State Treasurer Gives VGCC Grads Financial Advice
It isn’t often that community college graduates get personal financial advice from the state’s top finance officer.
That’s what happened Aug. 5 when State Treasurer Richard H. Moore gave the commencement address at Vance-Granville Community College’s summer graduation. The college awarded degrees, diplomas and certificates to 230 graduates.
Moore, a Granville County native and current resident of Vance County, was introduced by John K. Nelms, chairman of Vance-Granville’s Board of Trustees. Nelms, who lives in Oxford, said he knew Richard Moore would be a success in life when he was playing basketball in Nelms’ driveway as a young boy.
Moore told the graduates it is customary to give gifts at graduation, and he had one for them – a short speech. Then he said he planned to talk a little about money, something with which he should be quite knowledgeable since he manages $60 billion in state funds.
“There are two kinds of people,” Moore said, “those who work for money and those who have money work for them.” He emphasized the need for planning for one’s future. He said if a person saves $1.70 a day, beginning at age 25, that person would have $163,000 at age 65. “It doesn’t take a whole lot, just set a little aside on a regular basis,” he urged.
Moore also told the graduates that, because of incentives built into the tax code, it is cheaper to own a home and buying a home is the best savings a person can ever have.
Moore’s final financial advice involved credit, and he advised the graduates to be very careful in this area. “Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it is,” he said. “Always understand where your money is going.”
VGCC President Robert A. Miller conferred degrees on, and presented diplomas and certificates, to the 164 curriculum program graduates and the 66 adult high school education and GED graduates. He was assisted by Vice President Fred H. Wilson Jr., Dean of Curriculum Marsha J. Nelson, and Dean of Continuing Education Leo Kelly Jr.
In the photo above, State Treasurer Richard H. Moore speaks to the summer graduating class at Vance-Granville Community College on Aug. 5. Moore based his remarks on advice to help the graduates manage their finances as they go out into the world.
VGCC Summer Graduation 2002 In Pictures
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VGCC Summer 2002 Graduates
ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Bryan Ajene Andrews
Jacqueline Courtney Brown
Michael Tauron Brown
Christal Denise Cathey
Kendal Marie Cook
Travis Donald Cooke
Kelvin Vander Fisher
Alexis Roberto Fletcher
Amber Rae Freeman
Raymond Burton Handy
Darren O’Neal Hayes
Michael Allen Henson
Kayla Marie Hockaday
Cynthia Elaine Holt
Candace Dawn Huff
Tammy LaWanda Jones
Shavon Nicole King
Laketia S. Lee
Keyata Alicia McDowell
Hazel Overbey Miller
Brian Michael Murphy
Katherine Justina Perkins
Jennifer LeAnne Poteat
April Dawn Ray
Marcus Kentori Scott
Carlos Shawn Rodriguez Shaw, III
Jenawade Grace Smith
Krystle Lynn Sutton
Arlene Marie Trusdell
Anthony Thomas Underwood
Aniecia Lakeia Williams
Clarence Edward Williams
Jeremy Matthew Wise
HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA
Steven L. Austin, Jr.
Chris Bethea
Jessica V. Camacho
Takala E. Carrington
Tonya Collins
Rebecca Lynn Crockett
Isaiah Cruz
Corey T. Davis
Alicia Tranell Dottin
Charles R. Douglas
Alonzo Jermaine Ellis
Tornae F. Geiger
Anthony Henderson
Ava Marie Henry
Elizabeth Elaine Hixenbaugh
Christopher Howell
Melissa Palmer Hunt
Victor H. Inman
Alesha Jeffreys
Shannon Bunn Loveless
Michael John McCracken
Wendell Eric Mims
Dell Marrie Newell
Bradley M. Palmer
Portia Chontell Session
Nekeesha Steverson
Joshua D. Sykes
Melanie Lenae Tanner
Corey A. Thomas
Crystal Daniel Ward
Clarence Keshawn Watson
Samuel T. Williamson, Jr.
Amanda Nicole Woolard
VOCATIONAL OR TECHNICAL DIPLOMA
AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY
Ricky Bethea
Charlie Ray Burnette
Robert Myrl Burton
Jeffrey Deland Crittendon
David Thomas Davis
Chantez Dickerson
Perry Eugene Grissom
Emmanuel Hayes
Robert Stanley Haynes
Casey Munn Hicks
Fred Travis Higginbotham
Ricardo Elliott Holston
Michael Anthony Johnson
Gary Hackler Kendall
Tyrone Little
Kenneth Scott Mann
Marcus Devard Massey
Paul Xavier Motley
Luis Daniel Pacheco
Demarkus Lamont Parker
James Michael Richman
Lamar Robinson
William Joseph Rosa
John Don Rufus
Rodney Eugene Smith
Eric Wayne Spence, Sr
Phillip Stewart Tabron
Robert Deshawn Thomas
Alejandro Lopez Villegas, Jr.
James Brett Warren
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Jason Ryan Puryear
Dennis Gary Wright, Jr.
CARPENTRY
Ronald Wayne Blanken
Joshua Lynn Burns
Juliush Hoseau Cabell
Alan Gregory Cano
Larry Darnell Carroll
Chesia Lumbia Coleman
Henry Carlton Cordoza, Jr.
John Brooks Davis
George Henry DeVinna
Robert Odell Doss
Theophil Robert Eagle
Benjamin Lewis Edwards
Pedro Pablo Hernandez
Jotheusa Johnson
Kevin Eugene Matthews
Marshall McGuyer
Shelby Edward McNeil
Todd Lamar Moss, Sr.
John Anderson Ragland
Donald Dee Rapier
John Benjamin Scott
Gary Eugene Spears
John David Thomas
Melony Dortch West
Randolph Wideman
COSMETOLOGY
Alexis Lakeesha King
Shanika Moss
EARLY CHILDHOOD/TEACHER ASSISTANT
Carolyn Gray Boyd
Mary Wyche Durham
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY
Tewonn Michael Brown
Antoine Buckner
Evan Norman Decker
Robert A. Engel
Roy Alva Flynt
David Alan Harvey
Ron Eric Hazelwood
Derrick Holmes
Kyle Stem Holtzman
Quention Perrice Jones
Delasio Lamont McNeil
Patrick Allan Neblett
Lambros P. Rousis
Frank P. Wendling
Melvin Leroy Witherspoon
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY
Michael Lynn Cargill
Rico DeCarlos Glover
PRACTICAL NURSING
Omorinsola Christiana Abisogun
Daphne Allen
Ruby Ann Alston
Sebrena Renee Blacknall
Wanda Gail Burwell
Keisha Delores Cheatham
Kristy Elaine Darnell
Terri Pearce Grissom
Shawmannetta Latrece Harris
Amy Nichole Hobgood
Heather Marie Mayes
Wanda Catheleen Mitchell
Michelle Shelton Porterfield
Jacqueline Denise Richardson
Summer Carlie Stracco
Paula Ann McGhee Temple
WELDING TECHNOLOGY
Willie Lee Davis
Benjamin Lewis Edwards
Clarence Lewis Glover
Clifton Randy Hargrove
Brian J. Haynes
Christopher William Henderson
Jonathan Oran Knight
Aaron Zane Mickle
Travis Wright Murray
Brandon Keith Neville
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
ACCOUNTING
Tracy Lynn Hockaday
Beverly Wade Moore
Crystal Gayle Parham
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Coretta Kristin Allen
Stephen L. Booker
Christopher Scott Bowman
Martin Douglous Coles
Raymond Franklin Currin, III
Robert David Hedetniemi
Kenya Jabbar Jackson
Jennifer Marie Nash
Sylvia Leticia Raye
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION — OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Michael Antonio Eaton
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TECHNOLOGY
Ann E. Brown
Ethel Christmas Fogg
Annette Whitley Gilewicz
Paketia Renee Hawley
Lekisha Branch Thorpe
EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATE
Aquilla Rochelle Alston
Carolyn Michelle Crews
Marie Odessa Harris
EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATE — TEACHER ASSOCIATE
Gladys H. Green
Rosa Taborn Roberson
Joy Burnette Vaughan
HUMAN SERVICES TECHNOLOGY
Audrey Elaine Alston
HUMAN SERVICES TECHNOLOGY — SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Kimberly Nicole Noblin
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Rhonda Stainback Bell
Phyllis Bradford Bullock
Perceda Green Faulcon
Lori Lester Forsythe
Julia Venable Foster
Jonathan Douglas Gendron
Gregory Scott Matthews
Renata Dawn Shearin
Angela Dawn Walker
INFORMATION SYSTEMS — NETWORK ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
Rhonda Stainback Bell
MEDICAL ASSISTING
April Dawn Carter-Gibson
Deborah Joan Rumph
MEDICAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Wanda Cozart Davis
Linda S. Hart
Sharon Louise Haskins
Sonata Lynette Velez
OFFICE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Amanda Smith Murphy
Schronda Monique Terry
OFFICE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY — LEGAL
Schronda Monique Terry
RECREATION AND LEISURE STUDIES
Geraldine Champion
Anthony Ray Yarborough
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Angela Lea ElliottKristi Lynn Harris
Lori Ann Harris
Bryan Maurice Hayes
Margaret Louise McAden
Vincent Kyle Newkirk
Linda Frances Webb
