Co m m e n c e m e n t Ex e r c i s e s

Ma y 11, 2019

The Board of Trustees,

President

and Faculty

Welcome Graduates,

Family and Friends

to

Vaughn College’s

Commencement Exercises

May 11, 2019

The Flag

Vaughn College has flag colors of burgundy with white lettering.

academic heraldry

The wearing of caps, gowns and hoods at college and university functions dates to the Middle Ages, when they were first worn by monks and students for warmth in the damp and drafty 12th-century castles and halls of learning. Through the years, their style and color have come to represent specific meanings.

Gowns for the bachelor’s degree have a semi-stiff yoke, long pleated front, and intricate shirring across the shoulders and back. The bachelor’s gown is worn closed and is primarily distinguished by its long pointed sleeves.

The gown for the master’s degree has the same yoke effect as that of the bachelor’s but is designed so that it may be worn open or closed. The back of the sleeve is oblong and cut square with the front part carrying a cutaway arc.

Gowns for the doctoral degree are also worn open or closed. They have long velvet panels down the front and three velvet bars on the bell-shaped sleeves. This velvet trimming may be either black or the color distinctive of the field of learning to which the degree pertains.

Certain changes were made in 1960, and some colleges and universities have departed from the traditional black and adopted gowns in the primary colors of the institutions.

Caps can be of serge, broadcloth, cotton, rayon or silk, and for the doctoral cap only, of velvet. The tassel of the doctoral cap can be of gold thread. The caps normally are mortarboards in shape, although women can wear soft, square-topped caps.

The hood gives color and definitive meaning to the academic costume. The hood is of varying sizes for master’s and doctoral degrees and is made of material to match the gown. It is lined with the color or colors of the institution conferring the degree. The hood is bordered with velvet of the proper width and color to indicate the field of learning.

STudenTS’ aTTire Traditionally, student robes are black. The inside of the hoods are burgundy and white in color. The velvet border on the hood of undergraduates is golden yellow, symbolic of the technology degree. The velvet border on the hood of graduate candidates is drab, symbolic of the business, management or commerce degree.

STudenT governmenT aSSociaTion PinS The pins worn by the graduates are a gift from the Student Government Association and presented to graduates of Vaughn College. The College seal is incorporated into the pins. Pewter pins are for associate degree graduates, gold pins are for bachelor’s degree graduates and bronze pins are for master’s degreegraduates.

color cordS

Graduates who have completed their degrees with academic honors are attired with cords: Bronze cords are cum laude; silver cords are magna cum laude; and gold cords are summa cum laude. Students who have completed the Leadership Academy program are recognized with burgundy and white cords. Graduates who served our country in the military service are recognized with red, white and blue cords to honor their service.

commencemenT SPeaker and honorary degree reciPienT

SCOTT C. DONNELLY

Scott C. Donnelly is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Textron Inc. Donnelly joined Textron in July 2008 as executive vice president and chief operating officer and was promoted to president and chief operating officer in January 2009. He became CEO in December 2009 and was elected chairman of the board effective September 1, 2010.

Donnelly was previously president and chief executive officer for General Electric (GE) Aviation, the world’s leading producer of large and small jet engines for commercial and military aircraft and a major provider of flight management, actuation and power management systems. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president and director of GE Global Research, the world’s largest and most diversified industrial research organization.

Donnelly joined GE in 1989 as manager of Electronics Design Engineering for GE’s Ocean Systems Division in Syracuse, NY. He went on to serve in a variety of leadership roles for the company, including engineering management positions with then-GE division of Martin Marietta in both Australia and the United States. In 1995, he moved to GE’s Industrial Control Systems business, where he held various management positions. Donnelly was named a vice president of GE in 1997, responsible for Global Technology Operations at GE Healthcare.

Donnelly received a bachelor of science degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is on the board of directors for Medtronic plc and the National Air and Space Museum and the board of trustees for Bryant University.

Program

Academic Procession (audience stands) Pomp and Circumstance Sir Edward Elgar National Anthem (audience stands) The Star-Spangled Banner Lyrics: Francis Scott Key

Introductions Dr. Paul LaVergne, Vice President of Academic Affairs Greetings from the President Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo

Greetings from the Board of Trustees Mr. Ken Stauffer ’83, Chair Recognition of Outstanding Students Dr. LaVergne Graduating Student Speaker Mr. Nicolas Ceballos

Presentation of Candidate President DeVivo and Chair Staufferand Conferring of Honorary Degreeto Scott C. Donnelly Commencement Address Mr. Scott C. Donnelly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Textron Inc. Presentation of Candidates for Degrees

Conferring of Degrees President DeVivo and Chair Stauffer Associate in Occupational Studies

Associate in Applied Science

Bachelor of Science

Recessional (audience stands) Crown Imperial Sir William Walton

Marshals for the Academic Procession Grand Marshal Mr. Robert Kammerer, Associate Professor Arts and Sciences Platform Party Marshal Mr. Luis Santana, Director Academic Affairs Faculty Marshal Dr. Shouling He, Associate Professor Engineering and Technology Department Student Marshal Mr. Nicolas CeballosPresentation of Colors Civil Air Patrol Color Guard/Drill Team

Associate in Occupational Studies Airframe and Powerplant Technology Graduates – September 2018Luis Abreu, Cum LaudeMaro AshpoleDanish BissessarBrandon Brown, Cum LaudeKevin BurgosAndre CentronSakyavut ChaichitJoseph ChapmanFrank Daddio, Magna Cum LaudeAman DeepLaurian Dragomir, Cum LaudeKelvin Garcia Marte, Magna Cum LaudeKimberly GuamanAmuniki Haley, Magna Cum LaudeHarlem Jimenez ReyesMichael Laureano, Cum LaudePeter MathewsRicky McmeoAlex Mejia, Magna Cum LaudeDenny MontemayorXavier MurilloRamfis NunezKevin Nunez-DiazPrincewell OkoloDarnell OlivereJustin OvallesBlaine PatrickKevin PetersDeoraj Ramcherita, Summa Cum LaudeCarlos RamirezAndres Rivas, Magna Cum LaudeRuben Rodriguez GomezGenesis Santana JimenezManoj ShahiChristopher SmithAlvin Vera Shi Jia WangKevin WrightEnosh Younus, Magna Cum LaudeSantiago Zapata Velez, Magna Cum Laude

Graduates – December 2018Ahmed Abdelwahed, Magna Cum LaudeBryant AchilleCole AmbroseYounis AzizJonathan BaptisteNicholas BasdeoSteven BernalLuis Bisono CabreraCarlos BoteroNeil BrissettChed CamachoHector Cardenas, Cum LaudeGerman Castillo-Columna, Boyuan ChenLuke ChinnayaIvonne CruzMichael Dacosta-Meachem, Magna Cum LaudeKareem Elsanabary

Bright EvwarayeSafiullah Faizy, Summa Cum LaudeGustavo Fajardo CabaKumar GaneshCristian GarciaJohan Garcia SotomayorChristopher GlazeKeldryn Guillen Urena, Francisco Hernandez-Arias, Cum LaudeArmani Holder BorbonAshraf Hoosein, Magna Cum LaudeNissim ItzhakiKarl LaurentAveeka Marajh, Magna Cum LaudeManuel Marte JrDavid Mejias Poulos, Magna Cum LaudeEric Mendez CaranguiAlfeez Mohamed, Magna Cum LaudeEmily Mooney, Summa Cum LaudeGabriel Morrobel JrMohammed NaseruddinDaniil NisanovChristian OrozcoZaire PaigePierre PaulKalifa PaulJairo PenaRory Perkins, Summa Cum LaudeEstefania PortugalMonique Rodrigues Dos Santos, Cum LaudeGlen SantiagoFranklyn Serraty CalderonAcdel Tapia, Summa Cum LaudeElvis TaveraYoelvis VasquezKeven VasquezKatherine VerasAlfred Watkins JrYusuf WeishMark WilliamsCourtnay Zincke-Howard

Candidates – May 2019 Anthony AbarcaMohamed AlsaidiKelvon Antoine, Cum LaudeHaseebullah ArbabAnibal Ariano, Cum LaudeMena ArmaniousJaoquim Bailey, Magna Cum LaudeYves BambaraDavid Bartolomeo, Summa Cum LaudeKevon BrownKevin BuitragoRafael CabaEdmilson Da SilvaRavindra DavidSalvatore DeRose IIIChristopher Dunn, Cum LaudeDavid Duque, Magna Cum LaudeShemmon Elmes, Magna Cum LaudeAli Essa, Magna Cum Laude

graduaTeS and candidaTeS For degreeS

Jawad FardousVictor Fung, Magna Cum LaudeShaoib Ganie, Summa Cum LaudeAmbar GonzalezEsteban Gualotuna Gomez, Cum LaudeXu HuangConroy HyltonOrett IronsRichard IzemanSookhdeo Kissoon, Magna Cum LaudePaul LeJens LemaPeter Lulgjuraj, Magna Cum LaudeAkeem McNaughtonRuben MellaMarla Miller DanielChristian Morales, Cum LaudeEdward NaranjoCamille Nelson, Magna Cum LaudeReshad NooriAlejandro OchoaSamuel Ortegano Soto, Cum LaudeJaime Pavon, Magna Cum LaudeDevin PersaudJose PortilloAshiq RahmanJulio SanchezJuan SantiagoEric Santos SilvaKevin SatizabalAnthony ScanzanoMark SeelallMuhammad SharifJaquan Titus, Cum LaudeVidyanand Tulsie, Summa Cum LaudeBrian TylkoJulio UrenaCarlos Vasquez CamejoCarlos VegaJampieer Ventura-FernandezMena Youssef, Cum Laude

Associate in Applied Science Aviation Maintenance

Candidates – May 2019Alan Cookson, Summa Cum LaudeEdwin Liriano

Associate in Applied Science Aircraft Operations

Graduates – December 2018Marwan Alsaidi, Cum LaudeZeeshan Choudhri, Magna Cum LaudeShenouda Labib, Cum LaudeAmfry Sanchez

Candidates – May 2019Neil Ferguson, Summa Cum LaudePenelope Fernandez

Bryan FullerLenny GutierrezAnthony Sookram

Associate in Applied ScienceAirport Management Graduates – December 2018Ismael AlonzoDesmond BethuneJazmin GarciaChristopher KlotzJonathan LiSean Murphy, Magna Cum LaudeAnderson Navarrete, Magna Cum LaudeShree Seepersaud

Candidates – May 2019Ceasar AraulaBrandon Campbell, Magna Cum LaudeLeopista Itangare, Cum LaudeGary KressNaji LoobyVictor TrinidadRachel Underland, Summa Cum Laude

Associate in Applied ScienceAeronautical Engineering Technology

Candidates – May 2019Eriberto Huerta MoranChavez ReeceJoshua Villareal

Associate in Applied ScienceAnimation and Digital Technologies

Graduate – December 2018Damian Tyborowski

Candidate – May 2019Charles Wu

Associate in Applied ScienceElectronic Engineering Technology Avionics

Graduate – December 2018Hugo Arias

Candidates – May 2019Aleem HydaraliAndy MedeMarco PepePedro RoqueGurtej SinghBrian Tull

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Bachelor of Science Aeronautical Science

Graduates – September 2018Joshua Rivera, Summa Cum LaudeMarcin Sudo, Magna Cum LaudeElizabeth Wohengu

Graduates – December 2018Rafael Diaz, Magna Cum LaudeLouis Marcel Djamat-DuboisNicole Gil, Magna Cum LaudeFelicia SmallsLuis Urena

Candidates – May 2019Ron AjdiniMarwan Alsaidi, Cum LaudeCarolina AriasGregori BianchiniZeeshan Choudhri, Magna Cum LaudePeter Fernandez, Magna Cum LaudeKatherine InamaguaShenouda Labib, Cum LaudeAlex Napper, Summa Cum LaudeDaren Phillips, Cum LaudeAmfry SanchezIsaac Shapiro, Cum LaudeErick Urbina, Cum LaudeOmar Webber

Bachelor of Science Aircraft Operations

Graduates – December 2018Eryk KozubJohan Thormes

Candidates – May 2019Sarah AhmedEric EstrellaWilliam GomezRafal KwatroAlejandro Osorio, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of ScienceAviation Maintenance Management

Graduates – December 2018Akeem Chase, Cum LaudeDevindra Dhanaswar, Magna Cum LaudeHaolun Qu, Summa Cum Laude

Candidates – May 2019Gerardo Balsa Jr.Omari Greene SpencerRebecca Petraglia, Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor of ScienceAirport Management

Graduates – September 2018Mohsen Bakr, Cum LaudeDenise ChabelManuel CruzVandan PatelTimothy Spand Jr, Summa Cum LaudeAnthony Valverde

Graduates – December 2018 Andres AgudeloAbdulaziz AlabdulkarimCarla BianchiniMoussa KanteJennifer Lenzi, Magna Cum LaudeForam Thakkar

Candidates – May 2019Bilal AbukharmaMohammed Albaqami, Magna Cum LaudeShanece CalvertCaridad CarattiniAntonio Florio, Summa Cum LaudeBrendon GretkaByron Kjono, Magna Cum LaudeFrancisco MartinezKelsey McGrath, Cum LaudeWilliam PalmaRafael SantillanClifford SooklallNorman StollJonathan TuitVivek TuraDiego VelazquezOtha WardXiantong Zhang

Bachelor of ScienceAirport/Airline Management

Graduates - September 2018Danielle DelinceEvan Scala, Cum Laude

Candidates - May 2019Samantha AucapinaBrianna CovarrubiasArlan Dela Cruz QuisidoEduardo Rogelio Estevez DalyHenry PulidoChristina RiversNarendra Sawh, Summa Cum LaudeKeiry Suero De Los Santos

Bachelor of ScienceGeneral ManagementGraduate – September 2018Vanessa Villamar, Summa Cum Laude

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Candidates – May 2019Deandra CamiloKeisha Gustav

Bachelor of Science Electronic Engineering Technology

Graduates – December 2018Hazim AlqurashiMohammad HamidAndrew SohnMahendra Taramal

Candidate – May 2019Jarek Martinez, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science Electronic Engineering TechnologyAvionics

Graduate – September 2018Mohammed Almehmadi

Graduates – December 2018Bryan Lucas, Cum LaudeShixin Nie

Candidates – May 2019Angelyn AngelDale Fortin

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering

Graduates – December 2018Moustafa AboaliNicolas Ceballos, Summa Cum Laude

Candidates – May 2019Johnny Arteaga, Cum LaudeMuhammad Galib, Magna Cum LaudeDeron HurleyShady MohamedChamathke Perera, Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering Technology

Graduates – September 2018Md Al Amin Dhali AnikAlana HasselmanAlexandros ValaisParth Bhatt

Graduates – December 2018James BargfredeRoman BirchwaleJairo ChaucaThomas Dekenipp, Magna Cum LaudeGonzalo Forero

Ahmed HaragiDavid KimKenneth OheneMohammad Fahim Shahriar, Magna Cum LaudeKirei Watson

Candidates – May 2019Jose AriasKevin BastidasAhlaqanah BellOkera BullenGeorge Chern, Cum LaudeRobert Escobar, Magna Cum LaudeDarwing Espinal MotaChristina DeLucaAdham MostafaLinsun Sunny, Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science Mechatronic Engineering

Graduates – September 2018Ellie AustinDaniel Khodos, Magna Cum LaudeJamal Sharifi

Graduate – December 2018Hector Sabillon, Summa Cum Laude

Candidates – May 2019Norrin Abreu, Summa Cum LaudeAbdullah Yasser Ali, Magna Cum LaudeEric Grieco, Cum LaudeJohn HernandezCharles Kwon, Magna Cum LaudeRichi RamlalNiki TaheriThomas Wolday

Master of Science Airport Management

Candidate – May 2019Marcia Gomez

graduaTeS and candidaTeS For degreeS

Board oF TruSTeeS

Ken Stauffer ’83, Chair

Katherine B. Posner, Vice Chair

Peter Vaughn, Secretary

Thomas I. Apperson

Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo, President

Douglas Izarra

Thomas J. McKee

Gen. Craig R. McKinley

Oswin E. Moore

Frank L. Rosenberg

Lysa C. Scully

Dr. Agam Sinha

Mary Ward-Callan

Dr. Joseph A. Werner ’57

DisclaimerBecause the list of names must be furnished to the printer in final form prior to commencement, it is possible that one or more of the candidates listed may have been unable to complete all requirements for the degree, or may have elected voluntarily to register for additional work and to graduate at a subsequent ceremony. The change does not imply that a student has failed, nor does it commit Vaughn to grant a diploma to a person thus listed in error. In addition, final determination of academic honor status lies with the Registrar.

HONORS STATUS

Graduation with honors is based on the cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Summa Cum LaudeGPA 3.85 or higher

Magna Cum LaudeGPA 3.68 to 3.84

Cum Laude GPA 3.50 to 3.67

degree Program recePTionS immediately following ceremony

Program Room

aviation (aos, aas, Bs) 201/203 Aircraft Operations Aviation Maintenance Aviation Maintenance Management Airframe and Powerplant Aeronautical Science

engineering/technologies (aas, Bs) 101/103 Aeronautical Engineering Technology Animation and Digital Technologies Electronic Engineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Mechatronic Engineering

management (aas, Bs, ms) W155A Airline Management Airport Management General Management

TruSTeeS emeriTuS

Elaine Asch-Root

Anne C. Crudge

John H. Enders

Monroe W. Hatch, Jr.

Clyde Kizer

Thomas S. Marotta

John Sussek

George A. Vaughn

Vaughn College would like to congratulate all graduates

and wish them the best in their future endeavors.

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