FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STUDENTS RECCOGNIZED

AT AWARDS CEREMONY

            DANVILLE, VA, May 2, 2002—Eighty-eight Danville Community College students were recognized recently at the Fifth Annual Awards Recognition and Reception.  The students were recognized for their leadership and community service skills, and their work with clubs and other campus organizations.  Major General (Ret) Carroll Thackston, Former Adjutant General, Virginia National Guard, was the guest speaker.  Awards were presented by Dr. Carlyle Ramsey, DCC President; Dr. Betty Jo Foster, Dean of Instruction and Student Development; and Wayne Martin, Assistant Professor, Business Management.

            Students recognized from the City of Danville include:

• Alice Abbott

• Rhonda Childress

• Paula Coleman

• Summer Coles

• Sarah Cunningham

• Anna Dillon

• Jane Edmonds

• Tammy Finney

• Emily Hall

• Amy Harger

• Kim Henderson

• Bridgett Hightower

• Jonathan Hollie

• Virginia Jeffries

• Cristy Jones

• Cynthia Loney-Griffins

• Kathy Marshall

• Mary Mitchell

• Steven Morris

• Christopher Myers

• Eva Perry

• Christopher Phelps

• Wiswa Pinit

• Rebecca Rodgers

• Bryant Smith

• Allison Stephens

• Joan Tucker

• Michael Warren

• Luvennia Williams

• Summar Wood

• Mark Worley

  Students from Pittsylvania County honored are:

• Donna Alley, Gretna

• Ethel Bailess, Hurt

• Shelly Bayes, Dry Fork

• Beth Calloway, Dry Fork

• Brenna Casey, Ringgold

• James Cox, Chatham

• Peggy Craft, Chatham

• Judy Cunningham, Gretna

• Marie Dalton, Ringgold

• Daneta Dietz-Robinson, Chatham

• Vonda Earley, Axton

• Tabatha Frazier, Dry Fork

• Haywood Graves, Pittsville

• Dennis Haley, Chatham

• Christopher Haskins, Chatham

• Stephanie Hicks, Java

• Elizabeth Mayo, Blairs

• Chad McCray, Chatham

• Bonnie Oakes, Blairs

• Jennifer Pelletier, Keeling

• Rachel Reynolds, Callands

• Jennifer Saunders, Dry Fork

• Jeanne Scott, Dry Fork

• April Shay, Chatham

• Hilda Simmons , Ringgold

• Aimee Stephenson, Chatham

• Matthew Walker, Ringgold

• Diane Waters, Sutherlin

• Jessica Watson, Chatham

• Anika White, Blairs

• Samantha Williams, Chatham

• Jason Younger, Gretna

  Students from Halifax County recognized are:

• Lynn M. Blanks, Virgilina

• Gail Bostick, South Boston

• Jennifer L. Bowes, Nathalie

• Tyronda L. Bowman, Halifax

• Joyce D. Burton, Halifax

• Stephanie J. Carico, Halifax

• Wanda J. Crews, Nathalie

• Carolyn Day, Nelson

• Patricia A. Duffer, Clover

• Beatrice L. Franklin, Alton

• Cheryl M. Hill, Halifax

• Tammy C. Jackson, South Boston

• Nancy Lacks, Halifax

• Joseph M. Marable, South Boston

• Martha L. Moorefield, South Boston

• William E. Morgan, II, Halifax

• Wanda D. Seamon, South Boston

• Frances F. Snead, Scottsburg

• Joan S. Waller, Halifax

• Katie S. Weatherford, Sutherlin

• Althea A. Whitlow, South Boston

• Linda N. Wilborne, South Boston

• Catherine L. Womack, South Boston

• Barbara J. Younger, South Boston

Also recognized was:

•   Lois Galloway, Ridgeway, VA