Mount Wachusett Community College Commencement Program

Fifty-seventh Commencement Wednesday, the Eighteenth of May, Two Thousand Twenty-Two Gardner, Massachusetts

Commencement Exercises PRESIDING OPENING...................................................................................................................Prelude and Welcome NATIONAL ANTHEM......................................................................................................... Whitney Doucet MWCC Class of 2013 INVOCATION............................................................................................Reverend Susan Suchocki Brown Minister Emerita, First Church Unitarian Universalist Leominster ADDRESS OF WELCOME...........................................................................James L. Vander Hooven, Ed.D. President STUDENT ADDRESS..................................................................................................Jennifer Lynn Gariepy SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD............................................................................................ Neddy Latimer ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR..............................................................................................Lois Kalber Somers COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS............................................................................................... Chris Gabrieli Chairman of the Board of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education RECOGNITION OF HONORS & AWARDS.......................................................................Dr. John A. Eisler Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES.............................................................James L. Vander Hooven, Ed.D. President CONFERRING OF DEGREES......................................................................James L. Vander Hooven, Ed.D. President Margaret Jaillet Dean of the School of Health Professions, Public Service Programs and Social Sciences Laurie Occhipinti Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, Education, Humanities, and Communications Fagan Forhan Dean of K-12 Partnerships & Civic Engagement BENEDICTION..........................................................................................Reverend Susan Suchocki Brown Minister Emerita, First Church Unitarian Universalist Leominster RECESSIONAL...........................................................................................Scots Highland Pipes and Drums

Commencement Awards Emeriti Susan Goldstein, Donna Santimore President’s Keys Rebecca Lynn Aubie, Julie Elizabeth Barrett, Hannah Elizabeth Elbourn, Isabella Grace Ervin, Brooke Donelle Hazen, Campbelle Rose Stephens Dean’s Key Aimee Elizabeth Ouellet Curriculum Awards

Accounting Concentration..............................................................................................Amber L. Menard Art Concentration......................................................................................................... Olivia Grace Bush Art.....................................................................................................................................Irene J. Gulnick Automotive Technology.................................................................................................Jonathan M. Winn Biology.....................................................................................................................Julie Elizabeth Barrett Business Administration Career........................................................................................ Jose Rene Flores Business Administration Transfer..................................................................................Sebastian B. Coscia Chemistry................................................................................................................Julie Elizabeth Barrett Computer Information Systems......................................................................................... Mario D’Angelo Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement.......................................................................... Joshua Ryan Surrette Criminal Justice Transfer..............................................................................................John P. MacDonald Dental Hygiene............................................................................................................ Patty Romero Brine Early Childhood Education – Career...................................................................................Gina M. Burke Early Childhood Education – Transfer........................................................................... Bobbie Jo LeBlanc Early Education and Care for Exceptional Children................................................ Theresa Lynn Bergevin Earth/Environmental Science................................................................................ Salsabil Ximena Hartley Elementary Education Track.................................................................................................... Larisa Stacy Engineering and Physics............................................................................................Benjamin T. Dearden Fire Science Technology................................................................................ Abigail Elizabeth Dubrawski Graphic & Interactive Design.................................................................................. Hannah Mikayla Bean History and Political Science............................................................................ Hannah Elizabeth Elbourn Human Services............................................................................................................Paige Lynn Landry Interdisciplinary Studies............................................................................................. Isabella Grace Ervin Interdisciplinary Studies – Allied Health........................................................... Rebecca Lynn Rule-Sellers Legal Studies......................................................................................................... Katie Elizabeth Santana Liberal Arts & Sciences..................................................................................... Campbelle Rose Stephens Media Arts and Technology – Audio Engineering Concentration.......................... Christian A. Maldonado Media Arts and Technology – Video/Film Concentration...........................................Clayton James Perior Natural Resources...............................................................................................................Samina J. Mian Nursing........................................................................................................................... Jade Rhea Martel Nursing – LPN Bridge Option.....................................................................................Kaitlin Jean Lawton Physical Therapist Assistant............................................................................................... David C. Urella Theatre Arts Track.................................................................................................... Marissa Lynn Roberts Veterinary Technology........................................................................................................... Zoe P. Zupko

Candidates for Degrees Commonwealth Honors Program Graduates Netty R. Bazile Phoebe L. Burch Isabella Grace Ervin Emily Julie Eubanks Perrin Christopher Grubb Allison R. Kane

Mikyoung Kim Shaye Michael McKeen Samina J. Mian Jamal A. Michel Jack R. Moore Ernest Nyarko

Madeline Rose Michaela MiaLindsay Short Lilli Souvannavong Campbelle Rose Stephens Andrew L. Vettese Emily M. Woodard

Accounting/Bookkeeping Certificate Stefani Barton ✦ Duane Brown ✦* Joyce R. Carmona ✦* Theresa K. Davis Ana Vitoria P. Eleuterio Amy Marie Fasulo ✦*

Isabel Adriana Ferrer Rodriguez ✦ Tonya Ranae Fleming ✦* Nancy F. Fong ✦ Josiah Frimpong ✦* Nicholas S. Grossi Trevor Courtland Holland ✦*

Eric Thomas Johnson ✦* Marlena Makayla Maahs ✦ Monica Patacchiola ✦* Joyce Rodriguez `✦* Alex G. Willie

Administrative Assistant Certificate Susan L. Deel ✦*

Allied Health Certificate Brianne Nicole Boneta ✦* Rachel Estefania Dansky Vanessa Lee Gallant ✦* Lillian Bethann Holman ✦

Noella Rosealee Maki Molly B. McNamara ✦* Emily Meyer ✦ Brittany M. Ruffen ✦

Meredith A. Stewart ✦ Carla J. Wheeler Destiny Rose Wrigley

Catherine M. Potter ◆

Emily Katelyn Ulrich v*

Animal Care Degree Rosa Johanna Fox

Art Degree Irene J. Gulnick ❈*

Automotive Technology Certificate Kyle Harrington

Aisha Iris Santiago

Automotive Technology Degree Robert L. Chilcoat ◆* Kyle Harrington

Neil L. O’Donovan Kristoffer Jordan Williams

Jonathan M. Winn ◆*

Mollie Rebeccah Decosta Grace Dufour Jibril A. Haq ◆* Jessica Lynn Jarvis ◆* Anna Kate M. Kinnear ❈* Alondra Andrea Lopez Abreu ◆*

Maggie Elizabeth Moran ◆* James M. Nason ◆* Juan Carlos Pedraza Jr. ◆ Adam E. Shenk Aroara R. Spindler-Levy

Biology Degree Jasmine Nicole Alvarez ◆* Amber Arlene Aynesworth Julie Elizabeth Barrett ❖* Calandra Hunter Boutin a◆* Alli Marie Carbonneau a❈ Zoe B. Coomey ❈*

Biotechnology/Biomanufacturing Degree Serina Joanne Hernandez

a PHI THETA KAPPA International Honor Society

i ALPHA BETA GAMMA International Business Honor Society

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Business Administration Career Degree Samantha Nicole Bertrand Stephanie Renee Brunell ◆* Leslie Zuel Cruz-Martinez Jose Rene Flores ❖ Kayla N. Garcia-Brodie Fatoumata Gueye ❈* Brooke Donelle Hazen ❖*

Tony Lam ❈* Felicia Marie LaValley ◆* Lindsey Christine Mahan ◆* Shea Mallet Dante Marazzo Andrew Martinez ◆* Christopher P. Ouellet

Alysha Nicole Poirier Maria L. Rodriguez ❖* Cynthia Roy ❈ Rossany Sanchez ❈* Rebekah Sawicki ◆* Daniel Patrick Tompkins ❈* Grace Tia Walsh ◆*

Business Administration Career Degree - Accounting Amanda R. Bontempo Tonya Ranae Fleming ◆* Danelle Marie Cassarino ◆* Nicholas S. Grossi ◆* Isabel Adriana Ferrer Rodriguez ❈ Marlena Makayla Maahs ◆

Amber L. Menard v Cameron J. Vettese ❈* Alex G. Willie

Business Administration Certificate Michael A. Brawner ✦* Andrew Briggs ✦* Tianna Marie Caisse ✦ Thomas Maradona Craddock ✦ Leslie Zuel Cruz-Martinez Francis Davis ✦* Kevin Gary DiGregorio ✦* Joshua G. Duval ✦* Zachary A. Ehlert ✦* Jose Rene Flores ✦ Kayla N. Garcia-Brodie ✦* Robert E. Gardner ✦ Fabian Manuel Gonzalez ✦* Juan A. Gonzalez ✦*

Fatoumata Gueye ✦* Matthew Hastings Brooke Donelle Hazen ✦* Joseph W. James ✦ Justina May Johnson ✦* Michael Jordan ✦* Felicia Marie LaValley ✦* Joseph Louf ✦* Anthony J. Magri ✦* Andrew Martinez ✦* Roland L. McMullen ✦ Corey J. Mitchell-Edwards ✦ Dashawn Nunez Donte D. Okowuga ✦

Deanna Lee Olausen Orlando Ortiz ✦* Joshua A. Pelton ✦* Alysha Nicole Poirier Rafael Jesus Rivera ✦* Maria L. Rodriguez ✦* Ira A. Simmons ✦* Shane P. Squires ✦ Yoshio Stakermann ✦* James D. Tarjick ✦ Grace Tia Walsh ✦* Breanna Bethany Whittier ✦* Matthew C. Worster ✦*

Business Administration Transfer Degree Benjamin Owusu Boateng Nathalya Kaizer Bridi Mia Elizabeth Caron Damon Tyler Charette v* Ryan E. Coleman a❖* Sebastian B. Coscia ai◆* Meagan N. Cucchiara Caitlyn A. Curley ❈* Cameron Dane Cutter

Brithany De La Rosa Arellano a❈* Christopher Read Divoll ◆* Seth R. Farley ◆* Corey David French Steven Gorrell ❖* Giselle A. Gutierrez ◆ Kabriana T. Kien Amy Lynn Krysiak a❖ Demetric Donte Lavender

Sydney Mario Michael Harrison Miller i Madison Rose Pinard Mansi Sureshkumar Prajapati ❈ Nina Elizabeth Scaficchia i Heather Paige Tibbals a❖* Sydney Rose Wilga Casey Robert Winand

Chemistry Degree Julie Elizabeth Barrett ❖*

Computer Information Systems Degree Mario D’Angelo ❖ Toby LaRoche

Ebenezer Kwadwo Mireku a❖* Robert Yang ◆

Computer Information Systems Transfer Degree Erick Lee Colston ❈ Brandan J. Grossi a◆* Rachael Ann Neuhaus ◆*

a PHI THETA KAPPA International Honor Society

i ALPHA BETA GAMMA International Business Honor Society

Kailyn A. Richardson Colin Sweetland

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Criminal Justice Degree - Law Enforcement Yan Luis Marquez Nina u Kristen Elizabeth Melanson u*

Matthew Ryan Perenzin u Maria V. Quijada

Joshua Ryan Surrette h

Criminal Justice Degree - Transfer Renatha Eubanks u* Yamirelys Davila Rosado

John P. MacDonald av Sarina Marie Weideman

Cyber Security Certificate John S. Cetoute F* Jacob A. Crandlemere

Livenson Joseph Ebenezer Kwadwo Mireku aF

Magnus Jon Stowell Alexander T. Watkins F*

Dental Assisting Certificate Stephanie Marie Constant ✦* Aaliah Esquilin Cedella T. Gayou Sky A. Hutchful ✦*

Mary L. Miller ✦* Olivia Rose Olmeda ✦* Alyssa L. Patnaude ✦* Christina Raisdanaee ✦*

Xenia Rodriguez Abigail Sarante ✦* Sophia Diane Wenning ✦*

Shaina Lakanen ❈* Mallory A. LeBlanc ◆* Makenzi Mitchell ◆* Josphat N. Ndegwa

Sarah Jane O’Sullivan ❈* Hannah S. Paul Julie Anne Von Fettweis ❖*

Dental Hygiene Degree Patty Romero Brine a❖* Taven Deyon Felix Lauren K. Hnath ◆* Nicole V. Kelly

Early Childhood Education Career Degree Gina M. Burke ❖ Kylee Gwen Cormier ◆ Margaret A. Craig a❈*

Toni Maleigh Johns ◆ Laurie Ann Johnston ◆* Kelcie Morgan Paakki

Chantel S. Szlosek ◆ Ashley E. Tarr a❖

Early Childhood Education Certificate Theresa Lynn Bergevin ✦* Destiny Mari Joseph ✦*

Katie L. O’Brien ✦* Aimee Elizabeth Ouellet ✦*

Victoria Katherine Safner ✦

Early Childhood Education Transfer Degree Gabrielle Amanda Chrabascz ◆* Jordan Rose Dickhaut Elizabeth M. Evangelista ❈

Destiny Mari Joseph ◆* Bobbie Jo LeBlanc ❈* Danielle Jane Lehtonen

Jaclyn Quigley ❈* Bryant Quinn ❖

Early Education and Care for Exceptional Children Theresa Lynn Bergevin ◆*

Earth/Enviromental Science Degree Kellie Porter Eric William Gravelle ◆

Salsabil Ximena Hartley ❖* Valerie Nicole Mahar a❖

Jake Robbins Cody James Vitols

Engineering and Physics Degree Alban Baboci ❈* Benjamin T. Dearden a❖* Callum D. Hammill ❈*

Nicholas T. House ❈* Marco Caleb Legros a◆* Alex Robert MacConnell ❖

Jared J. Shepard ◆* Max Duncan Sivak Ivan M. Underwood

Fire Science Technology Degree Terrence Edward Bennett ◆* Jeffrey M. Cormier Abigail Elizabeth Dubrawski ❈*

Stephen Wayne Elliott Thomas Daniel Melucci ❈ Jonathan Moore

Mitchell Taylor

Graphic & Interactive Design Certificate Edward D. Barnes a✦* Luis Angel Collazo ✦

Drew W. Hallisey Eileen Nina a✦*

Hannah Rose Sotto ✦* Myriam Vogne

Graphic & Interactive Design Degree Hannah Mikayla Bean ❈* Nicole M. Benoit ◆* Madison Duphily

Connor Michael Green Drew W. Hallisey Jacob Kornik ◆

Eileen Nina a❖* Rebecca D. Schlier ◆* Hannah Rose Sotto ◆*

Daniel Alejandro Hidalgo a❈ Stacey Marie Houle Lindsey Margaret Hughes Paige Lynn Landry as❖ Josephine Rose Ludwig ❈ Tammy Leigh Mariani a◆* Amy Elizabeth Meunier a❖

Robert A. Milkman a◆* Danielle Nicole Pelletier ◆ Anita Entwi Quarshie Anissa Sargent ❈ Lindsey Taylor Smith Giovanni Antonio Toledo ❖*

Human Services Degree Katie Lynn Baia a❈* Cheryl M. Cormier Madelyn R. Dame ◆* Kelly Anne Devillers a Divine Maria Girouard Cain Graber Jessica Marie Hazen ❖*

Human Services Technician Certificate Katie Lynn Baia a✦* Cheryl M. Cormier Susan M. Haverty ✦* Jessica Marie Hazen ✦* Linda Hofhaug Stacey Marie Houle Christina Jeffers

Shamaine Nacole Jenkins ✦* Samantha Marie Leon ✦* Lauryn A. Mattson ✦* Danielle McDonald-Bourbeau ✦ Manny Patel ✦* Christian J. Perez Perez ✦ Nadjalee Santos

Natalie P. Solivan ✦* Giovanni Antonio Toledo ✦* Betzaida Vazquez ✦ Lindsay J. Williams ✦ Susan M. Wilson ✦

Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Netty R. Bazile ◆* Linda S. Bedinger ❖* Natasha Marie Boudreau ❈* Hannah Moon Burns Christine Ann Burzenski ❈* Leandra M. Charette ◆* Akieeme Jaheem Clemetson Isabel S. Cochran a◆ Isabelle Jordan Costa a❈ Jaxon A. Decker Amanda DeLeon-Guimaraes ◆*

Jacob A. Dunton ◆* Jason Ehrets Isabella Grace Ervin ❖* Emily Julie Eubanks a Kelly A. Johnson ❈* Danielle Alisha Martinez ❈ Jamal A. Michel ❈* Olivia C. Mooney ❖* John Patrick Newsham Dorcas Padilla Alexis Michelle Reid

Hannah Meghan Sadler ◆* Adelia Lynn Sampognaro a❖* Vincent Cornelis Sampognaro a❖* Bryce A. Scott ◆* Tristan A. Soucy ❈* Lilli Souvannavong a❈* Allison Jean Staples Jacob Otieno Uba a◆ Jennifer Watkins

Interdisciplinary Studies Degree - Allied Health Glenna R. Allen-Jones Meghan Anne Arce ❈ Sarah Elizabeth Cioffi Rachel Estefania Dansky ◆ Christine Ann Gallant ❈ Briana Rose Higgins ◆* Lillian Bethann Holman ◆* Jessica L. Huntington ❈ Damary Laboy

Amanda Marie Lajoie Noella Rosealee Maki Molly B. McNamara ❖* Emily Meyer Enid M. Morales Nadia Noushie ◆* Brandi Leigh Pugh Neyi Zuleika Rijo ❖* Rebecca Lynn Rule-Sellers ❖*

Mary-Louise Ophella Shaw Ian S. Stewart Greyson T. Suppa ◆* Emma Victoria Terho Saesha M. Thibault Lizza Y. Vega Destiny Rose Wrigley Alyssa R. Zollo ◆*

IT Support Specialist Certificate Mario D’Angelo ✦

a PHI THETA KAPPA International Honor Society

i ALPHA BETA GAMMA International Business Honor Society

Ramon F. Mayorga ✦

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Law Enforcement Certificate Kristen Elizabeth Melanson ✦* Rubin Metellus

Edwin Alberto Perez Samantha Leigh Thiers

Legal Studies Degree Meredith Kathryn Brown ◆ Amy Lee Cooper a❈*

Kendra Hough Katie Elizabeth Santana a◆*

Liberal Arts & Sciences Degree Joshua T. Armfield ◆* Lauren Noel Arsenault a❖* Rebecca Lynn Aubie ❖ Farah Nelie Auguste Lucia Maria Bandera Megan Eileen Bergeron Courtney Marie Blanchette a❈ William Michael Braccini Amanda Bryson ◆* Olivia Budzik Phoebe L. Burch ❖* Ellie Jo Burton ❈ Olivia Grace Bush ❖* Ryan Michael Bussiere Nichole Camelo a❖* Katelyn Olivia Cameron ❖* David Robert Cate Hannah Cormier ❖* Nayeli Cuevas Pamela J. Day a❖* Kiley Donahue ◆* Daniel J. Dow ❈* Casey Drouin Averi Deanna Dyer Hannah Elizabeth Elbourn ❖* Jessica Marie Elias ◆*

Amanda P. Fales a❖* Alyssium Leyah FernandezScherington ❖* Genesis D. Ferreira ◆ Andrew M. Forest Kourtney Joan Furtado a❖ Amber Rose Gagne Jennifer Lynn Gariepy sa◆* Laura D. Garrity Mark Gee Perrin Christopher Grubb ◆* Molly Edith Jacob ◆* Brittney L. Johns Christopher M. Johnson ❈* Allison R. Kane a❖* Andrew David Lanciani as◆* Sabrina Deon Lapcheske ❖* Zackary Thomas Lawrence Lindsey E. Lessore ❖* Linda Lombe Metuge ◆* Olivia K. Luchock ◆* Jose Mateo Geanine A. Mazerolle ❈ Autumn McCollor a◆* Shaye Michael McKeen a❖* Julianna Melko ◆

Jack R. Moore ❈ Ernest Nyarko a❈* Megan Sidney O’Dell Manny Patel ◆* Carolyn Alyce Poch ❈ Marissa Lynn Roberts Jack Allan Robinson Madeline Rose a❈* Nicholette Ann Roy ❈* Alexander Drake Ruehlicke Samantha J. Sargent Abigail Hannah Schiller ◆* Mariah Elizabeth Sellars Kailie Alyssa Spofford a❈* Larisa Stacy a❈* Charlie J. Stellato Campbelle Rose Stephens as❖* Alana T. Strumberger ◆* Andrew L. Vettese a❈* Daisy Vue ❈ Leelannee Thankful Breed Welty ❈ Jaelyn Hannah Wentworth a❖* Ryan M. Wilson Emily M. Woodard ❈ Jessica C. Woodward a❖*

Media Arts and Technology Degree Dylan Matthew Enos Ariana Madisyn Lyons

Luke Michael Pearson Kayla Marie Rautiola ❈

Media Arts and Technology Degree - Audio Engineering Logan William Corrado s◆*

Christian A. Maldonado ❈*

Media Arts and Technology Degree - Photography Nicole Marie Diaz ◆*

Media Arts and Technology Degree - Video/Film Clayton James Perior ❖*

Michaela MiaLindsay Short ◆*

Jason Taylor a

Medical Assisting Certificate Emily Rose Bruley ✦* Jacqueline Louise Bussiere Theresa Kathleen Carraher ✦* Rachel Erin Courtemanche ✦* Morgan L. Ewing ✦*

Caroline Victoria Farrar ✦* Jessica Garay Lisely Brianna Gracia ✦* Zachary M. Leblanc ✦* Jacqueline Toini Lundsted ✦*

Angela Marie Maguire Ekaterina Michelle Santana ✦* Rebecca Rose Shosey ✦* Danira Toribio ✦*

Medical Assisting Degree Emily Rose Bruley ❈* Jacqueline Louise Bussiere

Veronica Figueroa ◆* Kylee Ann Lawrence

Marangelys Melendez Taniya Juanita Tucker ❈

Medical Office Certificate Sabrina Marie Collins

Taniya Juanita Tucker ✦*

Natural Resources Degree Elizabeth L. Afonso ◆* Dominick Kristopher Azevedo Allison Rose Beane a❈* Lauren Marie Dell

Sarah Elizabeth Demboske Benjamin N. Hayward ◆* Samina J. Mian a❖* Jacqueline M. Monahan

Nicole L. Mullin Parker C. Suscavage

Nonprofit Management Certificate Stephani Eunice Hernandez Chour ✦

Rebekah Sawicki ✦

Nursing Degree Georgina Amoah-Dankwah a Shannon Hanson Annastasia Anderson Kevin James Harrington ◆* Cintia Andrade de Menezes a◆* Samantha Lauren Hill ◆* Josephine B. Asante a❈* Jacqueline Kyna Hobbs ◆* Hafsa Asfa Erick Webuye Inyanga ❈* Rumana Ashraf ❈* Rosemary Ireni Nichole Elizabeth Bacon Anita Johnson ◆* Mackenzie Lynn Bailey Melissa Christine Jordan a◆* Carmen Michelle Belville ◆ Noah Kasirye ◆* Kennedy D. Boamah Maureen C.J. Khabosa James Ray Bonner a◆* Mikyoung Kim ◆* Samantha L. Boucher ◆* Affi Kimberg Ashley Bourgault ❈* Emma Kathleen Kinnear ❈* Yvone Marie Brown Tamara Krook a❈* Gina R. Carrico au* Ashleigh Marie LaClair ◆* Jennifer Carolina Castro-Lainez ◆* Danielle Marie LaForce Vanessa Jean Chaves Kaitlin Jean Lawton ❖* Nathan R. Cornwell Payengcha Lee ❖* Zachary Austin Cotter Nicole A. Leeper ◆* Brittany A. Cravedi Natalie L. Leveille Brittany Danforth Alicia L. MacKinnon Vanessa De Matos Brittany Alexandra Mariscal ◆* Ingrid Del Orbe Katie Elizabeth Marsh Sarah Duodu a❈* Jade Rhea Martel ❖* Karleigh Elena Martinec ◆* Sarah Entwistle ◆* Edith Masembe ❖* Desiree Fernandez Melanie Marie Mason Amanda M. Finch ◆* Irene W. Mbugua Paula Tamara Franco Sarah J. Merrill ❈* Candace Mia French ◆* Kimberlie Lyn Milner ◆* Christina Garrepy a◆* Laura Ann Moran a❈* Brian Keith Gasco Jr. ◆* Melissa L. Gaudet a◆* Yesenia Murillo ◆* Orianna Paige Gendron Darlene F. Murphy ◆* Margaret Wanjiru Githengu Kelvin Miru Muthoni

a PHI THETA KAPPA International Honor Society

i ALPHA BETA GAMMA International Business Honor Society

Washington M. Mwangi ❈* Sarah M. Nakatoogo ❈* Angella Nanyanzi ❖* Ruth Charity Njaaga Peninah Okuku Philippe D. Olson Megan Ann Perez ❈* Melissa Pierre Carly Noela Reynolds Sara A. Rich ◆* Becky L. Roberts Denys A. Rodriguez ❖* Stephanie M. Sanders Desiree Marie Santaw ◆* Sarah Beverly Savoy Erika A. Schiffer ❈* Eric Scouten ◆* Alexandra Shea Jessy Mariana Silvera Maciel Brittany Elaine Smith Alyssa J. Snow Taylor Lynn Stewart h* Kirsten Serina Thayer Danielle D. Thomas a❈* Celena P. Valiente Anne F. Wanyee a◆* Carla J. Wheeler Jennifer Ann Wilson ◆* Georgia Ashley Wing a Michael Rowland Young a◆* Ruth Tanis Zuniga ◆*

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Paralegal Studies Certificate James Barrett ✦* Stephanie A. Barry s Amy L. Cooper a✦ Yvelle Fleury ✦*

Tyler G. Galloway ✦* Kendra Hough ✦* Victoria Lynne Oertel ✦* Kerisbel Pina ✦

Callista R. Platt Katie Elizabeth Santana a✦* Samantha Anne Schultz ✦*

Paramedic Technology Certificate Joseph N. Bernardini ✦ Edward Bruce Coulter s✦

Michael Peter Flood ✦ Patricia A. Magane ✦

Sarah Faith Lyon ✦ Robert E. Walters ✦

Personal Training Certificate Amanda Southchai Vongphachanh ✦*

Photography Certificate Bridget Stefania Houle

Physical Therapist Assistant Degree Joanh S. Carvajal ❈* Andrew Jesse Ferreira a❈ Emily Ann Hutchinson ❈* Stephanie Lopez Torres a❈* Patrick S. McGrath ◆*

Anne Ndungu ❈* Eric Paradis ❖* Ellen A. Purington ❈ James Orlando Pusateri ❈* David C. Urella ❖*

Jouan Vang ❈* Julie L. Wilkinson ◆* Susan B. Willwerth a❖*

Public Relations Certificate Kelly A. Johnson ✦*

Small Business Certificate Christopher G. Carney ✦

Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate Tori Elizabeth Debeaucourt ✦* Kelly Anne Devillers a✦

Jessica Ortiz Anissa Sargent ✦

Veterinary Technology Degree Jillian A. Barnes ◆* Morgan Jolie Brooks-Hoenig ❈* Marisa C. Costain Chloe F. Despres Rebecca Epstein ❈*

Rachel A. King ❖* Lindsay Nicole Mitchell ❖* Gabriella Jasmin Moreno ◆* Kailyn Parker ◆* Ashley M. Ploskonka

Isabelle Marie Alexandra Poulin ◆* Andrea Evans Schiller ❖* Cynthia Grace Shaw ❈* Barbara Louise Whitney Zoe P. Zupko ❖*

Mount Wachusett Community College Board of Trustees Robert Antonioni, J.D., Chair Claire M. Freda Jamy Gaynor Denise Kindschi Gosselin Irene Hernandez Guzman

Tracy L. Hutchinson Cody Nathanson Douglas Petersen Kenneth C. Tomasetti

Department of Higher Education Dr. Carlos E. Santiago, Commissioner Chris Gabrieli, Chairman Mary Burns Ann Christensen Veronica Conforme Alex Cortez Cameron Costa Patty Eppinger Jorgo Gushi Sheila M. Harrity, Ed.D.

J.D. LaRock, J.D., Ed.D. Cindy Mack Paul Mattera, J.D. Judy Pagliuca James Peyser Francesca Purcell, Ph.D. Paul F. Toner, J.D. Bill Walczak

Commencement Awards President’s Key A President’s Key is awarded to the graduating students who have achieved outstanding academic performance in their programs of study at MWCC.

Dean’s Key A Dean’s Key is awarded each year to the graduating students who, in the opinion of the Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs and Dean of Students, have made the most outstanding contribution to the life and spirit of the college through active participation in student activities and who have made significant contributions to the college community.

Graduation Honors Graduation with HONORS is awarded to students who have completed all graduation requirements for an associate degree and have achieved a grade point average of 3.30 to 3.59; HIGH HONORS is awarded for a grade point average of 3.60 to 3.79; and HIGHEST HONORS is awarded for students with a grade point average of 3.80 or above. Honors determination at graduation will be based only on the courses directly applied to the degree requirements.

In cases where more credits have been taken than necessary for a degree, only those grades for courses meeting the degree requirements will be used in the computation for Honors designation. Students who complete a certificate program with a grade point average of 3.3 or higher will be granted MERIT at graduation.

Preliminary Honors Students who are enrolled in spring or summer courses that are required to complete the degree program have preliminary honors designation noted in this program. Final honors/merit designations will be determined when all final grades are processed.

Regalia & Pins Students who have completed twenty or forty hours of service learning have been awarded civic scholar pins and medallions respectively, which many graduates are wearing this evening.

Graduates who have satisfied the requirements for the Sigma Alpha Pi Leadership Society are wearing black and platinum regalia this evening.

Graduates wearing blue and gold honor cords are members of the Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society which recognizes high achieveing students with disabilities who have earned a grade point average of 3.1 or higher.

Graduates wearing gold stoles and blue and gold cords are members of Phi Theta Kappa. Members of the Phi Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa must maintain a GPA of 3.3 or higher.

Students who have completed both a high school and an Associates Degree simultaneously are wearing a silver ‘Degree & Diploma’ stole.

Gateway to College graduates are wearing blue cords.

Pathways Early College graduates are wearing green cords.

ACADEMIC ATTIRE The caps and gowns worn in formal academic affairs in American colleges today are the direct descendants of the everyday costumes worn in the universities of medieval England. Each school had its peculiar dress so that an Oxford student could be distinguished from a Cambridge student, or a divinity student from a laystudent.

Because of the tremendous growth of American colleges and the confusion that would result if each were to adopt a distinctive costume, the Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume was organized. The bureau has established a uniform code, which over 700 institutions have adopted. Harvard, practically alone, still clings to its own traditional costume.

The distinctions of the code are simple, there being three types of gowns and three types of hoods for bachelors, masters, and doctors, respectively. The bachelor’s gown has a long pointed sleeve; whereas the master’s gown has a long closed sleeve, square at the end with an arc of a circle just above the bottom. The sleeve extends well below the knee, the arm coming through a slit near the elbows. The doctor’s gown is characterized by a voluminous bell-shaped sleeve on which appear three velvet bars. The colors of the bars are the colors of the faculty that granted the degree but may be black.

The hood is the most important and distinctive feature of the code. The hoods for all degrees are lined with silk in the official academic color or colors of the institution conferring the degree and have an edging or trim of velvet, the color of which indicates the course or faculty to which the degree pertains.

The lining is exposed when the hood is worn. The bachelor’s hood is rather short with a narrow velvet edging. It is not worn by candidates for the baccalaureate degree but only by those upon whom this degree has been previously conferred.

The master’s hood is considerably longer, has a wider velvet edging, and exposes more of the lining. The doctor’s hood has wide panels at the side and is easily recognized since, of the three types of hoods, it has the widest velvet edging, greatest length, and fullest exposure of the lining.

The black mortarboard cap with tassel is worn with each type of gown. Those holding a doctor’s degree are privileged to wear a gold tassel. Masters and bachelors wear tassels that are either black or of the color appropriate to the course in which they are being graduated.

COLORS Some of the colors that may be observed at this commencement, and that symbolize various courses or faculties, are as follows: • WHITE: Arts, Letters, Humanities • DULL GRAY: Commerce, Accounting, Business • COPPER: Economics • LIGHT BLUE: Education • YELLOW: Engineering • BROWN: Fine Arts, including Architecture • MAROON: Home Economics • CRIMSON: Journalism • PURPLE: Law • LEMON: Library Science • APRICOT: Nursing • SILVER GRAY: Oratory (Speech) • DARK BLUE: Philosophy • SAGE GREEN: Physical Education • GOLDEN YELLOW: Science • CITRON: Social Work • SCARLET: Theology

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