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ENTERPRISE – Cheyanna Huston-McCrea and Haley Rose McInnis, two of Enterprise State Community College’s top academic students, have been nominated for the state of Alabama’s elite All-Alabama Academic Team.

Haley and Cheyanna were selected by ESCC faculty and staff to serve on the team. The criteria for selection across Alabama’s community colleges include students who “excel academically; demonstrate intellectual rigor in their course of study; show academic growth and potential; and use their two-year college education to better themselves, their college and their communities.”

All nominees are presented to the national Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for final selection. ESCC’s students joined other nominees for a special luncheon held in their honor on April 13, 2018 by the Alabama Community College System. As a result of their nomination, Cheyanna and Haley will each receive a $1,000 academic scholarship from the All-Alabama Academic Team Foundation.

Both Cheyanna and Haley were finalists in ESCC’s President’s Cup award, which is the highest honor the college awards to a current student. Cheyanna is an education major at ESCC with a 3.6 GPA. She was listed on the Dean’s List between Fall 2015 and Fall 2017. She was listed as Who’s Who of Two-Year College Students in the Spring of 2017. She has been consistently listed as a college honoree for a GPA of 3.5 and higher. In addition to her curricular activities, Cheyanna is president of Phi Theta Kappa, and has also served in other capacities for the honor society, including as Vice President of Fundraising, President of College Project, Alabama Regional President, and a Division II Candidate for International Officer. She is also a community volunteer. Cheyanna works as an ESCC Mathematics Work Study. She plans to attend The University of Alabama to earn a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. Her goal is to teach Kindergarten or First grade.

Haley, an English Major at ESCC with a 3.919 GPA, is a past ESCC Academic Scholar, two-time President’s List and one-time Dean’s List student. In addition to her curricular activities, she is President of the Tau Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and of the Sigma Alpha Pi chapter of the National Society of Leadership & Success. She is also a member of the Alabama PTK region Outstanding Officer Team; a PTK Five Star Competitive Edge member, and recipient of the PTK Alabama region Hallmark award for Honors in Action Distinguished Theme. She is also a community volunteer. Haley works as an ESCC SSS tutor. Haley plans to attend Troy University and earn a bachelor’s degree in English. Her goal is to become a professional manuscript editor.

CUTLINE: (Left to Right): Cheyanna Huston-McCrea, ESCC President Matt Rodgers, and Haley Rose.

ENTERPRISE – Enterprise State Community College recently held is 45th annual Honor’s Assembly.  Many ESCC students, faculty, and staff were honored for their achievements.

Listed below are the 4.0 and 3.5 GPA Honor Students. To achieve Honor Student status, a student must have completed 36 or more credit hours at ESCC with 3.5 or better GPA and been enrolled as a full-time student at least one term this academic year.

All Honor Students * Denotes 4.0 GPA

*CHELSEY RENEE ADAMSON

CHRISTOPHER LANE BESS

MALEA LASHUN BLAND

*ENDIA LAKEIAH BROWN

FRANCES ELAINE BROWN

TIFFANY ELIZABETH CASE

*DALLAS ASHLEIGH CHOATE

KAYLIN TEZRAH CLAY

MEGAN BETH LEANNA COLEMAN

KRISTEN SAGE COMMANDER

AMBER MARIE COTTRELL

HAVILAND SUZANNE CROOM

*TREY COLEMAN DAVIS

DEBBIE ANN DEVASURE

CERRALEE ELIZABETH EDMONDSON

PHOENIX AMANDA ELDER

JAMES WILLIAM ELDRETH

DESTINY TIASHA FLOURNOY

HANNAH JANE FOREMAN

ETHAN AUSTIN SHIZUO GRAY

BRYCE MICHAEL HALL

KIERA CLARICE HATHCOCK

MACKENZIE RENEE HATLEY

CHEYANNA MARIE HUSTON-MCCREA

DOROTEYA JANAE JACKSON

ENIQUA A’LOUNTE JENKINS

MARY ELIZABETH JOHNSON

*MAGNOLA LEEANN JOHNSON

MADELYN BROOKE KILCREASE

JUSTICE NICOLE LAVOIE

ANNA LANELL LAWSON

LEAH TABITHA LIBBEY

MEGAN NICOLE LITTLE

SHANNON ELIZABETH LYNCH

ALICIA JEWEL MCCAFFREY

HALEY ROSE MCINNIS

MADISON TAYLOR MCKINNEY

CHRISTIE LYNN MCLENDON

TONYA JO MORGAN

TYLER DOUGLAS PAWLIK

REBECCA MICHELLE POTETE

GARRETT WILLIAM RAFFLE

KAYLA ALYSSA REESE

*MADISON RACHEL SCHMIDT

REBEKKA LEE SIEGLER

KYLE STEVEN SMITH

ROBERT DANIEL SMITH

NICHOLAS ALEXANDER STERLING

AMANDA LYNNIA THOMAS

ATIANA ALEXANDRIA GABRIELLE THOMPKINS-JONES

REATTA SHANAY TILLIS

JAKAYLA JANAE VAIL

JADA RACQUEL WHITE

DIAMOND LOUISE WILLIAMS

Scholarship Recipients:

CAITLIN BRADSHAW-AU

LAKE CLARK-AU

BRYCE HALL-AU

KAYLA REESE-AU, TROY

HANNAH WELCH-AU

ELIJAH WOOD-AU

HALEY MCINNIS-UA, TROY

CHEYANNA HUSTON-MCCREA-UA

MAGGIE JOHNSON-UA, TROY

AMANDA THOMAS-TROY

Summer is a great time to jump ahead and complete classes whether you’re an existing ESCC student, 4-Year University student home for the summer, or a new student.

Enterprise, AL – Five students nominated for top ESCC Student Honor ahead of Honor’s Day

A total of five students have qualified as nominees for Enterprise State Community College’s highest student honor, the President’s Cup. A finalist will be announced during the college’s Honor’s Day Ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, inside the ESCC Student Center.

The students who qualified for the nomination are Maggie Johnson, Haley Rose McInnis, Christie McLendon, Kayla Reese, and Cheyanna Husten-Mccrea. Their bios are included below.

A President’s Cup nominee is a private recommendation made by an ESCC faculty or staff member unknown to the potential candidates until Honor’s Day. Nominees must meet certain requirements, including 36 or more credit hours, a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and be enrolled as a full-time student at least one term during the current academic year. In addition, the student is not only required to be academically gifted, but also involved on the ESCC campus and in the local communities.

Other awards on Honor’s Day include the following: Excellence in Education Awards, All-Alabama Academic & Scholarships, National Society of Leadership and Success, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Awards, Scholars Bowl Team Awards, Alumnus of the Year, and ESCCEA Scholarship.

Information about the nominees for the President’s Cup include the following:

Maggie Johnson, Accounting major

GPA: 4.0

Maggie Johnson is currently an ESCC Presidential Scholar who has been on the President’s List – and taken a full load of courses – every semester at ESCC. Maggie has been accepted to both the University of Alabama and Troy University. She plans to continue her education after receiving her bachelor’s by completing her master’s and becoming a CPA. In addition to her curricular activities, Maggie is President of the Student Government Association and Vice President of the College Republicans at ESCC. She is also a member of ESCC’s Ambassadors and Diamond Dolls. She was also selected to attend the Student Leadership Institute the previous summer. The event is hosted by the Dean of Students Association. Maggie is also an active member of Elba First Assembly. She has participated in canned food drives, bake sales, and fundraisers for missionary trips. Maggie is an active volunteer with Speed the Light, as student-initiated volunteer program that helps missionaries across the world. Maggie has always been the first to volunteer to help with concessions when needed at campus activities and follows through with her commitments. She works at the Enterprise YMCA.

Haley Rose McInnis, English major

GPA: 3.919

Haley Rose McInnis is an All Alabama Academic Team member, past ESCC Academic Scholar, two-time President’s List and one-time Dean’s List student. In addition to her curricular activities, she is President of the Tau Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and of the Sigma Alpha Pi chapter of the National Society of Leadership & Success. She is also a member of the Alabama PTK region Outstanding Officer Team; a PTK Five Star Competitive Edge member, and recipient of the PTK Alabama region Hallmark award for Honors in Action Distinguished Theme. Haley is also President of the American Legion Auxiliary Americanism Unit 73; president of the American Legion Auxiliary Junior Members-Enterprise Cook Clements Unit 73; publicity chairman of the American Legion family: Legion Auxiliary, Sons, Riders; regional Americanism chairman of the American Legion Auxiliary; member of the Flag education program for Girl Scouts; Relay for Life volunteer; American Legion Poker Run volunteer; Friends of the Enterprise Library; female Veteran Appreciation Luncheon guest speaker; and was a Memorial Day celebration guest speaker for American Legion at Meadowlawn Gardens. She has participated in the following through PTK: blood drives; Luke’s Legacy; Quilts of Comfort; Day of Change for the Ronald McDonald House; DHR book drive; Dancing with the Stars and Masquerade Ball for the ESCC Foundation; and Day of Service at ESCC. Haley works as an ESCC SSS tutor.

Christie McLendon, Health Information Technology major

GPA: 3.88

Christie McLendon has been listed on ESCC’s President’s List since the Fall of 2017 and was on the Dean’s List in 2016. Christie is also a Student Support Services Grant Scholarship Recipient. In addition to her curricular activities, Christie is a Student Support Services Student Advisory Board Member, Spirit Club Volunteer, Concessions Volunteer, and Study Group Leader in the HIT program. Christie was also selected as a LEAD Conference Student Supervisor and volunteer coordinator. Christie is also a Socks of Love volunteer for SSS; Children’s Ministry leader, fundraising coordinator for Hardships and Medical Needs, coordinator of Missions Fundraising, and Sunday school teacher at Mt. Olive Assembly of God. She is also a camp counselor for Camp Pentecost and Hospice Volunteer. Christie works as an ESCC Library and SAS Lab Work Study.

Cheyanna Huston-McCrea, Education major

GPA: 3.6

Cheyanna Huston-McCrea was listed on the Dean’s List between Fall 2015 and Fall 2017. She was listed as Who’s Who of Two-Year College Students in the Spring of 2017. She has been consistently listed as a college honoree for a GPA of 3.5 and higher. In addition to her curricular activities, Cheyanna is president of Phi Theta Kappa, and has also served in other capacities for the honor society, including as Vice President of Fundraising, President of College Project, Alabama Regional President, and a Division II Candidate for International Officer. She is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success and was President of World Perspectives in 2016. She received the PTK Vicente Cortez Spirit of Phi Theta Kappa Award in 2018, the Distinguished Officer Award in 2017, and the Distinguished Officer Team Award in 2018. Cheyanna writes the monthly newsletter for the Early Childhood Education Center, volunteers at the New Brockton Elementary School and with New Brockton Pageants, and is a volunteer for the food and pet supply drive for the SOS Animal Shelter. She has also volunteered time making quilts and selling socks for the Quilts for Comfort Organization, has assisted with reading proficiency at the Early Childhood Education Center, and has volunteered time for the Trike-a-thon and Fall Festival at EEEC. Cheyanna works as an ESCC Mathematics Work Study.

Kayla Reese, Music major

GPA: 3.62

Kayla Reese is an ESCC Academic scholar and was listed on the President’s List in Fall 2017. In addition to her curricular activities, she is Vice President of Circle K and has served as treasurer of Phi Beta Lambda. She is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa and has served as Secretary and Treasurer of Circle K. Kayla also serves in dining halls and passes out food at Church of Jesus Christ on various Sundays for different events involving the community. She plays the piano on Friday night and Sunday morning services for the Church of Jesus Christ. Kayla works at the City of Enterprise Parks & Recreation Department.

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About Enterprise State Community College

Enterprise State Community College is a comprehensive community college which serves more than 1,700 students annually between its Enterprise campus and the Alabama Aviation Colleges in Andalusia and Ozark. Each campus and site currently fulfill the Alabama Community College System’s mission for education and training which leads to high-wage, high-demand jobs in integral careers worldwide. Students can obtain Associate degrees and certificates through multiple programs at the college.

Enterprise, AL – Enterprise State Community College’s annual Founders Day is set from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the ESCC track area. This year’s events include relay races, dodge ball, karaoke, tug-of-war, sack races, and more organized by the college’s Founders Day Committee and Student Services.

Founders Day is an annual opportunity for students, faculty and staff to celebrate the college’s founding in 1963. The college first observed Founders Day in the early 1970s, according to Dr. Kevin Ammons, ESCC’s Associate Dean of Students/Athletic Director. At that time, the celebration happened between the last day of classes and finals in order for students to enjoy time with their instructors and ask any questions before the end of the semester. Founders Day later moved to the fall semester but returned to the spring semester in recent years.

About Enterprise State Community College

Enterprise State Community College is a comprehensive community college which serves more than 1,700 students annually between its Enterprise campus and the Alabama Aviation Colleges in Andalusia and Ozark. Each campus and site currently fulfill the Alabama Community College System’s mission for education and training which leads to high-wage, high-demand jobs in integral careers worldwide. Students can obtain Associate degrees and certificates through multiple programs at the college.

Enterprise, AL – Enterprise State Community College’s Fine Arts Division will bring the entertaining and lovable musical, Annie, to life in April on stage at the Enterprise Civic Center.

Tickets are on sale now to view the exciting production Thursday through Saturday, April 5-7, 2018, Showtime is 7 p.m. each night. General admission tickets are $15 and ESCC student tickets are $5. Tickets can be purchased at the Enterprise State business office. The business office is located in Wallace Hall.

Annie centers on a young orphan girl who is taken from her orphanage and “the clutches of evil Miss Hannigan” to stay with billionaire Oliver Warbuck in his mansion for the holidays. When Annie wins the hearts of the billionaire and his staff, a mission ensues to find Annie’s parents. The story whirls around the attempts amid Miss Hannigan’s shenanigans to gain money out of the unique situation, drawing the lovable Annie’s unique situation into national spotlight.

ESCC Fine Arts students and members of the community are practicing around the clock to ensure the production meets the excellent standard set by ESCC performances year after year.

For more information, contact Ms. Erin Smith at esmith@escc.edu, or call 334-347-2623.

About Enterprise State Community College

Enterprise State Community College is a comprehensive community college which serves more than 1,700 students annually between its Enterprise campus and the Alabama Aviation Colleges in Andalusia and Ozark. Each campus and site currently fulfill the Alabama Community College System’s mission for education and training which leads to high-wage, high-demand jobs in integral careers worldwide. Students can obtain Associate degrees and certificates through multiple programs at the college.

Enterprise, AL – Enterprise State Community College (ESCC) and Andrew College (AC) held a historic articulation agreement signing on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 on the beautiful ESCC campus.

The goal of the collaboration is to provide Associate of Applied Science (AAS) graduates of select ESCC programs with an opportunity to enroll at Andrew College and earn their bachelor’s degree. ESCC graduates in business administration, accounting, and management and supervision, will have the opportunity to transfer to Andrew College to earn a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration.

The articulation agreement becomes effective immediately and will provide transfer opportunities for students who want to enroll at Andrew College during the fall 2018 semester.

Enterprise State Community College students completing the degree programs, and who meet the appropriate admissions requirements to attend Andrew College, will be ensured that all courses in the agreement earned at ESCC will transfer. A minimum grade of “C” or above in certain core courses and any other courses designed by specific majors will be required in accordance with standard program requirements.

Instrumental in establishing this partnership is Jennifer Nelson, ESCC Business & Computer Science Division Chair. “We’re grateful to the faculty and staff of Andrew College for their desire to partner with ESCC on this articulation agreement and open new doors of opportunity for our students,” she said. “The landscape of education is constantly changing and it’s necessary to provide an innovative path that supports the continued educational growth of our students. Through this agreement, an advanced degree is more accessible for our students.”

Andrew College President Linda R. Buchanan expressed her gratitude to ESCC for facilitating this agreement and said, “We greatly value this partnership with such a fine institution and look forward to welcoming Enterprise’s students into our Bachelor of Business Administration degree program.”

ESCC President Matt Rodgers expressed a similar appreciation for the agreement. “Our partnership with Andrew College aligns with our mission to continually create opportunities for our community. We look forward to developing this relationship for the benefit of our programs and students,” he said.

About Enterprise State Community College

Enterprise State Community College is a comprehensive community college which serves more than 1,700 students annually between its Enterprise campus and the Alabama Aviation Colleges in Andalusia and Ozark. Each campus and site currently fulfill the Alabama Community College System’s mission for education and training which leads to high-wage, high-demand jobs in integral careers worldwide. Students can obtain Associate degrees and certificates through multiple programs at the college.

About Andrew College

Established in 1854, Andrew College is related to The United Methodist Church and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Situated in the rural southwest Georgia community of Cuthbert, Andrew College offers the Associate of Art, Associate of Music, Associate of Nursing, Associate of Science and Bachelor of Business degrees.

Cutline: Seated: Matt Rodgers, President of Enterprise State and Dr. Linda R. Buchanan, President of Andrew College

Behind, from left: Danny Long, ESCC Dean of Instruction; Jennifer Nelson, ESCC Business/CIS Instructor and Division Chair; Olivier Charles, ESCC Dean of Students; Bob Kortbawi, Andrew College Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Karan Pittman, Andrew College Assistant Academic Dean, Dick McCallum, Andrew College Interim Academic Dea

Enterprise State Community College’s Student Government Association turned proceeds from a fun fall event into a beautification service project in the ESCC Quad.

SGA members spent Friday morning planting perennials in the quad area and laying down mulch. Participants included Kyle Kennington, Maggie Johnson, William Lindgren, Zahra Vance, Deja Craig, and Caroline Morgan. A total of $50 was raised at the SGA’s Womanless Beauty pageant held last semester.

Jennifer Olsen, ESCC’s SGA Advisor and Student Services Specialist, said the beautification project is one of many service projects SGA enjoys in the community.

“We want to make the campus beautification project an annual event for our college’s SGA,” she said.

Photo Cutline: Left to Right: Deja Craig, Maggie Johnson, Kyle Kennington, and Caroline Morgan complete an ESCC campus flower bed.

Multiple schools participated in the Enterprise City Schools Annual Math Tournament on Enterprise State Community College’s campus on Friday, March 9. Students had the opportunity to compete in college classrooms inside the Wallace Administration Building. Students enjoyed lunch in the Student Center’s Multipurpose room, and spent time playing games on the college quad. The event was organized by Enterprise City Schools educator Gracie Rogers in collaboration with the college’s Dean of Students Office, Dean of Instruction Office, and Math Division.

Photo Cutline: Students spend time playing games on the ESCC quad as part of Enterprise City Schools Math Tournament activities.