SCCC Grads Celebrate During Commencement
One culinary arts grad affixed a large plastic chicken wing to his mortarboard (it’s true! – see the photo at: flickr.com/photos/schenectadycountycc). Others in the College’s fire protection technology program wore their firefighter helmets and some wrote “thank you” messages to their families and friends on their mortarboards. One thing they all had in common: they were all proud members of the SCCC Class of 2012, receiving their degrees and certificates during SCCC’s 42nd commencement on May 24, 2012, at Proctors. There were more than 610 candidates for A.A.S., A.S., A.A., and A.O.S. degrees and certificates. During the ceremony, B.B.A. degrees were also awarded to students graduating from SUNY Delhi through the SCCC SUNY Delhi partnership. The ceremony featured remarks by Keynote Speaker Alain E. Kaloyeros, Ph.D., Professor and Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University at Albany. Other speakers included students Deryle McCann, President of the SCCC Student Government Association, who graduated with an A.A. degree in Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences and an A.A.S. in Chemical Dependency Counseling, and Emily Miller, SUNY Delhi student, who graduated from SCCC in 2010 and received a B.B.A. degree in Hospitality Management from SUNY Delhi during the SCCC Commencement. “Celebrate the days of success and always prepare for the challenges that meet each of us as we venture through life,” McCann told her fellow graduates. “It is during the times of success that people will know our name, and it is during times of trouble that people will know our character.” She attends the University at Albany, pursuing bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Social Work.
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Keystone Society
The Keystone Society is the recognition society that honors those alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of SCCC who have named the SCCC Foundation in their estate plans, either through a will, trust, life income plan, or other arrangement. We thank and recognize the following individuals who have made a special commitment to SCCC. We are grateful for their vision, which will enhance the educational opportunities for future SCCC students. Keystone Society members are recognized on the Wall of Honor in the Begley Library lobby, in our Annual Report, and are also guests at our Annual Donor Recognition Luncheon. If you have named the SCCC Foundation in your estate plans, you are considered a member of the Keystone Society. For more information, please contact Carmel Patrick, Executive Director of Development, at (518) 381-1442. • Anonymous (4) • Benita C. Allaire • Dr. Stephen K. Astmann • Helen H. Begley* • Vladia C. Boniewski ’71
Images, clockwise from top. From left, Dr. Quintin Bullock, President; Deryle McCann, SCCC student; Emily Miller, SUNY Delhi student speaker; and Denise Murphy McGraw, Chairwoman of the SCCC Board of Trustees. (Steve Whitney)
• Professor Grayce Susan Burian, SCCC Emeritus
Fire Protection Technology graduates show off their helmets. Left to right are Stephanie Williams, Brian Renaud, Kelly Walker and Ryan Meagher. (Steve Whitney)
• Professor Mary Jane Dike, SCCC Emeritus
Alain Kaloyeros, professor and senior vice president and chief executive officer of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University at Albany, delivered a multi-media presentation during his keynote address at the College’s 42nd Commencement on May 24, 2012. Using humorous video clips and photos, he shared his “Golden Rules for Success” including, “Be a team player. Be adaptable. Never share everything you know and stay modest.” (Steve Whitney)
• Al and Anita Haugen
Emily Miller told the graduates to, “Take a minute to stop today, take in the accomplishment that you graduated. Turn off the cell phones, and the computers, and the iPads and realize how far you have come. Time moves so quickly today, and it is easy to move from one thing to the next in seconds, yet the decisions we make or don’t make today will impact tomorrow.” She is the Social Sales Coordinator for Key Hall at Proctors, and a member of the Board of Directors for the SCCC Foundation.
• Charles W. Carl Jr.* • Professor Peter Cousins, SCCC Emeritus*
• Karen* and Walter Grattidge • Dr. Margaret (Peggy) King • Professor Jessica K. Malheiros, SCCC Emeritus, Founding Faculty Member* • Thomas Nelson and Ann Henderson • Thomas L. and Barbara M. Rider • Janet P. Robbins, SCCC Emeritus • Gretchen and Lewis Rubenstein • Donald F. Schenk ’74* • Phyllis E. Gordon Stanton
*In Memoriam
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