Simpson, Amy Styles

Applied Sciences Discipline: Accounting – Chloe Daniels; Athletic Training – Aoi Kanno; Computer Support Specialist – Cameron Doss; General Sciences – Noemi Pizarro, Dustin Kober; Business Administration – Chloe Daniels; Management – Michael Doria; Physics & Pre-Engineering – Amy Styles.

Associate General Studies Discipline: General Studies – Makenzie Coomes, Candis McDowell

Liberal Arts Discipline: Art – Bristel Entwistle; Drama/Theatre – Lillyanna Gonzalves; Liberal Arts – Laynee Dillon, Dylan Roberts; Psychology – Christy Thornton.

Nursing Discipline: LPN Academic – Debra Pilgrim; RN Academic – Cecilia Njagi, Ethan West; LPN – Matthew Foreman; RN – Savanna Pryor; LPN Non-Traditional – Sue Kim, Tracy Marr.

Yellow Sigma Alpha cords were awarded to the top 10% of graduates in the Neosho County Community College Class of 2025 during the Ottawa Campus Academic Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 7. Pictured, left to right: Bambi Jenkins, Laynee Dillon, Ashlynn Wcislo, and Dustin Kober. (Photo Credit: NCCC)

Outreach and Workforce Development Discipline: Health Information Technology – Bambi Jenkins, Lysa Long; Medical Assistant – Josie Huffman, Emri Kitt; Medical Coding – Hayli Stephens, Cassandra Totten; Occupational Therapy Assistant – Ashlynn Wcislo; Phlebotomy – Kalina Franklin, Nastassya Goforth; Surgical Technology – Lauren Reynolds; Aircraft Sheet Metal Assembly – Colton Phillips; Construction – Anthony Hawkins; Electrical Technology – Dustin Hammans, Nathan Rhodes; H.V.A.C. – Connor Burger, Hunter Crane; Plumbing – Darin Lewis; Welding – Hunter Jennings, Willie Meador

Co-curricular: Honors – Dylan Roberts; International – Amy Styles; S.T.A.R.S. – Jacquolin Love; Student Services – Jevaan Govender; PantherCLAW – Waisele Inoke, Shannon Jones, Denzel Nyamwela, Noemi Pizarro, Tarin Rues, Amy Styles.

Athletic Achievement: Male Graduate – Dallas Kueser; Female Graduate – Brinly Bancroft; Male Team – Men’s Soccer; Female Team – Volleyball

Student Elected Employee of the Year – J.J. Davis

Career and Technical Education Pins – Logan Axelson, Blake Ayers, Jensen Barker, Roman Barnes, Aidan Bean, Luke Becknell, Joletta Cade, Shane Circle, Emmet Couch, Chloe Daniels, Remington Daniels, Jeremy Darr, Cody Fowler, Carter Grady, Ella Haas, Ryan Hamic, Colby Harris, Reed Hurt, Emri

Kitt, Mitchell Larkin, Ty LaRue, Mitchell Lucero, Joe Luttrell, Jesica Mahaffey, Mecate Maltbie, Luke McGowen, Tucker McKinsey, Shaun McLaughlin, Jackson Osborn, Colton Phillips, Trenton Phillips, Matthew Poyner, Zachery Roberts, Karina Salazar, Hunter Sigler, Braden Stevens, Brent Stevens, Nelson Stipp, Hunter Stokes, Harrison Vaughan, Ella Ward, Faith Warden, Cody White, Hunter Wolke.

Sigma Alpha – Kolby Baker, Blake Bancroft, Brinly Bancroft, Jimena Caballero, Joletta Cade, Makenzie Coomes, Chloe Daniels, Laynee Dillon, Lacy Dillow, Jordan Duncan, Ella Haas, Dustin Hammans, McKenna Hammond, Bambi Jenkins, Dustin Kober, Dallas Kueser, Kamri Naff, Dylan Roberts, Karina Salazar, Amy Styles, Regina Tarin, Ashlynn Wcislo.

About NCCC

NCCC is a two-year college located in Chanute, Kan., offering 40+ associate degree and certificate programs. NCCC serves 2,200+ students annually in Neosho, Franklin, and northern Anderson counties, and throughout eastern Kansas at two campuses, five outreach sites, and seven high schools. For more information, visit neosho.edu.