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41st Spring <strong>Commencement</strong><br />
Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 12, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Branchburg, New Jersey
<strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community College<br />
Board of Trustees<br />
Paul J. Hirsch, Chairman<br />
Evelyn S. Field, Vice Chair<br />
Catherine McVicker, Vice Chair<br />
Frank T. Araps<br />
Raymond H. Bateman<br />
Joetta Clark Diggs<br />
Trudy Doyle<br />
John Graf, Jr.<br />
John L. McGuire<br />
Peter G. Schoberl<br />
Frederic C. Sterritt<br />
Gerald J. Vernotica<br />
Kate R. Whitman<br />
Robert P. Wise<br />
Lindsay Troyer, Alumni Representative<br />
Casey Crabill, President<br />
<strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community College Foundation<br />
Gary Woodring, Chair<br />
Somerset County<br />
Board of Chosen Freeholders<br />
Jack M. Ciattarelli, Director<br />
Robert Zaborowski, Deputy Director<br />
Peter S. Palmer<br />
Patrick Scaglione<br />
Patricia L. Walsh<br />
Hunterdon County<br />
Board of Chosen Freeholders<br />
William G. Mennen, Director<br />
J. Matthew Holt, Deputy Director<br />
George B. Melick<br />
Ronald M. Sworen<br />
Robert G. Walton
Program<br />
Processional<br />
Pomp and Circumstance<br />
Grand Marshal<br />
Dr. Brian Thomas, Professor of Ophthalmic Science<br />
Welcome<br />
Dr. Casey Crabill, President<br />
Dr. Paul Hirsch, Chair, Board of Trustees<br />
Greetings<br />
Patricia Walsh, Member, Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders<br />
William Mennen, Director, Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders<br />
Presentation of Honorary Degree<br />
To Dr. John McGuire, Board of Trustees Member<br />
Dr. Casey Crabill<br />
Dr. Paul Hirsch<br />
Introduction of <strong>Commencement</strong> Speaker<br />
Rudolph Powser, Class of <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Commencement</strong> Address<br />
Hon. Hany A. Mawla, Judge, New Jersey Superior Court<br />
Presentation of Honorary Degree<br />
To Judge Hany Mawla<br />
Dr. Catherine McVicker, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees<br />
Musical Selection<br />
Adagio from Concerto for Clarinet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br />
Brittany Farej, clarinet, Student<br />
Anthony Strong, piano, Assistant Professor of Music<br />
Introduction of Faculty Speaker<br />
Eva Lewandowski, Class of <strong>2010</strong><br />
Faculty Address<br />
Dr. Kelly Nicholson, Assistant Professor of Philosophy<br />
Introduction of Student Speaker<br />
Evelyn Field, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees<br />
Student Address<br />
Nicole Singer, Class of <strong>2010</strong><br />
Presentation of Candidates<br />
Dr. Jeffrey Bobbitt, Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs<br />
Awarding of Degrees<br />
Dr. Casey Crabill<br />
Recessional<br />
The Great Gate of Kiev<br />
Reception to follow in courtyard<br />
The other platform guests are: New Jersey Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman and Assemblyman John DiMaio; Hunterdon County Freeholders J. Matthew Holt, Ronald Sworen and<br />
Robert Walton; Somerset County Freeholders Peter Palmer, Patrick Scaglione and Robert Zaborowski; Somerset County Vocational and Technical Schools Superintendent Michael Maddaluna;<br />
Hunterdon County Administrator Cindy Yard; Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano; RVCC Board of Trustees Members Frank Araps, Raymond Bateman, Joetta Clark Diggs, Trudy Doyle,<br />
John Graf, Fred Sterritt, Gerald Vernotica, Kate Whitman, Robert Wise and Lindsay Troyer, Alumni Representative; RVCC College Counsel Michael Camerino; RVCC Foundation Chair Gary Woodring<br />
and Vice Chair Elizabeth Mitchell; RVCC Vice President of Finance and Facilities John Trojan, Vice President of Technology and Learning Services Chuck Chulvick, Dean of Corporate and Continuing<br />
Education Janet Luton Perantoni, Dean of College Advancement Jacki Belin, Dean of Student Services Diane Lemcoe, Executive Director of Human Resources Nancy Moore, Interim Dean<br />
of Faculty Thomas Valasek, Dean of Academic Program Development & Partnerships Nancy Jordan, and Dean of Instruction Maxwell Stevens.
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Candidates for Graduation<br />
Amanda Abbatiello<br />
Lemuel Oduro Aboagye<br />
Peter T. Adamski<br />
Olubunmi Olufunke Adeshina<br />
Varun Kumar Adusumilli<br />
Ali Ahmed<br />
Chelsea L. Alles<br />
David Russell Allison*<br />
Susan T. Alummootil<br />
Keila Isabel Amador<br />
Antonio M. Amendoeira<br />
Mark M. Andraos*<br />
Michael E. Andreyko<br />
Jaclyn Michelle Andronici<br />
Maristela C. Atienza<br />
Jannina Azabache<br />
Giovanna Balena<br />
Mary Bangura<br />
Satin Banks<br />
Matthew J. Barabas<br />
Robyn M. Barb<br />
Michael J. Barbetta***<br />
Kristen Barrett<br />
Samuel P. Barry<br />
Nicolette Devin Battoni<br />
Erika L. Baumgarten*<br />
Daniel J. Beam<br />
Kathryn Elizabeth Begeja***<br />
Gabrielle Bellai<br />
Maria Elizabeth Bender<br />
Robyn J. Benton<br />
Storm Bering<br />
Paul Bernard<br />
Brenton S. Biggs<br />
Brian Richard Biglin<br />
Brian Bird<br />
Neah L. Mendes Blackman<br />
Kelli Jean Blair***<br />
Mark Blanco<br />
Jessica Elizabeth Bojko<br />
Melina Bolaños<br />
Kathleen Bolmer<br />
Kevin Bonhoff<br />
Esther Yi-Xin Booth<br />
Kimberly Ann Bowen<br />
James Charles Boyer III<br />
Jessica Jalia Boyle*<br />
Volha Bradley***<br />
Elizabeth Brady*<br />
Sara K. Brenner<br />
Deanna L. Bridge<br />
Jeff D. Briggs<br />
Lauren Louise Brown<br />
Quincey Earl Brown<br />
Meredith L. Bruce<br />
Joseph E. Brzyski***<br />
Julia Spolarics Buccini**<br />
Jamie Nicole Bujalski<br />
Cassie Bundy<br />
Kellianne Buschinski<br />
Jesus Paolo Cabahug<br />
Evelyn Campbell<br />
Jon W. Campbell<br />
Frances Cancel<br />
Danilo F. Canuel<br />
Asmar J. Capers<br />
John P. Carbonaro<br />
Oscar Carcamo<br />
Lynette Cardona<br />
Jamila H. Carter<br />
Marco Carvello<br />
Nicky Castello<br />
Beatrice-Joyce Aguinaldo Cayaban*<br />
Leo S. Cayanong<br />
Emilia Geronga Cebedo<br />
Lindsay M. Cesare<br />
Abdul Qadir Chambliss<br />
Keri Chammings<br />
John Chang<br />
Alicia B. Chappelle<br />
Kimberly Lynn Charnuska**<br />
Alexandra Marjorie Chess<br />
Thomas Cheung<br />
Joseph G. Chiocchi<br />
Chris Choi**<br />
Alexandra Rose Citro**<br />
Casandra Doris Clark<br />
Richard W. Coates**<br />
Shade E. Coleman<br />
Sheila Coleman<br />
Tanisha J. Conaway<br />
Cynthia Daniele Conklin<br />
Latrica Conner<br />
Amanda N. Conner<br />
Arielle Skye Conroy<br />
Diane Contuzzi<br />
Janice M. Conway<br />
Katherine Conyers<br />
Matthew John Cook<br />
Samantha Corveleyn<br />
Caroline J. Crane*<br />
Anthony Crincoli<br />
Lauren Elizabeth Croasdale**<br />
Karen Cubero<br />
Luis M. Cubi<br />
Stuart B. Cundiff Jr.<br />
Jonathan Michael Curran**<br />
Andrew L. Dabkowski*<br />
Jacob J. Davis***<br />
Meron Dawit<br />
Irene Krystal Martinez De Jesus<br />
Laura A. DeDreu<br />
Ashley Marie Del Pizzo<br />
Anne Marie G. Dela Fuente<br />
Kristen D. Delacruz<br />
W. Lissette Deleon-Estrada<br />
Theresa Marie D'Elia<br />
Sarah Delong<br />
Steven M. Dennis<br />
Christopher A. DeRites<br />
Ryan A.Derr*<br />
Daryl A. Dey<br />
Thomas A. Diamente<br />
Johanna Loraine Evangelista Diaz<br />
Michelle Marie Diaz<br />
Colin A. Dietz<br />
Louis Michael Dimore*<br />
Thomas J. DiPalma<br />
Matthew Doell<br />
Kettlin Domenech<br />
Thomas J. Donaldson<br />
Anjelique Lorraine Drayton<br />
Michael E. Dufford<br />
Francis Joseph Dumbreski**<br />
Trisha L. Dymek<br />
Patrick M. Dziamba<br />
Nicole Eannucci**<br />
Jacob T. Edmonds<br />
Gayle Edquiban<br />
Amy Elizabeth Einstein<br />
Eric T. Elberty**<br />
Salima Eljaiek<br />
Nanci Rose Emiliani<br />
Jennifer B. Engelhart*<br />
Jeremy Epps<br />
Joshua A. Everett<br />
Marissa Fahsbender**<br />
Ryan Farley<br />
Thomas J. Farley*<br />
Kaileen Julia Fennell<br />
Luis P. Fernandes<br />
Alan Michael Fernicola Jr.*<br />
Samuel J. Ferrante**<br />
Dana Ferrence*<br />
Carol B. Fiallos<br />
Brian James Fiorello<br />
Leonora Marie D. Fitzgerald<br />
Meaghan P. Flaherty<br />
Melissa Jane Fogg**<br />
Courtney Nicole Fraumeni<br />
Caitlin Suzanne Freaney<br />
Regina Freeman-Ricketts<br />
Andres Mauricio Freire<br />
Nicole K. Fuentes<br />
Navika Gadhok<br />
Edward Orlando Galindez<br />
Emilie Ann Gallagher<br />
Yanson Clevel Gallien
Jennifer N. Gallo<br />
Devon Noelle Gangaware<br />
Brian Thomas Gartner<br />
Jessica Megan Gasalberti*<br />
James Evan Genes*<br />
Dyana R. Gentry<br />
Patrick Kenneth Gessner***<br />
Justin Mark Giannone<br />
Stacey Lee Giordano<br />
Heather A. Glenn**<br />
Cassandra Golden<br />
Dayna Samantha Goldstein<br />
Samantha Beatrice Golia*<br />
Robyn Elizabeth Golis*<br />
Veronica Santos Goncalves<br />
Nicholas Gonski<br />
William Arnold Goodheart IV*<br />
Elise Lynn Gove<br />
Rhett Winchester Graff<br />
James J. Gray*<br />
Amrik S. Grewal*<br />
James Matthew Griner<br />
Edison Andres Guamba*<br />
Georgina Guerrero*<br />
George M. Gushue<br />
Annie Syrell Guy*<br />
John Lane Hall III<br />
James Arthur Hamilton III<br />
Colleen Harbstreet***<br />
Joanne Catherine Harris<br />
Jeffery Harrison*<br />
Brooke Hartrum<br />
Melanie Hauk<br />
Jane Ann Hauptly<br />
Teri Haus<br />
Michael Patrick Hedlund**<br />
Victor Henderson Jr.<br />
Johny Angel Hernandez*<br />
Kirsten M. Heteji***<br />
Estefan Higazi<br />
Jonathan B. Hlasney*<br />
Michelle Ann Hollekim***<br />
Jameel N. Horne Sr.<br />
Eva Hrbanova**<br />
Steven G. Huffman<br />
Thomas M. Hyland Jr.<br />
Steven V. Iacoviello<br />
Leslie A. Ip<br />
Lindsy V. Jacob<br />
Karl Ole Jacobsen<br />
Mariama N. Jalloh<br />
Michael Blake Janes*<br />
Wonsik Jang<br />
Morgan E. Jenkins**<br />
Maryangel Jimenez<br />
Jerome Arthur John<br />
Erica J. Jones<br />
Karen Kay Jones<br />
Cari L. Jurovcik<br />
Thomas J. Kacerek Jr.<br />
Robert Kafara<br />
Ashlee Kamara<br />
Jaya Sannidhi Kanduri***<br />
Ioannis V. Karazoupis<br />
Erin K. Kelleher<br />
Mark Kelly**<br />
Jennifer G. Kennedy<br />
Matthew J. Kennedy<br />
Richard R. King Jr.<br />
Kevin James Kinney*<br />
Elizabeth Alexandra Kisenishsky<br />
Laura Klutkowski<br />
Christine Sue Kochanski<br />
Tracy Allison Kolpak<br />
Anthony Thaddeus Konysz<br />
Mollie Koullouros<br />
Anthony Edward Kroposky<br />
Melanie Kubilus*<br />
Yasmine E. Kugelman<br />
Richard Z. LaFevre**<br />
Anthony LaGreca Jr.<br />
Michael Henry Lake*<br />
Blaire Langston**<br />
Cynthia Laurent<br />
Tolulope Lawal<br />
Michael Le<br />
Hiroco Demissew Lemessa<br />
David Lepinsky*<br />
Kathy Orsolya Levonaitis**<br />
Eva M. Lewandowski**<br />
Dennis S. Liana<br />
Diana Lima<br />
Clarissa M. Lin***<br />
Courtenay Lindsay<br />
Brian Lippai<br />
Allison Marie Logatto<br />
Brian Allin Lojko*<br />
Jim Bryant Lozada<br />
Agnieszka E. Lozowska<br />
Deana Marie Lysy<br />
Weijia Jenny Ma<br />
Mark-Robert Mahaga-Ajala**<br />
Pranamya Mahankali**<br />
Austen Kevin Mahoney<br />
Jamlick M. Maina<br />
John M. Maiorelli<br />
Maria Theresa Malinis<br />
Diane-Marie B. Mamuric<br />
Thomas Mariano<br />
Jessica Valerie Marinaccio<br />
Kim My Hoang Maring<br />
Karla N. Mariscal<br />
Corie L. Markus<br />
Eric Ronald Marshott<br />
Jeffrey Mart*<br />
Michael P. Martin<br />
Maritza M. Martinez<br />
Shani Chavez Martinsen<br />
Michelle N. Masciola-Verish**<br />
Brittney Anne Mason<br />
Camille Matsen*<br />
Ellen J. McCaffrey<br />
Meagan Lyn McFadden*<br />
Shannon McLean<br />
Joshua D. McLean<br />
Megan M. McMahon<br />
Evan Joelle McMurray<br />
Dominique McPherson<br />
Daniel Meldrim***<br />
Brian Merrill<br />
Paul Edmund Meyers**<br />
Jonathan A. Millheim*<br />
Edward John Miller*<br />
Jeremy Wayne Miller**<br />
Katharine Miller*<br />
Michelle M. Miller*<br />
Joel S. Mirsky<br />
Bradley André Mitchell<br />
Michael Moeller<br />
Jolaine Moffitt*<br />
Matthew Phillip Molle<br />
Amy K. Mondadori<br />
Christopher Michael Mondok<br />
Laurie Ann Morrison<br />
Scott Gary Mueller<br />
Jonathan Winho Mui<br />
Derek Mui<br />
David R. Mulrine<br />
Kathryn Munley**<br />
James Clay Munson<br />
Terence Patrick Murphy**<br />
Caitlin Ruth Murray**<br />
Al Mutz<br />
Janet Jessica Narine<br />
Raquel P. Neto*<br />
Nancy L. Bowers-Newton***<br />
Orlando J. Nolasco<br />
Soraya Tamara Nossoughi<br />
Bethany Lauren Nystrand<br />
Ifediora C. Obi<br />
Leslie Obour<br />
Tobi Oladele Odunaiya<br />
David C. Ogden*<br />
Amy Lynn Oliver***<br />
Kyle M. O'Loughlin<br />
Richard Alexander O'Neill*<br />
Margaret A. Onokoya<br />
James Davies Orefice Jr.<br />
*** Summa Cum Laude is a designation<br />
given to a <strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community<br />
College student who graduates with<br />
a degree grade point average of 4.0.<br />
** Magna Cum Laude is a designation given<br />
to a <strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community College<br />
student who graduates with a degree<br />
grade point average of 3.8 or higher<br />
without a “D”, “F”, “WF”, or “U” grade.<br />
* Cum Laude is a designation given to a<br />
<strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community College<br />
student who graduates with a degree<br />
grade point average of 3.5 to 3.79<br />
without a “D”, “F”, “WF”, or “U” grade.
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Candidates for Graduation<br />
George Joseph Otero<br />
Claudia R. Pacheco***<br />
Lauren B. Pagano<br />
Alyssa Pallatta**<br />
Christopher Palma<br />
Diana Carolina Palomo<br />
Michael R. Patten<br />
Vincent Pellegrino<br />
Alesha A. Peluso**<br />
Danielle Marie Peters<br />
Rhonda A. Peters-Capers<br />
Lisa Marie Petix<br />
Liya Petrosyan*<br />
Paul Alexandre Pinho<br />
Zachary Pinner*<br />
Joshua Scott Piscatelli<br />
Jaclyn C. Pistilli-Urena<br />
Sara Renee Pitcher***<br />
Gwendolyn Plaza<br />
Jamie L. Pontarollo***<br />
Andrew W. Potts<br />
Rudolph Ernest Powser IV**<br />
Robin Marie Poyer<br />
Ralph S. Price Jr.<br />
Anthony J. Pucci III*<br />
Christopher Putvinski*<br />
Florence M. Quackenbush<br />
Jedidiah Quense<br />
Christienne Querijero<br />
Michael G. Radano<br />
Erin Rafanello<br />
Heidi Ragsdale<br />
Jessica V. Ramirez<br />
Justin M. Rattigan<br />
Michelle Reiner<br />
Steven Reis<br />
Holly Alexandra Rice**<br />
Andres Rivera<br />
Lisa Robinson<br />
Brian M. Rock<br />
Steven Rodier<br />
Bonnetter Rodrigues-Irving<br />
Ashley Rose Rodriguez*<br />
Brandon Christopher Rogers<br />
Timothy M. Roland<br />
Beneta S. Rolser<br />
Monika Roszko*<br />
Molly Anne Rothberg<br />
Jennifer B. Rubino<br />
Jeremy Rubio<br />
Rujira Rujipongkul<br />
Thomas John Ruvo<br />
Laura Jeanne Ryan*<br />
Julie Salamon<br />
Avrill Crystal Salcedo<br />
Nina Christine M. Salvacion<br />
Nikhilesh Anant Sangodkar***<br />
Patricia Sanker<br />
Marc K. Santino<br />
David J. Savidge*<br />
James D. Schmidt<br />
Marc David Schroeder*<br />
Jeffrey Dwayne Schroeder<br />
Gary Schuch<br />
Valerie Mairead Schunk**<br />
Kimberly Isabella Schwabe**<br />
Nicole L. Sclafani<br />
John P. Scott<br />
Steven J. Seng<br />
Shaun R. Senker<br />
Christia Maria Settembrino<br />
Debra L.Shafer<br />
Parth Shah<br />
Rajendra Sharma<br />
Daniel Kenneth Shea<br />
Benjamin Nanney Shipman<br />
Brent J. Shoemaker*<br />
Nicole Singer**<br />
Nadia Davena Singh<br />
Matthew Sisto*<br />
Brian Edward Smith<br />
Stephen Smith<br />
Barbara Ann Smith<br />
Samuel E. Snyder Jr.<br />
Brendan Sobers<br />
Ingrid M. Solarte<br />
Eric A. Specian*<br />
James P. Specian<br />
Beth J. Spinner<br />
Crystal A. Stitley<br />
John W. Stockton<br />
Victoria Lea Stone<br />
Jennifer Stouffer<br />
Jasmine M. Straub<br />
Monica M. Szydlowski<br />
Sarah A. Tambs*<br />
Stephanie Lee Taylor<br />
Alycia Terry<br />
Kelly Ann Thomas<br />
Dale C. Thompson<br />
Kasey Shea Thompson<br />
Tracy J. Thompson<br />
Artem Titoulenko<br />
Grace E. Tobia<br />
Benjamin E. Torcivia<br />
Stephen Michael Toth<br />
Michael Ronald Trainor<br />
India L.Trammell<br />
Kurt C. Tribel**<br />
Barbare Tsilosani**<br />
Michael Tuffour<br />
William Lloyd Twisdale<br />
Amanda April Vaccarella<br />
Serena Valdes<br />
Michelle L. Valentino<br />
Matthew Gregory Valenzuela<br />
Jeffrey D. VanFossen*<br />
William Vargas<br />
Anthony Virga*<br />
Zachary William Voyce<br />
Michele A. Waldron<br />
Kimberlee Simone Wallace<br />
Ryan Samuel Wallace<br />
Alexandra Aubrey Waller<br />
Henry Wang*<br />
Lena Roberta Washington<br />
Glenn J. Watson Jr<br />
Christina Ann Weber<br />
Jessica L. Wells**<br />
Claire T. Wessel**<br />
William Frederick Wheatley*<br />
Tara M. Whyte*<br />
Christine Ann Wicklund*<br />
Robert C. Wiecenski<br />
Brian M. Wilbur<br />
Larisa Erin Willett<br />
Alroy Christopher Williams<br />
Dorrette Evanna Williams<br />
Stephanie Williams<br />
Austin Sease Williams<br />
Trevor Willis<br />
Noreen L. Wilpiszeski<br />
Maxine Wilson<br />
Wesley Woodrow Wilson III<br />
Kevin A. Wilson<br />
Neil P. Witt<br />
Patrick Jun Fai Wong**<br />
Rita Kathryn Woodring*<br />
Ryan Matthew Wright***<br />
Lyutsiya Yakobchuk*<br />
Roland Yakobchuk<br />
Lauren Young*<br />
Randy J. Yurasek<br />
Laura Christine Zahorbenski<br />
Mohammad Tanvir Zaman**<br />
Bryan C. Zambon<br />
Greg Zambon<br />
Patrick Lance Zapanta<br />
Kyle D. Zeigler<br />
Melissa Leigh Zellman<br />
Jessica Marie Zinna**<br />
*** Summa Cum Laude is a designation<br />
given to a <strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community<br />
College student who graduates with<br />
a degree grade point average of 4.0.<br />
** Magna Cum Laude is a designation given<br />
to a <strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community College<br />
student who graduates with a degree<br />
grade point average of 3.8 or higher<br />
without a “D”, “F”, “WF”, or “U” grade.<br />
* Cum Laude is a designation given to a<br />
<strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community College<br />
student who graduates with a degree<br />
grade point average of 3.5 to 3.79<br />
without a “D”, “F”, “WF”, or “U” grade.
Hany A. Mawla<br />
John L. McGuire<br />
Honorary Degree Recipient<br />
Hany A. Mawla, JSC is a judge of The Superior Court of New Jersey, serving in Hunterdon<br />
County Chancery Division, Family Part. He is the youngest person to be nominated to<br />
the Superior Court bench and he is the first Muslim to become a Superior Court Judge in<br />
New Jersey.<br />
Prior to becoming a judge, Judge Mawla was a partner in the litigation department of the<br />
law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP where he litigated non-matrimonial,<br />
matrimonial and other complex family law related matters. He also was an accredited<br />
mediator for the Economic Aspects of Family Law Cases by the Administrative Office of the<br />
Courts, and served as a panelist in the Early Settlement Program for Family Court matters<br />
in Essex, Middlesex and Morris counties. He has lectured on family law matters on behalf<br />
of the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Association of Trial Lawyers<br />
of America and the New Jersey Judicial College. Judge Mawla also was a member of the<br />
editorial board of the New Jersey Family Lawyer, the New Jersey State Bar Association<br />
family law publication. An adjunct faculty member at RVCC, Judge Mawla taught various<br />
litigation courses in the Paralegal Studies degree program. He also was an adjunct professor<br />
at Rutgers University in the Department of Political Science and the Center for Middle East<br />
Studies and is currently a visiting faculty member there, teaching Islamic Jurisprudence.<br />
Judge Mawla received a degree from Rutgers University, graduating with collegiate honors<br />
and high honors in political science. He received his law degree from Seton Hall University<br />
School of Law.<br />
Honorary Degree Recipient<br />
Dr. John McGuire has been a member of the College’s Board of Trustees since 1986. He served<br />
as Chairman of the Board from November 2005 to November 2007.<br />
As Chairman he led the presidential search that resulted in the hiring of Dr. Casey Crabill<br />
and guided the beginning of a new strategic planning process. Throughout his tenure on<br />
the Board of Trustees he has advocated for high standards, clear accountability, and the best<br />
stewardship of the public’s resources. His leadership, insight, determination, and dedication<br />
have helped shape the growth and the direction of the College over the past 24 years.<br />
Dr. McGuire is retired and had served as president of Ferring Research Institute. During his<br />
distinguished career in the pharmaceutical industry he held a variety of executive positions<br />
at Johnson & Johnson including the Pharmaceutical Group’s Corporate Vice President<br />
of Business Development. Dr. McGuire has given generously of his time to support his<br />
community, serving as president of the Central New Jersey Council of Boy Scouts of America;<br />
president of the United Way of Hunterdon County; chair of Hunterdon Medical Center for<br />
eight years; and chair of Hunterdon Healthcare System for 12 years. He also has given<br />
countless hours of service to Pennington School and the Hunterdon County YMCA. A resident<br />
of Stanton, he received his Ph.D. and his M.A. from Princeton University and a B.S. from<br />
Butler University.
Academic Award Recipients<br />
The following students have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements.<br />
Accounting<br />
Prashnee Naicker<br />
Biology<br />
Jamie Pontarollo<br />
Business Administration<br />
Christina Mitala<br />
Business Liberal Arts<br />
Michael J. Barbetta<br />
Amy Oliver<br />
Communication Studies<br />
Kelli Blair<br />
Computer Networking<br />
Adam D. Myers<br />
Computer Science (A.S.)<br />
Richard Alexander O’Neill<br />
CPA Ed. Req. Certificate<br />
Patricia B. Sanker<br />
Criminal Justice (A.A.)<br />
Patrick Kenneth Gessner<br />
Digital Media & Film<br />
Sean Robert Diehl<br />
Education<br />
Kathy Levonaitis<br />
Jessica Spayd<br />
Early Childhood Certificate<br />
Kathleen M. Constantine<br />
Early Childhood Education (A.A.)<br />
Eva Hrbanova<br />
Valerie Schunk<br />
Clarie Therese Wessel<br />
Jessica Zinna<br />
Electric Utility Technology<br />
Richard W. Coates<br />
Engineering Science<br />
Jacob Davis<br />
Rudolph Powser<br />
English<br />
Jennifer Ann Theesfeld<br />
Events Planning/Meeting Management<br />
Rita Josephine Buganski<br />
Fitness and Wellness<br />
Michael Andreyko<br />
Food & Beverage Mgmt. (A.A.S.)<br />
Dawn Anderson<br />
Foreign Language Studies<br />
Kathryn Elizabeth Begeja<br />
General Science<br />
Pre-Heath Professional Program<br />
Sara Pitcher<br />
General Science<br />
Academy for Health & Medical Science<br />
Jaya Kanduri<br />
Clarissa Lin<br />
Health Information Technology Program<br />
Kathleen Feraudo<br />
Human Services Liberal Arts<br />
Julia Spolarics Buccini<br />
Information Systems and Technology<br />
Mohammad Tanvir Zaman<br />
Law Enforcement<br />
Annie Syrell Guy<br />
Liberal Arts<br />
Barbara Lynn Lazarus-Gazo<br />
Management Information Systems (A.S.)<br />
Kim Marie Orozco<br />
Benny Lim<br />
Marketing (A.A.S.)<br />
Mark Kelly<br />
Mathematics<br />
Jessica Marie Witt<br />
Medical Coding Certificate<br />
Joanna Turek<br />
Nursing RN<br />
Michelle Hollekim<br />
Paralegal Studies (A.A.S.)<br />
Michele Waldron<br />
Paralegal Studies Certificate<br />
Michelle Beth Segall-Rainey<br />
Pre-Medical Professional<br />
Alyssa Pallatta<br />
Pre-Pharmacy<br />
Chris Choi<br />
Social Sciences Liberal Arts<br />
Eva M. Lewandowski<br />
James T. Muller<br />
Kimberly I. Schwabe<br />
Web Programming<br />
Ellen Costello<br />
Eleanor Pribula<br />
President’s Recognition Award<br />
Rudolph Powser
Profile of the <strong>May</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Class<br />
Number of graduates 496<br />
Gender<br />
Female 226<br />
Male 270<br />
Youngest Graduate 17<br />
Oldest Graduate 62<br />
Ages<br />
Under 20 21<br />
20-29 346<br />
30-39 64<br />
40-49 42<br />
50-59 18<br />
60 Plus 2<br />
Not Provided 3<br />
Degrees Received<br />
Associate of Arts 192<br />
Associate of Applied Science 143<br />
Associate of Fine Arts 16<br />
Associate of Science 126<br />
Associate of Arts in Teaching 20<br />
Certificates 33<br />
Top Three Degree Majors<br />
Liberal Arts<br />
Nursing<br />
Business Administration<br />
Top Two Certificate Majors<br />
Paralegal<br />
Events Planning/Meeting Management<br />
Residency<br />
Somerset County 271<br />
Hunterdon County 118<br />
Other NJ Counties 97<br />
Out of State 10
A History of <strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community College<br />
<strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community College first began serving the community as Somerset<br />
County College on September 12, 1968, when it opened its doors to 229 students at<br />
its temporary home, Green Brook High School. In <strong>May</strong> 1970, the first commencement<br />
was held for 75 graduates.<br />
In July 1968, the College found a permanent home with the purchase of a 240-acre<br />
site in North Branch. With the first phase of construction underway, an interim facility<br />
was built — the current Arts Building — to house all College operations. In<br />
September 1973, students finally moved into new, permanent facilities that included<br />
Somerset and Hunterdon Halls. The second phase of construction was completed in<br />
1975, adding to the complex a new College Center and a Physical Education building<br />
featuring a full gymnasium, weight room and swimming pool. The campus continued<br />
to grow with the 1985 opening of a new library and 1,000-seat Theatre.<br />
The College's major redefining moment came in November 1986, when freeholders<br />
from Hunterdon and Somerset counties approved co-sponsorship of the College. The<br />
first bi-county college in the state, Somerset County College was officially renamed<br />
"<strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community College" in July 1987.<br />
With the merger and new name, the College continued to expand. March 1990<br />
marked the official opening of the 100-seat Planetarium. As part of the College's<br />
25th anniversary celebration in 1993, the library was named to honor founding<br />
trustee Evelyn S. Field, and the Theatre was named for founding trustee Edward Nash.<br />
In June 1993, a child care center opened to serve the children of RVCC students,<br />
faculty, staff and administrators. The Center for Advanced Teaching and Technology,<br />
which opened in 1994, brought multimedia resources into the classroom via fiber<br />
optics, enabling RVCC to become the first community college in the state to offer the<br />
new classroom technology. Four years later, the state-of-the-art Conference Center<br />
opened, serving as a conduit to bring the corporate and academic communities<br />
together.<br />
Recent additions to the College complex include the Institute for Holocaust and<br />
Genocide Studies Resource Center; the Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership<br />
and Social Justice; and the Christine Todd Whitman Science Center. The state-of-theart<br />
Science Center houses the Institute for Biotechnology Education and the biology,<br />
chemistry, physics and engineering laboratories, as well as a lecture hall that<br />
provides interactive centers for teaching using technology. The West Building, the<br />
largest classroom building on campus, opened in September 2007.<br />
From its early days at Green Brook High School to today, <strong>Raritan</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Community<br />
College is constantly expanding and improving to meet the changing educational<br />
needs of Somerset and Hunterdon county residents.
New Jersey Governor<br />
Chris Christie<br />
Somerset County State Legislators<br />
Christopher "Kip" Bateman, New Jersey Senate<br />
Thomas H. Kean, New Jersey Senate<br />
Robert G. Smith, New Jersey Senate<br />
Nicholas P. Scutari, New Jersey Senate<br />
Denise M. Coyle, General Assembly<br />
Peter J. Biondi, General Assembly<br />
Jon M. Bramnick, General Assembly<br />
Joseph V. Egan, General Assembly<br />
Upendra J. Chivukula, General Assembly<br />
Gerald B. Green, General Assembly<br />
Nancy Munoz, General Assembly<br />
Linda Stender, General Assembly<br />
Hunterdon County State Legislators<br />
Michael J. Doherty, Senator<br />
Steven V. Oroho, Senator<br />
John DiMaio, General Assembly<br />
Erik Peterson, General Assembly<br />
Alison Littell McHose, General Assembly<br />
Gary R. Chiusano, General Assembly<br />
United States Legislators<br />
Frank Lautenberg, Senator<br />
Robert Menendez, Senator<br />
Leonard Lance, Congressman<br />
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, Congressman<br />
Rush D. Holt, Congressman<br />
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education<br />
Edward J. Graham, Chairman