Wallace State brings homes 40 medals from Alabama SkillsUSA

Hanceville, Ala. — Wallace State Community College brought home 40 medals from the Alabama SkillsUSA Leadership Conference, Championships and Career Expo held last week in Mobile. More than half of the medals won were gold medals at 25, followed by nine silver medals and six bronze medals. Gold medalist winners advance to the National Leadership Conference and SkillsUSA Championship to be held June 23-28 in Atlanta, Ga.

“We are extremely proud of all of our students who competed at SkillsUSA,” said Jerry Murcks, Dean of Applied Technologies at Wallace State. “Students prepare long and hard for the events and each of them are to be commended for their efforts. Participation in SkillsUSA is a great training ground for our students to use the skills they have learned at Wallace State and that they will use in their respective fields.”

Wallace State students had multiple medalists in seven categories, including a sweep in the Diesel Equipment category.

• Carpentry: Gold - Josh Lewis of Hoover; Silver - Shelton Hill of Oneonta
• CNC 2-Axis Turning: Gold – Marshal Doherty of Vinemont
• CNC Programmer: Gold – Jared Smith of Falkville
• Crime Scene Investigation: Gold – Team A: Rebecca Avalos of Remlap, Isaiah Faulkner of Hayden, Sophia Wright of Warrior
• Criminal Justice: Bronze – Yareli Corona of Crossville
• Culinary Arts: Gold - Jake Walker of Laceys Spring; Silver - Jonathan Gray of Daphne
• Customer Service: Bronze – Britney Spears (Salon and Spa Management) of Cullman
• Commercial sUAS Drone: Gold - Team A: Mary Snapp of Hanceville; Patrik Whittaker of Fultondale
• Diesel Equipment Technology: Gold – Ethan Williams of Blountsville; Silver – Elijah Joiner of Vinemont; Bronze – Elijah Dick of Ashville
• Electronics Technology: Gold – Chaden Hill of Eva
• Esthetics: Gold– Leslie Rushing of Crane Hill; Bronze – Madison Maples of Oneonta
• Job Skill Demonstration A: Silver – Sandra Solis Gonzalez (Criminal Justice) of Albertville
• Mechatronics: Gold – Team A: Mindy Ditzler of Decatur; Jacob Massey of Columbiana; Bronze – Team B: Stephen Alexander of Birmingham; Darrien McFarland of Midfield
• Mobile Robotic Technology: Gold – Team A: Isaac Daniel of Holly Pond; Zach Hudson of Hanceville
• Motorcycle Service Technology: Gold – Fernando Blancas of Birmingham; Silver – Christian Gray of Arab
• Prepared Speech: Gold – David Terry of Madison
• Related Technical Math: Gold – Kimberly Wilt of Cullman
• Restaurant Service: Gold – Jasmine McDonald of Cullman; Silver - Patience Bradford of New Hope
• Robotics and Automation Technology: Gold – Avielle Shadrick of Cullman, Gage Stephens of Hoover; Silver – Kole Matthews of Alabaster, Ashton McClesky of Vinemont.
• Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue: Gold – Emily Duarte of Remlap, Miranda Knight of Pinson
• Technical Computer Applications: Gold – Jennifer Jester of Cullman
• Technical Drafting: Silver – Mason Swink of Hanceville

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About Wallace State

Wallace State Community College (Ala.), a member of the Alabama Community College System, is a comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer, as well as workforce-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally recognized by the Aspen Institute as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the South for workforce development, named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing and the National Security Administration, rated the Top Online Community College in Alabama, a Military Friendly Institution and an All-Steinway School, Wallace State is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekends, with numerous start dates each year. Visit Wallace State’s beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite location in downtown Oneonta, Ala., find us online at www.wallacestate.edu, or call 256.352.8000.

Josh Lewis of Hoover won gold and Shelton Hill of Oneonta won silver in the Carpentry category.

Marshal Doherty, center, of Vinemont won a gold medal in the CNC 2-Axis Turning category.

Jared Smith of Falkville won a gold medal in the CNC Programmer category.

The Crime Scene Investigation team of Isaiah Faulkner of Hayden, Sophia Wright of Warrior and Rebecca Avalos received a gold medal in that category.

Chaden Hill of Eva won a gold medal in Electronics Technology.

Leslie Rushing of Crane Hill, center, received a gold medal and Madison Maples, left, of Oneona received a bronze medal in the Esthetics category.