Spring 2017 Graduation - TCAT Murfreesboro · Electrical Systems Technician ... Gary Shearer INSTRUCTOR Ken Maxwell INSTRUCTOR ... Spring 2017 Graduation. Congratulations, Graduates!

Spring 2017 Graduation

Mission StatementThe Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology are the premier providers of workforce

development in the state of Tennessee. The colleges fulfill their mission by:

• Providing competency-based training through traditional and distance-learning instruction.

• Contributing to the economic and community development of the state by training and retraining employed workers.

• Ensuring that programs and services are economical and accessible to all Tennessee residents.

• Building relationships of trust with community, business and industry leaders to supply highly skilled workers in areas of need.

“That diploma you hold in your hands today is really just your learner’s permit for the rest of the drive through life. Remember, you don’t have to be smarter than the next person, all you have to do is be willing to work harder than the next person.”

- Jimmy Iovine

AdministrativeOffice

Technology

INSTRUCTOR

Jessica Akers

Amber CrutcherCertificate

General Office Assistant

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo finish and get my bachelors in

Business Administration.


Technology

Charitha DozierCertificate


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo someday work or have a career in a

medical facility.


Technology

Tessa GulletteCertificate


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsI want to be an assistant at a small office.


Technology

Andrea HoltDiploma

Accounting AssistantAdministrative Assistant

Achievements & AwardsStudent of the Month

Student of the Term

ActivitiesNational Technical Honor Society

SkillsUSAStudent Council Representative

Future GoalsTo work as an assistant in a business

office.


Technology

Sarah MankinDiploma

Administrative Assistant

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsI hope to work as an administrative assistant with a company that deal

with marketing & sales.


Technology

Caylin MarshallDiploma

Medical Administrative Assistant

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsI plan on obtaining my clinical medical

assistant certification, then apply my knowledge in a comprehensive career in

a physician’s office or hospital environment.


Technology

Elizabeth SavkoCertificate


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsI want to work as an assistant in a

business office.


Technology

Latawphia WeedenCertificate

Office Software Specialist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo start my own bookkeeping company.


Technology

AutomotiveTechnology

INSTRUCTOR

Charles VaughnINSTRUCTOR

Eric LoveINSTRUCTOR

Adam Burlett

Aaron BallCertificates

Automatic Transmission TechnicianBrake Technician

Engine Performance TechnicianEngine Repair Technician

Heating & Air Conditioning TechnicianManual Transmission TechnicianSteering & Alignment Technician

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Student Council Representative

Future GoalsI would love to own my own shop one

day.


Kious DavisCertificates

Automatic Transmission TechnicianBrake Technician



ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsI plan on owning my own shop or have a

full-time tech job with great benefits.


James KinseyDiploma

Automotive Technician

CertificatesAutomatic Transmission Technician

Brake TechnicianElectrical Systems Technician



ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo become a master technician.


Shawn WellsDiploma






ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo work in an automotive dealership.


Charles WolfDiploma






ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsWork at an automotive facility.


ComputerInformationTechnology

INSTRUCTOR

Carol HendrixsonINSTRUCTOR

Brandon Davis

Blake BradyCertificate

Security Specialist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Student Work-Study

Future GoalsLand a job with a well-established

company.


John BrodieDiploma

IT Systems Coordinator

Achievements & AwardsCompTIA A+ ce Certified

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo eventually work as a Systems Security

Specialist.


Dylan DelCampoDiploma

IT Specialist


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Student Council Representative

Future GoalsTo own a business.


Saul HuertaCertificate

Security Specialist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo become a successful IT technician and

work for an excellent company.


Brian NavaCertificate

Security Specialist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsBe successful in life and travel around

the world.


Marco QuinteroDiploma

IT Systems Coordinator


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo be successful.


Cosmetology

Krystal BarnesDiploma

Cosmetologist

Achievements & AwardsGOLD MEDAL in SkillsUSA for American Spirit

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo be a color specialist.

Cosmetology

Olivia EstupinanDiploma

Cosmetologist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo work and open my own salon.

Cosmetology

Ianna HarrisDiploma

Cosmetologist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo own my own salon.

Cosmetology

Rachel HortonDiploma

Cosmetologist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo become a color specialist.

Cosmetology

Brittany JohnsonDiploma

Cosmetologist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo continue barbering.

Cosmetology

Zinash NegaDiploma

Cosmetologist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsPass the license exam and become a

licensed cosmetologist.

Cosmetology

Elizabet Perez-MartinezDiploma

Cosmetologist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo work at my own salon.

Cosmetology

Courtney SmithDiploma

Cosmetologist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo become a licensed cosmetologist

and own my own salon.

Cosmetology

Nicole SmithDiploma

Cosmetologist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo become a platform artist and

curl/color specialist.

Cosmetology

Whitney TiptonDiploma

Cosmetologist

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo be world-renowned in the hair

industry.

Cosmetology

Graphic Design&

Web Development

INSTRUCTOR

Jon Bellucci

Justin BessDiploma

Graphic Design & Web Developer

Achievements & AwardsGOLD MEDAL in SkillsUSA for Web Design

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsWeb design & development.

Graphic Design&

Web Development

Andrew CorneliusCertificate

Graphic Design Technician

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsBecome a freelance graphic designer.

Graphic Design&

Web Development

Matthias LancasterCertificate


Achievements & AwardsSILVER MEDAL in SkillsUSA for

Advertising Design

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Student Council

Future GoalsBecome a freelance graphic designer &

launch my future clothing line.

Graphic Design&

Web Development

Nehemiah WinnCertificate


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo become a professional artist / YouTuber.

Graphic Design&

Web Development

Heating, Ventilation, &Air-Conditioning /

Refrigeration

INSTRUCTOR

Johnny McDonaldINSTRUCTOR

James Sparks

Tim ReslerDiploma

HVAC Technician

Achievements & AwardsRheem Air Flow Certificate

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo be a lead ammonia tech.

Heating, Ventilation, &Air-Conditioning /

Refrigeration

IndustrialElectrical

Maintenance

INSTRUCTOR

Gary ShearerINSTRUCTOR

Ken MaxwellINSTRUCTOR

Terry TorrenceINSTRUCTOR

Brad Gordon

Jason BurksDiploma

Mechatronics Technician

ActivitiesSkillsUSA – Mechatronics Competitor

Future GoalsTo work with anything “high-tech.”


Maintenance

Mathew BurtonDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsSpend the next 30 years fixing broken

machinery that’s older than me.


Maintenance

Matthew CantrellDiploma


ActivitiesNational Technical Honors Society

SGASkillsUSA - President

Future GoalsTo work in the automotive industry in

maintenance.


Maintenance

Christopher ChambersDiploma



SkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo work in the maintenance /

mechatronics field and make good money to live comfortable on & have my

dream house and my dream car.


Maintenance

Nathaniel CookDiploma

Industrial Electrical Maintenance Technician

ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo continue to learn and grow in my field as

a maintenance technician, provide a comfortable means of living for my family,

and try to be the best example of a great father to my kids and inspire them to be the

best they can be at anything they do.


Maintenance

Matthew FrantzDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo get my dream job at General Mills and

pursue my education further and strive in the company.


Maintenance

Ruben IxcoyDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo improve my knowledge.


Maintenance

Christopher LambDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsContinue to work for General Mills until I

retire in 2050.

When I’m fixing something for my mom, I can say, “Hey, I went to school for this!”


Maintenance

Geoffrey LamieDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo gain a vast knowledge of industrial

maintenance and to be a valuable asset to the company I work for.


Maintenance

David LeathersDiploma



SkillsUSA

Future GoalsPursuing opportunities as a

mechatronics technician in the fields of R&D while working towards an

engineering degree.


Maintenance

Michael McCaslinDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo obtain gainful employment in order to

provide the financial independence & opportunities to thrive.


Maintenance

Louy PhouphommakhithDiploma



SkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo have a future career in the industrial

electrical maintenance and mechatronics fields.


Maintenance

Shawn RicciardiDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo further my education in Fanuc and

other robotic systems.


Maintenance

Day SayDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsTo own my own business.


Maintenance

Christopher SmithDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsLook forward to retirement.


Maintenance

Robert StiltsDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsBuy property and move to the sticks.


Maintenance

Connor YoungDiploma


ActivitiesSkillsUSA

Future GoalsChallenge Chuck Norris to a dance off.

Live in a lake house.


Maintenance

Spring 2017 Graduation

Congratulations, Graduates!

Spring 2017 Graduation - TCAT Murfreesboro · Electrical Systems Technician ... Gary Shearer INSTRUCTOR Ken Maxwell INSTRUCTOR ... Spring 2017 Graduation. Congratulations, Graduates!

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