Meridian Community College held its summer commencement Friday afternoon at the Evangel Temple, recognizing 112 students who were candidates for graduation.

“This is a special day for sure,” MCC President Thomas Huebner said in calling for a round of applause for this summer’s graduates.

During the ceremony, graduating cosmetology student Lindy Williams offered the invocation, and Zachquana Cole, a practical nursing graduate, welcomed those in attendance. MCC sophomore Payton Alexander, a music major, led the audience in singing the college’s alma mater, while university transfer graduate James Germany closed out the ceremony with the benediction.

Cedric S. Gathings, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, expressed his excitement for the students’ achievements.

”Our students have shown remarkable resilience, and we are honored to celebrate their accomplishments,” he said in a release before the ceremony.

Earlier Friday morning, MCC’s Practical Nursing Program held a separate pinning ceremony to celebrate its 26 graduates for becoming nurses. The college’s Paramedic Program hosted a pinning ceremony Thursday for students completing its certificate and associate’s degree programs.

Candidates for MCC’s summer graduation included IsaBella Berry, Matilyn Blackwell, Jordan Nix and Justin Ramirez, all of Bailey; Chad Jones of Bay Springs; Bronson Aaron Graham and Miranda Michelle Tillis, both of Brandon; Savannah Shannon of Butler, Alabama; Ta’Niya Stevonica Harris, Gabrielle Johnson and Adam Wilcher, all of Carthage; Angelina Martin of Choctaw; James Curtis Bateman and Mariah Moran, both of Chunky; Madison McKenzie Alexander, Leah Cameron, Kelly Renee Covert, Alexa Flowers, Quincy Horn and Abbie Thornton, all of Collinsville;

Miranda Cumberland and Jaz’Mere Deangel Sudberry, both of DeKalb; Buffy Brooks of Ellisville; Brilteanna Kanisha Sanders and Keyonna Wheaton, both of Forest; Courtney Walker of Gilbertown, Alabama; Anna Katherine Brand, Cerra Foreman and Brooklyn Mowdy, all of Hickory; Zachquana Leoncia Cole of Jackson; Tanyika Danielle Haralson of Lake; Sarah Nicole Rogers, Emsley Iris Rowe and Anna Michelle Wooten, all of Lauderdale; Patricia Ann Hood and Ralph Coleman Tanks, both of Lisman, Alabama; Shekira Keantria Gill and Camilla Thompson, both of Louisville;

James Germany, Kailyn McNeil and Randall Chad Thompson, all of Marion; Erin Lucille Bynum, Kayla Alvarez, Katelyn Barham, Jay Barry, Robin Michelle Bateman, Erica Alexandria Bell, Princess Adore Bell, Nicholas Bennette, Haleigh Leanee Cullum, Sasha Dubose, Carlee Grace Farrar, Arteshia Fortner, Justina Elizabeth Gainer, Taylor Michael Hosch, Shalishana Kalyreali Hundley, Aubrey Johnson, Jamesha Jones, Madison Len Kemble, Kristen Danyelle Knost, Regina Lewis, Kayla Maye, Alisa McGlocklin, Jazzmin Lillian Moore, Aaron Mosley, Alicia Richelle Parks, Royder Perez, Allison Claire Pigg, Madison Nicole Reece, Jenna Reed, Cynthia Denise Roberts, Darryelle Jamyra Sanders, Raven Sims, Dannie Devuntes Taylor, Ashley Monique Thedford, Ashley Brianna Thomas, Australia Tucker, Jaquarius Xavier Walker, Jessica Wells, Kashen White and Deborah Wolf Williams, all of Meridian;

Parker Bryan Rumley, Ocean Beach, Alabama; Elijah Johnson and ShCarla Dyneice McLaughlin, both of Pachuta; Jason Avery Childress of Pelham, Alabama; Leilani Elyse Charlie, Dominic Leshun Eiland, Abbagail Ingram, Kasandra Abigail Jackson, Teara Joslyn Rose Phillips, Amie Stewart and Logan Wilcher, all of Philadelphia; Kameron Renea Thomas of Pontotoc; Brittany Abston, Charla RayAnne Bishop, Courtney Lynn Haney, Mallory Holloman and Mallory Alexa Lee, all of Quitman; Daidriuna Jaibria Bester of Shuqualak; Sheyenne Spruell of Starkville; Akeya Yvonne Peters of Sumrall; Laryanna Evette Hollis of Terry; Lindy Williams of Toomsuba; Leeandra Williams of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Stacey Wooten of Walnut Grove; Alicia Arrington, Erica Tarshea Bishop and Jessica Cochran, all of Waynesboro; Raven Ivy and Samuel Rhett Ketchum, both of West Point; and Amber Lashae Fitch of York, Alabama.