47th Annual Herkimer College Commencement
Herkimer County Community College’s 47th annual Commencement will be held Friday, May 15 at 5 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Physical Education building. There are 629 candidates for degrees and certificates this year.
Board of Trustees Chairwoman Isabella Crandall will preside over the ceremony. The National Anthem will be sung by Allison Bembry, a Liberal Arts & Sciences: Social Science major from Utica. The invocation and benediction will be given by Adam Svereika, Youth Pastor at New Life Church and Ministry in Herkimer. Herkimer County Legislature Chairman Vincent J. Bono, Assemblyman Marc Butler, Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi and Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney will deliver greetings.
The student address, “Only You Can Stop You” will be given by graduating senior Dayonna Williams of Bronx, NY, a Business: Sports & Recreation Management major. Employee and student recipients of the SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence will be recognized during the ceremony.
Degrees will be conferred upon the Class of 2015 by Interim President Nicholas F. Laino, with assistance from Provost Michael Oriolo and Dean of Students Dr. Matthew Hawes.
Admission to the ceremony is by ticket only. Non-ticket holders may view the ceremony on a large screen in the Sarkus-Busch Theater, located in the Robert McLaughlin College Center. The ceremony will be broadcast live on HCTV, Time Warner Cable channel 99 in Southern Herkimer County. There will also be a live webcast at www.herkimer.edu.
A reception for graduates and their guests will be held in the Robert McLaughlin College Center immediately following the ceremony.