167 diplomas presented to 147 CCAF graduates

Published May 4, 2011
By Harry Reichner
CSC education services counselor

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The Community College of the Air Force presented 167 associate degrees to 147 enlisted members April 26 at the Bay Breeze Event Center.

Brig. Gen. Andrew Mueller, 81st Training Wing commander, presented the diplomas, and Chief Master Sgt. James Pepin, CCAF vice commandant, gave the commencement address.

Six graduates received awards during the ceremony. Awards included $400 Air Force Association Pitsenbarger Awards, $100 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Excellence Awards, $100 University of Southern Mississippi Textbook Scholarship Awards, $100 William Carey University Excellence Awards and $100 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Sal D'Aquilla Scholarship Awards.

Staff Sgt. Matthew Martin, 81st Operations Support Flight, received a Pitsenbarger Award and awards from ERAU, USM, WCU and MGCCC. He's enrolled in MGCCC's 2+2 program and will transfer to USM to complete a bachelor's degree in marketing.

Staff Sgt. Christine Jestice, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron, received a Pitsenbarger Award and awards from ERAU, USM and WCU. She's working on a bachelor's degree in mathematics from USM.

Tech. Sgt. Mark Lorenzo, 333rd Training Squadron, received a Pitsenbarger Award and awards from ERAU, USM and WCU. He's pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer information systems from St. Leo University.

Staff Sgt. Carlina Moreland, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, received a Pitsenbarger Award and awards from ERAU,USM and WCU. She is working on a bachelor's degree in health care administration from Ashford University.

Staff Sgt. Stephen Johnston, 338th TRS, received awards from ERAU and MGCCC. He's attending MGCCC and plans to earn a degree in special education from USM.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Loring, 332nd TRS, received awards from ERAU and MGCCC. He's majoring in information technology at USM.

Graduates are:

2nd Air Force -- Tech. Sgts. Tanya Boyd and Melinda Sieloff.

41st Aerial Port Squadron -- Staff Sgt. Darrell Williams.

81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron -- Staff Sgt. Carlina Moreland and Master Sgt. Lee Utsey.

81st Comptroller Squadron -- Senior Airman Ronald Hodges and Master Sgt. James Messer.

81st Contracting Squadron -- Airman 1st Class Thaddeus Faxon, Senior Airman Zakk Young and Staff Sgt. Dustin Vannoy.

81st Dental Squadron -- Staff Sgts. Heather Muller and David Reimer.

81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron -- Airman 1st Class Harald Vogt, Senior Airman Phillip Cunningham and Staff Sgt. Debra Hafner.

81st Force Support Squadron -- Master Sgt. Kendra Freeman.

81st Infrastructure Division -- Staff Sgt. Kyle Pourciau.

81st Inpatient Operations Squadron -- Senior Airman Hana Webb, Staff Sgt. Christine Jestice and Master Sgt. Joseph Wheeler.

81st Logistics Readiness Squadron -- Staff Sgt. Timothy Harrison.

81st Medical Group -- Staff Sgt. Tawnie Miller.

81st Medical Operations Squadron -- Airmen 1st Class Niguel Pulley and Kathryn Rice; Senior Airman Corey Handley; Staff Sgts. Nancy Gilli, Katherine Hartley and Krystal Sandoz.

81st Medical Support Squadron -- Staff Sgts. Tameeka Isaacs and Kimberly Pidbirny-Montoya; Tech. Sgt. Kendrick Hinton and Master Sgt. Thelmo Frias.

81st Mission Support Group -- Staff Sgt. Jarrett Harris.

81st Operations Support Flight -- Staff Sgt. Matthew Martin.

81st Security Forces Squadron -- Tech. Sgt. Joshua Reese.

81st Surgical Operations Squadron -- Staff Sgt.Rachel Chiartano and Tech. Sgt. Nackeesia Holmes.

81st Training Support Squadron -- Tech. Sgt. Stephen Peterson.

81st Training Wing -- Master Sgt. Craig Pogue.

85th Engineering Installation Squadron -- Senior Airmen John Dean, Spencer Goodwin and Dustin Rogers; Staff Sgt. Michael Pelletier and Master Sgt. Raymond George.

332nd Training Squadron -- Staff Sgts. Daniel Dymond, Daniel Graves, Jonathan Loring, Nicholas Race and Patricia Rodriguez; Tech. Sgts. Nathan Cyr and Kenneth Tottle.

333rd TRS -- Staff Sgts. Travis Cox, Robert Doris, Brian Margavich, Jonathan Ransbottom Linford Smith and Crystal Taylor; Tech. Sgts. Scott Fridinger, Roshaun Jones, Mark Lorenzo and Larry Poole; Master Sgt. Robert Leblanc.

334th TRS -- Airman 1st Class Kelly Doody; Senior Airmen Jonathan Chickletts and Jeramie Piefer; Staff Sgts. Erik Barranger, Robert Butler, Johnathan Camp, Trae Clark, Joshua Cook, Norman Davis, Angelina Evans, Mindy Fisher, Eric Hagan, Steven Haro, Shiree Holder, Debbie Jackson, Zachary Marshall, Jason McAlpin, Kevin McDonald, Leon Montroy, Thomas Oliver, Earl Pruett, Brian Stryker, Ryan Tripp and Shane Wilkinson; Tech. Sgt. Brian Singletary and Master Sgt. James Johnson.

335th TRS -- Senior Airman Daniel Alexander; Marine Sgt. Ananda Talley; Staff Sgts. Kwadwo Agyen-Frempong, Brigitte Alexander, Jeremy Christian, Michael Daniels, Gareth Davis, Aaron Downing, Steven Eudaly, Brock Hemminger, Joseph Hendrickson, Travis Mercadel, Robert Prato, Damien Rapp, Robert Royals and Brandon Wallace; Tech.Sgts. James Ahern, Anthony Boles, Tiffany Brown, Publio Casillas, Rita Collins, Albert Jackson, Kevin Kelly and Kimetta Masching.

336th TRS -- Staff Sgts. Angela Everson, Jermaine Johnson, Ebonique McCray, Latoya Tellis and Raymond Williams; Tech. Sgts. Kevin Allen, Terrance Boyd and John Hoefert; Master Sgts. Kendal Dismute and Carrieann Pogue.

338th TRS -- Staff Sgts. Paul Carlisle, Jamie Devault, Brian Dice, Britton Hanson, Stephen Johnston, Donovan Leistner, Brandon Mann, Amay Odtohan, Garcia Prado, Gary Roos and Michael Wilson; Tech. Sgts. Robert Castaneda, Duane Ellerbe, Robert Kerezsi, Jesse Nelson, Jennifer Reaves and Christopher Richards.

345th Airlift Squadron -- Senior Airman Andrew Mills, Staff Sgt. Jarod Lemke and Tech. Sgt. Ricky Jackson.

366th TRS -- Staff Sgts. Joseph Dillard and Andrew Woolford.

452nd SFS -- Kristina Robertson.

Mathies CO Academy --Tech. Sgt. Nicole Dismute.