HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College will hold a virtual commencement ceremony on Friday through the college’s website, to allow all 428 students and families to safely celebrate graduation.
There will be live and recorded speeches, as well as a slideshow of students in their caps and gowns.
“We understand and empathize that not having a traditional ceremony is a disappointment for our students their families and friends, as well as the entire campus community,” said President Cathleen McColgin. “We are planning an inspiring event that draws on our Herkimer College traditions, and perhaps starts some new ones too.”
Chairwoman of the College Board of Trustees, Isabella Crandall, will preside over the ceremony, and McColgin will present several awards and confer degrees with assistance from Provost Michael Oriolo and Dean of Students Donald Dutcher. Associate Professor of Computer Science Randolph Baker will represent the faculty as macebearer.
Graduate Cassandra Dolan, of Rome, will sing the national anthem.
The Rev. Sean O’Brien of St. Peter’s Church in Rome, will deliver the invocation and benediction. O’Brien is a graduate of Herkimer College, Class of 1985.
The student speech will be delivered by Julie Anne Peck, of Gouverneur.
Remarks will be provided by Student Government President Briana Nicole Hoskins ’20, of Sicklerville, N.J.; Academic Senate President April Harris; Herkimer County Legislature Chair Vincent J. Bono; SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson; and several elected officials.
President and CEO of Arc Herkimer, Kevin Crosley, will receive the SUNY Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, and the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence will be awarded to Kristen Rose Purcell, of Sauquoit.
To view the live ceremony, visit: www.herkimer.edu/commencement.
Below is a list of students receiving associate's degrees and certificates.
Associate Degrees:
- Ahmed N. Abdulrahman, Utica
- Mackenzie Shea Adamek, Herkimer
- Marguerite M. Aney, Little Falls
- Sam Austin, Frankfort
- Ethan D. Babowicz, Marcy
- Sheila C. Baker, Ilion
- Abigail Lynn Baumes, Cold Brook
- Tanner Beang, Oneonta
- Kaitlyn Rose Behan, Cherry Valley
- Rebekah J. Benjamin, West Winfield
- Daniel Thomas Bennett, Little Falls
- Carli Ann Brenon, Utica
- Charlene Mary Francis Brown, Mohawk
- Jaquan A. Brown, Ilion
- Danielle Pauline Capriotti, Little Falls
- Amanda Mae Carpenter, Little Falls
- Andrew Thomas Celio, Little Falls
- Kyle W. Celio, Little Falls
- Alexandra Noel Cieslak, Herkimer
- Camillia R. Cimko, Laurens
- Samantha Alexis Clark, Dolgeville
- Jaime Lynn Cloutier, Utica
- Nicholas Tyler Coffin, Dolgeville
- David Michael Collins, Cherry Valley
- Brandy Lyn Coulibaly, Herkimer
- Madison Findlay Cudhea, Rome
- Margaret Esther Daly, Rome
- Cameron Patrick Darrow, Ilion
- Stacy A. Davignon, Clinton
- Alexandra L. Davis, Little Falls
- Charise Nichole Davis, Little Falls
- Namir Allen Davis, Herkimer
- Colin Thomas Dawley, Ilion
- Timothy Mitchell Day, Ilion
- Brian Demma, Utica
- Caitlyn M. Diehl, Mohawk
- Constantinos Dinos, Herkimer
- Giovanni Leonard Dixon, Utica
- Cassandra Rose Dolan, Rome
- Shayla M. Donnelly, Richfield Springs
- Darien Faith Ellis, Ilion
- Dominick A. Fasolo, Utica
- Isabella Geralyn Fasolo, Utica
- Jasmine Lane Finch, Rome
- Michael Jeffery Gardner, Richfield Springs
- Anthony F. Gay, Herkimer
- Christopher Stanley Godlewski, New York Mills
- Isabella Rose Griffiths, West Winfield
- Rebekah Catherine Groom, Herkimer
- Jackson Dayton Hall, Mohawk
- Tonya L. Hamell-Hoyte, Utica
- Anthony Maurice Hampel, Cold Brook
- Sierra Marie Hart, Little Falls
- Michael William Heron, Little Falls
- Zachary J. Higgins, Ilion
- Todd William Hight, Herkimer
- Gabriella Rochelle Howard, Herkimer
- Jarrett Ingerham, Herkimer
- Cindy Jakupovic, Utica
- Marissa Lucia Johnson, Ilion
- Shai A. Johnson, Ilion
- Rachel P. Jouben, Mohawk
- Matthew P. Joyce, Mohawk
- Ramazani Juma, Utica
- Carole Jury, Clinton
- Sara V. Kardas, Utica
- Justin M. Kiesow, Frankfort
- Jennifer Jean Kilts, Springfield Center
- Erin L. Korce, Little Falls
- Alicia Jean Kosinski, Dolgeville
- Jolonda Kyles, Utica
- Katherine Mary Laible, Ilion
- Lily Paige Land, West Winfield
- Charisma D. Lape, Ilion
- Emily Marie LaQuee, Herkimer
- Emily Jean Lincoln, Cherry Valley
- Brittany Lindsay-Kirkem, Herkimer
- Alexis Paige Lyga, Herkimer
- Noah J. Lynch, Ilion
- Dillon Kane Lyon, Dolgeville
- Kristina Lyubezhanina, Frankfort
- Jessica Hope Mahoney, Richfield Springs
- Enock Havugimana Makoma, Utica
- Todd Joseph Maphia, Herkimer
- Kacie Elizabeth Marcy, Boonville
- Erica Lynn Marocchi, Cassville
- Kerissa Ann Marquissee, Mohawk
- Mary Elizabeth Martens, Mohawk
- Tre Christopher Mathis, Utica
- Sara Marie Mathy, Ilion
- Adam Michael Matthews, Ilion
- Dominique Irene McCumber, Frankfort
- Jacob Salvatore Meola, Utica
- Benjamin John Migliore II, Herkimer
- John Michael Mikolaicyk, Oneonta
- Shauna Lynn Mills, Herkimer
- Sharifay Mohammed, Utica
- Gaven Michael Monohan, Herkimer
- Allison Lynne Morgan, Ilion
- Evonna Ann Mower, Jordanville
- Marius Murabito, Marcy
- Selena Lynne Nalaskowski, Herkimer
- Derek Merton Newman, Herkimer
- Brooke Lynn Newtown, Ilion
- Christina Jean Noffer, Ilion
- Ashley Lynn O'Connor, Remsen
- Karina Ogiyevich, Frankfort
- Bryce Matthew Olds, Ilion
- Donald Alexander Overacker, Mohawk
- Amanda Marie Patterman, Deerfield
- Moo R. Paw, Utica
- Sabrina Nicole Pedde, Utica
- Alyssa Gabrielle Piccione, Herkimer
- Kara Jean Plato, Herkimer
- Amanda L. Podlas, Little Falls
- Craig A. Pritchard Jr., Cassville
- Kristen Rose Purcell, Sauquoit
- Amanda L. Reinhardt, Newport
- Logan Thomas Reinold, Holland Patent
- Annette Nicole Renshaw, Ilion
- Taylor Jane Rhubart, Boonville
- Victoria Lindsay Rose, Herkimer
- Sarah Ann Russo, Cherry Valley
- Christopher Salamone, Frankfort
- Julia Mary Salamone, Frankfort
- Nicholas James Salamone, Herkimer
- Sarah Michelle Schiff, Sidney
- Henry Vincent Schultz, Utica
- Alanis Rose Sears, Utica
- Svetlana M. Skorobogach, Frankfort
- Jacob Ryan Slaughter, Ilion
- Mariel Elizabeth Smith, Herkimer
- Caleb Daniel Stewart, Little Falls
- Danielle J. Stormes, Herkimer
- Kimberly Ann Studebaker, Camden
- Tyler G. Swartz, Fort Plain
- Walter Richard Szarek, Cold Brook
- Julia Louise Tangorra, West Winfield
- K'Pru Taw, Utica
- Amy Elizabeth Taylor, Little Falls
- Maverick Jacob Taylor, Ilion
- Felipe A. Tejeda Sosa, Herkimer
- Matthew James Tobin, Poland
- Natalie Marie Todd, Herkimer
- Parker James Tooley, Little Falls
- Alijah Brandon Tucker, Camden
- Michelle A. Tyson, Frankfort
- Vicente Daniel Valdivia, Herkimer
- Nicholas R. Visconti, Little Falls
- Stormie Jean Vivyan, Jordanville
- Caleb Paul Volk, Herkimer
- Kyle Glenwood Volkmer, Herkimer
- Nicholas Warner, Herkimer
- Hadyn Elizabeth Weakley, Poland
- Abigail Rose Weaver, Ilion
- David Robert Wells Jr., West Winfield
- Zachary J. Wells, Rome
- Alexandra Elizabeth Wilcox, Worcester
- Joshua Eric Wilcox, Herkimer
- Victoria Leigh Yashinski, Frankfort
- Christine D. Zampa, Herkimer
- Autumn Renee Zwierecki, Frankfort
Certificates:
- Anthony Abdou, Marcy
- Jarrett Everett Brown, Oneonta
- Thomas J. Carinci Jr., Newport
- Jennifer R. Coffin, Ilion
- Norma Jean Coffin, Dolgeville
- Kristen Lee Congdon, Dolgeville
- Ashley Marie Cook, Whitesboro
- Luke Andrew DelGrego, Utica
- Tanya Lynn Dowd, Ilion
- Andrea C. Forte, Little Falls
- Ethan David Geary, Utica
- Christopher Ryan Gorea, Utica
- Ehser Kanyaw, Utica
- KyuSang Kessler, New Hartford
- John Steven Klimacek Jr., Little Falls
- Lori A. Koons, Canastota
- Brandon J. Loren, Cold Brook
- Matthew Jeremiah Lozada, Deerfield
- Colton Parker Lucas, Mohawk
- Rebecca Sue Meininger, Richfield Springs
- Kyna Xavia Morales, Little Falls
- Brandon Michael Morris, Rome
- Gary Lee Moshier Jr., Bridgeport
- Brett D. O'Grady, New Hartford
- Candice Faye Rodgers, Mohawk
- Cody Daniel Rosinski, Utica
- Jack Edward Scherer, Ilion
- Andrew R. Sheppard, Cold Brook
- Ksenia Shuman, Utica
- Terrell Andre Silvera, Hartwick
- Aaron Geoffrey Sloper, Camden
- John Eugene Zongrone, Utica
