Spring Commencement at SUNY Plattsburgh - Awards and Speakers

Spring Commencement Awards and Speakers

The names of the Student Speaker and individuals receiving awards will be announced prior to Spring Commencement. The Student Speaker is selected by the Honors Council from those students who will be graduating and have submitted draft speeches for review. 

Previous Commencement Speakers and Honorees

Student Speakers

Winter 2012	Michelle B. Haynes '12, Keeseville, N.Y., B.A., Magna Cum Laude
Spring 2012	Cindy Arellano '12, Lima, Peru, B.S., Magna Cum Laude Samantha N. Retrosi '12, Saranac Lake, N.Y., B.A., Cum Laude
Winter 2011	Su Eun Hong '11, Flushing, N.Y., B.S., Summa Cum Laude
Spring 2011	Christine M. Pawlowicz '11, Goshen, N.Y., B.S.Ed., Magna Cum Laude Olapeju O. Oyeyemi '11, Portsmouth, Dominica, B.A., Cum Laude
Winter 2010	Frances L. Ercolano '10, Latham, N.Y., B.A., Summa Cum Laude Brett T. Williams '10, Latham, N.Y., B.A., Magna Cum Laude
Spring 2010	Nicole M. Immerso '10, Island Park, N.Y., B.S., Cum Laude Benjamin P. Pomerance '10, Plattsburgh, N.Y., B.A., Summa Cum Laude
Winter 2009	Kristy Lynn Curry '09, Plattsburgh, N.Y., B.S., Magna Cum Laude
Spring 2009	Kinnon Marie Bliss '09, Lake Placid, N.Y., B.S., Summa Cum Laude
Winter 2008	Angel Acosta '08, New York, N.Y., B.A., Summa Cum Laude
Spring 2008	Carrie Jean Douglas '08, AuSable Forks, N.Y., B.A., Magna Cum Laude
Winter 2007	Sheena Marie Garrant '07, South Glens Falls, B.S., Magna Cum Laude
Spring 2007	Megan A. Jensen '07, Plattsburgh, B.S., Summa Cum Laude
Winter 2006	RuthAnn Skowronek '06, Readington, N.J., B.A., Summa Cum Laude
Spring 2006	Jaclyne D. Demarse-Marcil '06, Plattsburgh, B.A., Summa Cum Laude Jannel R. Gabriel '06, St. Lucia, B.S., Magna Cum Laude
Winter 2005	Hira Shafqat '05, Karachi Pakistan, B.S., Magna Cum Laude
Spring 2005	Marvelle C. Roberts '05, Dominica, B.A., Summa Cum Laude Victoria L. Lu '05, Taipei, Taiwan, B.S., Cum Laude Baier Rakowski '05, Riverhead, N.Y., B.S., Magna Cum Laude
Winter 2004	Esther Robinson '05, Commonwealth of Dominica, B.S.
Spring 2004	Ashley R. Gambino '04, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., B.S., Summa Cum Laude
Winter 2003	Nazia Habib '03, Dhaka, Bangladesh, B.S., Magna Cum Laude
Spring 2003	James W. Leary III '03, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., B.S., Summa Cum Laude Gerald Tan Yu Liang '03, Penang, Malaysia, B.A., Summa Cum Laude

SUNY Honorary Degree Recipients 

Spring 2011	Raphael Angel Suarez Jr., Senior correspondent, PBS Newshour; Author  - Doctor of Humane Letters George Hearn, Actor, Singer - Doctor of Fine Arts
Winter 2007	William "Bill" McKibben, Environmentalist, Author - Doctor of Humane Letters
Spring 2006	Ronald B. Stafford, Former N.Y.S. Senator - Doctor of Laws (Posthumously) Dr. John Grant III '82, Mars Exploration Rover Mission Scientist - Doctor of Science
Winter 2005	David H. Levy, Astronomer, Author - Doctor of Science
Spring 2004	Nancy Koningisor Kress '69, Author - Doctor of Humane Letters
Spring 2003	Jon Isherwood, Artist, Sculptor - Doctor of Fine Arts Raghida Dergham '73, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, Al-Hayat - Doctor of Letters

* (To be awarded during Spring Commencement)

Distinguished Service Award

Spring 2012	Kathy A. MaGaw '72, Kinnelon, N.J. -- Senior Vice President, Chase Manhattan Bank (Retired)
Spring 2011	Dr. David "Doc" Mowry, Plattsburgh, N.Y.- University Distinguished Teaching Professor/Honors Program Director Dr. Richard Semmler '68, Annadale, VA -- Associate Professor of Mathematics, Northern Virginia Community College
Spring 2010	Edward R. Brohel, Plattsburgh, N.Y. -- Director, Plattsburgh State Art Museum (Retired)
Spring 2009	Dr. Celine Racine Paquette ’60, SUNY Trustee Emeritus Roderic G. Giltz, Chair, Northern Insuring Agency
Spring 2008	Dr. Robert E. Golden, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (Retired)
Spring 2007	Trent L. Trahan '70, Chazy, N.Y. Dr. Douglas Skopp, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of History/College Historian
Spring 2006	Arnold A. Amell '53, Scotia, N.Y.
Spring 2005	C. Thomas "Chip" Cummings '56, Putnam Station, N.Y.
Spring 2004	Robert Garrow '52 G'59, Morrisonville, N.Y. John Clark, Mountain Lakes, N.J.
Spring 2003	John C. Egan, Slingersland, N.Y.

 

 

Contact Information

For more information about Spring Commencement at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:

Office of the President
159 Hawkins Hall
518-564-2010 (phone)
518-564-3932 (fax)
Email: president_office@plattsburgh.edu