April 13, 2026
BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) recognized 48 of its top students at the 31st Annual All-Alabama Academic Team Recognition Program on Friday at the Embassy Suites Birmingham-Hoover. Two students from each Alabama community college earned scholarship awards totaling $61,350.
“The students recognized today are the cream of the crop, epitomizing excellence and strong leadership,” said ACCS Chancellor Jimmy Baker. “These students expect and deliver the high standards the ACCS is known for.”
Sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and the American Association of Community Colleges, the All-Alabama Academic Team recognizes students selected for their academic excellence and intellectual rigor, leadership and service, and a commitment to extending their education beyond the classroom to benefit society.
Each student recognized earned a $1,000 scholarship from the Paths for Success Foundation to be used at any public or private college of their choice.
Seven students earned an additional $1,300 scholarship through the Coca-Cola Academic Team.
Rebekah Burton from Central Alabama Community College and Destiny Medinus from Trenholm State Community College each earned the top individual scholarship awards, respectively bestowed to one student from each state. Burton earned the prestigious New Century Transfer Pathway Scholarship of $2,750 and Medinus the New Century Workforce Pathway Scholarship of $1,500.
2026 All-Alabama Academic Team:
Chattahoochee Valley Community College: Jada Jones and Talan Woodham
Bevill State Community College: Veronica Leigh Brown and **Brantley Stocks
Bishop State Community College: Payton Larche and Julius Mitchell
Calhoun Community College: Heather Black and **Parsa Vard
Central Alabama Community College: *Rebekah Burton and Noah White
Coastal Alabama Community College: **Stevie Grace Collins and Spence Neeley
Drake State Community and Techincal College: Josiah Kelsey and Abdoul Ouedraogoa
Enterprise State Community College: Zoe Isabella Biddle and Bryce Griffin
Gadsden State Community College: **Felicia Hunter and **Shelby McGinnis
Ingram State Technical College: Antoine Duhe and Christopher Mitchell
Jefferson State Community College: Cynthia Smith and Diamond Smith
Lawson State Community College: JaMya Jackson and Belline Semanyo
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College: Emma Helms and Chloe Alexandra Yates
Marion Military Institute: Jacob Dumas and Emily Rice
Northeast Alabama Community College: Silvania Garcia Vaca and Caroline Yates
Northwest Shoals Community College: **Kaleb Gruskiewich and Veronica McWilliams
Reid State Community College: Kehonia Monae Bradley and Kim’Bresha Neal
Shelton State Community College: **Anna Brown and Kathryn Claire Herbert
Snead State Community College: Marissa Pope and Haley Powers
Southern Union State Community College: Millie Grace Greer and Levi Walker Patterson
Trenholm State Community College: *Destiny Medinus and Carlos David Roman-Diaz
Wallace Community College-Dothan: Kaylee Vaughn and Nashunni Williams
Wallace State Community College-Hanceville: Brooke Drummond and Matthew McLeroy
Wallace Community College-Selma: Na’Siya Billingsley and Carson Wilson
*New Century Scholar recipient
**Coca-Cola Scholarship recipient
