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
- 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
- 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.
