Commencement Program 2024: Text Only

SUNY Ulster Fifty-Ninth Commencement

SATURDAY, MAY 18

TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING

Stone Ridge, New York

Class of 2024

1963 - 2023

Celebrating 60 Years

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Dr. Merryl H. Tisch
Chair
New York City

Cesar Perales
Vice Chair
New York City

Joseph W. Belluck
New York City

Courtney Eagles Burke
Albany

Eric Corngold
New York City

Marcos Crespo
Bronx

Robert Duffy
Rochester

James Haddon
New York

Keith Landa
President Faculty Senate
Purchase

Eunice A. Lewin
Buffalo

Stanley S. Litow
Armonk

Alexander Ruiz  
President, SUNY Student Assembly
(SUNYSA) Geneseo  

Edward Spiro
New York City

Cary F. Staller
Old Field

Camille Joseph Varlack
Brooklyn

Christy Woods
President, FCCC
Rochester

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
CHANCELLOR
John B. King, Jr.
Albany

ULSTER COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Deborah Briggs
Chair
Ellenville

Timothy J. Sweeney
Vice Chair
Stone Ridge

Victoria St. John-Gilligan
Secretary
Kingston

Bryant “Drew” Andrews 
Kingston 

Anna M. Brett
Kingston

Robert R. Jacobsen, Esq. 
Kingston

Rev. Gregory I. Simpson, Ph.D.
Hurley

Jade Meneses
Student Trustee

Kingston

Trustees Emeriti

Karen Clark Adin
Kingston

Peter L. Berger
Ellenville

Françoise C. Dunefsky
Port Ewen

Rod P. Futerfas
Kingston

Alan Lomita
Rosendale

Susan M. McConekey
Kingston

George Rusk, Jr.
Marlboro

David H. Rylance
Port Ewen

Gabriel F. Sottile
Hurley

William L. Spearman
Lake Katrine

John J. Wadlin
Highland

ULSTER COUNTY LEGISLATURE

 Peter Criswell 
Chair  
Kingston 

Megan Sperry 
Vice Chair
Esopus 

Abe Uchitelle  
MAJORITY LEADER  
Kingston  

Kevin Roberts 
MINORITY LEADER  
Wallkill 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, ARTS, AND AGRICULTURE

Megan Sperry 
Chair  
Esopus 

Herbert Litts, III 
Deputy Chair
Lloyd & Plattekill 

Debra Clinton 
Gardiner & Plattekill 

Thomas Corcoran, Jr 
Lloyd 

Chris Hewitt 
Rochester & Wawarsing 

Eric Stewart 
Hurley & Marbletown 

Richard T. Walls 
Shawangunk 

ULSTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE 

Jen Metzger 
Rosendale

 

About Ulster County Community College

The College was founded by public referendum in 1961, held its first classes at its Kingston temporary campus in 1963, and broke ground at its Stone Ridge campus in 1965. Today, SUNY Ulster is a vital member of the State University of New York (SUNY), the largest public university system in the nation.  


Through our credit and continuing education classes, we offer a full array of degree and certificate programs, as well as microcredentials and certifications to help residents upgrade skills, begin rewarding careers, or transfer to four-year colleges. More than 60 percent of SUNY Ulster  graduates continue their studies at four-year public and private institutions.  


The College continues to adapt to serve county residents. In Fall 2015, credit and continuing education classes opened at the Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster (KCSU) on Mary’s Avenue, Kingston, www.sunyulster.edu/kcsu. Through Professional and Continuing Education, career training and skills development programs and courses continue to prepare residents for in-demand jobs in advanced manufacturing, health sciences, technology, and more. 


The Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. was formed in 1976 and incorporated in 1996 to raise community awareness and funding to assist SUNY Ulster in areas of promise and opportunity for students. The Foundation is the bridge between SUNY Ulster students, their education, and  our community. The Foundation and our donors have significantly increased funding for scholarship awards and budgets over $1,000,000 annually in scholarships that include a broad spectrum of academic criteria and programs including College Scholars and The President’s Challenge  Scholarship. The Foundation also provides funding for cultural events, funding for technology, and support for academic program enhancements. SUNY Ulster students and alumni are encouraged to visit our website www.sunyulster.edu/foundation and join our alumni community on Facebook.  


PROGRAM

ACADEMIC PROCESSION

POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE by Sir Edward Elgar
Faculty, Staff, Class of 2024,  Platform Party  accompanied by The Old Capital Brass  I. Victor Izzo, Director 

GRAND MARSHAL
Jane Kithcart 
Director of Academic Support Services and Placement 

STUDENT MARSHAL
Jade Meneses, Class of ‘24 
Student Trustee 

WELCOME
FACULTY MARSHAL

Kevin R. Stoner 
Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of Faculty 

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
BY: John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key

Members of the SUNY Ulster College Chorus
Janet Gehres, Director

INVOCATION

The Rev. Eliacín Rosario-Cruz
Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Episcopal Church 

 

INTRODUCTIONS

Jenn Zell 
Chief of Staff & Secretary to the Board of Trustees 

 

Alison Buckley, Ed.D. 
President   

 

GREETINGS FROM DISTINGUISHED GUESTS 

Deborah Briggs  

Board of Trustees Chair 


The Honorable Michelle Hinchey  

New York State Senator, 41st Senate District 

 

The Honorable Sarahana Shrestha  

New York State Assemblymember, District 103 

 

The Honorable Peter Criswell  

Ulster County Legislature Chair  

 

Matthew Goodell  

Assistant Professor of Mathematics  

Academic Senate Chair 

 

John DeGasperis, Esq.  

Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc., Chair 

 

PROGRAM 

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER 

The Honorable Jen Metzger   

Ulster County Executive 

 

ALUMNI SPEAKER 

Alejandro Duran Sanchez 

CEO/Founder, Volna Unalign, Class of ‘19 

 

INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKER 

Christopher Marx, Ed.D.  

Vice President for Workforce, Economic Development & Community Partnerships  

 

STUDENT SPEAKER 

Tiffany Appollonia 

Class of ‘24  

 

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS 

Kevin R. Stoner

 

FACULTY & STAFF CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS 

Candice Van Dyke  

Associate Professor of English & Chief Diversity Officer 

 

HONORARY DEGREE 

Darlene L. Pfeiffer  

Awarded Posthumously 

 

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES 

Megan E. Sheeley  

Dean of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs 

 

Todd Zeff  

Dean of Student Success 

 

CONFERRING OF DEGREES 

Alison Buckley, Ed.D. 

 

ALMA MATER 

Members of the SUNY Ulster College Chorus Ensemble 

 

COLLEGE CHORAL ENSEMBLE 

BY: JOHN F. PARK 

 

BENEDICTION 

The Rev. Eliacín Rosario-Cruz 

 

ACADEMIC RECESSION 

The Old Capital Brass 

 

GUESTS WHO ARE ABLE ARE ASKED TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION AND RECESSION. 



PRESIDENT’S MEDAL OF HIGHEST HONOR 

SPRING 2024 

Bridget Black 

Ayesha Ilyas 

Maryam Ilyas 

Rosa Onderdonk-Knaus 

FOR ACHIEVING A 4.0 GPA AT 

SUNY ULSTER

 

2024 CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE 

Roaa Aboueida 

Kaydee Wagor 


2024 NORMAN R. MCCONNEY, JR. AWARD, EOP

Raven Ryan

2024 PHI THETA KAPPA  

ALL-NEW YORK ACADEMIC TEAM 

Sanjay Basnet 



2024 CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ADJUNCT TEACHING: Alfred Ragucci

2024 CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLASSIFIED SERVICE: Elaine LaBoy 2024

CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Jamal Lis-Simmons 2024

CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING: Rachael Pompeii  

 

GRADUATE CANDIDATES

SPRING 2024 

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE 

Lea Elena Avery †  

Bridget Black ** †  

Devin Allen Boice  

Hunter Lee DeGroodt  

Donovan Elias Edinger * †

Ian K. Elmassalemah †  

Jarod Ferran  

Heather L. Foster **  

Aurora Gandolfo *  

Kijuana D. Jordan  

Sarah Kiersted **  

Grace Krug  

Sage Kummer  

Branden Martin  

Juan Neri-Ramos  

Ariel May Reuss-Panaro **  

Cassandra Rivera  

Jessica Rutkowski  

Angelia Setera  

Jessica Socha  



SPRING 2024
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS

Teresa Altomare * 

Kya deLaura * 

Michael Orval Goodin * 

Baileigh Katherine Griese 

Emma Odell ** 

Aliana Pegelow ** † 

Valerie Rifenburgh ** 

Flynn Jacob Steyer 

Kieran Richard Thomas ** 

Adriana K. Zocchi * † 

 

SPRING 2024 

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE 

Colton Arenella * † 

Celeste Helen Atkins * † 

Brenden Tylor Attard 

Skylar Rose Barringer * 

Jeffrey Belardo * † 

Michael Wayne Blauvelt, Jr. 

Travis J. Boice * 

Laura Kyana Bonilla 

Matt Boughton ** 

Jack Tyler Boyle * † 

Ian Brady 

Kathryn Breen 

Madeline Rose Bucci * 

Moheni Creavalle 

John Arthur Cagle * 

Ashley M. Campbell * † 

Cheyenne Summer Carey 

Carmine Carlucci ** 

Brooke-Lynn Caso ** 

Aliyah Cohn 

Joseph Cortes 

Maia Cox 

Camren Creisstoff ** 

Adrian Cristian-Fernandez 

Christopher L. Curtis 

Lawrence Stanley Dahowski * † 

Jackson David DeVito * 

Edison Nathan DiIorio * † 

Katherine R. Domenech 

Steven Dovel * 

Kiersten Lindsay Dykstra 

Amber Michelle Dylag 

Vanessa Nicole Elliott 

Michael Vincent Frank Ercolani 

Valentina Faith Femia * 

Colleen M. Ferry 

Jeremy Angel Figueroa 

Sarah Fogarty 

Katrina Eve Freer 

Dudley Constantine Fyffe * 

Kiera Gallo 

Aurora Queenie Gill * † 

Julia Rose Graziano * 

Justin Green 

Taylor Rene Habernig 

Amina M. Hayes 

Natasha Nicole Hefele ** 

Michaela Katherine Henn 

Kevin Hernandez 

Samantha Elizabeth Hogan 

Alexandria Rae Hogue * 

Kendall Holtman 

Michelle Alice Houghtaling * 

Kylie Hoyt 

Ayesha Ilyas ** † 

Maryam Ilyas ** † 

Junaid Balouch Iqbal 

Riley Jacobsen * 

Isaiah Jaeger * 

Arden Johnson ** 

Wilfred A. Jones 

Abbey-Gayle Kelly * 

Candice L. Kelly 

Ronald S. Kelson 

Erin Maria King 

John Joseph Kurz * † 

Kathryn Larson * 

Mareena Patricia Leris 

Alison Lundy ** † 

Daniel Stetson MacIsaac * 

Adian Jacob Harish Maduro 

Amy Melissa Mann 

Oscar Justin Martinez 

Steven Maximowicz * 

Kevin Jermaine McClinton ** 

Stephanie Lynn McClure  

Daniel Lamar McCollum 

Ashley Rose McQuillan 

Jade Tori Meneses * 

Jackson Newby Zavala 

Tyler Hien Nguyen 

Sydney Nilsen * 

Samantha Paige Olson * 

Rosa Onderdonk-Knaus ** 

Sierra Noel Ovel 

Julia Shae Palmer * † 

Dylan Patterson-Sprance 

Brandon Pendell * 

Braeden John Peters * † 

Mary Phillips * † 

Tanner Poremba 

Christopher Potter * 

Alyssa M. Quick 

Deowaher Rabanillo * † 

Jolene Region 

Angeline Melanie Reyes Herrera  

Trysta Riggins 

Diamond Rivera 

Alyssa Rivera-Browe 

Gabriella Nicolle Romero * 

Cheyenne Rossler-Demskie ** + 

Heather Anne Rubi * 

Joleah Haley Russell * † 

Jack B. Ryan 

Raven Manuella Ryan 

Griselda Nohemy Sanchez 

Shepherd Schouten * 

Cori L. Sickler 

Georgia Sprauer 

Thandiwe Ina St.Hill * 

Vincent Stella * † 

Kyle Donald Sullivan ** 

Mary Kristin Sullivan * 

Cassidy Rose Thacker * † 

Alexandra Traina 

Ireland Judith Travis 

Johnathan Vela 

Veronica Marie Versace * 

Lili Winter Vitek 

Gordon William Vought ** † 

Kaydee Wagor ** † 

Steven Marcus Warren ** 

Jacob White 

Christopher Willard * 

Trinity Rain Wilson * † 

Zachary Wippel 

Savannah Hope Zubee 

 

SPRING 2024 

CERTIFICATE 

Asif Arakhan ** † 

Guadalupe Julia Arriaga 

Mason R. Beck * 

Bridget Black ** † 

Ian K. Elmassalemah † 

Enjoly Evans 

Jarod Ferran 

Aurora Gandolfo * 

Grace Krug 

Sage Kummer 

Tammara Lavender * 

Tuwana Marie Leonard * † 

Daniel Stetson MacIsaac * 

Tania Mendez Matias 

Neysa A. Navarrete Jimenez 

Juan Neri-Ramos 

Kythana Marlena Cassandra Prendergast ** † 

Christopher J. Przekop II 

Christina Marie Reilly 

Cassandra Rivera 

Jessica Rutkowski 

Angelia Setera 

Jessica Socha 

* With Honors ** With High Honors † Member of PHI THETA KAPPA ‡ College Scholar + Honors Studies ✧ Awarded Posthumously

 

GRADUATE CANDIDATES 

FALL 2023 

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS 

Roaa Ayman Aboueida * 

Tiffany Appollonia ** † 

Cody Wallace Dean Baker ** +

Kamlesh Baral * 

Sanjay Basnet * † 

Hannah Grace Bear ** † 

Alina Chaffee * 

Benjamin Frantz Feinberg ** 

Gianna Koch ** 

Toni Thao Nguyen ** † 

Cesar Ortigoza 

Nicolette Christine Paptsikis ** 

Sarah Morghan Campbell Stephens 

Megan Taylor 

Kate-Lynn Rose Terwilliger 

 

FALL 2023 

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE 

Ulises Arias Callejas 

Arianna Balestra 

Katelyn E. Calo 

Nicole Marie Costello * 

Riley Alexander Denham 

Annika Marie Fisher * 

Robert James Freer Jr. * 

Tatiana De’chantel Hagen 

Lauren Elizabeth Hall * † 

Emily Handschuh 

Andrew E. Jones 

Sameea Amerima Khan ** † 

Jeffrey Kiluba-Somang 

Sara Kortright 

Natasha Kulcsar 

Marann Langlois 

Chazz LoBianco * 

Elizabeth McGill Loughlin * † 

Anakin Luna 

Lukas Magee * 

Asher B. Mapstone * 

Zoë Marks * † 

Megan McGovern * † 

Adam Benjamin McLaren 

Edward P. Moran 

Sevinch Mustafakulova * 

Cheyenne Newton * 

Lilyanna Marie Palumbo * † 

Adrienne Riley Post * 

Margo S. Rogers 

Ian Ricardo Rosales ** 

Jillian Francesca Rufino 

Megan Ryan 

Karyn Lyn Sauers 

Cody Seery * 

Paige A. Sheeley † 

Amy Alexandra Silva 

Hallie Rose Margaret Simpson * 

Philip James Sinagra III 

Randel O. Smickle 

Estelle Smith (Gigi) * † 

Alexandra Willow Strock * 

Michael P. Venturella * † 

Derek Simon White * † 

 

FALL 2023 

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE 

Michael Saad Armanious 

Marissa Dawson * 

Sequoyah Rose London * 

Sheila Marin 

Quincy Shawna Mathis * † 

Shawn Nicole Patrick * 

Arianna Sarantapoulas 

David Forrest Sparling * 

Jessica Elaine 

Tisdale Cosenza * 

Noah Yark 

 

FALL 2023 

CERTIFICATE 

Carl W. Anderson ** † 

Aimee Bassett * 

Joseph Conrad Benziger 

Ashton Brodhead-Trimm 

Eduardo Cabrera 

Kyle J. Cusack 

Christian James D’Andrea * 

Jonathan Michael Figueroa 

Benjamin L. Fisch ** 

Emely Garzonne ** 

Daniel Peter Heffner III 

Jacob David Hikade 

Caitlin Hoban ** 

Michael C. Holland * 

Alicia Marie Kinch 

Philip A. LaDuca 

Sheila Marin 

Sean McGirr 

Ryan Matthew North * 

Shawn Nicole Patrick * 

Kelly Noreen Perry ** 

Victoria Louise Pugliese * 

Javier Quintero ** 

Makeil Gerard Scott 

Matthew Denton Shields * 

Robert M. Snyder 

Christopher M. Stinson 

Michael V. Troncillito 

Jonte O. Wright 

Chang Xiong Zhu ** 

 

SUMMER 2023 

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS 

Erica Angelillo ** 

Panagiotis Efthimios Bakatsias ** 

Jada Anika Gardener * 

Daniella Anne Grant 

Ava Rose Mazzetti ** † 

Gabrielle Joy Minard ** † 

Alisha Mokal ** 

Sreeja Nallamothu 

Gabriella Sheth * 

 

SUMMER 2023 

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE 

Lamont V. Beazer * 

Gregory Buono 

Michael Burriss 

Steven M. Council * 

Tramel Christian Cuencas * 

Christian Diorio † 

Mykhailo Dovzhynskyi 

Cameron Drake 

Michael Hale * 

Sonja A. Heupler ** 

Mohed Imtiaz 

Willameana Joyce Jackson 

Amandeep Kaur Kang * † 

Douglas William Lewis 

Gabriele Marie Marsh 

Thomasina McCarthy 

John McConnell 

Erin Elisabeth Meyerson 

Heather C. Mikesh 

Anthony James Miressi * 

Ethan Montfort ** † 

Timothy Andrew Pereira 

Kylee Pugliese † 

David Reyes 

Valentina Rivera 

Ariel T. Sanchez ** † 

Maria Yuryevna Shmarina 

Collin J. Smith 

Drebra D. Sterling 

Anatoliy Utenyshev * 

Gregory Wright * 

 

SUMMER 2023 

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE 

Erik Santos Agustin 

Yazmine Sophia Cabrera 

Jaiden A. Campos 

Meghan L. Ede 

Xin Gao ** † 

Bryan Nunez 

 

SUMMER 2023 

CERTIFICATE 

Erik Santos Agustin 

Michael Saad Armanious 

Yazmine Sophia Cabrera 

Jaiden A. Campos 

Tracy-Ann Daley * 

James Kevin Demshick 

Donovan Elias Edinger ** † 

Richard John Farrow 

William C. Freer * 

Collin P. Garofolo ** 

Anthony Luisi * 

Ryan E. Lutz * 

Jordan J. Mauro 

Troy Alexander McEwen 

Evan W. Normann * 

Bryan Nunez 

Melissa Anne Parziale 

Francisco P. Pironti 

Dylan J. Pirozek 

Devon Joseph Pullman 

Danielle Michelle Rodriguez 

Alexander Rolon 

Conrad Jesus Rosales 

David Forrest Sparling * 

Scott Alan Vecchio 

* With Honors ** With High Honors † Member of PHI THETA KAPPA ‡ College Scholar + Honors Studies ✧ Awarded Posthumously



SUMMER 2024 

STUDENTS MET SPECIAL CRITERIA TO  

PARTICIPATE IN 2024 GRADUATION 

 

ASSOCIATE IN  

APPLIED SCIENCE 

Ryan Thomas Spano 

 

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS  

Trevor Cashara ** †

Alexander Vladimirov Papazov ** † 

Stephanie Hubners Vargas 



ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE 

Ivelisse Cabrera 

Jaidyn Canino * 

Christian Conners * 

Nathan Victor Granda Lonstein * † 

Noa Lynn 

Natalya Mitchell 

Breanna Simmons 

 

CERTIFICATE 

Ryan Thomas Spano 

 

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE  TO WALK 

 

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE 

Geraline Eugene 



* With Honors ** With High Honors † Member of PHI THETA KAPPA ‡ College Scholar + Honors Studies ✧ Awarded Posthumously

 



ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY & STAFF 2024 

 

FACULTY 

ART, DESIGN, FASHION MUSIC, THEATER & COMMUNICATION  

Stephen Balantzian, Chair 

Sean Nixon 

Christopher Seubert 

Mary Tarcza 

 

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES  

Monika Espinasa, Chair 

Jennifer Guiher 

Mkajuma Mbogho 

Patricia Minihan 

 

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES  

Daniel Boice, Chair 

Erica Finch 

Karl Wick 

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE & HUMAN SERVICES 

James Truitt, Chair 

Keri McArdle 

 

ENGLISH, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, & PHILOSOPHY 

Penny Rifenburgh, Chair 

Kathleen Bruegging 

Jennifer Kaufman 

Rachael Pompeii 

Candice Van Dyke 

 

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS  

Steven Schimmrich, Chair 

Jules Albertini 

Douglas Furman  

Matthew Goodell 

Ashley Hajba 

Karen Helgers 

Karl Knapp 

Chaitanya Mistry 

Maureen Nicholson 

Jason Novak 

John Sheehan 

Mark Stewart 

Eric Sutter 

 

NURSING 

Maria McCabe, Chair 

Linda Loomis 

Jody Mesches 

Dorothy Santiago 

Marielle Rosola  

Ellen Tangney 

 

SOCIAL SCIENCES & EDUCATION 

Hans Vought, Chair 

Nichola Harris 

James Hobbs 

Debra Silverman 

 

VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY 

Sandra Wiltshire, Chair  

Beth Alden 

Donna Meier 

Paula Turner 

 

PROFESSIONAL STAFF  

James Algarin  

Janaina Barham-Middleton  

Amber Beckley  

Alisha Benitez  

Lisa Bonesteel  

Jennifer Bosch  

Cortney Boutot 

Annemarie Braden  

Ashley Brown  

Benjamin Caldwell  

Carin Carr  

Christopher Chang  

Sheryl Chisamore  

Nancy Clarke  

Matthew Clegg  

Cynthia Clune 

Anayeli Contreras-Pacheco  

Colleen Conway 

Brian Cordella 

Carol Daley  

Mark Darwak 

Laura Davis  

Suzanne DeWitt  

Arianne Drewes  

Annie Dwyer 

Heather Eckardt  

Sarah Fajardo  

Eric Fortune-Reader  

Laura Foss  

Kevin Fournier  

Joseph Gonzalez  

Thomas Gregory  

Marla Gruner  

Sabrina Hartless  

Tess Hartman-Cullen 

Mary Higgins 

Diana Hopper  

Daniel Jackowitz  

  1. Robert Johnson 

Samuel Kandel  

Deborah Kaufman 

Jane Kithcart  

Marie Kropp  

Jamal Lis-Simmons  

Kate Lukasavage  

Kari Mack  

Amy Mann  

Gerardo Martinez  

Rebecca Mercado  

Crystal Miller  

Barbara Moran  

Krista Nevil  

Maria O’Brien  

Telemak Olsen 

Michael Osterhoudt  

Jennifer Patterson 

Dina Pearlman-Ifil 

Lucia Pecore  

Samantha Pedneault  

Michael Polcari 

Abby Prowant  

Melanie Quick  

Barbara Reer  

Eren Rodriquez  

Daniel Schmidt  

Vanessa Secore  

Megan Showers 

Gigi Smith  

Joseph Snyder 

Donald Steward  

Roseanne Sullivan  

Roberta Taylor 

Rosemary Taylor  

Maria Trees  

Patricia Vincent 

Kerri Vitek 

Danielle Wayman  

Samantha Zimmerman 

 

MANAGEMENT CONFIDENTIAL 

Gretchen Bruce 

Alison Buckley 

Megan Carlson 

Laurie Deitrick 

Debra Delanoy 

Mark Longtoe 

Christopher Marx 

C.J. Rioux  

Lorraine Salmon  

Crystal Schachter  

Megan Sheeley 

Kara Shier 

Kevin Stoner 

Amy Winters  

Irena Wisneski 

Todd Zeff  

Jennifer Zell



CIVIL SERVICE STAFF 

Samantha Aldridge 

Shaina Blas 

Ronald L. Bravo, Jr. 

Debra Cahill 

Jill Casciaro  

Donald DeBold 

Stacy Dziomba 

Lisa Fabiano 

Gwen Fleming 

Mary Freer 

Evan Hamilton 

Jonathan Kane  

Michelle Keuning 

Elaine LaBoy 

Donatila Lendvay 

Virginia Lukasavage 

Michelle Lyons  

Kirk Maisch 

James Martin 

Robert McJimpsey 

John Moody  

Jeffrey Nerone  

Elijiah Podell  

Mary Prato 

James Schnell 

Florence Schoonmaker 

Charles Seeger 

Thomas Stange 

Stephen Stickles II 

William A. Stokes 

William J. Stokes 

Colleen Travis 

Kathleen Winecoff 

Pamela Winters 

Elizabeth Zeeb 

 

2023-2024  

ADJUNCT FACULTY 

Robin Acton  

Lisa Anderson  

Francesca Barclay  

Janaina Barham-Middleton  

Shana Barnes 

Eric Bein  

Goretti Benca 

Anita Bleffert-Schmidt  

John Bohan 

Julie Boice  

Michael Boms  

Matthew Brennie  

Ashley Brown 

Damon Bullock 

Emily Bunch 

Miguel Caban  

Paul Chambers  

Kristin Charles-Scaringi  

Matthew Clegg 

Colleen Conway 

Lawrence Cosenza  

Patricia Curry  

Michael Daven 

Nancy Decker  

Anna Dega  

Matthew DelaMater  

Cornelia Denvir  

Gregory Dinger  

Anne Dwyer 

Jessica Erichsen 

Joan Ffolliott  

John Frampton  

Deborah Francis  

Janay Gasparini 

Janet Gehres  

Marla Gruner  

Lindsey Harder  

Mark Harris  

Tess Hartman-Cullen  

Antonio Hernandez  

Thomas Impola  

Irving Izzo 

Joel Jerume 

Olga Joan 

Jacqueline Katzen 

Mindy Kole 

Edward Leavitt  

Theresa Levin  

Jamal Lis-Simmons  

Maria Lopez-Rivera  

Michael Lutomski  

Elaine Lux-Koman 

Gerardo Martinez  

Patrick McGuire  

Rebecca Mercado  

Steven Minard  

Hemang Mistry  

Michelle Moore  

Steven Morse  

Maria O’Brien  

Julianah Ogundimu  

Cassiopeia Ottulich 

Deirde Ourso 

Tina Pfeiffer  

Michael Polcari 

Richard Price  

Gretchen Primack  

Andrea Puetz  

Dolores Quiles  

Jane Quinn  

C.J. Rioux 

Susan Rucano 

Alfred Ragucci  

Seth Rubin  

Patrick Ruger 

Valentina Shatalova  

Justin Sherman  

Megan Sheeley  

Kelly Shultes  

Austin Singleton  

Christopher Spring 

Victoria St. George 

Chelsea Stingel  

David Strickland 

Elias Stuhr 

Roseanne Sullivan 

Louis Thomason  

Alyssa Toohey  

Evelyn Trebilcock  

Veronica Vaiciunas  

Kelsey Valencia  

John VanderLippe  

Sara Vinciguerra  

Matthew Weishaupt  

Andrew Winters  

Courtney Woodard  

Kimberly Wozencraft 

 

ULSTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS IN SUPPORT OF THE 2023-2024 GRADUATES  



Carl Anderson 

Anita Williams Peck Scholarship in Memory of Walter G. and Marianne J. Williams

 

Asif Arakhan 

Dyson Foundation Scholarship 

 

Lea Avery 

Rondout Savings Bank Scholarship for Adult Learners 

Dyson Foundation Scholarship • Michael B. Finnegan Scholarship Harriet Tuchman Memorial Scholarship • Hudson Valley Credit Union Scholarship 

 

Kamlesh Baral 

Freda & Richard Martens Memorial Scholarship 

Mildred and Louis Resnick Scholarship in Memory of Joseph Y Resnick Ulster County Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Inc Scholarship 

Professor Ann LeFevre Gilchrist Scholarship • Lee Herrington Memorial Scholarship Gary and Janaki Patrik Music Scholarship 

 

Sanjay Basnet 

Professor Ann LeFevre Gilchrist Scholarship • Frank G. Elliott Scholarship 

 

Jeffrey Belardo 

Professor Barbara A Maxwell Memorial Nursing Scholarship 

Dorothy E. Patton Memorial Nursing Scholarship 

 

Bridget Black 

Symons Foundation, Inc. Scholarship 

 

Michael Blauvelt Jr. 

Rondout Savings Bank Scholarship 

 

Matt Boughton 

Sofia P. Reuner Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship 

 

Kathryn Breen 

Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited In Memory of Art Flick Scholarship 

Mica J. Stanmyer Memorial Scholarship 

 

Mady Bucci 

Anne R. Donovan Memorial Scholarship • Braby/Blackwell Family Memorial Scholarship 

Mildred and Louis Resnick Enhancement Scholarship in Memory of Joseph Y. Resnick 

 

Gregory Buono 

Aaron E. and Jane M. Shultis Memorial Scholarship - Engineering 

JFC Breathe Free Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Joseph F. Clausi 

 

Moheni Burden 

The Darlene Pfeiffer Scholarship 

 

Michael Burriss 

SUNY Ulster Board of Trustees and President’s Cabinet Scholarship in Honor of Martin D. Kelly 

Gary and Janaki Patrik Mathematics Scholarship 

Kingston Rotary Veterans Scholarship 

Aaron E. and Jane M Shultis Memorial Scholarship - Engineering 

 

John Cagle 

Dr. Richard Katims Scholarship 

 

Katelyn Calo 

Chris Tulloch Scholarship • Sherman Adin and Carol E. Adin Scholarship 

 

Ashley Campbell 

Bessie G. Johnston Nursing Scholarship 

Freda & Richard Martens Memorial Scholarship 

Macdonald DeWitt Scholarship - Nursing 

Aaron E. and Jane M. Shultis Memorial Scholarship - Nursing 

 

Cheyenne Carey  

Frank G. Elliott Scholarship 

 

Joseph Cortes 

Sherman Adin and Carol E. Adin Scholarship 

Clarence and Kathleen Spangenberger Memorial Scholarship 

Bessie G. Johnston Nursing Scholarship 

 

Maia Cox  

Anita Williams Peck Scholarship In Memory of Walter G. and  Marianne J. Williams 

 

Adrian Cristian-Fernandez  

Christus J. Larios Scholarship for the Sciences 

Aaron E. and Jane M. Shultis Memorial Scholarship - Engineering 

JFC Breathe Free Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Joseph F Clausi 

Senator Arthur H. Wicks Foundation Scholarship 

Barbara A. Adams Memorial Scholarship • Grace E. VanBenschoten Scholarship 

 

Chris Curtis 

Frank G. Elliott Scholarship 

 

Marissa Dawson 

George Devine Future of New Paltz Scholarship 

 

Riley Denham 

Professor Keith LaBudde Scholarship 

 

Edison DiIorio 

Lee Herrington Memorial Scholarship 

 

Steven Dovel 

Williams Self-Reliance Scholarship 

 

Mykhailo Dovzhynskyi 

Ulster County Association of Town Superintendent of Highways Scholarship 

Susan Raymond Basch and Eli Basch Scholarship 

 

Cameron Drake  

Jay E. and Lucia De L. Klock Foundation of Kingston Scholarship 

 

Meghan Ede 

Clarence and Kathleen Spangenberger Memorial Scholarship 

 

Michael Erconali 

Louis Berger Memorial Scholarship - Nursing 

 

Valentina Femia 

Frank and Helen Delaney Memorial Scholarship • Charles A. Vosper Memorial Scholarship 

 

Colleen Ferry 

Louis Berger Memorial Scholarship - Nursing 

Jay E. and Lucia De L. Klock Foundation of Kingston Scholarship 

 

Annika Fisher  

Dr. Richard Katims Scholarship • Macdonald DeWitt Scholarship - Engineering/Law Professor Derwin H. Stevens Physics Scholarship 

 

Katrina Freer 

Margaret and Robert Markes Memorial Scholarship 

Joseph & Rita and Phil & Emily Sinagra Nursing Scholarship 

Diane O’Brien Cooke Memorial Scholarship 

 

Kiera Gallo 

Eva & Hugo Carlen Scholarship 

 

Aurora Gandolfo  

Edna Ten Hagen Scholarship • Frederick and Ellen Katt Memorial Scholarship Xin Gao 

Rondout Savings Bank Scholarship for Adult Learners 

Rondout Savings Bank Scholarship 

 

Justin Green 

The Garraghan Family Scholarship 

 

Tatiana Hagen 

Ulster County Association of Town Superintendent of Highways Scholarship 

Dr. Richard Katims Scholarship

 

Michael Hale 

Coleen Hughes Memorial Scholarship • Susan Raymond Basch and Eli Basch Scholarship William Ryan, Sr. Memorial Scholarship • Gertrude Gifford Scholarship 



Amina Hayes 

Ulster County Board of Realtors Scholarship • Spearman Family Scholarship The Paul L. DeLisio Scholarship in memory of Mary K. Polhemus Darlene L. Pfeiffer Scholarship in memory of Amelia “Amy” Kirschner 

 

Dan Heffner III 

Elizabeth and Lloyd LeFever Scholarship • Karl & Catherine Weibrecht Memorial Scholarship 

 

Michelle Houghtaling 

SUNY Ulster Second Year Scholarship by Darlene L Pfeiffer 

Karl & Catherine Weibrecht Memorial Scholarship 

Tom Davis Memorial Scholarship 

Clarence and Kathleen Spangenberger Memorial Scholarship 

 

Willameana Jackson 

Ulster County Association of Town Superintendent of Highways Scholarship Margaret and Robert Markes Memorial Scholarship 

Organization of Professional Administrative Personnel Scholarship 

Iris Stedener Memorial Scholarship • Theresa Sena Memorial Scholarship 

 

Riley Jacobsen 

Frank and Helen Delaney Memorial Scholarship 

Ruth Pacini Satterfield, Veronica Pacini and Patricia Pacini Honorary Scholarship 

 

Isaiah Jaeger 

Michael B. Finnegan Scholarship 

Mica J. Stanmyer Memorial Scholarship 

 

Wilfred Jones Jr. 

Jay E. and Lucia De L. Klock Foundation of Kingston Scholarship 

Frank and Helen Delaney Memorial Scholarship  

 

Amanda Kang 

Margaret H. Prescott Memorial Scholarship 

Ulster County Skidmore Scouting Award 

Glenn B. Sutherland & Cynthia A. Lowe Scholarship 

 

Abbey-Gayle Kelly 

Louis Berger Memorial Scholarship - Special Ed. 

 

Candice Kelly 

Sofia P. Reuner Theater Arts Scholarship 

 

Sameea Khan 

Jay E. and Lucia De L. Klock Foundation of Kingston Scholarship Alicia Kinch 

Jay E. and Lucia De L. Klock Foundation of Kingston Scholarship Hendrikus and Lena Spijker Memorial Scholarship 

 

Erin King 

Theresa Sena Memorial Scholarship 

Professor Keith LaBudde Scholarship 

Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. Scholarship 

 

Gianna Koch 

Ulster Federal Credit Union Scholarship in Memory of Calvin M. Cunningham Sara Kortright 

Sofia P. Reuner Theater Arts Scholarship 

Sofia P. Reuner Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship 

Natasha Kulscar 

Frank G. Elliott Scholarship 

George Devine Future of New Paltz Scholarship 

 

Amy Mann 

Judith Robins Memorial Scholarship • Sherman Adin and Carol E Adin Scholarship  

Zoë Marks

Ulster Garden Club Scholarship • SUNY Ulster Academic Merit Scholarship 

 

Gabi Marsh 

Frank and Helen Delaney Memorial Scholarship • Iris Stedener Memorial Scholarship 

Professor Eugene L. and Mrs Frances C. Turgeon Scholarship 



Daniel McCollum 

Harriet Tuchman Memorial Scholarship 

 

John McConnell Jr. 

Professor Eugene L. and Mrs Frances C. Turgeon Scholarship 

 

Megan McGovern 

Professor Keith LaBudde Scholarship 

 

Ashley McQuillan 

Jerome and Sadie Hirsch Nursing Scholarship 

Kingston Rotary Veterans Scholarship • Rosakranse Family Scholarship 

Ernest W. & Jean B. Trelawny Scholarship 

 

Jade Meneses 

Braby/Blackwell Family Memorial Scholarship 

 

Sevinch Mustafakulova 

Mildred and Louis Resnick Scholarship in Memory of Joseph Y Resnick Cheyenne Newton 

Alexandra Lawson Memorial Scholarship • Phebe Aeberli Memorial Scholarship 

Fred and Dale Guerra Memorial Scholarship 

George M. and Shirley J. Krembs Innovation Scholarship 

 

Samantha Olsen 

Sofia P. Reuner Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship 

Rosa Onderdonk-Knaus 

Barbara Connelly Cohen Fashion Scholarship 

Clarence and Kathleen Spangenberger Memorial Scholarship 

 

Sierra Ovel 

Dr. Jacob R. Moss Memorial Nursing Scholarship 

Diane O’Brien Cooke Memorial Scholarship 

Supporting Friends of HealthAlliance Scholarship 

Gary and Janaki Patrik Mathematics Scholarship 

 

Julia Palmer 

Dorothy E. Patton Memorial Nursing Scholarship 

Supporting Friends of HealthAlliance Scholarship 

Barbara P. and Edward V. Marrott Scholarship 

 

Nicolette Paptsikis 

SUNY Ulster Second Year Scholarship by Darlene L. Pfeiffer 

Olivia Rose Belfiglio Memorial Scholarship 

 

Melissa Parziale 

Gertrude Gifford Scholarship 

Jay E. and Lucia De L. Klock Foundation of Kingston Scholarship 

 

Dylan Patterson-Sprance 

Braby/Blackwell Family Memorial Scholarship 

 

Mary Phillips 

Ulster County Skidmore Scouting Award • Adam C. Nadiak Memorial Scholarship Bessie G. Johnston Nursing Scholarship • Iris Stedener Memorial Scholarship 

 

Javier Quintero 

Senator Arthur H. Wicks Foundation Scholarship 

 

Doewaher Rabanillo 

Evelyn E. & Joseph E. Burger Memorial Scholarship • Dyson Foundation Scholarship Frederick and Ellen Katt Memorial Scholarship 

Daniel Perez Cueva Scholarship for Immigrants by Darlene L Pfeiffer 

Louis and Sophie Offermann Palkowics Memorial Scholarship 

 

Angeline Reyes 

SUNY Ulster Foundation Scholarship in memory of Arthur R. DeGasperis 

Sherman Adin and Carol E. Adin Scholarship 

 

Valerie Rifenburgh 

Daughters of the American Revolution, Wiltwyck Chapter, NS; Dame Margarette Hendrickse VanKeuren Memorial & Governor George Clinton Memorial Scholarships 

Kingston Rotary Veterans Scholarship 

 

Trysta Riggins 

Jay E. and Lucia De L. Klock Foundation of Kingston Scholarship 

 

Cassandra Rivera 

Mildred and Louis Resnick Scholarship in Memory of Joseph Y Resnick 

 

Danielle Rodriguez 

O’Connor Scholarship for BIPOC Police Academy Students 

Alexander Roloin 

O’Connor Scholarship for BIPOC Police Academy Students 

Jay E. and Lucia De L. Klock Foundation of Kingston Scholarship 

 

Margo Rogers 

Frank G. Elliott Scholarship 

Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited In Memory of Art Flick Scholarship 

 

Gabriella Romero 

Ellucian Company LP Information Technology Scholarship 

Professor Milton L. Reynolds Memorial Scholarship 

 

Conrad Rosales 

Adam C. Nadiak Memorial Scholarship 

 

Cheyenne Rossler-Demskie 

Ellucian Company LP Information Technology Scholarship 

Todd Wonderly Memorial Scholarship 

 

Heather Rubi 

Learning Center Financial Award • Women’s Club of Rosendale Scholarship 

Sherman Adin and Carol E. Adin Scholarship 

 

Jullian Rufino 

Freda & Richard Martens Memorial Scholarship 

Glenn B. Sutherland & Cynthia A. Lowe Scholarship • Symons Foundation, Inc Scholarship 

 

Joleah Russell 

Clarence and Kathleen Spangenberger Memorial Scholarship 

Sherman Adin and Carol E. Adin Scholarship 

 

Jack Ryan 

Claire Kidd Rose Memorial Scholarship 

SUNY Ulster Foundation Scholarship in Memory of John H. Dwyer, Sr Dyson Foundation Scholarship 

Jay E. and Lucia De L. Klock Foundation of Kingston Scholarship 

 

Megan Ryan 

Symons Foundation, Inc Scholarship 

Mildred and Louis Resnick Scholarship in Memory of Joseph Y. Resnick 

Clarence and Kathleen Spangenberger Memorial Scholarship 

 

Ariel Sanchez 

Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Scholarship 

SUNY Ulster Second Year Scholarship by Darlene L. Pfeiffer 

International Education Forum Scholarship 

 

Arianna Sarantapoulas 

Freda & Richard Martens Memorial Scholarship 

 

Angelia Setera 

Professor Keith LaBudde Scholarship • Iris Stedener Memorial Scholarship 

 

Matt Shields 

Michael Kandl Memorial Scholarship 

 

Cori Sickler

Bessie G. Johnston Nursing Scholarship • Madelyn Cutler Memorial Scholarship 

Diane O’Brien Cooke Memorial Scholarship 

Aaron E. and Jane M. Shultis Memorial Scholarship - Nursing 

Adam C. Nadiak Memorial Scholarship • The Darlene Pfeiffer Scholarship 

 

Amy Silva 

Organization of Professional Administrative Personnel Scholarship 

 

Gigi Smith 

Adam C. Nadiak Memorial Scholarship • Phebe Aeberli Memorial Scholarship 

Professor Kenneth Hallam Memorial Scholarship 

 

David Sparling 

Frank G. Elliott Scholarship • Margaret H. Prescott Memorial Scholarship 

 

Georgia Sprauer 

Irwin Trust Scholarship • Bessie G. Johnston Nursing Scholarship 

Matthew A. Wolff Memorial Scholarship • Macdonald DeWitt Scholarship - Nursing 

Rosakranse Family Scholarship 

 

Tandy St Hill 

Freda & Richard Martens Memorial Scholarship • Cindy Gleich Nursing Scholarship 

 

Vincent Stella 

Lee Herrington Memorial Scholarship • Dennis & Joyce O’Brien Scholarship 

Rosakranse Family Scholarship 

 

Sarah Stephens 

Braby/Blackwell Family Memorial Scholarship 

Gary and Janaki Patrik Mathematics Scholarship 

 

Debra Sterling 

Karl & Catherine Weibrecht Memorial Scholarship 

Eppie Convel and Stan Breite Scholarship • Women’s Club of Rosendale Scholarship 

Ron Marquette Writers Scholarship 

 

Flynn Steyer 

Gary and Janaki Patrik Music Scholarship • Professor Ann LeFevre Gilchrist Scholarship 

Sofia P. Reuner Theater Arts Scholarship • Braby/Blackwell Family Memorial Scholarship

Kevin E. Zimmerman Memorial Music Scholarship 

 

Chris Stinson  

Louis Greenspan Scholarship for Veterans 

 

Kyle Sullivan 

Walter W. Bartlett Memorial Scholarship 

 

Jessica Tisdale 

Karl & Catherine Weibrecht Memorial Scholarship 

 

Veronica Marie Versace 

Sofia P. Reuner Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship 

  1. Robert Johnson Scholarship 

Kingston Rotary Veterans Scholarship • Professor Keith LaBudde Scholarship 

 

Adriana Zocchi 

Phebe Aeberli Memorial Scholarship • Karl & Catherine Weibrecht Memorial Scholarship 

 

Savannah Zubee 

Louis Berger Memorial Scholarship - Nursing 

 

COLLEGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM 

The Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc., provides support that guarantees full college tuition when combined with all  other scholarships and financial aid. The Program is offered to Ulster County residents who graduate in the top ten percent of their high school class with Regents diplomas. College Scholars may continue to receive funding for up to two years if all  criteria are met, including maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3. 



FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE SCHOLARS 

Julia Brooker 

Christopher Coughlin 

Jonathan Helsley 

Caitlin Liu  

Timoty Liu 

Trista Lukaszewski 

Sean Martin 

Ariana Newkirk 

Dylan Ortiz 

Alannah Rolph 

Joseph Smiles

 

SECOND-YEAR COLLEGE SCHOLARS 

Cody Baker 

Carmine Carlucci 

Gianna Koch 

Joleah Russell 



FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF THE COLLEGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM

George Devine College Scholars 

 

COMMUNITY CARES STUDENT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND 

In memory of Barbara A. Adams is our student emergency funding program which will award over $40,000 in emergency support in 2023-2024 to our students in need.  

 

ULSTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. Board of Directors 

 

John A. DeGasperis, Esq. 

Chair 

 

Christopher Mikesh, Esq. 

Vice Chair 

 

Scott Davis, P.E.  

Secretary 

 

Kathleen Zell, CPA 

Treasurer 

 

Alison Buckley, Ed.D. 

President, SUNY Ulster 

 

Lorraine Salmon 

Executive Director 

 

Elliott Auerbach 

John Bonavita-Goldman, M.D. 

Cheryl D. Bowers 

Bill Calderara 

Barbara Cohen 

Alicia Collins 

Tamika Dunkley 

Rachel Reyes Jackson 

Robert R. Jacobsen, Esq. 

Floyd Lattin 

Olana O’Connor 

Karen Osterhoudt 

Dale Robbins 

Victoria St. John-Gilligan 

Laurel Sweeney 

Robert Tonner 

 

Directors Emeriti 

 

Richard A. Anthony 

Robert T. Brown, SUNY Ulster President Emeritus 

Kathleen Cloonan 

William H. Collier III, Esq.

Richard C. Croce 

Daniel J. Devine 

Beverly Finnegan 

Richard A. Mantey 

John M. Markes 

Dr. Ann M. Marrott 

Dennis A. O’Brien 

The late Darlene Pfeiffer 

Sara T. Rabbino 

Richard V. Roth 

David H. Rylance 

Lorraine Salmon 

William L. Spearman 

Glenn B. Sutherland 



THE COLLEGE SEAL 

The College seal symbolically represents the historic area in which Ulster County Community College is located and the academic aspirations of the College. 

The date 1961 indicates the year in which the College came into being as a legal entity by virtue of a public referendum of the citizens of Ulster County. 

The open book is symbolic of the importance the College places on education. 

The ship represents Henry Hudson’s voyage on the Half Moon, which began the era of European settlement. 

The sheaf of wheat emphasizes the importance of agriculture in Ulster County. 

The Huguenot Cross recognizes the background of the early French settlers in Ulster County. 

The eleven stars represent the first eleven states of the Union with the large star representing New York State, the eleventh state of the Union. 

 

Truth from learning - Wisdom from truth 
is the College’s motto.

 

ALMA MATER 

by John F. Park 

From Catskill’s lofty peaks and vales, from Hudson’s noble shores, 

In search of wisdom’s truth we come to her e’er open doors. 

For each to be all that he can, a chance she will provide; 

For all her teachings shall become a strong and steadfast guide. 

For truth from learning we shall seek, and wisdom from the truth. 

To this, her motto, now we pledge the vigor of our youth. 

Her colors, blue and white, we raise and hold her banner high. 

Her motto for our future years a meaning shall supply. 

For knowledge and for loyalty the sapphire blue shall stand, 

The white for purity of truth which wisdom must demand. 

To alma mater, U tri C, our voices now we raise; 

In loyalty and love for truth we ever sing her praise! 

 

ACADEMIC REGALIA  

The caps and gowns, which add color and dignity to the academic procession, originated in the Middle Ages. An intercollegiate code, which was established in the United States in 1895, is the basis for present academic dress. 

 

HOODS 

The hoods are lined with the official colors of the college or university conferring the degree. For example: Columbia, light blue and white; Harvard,  crimson; New York University, violet; Princeton, orange and black; Rutgers, scarlet; University of Pennsylvania, red and blue; Yale, blue. The color of  the edging of the hood is distinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains. For all academic purposes, the colors associated with the different  subjects are as follows: 

Maize – Agriculture 

White – Arts, Letters, Humanities Drab – Commerce, Accountancy,  Business 

Lilac – Dentistry 

Copper – Economics 

Light Blue – Education 

Orange – Engineering 

Brown – Fine Arts, Architecture CAPS 

Russet – Forestry 

Crimson – Journalism 

Purple – Law 

Lemon – Library Science 

Green – Medicine 

Olive Green – Pharmacy 

Dark Blue – Philosophy 

Sage Green – Physical Education 

Pink – Music 

Apricot – Nursing 

Silver Grey – Oratory (Speech) 

Salmon Pink – Public Health 

Golden Yellow – Science 

Citron – Social Work 

Scarlet – Theology 

Grey – Veterinary Science 

Peacock Blue – Public Administration (including Foreign Service) 

 

CAPS

The tassel is black or the color appropriate to the subject, except that the doctor’s cap may have its tassel of gold thread. 

 

GONFALONS, a flag that hangs from a crosspiece or frame, are incorporated in many colleges and universities as institutional insignias and  formal ceremonial academic traditions. This year marks the second annual presentation of the gonfalons as we proudly represent the degrees and certificates awarded and earned by students at our institution with our gonfalons. SUNY Ulster’s faculty members with the most institutional  seniority have the honor of carrying these flags during the academic procession. They are serving as the inaugural Guardians of the Gonfalon:  

Mr. Jules Albertini, Professor of Mathematics 

Dr. Hans Vought, Professor of History 

Mrs. Maureen Nicholson, Associate Professor of Mathematics 

Mrs. Mary Tarcza, Professor of Communication Mr. 

James Hobbs, Professor of Psychology 

Mr. Steve Schimmrich, Professor of Earth Science

 

INTERNATIONAL SASH OR PIN 

Faculty are recognized for leadership in Academic Travel or COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning).  

 

ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND DIPLOMA REGALIA  

Graduates of two-year degree and one-year diploma programs at Ulster County Community College are robed in a grey gown and mortarboard cap with a tassel. The gold honors stole signifies membership in the PHI THETA KAPPA International Honor Society. Students  who qualify for High Honors (those with a cumulative GPA of 3.75 and higher) are signified by the Gold and Blue honor cords with a matching  tassel. Students who qualify for Honors (those with a cumulative GPA between 3.3 and 3.74) are signified by the Blue and White honor cords  along with a matching tassel.