2010-2011 School Year
Albertville, Alabama
Snead State Community College
Scholastic Award Recipients
Snead State students honored for achievement
Albertville, Boaz students earn President’s Award
Snead State Community College honored students for their achievements during the annual Awards Day on April 25.
Snead State President Robert Exley presented the President’s Award to students majoring in an academic field and pursuing a technical field of study. Meg Biddle, of Albertville, and Taylor Ree Hicks, of Boaz, received the Academic Award, and Tracy Lynn Drake, of Hayden, earned the Technical Award.
Chief Academic Officer Larry Miller presented the Dean’s Awards. Binky Rainwater, of Boaz, received the award for the Academic Division. Michael Chad Overby, of Boaz, earned the award for the Technical Division.
Other award recipients:
• Accounting: Natasha Brewster, of Albertville
• All-Alabama Academic Team members: Grant Bearden, of Crossville, and Meg Biddle, of Albertville
• Art : Ethan K. Nicholson, of Boaz
• Outstanding Student Achievement in Biology I and II: Kevin Dexter Hendrix, of Boaz, and Ashley Nicole Skelton, of Paint Rock
• Business: Matthew Rucker, of Boaz.
• College Chemistry I: Nhu-Phuong Nguyen, of Guntersville
• College Chemistry II: Richard Estes, of Boaz, and Fredy Matias, of Crossville
• Organic Chemistry: Brittany Whaley, of Oneonta
• Computer Science: Daniel Wiren, of Dawson
• Cosmetology, Service Learning Award: Rachael Terrell, of Albertville; Shaynon McGahee, of Altoona; and Lydia Latham, of Arab
• Cosmetology, Outstanding Student Award: Anna Eddelman, of Cullman, and Valeria Hill, of Talladega
• Economics: Jacob Nabors, of Boaz
• Electronics: Samuel Ray Tarvin, of Boaz
• English: Rebecca Duvall, of Boaz
• History: Tashia Phillips, of Albertville
• Journalism, Sophomore Award: Maggie Slaton, of Boaz
• Journalism, Freshman Award: Charlie Potter, of Boaz
• Library Service: Kayla Lewis, of Albertville
• Mathematics, Sophomore Award: Brandon Smith, of Albertville
• Mathematics, Freshman Award: Andrew Land, of Albertville
• Music, Sophomore Award: Macy Smith, of Albertville
• Music, Freshman Award: Brandon Terrell, of Crossville
• Nursing, Highest GPA in LPN program: Haley Simmons, of Boaz
• Nursing, Highest GPA in First Level RN program: Stephanie Womack, of Boaz
• Highest GPA in Second Level RN program: the late Jennifer Hallmark, of Arab
• Office Administration: Chelsea Randolph, of Boaz
• Psychology: Sarah Haygood, of Boaz, and Casey Cooley, of Boaz
• Speech 106 Award: Danielle Rhoden, of Boaz, and Morgan Hutchens of Oneonta
• Speech 107 Award: Ryne Jordan, of Guntersville, and Heather Duren, of Crossville
A number of students continuing their education at other institutions received scholarship awards.
The scholarship recipients:
• Athens State University: Katrina Reed, of Crossville; Tonya Mobley, of Albertville; and Shannon Singleton, of Guntersville
• Birmingham-Southern College: Dillon Dyer, of Susan Moore
• Jacksonville State University: Meg Biddle, of Albertville; Rebecca S. Duvall, of Boaz; Krista Pritchett, of Horton; Julie Ross, of Horton; Tiffany Diane Smith, of Boaz; Lauren Sutton, of Arab; and Heather Willingham, of Albertville.
• University of Alabama: David Sam Bates, of Boaz; Dillon Dyer and George Purpura, both of Susan Moore
• University of Alabama in Birmingham: Aleshia Arreguin, of Boaz; Allison Davis, of Albertville; Dillon Dyer, of Susan Moore; Megan Glover, of Grant; Dustin Goble, of Blountsville; Mary Higginbotham, of Gadsden; Dustin McCurley, of Attalla; Matthew Palmer, of Boaz; George Purpura, of Susan Moore; Brittany Whaley, of Oneonta; Brittany Williams, of Albertville
• University of Alabama in Huntsville: Christopher Hiram Davis, of Albertville; Richard Estes, of Boaz; Tyler Hughes, of Crossville; Mark Morris, of Union Grove; Zane Pullen, of Boaz; Carrie Roberts, of Arab; Austin Ruggles, of Arab; Megan Shahan, of Guntersville
• University of Montevallo: Selena Blakely, of Arab
• University of West Alabama: Kayla Huff, of Boaz
Snead State also recognized a number of organizations for their hard work throughout the year. They included Club of the Year Phi Beta Lambda, College Bowl, Ambassadors, Phi Theta Kappa and Student Government Association.