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May 21, 2025 - Panola College is proud to announce the students named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must complete the semester with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79 with a minimum of 12 semester credit hours. Only courses applying toward an associate degree or certificate are included in the computation.
The Spring 2025 Dean’s List is as follows:
Ankara - Elif Bilgin
Archdale, N.C. - Shila Williams
Avinger - Alyssa Hicks
Beckville - Ayanna Burroughs, Brady Davis, Stephen Hammons, Ryan Harris, Haley Hester, Dulce Ibarra, and Chloe Williams
Branch, La. - Sarigh Mitchell
Bronson - Varinia Parrish
Calhoun, Ga. - Mackenzie Henson
Carthage - Anna Bagley, Reagan Beatty, Meaghan Clotiaux, Hope Delk, Jazmine Griffin, Kaleb Hathaway, Jarnai Hill, Gabriella Laney, Felix Maldonado, Shila McMillan, Cota Medrano, Jason Meek, McKenzie Ortigo, Darren Preston, Josue Ramirez-Rico, Lizett Rodriguez, Anna Runnels, Mary Sharp, Jaycee Soape, Noah Vanderslice, and Jesi-Nicol White
Cedar Hill - Cenaya Calhoun Jingles
Center - Franuel Araujo, Shyann Barbee, Kedrin Hinson, Monique Love, Brisa Morales, Caden Peal, Victor Romo, and Alexis Truitt
Cloutierville, La. - Annamarie Pierce
DeBerry - Aubriuna Brooks, Riley Hopper, Shamari Smith, and Ashley Wolfe
Frisco - Hannah Carr
Garrison - Andrew Garcia, Dallas McFadden, Gavin Pollard, Emily Sanchez, Kendall Van Horn, and Ashlyn Vest
Gary - Kristin Howard and Katrina Pugh
Gilmer - Easton Ballard
Hallsville - Brooke Mullenix
Harleton - Alyssa Wallace
Henderson - Bethany Grandgeorge and Raygan Rogers
Joaquin - Melissa Arcibar, Molly Bushiey, Jericho Newman, and Samantha Nunez
Karnack - Taurria Hood
Laneville - Jacey Ross
Laurel, Md. - Tamilore Sofola
League City - Matthew Alan Novominsky
Little Elm - Avery Armstrong
Longview - Tori Feuchtenberger and Kamdyn Scott
Magnolia - Troy Peters
Marshall - Stephanie Barrientos-Diaz, Mason Chambers, Jake Dodd, McKenzie LeBlanc, Brendan Loveless, Matney May, Eric McCulloh, Logan McNeil, Wade Nelson, Ashley Nightingale, Sailor Paine, Blaize Putnam, Taylor Skinner, Kyara Vazquez, and Samantha Wall
Mount Enterprise - Callie Wedgeworth
Nacogdoches - Jackson Glymph, Dashennele Reese, Madelyn Rucker, and Emily Stout-Vaughn
North Chesterfield, Va. - Clifton Robinson
Piedmont, S.C. - Ella Phillips
Pollok - Dania Ramirez
San Augustine - Blayne Benefield
Shelbyville - Dakota Jones
Shreveport, La. - Bella Bickham
Spring - Dillon Staples
Tampa, Fla. - Christopher Guzaldo
Tatum - Micah Kisner
Teague - Alexis Durham
Tenaha - Ana Espino, Ashley Garcia, Cindy Hernandez, Korneilia Hill, Abigail Holmes, Selena Mendoza, and Josiah Menefee
Texas City - William Boyd
Timpson - Laura Jones, Maliah Norris, and Jalia Scourton
Troup - Treanah Coppock
Waskom - Collier Head and Ridge Riley
Wichita, Kans. - Awa Fane
May 21, 2025 - Panola College is proud to announce the students named to the President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
To qualify for the President’s List, students must complete the semester with a GPA between 3.8 and 4.0 with a minimum of 12 semester credit hours. Only courses applying toward an associate degree or certificate are included in the computation.
The Spring 2025 President’s List is as follows:
Beckville - Jordan Boxley, Maggie Davidson, Micah Dragoo, Rebekah Dragoo, Paola Hernandez, Mariana Salgado, and Dallis Webster
Bronson - Alexandrea Powell
Buffalo - Kayla Bell
Calgary - Trey Mackwood
Carthage - Jennifer Alvarez, Eden Andrews, Jadyn Baker, Jorden Bonds, James Brewster, Hailey Compton, Taylor Dixon, Jacie Dorsey, Koray Erdogan, Natalie Escobedo, Isaac Feltman, Kaysen Foster, Kade Holder, Mariah Jernigan, Sara Kinney, Maya Ladiwala, Nathan Lenox, Michael McComack, Ahlyss McDaniel, Torey McLemore, Renata Mijovic, Isabella Padilla, Drew Pitts, Austin Powell, Ivy Rodriguez, Bailey Spears, Kendal Tinkle, Sixt Von Kapff, and Rylan Welch
Cedar Hill - Madison Caldwell
Center - Gracie Burch, Kenia Chavez, Lucero Espinosa, Madison Fenley, Laribel Galvan, Madalin Henry, Alondra Hernandez, Aung Khaing, Liela Klein, Jeremiah Lemoine, Hailey Mooney, Thomas Powell, Emilie Rojas, Isabel Soto, Elizabeth Spruiell, and Kenneth Stone
Coboconk - William Grainger
Corpus Christi - Matthew Ruiz
DeBerry - Jakiya Jackson, Lauren Light, and Taylor Marshall
Frierson - Hailey Meeks
Garrison - Caly Blacksher, Abigail Rice, Laura Snelson, and Julie Stanaland
Gary - Abigail Johnson, Kyla McDonald, Joel Mitchell, Eric Moreland, and James Shaub
Grand Cane, La. - Andrea Xu
Henderson - Rebecca Del Angel, Keira George, Lilly Haynes, Briana Rebolloso, and Ella St. Clair
Houston - Caden Wellmann
Jefferson - Aiden Cooner
Joaquin - Jackson Griffin, Mary Hilliard, Kaylea Neal, and Kannon Rogers
Karnack - Jordyn Davidson
Keatchie, La. - Ava Salley
Kingwood - Joshua Arquette
La Grange - Bennett Barber
Lakeside, Conn. - Chandler Coe
Laurel, Md. - Tofunmi Sofola and Tunmise Sofola
Logansport, La. - Jessica Britt
Long Branch - Hannah Segers
Longview - Patricia Gruppi, Genice Lopez, Brody Slaten, and Samantha Watson
Lubbock - Brady Boles
Lufkin - Quentin Stanley
Marshall - Ihandra Arias, Savannah Bertolis, Alondra Carbajal, Robynn Closure, Jocelyn Galvan, Lilyjo Gronwald, Allison Olvera, Ecaterina Sleazina, Gracey Struwe, Tniya Thomas, and Nathaly Tinoco
Mexico City - Ixchel Lopez Sanchez
Mirabel - Justin Anctil
Nacogdoches - Christopher Wheeler
Nederland - Gage Driskell
Plano - Tresur Bennett
Round Rock - Cody Clevenger
Saint George - Akinde Redhead
San Augustine - River Williford
Shelbyville - Kendall Murry and Malachi Sierra
Shreveport, La. - Kendall Dykes
Stonewall, La. - Rileigh Falls
Tatum - Jasmin Gonzalez
Tenaha - Britney Barona, Lillie Bone, Aaron Flores, Kyli Garten, Renee Gomez, Luna Lopez, Michael Parmer, and Gerardo Soto
Timpson - Dafne Pelcastre
Victoria - Andrew Rivera
Waskom - Jewel Sanders
Yenagoa Bayelsa - Gloria Tony
May 15, 2025 - Panola College is excited to announce a lineup of summer camps for children ages five and up. Whether your child is interested in exploring their creativity through art or staying active with sports, these engaging camps offer the perfect mix of learning and fun.
- Baseball – June 2 to 4
- Fillies Basketball – June 2 to 4
- Hands-on Creations – June 2 to 4
- Camp 911 – June 5
- Fit Kids Friday – June 6, 13, 27, and July 11, 18, 25
- Move It Mondays – June 9, 16, 23, and July 7, 21, 28
- Volleyball – June 9 to 11 (Register by May 31)
- Kids in the Kitchen – June 10 to 12
- Ponies Basketball – June 16 to 18
- Gaming Camp – June 16 to 18
- Theater Camp – June 16 to 18
- Digital Media – June 24 to 26
- Polite East Texas Charm Camp – June 24 to 26
- Science Seekers – July 1 to 3
- Art Adventure – July 8 to 10
- Robotics – July 15 to 17
- Computer Programming – July 22 and 23
- Glam Camp – July 24
- Bakeology – July 29 to 31
Visit panola.edu/community and click on the “Summer Camps for Kids” tab to learn more and register today.
May 7, 2025 - Panola College is proud to announce that five students were honored as West Texas A&M University Community College Scholars. The recipients are Olivia Blissett, David Garcia, Mackenzie Henson, Kendall Murry, and Christi Thompson.
These students were selected by Panola College as university-bound students who have shown to be persons of high integrity, motivated and hard-working, and in good academic standing. Panola College is proud to represent these students who have proven to be exemplary during their time at Panola College.
Panola College President Jessica Pace and Olivia Blissett
Panola College President Jessica Pace and David Garcia
Panola College President Jessica Pace and Mackenzie Henson
Panola College President Jessica Pace and Kendall Murry
Panola College President Jessica Pace and Christi Thompson
May 7, 2025 - Panola College is proud to announce the Academic Excellence Award recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The Academic Excellence Awards were created by Charles Moore, a math professor at Panola College for many years. Moore’s goal was to acknowledge students who excelled academically and recognize them with an award for their accomplishments.
Each department or field of study nominates students who meet select criteria. The student must have or be completing 30 hours of coursework and be enrolled in two courses relating to the field in which they are nominated.
The recipients of this year’s Academic Excellence Awards are listed below, followed by the field of study in which they are nominated and their professor.
- Savannah Bertolis, Criminal Justice, Katie Ferris
- William Boyd, Vocal Music, Sandra Bauer
- Nevaeh Burns, Medical Assisting, Kim Bishop
- Alaina Dickerson, Associate Degree Nursing, Lisa Miller
- Rebekah Dragoo, Government, Brian Naples
- Lindsay Gregory, General Business, Dwayne Ferguson
- Dayna Hale, Health Information Technology, Rachel Weekly
- Kaleb Hathaway, Instrumental Music, Dwaine Hubbard
- Paola Hernandez, Government, Brian Naples
- Vechata Huon, Medical Laboratory Technology, Antiquene Nichols
- Brianna Jackson, History, Bill Offer
- Marissa Johnson, Criminal Justice, Katie Ferris
- Chelsea Lapaglia, Associate Degree Nursing, Charde Salone
- Nathan Lenox, General Business, Dwayne Ferguson
- Eric McCulloh, Business Administration, Dwayne Ferguson
- Kacy Navarrette, Biology, Dr. Kevin Rutherford
- Thomas Powell, General Studies, Bill Offer
- Addison Putnam, Associate Degree Nursing, Sharon Peace
- Brianna Redmon, Associate Degree Nursing, Dr. Kristi Burns
- Jill Smith, Education, Christine Dobbs
- Bailey Spears, Education, Christine Dobbs
- Gracey Struwe, Mathematics, Chasity Klingler
- Christi Thompson, Health Information Technology, Rachel Weekly
April 29, 2025 - Panola College welding technology hosted a high school welding competition on April 24 in the new Matthews Foundation Energy Building. This year’s event drew participation from 11 schools and showcased the skills of 45 talented students.
“Our goal is for these high school students to become better involved in welding technology,” said Clint Cassell, instructor of welding technology at Panola College. “This competition is a great way for them to go head-to-head with others their age and sharpen the skills they’ll need in the welding industry.”
Drake Dectsch (Logansport I.S.D.) received first place and a $1,500 scholarship. Garrett Tremmell (Burkeville I.S.D.) received second place, Ryan Moton (Logansport I.S.D.) received third place, and Jared Cordova (Center I.S.D) received fourth place.
Learn more about welding technology at Panola College by visiting www.panola.edu/welding.
Editor's Note: Jared Cordova is the second from the left in the cowboy hat.
April 24, 2025 - Panola College is proud to congratulate Coach Jeff Collins on his induction into the prestigious ProRodeo Hall of Fame. The newly announced class of inductees includes standout athletes, trailblazers, and legends of rodeo.
A former world champion, Collins earned the title of 2000 PRCA Bareback Riding World Champion and is a six-time National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier (1994-95, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002). He captured the 2000 NFR Average Title with a then-record score of 816 points on 10 head, further solidifying his legacy in the sport.
“There are so many guys who are deserving, who are amazing athletes and cowboys who have done so much for the sport, that it’s just so humbling,” Collins told the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. “I’ve seen so many greats go in there, and just to be mentioned with them is amazing.”
Collins’ journey began in high school rodeo in Missouri, where he competed in bareback riding and bull riding. He later moved to Fort Scott, Kan., to rodeo at the collegiate level before joining the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) in 1993.
Over his decorated professional career, Collins captured numerous major titles, including:
- Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo Champion (1993)
- Reno Rodeo Champion (1999, 2000)
- California Rodeo Salinas Champion (1998, 2000)
Now in his tenth year leading the rodeo team at Panola College, Collins has transformed the program into a powerhouse. Under his leadership, the team has had at least one qualifier for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) every year – except in 2020 when the event was canceled – and has earned numerous accolades along the way, including:
- 2022 CNFR Tie-Down Roping National Champions
- 2021 CNFR Reserve National Champions
- 2021 CNFR Tie-Down Roping National Champion
- 2021 Bareback Riding Reserve National Champion
- 2021 Tie-Down Rookie of the Year
- 2019 CNFR National Men’s Team Champions
- 2019 National Champion Bull Rider
- 2019 Reserve Champion Bareback Rider
- 2019 All-Around Rookie of the Year
- 2019 Tie-Down Rookie of the Year
Collins’ contributions to rodeo – both in and out of the arena – have been nothing short of extraordinary. His induction into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame is a fitting tribute to a career defined by excellence, leadership, and passion for the sport.
April 23, 2025 - Panola College is proud to announce a significant milestone in its ongoing partnership with Stephen F. Austin State University. The two institutions have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding, emphasizing the importance of earning an associate degree before transferring to a four-year university.
Under this agreement, students who complete their associate degree will qualify for an additional scholarship to SFA. This initiative is designed not only to reward academic achievement but also to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to thrive at SFA. The MOU represents more than just a formal agreement – it is an investment in the futures of students.
Representatives from SFA attended the signing ceremony, including Dr. Neal Weaver, president of SFA, and Dr. Kent Willis, senior vice president of enrollment and student engagement. Both Dr. Weaver and Dr. Willis provided brief remarks about the partnership and the value of completing an associate degree before transferring.
As part of the agreement, students will benefit from guaranteed admission to SFA, up to 90 transferrable credit hours, access to personalized academic advising, and special recruitment events. These resources are designed to help ease the transition to SFA and provide a strong foundation for success. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to connect with other transfer students, fostering a supportive community as they continue their academic journey.
Before the MOU signing, Panola College hosted a college day where students had the chance to meet with SFA program representatives and learn about the wide range of academic programs offered at the university.
“We are proud to continue this collaboration, which reflects our shared commitment to student success,” said Dr. Jessica Pace, president of Panola College. “Together, Panola College and SFA are creating clear pathways for students to reach their academic goals and fulfill their potential. We are excited about the positive impact this partnership will have on the lives and futures of our students.”
This partnership between Panola College and Stephen F. Austin State University marks a significant step forward in providing students with the tools they need to achieve their goals.
Dr. Neal Weaver, Stephen F. Austin State University president, and Dr. Jessica Pace, Panola College president, shake hands after signing the Lumberjack Transfer Alliance agreement during SFA Day at Panola College April 21. Panola College’s membership in the alliance provides its students who are ready to transfer to a four-year university with guaranteed admission, scholarships and enhanced services at SFA.
April 22, 2025 – Stephen F. Austin State University has added a third partner — Panola College in Carthage — to its recently launched Lumberjack Transfer Alliance. Because of this alliance, Panola College students who are ready to transfer to a four-year university will benefit from guaranteed admission, scholarships and enhanced services at SFA.
“There are some amazing things happening here at Panola College, and we want to be a part of that,” said Dr. Neal Weaver, SFA president, during SFA Day at Panola College April 21. “We want students from Panola College to know that they have a pathway and an open door to be a part of what we’re doing at Stephen F. Austin State University.”
The Lumberjack Transfer Alliance will provide Panola College students with the following:
- Automatic consideration for SFA's Purple Promise program, which covers 100% of tuition and mandatory fees for incoming first-year and transfer students as long as they maintain their eligibility
- Increase from 60 to 90 transferrable hours
- Increased likelihood of seamless transfers and on-time graduations from both institutions
- Opportunities to meet with SFA advisors while completing requirements at Panola College
- Invitations each semester to tour SFA and attend recruitment events
- A one-time $500 stipend in addition to SFA's Lumberjack Transfer Scholarship for students who meet SFA’s eligibility criteria and have completed an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science from Panola College
- Opportunities to connect with other students transferring to SFA
- Opportunities to attend SFA events, such as athletics and fine arts events
“We are proud to continue this collaboration, which reflects a shared commitment to student success,” said Dr. Jessica Pace, Panola College president. “Together, Panola College and SFA are creating pathways for students to reach their academic goals and fulfill their potential. We look forward to the positive impact this partnership will have on the lives and futures of our students.”
In the last six years, the number of transfers from Panola College to SFA has fallen by 50%, Weaver said.
“The goal over the next six years is to not just get back to where we were but to increase it twofold,” Weaver said. “East Texas does not work if we don’t work together. With your help and with your partnership, we know that we can do a better job. We look forward to working with you.”
This event is part of a series SFA is hosting to announce its community college partners. Angelina College in Lufkin joined the alliance in February, and Tyler Junior College joined last week. For more information, visit sfasu.edu/transfer/alliance.
April 21, 2025 - Panola College in Center is offering CNA classes. The next session is right around the corner. Enroll now!
- Day Classes: April 28 - June 17; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesay, Thursday; 10am-2:30pm
- Night Classes: April 28 - July 7; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 4:15pm-8:30pm
Grants available! For more information and to register, call 903-693-1198 or visit online https://www.panola.edu/cna.
Panola College is an Equal Opportunity Institution that provides educational and employment opportunities on the basis of merit and without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or genetic information.
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