Participants
Distinguished Young Women participants come from all walks of life, but they have one thing in common: the desire to succeed. Below are the Distinguished Young Women of Alabama participants for the Class of 2022.
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Madeline Shipman
Baldwin
City: Daphne
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Majoring in business or dance
Talent: Dance (What a Feeling, by Raley Zampieri)
Hannah Griffin
Bibb County
City: Woodstock
College Preference: Jefferson State Community College
Career Goals: Physical Therapy Assistant
Talent: Motivational Speech
Mary Virginia Meadows
Butler County
City: Greenville
College Preference: University of Virginia
Career Goals: Pediatric Hospitalist
Talent: vocal performance (“You Will Be Found”, by Dear Evan Hansen composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul)
Cailin Campbell
Calhoun
City: Oxford
College Preference: Auburn University or Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Sports Comm., Broadcasting, and Hospitality
Talent: Vocal (The Skye Boat Song, by Sir Harold Boulton)
Evelyn Cleckler
Chilton County
City: Clanton
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Physician Associate
Talent: Vocal Performa (Momma Who Bore Me , by The Original Broadway Cast of Spring Awakening)
Mary Moore
Choctaw
City: Butler
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Dermatologist
Talent: Jazz Dance (Faith, by Stevie Wonder ft. Ariana Grande)
Telly Nguyen
Clarke
City: Jackson
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Nurse
Talent: Comedic Monologue ("The Not-So Wicked Witch", by Wizard of Oz)
Graciana Doster
Coffee County
City: Enterprise
College Preference: Vanderbilt University
Career Goals: Lawyer or Policy Advisor
Talent: Vocal Performance (New York State of Mind, by Billy Joel)
Lauren Cook
Colbert
City: Tuscumbia
College Preference: University of Alabama at Huntsville
Career Goals: Biomedical Engineer
Talent: Tap Dance (Carnaval del Barrio, by Lin Manuel Miranda)
Sydney Lucas
Conecuh
City: Castleberry
College Preference: University of South Alabama
Career Goals: Elementary Education
Talent:
Marion Starnes
Covington County
City: Andalusia
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Orthodontist
Talent: Speed Painting (Swan Lake (Swan Theme), by Tchaikovsky)
Summer Waters
Crenshaw County
City: Luverne
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: To become a Physical Therapist
Talent: Vocal (Hallelujah, by Kelly Mooney)
Taylor Simmons
Cullman
City: Cullman
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Guardian ad litem
Talent: Dance (Will Smith Mashup, by )
Deanna McDaniel
Dale County
City: Ozark
College Preference: The University of Alabama
Career Goals: Major in International Business/Marketing Manager
Talent: Clogging (Workin' Day and Night, by Michael Jackson)
Maryanna Turner
Dallas
City: Selma
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Lobbyist
Talent: Contemporary ballet en pointe (Trampoline , by SHAED)
Ella Fowler
DeKalb
City: Valley Head
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Veterinarian
Talent: Dance Routine (Faith, by Stevie Wonder ft. Ariana Grande)
Anyia Lynch
Elmore County
City: Deatsville
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Trauma Surgeon
Talent: Jazz Dance (I Feel Good, by James Brown )
Sydney Aaron
Escambia County
City: Brewton
College Preference: Troy University
Career Goals: Business Management
Talent: Vocal and Dance Performance (Get Back Up Again, by Anna Kendrick)
Madeline Cooper
Franklin
City: Russellville
College Preference: Samford University
Career Goals: I hope to become a political campaign manager.
Talent: Musical Theatre Vocal (Don't Rain on My Parade , by Funny Girl )
Faith Dillard
Geneva
City: Hartford
College Preference: Auburn
Career Goals: Large Animal Vet
Talent: Musical Performance (Popular, by Wicked the Musical)
Julianne Abenoja
Jefferson County
City: Birmingham
College Preference: William and Mary
Career Goals: Neurologist/Neurosurgeon
Talent: Ballet Solo En Pointe (Gaîté Parisienne Variation, by Angela Walker)
Mary-Helen LeMay
Lauderdale
City: Florence
College Preference: University of Mississippi
Career Goals: Law
Talent: Acro/Jazz (Sing Sing Sing, by Benny Goodman)
Katie Jett
Lawrence
City: Moulton
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: District Attorney
Talent: Monologue Performance (\, by )
Anslee Tatum
Lee County
City: Auburn
College Preference: Texas Christian University
Career Goals: Endocrinologist
Talent: Vocal Performance (Somewhere Over the Rainbow, by Yip Harburg)
Emma Parmenter
Limestone
City: Madison
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Accountant
Talent: Dance (Jazz, by N/A)
Abigail Gluschick
Lowndes County
City: LOWNDESBORO
College Preference: The University of Alabama
Career Goals: Engineering
Talent: Singing/Sign Language (How Great Thou Art, by Carl Boberg)
Ken’Nya Perry
Macon
City: Tuskegee
College Preference: United States Air Force Academy/ UAB
Career Goals: Officer in the Air force/surgeon
Talent: Vocal selection
Megan Calahan
Madison County
City: Huntsville
College Preference: Georgia Tech and Clemson
Career Goals: Mechanical Engineering
Talent: Armed Exhibition Drill (God Bless the USA, by Lee Greenwood)
Cynthia Bradley
Marengo
City: Linden
College Preference: Alabama A&M
Career Goals: Lawyer
Talent: Speaking (N/A, by N/A)
Camille Lynn
Marion
City: Hackleburg
College Preference: Samford University
Career Goals: Pharmacy
Talent: vocal performance (Rise Up, by Andra Day)
Grace Greenwood
Mobile County
City: Mobile
College Preference: Belmont University
Career Goals: Music Education
Talent: Classical Voice ("Mein Herr Marquis", by Johann Strauss II)
Demi Dees
Monroe
City: Franklin
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Neonatal Nursing
Talent: Vocal (Write Your Story, by )
Angeles Gonzalez-Ansaldi
Montgomery
City: Montgomery
College Preference: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Career Goals: Clinical Psychology
Talent: Ballet en Pointe
Amelia McMahan
Morgan
City: Decatur
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Cybersecurity Engineering
Talent: Ballet en Pointe (Princess of Hungary, by Eric Allaman)
Dee Allen
Pike County
City: Troy
College Preference: The University of Alabama
Career Goals: Interior Design
Talent: Jazz/Acro/Character Dance (Singin’ in the Rain Medley, by Cae and Dee Allen)
Kennedy Leonard
Shelby County
City: Helena
College Preference: University of South Alabama Or UAB
Career Goals: Nurse Practitioner
Talent: Jazz Dance (Just Fine by Mary J. Bilge, by self-choreographed)
Kara Clifton
St. Clair County
City: Moody
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Cardiovascular Surgeon
Talent: Jazz Dance (The Way You Make Me Feel, by Michael Jackson)
Abigail Kizziah
Tuscaloosa
City: Northport
College Preference: Washington and Lee University
Career Goals: Corporate Law
Talent: Singing (You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun from Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin)
Shelby Mixon
Washington County
City: McIntosh
College Preference: CACC; University of South Alabama
Career Goals: Secondary Education
Talent: Vocal Performance (New York State Of Mind, by Billy Joel)
Maddox Decker
Wilcox
City: Camden
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Chemical Engineer
Talent: Poem Recitation (Ode to Merak, by Maddox Decker)
Kaylee Elliott
Winston
City: Arley
College Preference: University of North Alabama
Career Goals: Elementary Education
Talent: Instrumentalist - Flute (To God be the Glory, by William H. Doane)
