Cherokee Students Graduate College, Make Dean's Lists

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The following students recently earned education specialist degrees from Lincoln Memorial University:

• Rebekkah Shuman of Woodstock
• Sharon Masten of Woodstock
• Jennifer Mendenhall of Woodstock
• Ashley Abalos of Woodstock
• Amanda Savage of Canton
• Mary Greer of Canton
• Cindy Baker of Canton
• Michelle Grant of Canton
• Mark Vance of Canton
• Danae Vance of Canton
• Julie Wenger of Canton
• Laura Lathem of Canton
• Lisa Lougheed of Canton
• Melissa Weeks of Canton
• Brandi Wood of Canton

Kassidy MacInnis, a graduate of River Ridge High School in Woodstock, made the dean's list during the fall 2013 semester at Fullerton College in Fullerton, California. Woodstock students Kaylee Brandt and Ryan Duffy were named to the dean's list at Harding University during the fall 2013 semester.

The following students were named to Valdosta State University's dean's list for the fall 2013 semester:

• Rachael Bonner of Canton
• Laura Bridges of Canton
• Virginia Collins of Canton
• Megan Fink of Canton
• Courtney Gibbs of Canton
• Shannon Mikszan of Canton
• Denecio Scott of Canton
• Mary Swantek of Canton
• Melinda Boyd of Woodstock
• Mary Campbell of Woodstock
• Katherine Conway of Woodstock
• Lauren Farrell of Woodstock
• Kailah Gordon of Woodstock
• Jennifer Hyland of Woodstock
• Alexandra Lipsky of Woodstock
• Jessica Miller of Woodstock
• Alexander Mitchell of Woodstock
• Aurelio Mota of Woodstock
• Brian Newhall of Woodstock
• Amanda Peluso of Woodstock
• Kristina Peterson of Woodstock
• Kyle Smith of Woodstock
• Kathleen Tatro of Canton
• Haley Thacker of Canton
• Tayler Thatcher of Canton

Jessica Marie Kochanek of Canton recently received a master's degree in education (middle grades) while Woodstock resident Joshua Goforth earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. Kenimer Nix of Woodstock earned an education specialist degree in instructional technology. anie E. Harris of Woodstock was named to the Dean's List at Piedmont College. Canton student Jesse Moore graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Armstrong Atlantic State University.

Woodstock resident Maya Ramsey was named to the Dean's List at Tennessee State University. Julia Andretta of Woodstock was also named to the Dean's List at St. Bonaventure University. Paul Birdsong of Woodstock recently graduated from Carson-Newman University.

The following students at Georgia Institute of Technology earned Faculty Honors (earning a GPA of 4.0 or higher)

• Steven Brantley of Canton
• Anna Harter of Canton
• Mindy Kao of Canton
• Trent Swords of Canton
• Macy Werner of Canton
• Angela Como of Woodstock
• Michael Eason of Woodstock
• Katherine Hawkins of Woodstock
• Hannah Keith of Woodstock
• Daniel McElhannon of Woodstock
• Raj Patel of Woodstock
• Stephen Pfohl of Woodstock
• Austin Regnery of Woodstock 

The following students were named to Georgia Tech's Dean's List for the fall 2013 semester: 

• Kameron Akbarzadeh of Canton
• Cody Blackwell of Canton
• Rudolph Childre of Canton
• Rebecca Cottrill of Canton
• Alexandra Dawson of Canton
• Richard Evans of Canton
• Oleg Filatov of Canton
• Evan Garland of Canton
• Brian Geary of Canton
• Emily Jackson of Canton
• Charlsie Lemons of Canton
• Jordan Melnychuk of Canton
• Julia Odum of Canton
• Abigail Riddle of Canton
• Hannah Sheffield of Canton
• Eleanor Skelton of Canton
• Rachel Stewart of Canton
• Hunter Tuck of Canton
• Jarrod Blanton of Woodstock
• Marguerite Bradley of Woodstock
• John Brewer of Woodstock
• Stephanie Brown of Woodstock
• Tamara Butterworth of Woodstock
• Emma Graf of Woodstock
• Stephanie Greear of Woodstock
• Nicholas Hobbs of Woodstock
• Andrew Hughes of Woodstock
• James Hynes of Woodstock
• Amelia Lambeth of Woodstock
• Elise Livingston of Woodstock
• James Micali of Woodstock
• Allen Milner of Woodstock
• Kelly Neary of Woodstock 
• David Nelson of Woodstock
• Kristi Painter of Woodstock
• Krishan Patel of Woodstock
• Jake Sebring of Woodstock
• Puja Sheth of Woodstock
• Erika Staskevicius of Woodstock
• Patrick Swift of Woodstock
• William Turner of Woodstock
• Julie Wilson of Woodstock

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