TJC celebrates Fall 2023 graduates
Dec. 25—Tyler Junior College has recognized 780 graduates earning 879 awards during Fall 2023 commencement ceremonies.
TJC President and CEO Dr. Juan E. Mejia conferred the degrees and certificates on the graduates during four ceremonies held Saturday, Dec. 16, in Wagstaff Gymnasium on the TJC central campus.
After earning her associate degree in nursing, Perry Burchfield, from Bullard, plans to work as an operating room nurse and pursue her BSN degree from UT Tyler. Her ultimate goal is to become a Registered Nurse First Assist, a nurse who helps to perform surgeries.
"TJC helped me reach the first step of my journey to becoming a nurse and I am very thankful," Burchfield said. "All of the professors I had during the ADN program made a huge impact on the nurse that I hope to be."
Other area students graduating TJC are listed alphabetically by hometowns.
ALTO
Landon Grammer and Areli Perez-Ramos
BULLARD
Kaitlyn Chang, Alexander Constante, Leah Davidson, Kylie Ferrara, Sydney Garland, Davis Hanson, Donald Hopkins, Caroline Lee, Lindsay Longino, Anna L. Meyers, Jessica Perez, Aidan Reynolds, Eslendi Salazar, Jensen Shrode, Anja Terho-Streck and Naomi Weaver
FRANKSTON
Cullen Jones, Brianna Morrison, Payton Presley, Jessica Rickard, Macy Rosenau and Antonio White
JACKSONVILLE
Mikayla Arellano, Alexander Barco, Timothy Blanton, Sarai Castillo, Alexis Chavez, Shawayna Frye, Esmeralda Gonzalez, Tiaundria Hatton, Dinorah J. Hernandez, Lindsey Hernandez, Shuntrevia Horn, Emily Loyola, Sarah Mapes, Madison Martinez, Heather Ness, Estrella Padron, TeOddrick Ragsdale, Yoana Rios, Erizbel Sandoval, Emiley Tapia and Jayanna L. Yates
REKLAW
Crystal Martinez and Michelle Moore
RUSK
Kelvin Brooks, Donna Chain, Cody DeBord, Kiyuna Foreman, Jacob Goodwin, Jenna Goodwin, Jasmine Harris, Shelby Higgins, Camisha D. Hunter, Jakayrion T. Porter, Yadira Santiago, Marcos Torres and Jazmin Vences
TROUP
Hannah Breland, Jamichael Brown, Kourtney Brown, Kaitlyn Hahn, Kayla Howell, Charles Watson, Ashley Wilson and Jayme Zavala
For information about Tyler Junior College, visit tjc.edu.
