Richmond Community College President Dr. Dale McInnis presents Megan Neimyer of Hamlet her Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing. RCC Board of Trustee Chairman Hugh Lee stands ready to congratulate her. RCC President Emeritus Dr. Diane Honeycutt, the keynote speaker, also congratulated the graduates.
RCC President Dr. Dale McInnis welcomed the graduates and their families and congratulated the Class of 2010 for being the largest in RCC’s history.
“I want to thank everyone who has supported these graduates over the past months and years it has taken for them to reach their goals today. Graduates, it’s your day. Enjoy each and every moment,” he said.
Student Government Association April Shelton told the graduates that participating in the ceremony showed their courage, dedication and perseverance. She congratulated them and encouraged them on their endeavors as they continued their education or moved into the workforce.
RCC President Emeritus Dr. Diane Honeycutt was the keynote speaker. Her remarks centered on the theme of “SUCCESS.” She said students needed to be self-starters, practice understanding, have confidence and courage, be enthusiastic and sharing, and be self-actualizing.
“Self-actualizing comes from a book on ‘transactional analysis’ called ‘I’m OK, You’re OK.’ It was written in the seventies. Basically the book stated, if I’m not okay, you can’t be okay. You have go to come to grips with yourself, who you are, and like yourself. We all have baggage, don’t carry it with you: Let it go. We all have pity parties, but don’t let them become your life. Basically, be yourself and practicing good human relations will help you become successful,” said Honeycutt.
In closing, she quoted former RCC Trustee John Forte. He told her to always put her priorities in order and live by them.
“Those priorities are God, family, and career. I try to never forget these, because I am proud to say they are mine. Set your priorities and live with them, and you will be successful and become good leaders,” she said.
RCC Board of Trustee Chairman Hugh Lee and McInnis presented Honeycutt an Honorary Associate in Arts Degree, the highest honor the college can bestow. Honeycutt said after 38 years of being at the college, she did not have one and would always be proud to have it.
Five students were recognized with awards for outstanding achievements. The Joseph D. Beam Excellence in Engineering Award went to Gregory Paul Hutchinson, a Mechanical Engineering Technology major from Rockingham.
The Robert D. Street Academic Excellence in Business Studies Award went to Donna Jenkins Hudson, an Accounting and Business Administration major from Rockingham.
The Excellence in Science Award went to Jacob Robbins Pittman, an Associate in Science major from Rockingham.
The Dodd-Moore Humanities Award went to Albert Bennett, an Associate in Science major from Lilesville.
The Richmond County Historical Society Excellence in History Award went to Flossie Lee Lawrence, an Associate in Arts major from Laurinburg.
McInnis, Lee, and Honeycutt presented degrees and diplomas to the Richmond County graduates are listed below.
Richmond County residents are Stephanie Lynn Boyette, Owen Christopher Evans, and Shannon Nichole McGee of Cordova; Crystal Lynn Bass, Lesvia Juarez, Kimberly McQueen Nicholson, Diane McInnis Overcash, Christena Michelle Powell, and Molly Catherine Stutts of Ellerbe;
Dallas D. Arnold, Wendy Rene Bailey, Wendy Rene Bailey, Carroll Delores Blakely, Derek Jerome Bonds, Alisha Bethea Brown, Robin LeRue Capps, Jr., Timothy Kevin Collinson, Justin Ross Cottingham, Cassandra Capricia Darien, Carol Denise Everett, Joseph Tyndall Gause, Donna Marie Gregory, Donna Fortson Growe, Jeremy Evan Hollingsworth, Jessica Lynn Hyatt, Donna Elizabeth Iacona, Lakeisha Denise Jackson, Gloria Renee Martin, Shirley Jean McFadden, Jennifer Anne Moraida, Megan Elizabeth Niemyer, Loretta Dawkins Patrick, Elizabeth Marsh Popple, Kimberly Allred Smith, Timothy James Smith, April Lea Stewart, Robert Marion Welch, Jr., and Tracy Ann Williams of Hamlet;
Vermella Stroman Isaac of Hoffman; Donnie Preston Flournoy, II and Dorothy Janett’ Russell of Marston;
Betty Lammonds Arnette, Joy Lynette Austin, Dereck R. Barringer, Eric Gene Bellamy, Sandy Jewelene Bowman, John Wesley Brown, Valencia Diane Brown, Amanda Nichole Byrd, Kristen Rebekkah Chance, Vickie Steen Clayton, Mary K. Coble, Kimberly Suzette Cooper, Wendy LaShay Crawford, Jennifer B. Crowley, Priscilla Ann Dargan, Dorothea Marshae Davis, Jessica Edwards Davis, Holly Nicole Dees, Jessica Levetta Ellerbe, Darlene Shepard Estridge, Allie Temeka Everett, Miranda Nicole Fincham, Evelyn Jazmin Garcia, Sherry Gibson Gardner, Barbara Jean Glaze, Cynthia Charlene Goodwin, Rebecca Diane Graham, Leah Easterling Grooms, Karen Michelle Hammond, Brenda W. Hendrix, Lonnie Eugene Hinson, Donna Jenkins Hudson, Gregory Paul Hutchinson, Annie Saunders Jackson, Morgan Elaine King, Kathy Marie Little, Alice Gray Locklear, Bobbie Elizabeth Martin, Annette Denise McCoy, Monique Chantal McDonald, Amanda Michele McKenzie, Amanda Smith Millen, Christine Marie Mills, Kevin Christopher Oldham, Joany Meliea Perakis, Jacob Robbins Pittman, Jamika Liakecia Prentice, Bethany Michelle Pullen, Deanna Michelle Quick,
Charles Andrew Sampson, Melissa Gerald Smith, Sheneka Lashelle Steed, Kenneth Daniel Stoll, Lisa Faye Terry, Lisa Hodges Vandermark, Stephen Patrick Webb, Kennedy Fitzgerald White, and Donna Marie Woodard of Rockingham.
An Associate Degree in General Education was awarded posthumously to Tammy Moore Noah of Rockingham. Noah passed away in February. Her sister, Susan Wyand, accepted her degree. Noah’s husband, Steven, and other family members were seated in a place of honor for the ceremony.
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