MAYS LANDING — Atlantic Cape Community College awarded 854 associate in arts, associate in science and associate in applied science degrees at the school’s 49th commencement, Thurs., May 19. The Honorable H. Robert Switzer of Egg Harbor Township delivered the keynote address.
High honors student Kristina Krautblatt of Brigantine, who achieved a perfect 4.0 average, delivered the class farewell. Krautblatt earned an associate degree in psychology. She shared with graduates how she did not begin her college career until 20 years after high school, and did not want a traditional life. “I didn’t feel like high school was teaching me what I wanted to learn, and I thought college would be four more years of the same. So, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, all I knew is that I didn’t want to follow the traditional life path that is laid out for us,” Krautblatt said. “We are moldable, adaptable creatures. Our fears, attitudes, and beliefs about ourselves and the world around us are not set in stone! We can continue to grow and learn at any age.”
Student Government Association President Katherine Melo of Mays Landing, who will transfer into the Nursing Program at Atlantic Cape, told the graduates: “Be bold and fearless. The world needs new, fresh ideas! The world needs you! Don’t conform or be afraid to try and fail. Failure is an important ingredient to success. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. So take risks, challenge your fears and continue to broaden your horizons.”
Gloryvie Reyes and Terri Schieder received the President’s Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes an Atlantic Cape graduate who has distinguished him or herself through professional, personal, public or community-based accomplishments. Reyes graduated from Atlantic Cape in 2001 with associate degrees in psychology and general studies, and now works as a senior bilingual probation officer at Gloucester Country Probation Department. Schieder is a 1979 Atlantic Cape nursing graduate who went on to become an experienced health care executive in strategic and clinical operations, currently serving as vice president for Business Development and Clinical Integration at AtlantiCare Health System.
Matthew D. Moeller of Haddonfield, member of the Atlantic Cape Foundation Board of Trustees, received the President’s Distinguished Foundation Board Member Award, which recognizes a current or past member of the board who has demonstrated leadership, advocacy and support on behalf of the college and its students.
Alma Albarran-Martinez of Hammonton was elected by the student body to serve as alumni representative to the college’s Board of Trustees, and was recognized.
Maria Ivette Torres, Board of Trustees chairperson, conferred and presented degrees to the graduates.
Note: The list of graduates is available on Atlantic Cape’s website: www.atlantic.edu by selecting Class of 2016 List of Graduates from the Headlines. The list includes students who have or are expected to complete the requirements for an associate degree in the 2015-2016 school year.
The graduates from Cape May County were:
Avalon:
Gregory M. Hoehn
Burleigh:
Bria M. Hatcher
Cape May:
George G. Ackley
Musawwir S. Bashir
Kristin R. Dugan
John H. Flanigan
Danielle L. Graves
Jennifer Heller
Elizabeth Holland
Michael Leinenbach
Mark R. Le Munyon
Kristen F. McVey
Jade R. Miller
Daniel J. Morrison, Jr.
Michelle S. Muentz
Leah M. Obermeier
Shane P. Rinier, Jr.
Vadim A. Strelnikov
Caroline E. Twombly
Cape May Court House:
Jessa Stearne Adiletto
Salvatore A. Amato
Samuel D. Bakley
Cody S. Boughman
Stephanie J. Boyce
Joanna C. Boyle
Michael J. Breslin
Dario L. Colombo
Conor J. Cormican
Erin G. Dagney
Kelly L. Dagney
Gabriel Dickerson
Mark L. Elliott, Jr.
Julie K. Engiles
Aaron F. Fincke
Nikki M. Fox
Desiree Geier
Caitlynn E. Greene
Sara M. Kandravi
Katelyn A. Kelly
Roxanne M. LaPlant
Harlee R. Oakford
Megan V. Orlando
Madison N. Peteani
Andrea L. Reder
Lindsey T. Reynolds
Christine M. Ritchie
Cooper J. Rossner
Kathleen E. Peterson Salfi
Anastasia Terno Hackerman
Amanda E. Vassar
Alyssa N. Waldron
Erin E. Wannen
William J. Woodring
Del Haven:
Kimberly A. Geiger
Alexandria G. Lawley
Dennisville:
Nicole C. Reed
Erma:
Desiree A. Hartman
Stephanie L. Hill
Jeremy L. Patterson
Yulia Schaffer
Green Creek:
Aiyana M. Yearicks
Marmora:
Kyle J. Holt
Megan E. Howells
Brittany N. Lane
Jacob A. Mann
Timothy W. Marcus
Kirsty M. Milano
Jessica P. Mounce
Alexandra J. Papazacharis
Genna M. Saltarelli
Robert L. Smith, II
North Cape May:
Deborah A. Calfina
Michael J. Vey
Joseph T. Madden, IV
Brooke A. O’Donnell
North Wildwood:
Allison M. Aaron
Riki I. Atkinson
Devon T. Bradshaw
Paul Ian A. Ellerkamp
Helen R. Horner
Sean D. O’Brien
Ocean City:
Matthew P. Banks
Katie A. Bartholomew
Stephen A. Basile
Katie Conn
Ryan P. Cullen
Rocco E. Fredrick
Jayme C. Jaussi
Adrienne T. Lam
Andrew J. Lawlor
Matthew C. Mayo
Jennifer M. Meng
Anthony W. Millevoi
Charles A. Patrick
Cory Raab
Kiersten N. Workman
Ocean View:
Adrienne L. Brown
Stacey L. Greis
Carolyn M. Hoke
Haley M. O’Neill
Elizabeth J. Siegel
Michael Winder
Palermo:
Toni D. Palma
Petersburg:
Nico J. DeRiggi
Rio Grande:
Richelle L. Caprioni
Melinda Dunleavy
Taylor N. Henry
Kathryn M. Kelly
Nancy A. Martinez
Brendan M. Norris
Monica A. Rojas
Julio C. Rosas-Roa
Sea Isle City:
Rebecca S. Teefy
Seaville:
Kristina A. Carpino
Michael K. Ehresmann
Claudia H. Giordano
Laura Kordomenos
Carol A. Olandt
Jenna Rose Remaley
South Seaville:
Kyle R. Sargent
Stone Harbor:
Brandon W. Hand
Tuckahoe:
Shannon R. Joyce
Villas:
Nicholas Paul Baldwin
Gabriela M. Bocanegra
Stephen B. Boyes
Wade A. Breslin
Ashlie N. Campbell
Julia Demtshuk
Jennifer N. Gagnon
Brianna R. Gallagher
Miranda L. Gray
Allison Marie Kolodi
Robert J. Maloney
Kasey N. Phillips
Tara A. Rosselli
Lurentine M. Salmon
Danielle M. Whitten
Whitesboro:
Demitria Anderson
Monique V. Sudan
Wildwood:
Joelmer Acevedo
Michael S. Greger
Kristin Reyes
Alexandra V. Ricart
Danijel Teofilovic
Devon E. Wermuth
Wildwood Crest:
Shayna L. Bailey
Justin E. Bence
Davita M. Ennals
Yahilyn Feliciano
Nicole Garcia
Kaitlyn E. Johnson
Justin A. Mahoney
Christopher J. Samartino
Woodbine:
Jessica Caraballo
Ashley E. Carter
Nichole J. Hinker
Jamie E. Starnes
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