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

Ma y 19, 2018

The Board of Trustees,

President

and Faculty

Welcome Graduates,

Family and Friends

to

Vaughn College’s

Commencement Exercises

May 19, 2018

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 summa cum laude; silver cords are magna cum laude; and gold cords are 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

RICk COTTON

Rick Cotton became executive director of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) on August 14, 2017. Prior to joining PANYNJ Cotton served as Governor Cuomo’s special counsellor for interagency initiatives, serving as the point person within the Governor’s office for most of the Governor’s major downstate infrastructure priorities including LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Moynihan Train Hall and Penn-Farley Complex, the new Tappan Zee Bridge, the expansion of the Javits Center and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Second Avenue subway project.

Cotton joined the administration following 25 years at NBC Universal, where he held a number of positions beginning in 1989, including 20 years as executive vice president and general counsel and four years in London as president and managing director of CNBC Europe. He also served as executive secretary to the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare under Secretary Joseph A. Califano, Jr. and special assistant for renewable energy to Deputy Secretary of Energy John Sawhill at the United States Department of Energy.

Cotton received his bachelor of arts degree from Harvard College and a juris doctor degree from Yale Law School, and served as a law clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. on the United States Supreme Court.

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. Thomas J. McKee, Chair Recognition of Outstanding Students Dr. LaVergne Graduating Student Speaker Mr. Matthew Piciocco

Presentation of Candidate President DeVivo and Chair McKeeand Conferring of Honorary Degreeto Rick Cotton Commencement Address Mr. Rick Cotton, Executive Director The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Presentation of Candidates for Degrees

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

Associate in Applied Science

Bachelor of Science

Master of Science

Recessional (audience stands) Crown Imperial Sir William Walton

Marshals for the Academic Procession Grand Marshal Mr. Joseph Zych, Professor Aviation Training Institute Trustee and Platform Marshal Mr. Philip Meade, Assistant Vice President Career Services Faculty Marshal Dr. Shouling He, Associate Professor Engineering and Technology Department Student Marshal Mr. Matthew PicioccoPresentation of Colors Civil Air Patrol Color Guard/Drill Team

Associate in Occupational Studies Airframe and Powerplant Technology Graduates – September 2017Hezam AlmulaikiBryan Amato, Magna Cum LaudeCarl AngusErnest BeaumontSalomon CubiletteAmila DodanmaluwaSteven Dusterwald, Cum LaudeAbdelrahman ElmahdiShawn-Dee GriffithsErik LemaCarlos MacphersonJose MarquezGiovany MoraOlusegun ObideleSiaka OuattaraAhmad OudehMin ParkFabio Cortes RiveraApril Ariel SolJason TungTeniqua WardTao Xu, Cum Laude

Graduates – December 2017Asam Almulaiki Uigyu An, Summa Cum LaudeJames Arcara, Summa Cum LaudeManuel Arocha Jonathan Azbel, Cum LaudeJamieLee Boatswain Tyrell Boben Patrick Boll Michael CalleJulio Restrepo Carvajal, Cum Laude Rawle Cobenna Tito Courtman, Cum Laude Jonathan Gomez Sung Heon Hwang, Cum LaudeHugo Jimenez-Palomino Daniel Jogijose, Summa Cum LaudeGavriel Kuinov, Cum LaudeArkadiusz Lach Leonel Lasso Edwin Liriano David LoiseauCarlos Tavarez Lopez Jambert Tavarez Lopez Narindra Maharaj, Cum LaudeSeth McMahon, Cum LaudeFaizal Mohammed, Magna Cum LaudeJeancarlo Murillo Collins Ofori, Cum LaudeDiego Carpio PachecoMauricio PaezPedro Cuevas Perez Thomas PreissAndres Lantigua Pujols Moham-med Qasem Akash Rahim, Magna Cum LaudeJosu Ramirez Puerta, Summa Cum Laude

Michael Revis-Williams Phillip Rivera Malcolm Roberts Alexander Rodriguez Christopher Samsundar, Cum LaudeNebie Seidu Ayaz ShaikhSunny Singh, Magna Cum Laude David Stewart Shino Jacob Thomas S M Zahid Uddin, Summa Cum LaudeAngelica UrgilezLuis Botero Velez Jose Vides, Magna Cum LaudeDjeff Volcy Haljilj Vukelj Kwame Weaver Vincent Zeng Erick Zenteno

Candidates – May 2018 Nazmun Alim Jeremy Apanah Lennie Autar, Magna Cum LaudeJonathan Baptiste Wole Barnarde, Summa Cum LaudeFranklyn Batista Brian Bermudez, Cum LaudeSteven Bertini, Cum LaudeBrandon Brown, Cum LaudeKevin BuitragoLeodarly Fuente Canelo Gustavo Cassa, Summa Cum LaudeBrian Castro Jonathan Ceballos Boyuan Chen Alex Corona Robinson CruzFrancisco Candelario Dicent Kareem Elsanabary Ali Essa, Magna Cum LaudeMohammad Faiz, Magna Cum LaudeAndy Franco Brendon George Joechris Gomez Kimberly Guaman Joshua HarripaulMichael Troncoso Jimenez Michael Jorge-BiartAlex Juarez Mingyu Kang Karl Laurent Delvi Lawrence Jr. Michael Liang, Magna Cum LaudeKleider Londono Exal Lugo Everton McKenzie Julio Miron Alroy Moncrieffe Carlos Naula Allen Obando

graduaTeS and candidaTeS For degreeS

Princewell Okolo Darnell Olivere Abdullah Abdulrab Hussein Omar Christian Orozco Brett Poole, Magna Cum LaudeSatiesh Raghunath, Summa Cum LaudeNarvin Raghunath, Magna Cum LaudeClark Reynoso Oscar Rios Jr, Cum LaudeTareque Rishad, Cum LaudeMohey Aldin Mohamed Saleh, Summa Cum LaudeMohammad Saud Ariel Segura Jerrel Seolall, Cum LaudeJerrick Tapang Starling Tavarez Bryan Thomas Louis Vazquez Jorell Velazquez Chabeli Vicioso, Summa Cum LaudeAubrey Warner Hanan Zafar John Zamora

Associate in Applied Science Aircraft Operations Graduates – September 2017Daniel AndradeIsaac Shapiro, Cum Laude

Graduates – December 2017Katherine Inamagua, Cum LaudeMelike Turk

Candidates – May 2018Akil George Amgad MazoouzMarlon Murray Jean Quezada Amfry Sanchez Darian Slater Dulani Smith Assoumane Zouma

Associate in Applied ScienceAirport Management Graduates – September 2017Keisha GustavMamadou Traore Graduates – December 2017Bilal AbukharmaKevin AlvaradoCashea Alvarez-Salters, Cum LaudeShanece CalvertNorman Stoll

Candidates – May 2018Kerwin Adames

Fabienne Bien AimeMarkie Almanzar Stephen BeharDevin Gatling, Cum Laude Eric Jenkeleit Leomy Martinez Karrosue Prince David Rojas Clifford Sooklall

Associate in Applied ScienceAeronautical Engineering Technology

Graduates – December 2017Lamont AntrumRochelle Brown

Candidates – May 2018Sheaosha Bullen Richard James Lamont Moore Aderet Pantierer, Summa Cum LaudeShmuel Pantierer, Magna Cum LaudeJoseph Rihan Courtney Scott

Associate in Applied ScienceElectronic Engineering Technology Avionics

Graduate – December 2017Anthony Piccininni

Candidates – May 2018Mojeeb Ahmed Wei Zhao, Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science Aeronautical Science

Graduates – September 2017Yaroslav Khizhnyak, Summa Cum LaudeErika Szillus Enero Wong, Cum Laude

Graduates – December 2017Katherine Guerrero, Magna Cum LaudeJason Ho, Summa Cum LaudeToronie Joseph Kevin Mateo Edmond Niemann, Magna Cum LaudeJoseph Regelski Ka Lung San

Candidates – May 2018Awadh Alwaely, Magna Cum LaudeRamon Amaro, Magna Cum LaudePaige Boyer, Magna Cum LaudeMike Carpio, Cum LaudeJose De Jesus Louis Marcel Djamat-Dubois Deon Francois, Magna Cum LaudeMichael George, Summa Cum Laude

graduaTeS and candidaTeS For degreeS

Jhonatan Hidalgo, Magna Cum LaudeChristopher Hoza Daniel Hubbard, Cum LaudeJaleel Johnson Nada Nessim Kelvin Nyamadi Oluwatobi Oladeji, Magna Cum LaudeEve Perchanok, Summa Cum LaudeFelicia Smalls Kevin Smith, Summa Cum LaudeMarcin Sudo, Summa Cum LaudeIvan Torres Luis Urena Omar Webber Elizabeth Wohengu Ahmad Yaqubi

Bachelor of Science Aircraft Operations

Graduates – December 2017Nelson Eng, Cum LaudeRonald Fredericks, Cum Laude

Candidates – May 2018Paolo Adragna, Magna Cum LaudeMarwan Alsaidi, Cum LaudeZeeshan Choudhri, Magna Cum LaudeColin Dielmann, Magna Cum LaudeEric Estrella Daniel Fiel, Cum LaudeEryk Kozub Rafal Kwatro Shenouda Labib, Cum LaudeErick Urbina

Bachelor of ScienceAviation Maintenance

Graduates – December 2017Marco Aravena, Magna Cum LaudeRyan Bridglal

Candidate – May 2018Matthew Piciocco, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of ScienceAviation Maintenance Management

Graduates – December 2017Miguel Davila, Cum LaudeMichelle Figueroa Cory Gabourel Christopher Kheluram Jason Singh, Magna Cum Laude

Candidates – May 2018Habib Comara, Cum LaudeArgenis Godoy Myron Simon

Bachelor of ScienceAirline Management

Graduate – September 2017Abdullah AlQahtani

Graduate – December 2017Won Suk Choi

Candidates – May 2018Frederick Harewood Abdulaziz Howeidy, Cum Laude

Bachelor of ScienceAirport Management

Graduates – September 2017Stephanie CorreaLacyrose DickinsonJessica Escamilla

Graduates – December 2017 Meshal AlkhuraysNiamul ChoudhuryAlvaro Merizalde

Candidates – May 2018Rohit Agarwal, Summa Cum LaudeAbdulaziz Aldahlawi Matthew Aniello, Summa Cum LaudeRagy Awad Ranjev Bhimsingh Andre Bowser, Summa Cum LaudeJesus Serra Corrales, Cum LaudeCrystal Cruz Armande George Angelo Maniscalco, Magna Cum LaudeZoyla Martinez Vandan Patel Leslie Perez Laudy Pujols, Cum LaudeMichael Rosales Steven Russillo Christopher Shoy, Cum LaudeMohammad Tufail Adrian Utic Joseph Zimms, Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor of ScienceAirport/Airline Management

Candidates - May 2018Samantha Aucapina Matthew Berry, Cum LaudeEduardo Rogelio Estevez Daly Stephen GomezFray Holness Evan Scala, Cum Laude

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Bachelor of ScienceGeneral ManagementGraduates – December 2017Kristy Kuonqui-Smith Hasley Toussaint, Magna Cum Laude

Candidates – May 2018Alejandro Lopez Vanessa Villamar, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science Electronic Engineering Technology

Graduate – December 2017Gurwinder Singh

Candidates – May 2018Renoldo FrancisYuriana LeonAnthony Morante

Bachelor of Science Electronic Engineering TechnologyAvionics

Graduates – September 2017Kevyn DavisElideth Hernandez, Cum Laude

Candidates – May 2018Noah ArgawMoises Chaucer Rodrigo MaldonadoYashoda Mohan

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering

Graduate – December 2017Sayhat Karca

Candidate – May 2018Moustafa Aboali

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering Technology

Graduates – September 2017Adam AbdallaJames BrackleyDavid HerreraAhmed OsmanDana Mathura, Cum LaudeWilliam Mayorga

Graduates – December 2017Mohammad Alam Russell Bashir Joshua Betancur Steven Chennells

Elias Dimitropou-los Mahmoud El Maradny Saad Iqbal, Cum LaudeJessica JimenezAnmol Ramchandani Tharun Thavakumar Alvin UribeJimmy Villalba

Candidates – May 2018Oluwatobi Alade, Cum LaudeSaif Abdul Rakeeb AssaediParth Bhatt Pedro BracamonteAlana Hasselman Umar Mansoor Khan Tristan Martin Kho, Magna Cum LaudeHomeshwar Seeratan Alexandros Valais Moustafa Youssef, Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science Mechatronic EngineeringGraduates – December 2017Saad AliWaseem Hussain

Candidates – May 2018David Adegbesan, Summa Cum LaudeAhmed Elshabrawi, Magna Cum LaudeEmily German Luis Goncalves Alaric Hyland, Cum LaudeLovedeep Kaur, Magna Cum LaudeOliver Khairallah, Summa Cum LaudeDenis Nekrasov, Magna Cum LaudeMaia Rivers Utsav Shah, Cum LaudeJamal Sharifi

Master of Science Airport ManagementGraduate – December 2017Hiu Lam Cheng, Cum Laude

Candidates – May 2018Marcia GomezJuan Roman

graduaTeS and candidaTeS For degreeS

Board oF TruSTeeS

Thomas J. McKee, Chair

Katherine B. Posner, Vice Chair

Ken Stauffer ’83, Secretary

Thomas I. Apperson

Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo, President

Douglas Izarra

Gen. Craig R. McKinley

Oswin E. Moore

Frank L. Rosenberg

Lysa C. Scully

Dr. Agam Sinha

Peter Vaughn

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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