BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – More than $53,000 total in scholarships was announced for 48 of the Alabama Community College System’s (ACCS) top scholars across the state during the 2022 All-Alabama Academic Team Recognition Program at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Winfrey Hotel on Friday, April 22.
The students were selected from their colleges by members of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for the students’ demonstration of academic excellence and intellectual rigor, leadership and service, and for a commitment to extending their education beyond the classroom to benefit society.
Two of the students, Frank Lee of Jefferson State Community College and Megan Mount of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College, were also recognized nationally. Lee was the only student selected in Alabama as a New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and awarded an additional $2,250 scholarship. The scholarship is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa, and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
Mount was the only student selected in Alabama for the New Century Workforce Pathway Scholarship that recognized the most outstanding workforce-bound student from each state. Mount received an additional $1,250 scholarship. The scholarship is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation and Phi Theta Kappa.
In addition to scholarships announced on Friday, scholarships for All-Alabama Academic Team members are also awarded when they transfer to some of Alabama’s public and private four-year colleges.
The All-Alabama Academic Team recognition program was founded in 1995 to complement the All-USA Academic Team Program that is sponsored by USA Today, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and the American Association of Community Colleges.
The 2022 All-Alabama Academic Team, in order of each member’s college, is below:
Bevill State Community College
Harley Anne Lawrence, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Kennedy, AL
Lindsie Jo Moseley, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Vernon, AL
Bishop State Community College
Guy Divin Samandari, GPA: 3.87, Hometown: Bujumbura, Burundi
Katlyn Sampson, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Citronelle, AL
Calhoun Community College
Alayah Anderson, GPA: 3.6, Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Danielle Reed, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Harvest, AL
Central Alabama Community College
Shane Bland, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Sylacauga, AL
Bradley Fuller, GPA: 3.951, Hometown: Alexander City, AL
Coastal Alabama Community College
Haven Collins, GPA: 3.813, Hometown: Thomasville, AL
Luis Pineda, GPA: 3.7, Hometown: Foley, AL
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Leigha Carter, GPA: 3.46, Hometown: Phenix City, AL
Wyatt George Murphy, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Phenix City, AL
Drake State Community and Technical College
Tashiba Anderson, GPA 3.5, Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Amber Nofke, GPA: 4.0, Hometown, Pearl, MS
Enterprise State Community College
Tiffany White, GPA: 3.823, Hometown: Troy, AL
Harleigh Sims, GPA: 3.8, Hometown: Slocomb, AL
Gadsden State Community College
Kennedy Fox, GPA: 3.87, Hometown: Glencoe, AL
Jase Jelks, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Centre, AL
Ingram State Technical College
Dillon Michael Lee, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Stevenson, AL
James Leroy Wells, III, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Muscle Shoals, AL
Jefferson State Community College
Hannah Combs, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Frank Lee, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Pell City, AL
Lawson State Community College
Megan Davis, GPA: 3.6, Hometown: Bessemer, AL
Alisha Thomas, GPA: 3.90, Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
Garyn Blair, GPA: 3.5, Hometown: Opp, AL
Megan Mount, GPA: 3.9, Hometown: Brantley, AL
Marion Military Institute
Thomas Rutherford, GPA: 3.844, Hometown: Montgomery, AL
Nataley Whitner, GPA: 3.700, Hometown: Columbiana, AL
Northeast Alabama Community College
Andrew Dylan Aultman, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Grant, AL
Emily McBee, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Grant, AL
Northwest-Shoals Community College
Leah Anne Grimes, GPA: 3.76, Hometown: Russellville, AL
Kasandra Valles, GPA: 3.9, Hometown: Rogersville, AL
Reid State Technical College
SamanthaKay Deese, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Lenox, AL
Ian Mark Godwin, GPA: 3.60, Hometown: Evergreen, AL
Shelton State Community College
Wesley Cade Junkins, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Gordo, AL
Anne Marie Robins, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL
Snead State Community College
Stephen Dean, GPA: 3.94, Hometown: Cleveland, AL
Chase Williams, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Sardis, AL
Southern Union State Community College
Elijah Beverly, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Wadley, AL
Dominique Watson, GPA: 3.9, Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Trenholm State Community College
Victoria Davidson, GPA: 3.84, Hometown: Montgomery, AL
Michel Memnon, GPA: 3.93, Hometown: Montgomery, AL
Wallace Community College – Dothan
Kayla Cole, GPA: 3.616, Hometown: Headland, AL
Chaeli White, GPA: 3.736, Hometown: Shorterville, AL
Wallace State Community College – Hanceville
Cutter Green, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Cullman, AL
Halle McCrory, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Muscle Shoals, AL
Wallace State Community College – Selma
Tripp Glass, GPA: 3.930, Hometown: Billingsley, AL
Justice Joyner, GPA: 3.8, Hometown: Selma, AL