Founded in 1965, Hopkinsville Community College has long produced proud graduates from the Pennyrile Region — and from all walks of life. Active military and its veterans. Single mothers and fathers. Young twenty-somethings. Forty-year-olds finding their second or third careers.
Friday afternoon was no different in the Thomas Riley Hall, when the 2022 Spring Commencement came in three mini-sessions. All told, 321 students completed the requirements for 642 credentials — ranging from 209 associate degrees, 22 diplomas and 411 certificates.
HCC’s sixth President/CEO Dr. Alissa Young noted she was pleased to see such a strong and well-rounded class push forward over the last few years.
Married with two children living in Clarksville, Tennessee, SGA President Megan Long is a soon-to-be graduate in the Fall Class of 2022.
Briefly speaking to this graduating group, Long’s summation said it best — noting these last two years, while full of thanks, have been rather difficult and adverse due to a global pandemic.
Proud friends and family members cheered, as their loved ones crossed the stage — and likely on to a better career, and better future.
Annually awarded since 1965 by the Alpha Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, Clarksville, Tennessee native Hannah Zaborowsky was named the 2021-22 Spirit Cup honoree. Required to graduate with an associate degree, be actively involved in the college, maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and demonstrate leadership ability, Zaborowsky graduated with an associate of applied science degree in nursing.
Two students were named to the 2021-22 KCTCS All-Academic Team: 18-year-old Pembroke native Haylee Vass and 43-year-old Gabriela Caceres of Clarksville, Tennessee.
Vass graduated with both an associate in science and associate in arts degree, and she plans to transfer to Austin Peay State University this fall while continuing at HCC as a visiting student. She’ll study kinesiology while working in APSU’s pre-physical therapy program before her admittance into physical therapy school.
Caceres graduated with an associate in applied science in criminal justice, while earning certificates in both criminal justice and corrections. She plans to continue her education at APSU, with hopes of working in a local Federal office.
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