Commencement sends off ECC graduating Class of 2009

Elgin Community College held commencement exercises for the spring 2009 graduating class on May 22. Andrea Andrada of Elgin, a member of the 2009 graduating class, offered the commencement address. Andrada is the recipient of several honors, including being named to the First Team of USA Today's All-USA Community College Academic Team, named a New Century Scholar by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, and winning the Illinois Community College Trustees Association's Gigi Campbell Student Trustee Excellence Award.

After the commencement address, Vince Pelletier, interim vice president of teaching, learning and student development, confered the degrees and certificates to the 758 candidates for graduation. Receiving an honorary degree is Diane Stredde of Elgin, who retired May 5 from the ECC District 509 Board of Trustees after serving on the board since 2003. For information, contact Ann Kalas, assistant registrar, at akalas@elgin.edu or (847) 214-7228.

The candidates for graduation are:

Algonquin: Amy Grace Arker, Gaea Eizra M. Atta, Marily Barraza, Brittany Boone, Joann Brennan, Gavin E. Brown, Daniel S. Cohn, Bradley Neil Cook, Nicole F. Cook, Rebecca Lynn Czopek, Timothy R. DeRidder, Sara Dieguez, Lindsey S. Fitzgerald, Brian James Flores, Jake H. Hayden, Jodie Marie Henry, Tina LaShon Hoban, Sara Anne Janiszewski, Joseph E. P. Kearney, Steve Brian Kirkish, Kristi M. Lail, Susan Keegan Leckrone, Racquel Doria Macalindong, Cristin M. MacCarthy, Barbara J. Mack, Theresa Manski, Amanda Lynn Matusek, Emad Mazhary, Dane S. Melick, Christopher Menoni, Scott William Miller, Dmytro Ostapovych, Nichola Karma Patterson, Layne C. Pekarek, Douglas Adam Perrott, Thomas N. Polivka, Jaclynn Postelnick, Zachary J. Prost, Britney A. Quinn, Thomas W. Rausch, Randy Seaquist, Samuel G. Sherman Pfeiffer, Jordan Sigrist, and Lynne Zaehler.

Arlington Heights: Stacey M. Jurinak.

Barrington: Velma A. Farrell.

Bartlett: Daniel Andrzejuk, Kelly E. Baumann, Monica T. Becker, Christina M. Blasi, Kevin Born, Lucas Richard Bujarski, Danielle Kathleen Cass, Rachel A. Cassara, Lisa Marie Coletto, Kyle E. Colyer, Noah S. Curtis, Carie Ann Dipaolo, Jefferson J. Dy, Ricardo Franco, Colleen Leslie Harden, Judith M. Hernandez, Samantha Lynn Herzog, Nicole M. Irwin, Jeremiah Jaster, Nickolas W. Johnson, Kari Anne Klein, Emilie Kosch, Ann Lazar, Daniel Lersch, Donielle Logan, Jeffery Lundblad, Kevin P. MacArthur, Christopher W. Maloney, Crystal Nicole Marocchi, Ryan L. Martin, Patrick M. Mastandrea, Lisa Marie McLaughlin, Jessica Merma, Adam Mielnikowski, Daniel P. Neirman, Tu Anh T. Nguyen, Matthew Orland, Rachel L. Pidu, Lindsey Rosenthal, Henry James Sadowski, Nicole Lynn Sauceda, Kevin Schrader, Karen Y. Sebestin, Alyssa Katherine Stelmach, Kimberly May Tibayan Sugay, Daniel J. Sumulong, Krystyna A. Trestka, Brian Christopher True, Christopher James Watkins, Lindsay M. White, Sheila Maria Willer, Raymund John Wolski, Rick Matthew Zablocki, Anna Zenino, and Nora Lynn Zolen.

Batavia: James Joseph Sonny De Martini, Regina S. Ferguson, Ryan David Hitz, and Lisa K. Spears.

Bolingbrook: Wesley Carter

Burlington: Tim Noethen and Leah R. Strzala

Byron: Karen S. Guske

Carol Stream: Julie L. Johnson, Sarah C. Kostal, Tara Martina Krisch, Micheal Dean Reuter, Jacqueline M. Van Meter, Steven D. Walley and Melissa Marie Warsek.

Carpentersville: Norma O. Angulo Herrera, Silvia Yazarely Arroyo, Jose M. Aviles, Manuel Barrientos, Peggy A. Bell, Brooke Brockmeyer, Perla Angelica Celis, Paul Michael Collins, Deanna Correa, Roderick Cristobal, Jerlean LaDonna Marie Davis, Jennifer N. Donnell, Richard Daniel Farrell, Juan Mauricio Felix, Jason Christian Furst, Francis Ivor V. Gonzales, Juan C. Hernandez Galvan, Janet J. Heuser, Chynna Lynn Kamp, Glicerio Eric S. Maguigad Jr., Nancy Martinez Garcia, Johnette Michele McDermott, Emma B. Mercado, Victor M. Mora, Kathleen S. Morrison, Roy Mukanda, Jay Ptaszek, Abraham Reyes, Flor M. Reyes, Christine J. Rodriguez, Jonathan Rojas, Jose F. Sanchez, Jillyan S. Smith, Elaine Navares Stagen, Maharatih T. Sultansyah, Maria G. Torres, Paul B. Ustrzynski, Dingbo Xiao, Edith W. Yee, and Maureen Ziwa-Birtell.

Cary: Mary Catherine A. Domingo and Melissa Tomasina Petruzza.

Chicago: Derrick Lee Merrell, Ismael Quinones, Ryan Robinson and Arturo Solis.

Cortland: Bryan Edward Stritzel.

Crystal Lake: Michelle Elaine Besonen, Ronald J. Hoeffleur Jr, Angela J. Iovinelli, Jeremy E. Kasper, Corey Kniesel, Patrick Lieurance, Leann C. McMonigal, Kelly S. Parker, Brittany Danielle Richardson, Nicholas Michael Smith and Bruce W. Whittier.

DeKalb: Loukia G. Alafogianis, Elizabeth Davila, Andrew J. Klatt, John S. Morgan, III, Jennifer Onoja, Valerie Kay Rubin and Nickolas L. Whittington.

Des Plaines: Jamie Fript.

Dundee Township: Andrew Janzen, Shira D. Love, Marc Penera and Robert R. Sage.

East Dundee: Ian Bocain, Shannon R. Hanley, Dwight M. Klitzke and Danielle Sum.

Elburn: Bridget Bledsoe.

Elgin: Jesse Abernethy, Erica Aguilera, Guadalupe Aguilera, Filiberto Altamirano, Leslie R. Anderson, Andrea Christine Andrada, Juan Carlos Aranda, Herman S. Avellanosa, Tomiwa D. Awosika, Denisse Ayala, Oralia Bahena, Daniel Barajas, Rene Barajas, Anne Marie Bedard, Heather K. Behm, Kamela Elaine Beltran, Jamie Lynn Berglund, Sahid Bibriescas, Flavia Aimee Birdsell, Jennifer S. Blithe, Gregory J. Boyer, Linda Bradford-Foster, Mary E. Braun, Paul Brinkman, Jason D. Brown, Rachel Buckheister, Jillalaine Sotto Buenaventura, Anna K. Bumblis, Cathy Burnham, Angela Rincon, Steven A. Butcher, Hugh Christopher Butler, David Brent Caddoo, Elida Mariela Cano, Jose A. Cano, Lucero Carachure Bravo, Lucero Carachure, Jennifer Ong Castro, Santiago Cervantes, Jennifer L. Clapper, Reginald Clay, George Collins, Antonio Contreras Tremillo, Kristin Elizabeth Cox, Joseph S. Cross, Charles E. Crouse, Brian W. Daniel, Brett Michael Dannenberg, Danielle M. DaVault, Cintia Davila, Janel L. Davis, Michelle D. Davis, Esther Desantiago, Luis Diaz de Leon, Joseph M. Dibella, Tonya Dietz, Wilson Diken, Caroline Einwick, Michelle S. Enright, Diandra Delis Entler, Rick R. Evans, JR, Samantha Rea Evans, Mireya Fernandez, Carl L. Ferron, Jessica Flores, Amanda S. Fraas, Javier Fregoso, Jose L. Fregoso, Salvador Garcia Jr, Tracy Gerdau, Jose Gomez, Jose Ricardo Gomez, Julia Gonzalez, Rafael Gonzalez, John Gerald Hauserman, Katie Henrici, Cristina Hernandez, Daniel W. Hernandez, Joel L. Hernandez, Liliana Hernandez, Christi Eden Herrera, Adrienne Katrina Hovey, Sherann K. Ivy, Mary A. Jeschke, Randall L. Johnson, Brice Jamel Jones, Nichole A. Junge, Michelle Kamper, Jolene Margaret King, Jacqueline S. Kitchen, Jovica Komazec, Amanda Marie Krup, Scott T. Laidlaw, Manuel H. Lara Gonzalez, Kelly Lynn Leatherman, Tuesday S. Lee, Marcos Lembo, Ellen Ivy Lennard, Joann C. Levis, Brian Lieu, Alisa D. Lindmark, Aletha S. Little, Courtney Lynn Lodge, Carlos Lopez, Estefani E. Lopez, Ricardo Lopez, Dennis A. Lozano, Tanya R. Lucania, Elva Luna, Brandon B. Makthepharaks, Mallisa Marie Mariotti, Danica I. Marron, Melissa Acevedo, Laura Ann Masonick, David Mateos, Jason Matney, Abraham Samuel McBride, Lari McNair, Kelly Nicole McPhillips, Adrian L. Medriano, Brandon Melendrez, Marielen Melo, Brian Douglas Mette, Ashley Metz, Lucas Oliver Miller, Philip J. Miller, Marjorie Y. Moh-Guerra, Jessica Renee Molitor, Marilyn Monte, Glenn Robert Moore III, Maria Del Carmen Morales, Mario Moreno, Ryan J. Moseman, Helen M. Muchow, Monica Murillo, Iliana Navarro, Adam Michael Neace, Rebecca L. Nelson, Drew A. Noffs, Jennifer Norman, Chelsey Anne Novak, Charity D. Obligado, Tami Olson, Kristina Marie Ostrowski, Christine Padilla, Jessica Padilla, Cynthia Ann Palm, Michelle R. Parsons, Rebecca Pelinski, Armando Perez, David Perez, Emily Anne Perry, Justin Allen Peterson, Wayne D. Peterson, Dennis Picazo, Kimberly S. Plate, Kyle Plate, Aaron Michael Poling Jr, Laurie A. Pomerenke, Chase W. Pomerich, Heather L. Potts, Alexa Marie Poulos, Nicole M. Poulos, Bryant Quintero, Angelina Quintin, Maria Elizabeth S. Rafael, Diego Ramirez, Mariela Rangel Lopez, Bradley Read, Andrew Reynolds, Carolynn M. Ricciotti, Aaron Richlinski, Adam R. Rios, Penny Pia A. Rivero, Barbara J. Rocamora, Guadalupe Rocha, Rebecca Rocha, Carlos Rochel, Leonardo I. Rodriguez, Pedro Rodriguez, Angelica Rojas, Margarita Rosiles Aguilera, Nicholas N. Salas, Simon Sanavongsay, Jose Carlos Sanchez, Delfino Santamaria, Nicholas P. Sarsany, Travis Glenn Saville, Sara Schramer, Brian David Schrieber, Kristofer Schuldt, Abigail Schultz, Derek Lee Sepeda, Jessie C. Sepeda, Jonathan Serna, Kimberly Shaniece Shaw, Sahar Siddique, Samon Nisa Siddique, Magdalena Sifuentes, Tissanie L. Simmons, Denise Jean Singery, Sonesacksit B. Siripanya, Thepkaysone A. Siripanya, Daniel S. Slater, Karolina Smiech, Albert I. Smith, Suzanne Cayez Smith, Yecenia Solis, V. Noy Soneinthavong, David Sorto, Josue Daniel Sorto, Stephanie Starr, Maria Lynn Steffen, Karrie L. Stewart, Curtis J. Stratton, Amanda Strelchuk, Kristel Formales-Stuehler, Ryan D. Sturm, Eric Jeffery Suits, Grace Taglieri, Margieru Grace C. Tan, Humberto Tinajero, Maria E. Tovar, Lisa A. Tovsen, Hoang Truong, Sowjanya Vakkalanka, Daniel T. Van De Voorde, Jody L. VanDeWoestyne, Amanda Vargas, Melissa M. Vargas, Miriam Vega, Brittany D. Velazquez, Leonel Velgara, Zaida I. Velgara, Teresa Venegas, Megan Visagie, Jamal Walls, Christine Anne Whalen, Jenifer Nicolle Williams, Elizabeth Renae Yee, Laura Zachelmeyer, Farah Zaidi, and Nicholas Zamudio.

Geneva: Dustin Ledermann, David Ryan Porter, Renae M. Stucki, Kathleen M. Sullivan, and Kacie A. Walker.

Gilberts: Jessie Dionela Jr., Carol Lynn Ebner, Christina Grzybowski, William Jasinski, Edward P. Mason, Jon G. Novak, Melody Dalouny Saycocie and Kyle Tarrant.

Glendale Heights: Olushola A. Dasilva.

Gurnee: Kelly Jean Moberg.

Hampshire: Katie E. Allen, Ryan J. Anderson, Jeffrey D. Brown, Judith A. Cain, Kristin Ashley Chomenko, Geoffrey Lee Collingbourne, Sarah A. Eberly, Jessica M. Hagendorn, Veronica Lynnette Jones, Ross S. Joy, Jody Neisendorf, Zaara Norten, Jennifer Perez, Rebekah Amy Pfaff, Michael J. Pickard, Heather Michelle Price, Brian E. Richmond, Allison Marie Sarro, Todd Seyller, Joanne L. Thomas-Junious, and Brian D. Thompson.

Hanover Park: Karol Berner, Lluvia Collazo, Michael Crawford, Charles A. Hain, Thomas Robert Hampel, Katherine M. Henry, Jose Hernandez, Sadat U. Hussaini, Shemeca L. Johnson, Kristine D. Magsombol, Michelle Lynn Mansolf, Shelly Mayer, Natalie Marie Monaco, Gabriel Nunez, Kristin M. Parise, Dariusz Podejko, Griselda Rodriguez, Humberto Rodriguez, Donna R. Ruiz, Daniela Sanchez, and Denise Anne Tyschenko.

Harvard: Christopher Raasch

Huntley: Leilani A. Delara, Jaclyn D. Leman and Kathleen R. Nagle

Itasca: Luis R. Nibungco

Kingman, Ariz.: Tara Mae Coulson

Lake in the Hills: Jacob Burau, Jacob C. Burau, Ana Cakani, Thomas M. Kinyanjui, Sharon Kelly Lawson, Sarah L. Long, Aaron McCabe, Aaron Pearsall-Brandon, Jay E. Peters, Megan N. Reynolds, Jonathan A. Scarbrough, Ashley Ann Schub, Dominick Smetters, Armando J. Vargas, Kimberly J. Vaughn, Daniel R. Wagner, Michele Carol Wagner and Anna Weyers.

Lake Marian: Carrie L. Loftus

Lakewood, Colo.: Ashley Ann Ross

Lombard: Wendy M. Negron

Loves Park: William Francis Riseley

Mankato, Minn.: Jared Joshua Taylor

Marengo: Kathy A. Kanaly and Rachel Nerissa Nichols

McHenry: Jennie C. Anderson-Nowak, Allan Dela Vega Boquiren, Maureen Elizabeth Keil, Bradley G. Linnane, Nicole L. Petersen and Amanda Ragan.

North Aurora: Hannah M. Alvis and Jacob Adam Tarmichael

Naperville: Percy Grandberry

Oregon, Ill.: Joy L. Schuble

Oswego: Karina L. Huss and Michael E. Huss

Palatine: Leonarda Anna Di Serio

Palos Heights: Julie Donovan

Pearl City, Ill.: Christine M. von Schrott

Pingree Grove: Ada Maryane Arizmendi, Raul Olalia Bautista, Andrew S. Drosopoulos, Rebecca K. Hamman, David A. Hansen, Nancy Cavinta Abellera, Nick Laterza, and Stacey E. Phillips.

Poplar Grove: Susan L. Bartels

Rockford: Jocelynn Boggess-Lenoir

Rockton: Christopher Michael Clausen

South Elgin: Marcel A. Adriatico, Christina M. Allen, Elizabeth E. Bappert, Wyatt Bohn, Ashley A. Burke, Corey Burmeister, James Brett Byers, Javier Castillo Jr, Erran Leigh Clifton, Maranda Springer, Erik Erickson, Tamara L. Gamble, Saule Giedraityte, Diana C. Gonzalez, Melinda J. Hardy, Michelle E. Isola, Tameron Lee Keeffe, Sorasinh Keovongsack, Beatriz A. Lara, Gina Marie LeMaire, Carissa Abigael Lundgren, Nicole R. McIntyre, Ryan S. Michaelson, Heather J. Miller, Anthony M. Montes, Eleana Ochoa, Phat T. Ong, Laura A. Padilla, Aleksandar Radosavljevic, Cheira Z. Ramos, Fabian Rodriguez, Maria D. Roller, Ashley Marie Ryan, Michael John Sarmiento, Jennifer Sell, Bhavna Sharma, Barbie Singhanath, Michelle F. Spejcher, Jessica A. Treffy, Eric S. Truax, Ashley A. Voss-Liebig, Christina Rose Wadman, John Wieszchowski, Mark Robert Woods and Deena M. Wronkiewicz.

Schaumburg: Marianne J. Cappitelli, Sarah E. Kosmicki, William Joseph Meszaros, David T. Nitz, Maricel Revita Runez, and Cynthia S. Stutts-Allen.

Sleepy Hollow: Michael K. Bost, Jonathan James Horn, Grady Scott Knight, Blythe A. Marquez, and James A. Samack Jr.

Somonauk, Ill.: Tara Lynn Mengoni.

St. Charles: Rebecca Lynne Alborn, John F. Arduino, Kara Ann Atwater, William E. Bacarella, Mark Bjork Jr, Meghan Lynn Black, Jessica Lynn Bolvin, Sarah Elizabeth Brown, Devon Lassiter Brueske, Michael A. Cary, Margaret M. Courser, Ian Robert Covelli, Sylvia R. Czajkowski, Kerri Danek, Russell D. Devereaux, Mallarie Duensing, Geoffrey S. Dyon, Cara A. Ehardt, Bobby J. Erd, Austin Michael Fern, Carol J. Francis, Jesse David Freidel, Margo R. Frost, Jennifer M. Froula, Anisberto P. Garcia, Mary T. Gentile, Angela Rose Giudice, Danny Glade, Jamie L. Hammond, Elizabeth G. Hanley, Angela Heim, Daniel Jackson, Michael Joseph Jagodzinski, Joshua M. Jarodsky, Kristen Michelle Johnson, Jeffrey Jorgensen, Jason Joyce, Donna Justen, Jennifer Ashley Kern, Michael Robert Kline, Kyle Kobler, Kenny O. Laag, Allison Christina Laguna, Felicia N. Lara, Christopher James Leh, Paul LeTang, Marianne Marson, Sara C. Matuszak, Matthew Bernard Mellin, Rachel A. Meyer, Joseph William Milder, Ashley Jean Mitchell, Keely Muzzey, Teresa Marie Nardini, Fredy Navor, April Louise Nozicka, David R. Orlow, Brian Point, David Robert Popovich II, Christopher Proulx, Amanda Przybycien, Rodrigo F. Puello, Laura-Jane Quick, Alexandria Elaine Rauch, Spencer W. Rietz, Brendan J. Riley, Kathryn Lynn Rizzo, Keith P. Robinson, Meredith Schultz, Michael Scott, Casey Selpien, Alexander J. Smith, Edyta Sowizral, M. Patricia Steensen, Joyce A. Stern, Jeff Stoner, Brittany Christine Sunderlage, Caleb Taylor, Lazaro Tochimani, Heather Tomassi, Ashlee L. Townsend, Tammy J. van Slee, Timothy David White, Phillip Whittington, Drew Donald Williams, Jason Richard Zabler, Patricia A. Zarris, Julie Zaworski, and Janet T. Zec

Streamwood: Angelique I. Acevedo, Salomon J. Aguirre, Jeffrey T. Angle, Vincent Bruno, Ewelina A Chrapczynski, Brian Matthew English, Matthew Andrew Fox, Richard G. Grant, Michael R. Hoffman, Daniel Gerald Holman, Chad E. Johnson, Ashley Knickrehm, Erica Lynne Kubick, Melanie Macaso, Eunice T. Mangayao, Ryan R. Mansilungan, Danilo E. Noche, Brian D. Olson, Lindsey Joy Ott, Veronica Padharia, Bhavesh Patel, Sapana Kiran Patel, Laura Porten, Andrea Ramirez, Allison Mary Riley, Kyle N. Rome, Danielle M. Ryan, Byron E. Scurry, Netzahualcoyotl Soto, Krzysztof M. Sowa, Michelle Elizabeth Streufert, Jason Thomas Tercall, Joan E. Thompson, Jorge Torres, Trina Triplitt, Amy Tuminaro, Deneale Steineveldt Villalobos, Anna Wisniowska, and Angelica Christine Wojtaszkiewicz

Sycamore: Cindy DiDonna

Vernon Hills: Steven Gerald Wargaski

West Chicago: Jennifer Dawn Cadena, Kirill Gindush, Justin Davis Lemaster and Zach Roden

West Dundee: Suzie D. Boyle, Krystal Alexis Campos, Alethea Lenore Cassidy, Conor Clarke, Jose Gonzalez, Alicia Marie Knox, Nicholas P. Maggio, Kevin Lee Parr, Robert Dwight Rader, Karen M. Shively, and Tyler J. Wedell.

Wheaton: Michael T. Mattice

Wood Dale: Deane M. Decillo

Woodstock: Jessica A. Hansen, Heather A. Kiefer, Julie Ann Monroe, Reed C. Ridge, and Lucas P. Wagner.