BRCC Community Link Newsletter, Summer 2019

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BRCC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC

Summer 2019

BRCC’s 51 st Commencement

M ore than 1,100 degrees, diplomas, and certificates were conferred on May 4, 2019 to

celebrating recipients as friends and family cheered on the new grads! Over 250 graduates walked in the ceremony. From left to right, BRCC President John Downey, student speaker Brad Ridder, and keynote speaker Joyce Colemon process to the commencement ceremony.

Brad Ridder, student speaker, received his Associate of Science in Computer Science as well as a Career Studies Certificate in Cyber Security. He plans to transfer to James Madison University to study Computer Science. He told his fellow graduates, “Coming from someone that was searching for a second chance, I was able to find it here and achieve the excellence that will propel me to wherever life takes me next. We all were. So, congratulations, graduates. Let’s go change the world.” Giving the keynote address was Joyce Colemon, a long-time friend and supporter of BRCC. She served on the College Board representing the City of Waynesboro beginning in 2001. Service to her community and church is paramount in Ms. Colemon’s life, and she has received numerous awards and recognitions for it. She told graduates and their families to recognize that “life is a journey; as you travel this journey take a little time to live it through giving, serving, uplifting and inspiring others along the way.”

BRCC Educational Foundation Board Chair Mary Louise Leake • Vice Chair Matthias N. Smith • Secretary John A. Downey • Treasurer Cynthia F. Page

Kelly R.S. Blosser Kenneth R. Boward Rob W. Cale

Karen C. Clark Kenneth S. Cleveland III Denise E. “D.D.” Dawson

Douglas G. Driver Silvia T. Garcia-Romero Teresa H. Gauldin

Camala B. Kite Mary McDermott Beverly B. McGowan

Thomas C. Mendez Sacha Purciful Karen E. Santos

William M. Saxman Jr. Jerry D. Sheets Alan L. Shelton

Linnea J. Spradlin Ruth E. Jones Turner Pamela K. Ungar

Community Link is an official publication of the Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation. It is distributed to friends in the Shenandoah Valley, as well as BRCC faculty and staff, and is published quarterly by the Development Office, Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, VA 24486. If you have any questions or comments regarding this publication, please contact Angie Glenn, Development Services Coordinator, at (540) 453-2307 or glenna@brcc.edu.


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