42nd Spring Commencement Saturday, May 14, 2011 Branchburg ...

42nd Spring Commencement
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Branchburg, New Jersey

Program
Processional
“Pomp and Circumstance”
Grand Marshal
Dr. Andrew Manno, Professor of English
Welcome
Dr. Casey Crabill, President
Dr. Paul Hirsch, Chairman, Board of Trustees
Greetings
J. Matthew Holt, Director, Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholers
Robert Zaborowski, Director, Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Introduction of Commencement Speaker
Donielle DiLuzio, Class of 2011
Commencement Address
Dr. Shihab Kuran, President and CEO, Petra Solar
Presentation of Honorary Degree
Evelyn S. Field, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Musical Selection
RVCC Chorale, Under the Direction of Dr. John Sichel, Instructor of Music
Introduction of Faculty Speaker
Annamaria Havrillova, Class of 2011
Faculty Address
Lynne Kowski, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Introduction of Student Speaker
Dr. Catherine Hebson McVicker, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Student Address
Maria E. Palar, Class of 2011
Presentation of Candidates
Dr. Eileen Abel, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Awarding of Degrees
Dr. Casey Crabill
Recessional
“The Great Gate of Kiev”
Join us for a reception.
The other platform guests are: Senator Michael Doherty; Hunterdon County Deputy Freeholder Director Robert Walton and
Freeholders William Mennen and Ronald Sworen; Somerset County Deputy Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh and Freeholders
Peter Palmer and Patrick Scaglione; Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano; Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Kearns;
Hunterdon County Administrator Cynthia Yard; RVCC Board of Trustees Members John Graf, Jr., Lisa Midgette, Ella Rue, Fred Sterritt,
Kate Whitman, Robert Wise and Kim Schwabe, Alumni Representative; RVCC College Counsel Michael Camerino; RVCC Foundation
Chair Gary Woodring; NJ Council of County Colleges President Lawrence Nespoli; Somerset County Vocational and Technical Schools
Superintendent Michael Maddaluna.

May 2011 Candidates for Graduation
Morgan Adams **
Kathleen A. Adler *
Stephanie Aguayo
Sheribel Aguilar
Leilani R. Albin **
Maria Jose Aldas
Kayla Alexander
Edgardo Alfonzo Alfaro Villalobos
Fatima Ali **
Thomas Allen
John Charles Allen
Kristen Renee Allen
Joy Nieves Anderson
Molly Anderson *
Jessica Pacheco Andrade
Senka Andric **
Russell James Anile *
Crystal B. Arms
Vianca Kristel Atienza
Karen Atkins
Christine Azzam
Shawn M. Bachman
Shannon R. Baglioni
Lateshia Y. Baker
Melissa Lynn Balaam
Dalton Robert Balboa **
Sylvia Bangura
Melissa Anne Barbagallo *
Kristie Barbolt
Danae Marie Barretto
Matthew Tyler Bast
Marie Claire Battikha
Ami Bauer **
Kara Lynn Bauer
Christopher Beal
Kathleen Nichole Beam
Stephanie L. Beck
Kara Becker
Ryan Kevin Beers *
Christopher Halim Begeja
Stephanie A. Benda
Jennifer Bennett
Deborah A. Bennett
Michael Berezny
Julie Anna Bernal
Brenda J. Bickar
Agnieszka Biedron **
Akongnwi Binwi ***
Karin Birgerson *
Zachary Saul Blake
Sharon Blanco
Theresa K. Blankson
Jake Benjamin Bloom
George William Blum
Kenneth M. Bobal
Gregory Joseph Boccia
Robert Louis Boccuzzi
Cheryl G. Bocra
Emily Elizabeth Bodensieck *
Jessica Elizabeth Bojko
Quanisha Booker
Patricia L. Borgstedt
Delshonda Boswell
Kaitlynn June Botelho
Barbara E. Bow
Kenya Dana Bowman
Michelle Boykins
Jessica Jean Bradford
Autumn Carrie Brannan
Macauley Breault **
Sarah Jane Brittain
Anne K. Browarny
Mark W. Brubaker *
Leo J.Buganski II *
John Joseph Burns Jr.
Patrick Daniel Busch **
Jonathan E. Bush
Michael Ryan Butler
Vincent J. Byron
Katherine Ava Caggiano
Kirsten Marie Campbell
Lynette Cardona
Michael Carpenter
Robert Carpentier
Joseph T. Carter
Crystal Joy Castagna
Vincent Cavelli
Jennifer Cela
Marie Claude Cethoute-Tagheu
Shane Chandler
John Chang
Min Chang **
Pratiksinh Jashwantsinh Chauhan
Eliana G. Chavez *
Bruna Miranda Chiavegatto
Jung Won Choi **
Spreeha Choudhury **
Matthew Ciborski ***
Jacqueline M. Cichowicz
Gregory J. Cimato
Stephanie Cochran
Elizabeth G. Cockburn
Jason E. Cohen
Lenora Colarusso
Michael C. Collver
Quetcy Colon
Joelle Alexis Colon
Brittany Marie Comandini
Michael Wesley Comandini
Crystal C. Condit
Lance Emil Cook **
David Scott Cooper *
Justin Corbo **
Lauren Elizabeth Core
Kristin E. Corl
Steven T. Cornella Jr.
Daniel R. Corritore **
Henry Christian Coslick
Maria Coutinho
Roland L. Cragle
Jason T. Crawford
Joseph John Crook III
Karlisse Jacqueline Crosdale
Adriana Amalia Cruz
Courtney E. Cruz
Kathleen D. Culbertson **
Jessica Leigh Cullen
Elizabeth Marie Curtin
Michael Patrick Curtin
Kimberly N. Czajka
John Ryan Dalen
James H. Daniel
Erin Darabant
Lisa M. Darby
Amy L. DeGirolamo
Samantha Della Bovie
David Delnegro III
Roberta I. DeSapio *
Nicole C. DeSorbo
Jhoanne S. Diaz
Roseann DiBenedetto
Kayla M. Dice
Christopher James Dietz
Robert H. DiGiorgio
Katherine Dilena *
Donielle DiLuzio
Samantha Dingott
Matthew Paul Dionisio **
Christopher DiVito *
Michael William Dolci
Frank Thomas Domenico
Chanice Renee Dorsey
Tess Elise Dove
Patrick D. Downs
Yleana Dume
Olga Dvorzhinskaya
Peter W. Dziedzic *
Michael Dziedzic
Amanda Ann Dzwill ***
Galina M. Eccles **
Donna Marie Eckel
Melissa Egues
Davison Obinna Ejiogu
Sarah Lynn Eley *

David T. Eliades II *
Marc E. Ellis
Inass Elsayed
Jose Roberto Enriquez *
Jeffrey Bernard Erkkila
Hector B. Espinel
Jessica Lourdes Estrella Huaraca
Amanda Shoshannah Everett *
Christine Anne Fagan
Kayla Dai Farber
Madeline Elizabeth Farina *
Ifeoluwa Chidinma Fawole
Jan B. Fay **
Jorge Feijoo
Kyle Matthew Fennimore
April Fernandez
Elise Figler
Natalie Murray Figueroa *
Joseph M. Fiorilli
William Fischer
Jarrett C. Fisher
Nathan E. Fleck
Lauren M. Flood **
Justine M. Foley
Joseph Forte
Virginia E. Fortune **
Samantha A. Frace
Brian C. Franchuk
Sharon K. Franklin
Ricardo Frias *
Heidi L. Fries
Kelsey R. Gallagher
Shanthi Ganesh
Susan Elizabeth Garcia
Marcela Garcia
Helenna S. Garcia Desiderio
Andre Gardner
Heidi Kyong Gatsch
Judy Theresa Gatsch
Leah Mary Geiser
Melissa Gemore
*** Summa Cum Laude is a designation given to
a Raritan Valley Community College student
who graduates with a degree grade point
average of 4.0.
Daniel Edward Gerlach *
Gabriella Geron
Jessica L. Geron **
Rachel Marie Giarrusso
Sarah Marie Gilbert
Julianne Giolli ***
Carl Gittleman
Wade Glenn
Carrie Ann Gluchowski
Diana Goffredo ***
Timothy J. Golden *
Janelle L. Golder
Vladislav Golubev
Jennifer Gomez
Jeffrey C. Gora
Henry Charles Grablewski
Misty Granski
Annelle B. Grayon
Amanda Lee Grek *
Rosemarie A. Gritton
Donna M. Guadarrama
Daniel Guarente
Charles Marvin C. Gubac
Rebecca Marie Guilloud ***
Adrienne L. Guistwite
Svitoved Gulak
Jackelyne F. Gutierrez
Kevin L. Gutierrez
Christine Elizabeth Gwin
Alexandra Paige Haberin
Eric Michael Haftel
Courtney Anne Hague
Ivan R. Hahn
Marinela G. Haldeman ***
Hilary M. Hall
Amanda Marie Teresa Hancocks
Chrissie Hanna
Joyann Hanna *
Tyler Hardy **
Yvonne Harnischfeger *
Shannon Marie Harrington
** Magna Cum Laude is a designation given to a
Raritan Valley Community College student
who graduates with a degree grade point
average of 3.8 or higher without a “D”, “F”,
“WF”, or “U” grade.
Diane L. Hart
Kevin Lee Hau
Annamaria Havrillova ***
Cara Healy *
Allison M. Henning
Amanda P. Hewitt
Alison Lynn Hicks
Steven Hicks
Ryan T. Hockenbury
Jeremy Hoffman
Charlie C. Hoffman **
Nicole Diane Hoffman
Robert A. Hojnoski
Ryan James Holliday
Lisa M. Holmlund
Ashley Diane Horgan
Brittany L. Horinka
Christopher Shean Hubbell
Michael Gregory Hunter *
Jeffrey R. Hunter
Sean M. Huzar
Christina A. Idrovo
Maureen C. Ingraham **
Anna Vladimirovna Isachenko *
Justin Raymond Isak
David Joel Jacobson **
Rubama Jahangir
Margaret Jairdullo **
Emily Janakiram *
Joseph E. Jannone
Amisha Jhaveri
Maryangel Jimenez
Carol Ann Jinier *
Kirsten E. Johmann
Denise C. Johnson
Patricia S. Johnson *
Susan Rose Johnson **
Laura M. Johnson
Steven E. Johnson II *
Phillip Merion Jones
Cassandra Kalley
Katelynn Brianne Karas
Imtiaz Karim
Meina Mazghon Karimi
Lauren Karol *
Joanna Kasper
Suzanne Kassak
Michael R. Keleher
John R. Kell **
Christopher W. Kelly
Anam Sayeed Khan
Kellie Kiley
Brian Bum-Joon Kim
Trisha L. Kindler
Adriana M. King **
Brittany Ryan Kirchner *
Daniel H. Kirchner
Wendy Jean Kline
Christopher Klug
Michael P. Knitowski
Derek Kocher
Danuta Kosiorowski
Kenneth Lee Kowaleuski
Ilanna P. Kowski **
Joseph M. Kozak
Elbasan Krasniqi
Kinga Magdalena Krol
Darlene R. Kuck
Meredith J. Kuhn
Athena Kyriazis
Tenagne B. Lakew
Amraj Singh Lalli *
Meghan Lally
Aaron M. Lambert
Abigail Landau
Kyle Edmund Lane
Allison Langer
Jennifer Kathleen LaPlaca
Susana V. Lara Pasapera
Nadine Marie Larson *
Lorand C. Laskai **
April Jane Lasky
* C um Laude is a designation given to a Raritan
Valley Community College student who
graduates with a degree grade point average of
3.5 to 3.79 without a “D”, “F”, “WF”, or “U” grade.

May 2011 Candidates for Graduation
Adrian C. Lee
Elizabeth Lee
Joshua Daniel Legg *
Aubrey Legreide *
Brian Lehfeld
Heather Lehman
Juliet M. Leonard
Madelyn C. Leonard
Kimberly Y. Leong
Jeremy Lepore **
Mary Elayne Leriche **
Jennifer S. Lerner **
Tatiana Lesiv
Richard R. Lilly ***
Myongsuk Lim
Peter D. Lindsay
Meghan Liskowaski
Kristen M. Lisowski
Gregg S. Lister **
Joseph G. Lombardi
Denville R. Loney *
Tracey Lonon
Jonathan Lopes *
Aaron Jeffrey Lopez
Ariel Antonio Lopez
Yenny Elizabeh Lopez Minaya
Patrycja Luka *
Sara Lukens
Candice Enyonam Lumax
Kyle Anthony Mack
Matthew R. Madere
Shariq Madha **
Mike P. Madorma
Marife Mago
Ummay Mahmud *
Austen K. Mahoney
Jason Ian Makarevic
Daniel Arthur Malinowski
Francis Mark Mallon
Tracy Stephan B. Mamuric
Ryan Kenneth Manahan
Michelle E. Manfre
Jericho Mangalindan
Katherine Marantz
Melanie Marie Marconi
Seth P. Marienau
Jamie Marshall
Jeime Martell *
Michelle Martinez *
Elizabeth Martinez
Andrew James Charles Masin
Thomas Masnica **
Brittney A. Mason
Angela Materna
Janine N. Mattera
Richard Matthey
Juliet Christine Maxcy
Elizabeth Mayer-Brown
Garrett J. Mazzeo
Mark A. Mazzone *
Justin Nicholas Mazzucco *
Andrew P. McCarthy **
Susan Emily McEwan ***
Samantha Anne McGovern *
Andrea McMahon
Travis Lee McQueen *
Jennifer Melo
Matthew John Mercurio *
Jaime L. Meyer
Joshua Michalski **
Jenna Miele
Kenneth Vincent Miller III **
Sandra Lynn Miller
Theodora Dyane Miller
Niki Mirzaei
Angela Gabriela Miskis **
Catherine L. Mobus
Amy K. Mondadori
David J. Montagna
Suzanna Carol Montano **
Michael William Montesano
Ricardo St Aubyn Moore
Peggy S. Mora
Chase McKay Morgan *
Gary Joseph Morneault
James F. Mosher
Nicholas Moy
Catherine R. Mucyn *
Daniel Murillo
Amanda Leigh Nagle
Ananya Nanduri ***
Jennifer Nolty
Peter J. Nooitgedagt **
Gregory Richard Nunn
Polycarp Ifeanyichukwu Nwosisi
Sandra Ann O'Connor
Jessica Manee Ohnmacht **
Allison Leigh Opperman
Brett Louis Orashen
Sarah Marie Ostergaard
Theresa A. Pagan
Samuel Palacios Ruvalcaba **
Maria E. Palar **
Michael Palazzo *
Vincent Thomas Panico
Nicholas J. Pankowski
William Phillip Parker
Kevin Anthony Parker
Jeri S. Patasnik **
Chirag H. Patel
Digant C. Patel
Rima Patel **
Vivek B. Patel **
Gary Patrissi *
Shweta Patro **
Vasilia N. Patsourakis
Kasandra Patterson **
Daniel Pellicano *
Italo Enrique Perez Arrisbasplata
Ryan C. Perreault
Jelena Petrovic
Michel Marle Petruzzi *
Scott Petty
Stephanie Marie Phibbs
Leanne Kathryn Phibbs *
Joseph Paul Piarulli, Jr.
Kyle Pickerell
Alexandria Felicia Piesla *
Jordan Alexander Pinzolo *
Nicole L. Pipolo
Carol J. Piscatelli
Justin L. Piserchia
Elizabeth Pituch *
Tetyana Pitula *
Jacqueline Plante **
Sylwia Maria Plonka **
Suzanne Poch **
Jessica L. Popik
Elizabeth Porshay
Ryan Edward Pottorf **
Efua Nyanba Quansah
Rabya Qureshi
Amrita Raghunath
Amanda M. Ramdeo
Sunita Ramdeo
Dennis Ramos
Casey Randazzo **
Divya Rao
Kimberly L. Raya
Jillian N. Regier
David William Reichert
Kevin Reid *
Kathy L. Reilly
Alzira Soares Reis
Steven Reside
Yenda D. Reyes
Bryan Reynolds
Timothy Glenn Richard *
Kevin Richards
Daniel John Richter
Alyssa Michele Rina **
Lisa Elaine Risack *
Gina Robertozzi
David Joseph Roberts

Norda Bevon Robinson
Amanda Rodriguez
Ernie G. Rodriguez
Maxim J. Rohowsky
Carlo G. Romano
Rose Ann Marie Romero
Nicholas A. Rosado *
La'Toya O. Rose *
Jennifer Leigh Roster
Cathy C. Rothfeld *
Laurie Rubinetti
Jennifer B. Rubino
Courtney Rucando
Charles Ruff
Ashley E. Ruhl **
Whitney N. Rukab **
Asher Rumfield
Emily M. Russo
Jonathan Michael Russo *
Sean Travis Ryan
Jason M. Salegna
Erik Joseph Salvatore
Helay-Benawa Samad
Peter Joseph San Giorgio
Carlos R. Sanchez
Nicole Sartori *
Theodore J. Hagaman Savaki
Danielle Savino
Phillip Scaggs
Veronica Scaggs *
Cathy Ann Schafer **
Frank E. A. Schneider IV *
Keith Sciarra
Alyson Scott *
Matthew Sczesny
Rebecca Seeley
Christina Marie Sempervive
Tanya Serrano
Saundra Lynette Session **
Kailyn Frances Seymour
Krishna Shah
*** Summa Cum Laude is a designation given to
a Raritan Valley Community College student
who graduates with a degree grade point
average of 4.0.
Yulia Shapovalova
Lisa Mary Sharkey
Kenneth Knight Sharp
Michael F. Shea
Erikka J. Shells *
JuanCarlos Shider
Heta Rajul Shukla
Raysa Sigler
Dana Marie Silva
Lucretia A. Silverthorn
Nadia Davena Singh
John Singura *
Leon C. Skyers *
Linda M. Smith *
Charlotte Pauline Smith
Jean-Pierre Smith *
Benjamin Smith *
Charisse E. Sobers *
Jaime L. Socha
Roger William Sokoloski Jr. **
Paul J. Solomine
Gina Marie Somma **
Ryan James Sonner
Ashley Melissa Sorensen
Kristin Janelle Soriano ***
Melissa B. Soucek
Katelyn Sowden
Nancy T. Spalluto
Samantha Leigh Specht
Tasha Loreen Spencer
Daniel P. Spotto *
Jason Lloyd Spraggs
Susan Jane Staats *
Richard Stagaard **
Michael S. Stahl *
Kevin Stanicki
RaeAnn E. Stichter *
Shannon Sullivan *
Michael Doyle Summerhill
Deidre A. Supple ***
Christopher Josiah Svendsen *
** Magna Cum Laude is a designation given to a
Raritan Valley Community College student
who graduates with a degree grade point
average of 3.8 or higher without a “D”, “F”,
“WF”, or “U” grade.
James Devin Symonds *
Karen Grace Telesco **
Spencer J. Teresak *
Jaymes A. Testa **
Jennifer K. Thatcher
Nicholas Vincent Theresa **
Denise Christen Thiel *
Travis A. Thierrin **
Jacqualyn Thompson
Heather N. Tietjen
Stephen D. Tine
Bryant Torres
Evelyn Torres
Adam J. Trejo
Jessica L. Tychinski **
Keith Lee Udsen
Devin Anne Underwood
Kevin Campbell Ungaretta *
Donna Alexandra Unke *
Julian Alex Uscilowicz
David J.lVanlLierop
Matthew Paul VanPelt
Jillian E. Vargas
Maria Vargas
Alejandro Vasquez
Yeimi Carolina Vasquez
Loretta Jane Vecchio
Jemimah Vergara **
Nicholas Thomas Vigilante
Zachary L. Virga
Garrett Clifford Vogt
Anna Victoria Voyce **
Lauren Ashley Wadams *
Ashley M. Walch **
Carolyn C. Walker
Catherine E. Walsh
Emily C. Walsh
Anita G. Wamakima **
Morris Mutua Wambua
Molly C. Ward
Miles John Ross Wardrop
Nicole C. Weaver
Glenn Thomas Weeks
David Wesley Webber
Li-Ting Wei
Timothy Weingart
Kristy Leigh Wentz
Benjamin West **
April Sherry Weston **
Keith O. Wettstein
Michelle Marie Wheeler
Collette A. Williams
Ed Winters *
Emily Wisniewski
Karen Wisniewski
Bryan P. Wolf
Jennifer Ann Wright
Renee Leigh Wright
Iwonna Wypych *
Debbie A. Yeagle *
Yona Yehudai
Corey Elisabeth Yoder
Teresa M. Yorkgitis *
David S. Younan
Leo G. Young
Matthew Peter Young **
Laura Christine Zahorbenski
Mohannad Zindaki
Kristen Zitofsky
Lindsay Marie Zorn
Amanda Rose Zotte
* C um Laude is a designation given to a Raritan
Valley Community College student who
graduates with a degree grade point average of
3.5 to 3.79 without a “D”, “F”, “WF”, or “U” grade.