VERMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE2021 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

SATURDAY, MAY 22 | 11 AM

CommencementTWENTY TWENTY-ONE

Kellie Campbell, Ed.D.chief information officer (vscs)

Jean-Marie Clarkdean of the williston campus

Jason Enserdean of student affairs

Ana Gaillat, Ph.D.dean of academic affairs

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Patricia MoultonPRESIDENT

Maureen Hebertassociate dean of industry relations &

workforce development

Curtis Ostlerassociate dean of resource development

Kelly-Rue Risodirector of human resources

David Rubinassociate dean of administration

Littleton Tylerdean of administration

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME PATRICIA MOULTON President

STUDENT SPEAKER SCHYLAR CORSONES-BROWN Architectural Engineering Technology, 2021 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WELCOME SUSAN FREDETTE Vermont Tech Alumni Association Executive Board

CONFERRING OF DEGREES PATRICIA MOULTON

VERMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE2021 COMMENCEMENT

SATURDAY, MAY 22 | 11 AM

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School ofAGRICULTURE, PLANT, AND ANIMAL SCIENCE

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFBachelor of Science

Henry Ringstad Barth 3

Emily Rose Bulger 5

Jill Marie-Genevieve Chapleau 3

Solomon B. Lew-RaskinHillary Evelyn Mitchell 2, 16

Amelia F. Rose

DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE

Needham, MAEssex Junction, VT

Rutland Town, VT

Hardwick, VTMorrisville, VT

Braintree, VT

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFAssociate of Applied Science

Ryan Eric Montgomery

AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY

Danville, VT

Alexandria Lee Bartlett 1, 2, 5

Renae Hanny DegraafKelsey Elizabeth Francis

Kameron E. GallantJourni C. Luten

DAIRY FARM MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY

White River Junction, VTRichmond, VTBurlington, VT

Wheelock, VTEnosburg Falls, VT

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Christopher William HarrodBenjamin Conrad Kerstetter 3

Maria MokeyevaAlivia Judith Reed

FORESTRY

Bolton, MAIra, VT

Randolph, VTRandolph, VT

Hannah Marie Sheehe

LANDSCAPE DESIGN & SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE

North Clarendon, VT

Olivia Rae CampbellAndrea Brooke ConniffAlexia Denise DannerAlyssa Catherine Dickinson 3

Rebecca M. FriedmanMelina Georgeanne HapgoodKatherine Taylor HowardLindsey HubbardMegan Louise Jette

Casey Emilia Lendway 3

Leanna Claire MagerKylie Jade Martin 3

BrendaAnn Leigh PangburnKaitlyn Frances Robinson 3

Erin Kelly SanvilleGerald Arthur Shea, IIRhavin Skye Spinelli

VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY

Randolph, VTRandolph, VTNewport, VT

Milton, VTWoodstock, VT

Orleans, VTThetford, VTAdams, MAEnfield, NH

Nantucket, MAWestminster, VT

Marshfield, VTLeesburg, NJ

South Hero, VTWestfield, VT

Burlington, VTSomersworth, NH

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Justin BeanLeah Bethany Jacobs 3

Eric Thomas MortonMaria Therese Potvin 2, 17

LANDSCAPE CONTRACTING

Montpelier, VTCalais, VT

Rutland, VTStamford, VT

School ofENGINEERING AND COMPUTING

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFMaster of Science

Tran Song Buu Chan Justin Fritz D’Amour

COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Winooski, VT Bennington, VT

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFBachelor of Science

Lubna AbdulkhaleiqSchylar Dale Corsones-Brown 1, 2, 6

Wylie Robert Coseo 4

William A. Fretwell 2, 5

Dayna Elizabeth GoodellDavid Andrew Scott 3, 5, 6

Cameron SundstromDavid Edwin Woolaver 4, 14

ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Winooski, VTRutland, VT

Milton, VTSouth Burlington, VT

Bennington, VTNorthfield, VTSt. Albans, VT

Barre, VT

Andrew David BeattieDeven M. CarrierTaylor James CulverMatthew James Kelly 5, 6

Hunter McCrayAndrew Norman ParkinsonDip Sharma 2, 6

Curtis Edward Steins 14

COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Williamstown, VTWestminster, VT

Waterbury, VTFort Kent, ME

Bridport, VTOrleans, VT

Essex Junction, VTWhite River Junction, VT

Daniel S. GersickAustin Howard Lalumiere 2

Kevin Isaac Thayer 4

Connor C. Vining 4

COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Bound Brook, NJSouth Hero, VT

Berlin, VTMilton, VT

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Devin James Beayon 1, 2, 6

Amir Burazerovic 4

Jarrett A. Gamache 4

Brandon Chase Hanley 2, 5, 6

Cody Anthony Koch

Jacob R. OakesPeter Huntley Roy 2, 14

John Elliott Stantial, III 3, 6

Benjamin Joseph Vadakin

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Pittsford, VTEssex Junction, VT

St. Albans, VTDuxbury, VTDanville, VT

Monroe, MAEssex Junction, VTSouth Windsor, CT

North Bennington, VT

Sarah L. Clark 4

Aric George DonerkielBenjamin Douglas Fontaine

Erik J. RandallCaleb Dustin White 4, 5, 6

ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Vergennes, VTColchester, VTBrattleboro, VT

Addison, VTChester, VT

Jacob Michael AndersenThomas Judd 3, 13

Logan B. KrauseLeo Albert Nerbak

Brandan Paul Nichols PalmerCaleb J. PhelpsJacob E. Walker 18

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

St. Albans, VTNorwich, VT

Northfield, NHBurlington, VT

Randolph Center, VTEast Fairfield, VT

Morristown, VT

Alex BryanAdam Gerard Dalterio

Samuel W. StocksTyler Wilson Yeager

RENEWABLE ENERGY

White River Junction, VTChester, CT

Bakersfield, VTEssex, VT

Brendan Sean Blevins 4, 5, 6

Adam Clay BourqueAruna DahalChonsuta Karnsomtob DrewJustice James FanningZachary Joseph Hess

Kevin KresockJohn Thomas Leavitt 2, 14

Roslyn Ana Parker 3

Diwas Sharma 4

Tyler J. Wrigley 4

COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Readsboro, VTSeabrook, NH

BhutanChainat, Thaiand

Starksboro, VTMorrisville, VT

Randolph Center, VTWaterbury Center, VT

Sharon, VTEssex Junction, VT

Georgia, VT

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CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFAssociate of Engineering

Alexander Jeffrey CoyleMacKenzie R. FournierAaron Christopher Haupt 4, 6

Alexander H. Laflamme

Emmitt Luc LambertKiersten Donna LangdeauConner Griffin MacDougallAaron Robert Szabo 15

CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Barre, VTHinesburg, VT

Fresno, CAMonroe, NH

Canaan, VTMilton, VT

Northfield, VTFair Haven, VT

Cameron Magoon

COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Tunbridge, VT

Mark Christopher Barr 15

Austin D. BeayonAndrew J. CotaMark Dion 3

Joseph P. Donohue

Michael Roy HartsonBrett Lewis HuntleyCody P. Nary 4

Alec William Towsley 4

Almin Turan

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Berlin, VTCastleton, VT

Hinesburg, VTEssex Junction, VT

Concord, MA

Fairfax, VTOrwell, VT

Vergennes, VTBristol, VT

Burlington, VT

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFAssociate of Applied Science

Jennifer L. GrenierLeon MacCaull Ogden 2, 15

Cassandra M. Pelkey 2

Rebecca S. Robertson 3, 5

ARCHITECTURAL & BUILDING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Rutland, VTGuilford, VT

Castleton, VT St. Johnsbury, VT

Destiny AmorosoJared Tanner BettezDaniel K. ChaulkThomas W. Conlogue 4

Thomas John FergusonJanos M. Groszek 4

Destiny Marie HaleyEwan Donald McGrathMicah D. MunroJack W. NiemiRupert Kenneth Thompson 4

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Bennington, VTGilford, NH

Essex Junction, VTWorcester, VT

Deering, NHThetford, VT

Northfield, VTChester, VT

West Topsham, VTGreensboro, VT

Alstead, NH

Theodore W. Donnell 3, 5

Lucas Cooper Hughes 3Alan Andrew Lunna 2

GENERAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Colchester, VTBrandon, VT

Bethel, VT

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFAssociate of Science

Ali Adnan Abbas Alrubaye 3

Eric John Alwine 4Bryan A. HamlinMatthew Christian Wills 4

COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Colchester, VTNorth Hero, VT

Essex Junction, VTEast Montpelier, VT

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Christopher Lee BradleyAustin Nadeau Breton 4

Christopher J. LahaieAngela Mae Lazzaro

Benjamin Michael ParentBrandon Alan SchnoppsJacob James Vance

COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Essex Junction, VTWhitefield, NHBurlington, VT

Milton, VT

Springfield, VTNorth Adams, MA

Essex Junction, VT

CANDIDATES FORCertificates

James M. Dicesare 11

ADVANCED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Groton, MA

Kenneth Alan Bernard 12 Matthew John Corriere

CYBERSECURITY

Waterbury Center, VT Saratoga, NY

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School ofNURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFBachelor of Science

Samantha ConnellMadison Kate Distel 4, 5

Sarah D. Kaplan 7

Marissa Deanna Larkin

DENTAL HYGIENE

Braintree, MATunbridge, VT

Tucson, AZMerrimack, NH

Ashley AlexanderDeanna Marie Cram 3, 5

Erika Charlotte DowningMary Ceglarski Gregg 5

Caitlin Jones 4

Katarina Kiripolska 4

Darcy Ann Labounty 3

Valerie Gendron Lemieux 4

Amanda M. Mills-Brown 4, 5

Jessica Lee RivaitJenna Hall Ross 4, 9

Emily Shaye SmithRebecca Jane St. Pierre 4

Solenne Jenny Thompson 3

Dawn Cherie Wing 4

NURSING

Jericho, VTEssex, VTBurke, VT

Putney, VTBarton, VT

Jericho, VTLyndonville, VT

St. Johnsbury, VT

Williamstown, VTEast Calais, VTBrattleboro, VT

Swanton, VTNewfane, VT

Tunbridge, VTDerby, VT

Emilie Louise Sanborn CoffinBrittany Lynn Frederick 5

Rachael Rose Golfin 4, 5

Grace Kelli Hatin

RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE

Richmond, VTWallingford, VT

Clarendon, VTLake George, NY

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFAssociate of Science

Kaitlyn Marie AndersonMadison Lou ChalmersMegan Elizabeth CharlandMacKenzie Alexa McLarenPhiona Milano 3, 7

Shannon Taylor Mullen 4

Patricia Mulligan 3, 5

Rodica Tiron 3

Ivy Vachereau 4

Amber L. Wescott 3

Cassandra Ann WhiteEmily Susan Young

DENTAL HYGIENE

Whiting, VTMilton, VT

Westford, VTFlorence, VT

Burlington, VTSouth Burlington, VT

Cabot, VTWilliston, VT

Colchester, VTWinooski, VT

West Fairlee, VT Burlington, VT

NURSING CENTRAL REGION

Randolph

Brooke L. Burlett 8

Nicole Compo 4

Dylan Gregory D’Agostino 4

Aneleisa Gladding-Hinton 2

Allison Wendy Gray 4

Kaitlin Paula Haskins 4, 8

Bridgett Marie JillsonLeah Louise Larobardiere

Timothy Antonio McCantsAshley M. McKeeverCassidy Morgan Metcalf 2

Marcia MillerJenielle M. SheaAshley SmithMarcus Alexander Wadlington 4, 8

Alexa Jenevieve Wagasky 8

Salisbury, VTRandolph, VT

Barre, VTChelsea, VT

Island Pond, VTKalamazoo, MI

South Royalton, VTWaitsfield, VT

Waterbury, VTBethel, VT

Pomfret, VTSpringfield, MAShaftsbury, VTBrattleboro, VT

Jeffersonville, VTBethel, VT

Morrisville

Lauren Courtney Bellavance 3

Nicholas Locke BrownEmily J. FisherLisa Marie McCormack 3, 8

Carolyn Jacqueline McTigue 4, 8

Courtney Elizabeth ParkerEmma Larissa PerkinsPauleena Marie Stevens

Cabot, VTBarton, VT

Jeffersonville, VTMorristown, VT

Hardwick, VTTroy, VT

Barton, VTSt. Johnsbury, VT

NURSING NORTHEAST REGION

Dartmouth

Amanda Crate 4

Amanda Jayne DurlingChristina Jane FerrisSara Godkin

Emily Mae HeathAshley HuntoonChelsea Kelley McHugh 5

Bryce Ann Wilson 4

Enfield, NHSpofford, NH

Tunbridge, VTNorthfield, VT

Hartford, VTMarlborough, NH

Windsor, VTLebanon, NH

Littleton

Jenny D. ChampagneBrittany Lynn EmmonsDenise Noel Grootenboer 3

Elizabeth Adrienne Marsh 3, 8

Alexandra Toohey MilneBryanna Lynn MorrisCaitlyn Ladisla Taboada

Canaan, VTWhitefield, NHWhitefield, NH

North Stratford, NH

West Danville, VTOrange, VT

Lyndonville, VT

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NURSING NORTHWEST REGION

St. Albans

Zaira Elizabeth Batchelder 4, 8

Christopher Brooks CummingsPeyton Michelle Curtis 3, 8

Tierra Carol ElyLabhatrada Giffin 4, 8

Amanda Marie Gooley 8

Heather Mae Hamlin 4

Margaret Ann Hayes

Emily R. LaPlant 4

Calli Chae MahoneyCynthia Marie McGovern-HooperJonathan Daniel Neal 8

Jennifer Lee Pease 3, 8

Heather Anne Ripley 3, 8

Saraswati Subedi 4, 8

Michelle Lynn Walters 4, 5, 8

Fairfield, VTJericho, VT

Alburgh, VTBurlington, VT

Milton, VTIsle La Motte, VT

Westford, VTBolton, VT

South Burlington, VTFranklin, VT

Swanton, VTSeattle, WA

Fairfax, VTSt. Albans, VTBurlington, VTBurlington, VT

Williston

Tyler Michael AveryCorbin Bentton BaileyRyan McKenna BeloinMichelle Marie Broaddus 3

Caitlin J. Brouillard 4, 8

Elizabeth Hawthorne Buckley 4, 8

Alyese Shareanne Caruso-Randall 4, 8

Eva Matteson Casey 3

Abraham Lloyd Chandler 4

Heather Anne Cleary 3

Shelagh Jane Cooley 2, 5, 8

Anna Terrien Coppenrath 4, 8

Jennifer Anne DeMaroney 1, 2, 5, 8

Patrick William Flynn 4, 8

Iana Gabriela Fraser 4

Katie Marie GaulinCasey R. Gianfagna 4, 8

Hannah Ellen Gladczuk 2

Ryan Andrew GouldNoemi Hernandez 4

Allison LeaSanda Lopez 4, 8

Gribbin Christopher Loring 3, 8

Kasandra L. Lusignan 4, 8

Neil Steven Maher 4

Robert Erin McCarthy 3

Racquel Caron Miller 3, 8

Ciara Stuart Oszajca 2

Michaela Brooke PoginyBrittany L. Rudacille 2, 8

Naphtali M. Schumacher 2, 8

Samantha Rae Smith 4, 8

Ariel Ann Stone 3, 8

Eren Taskiran 4

Lucia Gayle (Orr) ThomsenSydney Angela Watkin 3

Barre, VTNaples, FL

Morgan, VTWoodbury, VT

South Burlington, VTStarksboro, VT

Fairfax, VTMontpelier, VT

South Burlington, VTJeffersonville, VT

Burlington, VTColchester, VTBurlington, VT

Charlotte, VTBurlington, VT

South Burlington, VTHuntington, VT

Waitsfield, VT

Burlington, VTBronx, NYBristol, VT

Winooski, VTBolton Valley, VT

Milton, VTWinooski, VT

Essex Junction, VTStowe, VTFairfax, VTBarton, VT

Jericho, VTWorcester, VT

Milton, VTSwanton, VT

Stowe, VTColchester, VT

South Burlington, VT

Newport

LaDon Allen 4

Jacey Rae Lyn GrayJoshua David HeusleinLynn Margaret King 8

Louise Joanne Lachance-Harrison 3, 8

Wesley Allerton Nutter 4, 8

Amy Lyn PhillipsTroy Carter TetreaultLuanne Marie Young

Newport Center, VTIsland Pond, VT

Glover, VTCoventry, VT

Derby Line, VT

Newport Center, VTNewport, VTOrleans, VT

Clarksville, NH

White River Junction

Megan Miles Chamberlain 4

Tara Ruby CollinsMercedes J. Ellis 3

Aarin Jaika Stepheni Fontaine

Brittany L. Hathorn 3, 8

Laura Johnson 4

Michaela Halnon Preiss 4

Sharon, VTFairlee, VT

Bradford, VTCorinth, VT

South Royalton, VTWoodstock, VT

Lebanon, NH

Lyndon

Brooke Lindsey BilladoNicole Ann Bristol 4

Jaimie Lynne DeWittTaylor Nicole Farmer 4

Caisey M. KurekSandra LongSara Marie PastinaJenna Brock Poutre 3

Johnson, VTSt. Johnsbury, VT

East Haven, VTWaterford, VT

Danville, VTBarnet, VT

Johnson, VTDerby, VT

NURSING SOUTHEAST REGION

Brattleboro

Abigale Katherine BrooksPhoebe-Jane Ruth CromptonRaquel DoloKatie Lynn Houle 3

Latashia E. LeeshabazzDarian M. Magner

Cherielee NashIlana Jean Newton 2

Dina Marie PacilioChelsie N. Poplawski (Davis)Keagan Olivia RussellDonald Obodai Schandorf

Vernon, VTBrattleboro, VT

Cheshire, CTWinchester, NHSpringfield, MAWoodstock, VT

Colrain, MAJamaica, VT

Marlboro, VTBrattleboro, VT

Keene, NHWest Springfield, MA

Keene

Emma Gayle Allard 3

Melissa Lynn Guyette 4Saige Beverly RodgersAbigail Gabriella Rus-Neacsu 4, 5, 8

Keene, NHFitzwilliam, NH

Winchester, NHKeene, NH

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NURSING SOUTHWEST REGION

Bennington

Heather Lee Bachand 4

Heather Lynne BakerMindy Lee BordenBrittany Briggs 4

Amy Elizabeth BuzzellMaLisa CaseyJennifer Lynn DavisKylie Morgan Hoyt

Katherine Alise Jacobs 3

Regina Peterson JohnsonBrooklyn Bailey MarkowskiAlicia E. PittsClairissa Ann Quigley 3, 8

Rusheda Nicola RobinsonCaraline Maria Sprague 3, 5, 8

Florda, MARutland, VT

North Bennington, VTCambridge, VT

Pittsford, VTManchester Center, VTManchester Center, VT

Hoosick Falls, NY

Winhall, VTSun City Center, FL

Florence, VTRutland, VT

Brandon, VTManchester, VT

Readsboro, VT

Rutland

Alexandria Tahnee BrownShannon Mikayla CooksonMelissa Louise Hall 5

Erin Lu Lapre

Erin Lynn Noel 5, 8

Alexandra Mary Resch 4, 5, 8

Sherry RossKeith Brian Standish 4

Duncanville, TXPlainfield, VT

Claremont, NHRutland, VT

Chelsea, VTFair Haven, VT

Danby, VTRandolph Center, VT

Calvin Oliver Fitzgerald Borgmann 2, 5

Teagan M. Glen 4

Lindsey Ann MercyMaya Elizabeth Mullen 2

Emily Ann Noelk 3

Kendall Marie Spaulding 4

Nicole Eileen Tursi 3

Wendy Elisabeth Wedel 3

RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE

Winooski, VTNew Haven, VT

Georgia, VTSt. Albans, VT

Williamstown, VTSwanton, VT

Benson, VTBerlin, VT

Dale Allen BarnardJacob A. Boulier 3, 10

Heather Cassaday EsgetWilliam Blake McClelland

Suzannah Hope MullikinAbigail Elaine Santor 10

Lacy Dawn Kennedy Walker

RESPIRATORY THERAPY

Randolph, VT Riverhead, NY

Sutton, VTBurlington, VT

Montpelier, VTFairfax, VT

Watonga, OK

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CANDIDATES FORCertificates

Daniel John Becker 11

Jason Robert GrayJeremy HarrimanRuben Stepan Ionnisian 12

William Andrew Lyons

Jonathan Elliott MazurekJonathan Ryan McCluskeyJessika Dawn PatneaudeAnthony McKee Simanskas

PARAMEDICINE

Bennington, VTBradford, VT

Jeffersonville, VT Essex Junction, VT

Burlington, VT

Ludlow, VTMiddlebury, VTDerby Line, VT

South Burlington, VT

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In my practice as a dental hygienist, I affirm my personal and professional commitment to improve the oral health of the public, to advance the art and science of dental hygiene, and to promote high standards of quality care. I pledge continually to improve my professional knowledge and skills, to render a full measure of service to each patient entrusted to my care, and to uphold the highest standards of professional competence and personal conduct in the interest of the dental hygiene profession and the public it serves.

DENTAL HYGIENE OATH

HEALTH PROFESSIONOaths

With full knowledge of the responsibilities I am undertaking,

I pledge to care for my patients with all of the knowledge, skills, and understanding that I possess, without regard to race, color, creed, politics, or social status.

I will spare no effort to conserve meaningful life, to alleviate suffering, and to promote health.

I will refrain from any action which might be harmful to the quality of life or health of those I care for.

I will respect, at all times, the dignity and religious beliefs of patients under my care, and hold in professional confidence all the personal information entrusted to me.

I will endeavor to keep my professional knowledge and skills at the highest level and give my support and cooperation to all members of the healthcare team.

With full awareness of my qualifications and limitations, I will do my utmost to maximize the potential of the nursing profession and to uphold and advance its standards.

NURSING OATH

I solemnly pledge to dedicate my life to the care of the sick, the promotion of health, and the service of humanity. I will practice respiratory therapy with conscience and in truth. The health and dignity of my patients will be my first concern. I will seek constantly to grow in knowledge, understanding, and skill and will work with my colleagues to promote and advance all that is worthy in the profession. I make this pledge freely and upon my honor.

RESPIRATORY THERAPY OATH

Be it pledged as an Emergency Medical Technician, I will honor the physical and judicial laws of God and man. I will follow that regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of patients and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, nor shall I suggest any such counsel. Into whatever homes I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of only the sick and injured, never revealing what I see or hear in the lives of men unless required by law.

I shall also share my medical knowledge with those who may benefit from what I have learned. I will serve unselfishly and continuously in order to help make a better world for all mankind.

While I continue to keep this oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life, and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times. Should I trespass or violate this oath, may the reverse be my lot.

So help me God.

PARAMEDIC OATH

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School ofPROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND MANAGEMENT

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFBachelor of Science

Peter L. Bartlett 4

David Morris BrownJessica K. ChapmanLaura Anne Cooley 3

Jamison C. CoyleDibyoday DeyCody J. FournierGary E. Grout 4

Matthew Peter LachanceOlivia Pearl Marie LaVictoire-Pierce 5

Journi Ann Parker LeClairAlly Ruth Martin 3

Hayley F. Mears 2, 5

Haleigh May Molinario 4, 5

Kaylee R. Noyes 4

Kiana Jean RoyerKathleen SebastianoMorgan Lynn Stevens 3

Jerome C. Washburn

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

East Randolph, VTOld Lyme, CT

Milton, VTWhite River Junction, VT

Barre Town, VTKinnegad, Ireland

Williston, VTSouth Londonderry, VT

Colchester, VTMiddletown Springs, VT

Williamstown, VTPittsfield, VTPittsfield, VT

Williamstown, VTBeecher Falls, VT

Brooksville, FLBurlington, VT

Grafton, VTBertram, TX

TJ Timothy Aaron DeRose 3

Mitchell Gregory FrostMichael David GurneyAvery Alan Hallbauer

Kevin J. KingsburyPeter James MarsonJensen Warren Spooner

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Williamstown, VTTopsham, VT

Springfield, VTOakdale, CT

Rochester, VTGroton, MA

St. Albans, VT

Abigail Marie Fifield 3 Travis L. Jones

APPLIED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Barre, VT Hinesburg, VT

Xavier Hicks

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Chicago, IL

Robert William BrunjesJeffrey Todd JacksonKyle Henry Keating 3

Nikolas KoehlerMitchel Robert MahanorZachary Boyd McGinnis 3

Erin E. McQuadeAdam Joseph Nadeau

Christopher Steven Penniman 4

Matthew C. PowerEli George Thomas Robertson 2, 5

Lydia Maria Rose 3, 5

Justin Steven Sharp 4

Anthony Thwing StoffelArianna Elizabeth Strand 3, 5

Stephen Owynn White

PROFESSIONAL PILOT TECHNOLOGY

Colchester, VTBow, NH

Keene, NHPrescott, AZ

Fryeburg, MENorthfield, VT

Burke, VTNewington, CT

East Longmeadow, MASpringfield, VT

Cambridge, NYMilton, VT

St. Albans, VTSouth Strafford, VT

Bristol, CTEssex Junction, VT

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Aaron Paul BarrupJames Dewitt Howe 3

Christopher Clark Nelson

Halley Emma Riley-ElliottLain Averil StevensMichael James Strandberg

DIESEL POWER TECHNOLOGY

Derby Line, VTTunbridge, VT

West Glover, VT

Mount Holly, VTAthen, VT

Brookfield, CT

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

Jeffrey David BoucherBranden Arthur Bryant

Ethan FarmerJenna Leigh Jerome

Colchester, VT Springfield, VT

Randolph Center, VTMontpelier, VT

Som DahalGabriel Paul FeeneyMitchell Tucker FloodCollin Lionel King

Nicholas Michael McKelvey 4

Kyle Schilfa Nitzsche 3, 5

Matthew David Rambone

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Essex Junction, VTBethel, VT

East Dummerston, VTBarre, VT

Deerfield, MABarre, VT

Williston, VT

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFAssociate of Applied Science

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Natalie Rose AlgerHayley Lei Bean 4

Bradford Richard CannonSawyer David JoslerDustin Alan LeBlanc

Logan David Raymond 2

Scott Willis Shepherd 19

Brandon Robert Stanley 3

Cameron Mitchell Stevens 4

Tanner Lucien Yordan

St. Albans, VTBrownsville, VT

Stowe, VTHartford, VT

Fairfax, VT

North Hartland, VTGrantham, NH

Enosburg Falls, VTCornish Flat, NH

Morrisville, VT

Nathan Daly DeVos 2 Carter Whitten Hall

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

North Ferrisburgh, VT Manchester, VT

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1 Recipient of 4.0 GPA Medallion

2 Graduate honor, Summa Cum Laude, grade point average at least 3.9

3 Graduate honor, Magna Cum Laude, grade point average at least 3.7

4 Graduate honor, Cum Laude, grade point average at least 3.5

5 Membership in Beta Beta Lambda Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa, international honor society for two-year colleges

6 Membership in Chi Alpha Chapter, Tau Alpha Pi, national engineering technology honor society

7 Membership in Sigma Phi Alpha, dental hygiene honor society

8 Membership in Chi Chapter, Alpha Delta Nu, nursing honor society

9 Membership in Sigma Theta Tau, international nursing honor society

10 Membership in Lambda Beta, national honor society for the profession of respiratory care

11 Certificate Graduate, High Honors

12 Certificate Graduate, Honors

13 Student Engineer of the Year Award Recipient

14 Student Engineer of the Year Award Nominee

15 Student Engineering Technician of the Year Award Nominee

16 Dual degree recipient: A.A.S. Agribusiness Management Technology and B.S. Diversified Agriculture

17 Dual degree recipient: A.A.S. Lanscape Contracting and A.A.S. Forestry

18 Dual major recipient: B.S. Manufacturing Engineering Technology and B.S. Entrepreneurship

19 Dual degree recipient: A.A.S. Construction Management and A.E. Civil & Environmental Engineering Technology

CANDIDATES FORCertificates

Zachary Marshall ConnorAndrew Rocco MacLachlan

Ford William Porter 11

DIESEL POWER TECHNOLOGY

Mount Holly, VTRutland, VT

Adamant, VT

2021 GRADUATES

Natalie Rose AchillesSavannah D. AikenOwen Wesley AmedenAmelia Ellen AnairRyan John AntonivichJane Barrett ApgarCassidy Rae BeislerChase Miles ChristiansenSarah Jane DevereuxMaximus Benjamin DexterAlycia Janel DickinsonCaleb Michael EvansChloe Lynn GagnonKawther Ahmed HashimCole James HeigisNolan Michael HudsonOlivia Anne KaplanJoshua Albert LajeunesseEmily Rose LaRockJade Alexius Leavitt

Evan James LoganIsabelle June MarandaBenjamin Parker MaysCaid MurphyLucas E. J. PatoineOwen Riely PerryDesmond PiccicutoLiam M. PoulinCharles Kent ReillyJohn Stirling SidawayJane Lily SteadmanNicholas Joseph SteventonChuong Sullivan-KempleBella L. ThayerQuanah J. Parker TokarskiDominic T. TrevisaniToni Anne TurnerSamuel Owen WerbinskiTheron WilkinsonPeter Bradley Yialiades

Colchester, VTJeffersonville, VT

Jamaica, VTCharlotte, VT

Perkinsville, VTRoxbury, VT

White River Junction, VTRochester, VTCavendish, VT

Williamstown, VTWilliamstown, VT

Barre, VTBurlington, VT

Essex Junction, VTMontpelier, VT

Plainfield, VTRandolph, VT

Montpelier, VTStarksboro, VTHinesburg, VT

Bristol, VTWaitsfield, VT

Montpelier, VTSt. Johnsbury, VTSt. Johnsbury, VTWestminster, VT

Rochester, VTWaterbury, VTWaitsfield, VTRochester, VTVergennes, VTRochester, VTWorcester, VT

Swanton, VTBethel, VT

Colchester, VTBethel, VT

East Barre, VTBellows Falls, VT

Randolph Center, VT

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PHIL SCOTTGOVERNOR, STATE OF VERMONT (EX OFFICIO)

SOPHIE ZDATNYCHANCELLOR, VERMONT STATE COLLEGES

Lynn Dickinson (Chair) ............................................................................................. St. Albans

Janette Bombardier (Vice Chair) ........................................................................ Colchester

Megan Cluver (Vice Chair) ..................................................................................... Hinesburg

Karen Luneau (Secretary) ....................................................................................... St. Albans

David Silverman (Treasurer) .................................................................................. Morrisville

Dylan Giambatista ........................................................................................... Essex Junction

Adam Grinold ........................................................................................................... Wilmington

Bill Lippert ................................................................................................................... Hinesburg

Jim Masland .................................................................................................... Thetford Center

Linda Milne ................................................................................................................ Montpelier

Mary Moran ..................................................................................................................... Rutland

Shawn Tester .............................................................................................................Lyndonville

Ryan Cooney ............................................................................... Vermont Technical College

BOARD OF TRUSTEESVERMONT STATE COLLEGES SYSTEM

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THE COLLEGE MACEA medieval weapon, the mace is now used as a symbol of authority. The Vermont Tech mace was designed and constructed in 1986 by Paul Calter, Professor Emeritus. The wood turning was provided by the Randolph Division of Ethan Allen, Inc. The mace was constructed from the wood of an apple tree that stood in the college orchard since the early 1920s.

On the one-meter mace, the ratio of the length of the head to the handle is the same as the ratio of the handle to the whole, thus dividing the mace by the Golden Section. Since ancient times, this ratio was felt to give the most perfect proportions. The Golden Section also appears in the ratio of the orb to the head, and in the spacing of the sections of the head.

Mounted on an ellipsoid of revolution, the orb is encircled by five brass meridians, one for each of the Vermont State Colleges. Further down, two brass bands are engraved “Vermont Technical College” and “Excellence in Technology.” A third band at the end of the shaft bears the maker’s name and the date. Carved on a middle band are several trapezoids which have the same proportions as the state outline, each showing the location of a Vermont State College.

Each wooden ring bears a computer-coded date from Vermont Tech’s history: 1866, the year the Orange County Grammar School became the Randolph State Normal School; 1910, the date the Vermont School of Agriculture got its start; 1957, the year the school became the Vermont Agricultural and Technical Institute; and 1962, the year the institute was renamed Vermont Technical College.

ACADEMIC ATTIRECommencement ceremonies call to mind the history of the ancient university. The degrees and regalia associated with the ceremonies began in the medieval universities of Europe, where the gowns were everyday dress. They provided for their wearers not only distinction, but also warmth during long hours of study in poorly heated buildings.

Today, however, academic attire is seen only at formal affairs, such as commencements, dedications, and inaugural ceremonies.

From medieval practice, academic dress has three items: a cap, a gown, and a hood. Understanding of an academic costume code, drafted by an intercollegiate commission in 1895, helps in identifying the degree the wearer holds, the university that awarded it, and the course of study it represents.

Bachelor’s degree recipients wear a black gown with long open sleeves. The master’s degree gown has a long closed sleeve hanging below the elbow. Three bars of velvet on a full sleeve distinguish the doctoral gown.

The academic hood is the identifying symbol of the degree. The hood can be distinguished by both length and color. The bachelor’s hood measures three feet, the master’s hood measures three and one-half feet, and the doctoral hood measures four feet. The color of the velvet edging, which is wider for degrees higher than the bachelor’s, indicates the field of study. The lining shows the official colors of the institution that awarded the degree. The hood is worn so that a large part of the lining is visible.

The most frequently seen colors are white for arts and letters; golden yellow for science; pink for music; dark blue for philosophy; purple for law; scarlet for divinity; green for medicine; light blue for education; sapphire blue for business; orange for engineering; brown for art and architecture; turquoise for continuing studies; grey for general studies; and apricot for nursing.

The black mortarboard cap with tassel is worn with every gown, except where omitted by institutional tradition. Those holding doctorates wear gold tassels, while holders of bachelor’s and master’s degrees generally wear black tassels.

Vermont Tech’s honors students are distinguished by gold tassels. Members of honor societies wear a cord or sash representing their honor society. Students graduating with a 4.0 grade point average are recognized with a pewter medallion. Vermont Tech baccalaureate candidates wear a black hood with green and gold edging.

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VERMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGEHistory

Vermont Technical College is one of the five member institutions of the Vermont State Colleges system.

In Public Act No. 1 of 1866, the Vermont legislature established in Randolph, Johnson, and Castleton the first public schools in Vermont devoted to the education of teachers. The Randolph State Normal School served in this capacity until 1910, when the legislature determined the need for a state agricultural school and established the Vermont School of Agriculture at the Normal School site.

Over its long years of service, the Vermont State School of Agriculture graduated many Vermonters who distinguished themselves with numerous and notable contributions in the areas of agriculture and government.

In response to evolving educational needs, technical courses were added to the offerings of the school in 1957, and a new name – Vermont Agricultural and Technical Institute – reflected this expanding mission. The Vermont Agricultural and Technical Institute (VATI) was the first technical institute in Vermont, with an initial enrollment of approximately 75 students.

By act of the 1961 Legislature, VATI and the state teacher colleges (Castleton, Johnson, and Lyndon) were placed under the control of a newly-created public corporation known as Vermont State Colleges. Community College of Vermont joined the other state colleges in 1975. The name VATI was changed to Vermont Technical College on July 1, 1962, and the college was authorized to grant Associate of Applied Science degrees. The Associate of Engineering degree was first granted in 1965.

Another milestone was reached on May 7, 1993, when the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees voted approval for Vermont Technical College to offer its first baccalaureate-level degree program in Architectural Engineering Technology.

Students may now enroll in 15 additional baccalaureate programs leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in: Applied Business Management, Business Technology & Management, Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Information Technology, Computer Software Engineering, Construction Management, Dental Hygiene, Diversified Agriculture, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Nursing, Professional Pilot Technology, and Renewable Energy.

In 2015, Vermont Tech’s NEASC accreditation was updated to include the offering of master’s degrees with the launch of its Master of Science in Software Engineering. The college also began offering more certificate programs in allied health, agriculture and computer science.

Small college. Big outcomes.