associate in arts degree - Glendale Community College

GRADUATION
To our graduates,
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, faculty
and staff, I want to congratulate you on your
graduation from Glendale Community College!
This is your day to celebrate with family and
friends. We recognize you have accomplished
a major milestone in your life and not only
understand, but support, the investment you have
made in your future.
We are very pleased you chose Glendale College to attain your educational goal.
Whether you have earned an Associate in Arts degree, an Associate in Science degree
or a Certificate of Completion you have opened doors that may not have been open
to you before today.
We are pleased to have contributed to your academic growth and personal enrichment
and celebrate your achievements with you. The proud GCC tradition of our academic
procession into the commencement ceremony and the attendance of our faculty, staff
and administrators is a testament to the college’s dedication to the students who come
to Glendale College to pursue their educational goals.
We hope your experience here has been fulfilling and wish you the very best in your
future endeavors.
Dr. Dawn Lindsay
Superintendent/President
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2010 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Friday, June 4, 2010 — 5:00 p.m.
Faculty and Graduates
Roxanne Dominguez and Diane Spangler, Faculty Marshals
Processional
Pledge of Allegiance Lilya Avagyan
President, Associated Students of Glendale Community College
“Star Spangled Banner”
Arman Manoukian
Composers: Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith
Rachel Freed, Arman Manoukian
Composers: Andrea Boceli and D. W. Foster
Greetings and Introductions
Dr. Dawn Lindsay
Superintendent/President
“Because”
Commencement Address
Awarding of Honorary Degree
Scott Lay
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Community College League of California
Dr. Dawn Lindsay
Honoree: Dr. John A. Davitt
Distinguished Faculty Award Dr. John Queen
President, Academic Senate
Harry Hull
President, Glendale College Foundation
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William L. Parker Exceptional Service Award
Exceptional Adjunct Faculty Award
Presentation of Graduating Class
Dr. John Queen
Harry Hull
Dr. John Queen
Harry Hull
Dr. Dawn Lindsay
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2010 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Friday, June 4, 2010 — 5:00 p.m.
Recognition of Graduates Mr. Anthony P. Tartaglia
President, Board of Trustees
Recognition of Graduates with Academic Honors
Dr. Mary Mirch
Interim Vice President, Instructional Services
Presentation of Degrees
Mr. Anthony P. Tartaglia
Dr. Teresa Cortey
Dr. Ronald Harlan
Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility
Lilya Avagyan
Crossing of the Tassels
Lilya Avagyan
Rachel Freed Alma Mater
Enshrined among Verdugo’s hills upon the broad highway
Our Alma Mater rests secure and rules our hearts always
The towering oak and olive encircle her with green
And from the heights of Rasmarsad the distant sea is seen
We love her trails of yellow, her roofs of brightest red
The sunshine’s always on her brow, the sky is blue o’erhead
And though our feet may wander, our thoughts stray further still
Our hearts will e’er return to her, our college on the hill
Recessional – “Prelude to Die Meistersinger”
Richard Wagner, Composer
(The audience will remain seated until after the recessional)
A reception for graduates, and guests will be held in Plaza Vaquero
immediately following the commencement exercises.
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Platform Party
(alphabetical order)
Lilya Avagyan
President, Associated Students, GCC
Lisa H. Brooks
Executive Director, GCC Foundation
Dr. Kristin J. Bruno
Dean, Instructional Services, GCC
Anita Quinonez Gabrielian
Vice President, Board of Trustees, GCC
Dr. Armine G. Hacopian
Clerk, Board of Trustees, GCC
Dr. Ron Harlan
Dean, Instructional Services, GCC
Dr. Karen Holden-Ferkich
Associate Vice President, Continuing and Community Education, GCC
Harry Hull
President, Glendale College Foundation, GCC
Greg Krikorian
President, Board of Education, GUSD
Scott Lay
President & Chief Executive Officer, Community College League of California
Dr. Dawn Lindsay
Superintendent/President, GCC
Dr. Mary Mirch
Interim Executive Vice President, Instructional Services, GCC
Ron Nakasone
Interim Executive Vice President, Administrative Services, GCC
Dr. Vicki Nicholson
Associate Vice President, Human Resources, GCC
Dr. Ricardo Perez
Vice President, Student Services, GCC
Dr. Vahé Peroomian
Member, Board of Trustees, GCC
Dr. Jewel D’Aloia Price
Dean, Student Services, GCC
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Dr. John Queen
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President, Academic Senate, GCC
Ann H. Ransford
Member, Board of Trustees, GCC
Anthony P. Tartaglia
President, Board of Trustees, GCC
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President
Vice President
Clerk
Member
Member
Student Member
Anthony P. Tartaglia
Anita Quinonez Gabrielian
Dr. Armine G. Hacopian
Dr. Vahé Peroomian
Ann H. Ransford
Lilya Avagyan
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Leonard R. DeGrassi
James M. Smith
Not awarded
Linda S. Nibley
F. Lynn McMurrey
David O. Hurs
Melita Baumann
Dr. Larry R. Byrd
Susan L. Brinkmeyer
Yeimei Wang
Paul C. Dozois
Carol Paxton
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Dr. Peggy Renner
Dr. Steve Taylor
Dr. Mark Maier
Dr. Jessica Gillooly
Gary Massion
Dr. Sidney Kolpas
Joan Watanabe
Brett Miketta
Danny Ranchez
Eric Johnston
Greg Perkins
WILLIAM L. PARKER
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Dr. William L. Parker
Jeanne E. Cunningham
Anne Marie Novinger
Dr. Jean Lecuyer
Steven White
Mona Field
Drake Hawkins
Steve Marsden
Dr. Jose A. Mercade
2002 Dr. Pete Witt
2003 Dr. Ronald K. Harlan
2004 Jeanette Stirdivant
2005 Joseph Denhart
2006 Kathy Holmes
2007 Kathy Flynn
2008 Lynn Pomeroy
2009 Jane Di Lucchio
EXCEPTIONAL ADJUNCT FACULTY AWARD
2006
2007
Claire Thoke
Mary Ann Fell
2008
2009
Charles Eastman
Cindy Pollack
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The Graduation Pledge of Social and
Environmental Responsibility
“I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any
job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organization for which I work.”
Since 1987, colleges and universities around the world have participated in the Graduation
Pledge Alliance to instill in their students an ethic of social and environmental responsibility.
A project of the Bentley University Alliance for Ethics and Social Responsibility, the
Graduation Pledge is currently being practiced at nearly 150 higher education institutions.
Initiated at Glendale Community College by the Center for Student Involvement and
adopted through the shared governance process in fall 2009, the Graduation Pledge provides
GCC graduates with a symbolic, lifelong reminder of their commitment to practicing and
promoting social and environmental consciousness. Taking the Pledge is voluntary. Students
who make the commitment can determine for themselves what they consider to be socially
and environmentally responsible.
For more information please visit the Graduation Pledge Alliance at www.graduationpledge.org.
Distinguished Faculty Award
With the Distinguished Faculty Award (DFA),
the Academic Senate recognizes excellence
in a professor’s area of expertise, such as
teaching, counseling, work with students, etc.
It also considers good college “citizenship,”
i.e. contributions to college life outside the
classroom or primary service area as secondary
criteria. Candidates for the DFA must have
been at the college for at least ten years. The
Senate has tried to recognize a variety of
people in a variety of areas and for a variety
of efforts. The recipient list includes great
lecturers, people who have reached out to their
students in exceptional ways, and people who
have developed tremendous programs. The
DFA was first conferred in 1987.
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William L. Parker Award
The award, in honor of William L. Parker,
a philosophy professor to whom it was first
bestowed, is awarded by the Academic Senate
based on long service to GCC. Criteria include
multiple areas such as academic, professional
and community service; recognition by
faculty, staff, students and administration;
and that the recipient’s contributions will
have a lasting impact on the institution. The
award was first presented in 1993.
Exceptional Adjunct Award
The Exceptional Adjunct Faculty Award
(EAFA) is given for distinguished contributions
to Glendale Community College in the
recipient’s discipline, or for contributions and
accomplishments in other professional areas.
The EAFA recipient serves as a role model for
the rest of the adjunct faculty. The award was
first conferred in 2006.
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Scott Lay
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Community College League of California
Scott Lay has served since 2006 as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Community College
League of California, a nonprofit association
serving California’s 72 community college districts
in education and leadership development, district
services and governmental relations.
He joined the League as an intern while a student
at UC Davis in 1995 after serving as Legislative
Chair of the California Student Association of
Community Colleges. After dropping out of
high school, he attended Orange Coast College
in Costa Mesa. He credits the educators at Orange Coast and the community college
system generally for providing him with the skills and knowledge needed to earn
bachelor’s and law degrees at UC Davis.
At UC Davis’ Martin Luther King Hall School of Law, he served as president of the
Law Students Association, and worked as a research assistant in constitutional law
and international economic and legal systems development. He graduated from UC
Davis Law with a certificate in public interest law and passed the California bar exam
in 2000.
While he chose to continue advocating for community colleges rather than entering
legal practice, Scott continues to be involved in the legal community through
professional organizations and activities with UC Davis Law School. He is an admitted
techno-geek who has founded two websites dedicated to California elections and State
Capitol information--AroundTheCapitol.com and ElectionTrack.com. He also coauthors The Roundup, a nonpartisan daily political news summary which is subscribed
to by over 6,000 Capitol insiders. In June 2006, he was named one of the “Top 25 Up
and Comers” by Sacramento’s Capitol Weekly newspaper.
He has served as Vice Chair of the Yolo County Health Council, student member
of the California Student Aid Commission, and on the Board of Directors of EdFund,
the loan guarantee agency of the California Student Aid Commission. He resides in
Davis with his wife, Kara Ueda, where he is an “avid gardener and wannabe chef.”
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Dr. John A. Davitt
Honorary Associate in Arts
Degree Recipient
Dr. John A. Davitt was the longest-serving
community college president in California
at the time of his retirement from Glendale
Community College in 2006. During his more
than twenty years as GCC’s Superintendent/
President, Dr. Davitt distinguished himself as a
strong advocate for community colleges on the
state and national levels.
Under his leadership, shared governance was
established at the college nearly ten years before
AB 1725 mandated governance at the state’s
community colleges. Since then GCC’s system has been used as a model at several
other campuses. The college’s most dramatic physical changes occurred during his
presidency including the construction of the Child Development Center and the San
Rafael Building in the 1980s, the San Gabriel Building and J. Walter Smith Student
Center in the 1990s, followed by the building of the Science Center complex. Dr.
Davitt led the way for the passage in 2002 of Measure G, a $98 million bond measure
that has enabled the college to continue its development and provide a pleasant
learning environment for students.
As a resident of Glendale, Dr. Davitt has dedicated himself to contributing to the
community by serving as a board member or officer for numerous organizations
including the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, Greater Glendale Child Care Council,
Glendale Guidance Clinic, Glendale Partners, Glendale College Foundation, Glendale
Symphony, Community Foundation of the Verdugos, Crestview Preparatory School,
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Holy Family Girls High School, Archdiocese of
Los Angeles School Board and many more. He has also volunteered and made weekly
food deliveries for the Good Shepherd Center for Abused Families.
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Dr. Davitt has received numerous honors and awards, but there is one the campus
community can share with him forever. The Administration Building was renamed
the John A. Davitt Administration Building during the college’s 75th Anniversary
festivities in 2003. He also received the first lifetime achievement award given by
the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, the Presidential Leadership Award from the
Network of California Community College Foundations, the Humanitarian Award
from the Glendale College Alumni Association, and was inducted into the GCC
Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2006 he received a lifetime achievement award from
ACCCA, the Association of California Community College Administrators.
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CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE
Abeer Abdulahad
Bella Abramian (H)
Zhenik Agazaryan (H)
Ofik Aghababyan
Ara Aghajanian (H)
Dro Aghazarian
Sylva Aghmalian**
Vanessa Lewis Aglipay**
Shazia Ahmed
Helen Akbari**
Anet Akopian (H)
Arpine Alaverdyan
Kamo Aleksanyan
Caroline Allahverdi (H)
Nvart Almas*
Meline A. Almasi** (H)
Jeanine Louise Andersen
Karine A. Asatryan (H)
Edgar Avetisyan**
Violet Ayvazian
Any Babayan-Aghan (H)
Verjeneh Baghomian
Armine M. Baghumyan
Arpine Bagumyan**
Luz Viviana Barba**
Yevgine Eva Barseghyan
Jasmine Carmelle Duyungan Barte**
Zoya Bazikian**
Ellery Louise Benitez (H)
Anush Boyajyan
Shiena Brillante
Alicia K. Britt** (H)
Jackie Irma Cahill
Matthew Elliott Campbell (H)
Jennell Renee Carpenter**
Herrick Jay Sagmit Casipit (H)
Andrew Cautivar
Telly Helen Chalabian***
Susan Chhen
Hannah R. Choi** (H)
Melissa R. Chua (H)
Jena Bianca Coo** (H)
Andrea Michelle Crowder
Walter Dominique Blaquera Cruz**
Lidoush Danielians*
Hannah Noelle Davis** (H)
Tracy Ann de Guzman
Elizabeth S. De Ramos
Patiane Cassia Freitas* (H)
Carine Der Hovanessian
Ana Marie Margallo De Leon
Essa L. Dillard (H)
Jocelyn M. Dimacali
Amberly Brooke Domantay**
David Rudolph Dykstra***(H)
Jennifer Yap Eclarinal (H)
Armik Esagholian
Michael Thomas Fabian***
Lauren Claire Fish** (H)
Kerry Elizabeth Flammang**
Frank Flores
Irina Frangulyan**
Aiko Fukuta**
Sharon Gagne**
Andrea Yinet Galarza
Lili Galstyan**
Meri Gevorgyan
Marianna Ghazarian
Christine Michele Golding
Miguel Francisco Gomez (H)
Svetlana Zarmayevna Grigoryan
Vahan Grigoryan (H)
Elizabeth Guadiana**
Carlos A. Guerrero**
Guillermo G. Guzman
Alenush Hakobyan
Laura Hakobyan**
Lida Hakobyan
Julie M. Hamanaka**
Melike Hanparsun**
Anna Harutyunyan (H)
Rima Harutyunyan*
Ani Hokhikyan
Eden Elisa Hommes (H)
Volga Hovelian (H)
Marianna Hovnanyan
Aren Hovsepian
Mari Hovsepyan*
Victoria Neary Huon
Tammy Phuong Hy
Erin Nicole Jackson
Jessica Camille Jaramillo
Heejung Jun
Motoko Kabe
Joyce Carlos Kattengell**
Araxie S. Kelechian
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CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE
Melody Nancy Kharrazi
Zara Khatchatrian**
David Dae Yoon Kim
Yonghwan Kim**
Anna Kirakosyan*
Dora Patricia Klee (H)
Steve Nobumasa Kobashigawa (H)
Hisae Konishi
Khawinda Ivane Kuhn**
Hyejin Kwon
Kwan Wai Lau
Eunice M. Lee
John Lee
Jacqueline Cecilia Leon
Matthew Zhi Li**
Linny Lieu**
Joyce Dianne G. Lima** (H)
Kate Nelson Litwinko**
Erin Leigh Livingston**
Jimmy Lo*
Christine Locke***
Lisa Lucille Lopez
Nelson James Luong*
Asuka Maejima
Emma Mailyan (H)
Randy Magat Mallari
Ryan John Maniti**
Mariam Manoukian
Margarita Martirosyan (H)
Alicia Jeannine Mayaute
Diana M. Medina
Luba Raven Mirzazadeh**
Lolita Edward Mkrtchyan
Nune Mkrtchyan** (H)
Arsineh Moradi**
Bertha Moreno**
Francia Noemi Munoz*
Yuko Hyunsoo Nagasako**
Papken Nalbandian**
Lilet Manuel Navarro (H)
Elia Vartan Nazarova
Stella Nazarpoor**
Michelle Galano Neverida**
Linh Thi Kieu Nguyen
Wendy Gerundio Nojor-Jose
Juri Noyama***
Jay Robles Nubla**
Trichele De Leon Nubla** (H)
Tomo Numa
Anait Oganesyan (H)
Angela Marina Oganezova
Kristine Oganian**
Marisela Ortega
Camille Albertine Pacificador**
Greta Panossian (H)
Frida Papazyan (H)
Rosa A. Patti
David Pichardo, Jr.**
Larisa Poghosyan** (H)
Annalisa Rayos Portugal**
Alma Veronica Ramirez (AGS)
Anne Jeanette Reyes**
Sohayla Rezayani**
Sharon Adrienne Richmueller
Rollan Villena Robles** (H)
Veronica L. Rosales**
Kenneth David Salmon**
Kelila Danielle Sands
Ruby Jane Santiano
Karine Sargsyan (H)
Arlene Sarian**
Mia Michaella Oculam Sevilla** (H)
Max Gerald Smalls
Betty Sosikian**
Licia F. Sousa
Sarah Ann Sparnicht** (H)
Andrew Suensanong
Anzhela Tadevosyan
Jena Tahmasian
Aya Tajiri**
Ani Taryan (H)
Ishkhanuhi Terteryan** (H)
Angelo L. Tolentino (H)
Raul A. Torres
Emelinda Osea Triggs
Vardush Tsatryan (H)
Rochelle May Velina (H)
Rosalyn F. Villamar
Silva K. Voskani
Tammi Kathleen Walworth-DeMasters
Jesseca Wang
Nicole Lauren Wellins
Holly Hurley Marie West**
Shizuka Yamada**
Salpi Zakarian (H)
Jilbert Zaroukian*
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Greta Abelian***
Anita Abkarian
Artin Abnoosian
Lernik Aboulian*
Christiana Abraham*
Liana Abrahamyan*
Katherine Abramian***
Armine Abramyan (H)
Gayaneh Aghajanian***
Mary Aghamalian
Miganoosh Aghazarian
Angela Aghazaryan
Levon Agopian
Alexander Victor Aguilar
Sarah Ines Aguilar*** (AGS)
Tomas Aguirre
Arlett Akhourian
Arpine Alaverdyan***
Liana Alaverdyan*
Yana Aleksan (H)
Jesse Alers
Aleksandr Aleshkevich***
Aslik Allahdadi
Luis Manny Alonzo*
Christian Alvarado
Samuel Alvarez**
Garineh Amarkarian (H)
Tameka Irene Nichole Amedee
Claudia Marisa Anaya
Bryan Padilla Aquino**
Liliana Jocelyn Arrazcaeta
Liana Arshakyan
Luis Manuel Arteaga*
Arby Artoonian
Melani Artoun Livaskani
Inessa Arutunyan
Magnolia M. Arutyunyan*** (AGS)
Yuichi Asada*
Ani Asatryan*
Yukako Atsuchi**
Tigran Avakyan
Arin Avanissian**
Varsenik Avetisian*
Anna Avetisyan
Ellen Avetisyan*
Diana Avila
Benjamin Anthony Aviles*
Soseh Axian
Artur Azizkhanian**
Soseh Azizyan (H)
Alla Babasyan
Jhaklin Babayan*
Tro Babikian (H)
Iskui Lucy Badalyan**
Bernadette Myra Badillo* (PACE)
Yelena Bagdagulyan
Sevana Baghdasarian
Ani Baghoomian
Arpi Nina Baghoomian (H)
Angela Baghumian
Anna Baghumyan**
Liana Baghumyan**
Sivan Bahbajian
Nayirie A. Balian
Sanahine Balian***
Shogoiq Antraniq Banalian
Andreh Bandari
William Humberto Barrientos**
Maral Basmajian
Ashley L. Baucham*
Aleksi Begijanian**
Bernard Benitez
Zakariya Kattani Beshti**
Michelle Marie Bird Pico
Diana L Bittinger
Yenci Liliana Blanco*
Julia M. Blandon
Ankin Boghos**
Eliza Boghossian (H)
Anasheh Boghosian
Angie Bolanos**
Ani Boyadzhyan
Sona Boyajyan
Kinga Teresa Brown** (H)
Vartan Bursalyan
Araceli Geraldine Caran*
Flormaria Cardenas
Jammie Vanessa Castellanos**
Lauren Blair Castillo
Timothy C. Castillo
Aiza Ong Cayanan
Tatiana Cerah*
Veronica Cervantes*
Verzhine Chaparyan
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CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Anait Anka Chatalian**
David Chelepyan**
Aiza Lyn D. Chua**
Kristen Noelle Clay*
Maria Agnes Fermina Gan Constante
Juliet Elorta Cordero
Antonio Cordova*
Justin Steven Corio***
Christina Corona
Beatrice Corral (PACE)
George Michael Coutin (H)
Lidoush Danielians*
Edward Dariush Dassian***
Shara Davoodi
Armine Davoody
Lusine Davtyan*
Ajari Davu-Jianda* (H)
Eddison Scott Dongallo Dayao
Nicole Anne De Castro
Nathan Gregory Deeds**
Christopher Ignacio De La Cruz**
Mary De La Cruz
Marc Christian Gindap Dela Torre
Roxana Elizabeth De Leon
Karine Derkevorkian
Nasha N Der-Sarkissian**
Sharmagh Derzakarian
Vivianne de Wijs
Gina Nicole Diana**
Sherville Dinush Dias
Jael Diaz*
Andrew Robert Di Lisio
Ashleigh Dominique Diller
Shahnaz Dirky*
Arin Dolatian*
Christopher Samuel Donabedian**
Joan Jane Olive Doyle (H)
Thomas Daniel Dryden* (AGS)
Stephanie R. Duggan
Jessica P. Duran
Nadezhda Edrivanova (H)
Yuriko Eguchi**
Jeanette Eskandari
Julio Anton Espiritu**
Ryan Felix** (H)
Lidia Adely Ferman
Yessenia Flores
Angelica Fraire**
Erika Fraire*
Rhona Jane Rasco Francisco
Elvis Franco
Loui Franco**
Yukie Fukaumi
Kiyo Fukuda
Chiharu Fukuyoshi
Narine Gabry
Gabriela Galvan
Astrid Daniela Galvez
Rosa Elizabeth Gamarra*
Sarkis A. Garabet*
Diana Garcia
Erik Alfonso Garcia
Maria Elisa Garcia*
Yexuani Garcia-Rojas*
Ariel Dawn Gaughan
Patrik Geragossian (H)
Levon Gevorgyan* (H)
Melina Ghadimian
Lina Gharibian
Sevak Ghazarian
Joshua Vance Gilless
Talin Golnazarian (H)
Glendi Y. Gomez
Keshia Mercado Gonda**
Joey N. Gonzales (PACE)
Leah Nicole Gonzales*
Jose Gonzalez**
Natale M. Gonzalez
Roana Castor Gonzalez (H)
Sergio Gonzalez
Zarui Grigorian**
Davit S. Grigoryan
Lucy Grigoryan*
Mariam Grigoryan
Vahan Grigoryan***(H)
Vardan Grigoryan**
Tatevik Gyurgchyan
Megan Rose Hagedorn***
Lusine Hakobyan** (H)
Sonya Hallabyan*
Mari Hambardsumyan
Bona Han
Ying Han
Kuniko Harada*
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Araksi Harutyunyan
Emanuel Christopher Haug (H)
Claire Elizabeth Hawley
Aaron Marie Henson** (PACE)
Jose Hernandez Perez (H)
Natsumi Hiraga* (H)
Nadia Hmeidan (H)
Kuong Hoc
Hyun A. Hong** (H)
Shahbod Hosseini**
Mary Hovagimian* (H)
Karlin Hovasapian
Ani Hovhannisyan**
Vahe Hovhannisyan
Alina Hovsoyan (H)
Eugenia Hsieh
Ani Ifiktchyan*
Eri Iguchi
Samantha Louise Indrieri** (H)
Saknite Iniguez*
Violeta Injighulyan
Gwinn Ioka*
Anna Isayan**
Marie Ishihara***
Anni Issagoolian
Sayaka Iwakawa*
Susan Stacey Jischke
Jaime Chantrice Johnson**
Carlo Miguel Jose
Dolores Priscilla Juhasz
Kiyoko Kaneda
Veroyer Karabidian
Arthur Karapetyan**
Julieta Karapetyan
Karen Karimian
Nathalie Christina Karimian (H)
Karen Karoglanov**
Chika Kawahara**
Toru Kawamata**
Armenouhi Kazaryan
Kristi Dee Kelly (H)
Jose Luis Kerch Cisneros
Arin Keshishian
Denis Keshishyan**
Hrayr Keshishyan*
Zardar Keshishyan***
Tagui Ketunyan
Shooshik Khanjarian (H)
Narine Khodjasarian***
Jennifer Khrimian
Brian Joo Sun Kim*
Hyeri Kim
Jonathan Kim***
Ricardo Su Ung Kim (H)
Yoo Jeong Kim (H)
Anna Kirakosyan*
Ellada Kirakosyan
Eliza Kirazyan
Latoya L. Kirkland
Vittavat Top Klinmalai
Asami Koenuma***
Seta Kosker* (PACE)
Antranik Tony Krikorian**
Talin Hasmik Krikorian* (H)
Solida Kry* (H) (AGS)
Emily Jeanne LaGue
Mark Robert LaPointe
Maria Florencia Ucha Lassalle
Philippe Bruno Leibzig (H)
Joel P. Lepe
Dolores M. Levine
Sarah Liebard (H)
Candy Mei Feng Liu
Tyler John Locke (H)
Rebecca Sahagun Loman
Victoria Alejandra Lowe
Rosa Amelia Luna
Ryosuke Mabuchi*
Lessly Macias*
Anaeis Maleki*
Sona Malkhasyan**
Ronald Joseph-Drummond Malliagh*
Tanya Manamshian*
Anaeis Manoukian (H)
Alenoosh Tanya Mansoorian*
Monika Manvelian**
Angela R. Marabyan
Gohar Maranjyan (H)
Aldo Marin
Jerry J. Markar-Araghi (H)
Sevana Markosian*
Hovhannes Markosyan
Evelyn K. Martin
Raquel Odily Martinez
Roza Martirosova
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COMMUNITY
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2010
GRADUATION
GLENDALE 14
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
2010
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Dale Michael Mascari**
Meri Matevosyan (H)
Mlania Matousian***
Randall Patrick McCain
Jennifer Rena McClure**
Brian Thomas McCurdy (H)
Carrie Marie McKinsey
Jorge Luis Medrano
Arlet Mehrabian*
Jose Eduardo Mejia
Jonathan Melendez
Gaspar Melikyan**
Froylan Mendoza
Jose Luis Mendoza
Sydney Brianne Merrill*
Ashley Marie Messenger*
Marian Georges Mikhail (H)
Natalie Megan Miles*
Stephen Alexander Miller**
Noorvik Minacian (H)
Sarineh Minasian (H) (AGS)
Silvana Minasian
Serineh Minasmasihi (H)
Anet Minassian (H)
Louiza Victoria Minasyan*
Susanna Mirzoyan
Michelle Katherine Mitchell
Taku Miyamoto*
Galust Raymond Mkrtchyan*
Nune Mkrtchyan***
Rita Mnatsakanyan
Michael Montenegro
Loosineh Moradi
Agatha Christine Morales
Bertha Moreno*
Sally Magdi Morgan
Jennifer Susan Morris** (PACE)
Samuel Smoot Ledadom
Selin Mousses
Gima Mubaraka**
Yuka Mukozono*
Sonia M. Munoz***
Anahit Muradyan (H)
Seda Muradyan
Sergio Murillo, Jr.
Lilit Nadjarian
Maynor Alexander Najera**
Masato Nakamura
Rina Nakano**
Takayuki Nakano**
Shokoofeh Namiranian (H)
Sandra Navia
Nareh Nazary
Anna Nazaryan
Christi Winn Nelson (H)
Priscilla Hanna Nemirovski
Vanand Kevin Nikolian**
Manae Nishiyama**
Sean Matthew Nugent
Denise Michelle Nunez**
Isabel Guadalupe Oaxaca*
Melina Oganesyan
Sevak Deimitri Oganyan**
Zaven Ohan**
Jessica Tina Ohanian (H)
Lisa Ohanian
Ramela Ohanian
Ayami Oikawa**
Yuya Okuda
Desiree Darlin Olea
Daisuke Ono*
Judith Adriana Oropeza
Luis N Orozco**
Armine Orudzhyan** (H)
Yumi Oyagi*
Olga Padisova (H)
Christina Olivia Painter
Valentina Panosyan*
Julian Parada
Mkrtich Patatanyan (H)
Carlos P. Pena
Rosa Evelia Pena
Donald Perfecto Perez**
Jorge Perez**
David Petrosyan**
Megan Rae Pickerill***
Clairliz Dorla Pierre-Louis (H)
Nune Piloshyan**
Veronika Pitross*
Lilit Poghosyan** (H)
Leeanna Lia Pogossian***
Joseph Alain Porras
Dalin Prasert** (H)
Elizabeth B. Quinonez**
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Justin Matthew Quitadamo
Denise Ramos
Steve A. Randall**
Faisal Mohammed Rashid
Denise Razana
Ivette Reyes*
Rafaela Del Carmen Reyes (H)
Casey Ryan Riggs
Kimberly Lizeth Rivera
Jeffrey Brooks Robison Jr.*
Donald Joseph Rodgers Jr.
Bielka Rodriguez
Susan Stefany Rosero
Lernik Rostami (H)
Maria Regina Ruano*
Olivia Leah Rufus
Magda J. Ruiz**
Moises Ruiz
Arevik Saakova* (H)
Justina Sadauskaite*
Rui Saeki**
Yuki Sagahara
Mayo Sakagami*
Joseph David Salaices**
Reyna Samaniego
Andrew Joseph Peter David Samonte*
Ani Samsonyan
Annalylia Sanchez
Edgar Arath Santacruz*
Hector Santacruz*
Narine Sargsyan (H)
Siranush Sarkisyan
Christopher Patrick Saveanu*
Silvard Semerdzhyan*
Susana Sepulveda
Javier Serna***
Dalar Helik Shahnazarian*
Anzhela Shahumyan*
Sona Shahumyan
Ani Shaidzhanyan
Anna Shakhkulyan*
Ingila Shamim
Lauren Arianna Shenian
Sheng-Wen Shiao
Lilit Shirinyan
Deveron Shudic (H)
Nvard Simonyan
Vache Roger Sinanyan**
Stacey Suzanne Singer*
Katherine Denise Smith (H)
Eilvna Soleiman Golpashin
Jinho Song**
George Sordia
Katherine Irene Sosa*
Ryan Adam Stanbury* (H)
Hasmik Stepanyan (H)
Ruzan Stepanyan* (H)
Megumi Sugata*
Karine Tagesyan* (H)
Narineh Tahmasebian
Odet S. Tahmassian (H) (PACE)
Robert B. Tammae***
Pheakdey “Peter” Tang
Qu H. Tang
Miyuki Tanihara**
Mike Tchakmakjian***
Julio Efrain Tejada
Eugenia Ivette Tello**
Anna Telunts*
Anna Ter-Tadevosyan***
Emma Ter-Tadevosyan***
Ani Ter-Avanesyan*
Ripsime Ter-Galstyan
Mariam Ter-Petrosyan (H)
Meline Terteryan**
Talin Teymouriandolatabad (H)
Sophie Claire Thomas** (H)
Karen J. Tolliver-Chew (PACE)
Karine Torossian*
Billy Torrez-Hernandez
Christopher Tovar*
Yevgenya Tovmasyan**
Seiya Toyama***
Rita Tsadourian
Oksana Tsaregradskaya
Tatevik Tsarukyan
Ashot Tsaturyan
Lilit G. Tsrtataryan*
Maasa Tsuchiya**
Laura Tu
Shearson P. Unda
Kevin D. Uong (H)
Tatevik Urfalyan*
Szabolcs Vaka**
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2010
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COLLEGE
2010
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Paul E. Valdez**
Galia Vardan-Grigorian (H)
Karmen Vardanyan**
Varduhi Vardanyan*
Khrystyna Vardazaryan* (H)
Talin Vartanian Makari (H)
Satenik Vartanpour
Jasmine Anneth Vasquez
Ysidro Jr. Vasquez
Carmen Vega
Elizabeth Vega
Michelle Yvonne Vega
Alex Velez
Matthew John Verstraete
Nipuna Divayuru Vidanapathirana
Aracely Graciela Villarreal**
Elianora Vladika**
Michael-Paul Artur Volpei
Masashi Wada**
Judy Lynn Walley (H)
Roisin Erin Ward
Jung Hee Wee
Lydia Hope Williams
(H)
(PACE)
* **
***
(AGS)
Willie Max Williams**
Michael Philip Wyatt*
Shiori Yamaguchi
Akane Yamashita
Leydi Yau-Chung (H)
Geoff Yazzetta*
Arev Yeghiazaryan** (H)
Anita Yesaian
Narine Yesayan
Jirair K. Yessaian
Susan M. You***
Sam Sai Yu*
Sheng Heng Yu*
Jonathan Pak-Lung Yung (H)
Artin Zaghian Masihi*
Tuba Zaher***
Ruzanna Zakaryan
Lucy Lousineh Zargarian
Zorik Zargaryan
Johnny Zendejas
Ninel Zohrabi Masihi (H)
Carlos Abel Zuniga
Ani Zurmachyan
Academic Honors - cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or more
Project for Adult College Education
Completed in Summer 2009
Completed in Fall 2009
Completed in Winter 2010
Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society - Permanent Member
ACCOUNTING
ARCHITECTURE - COMMERCIAL
Zhenik Agazaryan** (H)
Lusine Alikhanian
Shakeh Ardashian Salmasy
Karine A. Asatryan***(H)
Any Babayan-Aghan (H)
Yvette V. Davis**
Carine Der Hovanessian
Caroline Dolikhanians**
Anna Gabrielyan**
Artur Grigoryan
Lida Hakobyan**
Anna Harutyunyan***(H)
Andre Issaian***
Nam Suk Kim*
John W. Klingensmith***
Athena Kraskian**
Henry H.C. Lee**
Meri Matevosyan (H)
Bedoor Nabboud
Sabina H. Odemer*
Marisela Ortega
Tina Rostami
Narine Sargsyan (H)
Katrin Sarkisian
Marina Markari Sarkissian*
Vardush Tsatryan** (H)
Armenoohi Zeinalvand
Yelena Jukova-Gevorgyan*
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Sergio Noel Castro
Armando Garcia
Jose Armando Mena**
Veronica Pinos
ADVANCED CULINARY ARTS
Neli Gharapetian
Amy Katherine Henson* (H)
Daisy T. Hoag**
Veronica Luna Lopez
ADVERTISING ART
Jennifer Medina Loffredo
ARCHITECTURE - CAD
Varand Abrahamian**
Yelena Jukova-Gevorgyan*
Amour Zadourian
ARCHITECTURE - RESIDENTIAL
Milton Herley Rozo***
ART
Cecille Cejalbo Garcia*
Loosineh Moradi
AVIATION & TRANSPORTATION AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Dro Aghazarian*
David Thomas Kenney
AVIATION & TRANSPORTATION FLIGHT ATTENDANT
Lesly S. Aviles***
Catherine Stephanie Murcia**
Ikue Muto*
AVIATION & TRANSPORTATION PILOT TRAINING
Lawrence James Ludowitz
BEGINNING CULINARY ARTS
CERTIFICATE
Craig Eugene Douglas**
Wendy Carolina Gamero
Abed Gharakhani*
Daisy T. Hoag**
Loena Bynum Rodgers*
BOOKKEEPING
Lusine Alikhanian
Zhaklin Barseghyan*
Yvette V. Davis**
Nam Suk Kim*
Henry H.C. Lee**
Jorge Perez**
Firoozeh Salarvand**
Raluca Underwood**
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CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION
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CANDIDATES FOR
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONFINANCIAL PLANNING AND
INVESTMENT
Nancy Gomez Russi
Daniela Haglund
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONGENERAL BUSINESS
Armineh Arakisian
Nancy Gomez Russi
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Yoon Ji Emilie Suh**
BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGYGENERAL OFFICE
Varduhi Hareyan
CERAMICS
Margaret Candace Norton**
Layla Rachelle Rushing*
CERTIFIED TAX PREPARER
Nam Suk Kim*
Karine Mkrtumyan**
CHILD DEVELOPMENT/TEACHERINFANT TODDLER
Armenuhi Hovsepyan**
Carmen Martinez**
Neide Torres***
CHILD DEVELOPMENT/TEACHERPRESCHOOL
Tanya Arat**
Anush Boyajyan**
Zepur Dilanchyan
Ellen V. Dominguez
Meri Gevorgyan*
Sevan Gholoyan Haftvani
Hripsime Madoyan
Emelinda Osea Triggs**
JoAnn Trujillo*
Vartohi Zakarian***
CHILD DEVELOPMENT/TEACHERSCHOOL AGE CARE
Zepur Dilanchyan
COMMUNICATIONS
Raymond Martin Camarillo**
Mary Hovagimian* (H)
Vazgen Val Hovanesian**
Adalid Ramos*
COMPUTER AIDED
MANUFACTURING
Ara Sarkisian*
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SPECIALIST
Nicholas J. Pietrantonio
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
TECHNICIAN
Ana Berta Moreno-Poot
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/
BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIESGENERAL OFFICE
Ofik Aghababyan**
Anet Akopian (H)
Caroline Allahverdi** (H)
Ruzanna Arakelyan**
Rozik Avanesian**
Klara Ayvazyan**
Karine Babayan**
Marita Baghdasarian**
Armine M. Baghumyan
Zarouhi Bekhloian*
Ying Wah Chan**
Jasmen Davoodimasihi**
Armik Esagholian**
Khalida Kali Faizi**
Carmen Gharibiansaki
Alenush Hakobyan
Ani Hokhikyan
Sofya Khechikyan***
Hermine Macharyan
Emma Mailyan** (H)
Rima Meserkhani
Rita Mnatsakanyan**
Vardeni Movsisyan**
Emma Nanyan**
Ofelia Nazarian*
Narine Oganesyan (H)
Karmen Sahraei**
Hasmik Sargsyan
Sita Karkour Sarkis**
Araks Sarkisian**
Roobina Shahkarami**
Julet Shamirian
Armine Shaverdian
Edna Soleimani**
Anzhela Tadevosyan
Aida Torosyan**
Silva K. Voskani
Alice Zadouri
Knarif Zarukian**
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Hakob Hovhannisyan**
COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING
SPECIALIST
Lusine Alikhanian
Yvette V. Davis**
Nam Suk Kim**
Andreh Shahbazianmilagerdi
DIETARY SERVICES SUPERVISOR
Camora Thomas-Gadie*
Neli Gharapetian**
Natalia Gutsal***
Susan Matevosyan***
Harold James D. Rosales**
FIRE ACADEMY:
VERDUGO FIRE ACADEMY
Arin Aghakhanian**
Joseph Michael Camacho**
Nelson Arthur Craig**
Avaran B. Fisher**
Humberto Jose Martinez***
Zabi Polard**
Carlos Francisco Torres**
Ruben Eduardo F. Vasquez**
Stanley J. Woo**
FIRE TECHNOLOGY
David A Escamilla**
Sean Robert Sowersby***
FITNESS SPECIALIST
Martha Elisa Carrascosa*
Telma Teresa Cifuentes
Anne G. Haschka*
Heejung Jun
Naeemah Fatima Khan**
Luis Esteban Romero*
HOSPITALITY SUPERVISION
Nelson James Luong**
MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY-MACHINIST
Matthew Lee Smith***
MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY-MACHINIST
Henrik Arakelian**
Ara Sarkisian*
MANAGEMENT
Armineh Arakisian
MARKETING
Kristen Ashley Payne**
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATAIVE
SERVIES-MEDICAL FRONT OFFICE
Diana Baghoomian (H)
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES-MEDICAL FRONT OFFICE
Hasmik Jasmine Azaryan**
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES - MEDICAL SECRETARY
Alicia Martinez**
MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING
Hasmik Jasmine Azaryan**
Seda I. Babakhanlou***
Diana Baghoomian (H)
Meikol Chenise Holden**
Sofya Khechikyan
Klaris Khudaverdian (H)
Claire Joy Nabong Kintanar*
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MEDICAL OFFICE
ADMINISTRATION-MEDICAL
FRONT OFFICE
Klaris Khudaverdian (H)
MICROSOFT OFFICE USER
SPECIALIST-OPTION 1
Ana Berta Moreno-Poot*
Nicholas J. Pietrantonio***
MICROSOFT OFFICE USER
SPECIALIST-OPTION 2
Nicholas J. Pietrantonio***
MICROSOFT OFFICE USER
SPECIALIST-OPTION 5
Ana Berta Moreno-Poot
MICROSOFT OFFICE USER
SPECIALIST-OPTION 6
Ana Berta Moreno-Poot
PHOTOGRAPHY
Richard James Kontas**
Nicole Ann Navarez
REAL ESTATE
Serjick Issagholian*
James C. Sutton, III*
Mark L. Walters*
REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL
Melissa Irene Jones**
RECEPTIONIST/OFFICE CLERK
Ofik Aghababyan**
Anet Akopian (H)
Ruzanna Arakelyan**
Rozik Avanesian**
Karine Babayan*
Jasmen Davoodimasihi**
Armik Esagholian**
Carmen Gharibiansaki
Alenush Hakobyan
Noyem Harutyunyan
Rima Harutyunyan*
Agavni Malumyan**
Rima Meserkhani
Rita Mnatsakanyan**
Vardeni Movsisyan**
Emma Nanyan**
Anahit Safaryan**
Karmen Sahraei
Rita Sardaryan**
Roobina Shahkarami**
Amalya Shahnazaryan**
Julet Shamirian**
Edna Soleimani***
Aida Torosyan**
Knarif Zarukian**
REGISTERED NURSING
Brenda N. Blanco
Herrick Jay Sagmit Casipit (H)
Iris Castaneda Cordero**
Omar Cuevas**
Jennifer Yap Eclarinal
Donna Daniella Holguin
Anush Keleshyan***
Dora Patricia Klee
Kawaljit Kaur Madan
Frida Papazyan (H)
Nicole Marie Sharif
Hong K. Tang**
Lora Lien Alimurung Velasquez**
RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT
Arthur Abramyan**
RESTAURANT SUPERVISION
Vartoosh Azarian*
Diane Elizabeth Shamhart**
RETAIL MANAGEMENT
Fabrizio Mangandi
SPECIALIST IN ALCOHOL/DRUG
STUDIES
Fina Arellano***
Fay Marie Broughton
Vanessa Louise Calvillo
Wendell A Cooper**
Donna Sue Duffield
Jeffrey Arthur Gammie
John A. Gonzalez
Dalton Gudelmann
Michel Haroutunian
Jerald Dwain Havard
Melani Anne Lewis
Nancy Lozano-Stecyk
Margarita Martirosyan (H)
Patricia A. Moore
Lorna J. Nelson
Cyndi Leigh Oatway
Gilbert Arthur Persing
Mario Portillo**
Anthony Raymundo
Mary Ann Rosendale
Faurice Sorrell Russeau
Deborah Ann Scott
Mitchell D. Stein
Evelyn Bustamante Tan
Sharyl S. Tapia
Vahe Ter-Yegishyan
Gregory Patrick Thornton*
Patricia Angela VanBeers**
Naira Vardanyan
Regina Rong-Quei Wang
Betty Louise Williams
Lance Everet Williams
TELEVISION PRODUCTIONMASS MEDIA
TELEVISION PRODUCTIONVIDEOGRAPHY
Yumika Kimura***
TELEVISION PRODUCTIONCORPORATE TELEVISION
Genta Tamaki*
WEB DEVELOPMENT
Pablo Cesar Romero
WEB GRAPHICS
Jennifer Diamond
Lynne Y. Hsieh*
Alis Madatyan**
Kumiko Ono*
WELDING, OCCUPATIONAL
(COMBINATION WELDER)
Carlos Aguirre Castellanos***
Jason Colby Harris**
Jeffrey William Kosztowny
Diego J. Linares
Sean Matthew Nugent
Colleagues in Memory 2009-2010
Years at GCC Luis Herrera, Instructor of Electronics and Computer Technology
2006 - 2009
Dr. Christopher McCarthy, Vice President, Instructional Services 1995 - 2002
Marcella Zajac, Nurse Associate, Health Center
1976 - 1992
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THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION
By Gary Parker, Ph. D.
One of the most colorful parts of the commencement exercise is the academic procession,
the opening part of the time-honored and traditional ceremonies. The processional includes all of the
participants of the exercises, the graduating class, faculty, Board of Trustees, and participating guests.
The graduating class wears maroon gowns. The tassel of the cap is worn on the right and changed
to the left immediately after receiving the associate degree. Gold tassels are worn by students who are
receiving their Associate degrees while students who are being awarded their Certificates of Achievement
wear maroon tassels.
The college’s faculty, which includes its instructors, counselors, and administrative staff, along
with the trustees and the program guests, wear gowns indicative of their academic rank. This part of the
processional is indeed one of the most awe-inspiring of all collegiate ceremonies.
The heritage of the cap and gown, with the colorful spectacle of the academic array, dates back
to the twelfth century and the establishment of the first universities in Europe. Although there have been
many changes in design and color, each individual gown with its rank is symbolic of achievement in a
special field.
The Continental System, still used by England and the rest of Europe, allows a distinctive
design and color for each college and university. In the United States, however, a uniform intercollegiate
Academic code has been adopted. Nevertheless, there is a growing trend among major universities to
follow the European tradition and have unique gowns which incorporate the colors of the university, such
as crimson gowns from Harvard, light blue gowns from Yale, and dark blue gowns trimmed with gold
from the University of California. The code is a simple one, regulating the colors and materials to be used.
Knowledge of a few of these rules permits the viewer to understand the costume of any graduate of an
American educational institution and know at once the wearer’s degree, the field in which it was earned
and possibly the college from which the degree was received.
Faculty gowns are divided into three groups, dependent upon the highest college degree earned
by the wearer. The bachelor’s gown is made of a black worsted material with long, pointed sleeves. The
master’s gown is either of black silk or wool and a has a long closed sleeve with an arc of a circle appearing
near the bottom and a slit, at elbow length, for the arm. The doctoral gown is usually black silk with full,
round, open sleeves with velvet rings. Some universities have their own doctoral gowns which correspond
to the colors of the school.
The traditional black mortarboard-style cap is worn for all degrees, the only difference being the tassel. For
bachelor’s and master’s, the tassel is usually black, but occasionally it is the color of the velvet on the hood.
The doctoral tassel is gold.
The academic costume is set off by the most distinctive of all insignia, the hood. The hood is
made of a black material to match the gown and varies in length according to the degree: bachelor, three
feet; master, three and one-half feet; and doctorate, four feet. Each hood has a velvet edge of varying widths
according to the degree; two inches, three inches, and five inches respectively. The edging is carried around
to the front of the neck to form a neck band. The color of this velvet trim indicates the field or department
of learning in which the degree was earned. All hoods have silk lining of the official color or colors of the
college or university conferring the degree.
Following is a partial list of colors designated to represent the various areas of learning:
Arts and Letter………………………White Medicine……………………….Green
Business Administration………….…..Drab
Nursing…………………...…..Apricot
Education……………………….Light Blue Philosophy…………………Dark Blue
Engineering…………………………Orange Physical Education……….Sage Green
Fine Art……………………………..Brown Science……………….…Gold-Yellow
Law………………………………….Purple
Graduates who have achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, and those who have earned
permanent membership in the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society, are identified by a gold stole.
To qualify for permanent membership in the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society, a student
must have either completed 60 units with a 3.50 grade-point average and one semester as a member of AGS
or completed 60 units with 3.25 grade-point average and two semesters as a member of AGS.
White stoles are worn by students in the Nursing program who are recognized for completing
the LVN or RN requirements.
Graduation Committee Coordinator
Dr. Paul Schlossman
Graduate Line-up Coordinators
Sharon Combs
Jon Gold & Physical Education Staff
Program Cover Design & Photography
Program Coordination
Aida Avanousian
Program Printing
Speaker Coordination
Ann Simon
Ford Graphics
Dr. Paul Schlossman
Graduate Coordination
Aida Avanousian, Yvonne Quintero
Stage Design
Greg Parks
Stage Construction & Coordination
Facilities & Field Coordination
Sound Coordination
Guido Girardi, Marco Navarro
Randy Alexandar, Cornelious Aubert,
Carlos Avalos, Sylva Avedissian, Luis Avina,
Alberto Celis, Carlos Flores, Celia Flores,
Steve Garcia, Louis Garza, Bob Harris,
Victor Leyva, Alex Lopez, Rosa Maldonado,
Maria Mendoza, Juan Romero, Gus Rocha,
Pastor Soto, Tom Tolly, Aide Trejo,
Ben Zabala, Danny Zamora
Brian Shurlow
Caps & Gowns Coordination
Stephanie Snyder, Ani Goodbarian, Hbuk Bayer
Reception Coordination
Tzoler Oukayan
Associated Students of Glendale Community College
Ushers
Associated Students of Glendale Community College
Public Safety & Parking Coordination
GCC Police Department
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Congratulations Class of 2010 from your Glendale Community College Alumni Association
Our best wishes go with you for success in your future endeavors. We are proud of all you have
accomplished at Glendale
Community College.
Please stay in touch throughout the years. To become a member of your Glendale College Alumni Association,
call the Alumni Office at (818) 240-1000 ext. 5201
M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T
Glendale
Community
College
welcomes students of all diverse
backgrounds, goals, ages, abilities,
and learning styles. As an institution
of higher education, we are
committed to student learning and
success. Using personal interaction,
dynamic and rigorous instruction, and
innovative technologies, we foster
the development of critical thinking
and lifelong learning. We provide
students with the opportunity and
support to gain the knowledge
and skills necessary to meet their
educational, career, and personal
goals. Our commitment is to prepare
students for their many evolving
roles in and responsibilities to our
community, our state, and our society.
www.glendale.edu/graduation
1500 N. Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208