Commencement 2016
Forty-second Commencement Exercises
May 21, 2016 Charlestown Campus
Commencement 2016
Bunker Hill Community College Board of TrusteesWilliam J. Walczak, Chair
Amy L. Young, First Vice Chair
Colleen Richards Powell, Second Vice Chair
Carmen Vega-Barachowitz, Secretary
Hung T. Goon
Cathy Guild*
James Klocke
Antoine Junior Melay*
Marita Rivero
Richard C. Walker, III
Sondos Alnamos, Student Trustee
*BHCC ALUMNI
Bunker Hill Community College OfficersPam Y. Eddinger, Ph.D., President
James F. Canniff, Ed.D., Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
John K. Pitcher, Vice President of Administration and Finance
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Mission of Bunker Hill Community CollegeBunker Hill Community College serves as an educational and economic asset for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by offering associate degrees and certificate programs that prepare students for further education and fulfilling careers. Our students reflect our diverse local and global community, and the College integrates the strengths of many cultures, age groups, lifestyles and learning styles into the life of the institution. The College provides inclusive and affordable access to higher education, supports the success of all students, and forges vibrant partnerships and pathways with educational institutions, community organizations, and local businesses and industries.
Vision of Bunker Hill Community CollegeBunker Hill Community College empowers and inspires students, faculty, and staff diverse in identities, experiences and ideas to make meaningful contributions to our local and global communities. The College embodies a spirit of inquiry, critical thought, inclusive excellence, and lifelong learning.
Bunker Hill Community College Institutional ValuesBunker Hill Community College Trustees, Faculty, Staff and Students embody the highest academic and institutional integrity through their commitment to:
• Access and Success • Excellence and Innovation • Economic and Social Justice • Inclusiveness and Equity
• Civic Engagement and Service • Kindness and Respect • Accountability and Transparency
The Vision, Mission and Values statements were approved by Board of Trustees, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and Massachusetts Secretary of Education, October 2014.
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Forty-second Commencement ExercisesSaturday, May 21, 2016 • 11 a.m.
PresidingPam Y. Eddinger, Ph.D., President
Order of ProcessionAdam Holdaway, Bagpiper
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard
Chief MarshalYazdan Rodd, Coordinator, Instructional Technology, Distance Education and Weekend College
Assistant MarshalsIsandra T. Andrade, Clinical Placement Coordinator, Allied Health Certificate Programs
JoDe M. Lavine, Ph.D., Professor, Science and Engineering Department
Degree Candidates
Certificate Candidates
The Faculty and Staff of the College(in order of appointment)
Platform PartyPam Y. Eddinger, Ph.D., President
The Honorable Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston
J.D. LaRock, J.D., Ed.D., Board Member, Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Members of the Bunker Hill Community College Board of Trustees
Amparo Hernandez-Folch, Professor, Mathematics Department
Dominique L’Herisson, President, Student Government Association
Justice Kumahia, Success Coach, Advising and LifeMap
James F. Canniff, Ed.D., Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
John K. Pitcher, Vice President of Administration and Finance
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Commencement 2016
WelcomePresident Eddinger
National AnthemFrances Botelho-Hoeg, accompanied by Axel Schwintzer and Matt Stavrakas
RemarksDominique L’Herisson
Justice Kumahia
J.D. LaRock
William J. Walczak
President’s Distinguished Service Awardpresented by President Eddinger to The Honorable Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston
Commencement AddressThe Honorable Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston
President’s Leadership Awardpresented by President Eddinger to Justin K. Schneider
Trustees’ Distinguished Service Awardpresented by Chair Walczak to Amparo Hernandez-Folch, Professor, Mathematics Department
Presentation of Degree and Certificate CandidatesProvost Canniff
with the assistance of Professor Richard W. Boulware, Professor Donna M. Misrati,
Associate Professor Wissal Nouchrif and Assistant Professor Bryan Craven
Conferring of Degrees and CertificatesPresident Eddinger
Recessional*
*The audience will please rise while the Faculty and Staff and the Platform Party are entering and leaving. Please remain at your seats until the Platform Party and the Faculty and Staff have finished the Recessional March at the completion of the exercises.
Kindly mute all cell phones during the ceremony.
Janet Bergstrom and Mark Riley, American Sign Language Interpreters, are certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Computer-Aided Realtime Translation provided by Mona Leviton.
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President’s Distinguished Service Awardeeand 2016 Commencement Speaker
The Honorable Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston
The Bunker Hill Community College President’s Distinguished Service Award is presented annually at Commencement to an individual who has rendered extraordinary service to our community and to the students of Bunker Hill Community College. This year’s award is presented to the Honorable Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston, a long-time friend of this College and a powerful force in public higher education.
The College honors Mayor Walsh’s work in increasing economic development and his commitment to economic inclusion. The Equity Agenda, Imagine Boston 2030, Housing a Changing City, and the C40 Global Climate Leadership Group are just a few examples of the visionary and inspiring work he has led to date. Additionally, we celebrate his exemplary leadership in overseeing the appointment of the City’s first Chief Diversity Officer and the first Chief Resilience Officer, as well as his implementation of the Minority- and Women-owned Business Ordinance and the creation of the Office of Recovery Services and the Office of Financial Empowerment.
Mayor Walsh’s priorities of economic equity and opportunity, data-driven government, holistic planning to prepare Boston for the future, and closing the achievement gap are aligned with the urban mission of the College. He has worked tirelessly to create good jobs, great schools, safe streets and affordable homes for the people of Boston, while building a more responsive, representative and transparent city government.
We are pleased to present the Bunker Hill Community College President’s Distinguished Service Award to him and honored to have him as the College’s 2016 Commencement speaker.
Trustees’ Distinguished Service AwardeeAmparo Hernandez-Folch, Professor, Mathematics Department
Amparo Hernandez-Folch has served Bunker Hill Community College for 28 years. During her tenure, she has demonstrated exemplary commitment to excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, dedication to community service, and willingness to share ideas and collaborate with colleagues.
She embodies life-long learning, and as mathematics professor for nearly three decades, she has infused national research and local data into her teaching practice. As champion of curricular reform and teaching innovation, and as the founder of the Developmental Math Working Group, she led the design and implementation of the Math Space, a learner-centered space supporting student success in mathematics. She has served as a mentor to faculty in and beyond the math department, and her eagerness to share curricula and invite faculty to observe active teaching practice has been instrumental in supporting the success of faculty members from multiple departments.
Professor Hernandez-Folch’s contributions to the College extend well beyond her role as a math professor. She has played a leadership role in many campus-based, statewide and national initiatives, including the development of the BHCC Learning Community Program, Statewide Developmental Math Taskforce and national Achieving the Dream initiative. Professor Hernandez-Folch is committed to culturally relevant teaching and learning, as evidenced in the Learning Community Seminar she designed, “Latinas: A Culture of Empowerment.” In addition, she has been instrumental in helping the BHCC Chelsea Campus build strong relationships with local community-based organizations, businesses and public schools in the city of Chelsea.
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Degree CandidatesDegree candidates listed in this program have been identified as eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremony. Participation in the ceremony and/or listings in the program does not constitute conferral of degree or awarding of honors. Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) used to identify Honors graduates was based on the GPA prior to printing of the program and may not reflect the final GPA. Eligibility for Honors will be reevaluated for pending graduates when GPAs are final and may be different from what is listed in this program.
Associate in Arts
Business Concentration
Mohamed H. AbdiSerah A. Adeyemi*ºGizachew M Afrasa
Maria Aldalati*ºFilipa Amado*
Ugurcan ArabacibasiKarla J. AvelarSalma Azeemi*Sharon N. BabaOmar Bachar*Alia Balbaky*º
Michael J. BarryTyler T. Bogel
Clarck R. Bony*Bryan V. BrandaoMarine Brotons*º
Yan Ai Cao
Claudia Carias*ºRonalcy Castillo*Youness A. Charif
Jiaen Chen*ºKristi T. Chen*
Peter ChenWanshan Chen*
Yabin ChenYuling Chen*
Chunpok ChowPhil CommaSindy I. CruzPeixin Dai*
Gabriela F. Dalponte*Phuong Dang*º
Efrangely De la Cruz*Maria M. De Oliveira*
Roselourdes Deshon Mejía*ºJean S. Desruisseaux
Ivan D. DiazBrianna Dicato
Leyla F. Dincer*ºSteven M. Domings*Kamise C. Douglas*
Simon DumeranMelissa Dussek
Sophia A. Dzialo*Gael Eliacin*Jiamei Fang*
Daiquan J. FreemanKlejvis Frroku
Karen Garcia CadilloKeviana-Joy George
Faycal GharnouElisabeth C. Goch*
Kevin E. GoetzEdiola Golemi*
Iderbat Gonchigsumlaa*ºLeslie B. Goodwin
Jaselia Gratini*Kristin A. GraySahra A. Guled
Honors GraduatesDuring the Commencement Exercises, you will notice the gold tassels which distinguish the caps of some candidates for the associate degree. These students, the honors graduates of the class of 2016, have demonstrated consistently high academic achievement while attending the College. Students receiving their degrees with honors are in three categories: Honors, High Honors and Highest Honors. Honors graduates are denoted by a “*“ symbol in the program.
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor SocietyThe Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society is a chapter of the National Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa. The emblem of Phi Theta Kappa is a gold key. Across the center is a black band upon which appear the Greek letters, “Phi,” “Theta” and “Kappa,” standing for wisdom, aspiration and purity. During the ceremony, graduates who are members of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society can be identified by the gold Phi Theta Kappa stole worn over the regular academic gown. Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society graduates are denoted by a “º” symbol in the program.
Bunker Hill Community College Commonwealth Honors ProgramThe Honors Program offers students from any academic discipline the opportunity to study and learn in an academically challenging and enriching learning environment. During the ceremony, graduates who have completed the Honors Program can be identified by a gold medallion.
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Commencement 2016
Hicham Haioued*Celina L. Hernandez
Katrina M. HernandezMohamed A HikliTomo Kuroyama*Yunbong Jang*
Jennifer JimenezDaegeon JoJoshua E Jo
Henry S Johnson*ºStefon Joseph-Hypolite
Ricardo J. Josue*Kenza Kabbour*ºKalpana Kc RaiUmar Khan*º
Sopheak Khorn*ºSung Geun Kim*
Jared A. Klapman*Rei Laka
Esmerlin LaraNgan T. Le*
Gregory I. LeeDominique E. L’herisson
Meiyu Li*ºWeijun Li
Yannong Li*Daravithou Lim*º
Nay Lim*Zi Xiong Nick Lim*º
Xiaotong Lin*Shuhan Liu*Chiian Lo
Esteban D. Lopez-Meneses*ºLeurisse S. Lorenzo
Stephanie Lu*Theresa K. Ludovici*
Cameron LynchCharleny Madera Deleon
Stefan A. ManiscalcoAndy Martinez
Ren Matsubara*ºHarvey McNulty*ºSoufiane Medarhri
Yan Qing Mei*Yeriseli P. Melo*º
Rajae Menaouar*ºNatnael C. MolaIndiara Morel*º
Yoshihiro Morimoto*Kennedy MuntembaYurika Nakamura*º
Andrew Anh Huy Nguyen*º
Anh Thi Cam Nguyen*ºKhoa Nguyen
Jerry W. Nguyen*Long Nguyen*
Xuan H. Nguyen*ºRisako Nozoe
Changseok Oh*ºSobeyda Ozuna
Miguel Paez*Gilbert Pangestu*Jun Seong Park*
Wandy F. PegueroMinh H. Pham*ºZadrian L. Philip
Candido PimentelYinglin Qiu*Bahia Riahy
Michael RichardStephen RodasJohn V. Rosa
Arjola Sadikaj*ºAriel A. Scott*º
Tabitha A. Secret*ºAkalyah C. Shakespeare
Weixi Shen*Hui Shi*
Sho ShibataJessica S. Silva*º
Chathurika Y. Sirisena-Tetzner*Adam R. Smith*
Jarrica A. SotElise J. Spencer*Tonia K. Stevens*Tatchi Sugiura*º
Satomi Sugiyama*Nicolas Taeymans*
Ronny Talukdar*Nickolas TeixeiraCibelle A. Timas
Tu Hoang Anh TongClaudia Torres
Tran Huyen TranTrang Le Quynh Tran
Ha K. Truong*ºAnna Tyugankina*º
Jessica UlysseLukas Velasquez*º
Jorge A. VelezAdrian P. Walsh
Jael Wembalonge*ºChristopher Williams
Ruiping Xie*º
Joshi H. Yacsavilca*Xiong YangKaixin Yu*
Yumeng Zhong*Huipeng Zhou*
Hicham Zoummad*
Communication Concentration
Iskra Alexieva*Leah N. Barnett*
Zenia BonillaAlexia E. Boukou*º
DerriniQue Stephanie-Malaika ColemanLy Quoc Khanh Do*º
Fabiane dos Santos Chinez*ºMaria B. Espinosa
Julie EustacheSarah M. Hagen*Phuong Hoang
Amber M. Hughes*ºRobert M. LevinsManuel Malave
Krystee L. ManiscalcoTimothy P. McAdams*
Cari M. Pacheco*Fabiola A. PalominoMargaret B. PowerºDanielle M. Reister*
Jawad Rhazi*Edson Robledano
Nhi H. Truong*Thoma Vasiliº
Tuong Hai Vo Nguyen*
Computer Information Systems Concentration
Fatima Benjakkal*Evan M. Bouthiller*
Mory KabaRuben D. Miranda
Computer Science Concentration
Misha A. Kanai*Jeff Y. Li
Diego R. Maquill*º
Education Concentration
Glen G. Arruda*ºIsis C. Beguin*
Vanessa J. Biasella*º
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Mac A. Brodie IIIDeyse Crisley Carvalho*º
Anntoinette S. FrancisGregory M. Hardy*º
Minjing Huang*Anathalie Jean-Louis
Juan C. Jimenez*Louise Klarskov
Johnathon R. MacNeillShirlyne Pierre-Rene
Laura L. Salazar Lopez*ºMelissa Semedo
Paula Suarez Salamanca*Alana Beckles Taveira*º
Jose R. Vazquez*º
English Concentration
Guillermo AguilluzJetro T. Caldeira JrRobert J. Carvajal*Elisa M. CheverieAmanda Derosa*º
Julianne L. Ferguson*ºSarah Greene*
Johnathan D. Larkey*ºZachary C. McCaffrey
Hikaru OokuboNicholas Philip Pace-Emerson*º
Rebecca D. Siggelkoe*Eric P. Sparks*
Fine Arts Concentration
Joseph FabrizioRuiyu Lin*
John D. Moore*Hannah R. Nesbitt*ºMara E. O’Connell
Christina L. Williams
Foreign Language Concentration
Nobusuke Akaike*ºAlex Bonilla*
Edgardo Dume*ºBenjamin Lappen*Giselle M. MagnerAlanna R. Pasco*º
Mauribert V. WorthingtonKadeem R. Wright*
General Concentration
Olatilewa E. AdeleyeAmin M. AhmedHalima AhmedBerthrand AimeRose L. Alcime
Mariam Ali*Elton Alves
Rafael A. AnayaRichy Anderson
Jessica Aparicio*Vanessa A. Arevalo*Yoseph W. Assfaw
Jisraele Aubry*Sandy AugustinKristen A. Autry*
Raisa Bali*Marie Stepha S. Beauboeuf
Eduarda BerryEdmund J. Berte
Jennifer M. Bianco*Valerie Bien-Aime
Emilio BlaisdellMercis A. Bonilla*ºRadesha Boodhan
Anna R. BoutinMarie Bradshaw*
Bridgette M. BrownColen C. Brown
Debbie-Ann D. BrownChristopher J. Buccieri
Fatim CamaraPatricia Cardoso*Youvelie Catulle
Mary CavalloAkeema K. Charles
Maylena Chaviano*ºMeryem Chehbouni
Liqun Chen*William ChenYuling Chen*
Liangjiang ChengVanilde Chicha*
Sejin Choi*ºNoelle Chong*
N Deye Fatou Cisse*ºCandis R. Clare*Alex Moy Conde
Cameron M. ConwayZahrea M. Cooper
Jason Copson*
Kim T. CorbinNeira M. CostaJeffrey J. Cruz
Robert A. DaltonKathy H. DangKerisha J. DavisIvan Delacruz
Clifford P. DelsoinDevon T. Denney*º
Veronica DennisTheodore Devane
Carlos E. DiazMichelle N. Diphillipo*
Ling T. Do*Marie M. DorJean Douyon
Camille Doyle*Carla Kim Elder
Julson A. EtienneChris Evans
William A. FabianNicole Farrell
Manuel B. Feliz Ruiz*ºRaul F. Fernandes
Shevon M. Ffrench*Logan Flagg*
Desiree FranjulMyriam Gabriel
Nikolia G. GalanopoulosJohana S. Galarza*Alyssa M. Gallarelli*
Luvennia GandyAlba I. GarciaShaun Gavin*
Nahom Z. GebremariamLedia A. Gebremedhin*
Adriana E. GedeonJulie A. Giangregorio
Pietro Giglio Jr*Suraj Giri
Stephanie GironKelly W. GithenduJohn P. Glovsky*ºMarie L. Gonzalez
Jake Goulart*ºSchillem GuerineAida X. GuzmanRossy Guzman
Grace Ellen Halsey*Ayan A. Hassan
Salvador A. HenriquezKevin W. Hensley
Liceth E. HernandezRoselyn E. Hernandez*
Delaney J. Hickey*ºErica Holguin-Urrego*
Sydney Hoversten*James S. Huang
Philip Louis Hubbell IV*Jakila G. HullumHawa H. Jama
Roginie Jean Petit Homme*Debbie A. Jimenez*º
Annessia Jimenez-RezendesCaren M. Jones*
Kyia T. JonesMelissa Justal*Morlai A. Kanu
Joseph O. KayodeTeferi H. KebedeAlexis M. Keith*ºKatelyn J. Kelly*Debra L. King
Anna L. KreimendahlCheyenne V. KromStanislawa Kukla
Agustin Qixin Lei SongMichael J. Lewis*º
Rui Liang*Madison Rose Libby
Nay Lim*Kam T. Liu
Glory LopezStephanie Lubin
Yuki P. LucLaura Luna
Hillary A. Magee*ºCurtis J. Mahan
Nelson N. MaldonadoSylvain Malfroy-Camine
Doranggie Manso*ºKatherine Maraqa*º
Maxwell Martin* Stephane R. MathieuMeghan A. McCarthyValerie J. McConnell
Devan McDonaldOphelia C. McGraw*º
Benjamin Paul McGuireRaina A. McMahan*
Felix MedinaBarbara MeronnisCameron S. MillerMariia Mishina*
Jack B. ModelSadio I. Mohamed
Kihara S. Montilla FamiliaRosa M. Morales
George F. Moreschi*Nadhira B. Muhammad
Isaac NdebeJennifer T. Nguyen*Jerry W. Nguyen*
Ngoc T. Nguyen-SoaresJeancary Nicolas
Brittany C. NortonGregory A. Nuzzo-Mueller*Salimata S. Oyabi Tounkara
Melissa I. PaganKarina I. PalmaGilbert Payoute
Gabriel PenaLisa L. Phan*º
Stephanie L. Phillips*ºKim Pierce*
Nicole D. PinaLaura Populin*º
Marwan QariThomas Quigley*Ashlyn RaddarºKatianny Rangel
Emily Ray*Clarissa D. Read*º
Mai Read*ºSamantha A. Reardon*
Susan Bossi*Lena Redin*
Shanay J. Reed*Valeria RestrepoChioma G. Rice*
Leyshla Marie RodriguezMyante S. RossKulkanit Russo
Dorian K. SalinasAlicia M. Sambursky*º
Tsering D. SamphoLuis Sanchez Aranda
Tanya SanonFrancisco Sariles
Samuel Schlussel*Justin K. Schneider*º
Ariela Seigel*Cesar A. Sevilla
Saidali SharifnoorPallavi ShresthaMaria J. Silva
Cassandra SimonCody B. Simon*ºPaulphara Simon
Sarah SmithSelena R. Smith
Magdalena Solarski*Julanibel A. Somera*º
Va T. SonRose A. Southard*LaJess Sparling*ºMonte StanfordRyan M. Stewart
Kristine P. Sweetland*ºYonas Taib
Tingho Tam*Bessy Tavico
Deshannah TempleºAlexandra M. Terminiello*
Heslin D. TerrySophy Tham
Christine Torres*ºDiana R. TraillMonica True
Cindy TseAmanda J. Valenti
Sarah A. VanMargaret S. VanCleave*
Yarixa VargasDariana C. Vasquez*º
Keshley I. VasquezVanessa Velasquez L
Stefano VenezialeEvena Vernet
Jean M. Viliena*Ella VillardAnh T. Vo
Anna Vossos*Willy Waldron
Heather L. WalshAndrew D. White*
Shannan M. Wilson*ºMauribert V. Worthington
Emily O. WrightAdrianna Marie Yanceyº
Emily YaoHye Young Yoo*Satomi Yoshida
Bopharoeuth YouAisha Yusuf*
Saynab M. YusufJocelyn C. Zayas
Kevin ZengPenelope T. Zulu
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History & Government Concentration
Steven ArangoMichelle J. Barrios*Hardy V. CherenfantDomenic N. Demasi*
Conor HeskethBenjamin Kern*
Si Ling Luo*Nicholas C. MacHado*Christopher M. Mason*
Michael McGuireLahens Merant
Doudelyne Paul*ºBarbara Rodrigues*º
Brian Seaver*Yemil Serret*Mari E. Strub*
Mathematics Concentration
Kris A. Langman*Francesco Lucente Stabile*
Matthew F. Roberts*ºSaori Takahashi*º
Music Concentration
Calvin Kantor IIILinda Morose
Physics Concentration
Wesley Y. ChowPablo D. Gonzalez
Psychology Concentration
Destina Agar*Tyler J. AgerseaAmela Agic*º
Eduardo A. AlburezJohn AlvaradoWaleska Alves*
Souhil ArachicheAdam Bailey*
Natasha BennettGlenn Bergquist*
Hassina Bessaoud*ºHeather Marie Black*
Zakia K. BlyJonell Bone
Mariam Bouchouar
Matthew E. Bromley*ºShukriyah S. BrownNasly Buenaventura
Karla BurgosNathalia CamachoNeil A. CamachoKendra Castillo
Maruthska CatulleCallie J. Chum*ºCandis R. Clare*Casey E. Cody
Shakina P. Coplin*ºAlison C. DaSilva
Isabel M. DelacruzMark A. Delaney*William G. Diaz*
Myline Ducloseille*Selima H. Endris*
Wendy S. Fernandez GodoyElona T. Francisco*º
Maria C. GallegoMelissa D. Galvin
Julie A. GiangregorioBrenda Gutierrez
Heruy Haile*ºBrian S. Hernandez*
Tabithalee N. HowardLatrina N. Hunter
Melissa InozilJonathan Jean-Baptiste
Anthony J. Lafauci*Shirley H. Liu*Erwin D. LopezRaquel Lovatoº
Fernanda M.S.Mihich*ºJennifer M. Marrero
Oscar A. Martinez Huerta*ºBrian P. McGovern*
Elvin R. Merino-Lopez*ºJenna Marie Messer*º
Terrilyn Milling*Cindy Morales*º
Jessica A. MoralesGraciema S. Neves*
Eagle NguyenAlexander NovaMary E. O’Brien
Mrika Obertinca Antinick*Zainab T. Oseniº
Melissa Paglia-HurleyThomas A. Parks*º
Edison Peguero
Cristina L. Pereira*Yajaira Perez-Ramirez*º
Mardia L. Pierre*Kaitlyn M. Plocharczyk
Roxxanne Polleys*Aybahar Qarqeen*ºVanessa Quintero
Andrea S. Quiroga*ºOrpa Rahman*º
Lindsey M. Ramirez*ºNahomi R. Reyes-MendezKimberly A. Rodriguez*Kaycha Rojas Gierbolini*
Deyanna M. RuckerLindsay Montague Scott*Roxanne Hairston Short*
Nicole M. Stephen*ºSara A. Sudant
Kassandra D. Toppi*Caitlin A. Trieger*Virginia Vargus*Briana N. Vines
Alma N. Whigham*Pamela A. Zavala
Sociology Concentration
Jaqueline A. FernandesAbbie H. Gebermedin
Damika HughesChristie Lubin
Ashley S. McCarter*Keiawana J. Meadows
Robert PereiraCarline PierreErica E. Pierre
Olivia M. RiggsKolya Lynne M. Smith*º
Nicole M. Stephen*ºMariuca Tuxbury*
Vanesa O. VelasquezYang Weng*º
Theatre Concentration
Cagri M. Artun*ºDaniel R. Bitar
Victor M. Burgos Jr.Julianne L. Ferguson*ºAnna Pushkaryova*º
Cintia C. SmithEric P. Sparks*
Ashley VacheresseEmmanuella Youte
World Studies Emphasis
In addition to the Associate in Arts degree, these students have met the requirements
for World Studies Emphasis:
Guillermo AguilluzHalima Ahmed
Jetro T. Caldeira Jr.Robert J. Carvajal*
Cameron M. ConwayNadine Coupet
Robert A. DaltonKathy H. Dang
Domenic N. Demasi*Carlos E. Diaz
Edgardo Dume*ºGael Eliacin*
Julianne L. Ferguson*ºMyriam Gabriel
Johana S. Galarza*Pablo D. Gonzalez
Sarah Greene*Hicham Haioued*James S. Huang
Philip Louis Hubbell IV*Roginie Jean Petit Homme*
Benjamin Kern*Johnathan D. Larkey*
Jeff Y. LiYuki P. Luc
Si Ling Luo*Nicholas C. MacHado*
Giselle M. MagnerChristopher M. Mason*Zachary C. McCaffreyAshley S. McCarter*
Meghan A. McCarthyMichael McGuireLahens Merant
Elvin R. Merino-Lopez*ºCameron S. MillerCindy Morales*º
George F. Moreschi*Brittany C. Norton
Hikaru OokuboNicholas Philip Pace-Emerson*
Melissa I. PaganAlanna R. Pasco*ºDoudelyne Paul*º
Andrea S. Quiroga*ºJawad Rhazi*
Barbara Rodrigues*º
Lindsay Montague Scott*Brian Seaver*Yemil Serret*
Cesar A. SevillaRebecca D. Siggelkoe*
Magdalena Solarski*Eric P. Sparks*Mari E. Strub*Bessy TavicoDiana R. Traill
Cindy TseKeshley I. VasquezStefano Veneziale
Evena VernetJean M. Viliena*
Anh T. VoWilly Waldron
Mauribert V. WorthingtonKadeem R. Wright*Bopharoeuth You
Associate in Sciences
Administrative Information Management Option
Agnes ArmandYuliana Herrera Herrera*
Nghia T. NguyenTri Thi Minh Tran*
Baking & Pastry Arts Option
Bonnye Almeida CamoesNylah Griffith Bolden
Ilham Mouradi*º
Biology Transfer Option
Mikhail L. Agrba*ºStefan Alexandrescu*
Katheryne D. Arguedas ParionaAlexander M. Arsenault*
Ka Chun AuOlga Burlak*
Jessica Carvalho*ºGuy R. Caze
Tiffany A. CrespoJulien Desbois
Dumesle DeshommesEduardo Diaz Delgado*º
Julie M. DoOmowunmi P. Faluyi
Jesse R. FernandezRadmila Gafarova
Yohannes G. Gebreegziabher*Sandra Hamilton*ºTan Nhat Huynh*ºKemmie Kibaja*
Mouthmainath Koukoui*ºNhi Luong*
Mai Nobuhara*ºEsther Orobator*ºDaniel A. Ortiz*
Alexandra Cristina Pelaez Carbone*ºBellinda E. Pierreº
Hakid RakipajSergo StHilaire
Ashenafi G. TesfayeNghi Van
Crystal R. WalkerVictor Zhargalov
Biomedical Engineering Option
Ahmed A. Alnamos*ºSondos Alnamos*
Dwight DorcyAmanuael G. Gidey*ºMs. Fatima Haddad*º
Charlene O. Magang Sidze*ºLatha Uthayakumar*º
Biotechnology Option
Hana AnssaAlexander M. Arsenault*
Druscilla T. Namazzi*ºJohnson H. Pham*Gabrielle Robillard
Christelle Tsamo Bavoua*Alina E. Zhankulova*
Business Administration/Accounting Option
Lesly Alcius*M Khaled Aldalati*ºKarim Aouzelleg*Luke L. Baccari*Assiatu Bah*º
Lynne A. Barry*Wendy Cepeda
Loan Dang*Yolany L. Devito*º
Priyatharsini Ehamparanathan*
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Shaofeng Fan*Clarice Brum Figueiredo*
Joan FigueroaAnna L. Franco
Mohamed H. GabowMarina D. Gallo*Tahondy Hubert*
Hajar Idouahmane*ºCurtis IhegieXue Jiang*
Maria G. Jimenez*ºAndrae L. Knight
Dehuo Li*Shengnan Lin
Kidist M. MekonnenElector Jackson Mudeke*
Vincente G. NaranjoIxland J. Nettey*º
Deborah A. Nowlin*Caryn O’Neill*
Aaron OnyangoEliseth S. Parson
Heeraluge Perera*Emmanuel C. Pierre Louis
Natalina M. Pires*Sabrina Sun*Thuy Tran*º
Trinny T. TranMandy Tsang*Yubetzy Vega
Jinliu Yu*Tao Yu*
Hodan M. Yusuf*ºQiuling Zheng*º
Yong Zheng*
Business Administration/Entrepreneurship Option
Devin J. Corbett*Aaron J. Gooden
Leika M. Jean-MichelEmmanuela Erica Robasson
Paola Andrea Sanchez*º
Business Administration/ Finance Option
Santiago F. Anzola HernandezAlex A. Aufiero*
Tassadit Bellal*Phung K. Le*
Thu LeShanshan Li*
George LipatnikovSergey Pakhotin*Emmanuel Paul*
Reggie PeralStephanie A. Rogers*º
Oscar Danilo RojasGlenda L. Santos
Dwanita M. SheffieldDalila Straub
Olga Vladimirovna Tiatina*Huy Tran*
Business Administration/International Business Option
Walaa Al Awad*Kristen Elizabeth Baez*º
Derek Castle*Mai Thi Quynh Le*Wing Yan LeungPiero Miranda*
Shadae R. Moore*ºDaniela Angelica Naranjo Martin
Diep N. Nguyen*ºStephen D. Thayer
Gissis Yanez Cubero*º
Business Administration/Management Option
Mehdi AoukiAlex Giesta ArrudaHicham Asekkour*Frederica D. Azor*Jeffrey Blomberg*
Keylerman Nemencio Brito MoyaDeshawn Eric Brown-Gilchrist
Todd A. BullardDane CarlsonAdan Carranza
Cardesha CharlesLorraine M. Christopher*º
Souleymane CondeDanira D. Corbafo Da Costa*º
Michael Cox*ºRobert Encarnacion*ºSigfredo Feliciano*Paula M. Ferreira*
Lisa Fonseca-Depina
Sumeet S. Gill*ºZuri I. JimenezAlice H. Kim*
Andrew R. MadiganTeresa O. Martinez-Rivera
Ralph M. MatereseSamuel A. Merino
Renee ModlinAlice Munafo*
Kaleigh MurphyJasmine Myers
Ariana M. NunesJoshua Ocha-AliSteven Phillips
Abia PierreFlavia Q. Sant’anna Koberstein
Louisa A. Sirkisoon*James E. Smith
Vsevolod Sobolev*Dalila Straub
Mandy Tsang*Michael R. Verville*ºFrancesca Vetrano*
Kailoni WilliamsChea J. Willis*ºXingqun Wu*
Mahamoud D. Youssouf
Business Administration/ Taxation Option
Haiyan Huang*ºMaria S. Sahin*º
Computer Digital & Computer Forensics/Investigations Option
Alvaro N. Pleitez-Martinez*
Computer Information Technology Security Option
Nelson Lauren*Tracy Lewis*
Rhonda P. Mendoza*ºAlvaro N. Pleitez-Martinez*
Sarah J. Wright
Computer Information Technology Transfer Option
Roman Avanesov*Oluwole Awoyiola
Ying Y. ChenSalem Couja*º
Yassine El Andaloussi*Noureddine Faouzi*
Majda Hichy*ºMohammad J. Hussaini
Vanessa Kibaja*Edwin I. Lara
Dina LyMuhammad Mallick*Irvin Matos MercedesErickson G. Monteiro*An Duc Hong PhamElhoussine Sadek*
Eder T. Santos*Hain Wan Setow*
Harvinderpal Singh*ºBennett Umeh
Computer Network Technology & Administration Option
J Philip A. Afable*ºSokol Agalliu*
Claude P. AspilaireDavid K. Collins*Kaushal S. Desai*Abdelmalik Drief*
Hikmat Ennab*Jorge Guerrero
Bishwo Maharjan* Alexis MercadoJean C Nunez*
Nicholas R Parilla*Mladen Popov*Letissia A Scott
Jake ShieldsDavid C. Synnott*Biruk A. TadesseJonas Tatchieup
Michael J. Tempesta*ºDominique Thomas
Dang H. TranFrancisco A. Urena*
Computer Science Transfer Option
Joaocarlos Canto de Almeida*Jose Daniel Castellon Melendez*
Shimul Chaudhary*David John C. Cruz
Eyasu T. Debelo
Kai Heng HeElizabeth Hedgepeth*ºAmanuel M. Lemenih*º
Daniel R. Ormond*Irving Pena*
Soukaina Salihi*Taylor A. Sherer*
Satya SonRuiFeng Zhang*
Computer Support Specialist Program
Christian C. Echeverry*Patrick Francois
Sohel KhalifaJimmy C. Luong
Andres E. MaganaNhu Nguyen
Seth M. Pruter*David Worrell*º
Computer Web Development Program
Ryan D. Blackmore*Alexandra R. Cline*Anka Kovacevic*ºAksana Lishko*º
Criminal Justice
Odamarys P. Acosta Rosario*Carlos F. AguilarDavid C. Akell*
Christopher AlvarezDavid A. Andrade*º
Tor Augustus*Cherisse Barnes
Krystie L. Bellabe*Shanice Brown
Brian M. Burke*ºJennifer Lynn Callanan*ºArisleida C Candelario
Luis CaprilesKristin Case
Thomas CaterSteve Cazeau
Kristin A. ConnorRaven N. Deligiannis*
Said N. DjedidSasia J. Doman*
Taisha Dottin
Nicole A. ErwinMirlande Felissaint
Salvatore F. Fusco, Jr.*Karina A. Gonzalez Perez*
Tamica C. HarrisRonei Henrique*
Kevin R. Henriquez*Marvin Hernandez*
Clevens JeanStephan Jean-Pierre
Jennie Z. JensenMarina Katehis*ºMatthew Kinlaw
Dylan R. Lambert*ºDong V. Le*
Angelica R. Lemos BarthelemyDorca E. Louis
Lauren M. Mahoney*Matthew Matarazzo
Anthony J. McDonaldZachary Kevin McHugh
Daniel McKinnonReberto Meca
Robert Allen Miller*ºWilliam E.Milner
Ailton G. MonteiroMaria G. Nascimento
William J. NasutiSonny Ngo*
Trung-Tin NguyenManoela Northfleet
Matthew D. Oconnell*Julissa P. Oviedo
Deborah I. Palmer*Tiernan Pardue
Brandon M. PeaseBenjamin A. Pierce*º
Jose G. RamirezKarla I. Reyes
Emily J. Rivera*ºCarolina Rodriguez
Alejandra E. Ruiz PatroneZamir A. Sandoval
Pedro B. SilvaSukhdev SinghElvin L. Soto*
Patrice L. South*Roosevelt ThomasSusan M. Thomas
Clarence D. ThompsonTimothy Tufts*
Viviana D. Umana
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2016 Commencement
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Jeffrey M. ValentinPierry S. Veloso*Ryan Luis Ward
Culinary Arts
Praphinsri ChoksakulnimitMichael A. ChrisluGerald A. DeflorioYara T. Goncalves*Camille Grzyboski*
Jerry HeEliezer G. HernandezAngelica M. Irizarry*
Marjorie Joseph*Esperance P. Mengual
Anthony MenichelliDuy T. Nguyen
Belkis G. PerleraGregory J. Sylvester
Database Support Specialist Option
Noureddine Faouzi*Hanane Ihizan*
David C. Synnott*Zhaoyan Yu*
Early Childhood Development
Megan L. Bathe*Deandra Raven Cora*Gina A. De la Cruz*Jinet Hernandez*Mariel Hernandez
Phuongthao N. HuynhJean E. Kennedy
Merilyn Eluvi MancioSara A. Misrati
Arielle L. MitchellReyna M. Montilla Familia
Emily Morico*Alicia M. Murray*
Milena Porras*Itsel Ramos*
Jackeline I. Rosa*Jennifer Sanchez Araujo
Lauren E. Skerritt*ºFatiha Slimi*
Leah M. SmithMary Sullivan*
Marie A. TimotheeFung Wu*
Aled Zeledon
Electric Power Utility
Shayne CorreiaNicholas J. Coss*Jeffy D. Docteur
Haley B. Hughes*ºBrian S. Laporte*ºDevin J Madeira
MacAbe J. Martins*Christopher M. Melanson*º
Michael P. MullenAriel OrtizBrian Page
Angelo M. PalmerScott Rosselli
Kristen A. SabinoDaniel Turner*
Joseph R. Walsh*Walter W. Williams
Engineering Transfer Option
Basel Alhadidi*ºAngela Patricia Andrade Rosa*
Ali Belharet*Merouane Benjnane*Bo Hua Ching Wengº
Jihan Elboukhari Chow*Eduardo A. Colmenares
Ibrahim Diarra*ºOualid El Ouadie*º
Sami Kidane Fissehaye*ºZylmar GarciaXiming He*º
Chunlong Huang*ºNelson Kiggundu
Beom Jo KimSinarith Kong*Caio Minitti*
Jovany A. MiraMohammed Ouahbi*º
Eduardo O. Sosa*ºGian Franco Vendrame Quevedo*
Widmark VilnoWilmark Vilno
Raman Yezavit*º
Environmental Science
Samuel Falkoff*
Fine Arts Option
Daniel F. Henao Rodriguez*
Fire Protection & Safety
Justin Bonner Antonio Cicolini
Dennis Concepcion*Joseph Gendrolis*Stenio Pereira Filho
Nathaniel T. Sexton*ºBryan E. Warner*
Shaun J. Weigold*
Gaming /Computer Programming Track Simulation Option
William W. Sisco
Gaming/Computer Simulation Option
Brad W. AllenSubash Bhattachan*º
Matthew BrisbonDequindre L. Cummings*
John DaigleWendy Diphillipo*
Frederick Fortier Jr.*Dennis A. Garcia*
Sean J. GriffinIesha T. Hall-Ivery*Franchy Hernandez
Katherine A. McFarlane*Savannah McKay
Tekant Ozer*ºWayne Pollard
Shawn RabideauChristopher D. Radford*Jakob Salinas-Thomas*Marcus I. Santamaria
Astara Zarbock*
Gas Utility Technology Option Program
Manuel Dasilveira*Andrew Letendre*
Graphic Design
Brianna CoccoTui De Freitas Calvette*ºOscar Delcid-Melhorn
Joseph Desouza*ºNeil G. Deyoung*
Muhidini A. Hassan*
Tori N. Joyce*ºArmhed Louis-JeanStacey M. McKim*ºSuzan H. Moustafa*ºKazuyuki Nagashima*
Hanna Piatrova*ºJeffrey Pierre-Louis
Thalia PliegoErica J. Rodriguez Reyes*
Hotel Restaurant Management
Lorytz R. Abraham*Sang Rye An*
Edgardo Dume*ºBrittany M. GantzRuth M. Guerrero*Mohamed Janga*Fatima Kunduklija*Rebecca Lafortnune
Changwei LinMichelle Lopez Alzate*
Lisaury A. Lorenzo*ºArijan Lukovic*Wanda MolinaSarah L. Neal*º
Duyen T. Nguyen*Glenys A. Palomino
Anh Ngoc Van Phan*John G. SimcoeRobert Stein*
Megumi Tominaga*
Human Services
Raisa H. AbdeenNicole Francis AugusteChristina L. Bigelow*º
Lisa M. BotelhoMara D. Dos Santos*
Tacara S. HowardNycole MacEdo*
Josue D. MaldonadoJennifer Nunez
Jessica Ruggiero*ºJyllian N. Sharpe*ºSabeen S. Sheikh*Sandra R. Slaffey
Interactive Design Option
Suzan H. Moustafa*Tamine Son*º
Media Communication
Joshua D. Fay*Kenneth J. HoganNuno M. Pereira
Nathanael Reyes Ramirez* Karuna C. Um
Jennifer Ventura*º
Medical Imaging/ Cardiac Sonography
Carrisa A. Amado*Lisa A. Curreri*
Difei Hu*Toni-Marie Mariano*
Anthony Chinedu Onochie*Julie M. Palmer*Blerina Thaci*º
Medical Imaging/ General Sonography
Theresa A. Alix*Hayley D’Amelia*
Shannon DeLancey*Lindsey Marie Di Tullio*
Maura Hurley*Liubov Kapitulskaya*
Tracey McHugh*ºGabriella Peter*Bahare Shafiee*Kristin Tersolo*
Medical Imaging/ Medical Radiography
Kerrie A. Botelho*ºSamantha A. Bruce*
Rosangela M. Deandrade*Edward T. Egan*º
Daniel Benjamin Friedman*Deven Gillen*
Sarah W. Gitau*Majda Halibi*
Shana A. IndelicatoJohn H. Lawless III*
Brendan Lynch*Brandi McCabe*º
Miloud B. Milinazzo*Leanne A. Milton*
Vilmary MontesWicleche Odvil*
Anne P. O’Reilly*ºKevin L. Pereira*
Janell Rocco*Jennylee Rodriguez*
Shayla J. Royal*ºCharles Robert Ruckdeschel*
Jessica L. Schwab*Claire Sidorski*º
Melissa Lee SmithFiory Tensae*
Emerson G. Thomas*Tiffany Trinh*
Melissa K. Vilsaint*Brittany J. Welch*º
Medical Information Management Option
Davide AugusteAna Bardalesº
Natasha BartheWafaa Bouchane
Gillian Browne-Farrell*Audrey R. Burgos*
Willy BurgosLakecia Burton*Suet Yee Chan*
Samantha M. Furtado*ºWendy L. Gonzalez Nova*
Kaneisha B. Goodman-AllenNadine C. Grant
Kateryna Kabanova*Camirolis Landestoy*
Qieni Mai*Vivienne Nguyen*º
Esdras Perez Rodriguez*ºKathryn A. Stanchi*º
Rudina Sula*Binh N. Trinh*º
Devolyne E Vails*ºDekyi Yangzom*º
Qimin Zhao
Medical Laboratory Technician
Wing W. Choy*Emma L. Connors*
Jason A. Cummings*Clare A. Schulze*
Commencement 2016
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Commencement 2016
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Meeting & Event Planning
Lorytz R. Abraham*Victoria R. ButeraEdgardo Dume*ºBrittany M. Gantz
Sadie JordanSarah L. Neal*º
Dilyana Yordanova*
Nurse Education
Fatima Abbas*ºAnne Adrienº
Sandra M. AlvesJudithe Auguste Poisson
Jill M. Baker*Anjie BernkrantShelly Brissett*
Heather N. BrunoMartina Buczynski*º
Albulena CalajJill Carey*
Araselis CastilloAlbano Cela*
Andrea L. CervenkaºMatthew Chan*Sohee ChungCarine Ciceron
Yveslyne S. ClaiborneJamie CrosbyMary Dasilva*º
Albertine DecossaKimella Dixon
Rosemarie McLaughlin*Jean P. DonovanKhaoula En Naji
Paige Fahy*Denise Faris*
Lindsey N. Furbush*Jenniffer Gallegos*
Selam A. Gebru*Wendy S. Gonzalez-Galvez
Mary GrahamNatasha Graham*º
Valerie Grams*Alicia A. Gray*º
Azeezah N. Gray*Toni R. Gregory
Donna M. Groark*Ramona I. HamadMeredith Hower*
Riry Iptaria*Cristal A. Jensen*
Tara Jones*
Pierre H. Joseph*Euttem Kim
Raymond K. Kosgei*Tenzin Y. Lama*
Christian M. Lanphere*ºJessica R. Lavandier
Mytrinh T. LeKerri E. Leone
Alina Lukyanova*Danielle V. MacHado*Jessica M. Marcassoli*
Michael A. Mayo*Matthew P. Mertens
Daniel Munoz*Shaunte Newry
Marie R. NshimyumukizaMona A. OjugbanaNancy M. Omari*Damaris Padilla
Roberta March PannosAutaquay T. Peters
Bendina RemyJenifer S. Richard*Austin K. Ritter*
Jacquelyn Roberts*Alexis S. Robinson
Marie N. Saint Jean*Roger J. Sanchez*º
Alba Sapkota*ºAlyssa N. Schoenfeld
Julie Anne Simopoulos*Kearston Smith
Matthew E. StaleyºNatalia Stasevich*
Marina Stasio*Devorah Torres*º
Rosa Torres*Vessela Trendafilova*Amanda M. ValentinRenata Valys / Lima*
Jennifer M. VegaRosa Volquez
Jessica Weeks*Catherine White
Annmarie N. WilliamsViktoriya Won*Irine C. Yosei
Paralegal Studies Program
Marta Isabel Argueta-Guerra*Larissa Azevedo*
Inna A. Babitskaya*Fatima Belhamri
Robert F. Boucher
Martin C. AndreShaynice Dorcena*º
Siham Elaidi*Kateryna Fedulina-Banks*º
Stephen M. Gibbons*ºChantel Guevara
Liliana M. Holguin Marin*Sharon Jeyaraj*
Hala Kaddo*Justin F. McFadden-Murray
Kadian McLean*Johanna PierreJulia Rosero*Elona Toro*
Certificate Programs
Allied Health/Medical Assistant
Jennifer L. AdamsAliyah P. Allen
Katreena B. AlvarºDede Attivi-Gadjezo
Jianna Baez PenaEdwin C. Bedoya
Beth BurkeChantel Castro
Lathy ChinAliyah Clark
Diana ClotterPatricia A. ColinJordan Dasilva
Maghen J. DonahueKariana C. ErvinAnnery J. Falcon
Brigitta A. FranciscoJacqueline FuentesNatalie Y. GallegoKarina V. Garcia
Taraneh GhamaryJefferson GomezJean P. Gonzales
Nicole G. GrahamRozilma Gross
Geraldine HernandezMarisol HernandezGeraldine LafailleMerisly E. Mancio
Marya MasoodDeborah M. Mendez
Elaine EcclesLuz M. MesaJulie Milner
Farhiya Mohamud
Aimee C. NicholsYuberquis Peguero
Paulina A. Perez ArangoJennifer N. QuinnºTatiana SantiagoAte T. ShiferawShauna Sotoº
Rajshree ThapaJackson Thomas
Jameka S. ThomasNancy A. Trejo
Tairy VillarKathleen R. Wheeler
Sara L. WhelanFikadu G. Zewde
Allied Health/Medical Interpreting
Naima BelaabdJaquiline BritoWafaa Eddaoui
Evelin N. EsturbanDiego O. Flores Neyra
Aura M. GomezSelene HernandezJefferson GomezMaria I. Herrera
Josiana O. MonteiroRosa M. Pilon-Limo
Marina RivasHector R. Rosales
Miriam J. Rosario AmayaYolanda Tirado Figueroa
Allied Health/ Patient Care Technician
James R. AbrahamZoraida AguirreSakina Amrali
Kayley E. AndersonFelicia M. Bayles
Ginielli BuenoRhode-Carla Calixte
Antonella Carrillo-FrancoShaneling Coren Garcia
Agatha S. De SouzaKimberly M. Erazo
Souad EttairBrigitta A. Francisco
Natalie FuentesYeraldine Guerrero
Nilubon Jaroensook
Judy T. LondonoCarline D. Mondesir
Jessica NorvilJackelyn Ortega-Ramos
Kieu O. PhamRenee PhillipsCintia A. Piresº
Karla RivaDoris E. SmithErika M. Velez
Phuong Trang T. VoGerhara V. Wynn
Baking and Pastry Arts
Shamilia K. Lloyd
Business Administration/Accounting Information
Marilyn Denise AlfordJessica A. Benavides
Tam HuynhºShirin KokobaevaCasey O’RourkeMohamed Salif
Mostafa SiouaniºEngdawork T. Tilaye
Shinichi Nemoto
Business Administration/Taxation
M Khaled AldalatiºAhmed ElberradSandra Y. Gaviria
Jianyi HuºTam Huynhº
Kawsar E. JahanShao Feng Situ
Thuy Tranº
Central Processing
Adila AttarPatricia BrooksLisa M. Clough
Valerie M. ColonJeanette Cosme-Garcia
Nadine CoupetSalah Eddine El Maaloum
Kani Givens-ChesterDavid J. GreeleyHerssey HerediaSoumia Labeche
Matt ManciniMichelle MassaWilson Mercado
Daniel R. PelletierºJosette Pierrette
Lester L. Smith Sr.Haddia Yousri
Computer Cisco Systems CCNA
Sokol AgalliuDavid K. Collins
Waduthanthri I. DesilvaJorge Guerrero
Timothy A. KardatzkeCharles A. Matthews
Mary F. NemecGiuseppe Scarcellaº
Yonas ShegereAbel G. TekleselassaMichael J. Tempestaº
Computer Database Support Specialist
Samuel F. EsheteKathleen Mahoney
Computer Database Support Specialist Fast Track
Mustapha MhamdiThanh H. Ta
Computer Excel Applications Support Specialist
Said Kaoussº
Computer Forensics
Guy Himelblau
Computer Health Information Networking Support Specialists
James M. AtkinsonºPaul J. DemersºEnamul K. Khan
William LiPurna B. MallaJake Shields
Michael J. Tempestaº
Commencement 2016
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Commencement 2016
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Comptuer Health Information Technology
Michael J. Tempestaº
Computer Information Technology Security
Frank G. DeangeloAlvaro N. Pleitez-Martinez
Computer Information Technology Security & Essentials
Hatim FagrachRam C. Kaspal
Tatiana McQueenºAlvaro N. Pleitez-Martinez
Computer Microsoft Application Support Specialist
Stacie M. CassellDenia DolmoAlexis D. Parry
Vivian C. ShowellGloria Vega
Computer Network Technology Administration
Sokol AgalliuClaude P. Aspilaire
David K. CollinsJason Copson
Waduthanthri I. DesilvaRichard G. Maddock
Letissia Alexandrea ScottJake Shields
Abel G. TekleselassaMichael J. Tempestaº
Computer Object Oriented Computer Programming & Design
Jose Daniel Castellon MelendezDavid John C. Cruz
Mohamed El HassnaouiElizabeth HedgepethºAmanuel M. Lemenihº
Deepika MalikDmitriy PukhovSoukaina SalihiTaylor A. Sherer
Satya Son
Computer PC Hardware Support Specialist
Claude P. AspilaireJoseph CanavanChang H. Hanº
Sean LynchAndres E. MaganaTatiana McQueenºPhilip C. Sandberg
Terrence SantosJoseph M. Silva
Michael J. TempestaºSarinya Wonganansak
William Yuska
Computer Support Specialist
Indalina Q. LopezTatiana McQueenº
Computer Web Development
Jose A. HernandezYoussef Sabouni
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement
Tor AugustusMartin C. Andre
Marvin HernandezJennie Z. Jensen
Nathan J. KeoughºDylan R. Lambertº
Dorca E. LouisLauren M. MahoneyManoela NorthfleetZamir A. Sandoval
Eliane SantosBetty Smith
Andrew J. SpinneyViviana D. Umana
&Culinary ArtsSonia G. Benjamin
Nylah Griffith BoldenBernard F. Luceus
Maria Pouriet mora
Culinary Arts/Pastry Arts
Angelica M. IrizarryAnthony Menichelli
Database Management Fast Track
Fatima BenjakkalKa Yan Cheng
Anna DatkoBankole A. Fisher
Luoyan Zhang
Early Childhood Development
Laraib BatoolMariam BenizzaKristene Bryant
Naima El MacHmachiHebatallah Eissa Elshazly
Grisselle FerreiraCarolina M. Garcia
Jiahua GongCynthia E. Henri
Damaris A. HerreraCecelia C. MounceyºDeirdre A. Nazzaroº
Monila D. Paz-WordenSantiago Rios Colorado
Luana PierreTyra N. Robinson
Rajae SalhiºJudy TangCindy TseAnh T. Vo
Elena R. WeinbergºXian Zhang
Energy & Sustainability Management
Abelardo E. AnchiraicoAlexander J. Dewolf
Pamela GopaulNicholas HorganSylvain K. Lorng
Phanna MeTaelise S. Rickettsº
Entrepreneurship
Rufat AliyevTimothy Bonificio
Christian Eduardo Carballo GonzalezCora Crosby
Toby James MayersºMelinawati SariMohsin Syed
Almeida H. Windson
Fire Protection & Safety
Dennis ConcepcionKeith L. Espinola
Glen HassardAnthony R. Rovito
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Human Services
Ajaia S. Browder*Shannon McDermott
Human Services/ Community Health Worker
Brijeshkumar Dineshbhai Patelº
Human Services/ Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Sabrina Robbins
Human Services/ Substance Abuse Services
Robert A. HayesEmma Henson
Medical Imaging/ Computed Tomography
Rahma AqqalKate DanforthJason Gerard
Peter G. HayesKaren E. ReedAntonio Rosa
Grace C. Xavier
Medical Imaging/ Information Informatics
Robert C. CroceAndrew Hornº
Medical Imaging/ Magnetic Resonance (MRI)
Michelle Monique DuboisMelissa M. Eickhorst
Rachel K. GraySidharthan Kurincholi
Malinda LyAleksandr PaskhalovShaun K. Patterson
Medical Imaging/ Mammography
Stacie JoyceSamantha McCormickNicole Shimabukuro
Medical Information Management Assistant
Hafida ElbazTiffany E. Griffin
Victoria HutchinsonMary Jane Kelliher
Sangita KhadkaMariesse Larochelle
Nicole LitterioJudith Pert
Arsema RosasstavroKathryn A. StanchiºMariya DimitrovaJosselyn Funes
Christopher PellegrinoBisera Thaciº
Pharmacy Technician
Suhaila M. AbuaishaFaiza Amin
Lily Marie C. AntonErika L. Argueta
Yassine BousalemQili Chen
Thanh Kim My DunnSaloua Elouazani
Yuan GuoºShu Yi He
Sherlan JohnMirela Konomi
Detlev KubierschkyPhuong Kim Luu
Weiquan MaiRakaiyyah Malik Marchan
Roule MompointJoyce J. Mutyaba
Kevin NazaireAdriana V. Portillo Rojas
Hajar Roki ChaouiMaria D. Rosa Tavarez
Loucine SalloumZohra ShahidHillary SolanoEllen StrummTrinh N. Tang
Yary M. Tejada CratszJosue ValescotAnna K. Vera
Dat VoPatrice R. Voltaire
Practical Nursing
Eula W. AndersonClaire T. AugusteJohn A. AvalosDenise C. Dunn
Chantal E. ElescarGeneva M. Garrison
Kimmy JacksonGenevierge Jean-Francois
Melanie L. KatcherKimberly A. MacCarthy
Demba MarahAlexis D. Soto
Chantell A. Williams
Surgical Technology
John AlvesMaxine V. BaptisteDemarko Cabralº
Lodz C. CesarPatrick Delva
Benotti DeshormesLee Kelly Dixon
Sharla DixonCeleiza L. Eusebio
Diana MarquezNicholas D. McDonaldSilvana M. O’Connorº
Marie P. ParisAllison L. Parow
Fella SarrahNancy ShermanSudina ShresthaºThomas Taldon
Estefania Viloria-Domingu
Chronology of Commencement Speakers1975 - Harold E. Shively, President, Bunker Hill Community College. 1976 - The Honorable Michael J. Harrington, Member of Congress from the 6th Congressional District of Massachusetts. 1977 - Eli Ginsburg, Economist and Educator, Director of the Conservation of Human Resources Project at Columbia University. 1978 - Ralph L. Bruno, Adele K. Cannizzaro Castater, and Dorothy J. Gomez, Degree Candidates. 1979 - Maria A. Brown, William S. Harold, and Kathleen Monagle, Degree Candidates. 1980 - Herbert I. Gross, Professor of Mathematics, Bunker Hill Community College. 1981 - Anne R. Umansky, Associate Professor of Communication, Bunker Hill Community College, and Judith Ann Adelizzi, Degree Candidate. 1982 - Johnnetta B. Cole, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst. 1983 - The Honorable Paul D. Lewis, Associate Justice, Boston Juvenile Court. 1984 - The Honorable Foster Furcolo, Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985 - Linda Harris, Broadcast Journalist, WBZ-TV, Boston. 1986 - Joseph Duffey, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts/Amherst. 1987 – The Honorable Raymond L. Flynn, Mayor, City of Boston. 1988 - Harold E. Shively, President, Bunker Hill Community College. 1989 - The Honorable Richard A. Voke, Massachusetts State Representative, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means. 1990 - Mike Barnicle, Newspaper Columnist, Boston Globe. 1991 - Liz Walker, Broadcast Journalist, WBZ-TV Eyewitness News Co-anchor. 1992 – The Honorable Joseph P. Kennedy II, United States Congressman. 1993 - The Honorable Joyce London Alexander, United States Magistrate Judge. 1994 - The Honorable Peter W. Agnes, Jr., Managing Justice of the Chelsea Court. 1995 - Rosaria Salerno, Community Leader, Boston City Clerk. 1996 - James S. Dilday, Professor, Criminal Justice, Bunker Hill Community College, and Susan T. Dole, BHCC Counselor. 1997 - The Honorable John Kerry, United States Senator. 1998 - William J. Grize, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company. 1999 - The Honorable Jane Swift, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. 2000 - Dr. Joan Wallace-Benjamin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts. 2001 - The Honorable Roderick L. Ireland, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. 2002 - Gerardo Villacrés, Executive Director, Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce. 2003 - Andrea J. Cabral, Sheriff, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. 2004 - Amadou Lamine Bâ, Ph.D., Ambassador of Senegal to the U.S. 2005 - Frances Rivera, 7NEWS Anchor/Reporter. 2006 - Marjorie Clapprood, Executive Director, One Family, Inc. 2007 – The Honorable Jarrett T. Barrios, Massachusetts State Senator. 2008 - Carol R. Johnson, Ed.D., Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools. 2009 - Gary L. Gottlieb, M.D., M.B.A., President, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. 2010 - Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. 2011 - Louis Gossett, Jr., Academy Award-winning Actor, and Founder, Eracism Foundation, Inc. 2012 - Eileen M. Collins, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired). 2013 - William H. Swanson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Raytheon. 2014 - The Honorable Edward J. Markey, Senator for Massachusetts. 2015 - The Honorable Elizabeth Warren, Senator for Massachusetts.
Chronology of Faculty/Professional Staff SpeakersIn the 1997-1998 academic year, a tradition was established at the College. Faculty and professional staff select one of their colleagues whom they view as an outstanding educator to bring greetings to the graduates.
1997 - Richard Klayman, Professor, Social Science Department. 1998 - John L. Vaccaro, C.P.A., Professor, Business Administration Department. 1999 - Anne Mansfield Minton, Professor, Social Science Department. 2000 - Timothy M. McLaughlin, Professor, English Department. 2001 and 2002 - Richard W. Boulware, J.D., Professor and Chair, Criminal Justice Department. 2003 - Herbert I. Gross, Professor, Mathematics/Physics Department. 2004 - Michael T. Puopolo, Professor and Chair, Computer Information Technology Department. 2005 - Deborah J. Westaway, Professor and Chair, Nurse Education Department. 2006 - Susan T. Dole, Senior Academic Counselor, Advising/Counseling and Assessment. 2007 - Lucius A. Salisbury III, Professor, English Department. 2008 - William L. Hoover, Assistant Professor, Science Department. 2009 - Shirley Cassarà, Ed.D., Professor, Behavioral Science Department. 2010 - James S. Dilday, J.D., Professor, Legal Studies and Public Safety Department. 2011 - Timothy M. McLaughlin, Professor and Chair, English Department. 2012 - Lloyd Sheldon Johnson, Ed.D., Professor, Behavioral Science Department. 2013 - Jennifer A. Cohn, Associate Professor, English Department. 2014 - Scott S. Benjamin, Professor, Science and Engineering Department. 2015 - Enzo Surin, Assistant Professor, English Department.
Chronology of President’s Distinguished Service Awardees1998 - Jeanne-Marie Boylan, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Boston Sand & Gravel Company. 1999 - Anne Hyde, Esq., Peabody and Brown Law Firm. 2000 - Guy Santagate, City Manager, Chelsea, Massachusetts. 2001 - Bing L. Wong, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Biopure Corporation. 2002 - Paul Guzzi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. 2003 – The Honorable Eugene L. O’Flaherty, Massachusetts State Representative. 2004 - Ray Monkiewicz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kayem Foods, Inc. 2005 - Thomas S. Cunha, First Vice Chair of the BHCC Board of Trustees and Chair of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council. 2007 – The Honorable Jarrett T. Barrios, Massachusetts State Senator. 2008 - Thomas A. Kershaw, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Hampshire House Corporation. 2009 - Gary L. Gottlieb, M.D., M.B.A., President, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. 2010 - Ronald Bonney, Jr., First Vice Chair of the BHCC Board of Trustees. 2011 - Stephen B. Weiner, President, BHCC Foundation, Inc., and President, The Weiner Company, Inc. 2013 - William H. Swanson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Raytheon. 2014 - Beverly A. Morgan-Welch, Executive Director, Museum of African American History. 2015 - John P. McDonough, Interim Superintendent, Boston Public Schools.
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Modern Scholars in Ancient GarbThe color and pageantry marking a college Commencement are rooted in long tradition. Academic degrees have been awarded for more than 800 years, the first known being conferred by the University of Bologna in the twelfth century. The caps and gowns worn by the faculty and the graduating class are also inherited from early medieval universities. Scholars of those days wore the gown and its attached hood for the dual purpose of keeping warm in the drafty, unheated buildings, and of identifying the particular clerical order to which they belonged.
The GownThe style of the modern academic gown is based on an intercollegiate code established in 1895. The gown is commonly black, differing in type according to the level of the degree held. Gowns of some American and foreign institutions are often of red and other brilliant hues.
The doctor’s gown is paneled in velvet, and has bell-shaped sleeves, each trimmed with three matching velvet bars. The velvet may be black or of the color representing the field of learning in which the degree was earned. For example, the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is designated by blue, for centuries the color associated with wisdom and truth. The Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) may be indicated by red, a traditional color of the church, and the Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) by the royal purple of the King’s Court. The title Doctor refers to the degree one holds, not to a profession or occupation, and by ancient definition means an eminently learned person, one sufficiently skilled in any branch of knowledge to teach it.
Master’s and bachelor’s gowns have no velvet panels or trims. Sleeves of the master’s are extra long, and are open either at the forearm or the wrist. Those of the bachelor’s gown are pointed and are normal sleeve length.
The CapThe mortarboard cap is proper for all American degrees, and is worn both indoors and out on all occasions when gowns are used. The tassel, worn over the left front quarter of the cap, may be black or may be in a color representing the degree.
The HoodThe hood is the most striking feature of the costume. Its shape, size and colors show both the degree of the wearer and the college which conferred it, so that anyone attending an academic function in America can distinguish holders of bachelor’s, master’s and doctor’s degrees.
The shell or base of the hood is invariably black, but the lining is the color of the college or university granting the degree. As the faculty and platform party march down the aisle at Commencement, the audience will see the official colors of many colleges and universities represented in the hoods of the participants. Some of these are: Cornell University, carnelian with two white chevrons; Harvard University, crimson; Columbia University, light blue with white chevron; Tufts University, brown and blue.
The color of the border of the hood designates the field in which the degree was earned; for instance, white represents arts; scarlet - theology; golden yellow-science; blue - philosophy; pink - music; lemon - library science; brown - fine arts; purple - law; light blue - education; apricot - nursing; and drab - business administration.
The bachelor’s hood has a two-inch velvet border; the master’s, a three-inch one; and the doctor’s a five-inch one. The size of the hood also helps identify the degree; the bachelor’s hood is three feet long, the master’s three and a half, and the doctor’s four feet.
College trustees or members of boards are permitted to wear a doctor’s gown, but the hood they wear must designate only the degree they actually hold. The president of a college is entitled to wear a specially-designed costume. Trustees and other members of the official party, such as Marshals, may also wear specially-designed caps and gowns. At Bunker Hill Community College, the President, Trustees and Marshals appear in academic regalia which shows the colors of the college - red and white - and which designate, by the use of slight design differences, the office held. Graduates of two-year colleges are awarded an associate in arts or associate in science degree or a certificate. Successful candidates for the associate degree and the certificate wear a bachelor’s gown without a hood.
Divisions of the ProcessionThe academic procession at Commencement is made up of three divisions: The candidates for degrees and certificates, members of the faculty and the President of the college, the Commencement speaker, the Trustees and other dignitaries or officers of the college.
The entire company is led by the Chief Marshal bearing a mace, originally a weapon of defense and a centuries-old symbol of academic authority.
A college or university Commencement symbolizes the induction of the graduates into the guild of scholars, whose tradition reaches back through centuries of western civilization to include all those who sought learning. Graduates can take pride in participating in such an ancient and honorable rite.
— freely adapted from an article by Harold Seymour
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