Piedmont College in Demorest, awarded degrees to 470 students. Among the graduates were the following area residents: Heather A. Andrews of Jefferson, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree Wilnia Aristilde of Flowery Branch, earned an Education Specialist degree Sheila Ann Baird of Hoschton, earned an Education Specialist degree Kyle M. Bellamy of Braselton, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with highest honors Michelle J. Black of Cleveland, earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Secondary History Education Kristin Anne Bourrie of Buford, earned an Education Specialist degree Kristen H. Bryant of Commerce, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education with high honors Bethany Burns of Commerce, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration Debbie Rochelle Carter-Dye of Cleveland, earned an Education Specialist degree Joshua Chapman of Gainesville, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History Education Meleah Beth Clark of Commerce, earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Secondary History Education Kimberly Dee Davis of Gainesville, earned an Education Specialist degree Michele Dearing of Cleveland, earned an Education Specialist degree Julie Mariann Durden of Cleveland, earned an Education Specialist degree Emily Renee Edwards of Hoschton, earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Early Childhood Education Jennifer Fuller of Gainesville, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama Education Hannah E. Fuller of Gillsville, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree Tracey Miguel Gardner of Gainesville, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration Elizabeth Ann Grindle of Gainesville, earned an Education Specialist degree Amy Lane Hartness of Gainesville, earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Early Childhood Education William Havlen of Cleveland, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History Education with honors Joshua Bailey Haymore of Gainesville, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with honors Britt S. Hensley of Flowery Branch, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama Education with honors Wendy S. Hewett of Jefferson, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology Jamie J. Kull of Braselton, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with honors Cassandra Bennett Laws of Alto, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education with high honors Mary Elizabeth Ledford of Murrayville, earned an Education Specialist degree Jena Massey of Hoschton, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with honors Trey A McConnell of Gainesville, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration Valentina Minxha of Buford, earned a Master of Business Administration in Financial Services Martha E. Monreal of Commerce, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Grades Education with highest honors Jara Myers of Gainesville, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with honors Stacy N. Oesterle of Commerce, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree Donna Lynn Ott of Commerce, earned a Master of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education John Andrew Peck of Clermont, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration Evan Poole of Flowery Branch, earned a Master of Business Administration in Managerial Leadership Micah D. Poston of Commerce, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Grades Education with high honors Christy C. Primo of Lula, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with honors Christy Nicole Queen of Jefferson, earned a Master of Business Administration in Managerial Leadership Anna C. Rojas of Gainesville, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree Maria A. Ruiz of Commerce, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree Charles N. Saunders of Commerce, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and Philosophy Gwen Smith of Alto, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with high honors Carrie W. Sorrow of Commerce, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education with highest honors Zachary Thomaswick of Murrayville, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics Education with high honors Jacquelyn M. Trammell of Cleveland, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree Elyse M. Young of Commerce, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree Houman Zamani of Buford, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree Brenau University inducted the following local students into the university’s chapter of the National Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. Membership in Alpha Lambda Delta is open to full-time freshmen students who earn a scholastic average of 3.5 or better at a four-year college or university: Lindsey Adams of Murrayville.