By Jason Daniel

Special to The Greenville Advocate

More than 260 career-ready credentials were awarded to 204 Reid State Technical College graduates during the college’s Spring commencement ceremony on Friday, May 9.

Students were celebrated during a graduation ceremony held at Evergreen Municipal Gymnasium. Retired Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, an Evergreen native, delivered the graduation address to those in attendance. More than 50 students participated in the ceremony. Several of the students earned multiple credentials, including short-term certificates, long-term certificates, and associate degrees.

 In addition to the keynote address from Judge Cobb, the event also included musical accompaniments by Tony Taylor and a special song by Pastor Trenton M. Pressley. The Rev. Dr. John Williams delivered an invocation and benediction, and Derrick Lett, Reid State Director of Career Technical Education and welding instructor, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

 The 2025 Reid State commencement recognized those students who completed a degree in the college’s program offering. These courses of study include Business Administration/Technology, Childcare Development, Cosmetology, Computer Information Science, Cosmetology Instructor Training, Diesel Technology/Engine Specialist, General Education, Health Sciences, Industrial Electricity/Electronics Technology, Industrial Maintenance Technology, Practical Nursing and Pharmacy Technology.

Students received the following honors at the ceremony.

Named to the Presidents List, with 4.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) are: Connor David Blackburn, Kendal Faye Booker, Carley Boutwell, Anna Merle Bradley, Kehonia Monae Bradley, Keanthony Brooks, Sheena Nicole Burns, April Dawana Campbell, Gabriel Amon Crawford, Aaron B. Crosby, Adam Michael Dawson, Alexia Kiyante Dukes, Amour Eles Grace, Oralando Terez Green, Landon Grubbs, Jeqiyah Erikah Hobbs, Tia Temika S Hudson, Lileigh Johnson, Mikayla Lamia E. Johnson, Jamie Nicole Kelley, Nathaniel Christopher Kilpatrick, Martinique Lee, Kiriyunnah T. Lewis, Darrian Middleton, Sydney Moran, Hudson Parson, Tamara Acreman Patterson, Ninya Civita Petties, Arielle Lynette Purnell, Calvin J. Richardson, Brandy Petunia Scott, Alex Levi Singleton, Ahmad Jidé Smallwood, Katlynne Madison Steadman, Adam Fitzgerald Steele, Anasjhe Danshea Thompson, Savanaha Nicole Thompson, Tristan Watson, Garrett Frederick West and James Reese Witherington.

Students named to the Deans List, with 3.5 – 3.99 GPA are: C’anna Louise Betts, Shania Nykia Boggan, Tiara Nicole Brown, Stinson LeAnder Draper, Stephen Dean Dungan, John Russell Freeman, Laura Ashley Hale, Joshua Omarion Hicks, Payton Michaela Jay, Kevin Lamar Johnson, Matthew Carter Kendrick, Martin Dewayne Lee, Thomas Joseph Lemons, Deanna Monique Locke, Tierra Meshelle Long, John Brandon Lott, Timothy James McQuigg, Charles Andrew Messmer, Anthony Hayes Miller, Hezekiah Mixon, Elijah Bishop Mosley, Laney      Jo Moss, Coleton Padgett, Bryson Patrick Patterson, Alexus M Quarles, Alicia Nicole Salter, Decater Salter, Ayacia Chrishauna Samuel, Blake L Schneeberger, Steven Lee Sellers, Chantel Kiara Smith, Bryson T Stanley, Owen L Stassi, Ashlie Lindael Talley, Kia Thao, Aniyah Alexandria Tucker, and Brenda Watts.