Tag: Alumni Feature
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Alum expresses love for helping children by founding outreach center
by REBEKAH HARVEY Megan Estrada has always had a heart for-at risk youth. Estrada, founder, director and president of Hub City Outreach Center, attended South Plains College to pursue that love for children. She grew up in Abernathy, Texas, 19 miles outside of Lubbock, and graduated from Abernathy High School. After graduating, Estrada made the…
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Faith leads alum degree in human services
by REBEKAH HARVEY For Melinda Ledesma, Levelland has always been home. She was born and raised in Levelland. She first attended St. Michael’s Catholic School, before transferring to the Levelland school system. After graduating from Levelland High School in 1988, Ledesma enrolled in college. “A week after high school graduation, I immediately started college at Incarnate…
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Former student enjoying job as morning meteorologist
Having always had a passion for meteorology, Bobby Johnston is now living it with a positive and determined outlook on life. Johnston, a meteorologist for Fox 34 (KJTV) station in Lubbock, grew up in the small town of Smyer, Texas, which sits between Lubbock and Levelland. He attended high school there before going to South…
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Alum serves community through career, volunteering
by DEBRA MONTANDON When life doesn’t go as you plan, it’s not too late to plan again. Sometimes people give up, but not Clifton Smith. Life obstacles were not seen as negative, just a new step in another direction. Smith, known to friends and family as Dane, was born in Brownfield, Texas. He grew…
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Alum plans to teach abroad after accomplishing academic goals
Nothing was like Amanda Anders thought it was going to be. But with the help of professors and self-motivation, she has accomplished her goals. Anders came from a loving home, but things weren’t always so easy financially. She says that she got herself through by working and going to school. Having lived in Lubbock most…
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Alum pursues music while continuing education
Marcus “Banks” Fitzhugh has gone from sliding and dancing around on the kitchen floor to performing at the House of Blues. Fitzhugh attended South Plains College from 2014 to 2016, studying physical education, then continued his education in secondary education at Lubbock Christian University. He says that his favorite part about SPC is how inclusive…
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Alum credits SPC for impacting his future
Jason Hartline says that he had a set plan for his time at South Plains College. But never did he imagine that the experiences would help sculpt his career and him as a person. The Muleshoe native made his mark on the SPC campus as a student from 2007 through 2009. He served as an…
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Proud alum credits career accomplishments to SPC
Joni Granados uses her past experiences at South Plains College to guide her successful career as a laboratory supervisor. Granados began studying Biology from 2007 to 2009 at South Plains College. She also worked as a laboratory assistant for the Chemistry Department. She explained that this experience allowed her to learn more about the professors.…
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Alum follows dreams playing music around the world
Alum uses education to pursue music career, dreams Many musicians dream of touring other countries and performing with different bands. For one South Plains College alum, this dream is a reality. Aaron Smith, a SPC alum with a passion for music, has achieved many milestones throughout his part-time music career. Working as a welder during…
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Alum finds balance between her passions of fire fighting, photography
[Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing project in conjunction with the South Plains College Alumni Association. The project highlights former SPC students and their achievements.] Not only does Sussan Bell follow her passion, but she also gives back to the community while doing it. Bell owns her own photography studio, Fire Angel…
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Dream to work with NASA inspires alum to achieve goal
Following the semester he graduated from South Plains College, Day began a sixth-month internship with NASA’s Orion Cockpit Working Group at the Johnson Space Center.
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Alum utilizes skills learned to build successful radio station
Tania Moody has come a long way from working in sales at the local radio station as a way to earn extra money for college, to owning the very same station.
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Cosmetology professor, family has seen college grow from start
It is rare to get to see a college grow from the beginning. But for Sarah Thompson, instructor in cosmetology, her and her family has been part of South Plains College from the start.
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Alum uses degree to chase dreams, travel world with U2
It’s not every day you get to live out your dream. But South Plains College alumnus Anne Butt is doing just that.
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Interest in medical field sparks career for alum
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer Following her heart and her interest in the human anatomy led D’lena Ipson to her career as a radiology tech. An Andrews native, Ipson is a 2014 graduate of the South Plains College Radiologic Technology program. She currently works at University Medical Center in Lubbock as a Radiologic Technologist. Every day, she…
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Alum finds career with Border Patrol after criminal justice degree
by SARA MARSHALL//Editor-in-Chief Dan Harris, Jr. has law enforcement in his blood. His father had duel careers serving in law enforcement and education. He was a Denver City police officer and reserve commander of the Yoakum County Sheriff’s Department and with the Denver City ISD as a coach and eventually high school principal. “I am a…
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Alum creates distribution company, travels the world
by ALEX PEREZ//Feature Editor [Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing project in conjunction with the South Plains College Alumni Association. The project highlights former SPC students and their achievements.] From the windy city of Lubbock, Terry Hill energized his passion and began his journey to his dream job with help from South Plains…
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Alum combats unhealthy lifestyles for students as certified dietician
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer [Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing project in conjunction with the South Plains College Alumni Association. The project highlights former SPC students and their achievements.] Mindy Diller has found her calling helping students with their dietary and nutritional needs at Texas Tech University. Diller graduated from South Plains…
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Gonzales continues to pursue agriculture career despite tragedy
by MATT MOLINAR//Associate Editor [Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing project in conjunction with the South Plains College Alumni Association. The project highlights former SPC students and their achievements.] Less than one year after graduating from South Plains College, Nancy Gonzales was faced with the biggest challenge of her life – losing…