Please allow me to introduce you to Carolina Kelly, a second-year Communications Studies major here at Vol State. She’s originally from White House, Tenn., and is on track to graduate this May with her Associate of Science degree.
And, as of last week, she is the Tennessee Board of Regents Community College Student of the Year for 2025. We’re incredibly proud, of course, and I think you deserve to get to know her better.
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Why did you choose Vol State?
The Volunteer State Community College Fall Graduate Awards have been announced. Congratulations to the winners.
Khandis Bush of Murfreesboro has received the Hal R. Ramer Award. The honor goes to a graduate who has faced extreme adversity and succeeded because of fortitude in the face of adversity.
Graduate Awards for Fall 2018
Congratulations to the students who received awards during the Graduate Awards Night ceremony recently. Here are the honorees:
Jenna Carter of Westmoreland has received the James C. Moore Award from Volunteer State Community College. The honor recognizes a student who has shown service to community and family.
Spring 2018 Graduate Award Winners
Outstanding Graduate Nominees (pictured)
The winner will be announced at the graduation ceremony.
Joshua Ashby
Savannah Belle Beach
Volunteer State Community College students Jeremy Clark of Tennessee Ridge and Gareth Laffely of Gallatin have been named to the Phi Theta Kappa All-Tennessee Academic Team. Phi Theta Kappa is a national academic honors society for community colleges. Vol State has a chapter. The All-Tennessee Academic Team is chosen from community college students across the state. The students were honored during a reception in Nashville, where they met with area lawmakers.
Nominations are now being accepted for the fifth annual BEST (Businesses Empowering Students and Teachers) Awards. The North Central P-16 Council sponsors the contest. The Council is made up of area secondary school educators, higher education leaders, and business people and led by Volunteer State Community College. The goal of P-16 is to promote the relationship between education and the value of work, develop a highly trained workforce, and create a culture of lifelong learning by positively impacting student success through awareness, advocacy, and action.
