MCC recognizes Spring 2023 honors students
May 15, 2023
Hundreds of students were named to McLennan Community College’s Honors List and Distinguished Honors List for the Spring 2023 semester.
The Distinguished Honors List is reserved for students who achieve a 3.8 to 4.0 grade-point average for the semester, while students who achieve a 3.5 to 3.79 grade-point average are named to the Honors List. The Honors and Distinguished Honors Lists include the names of students who have completed 12 or more college-credit semester hours (excluding developmental courses).
Distinguished Honors List
(Waco by ZIP code)
76643 – Amanda Grace Kampermann
76701 – Clarissa Pearl Davila and Joseph Wells Pendleton
76704 – Tamara A. Napier and Gaicajasia S. Scott
76705 – Caelin Aurora Baesler-Ridge, Rylee Leighann Black, Jennifer Cordero, Antonianett Fernandez Garcia, Sheyenne Renae Hendrix, Noah Michael Jachetta, Tina J. Keel, Brooke Ellyn Keneipp, Caitlin N. Lara, Jessica B. Lopez, Brooks Allen Nall, Allyson Paige Parkhill, Sonia Perez, Brianna Noel Shilling, Emmaleigh McKay Smith, Elizabeth Torres, Cordelia Denaye Watson, Emily Lauren Williams and Breeanna Charte Young
76706 – Emily Anne Ardolf, Jessica Brooke Buchanan, Nicklas A. Burris, Karsyn Nicole Campbell, Luke Andrew Carlisle, Abigail Michelle Claypoole, Sarah Nicole Davis, Lizbeth Falcon, Neeley Grace Farnum, Makenzy Rain Fernandes, Victoria Nancy Fernandez, Kaelynna Nicole Fikes-Jaimes, Robert James Gray, MacKenzie Jay Hernandez, Madilyn Marie Holden, Lauryn Michelle Kennedy, Brandon Cole Landers, Angelica Lopez, Racheal Genevieve MacKillop, Ethan Alexander McIlwain, Kierra Jean O’Neill, Nisha Dinesh Patel, Pilaiporn Phetcherdchin, Bikalp Poudel, Kennedy Ray Reckline, Valerie L. Rivers, Alondra Sierra, Marisella Bruna Suarez, Thaman Singh Thapa, Alejandro Antonio Vazquez-Olguin, Thomas James Yost, Diana Marie Zavala, Puyang Zhao and Qianyu Zhao
76707 – Karen Arellano, David Alexander Balaban, Hernan Chevres, Heleshia Chardae Dunbar, Amanda Leanne Holt, Kaitlynn Shay Merritt, Ricardo Daniel Nunez, Romulo Nunez, Geraldine Ocampo, Neida Cecilia Perez, Alicia Ramirez, Aylin Ramirez- Moreno, Maxwell S. R. Scalzo, Sean Ryan Segroves, Sierra Ansing Veracruz and Hannah M. Voss
76708 – Lauren Avery Baker, Lili Bien, Emma Catherine Suen Bradley-Tse, Ben Joseph Butler, Joel Harry Cann, Trey Otto Cehajic, Kelly Kristine Clark, Abigail Mae Clinton, Vincent A. Crowson, Carolina Aketzaly Davila, Amy De Jesus Camarena, Amanda Faith Ellison, Sarah Elizabeth Ellison, Amanda Lavonne Engelke, Stephanie Espinosa, Reanna Michelle Fornash, Iliana Andrea Garcia, Skylar Leigh Goodman, Karen Gonzalez, Rita Hage, Shoichiro Kato, Zander Abram Lim, Madelyn Kate McKinnon, Amiyah R. Merchant, Kaitlyn Rose Murnane, Benjamin Ngo, Madison Elizabeth Nodine, Jakub Partyka, Alexus Leeanne Piche, David Ramirez, Houston William Rhodes, Brooklyn Danielle Sanderson, Brenden Chase Sheehy, Lera Makayla Smith, Jaelen D. Stroud, Lucile Tanvet, Zackary Barrett Taylor, Jordyn Page Thomas, Lucie Tomastikova, Taniya Wicks, Saraiah Bethany Williams, Susan M. Wiseman and Mateo Peter Zeppieri
76710 – Ethan E. Carpenter, Angelica V. Delacruz-Jones, Alexandra Kathryn Doty, Morgan Jardae Edwards, Isabel Raine Elsrod, Melanny Guerrero, Samantha Marie Hamilton, Alexia Mariah Hickey-Harden, Joshuah David Larremore, Austin R. McDaniel, Brittany Nicole Moncibais, Abigail Liz Mora, Ciara Mia Nava, Allison Elizabeth Pendleton, Lukas Alexander Perryman, Julie Lynn Reid, Hayley Leeann Scott, Kaedon Elijah Smith, Seth G. Spivey, Tanya C. Stevens and Jo’Anthony Miguel Torres
76711 – Isaiah Nathaniel Glenn, Crystal Serrano Lorenzo, Minette Aquino Magsano, Jasmine Daisy Mathews, Sofia Navarro, Isai Abraham Perez, Lacynda Le’nae Ramos, Ana Erika Rangel, Caleb Rodriguez, Ana Jullysa Rubio and Jeremy Clayton Sessions
76712 – Rafia Naureen Arshad, Emma Kathryn Braswell, Joseph Avery Cameron, Aja Monea’ Durham-Flores, David Rosales Estrada, Harmony Rose Flanigan, Jashyre S’mone Harris, Alan L. Manning, Tyler Dan McClaren, Reagan Paige McDaniels, Walnerd Ian Nunez-Moya, William Richard Smith, Samuel David Snipes, Selena Elizabeth Trewin and Harrison Paul Wolf
76798 – Isabella Vivian Turnbull
Other students named to the Distinguished Honors List and their hometowns include:
Abbott – David Ryan Johnson
Aquilla – Paige Ann Davila and Ethan Ray Laramore
Arlington – Nicholas Shogbonyo
Austin – Lakeisha Chevon Pharr and Tyler Leyland Robbins
Axtell – Madison Scaling Gray and Trinity Love Tull
Baytown – Bailee D’Nae St. Romain
Bellmead – Martha Victoria Perez and Yulisa Ruiz Saucedo
Belton – Hailey Nicole Medina
Brenham – Henry John Cone and Eshanna Vashe Hemphill
Bristol Redcliffe, United Kingdom – Nicholias Kendall Parham
Bruceville – Haileigh Brooke Braswell and Jerod C. Crepelle
Bryan – Brodie Wade Daniel and Erin Dornelle Page
Carrollton – Carter Daniel Patterson
Centennial, Colorado – Ally Ryan Sweet
Chilton – Emily Sue Smith
China Spring – Mary-Elaine Grace Gilley, Parker C. Hamm, Amanda Grace Jett, Sydnee Jennifer Robinson, Shelbi Alane Roye and Ryleigh Grayce Sheehan
Clifton – Grace Yovone Countryman, Edward Jackson Burke Kettler, Seth Henry O’Neal, Stephanie Elizabeth Schmidt and Brill Marie Wise
Crawford – Cameron Scott Anderson, Michael Andrew Caldwell and Rikki Layne Griffin
Cypress – Sydney Leanna Kirby
Dallas – Nicholas Christopher Greaney and Drew Allen Messick
Double Oak – Matalyn Jean Wolkow
Dripping Springs – Cole Howard Helton
Eddy – Carina Gutierrez and Caitlin C. Hargrove
Edmond, Oklahoma – Benjamin Cole Scott
Elm Mott – Amber Destinee Alligood, Noah Riley Bruce, Halley Ann Maler, Michelle L. Ramsey and Katy Yesenia Torres
Flower Mound – Dawson William Herring, Ty Andrew Johnson and Aidan Kekoalani Kuni
Forney – Alyssa Maria Goble, Cecilia Isabel Herrera and Alicia McKenzie Mills
Fort Cobb, Oklahoma – Kyndon Lane Lovell
Fort Myers, Florida – Jacob Thomas D’Altrui
Fort Worth – Ryan Roland
Frisco – Jack Hudson Crawford and William Louis Glatch
Gatesville – Kathryn Leah Colby, Taylor Rayne Pritchard, Yvonne Eleonore Eli Springer and Madison Elizabeth Willis
Graham – Tyler Joe Cook
Groesbeck – Racheal L. Clark and Makenzee Lee Lowther
Hewitt – Olivia G. Abbott, Alexis Alvarado Aguilar, Alyzah Sariya Arellano, Amanda Castanon, Danielle Marguerite Dunn, Zachary Owen Iannuccilli, Alaina Rene Morrow, Paige A. Ponce, Hannah Jane Alcantara Porcare, Justine Leah Raygoza, Daulton Charles Spore, Macy Alison Spore and Alicia M. Wilson
Hillsboro – Ralph Michael Moravec
Houston – Laura Stathatos
Humble – Kaleb James Pouncy
Katy – Blake William Hansen and Colton Ray Sullens
Kerrville – Savanah Marie Rendon
Killeen – Cynaye Celnell Von Bobbitt, Kalashawn Chaquan Flythe, Alyssa Maria - Helena Garcia Del Solar and Jeffrey Wayne Rusco
Lansing, Michigan – Ava Lynne Hazelton
Larue – Kendall Kay Russell
Lindsborg, Kansas – Laurin Caine
Lorena – Laurissa Celeste Alejandro, Tanner Mark Bosley, Mason Allen Boyett, Jacob Thomas Caldwell, Hailey Lynn Davis, Parker McKinley Dooley, Hailey Cheyenne Dulock, Joel D. Grochoske, Brianna Rene Guerrero, Ximena Guerrero, Caden Jacob Helona, Lorelei Rose Payne, Bobbie Ann Phillips, Rosalie Elaine Sandager, Avery Y. Sheffield, Stefan Wade Spann, Marshall Vrana and Amanda Grace Winstead
Lott – Autumn Madison-Skyy Stump
Luling – Edelmiro Na Garza
Magnolia – Shanna Faith Sandoval
Mansfield – Megan Louise Gonzales
Marlin – Shountel Nicole Cotton
Mart – Mason Kaleb Parker and Jeremy Colton Tatum
McGregor – Niklas Patrick Blalock, Shalaya R. Curry, Alexis Espinoza-Dominguez, Alaina Marissa Foil, Olivia L. Knowles, Riley Aiden Martin, Elizabeth Margaret Mooney, Brittnie Estelle Newman, Lessly Michelle Rebollar, Kendall Brooke Schuerg, Kristin G. Stacey, Parker Nathaniel Strouse and Charli Ann Turner
McKinney – Peter Michael Clark
Mont Belvieu – Chesnee Grace Faile and Wyatt Austin Wallace
Montgomery – Chase Michael Davis
Moody – McKennah Dawn McDonald and Tiana Diane Moore
Morgan – Aaron J. Lewis
Needville – Celeste Skye Aguilar
Oglesby – Anais Hernandez
Palatka, Florida – Jahmar Christopher Brown
Puyallup, Washington – Rachel Noelle Wicker
Richardson – Karl Stefan Stahl
Richmond – Anika Elyssa Garcia
Riesel – Maura Rae Devorsky, Yesenia Flores, Hunter Garrision Glenn, Hannah Ashlyn Nichols, Eduardo Perez and Journey Michael Warren
Robinson – Noah Bradley Berry, Alyssa Lynn Burks, Addison Ryder Jallo, Amaya M. Johnson, Jana Lacey Merrifield, Ellie Ann Newcomb, Sherece Eshae Scott, Sarunas Semulis, Laci Suzanne Spraggins, Haley Ann Stephens, Chloe Helena Thorburn and Zachry Glen Turnbo
San Antonio – Sita Lois Raissa Koutouan
Shreveport, Louisiana – William Borden Soignier
Taylor – Emma Jean Yezak
Teague – Hope Faith Franks
Temple – Leilani Keely Sanders and Brooke Renee Vasta
The Woodlands – Claire Scarlett Halsell
Valley Mills – Michael Boyd, Micah Timothy Elli Kolb and Zachary Eugene Watson
Vidor – Jennifer Nicole Zent
Walnut Springs – Kalyn Michelle Chandler and Kristine Michelle Paul
Weatherford – Julia Claire Ruland
West – Presley Skye Bettge, Kirwin Marie Foster, Baylee Rae Hall, Casey C. Ketcham, John Dustin McCullough, Alfredo Torres Perez, Emma Lena Withers and Dayla Johan Woodard
West Columbia – Madison Christine Hornback
Whitney – Laney Shea Beam, Jasmin Marlene Maldonado, Kya Renae Martinez, Roselyn Villarreal and Amy Nicole Ward
Woodway – Braeden Christopher Arp, Adam Keiffer Barron, Chelsie Broadhead, Madison Grace Curlee, Julianna Mae Elliott, Autumn Rose Feltes, Tristan Paul Flores, Emma Linnea Johniken, Morgan Lapierre, Weisen Lin, Carolyn Rose Reynolds, Patrick John Terry and Rachel Lanae Wharton
Honors List
(Waco by ZIP code)
76701 – Avery Elizabeth Decker, Esteban Naranjo Henriquez and Jonathan Lloyd Vela
76703 – Vanessia Renee Hernandez
76704 – Jessica Renee Dugan and Brittany Nicole Peoples
76705 – Amanda Renee Boothby, Chris B. Chesley, Creed Nolan Curran, Kyndel Bailey Dempsey, Augustin A. Escobedo, Luke Michael Finnell, Tabitha Joy Gonzalez, Ashley Renee Halbert, Shevie Lyn Nicole Libhart, Isabel Mendoza, Melissa C. Mendoza, Keiko Nina Lee Ness-Anderson, Samuel Toyin Ogunsona, Sungjae Park, Luci A. Ramirez, Maria V. Rivera-Latimer, Angelica Rodriguez, Eloisa Arianna Rosalez, Allie Elizabeth Schmedthorst, Cody James Templin, Derese Deshae Ward and Brittany Nicole Williams
76706 – Patricia Coronado Contreras, Alize Marie Curry, Emily Elizabeth Gutierrez, Hector Manuel Flores, Matthew Cruz Garcia, Emily Marie Kelley, Marlen Marez, Tyler C. Medlin, Jayla Marie Morris, Aavash Neupane, Kushal Panthi, Sylvana Paola Prieto Medina, Brielle Rene Pruitt, Mayson Marie Rogers, Noah James Schatz, Carla Jonelle Stephens, Klohie Aidan Faith Taylor, Sara Torres and Cole Devalquette Weedon
76707 – Joanna Adelfa Aguilar, Roberto Miguel Alarcon, Sara Estela Barahona-Gomez, Dario Contreras, Susana Coronado, Pedro Gutierrez, Philicity Willie Mata-Groman, Daniel Ivan Mendez, Jose A. Morales, Michelle Jaimes Rocha, Craig A. Stanley, Jonathan Jesus Tepal and Valeria Velasquez
76708 – Emmanuel Raul Alberto, Austin Kyle Albrecht, Dylin Rachel Barnard, Michael Austin Barrett, Delaney Shayne Boren, Haleigh Nicole Campbell, Jessalyn Gabrielle Carrillo, Mia India Clarke, Karina Rafaela Chavez, Shea Hannah Errickson, Adora Mojica Falco, Dalyce Marie Fulfer, Liam Owen Gobin, Maira Guerrero, Niamh Anne Heath, Agustin Jaimes, Daylan Elias Mata, Favour Ogechi Mbeledeogu, Brisa Medrano-Lozano, Anne Marie Moncada, Jalie McKenzie Neff, Naiyeli Anahei Perez, Taylor Brianna Ricks, Piper Breanne Taylor, Ashley Dawn Thrift, Amari Jeriah Toliver, Elizabeth M. Vargas, Ollie Anthony Wess and Lindsey Makayla Wilcox
76710 – Thomas Alixander Almanza, Keila Nayeli Chavez, Melinda Anastasia Cruz, T’ahna Ahmoni Daniels, Brianna Marie Garner, Abby Leann Hymel, Kevin Nelson Lemus, Antanique Kanisha Mitchell, Samantha Lisette Nava, Savana Raquel Salazar, Matthew R. Slinkard, Samyra Leian Smith, Ashley Nicole Sykes, Liberty Ann Taylor, Khang Manh Vu and Izabel Caralea Weaver Skiles
76711 – Leila Lorena Duran, Jose Alejandro Gomez, Rhiannon Leeellen Maldonado, Isabela Morales-Favela, Janet Yolotzi Moreno, Rebecca Perez, Nayeli Siri Robles and Juana Mellysa Rubio
76712 – David Vinh Cao, Jonathan Alan Cole, Shanil Kazani, Shadarius Seantel Mitchell, Michael Joseph Nagle, Randy D. Pacheco, Lauren Gayle Rivera, Krissie Pualani Roberts, Laura Raquel Sanchez King, Richard Cameron Sifton, Taylor Elizabeth Ustanik, John-David Warren and Hanna Leigh Young
Other students named to the Honors List and their hometowns include:
Abilene – Cooper Koen Hrbacek
Alexandria, Virginia – Jared Quinton Clawson
Allen – Jason Palmer Hawkins
Aquilla – Alexis Nicole Fine and Alexa Sosa
Arlington – Zach Wyman Carlson and Jake Adam Smith
Austin – Charles Gage Bower and John David Hill
Axtell – Emma Gayle Huth
Baytown – Natalie Paige Spurrier
Bellmead – Jae’Liyah Serenity Bunch
Bend, Oregon – Kyle Holden Gilbert
Bremond – Makayla Lynne Curry
Brownsville – Rebecca Carina Rodriguez
Brownwood – Jakob Riley Dorsett
Burleson – Collin W. Ramsey
Cedar Park – Nickolas Karen
Chilton – Ashton Blake Chandler and Maryfel Vargas
China Spring – Kailynn M. Diaz, Mikayla Brooke Putty, Jamie Sanchez Ramos, Christina Salinas, Paul Randolph Stanford and Kamryn Paige Williams
Clifton – Evelyn Malacara and Yohima Careymi Tarin
Coleman – Jenifer Fabiola Garza Munoz
College Station – Nerissa Nicole Garcia-Lopez and Alyvia Joli Peralez
Coppell – Letitia Jeannette McGruder
Crawford – Viktor Alexander Arensman and Emma Olivarez
Donna – Jocelyn K. Rodriguez
Elgin – Alexis Renee Ybarra
Elm Mott – John Matthew Galvan, Cory Lee Kreder, Laurel Ashley Ortiz, Bravo Wayne Lewis Robinson and Destiny N. Thomas
Evant – Jeremiah Scott Marwitz
Fairfield – Rachael Nicole Whatley
Fort Worth – Zachary Daniel Cawyer
Franklin – Kimberly D. Perkins
Gatesville – Jozy Renay Jackson, Erica Lynn Key, Gabrielle Kaylynn Robles, Eric Sarmiento Martinez and Bryce Renee Van Zile
Grand Prairie – Omari Karlandris Dunlap
Haughton, Louisiana – James Roman Tolbert
Hemphill – Whitney Thomas
Hewitt – Muhammad Imran Bin Abdul Wahid Tanner, Braden Edward Keith Bond, Destini Marie Bradshaw, Shade Taylor Busby, Victoria Esperanza Cadena, Ashley Castanon, Jacob Conner Files, Madison Rae Harris, Kalaiaha Lacy Henriquez, Nathan Charles Johnson, Kaitlin Nicole Lander, Alan Matthew Le, Corey Daniel Morris, Victoria D. Prisco and Armando Jose Torres Burgos
Hico – Madeline Susannah Ibarra
Humble – Erin E. Plunkett
Ingram – Kaitlyn Baylee Bell
Joshua – Kyle Antonio Yuan
Lacy Lakeview – Raven D. Buchanan
Lake Charles, Louisiana – Ozioma Glory Chibuzor
Longview – Leslie Gayle Hernandez
Lorena – Jennifer Marie Baca, Tristan Anh Tuan Boswell, Daniel Joseph Burns, Zachary Thomas Carter, Austan Michael Deal, Karla J. Figarola Herrera, Caden Stewart Gardner, Autumn Lane Griffin, Kaitlyn Makenzie Harris, Emilie Morgan Marek, Cole James Nugent, Graison Elizabeth Rolf, Braden Skeen and Ronika Thapa
Lufkin – Samuel Robert Flores
Marlin – Barbara Moreno
Mart – Marla Oubre, Destiny MaKenzie Owens and Natalie Paige Stead
McAllen – Destiny Renae Menchaca
McGregor – Shasheena Lashanet Allen, Yosef Scott Been, Trevor Floyd Fulmer, Madison Paige Havelka, Tiffany Dale Jones, Yuli Esbeydie Ulloa Lopez, Reece Campbell Pellegrino, Timothy Wesley Reimer, Shania Ann Rumsey, Oliver Santander, Jun Wang and Jennifer Renee Witherspoon
McKinney – Sydney Marie Hart
Meridian – Lorene Nichole Brown
Mexia – Monica Renee Contreras, Brook E. Miller and Rebekah Fay Parks
Minden, Nevada – Chloe Elaine Wilken
Mineola – Morgan Danielle Leslie Wishart
Mont Belvieu – Brodey James Williams
Montgomery – Jenny Briann Robison
Moody – Richard A. Siler
Morgans Point Resort – Chadwick Lee Krakowian
Mount Calm – Zachary Tyler Hebbe and Kennedy Caroline Janek
Oglesby – Marisela Beatriz De Leon and Raul Hernandez
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Brinly Alexis Maples
Prosper – Maximus Carl Hamilton
Riesel – Dedra D. Meece
Robinson – Nessa Caia Cruz, Gabrianna Grace Dominguez, Dyllan MacKenzie Doyle, Layla Suzanne Fetsko, Luther Tyrone Fisher, Mason Alan Helpert, Gary Patrick Hiatt, Tyler Nguyen Huynh, Travis Wayne Morgan, Eric Brigance Morrison, Isabelle Christine Murphy, Patrick Owen Nichols, Haley Renee Plaa and Ty Allen Price
San Antonio – Joshua J. Coleman, Kayleigh Marie Ginivan and Britton Troy Moore
Sugar Land – Katcher J. Halligan
Teague – Harley Ray Gomez
Temple – Gillian Rene Bousquet, Deven Marcos Ochoa, Caroline Celeste Oliver and Kayla Lee-Ann Rambeau
Tigard, Oregon – Ainsley Rose Davis
Valley Mills – Jacee Grace Ainsworth, Ashley Barron, Karina Faith Tergerson and Alyssa Caroline Watkins
Weslaco – Katia Reyes
West – Cody Le Ellinger, Ryan Joseph Gerik, Jayden Michael Gerik, Katie Renee Hutyra, Emma Elisabeth Jacques, Brianna Katelynn Kolar, Ryleigh Mary Montasser, Bryant John Norton, Isabel Salazar, Evan James Stewart, Kaleb Aaron Nors Vincent and Wyatt William Wolf
Whitney – Emmanuel Herrera and Marco Antonio Lozano
Woodway – Alexa Rose Doyle, Kyra Lynn Doyle, Julia Elaine Espy, Rachel Louise Garrett, Aaron Gonzalez, Sarah Haga, Caleb Preston Koen, Kennedy Renee McAdams, Karla Zoely Miranda Gomez, Samuel Gareth Simmons, Jace Reagen Smith and Allison Rene Smith
Wortham – Larissa Maria Rivera
Zavalla – Rosa-Lakeyn Leeann Powell