27th Annual
Commencement Awards Ceremony
Greetings
Floyd F. Amann, Ph.D. President
Rachel Hofstetter Chair, College Association
Academic Excellence
A letter from Walter Asonevich Dean of Academic Affairs
Presentation of Awards
President Amann, presiding
Closing
President Amann
Academic Excellence Award in Nursing
presented by Gail Ropelewski-Ryan to
Leslie Kretchmer
Accounting Faculty Award
presented by David Quattrone
to
Ellen H. Horning
American Chemical Society Award for Outstanding Chemistry Student at CCC
presented by Ruth Wenner
to
Ysreen W. Braun
Automotive Technology
presented by Brian Halm
to
Kyle Schmidt
Brown Memorial Scholarship
presented by Brenda Russell
to
Amy Isaacs
District #3 Professional Nurses Leadership Award
presented by Rachel Hofstetter to
Amy Isaacs
Carol McKenzie Music Award
presented by James Hudson
to
Amanda S. Woodard
Charles F. Hauser Manufacturing Technology Award
presented by Brian Hill
to
Linda S. Snyder
Chemical Dependency Counseling Program Award
presented by Anne D’Ulisse to
James F. Dempsey
Clinical Excellence Award in Nursing
presented by Charlene Prior to
Donald Knolles
Colette Bierwiler Memorial Award
presented by Michael Gilmartin
to
Brooke Burnett
Communications Award for Excellence
presented by Vincent Lisella to
Robert W. Orr
Computer Repair Technology Award
presented by Joseph Oppenheim
to
Matthew J. Taylor
Computer Science Excellence Award
presented by Hans Appelt
to
Matthew B. Smith
Corning Hospital/Founders Pavilion Nursing Scholarship
presented by Charlene Prior
to
Sheila Perry
Corning Incorporated Photonics Division Award
presented by Tom Dunbar
to
William Meyers
Corporate and Community Education Part-time Student Award
presented by Jeanne Eschbach to
James Storch
Criminal Justice Program Award
presented by Richard Moriarty
to
Todd C. DeGarmo
Criminal Justice Society Award
presented by Daniel Kane
to
Edwin P. Benton
Early Childhood Certificate Award
presented by Catherine McLaughlin to
Grace A. Walsh
Electrical Technology Program Award
presented by Michael Schaffner
to
David A. Olson
SUNY Utica/Rome Medal for Academic Excellence
presented by Michael Schaffner
to
David A. Olson
Engineering Science Award
presented by Lawrence Josbeno to
Thomas J. Strait
Watson Scholars Award
presented by Lawrence Josbeno to
Thomas J. Strait
Excellence in Art Award
presented by David Higgins to
Amelia Harnas
Humanities Scholarship Award
presented by David Higgins
to
Amelia Harnas
Gerald Reagan Award (CAD/CAM)
presented by Ted Horigan
to
Bernard Fitzpatrick
Health, Physical Education and Recreation Award for Physical Education
presented by Mary Gail Lee
to
Barb M. Crosby
History/Government/Geography Award
presented by Dianne Stanley
to
Kosmas Diveris II
Human Services Program Award
presented by Jean Anne Dull to
Marie L. Coffey and M. Jan Lakes
Jeffrey A. Gallo Memorial Scholarship
presented by Michael Schaffner
to
William E. Blow
John Connelly Business Studies Achievement Award
presented by Dale Clark to
Joreen Griffin
Joseph H. Smith Jr. ’45 Award
presented by Lawrence Josbeno
to
William Schlichting
Liberal Arts & Sciences Elementary Education Award
presented by Mary Keeler
to
Colleen L. Carney
Machine Tool Technology Award
presented by Harry Miller
to
Joshua A. Brown
Manufacturing Leadership Award
presented by Brian Hill to
Donald J. Walker
Mechanical Technology Award
presented by Ted Horigan to
Shawn M. Levey
Mildred MacDowell Health Education Award
presented by Mary Gail Lee to
Ann E. Hill
Network Technology Award
presented by Michael Bilynsky
to
George M. Youngling
Paralegal Program Award
presented by Gregory Dalton to
Joann E. Hall-Payne
Pauline J. Kelley RN Nursing Scholarship Award
presented by Gail Ropelewski-Ryan
to
Jennifer Packard
Psychology/Sociology/Anthropology Award
presented by Richard Ek
to
Julie C. McChesney
Social Sciences Division Award
presented by Susan St. John to
Anne S. Bartone
Wayne Kenner Memorial Scholarship
presented by Ernest Danforth
to
Sondra O’Brien
William Blakeslee Memorial Scholarship
presented by Lawrence Josbeno
to
Norman R. Jones