GLENDALE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Commencement
J U N E 14 , 2 017
SARTORIS FIELD
2017 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 — 7:00 p.m.
Processional “Star Spangled Banner”
Faculty and Graduates
Faculty Marshals: Dr. Troy Davis and Roxanne Dominguez
Vaquero Vocal Ensemble
Sara Brock, Aron Escoto, Michael Garrido,
Julia Rael, Ellie Rodriguez, Israel Segura,
Hanna Song, Derik Soltanian
Arranged By: John Stafford Smith
Lyrics By: Francis Scott Key
“You Will Reap What You Sow” Welcome
Vaquero Vocal Ensemble Sara Brock, Aron Escoto, Michael Garrido,
Julia Rael, Ellie Rodriguez, Israel Segura,
Hanna Song, Derik Soltanian
Arranged By: Pepper Choplin
Lyrics By: Pepper Choplin
and Opening Remarks
Dr. David Viar
Superintendent/President Andrew Young
President, Academic Senate
Emin Azarian
President, Associated Students of Glendale Community College
Dr. Armine Hacopian
President, Board of Trustees
Student Commencement Address
Anuninderjeet Kaur Virk
2016-2017 GCC Woman of Distinction
Comments and Presentation of the Class of 2017 Dr. David Viar
Superintendent/President Conferring of Degrees and Certificates
Dr. Armine Hacopian
President, Board of Trustees GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
2017 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 — 7:00 p.m.
Recognition of Graduates with Academic Honors Dr. Armine Hacopian
President, Board of Trustees Presentation of Degrees and Certificates
Dr. Armine Hacopian
President, Board of Trustees
Ann H. Ransford
Vice President, Board of Trustees
Faculty Readers: Ani Keshishian, Nick Smith
Closing
Dr. David Viar
Superintendent/President Recessional Faculty and Graduates
(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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GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
PL ATFORM PART Y
Dr. David Viar
Superintendent/President
Dr. Armine Hacopian
President, Board of Trustees
Ann H. Ransford
Vice President, Board of Trustees
Dr. Vahé Peroomian
Clerk, Board of Trustees
Anthony P. Tartaglia
Member, Board of Trustees
Yvette Vartanian Davis
Member, Board of Trustees
Emin Azarian
President, Associated Students of GCC
Student Member, Board of Trustees
Anuninderjeet Kaur Virk
2016-2017 GCC Woman of Distinction
Student Commencement Speaker
Nayiri Nahabedian
President, GUSD Board of Education
Pat Crouch
President, Glendale College Foundation
Dr. Anthony Culpepper
Executive Vice President, Administrative Services
Dr. Ricardo Perez
Vice President, Student Services
Dr. Michael Ritterbrown
Vice President, Instructional Services
Andrew Young
President, Academic Senate
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
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DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Leonard R. DeGrassi
James M. Smith
Not awarded
Linda S. Nibley
F. Lynn McMurrey
David O. Hurst
Melita Baumann
Dr. Larry R. Byrd
Susan L. Brinkmeyer
Yeimei Wang
Paul C. Dozois
Carol Paxton
Dr. Peggy Renner
Steve Taylor
Dr. Mark Maier
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 2013
2014
2015
2016
Dr. Jessica Gillooly
Gary Massion
Dr. Sid Kolpas
Joan Watanabe
Brett Miketta
Danny Ranchez
Eric Johnston
Greg Perkins
Chris Juzwiak
Dr. Monette Tiernan
Kindra Girard
Richard Kamei
Christine Kloezman
Joseph Beeman
Darren Leaver
WILLIAM L. PARKER EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
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
Dr. Pete Witt
Dr. Ronald K. Harlan
Jeanette Stirdivant
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Joseph Denhart
Kathy Holmes
Kathy Flynn
Lynn Pomeroy
Jane Di Lucchio
Dr. John Queen
Gordon Alexandre
Peter Stathis
Michael Dulay
Michael Allen
Dr. Ramona Barrio-Sotillo
Sarkis Ghazarian
EXCEPTIONAL ADJUNCT FACULTY AWARD
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Claire Thoke
Mary Ann Fell
Charles Eastman
Cindy Pollack
Marianne Nikodem
Francoise Grand-Clement
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Robyn Fishman
Julie Gamberg
Steve Parker
Emily Haraldson
Caroline DePiro
Colleagues in Memory 2016-2017
Patricia Sanora, Professor, Health Sciences
Jozsef Agoston, Professor, Visual & Performing Arts
Dr. Leonard De Grassi, Professor, Visual & Performing Arts
Dr. Virginia Lashley, Professor, Business
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Years at GCC 1987–2017
1980–2016
1952–2014
1970–1995
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Distinguished Faculty Award
With the Distinguished Faculty Award (DFA), the Academic Senate recognizes excellence in a professor’s area of
expertise including teaching, counseling, and work with students. It also considers good college “citizenship,” such as
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.
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.
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.
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ANUNINDERJEET KAUR VIRK
STUDENT COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
2016-2017 GCC WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Anuninderjeet “Anu” Kaur Virk has
always been encouraged by her parents to focus on her education and
strive for the best. This helped motivate Anu to earn an International
Baccalaureate Diploma in secondary school while pursuing her high
school diploma. In addition to her academic pursuits as a high
schooler, Anu volunteered at a hospice center, an experience that
inspired her to pursue a career in medicine when she enrolled at
Glendale Community College in fall 2014.
Upon arriving at GCC Anu quickly immersed herself in campus life.
She joined the Scholars Program to challenge herself academically
and work with other students to help foster a stronger sense of
community at GCC. From there she became a mentor and workshop
facilitator for STAR (Students Talk About Race), served on the
Board of Education for UNICEF, and volunteered as a GCC brand ambassador to help promote the college
through social media. Meanwhile, Anu joined the student government and after serving as a representative-atlarge for the ASGCC Organizations Committee and later as ASGCC Vice President of Finance, she became a
student ambassador for Student Outreach Services (SOS) and dedicated herself to assisting new students with
their transition to GCC.
As if those activities were not enough to keep her busy, Anu found time to explore her career interests through
internships with Zenith Insurance and the American Red Cross. She also pursued her passion for scientific
research in microbiology and molecular biology at GCC with Dr. Shelley Thai. While tackling issues such as
how mutating genes in a non-pathogenic strain of Burkholderia affect the bacteria’s phenotype, and exploring
how visualizations can help the human body perform at its full potential, Anu presented at three undergraduate
research conferences at UC Irvine, Harvey Mudd College, and Stanford University.
Anu credits her involvement at Glendale Community College for exposing her to unique opportunities and
a supportive community that have helped her reach her personal and academic goals. After graduating from
GCC Anu will transfer to the University of California, Los Angeles where she will pursue a bachelor’s degree in
cognitive science before attending medical school.
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GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE
Anna Nur Acerol
Fred Aghasyan
Rima Aghazarian
Crystal Agredano**
Aida Agvanyan**
Mayra Alonso**
Natalia Alvarez**
Evelyn Amaya
Evet Amirian (H)
Aimee Anaya**
Anoush Anderiasian*
Hripsime Antonyan***(H)
Maria Luisa Aparicio
Rita Aragisians
Carmen Arakelian***(H)
Natalie Rose Armo
Rageni Arora**(H)
Gayane Artashesyan***(H)
Corina Artunyan*(H)
Sourboni Aserian (H)
Obaid Asif
Roubina Assatourian
Eric Avakian
Cynthia Avalos Rodriguez**(H)
Christie Michelle Avery
Elena Ayrapetyan**(H)
Liana Babajanyan
Armineh Babakhani
Heriknaz Babakhanlou***
Hovhannes Babakhanyan
Ruzanna Barseghyan
Edgar Bautista
Oganes Bedrosyan*(H)
Chris Begley**(H)
Thomas Blythe**
Tina Boghosian
Ashlie M. Brevard
Anthony Brouwer
Nga Thuy Bullen (H)
Kenneth Loyd Cabanas (H)
Kinsey Lenore Carvlin
Michael Centeno**
Nevena Chakmakian
Christina Chau (H)
Jessica Chavez**
Jamie Chow
Fiona Chung (H)
Glaucia Colin**(H)
Ana Colmenares**
Jerson Contreras**
Missaira Cortez**
Adrineh Danielians
Karine Danielyan (H)
Tabitha Brittney De la Cruz
Lori Raffi Derkalousdian (H)
Christopher De Vera**
Arlet Elyasi**
Miguel Escareno**
Anahid Esmaeilian
Henry Flores**
David Thorn Folse
Karineh Galostian (H)
Veronica Anne Gardner
Samuel Gasparyan**(H)
Saideh Ghomeshibozorg (H)
Xochitl Eliza Gillon
Sarah Ashley Gilman
Mark Glass***(H)
Jennifer Gomez**
Armenui Gomtsyan (H)
Melissa Gonzalez Cavazos*
Breattinne Graham**(H)
Christina Guo**
Amy Handy**
Tanya Hartley**(H)
Kinsey Rea Hartong-Redden
Alenoosh Hartouni**
Karmella Hayrapetian
Naomi Ruth Heckmann (H)
Julie Hoskin**
Jasmin Hounanian*
Karine Hovhannisyan***
Greta Hovsepian Singerdi***
Claudia M. Hurtado (H)
Joqsan Kislev Calzada Borja (H)
Eunhee Jo
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CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE
Dominique Lariah Johnson
Abdelhedi Jouini**
Caroline Karadanaian
Rita Karami (H)
Ani Karapetyan
Ani Keshish Danialian
Rubina Keshishian*
Arlet Keshishians
Roza Keshishyan**
Hasmik Khechoomian (H)
Edmond Khodaverdi
Tatev Kilislian**
Yuwi Kim**
Stepanie Marie Kirkpatrick
Erica Kula**
Araceli Lara
Maria Lopez De Pelaez*
Julieta Isabel Loreto Zamora
Dina Loyfman**
Arely R. Luna
Florinda Paola Castro Madlangsakay
Maryam Mahmoudi
Anaida Makhmudyan
Nasry Malak
Michelle Anne Enriquez Malijan
Anet Markarian
Arlet Markarian
Armineh Markarians
Anahit Martirosyan
Jennifer Medina**
Armineh Mehrabian (H)
Karineh Mehrabian
Sarjina Mehrabian
Tatul Melikyan**
Janet Michelle Merida
Stephanie Megan Meyer
Eric Andrew Meyers (H)
Nathan John Milisavljevich
Yelena Mirzaian (H)
Kodi Miura
Hasmik Mkrtchyan (H)
Perni Movsesian**(H)
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Mari Msryan
Mary Katherine Munar**
Angel Navasartian*(H)
Ana Nazeri**
Arminouei Nazarian
Jennifer Navarro Rodriguez
Silva Nazarian
Vahe Andranik Nikol
Damoun Nikouie**
Arra Nipales**
Elizabeth Nylander**
Diana Oganesyan (H)
Ojeni Oroojian**
Hermine Panosian
Anna Papyan**
Allison Parrish**
Leonardo Perez
Marina Poduryan
Elizabeth Ann Poole (H)
Natalia Protsenko**(H)
Juli Anne Ragasa**(H)
Gina Emily Ramirez
Latoya D. Reaves (H)
Imad Rezko***
Carmell Renee Rodriguez
Diane Marie Mendoza Roxas (H)
Saulo Rubio
Ulysses Ruiz
Goharik Safarians
Adrineh Safarlou
Miganoush Sahakian
Ruzanna Sahakyan (H)
Nona Sahinyan**
Ren San**
Imer G. Sanchez
Erica Sandoval**(H)
Andrea Saraswati**(H)
Narine Sargsyan
Hasmik Shabani
Janet Shahbazian*
Olga Shamlonian (H)
Ayano Shinzato**
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE
Melina Shirinyanes***
Lernik Shirvanian Namagerdi
Arthur Shmukler (H)
Jeffrey Sloan**
Kyle Everett Smith
Sapon Soon (H)
Jesse Springer**
Karen Staron**
Amber Streid**
Yurika Suwa
Juliet Tahmasian
Tamara Tamrazyan**
Vera Tomasian*
Michelle Toyama**
Justin Trejo***
Lusine Tsaturyan
Mariko Ann Tsuboi
Jacqueline Kathie Urbina
Alyson Turcotte**
Virginia Villajin**
Jennifer Wei
Rose Villalta**
Jirair Yessaian**
Talin Yousefkhanian (H)
Joyce Young***(H)
Rozik Zadurian
Anahit Zargaryan
Lizett Monic Zendejas
Rudayna Zeno
Adrienne Hsiazi Zhao
Henrik Zohrabians (H)
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE for TRANSFER DEGREE
Gabriel Abcede*
Meline Abelian**(H)
Arpi Abramyan
Robert Adjemian
Mari Adzhemyan
Norvik Aivazian
Narine Aleksanyan
Fiona Alexani (H)(AGS)
Juan Alvarado
Harry An*(H)
Armen Andrias
Armen Andriasyan (H)
Alen Arminian
Corina Artunyan*(H)
Narine Arushanyan (H)
Artur Arzunyan (H)
Adrine Asatryan**
Anette Ateshian
Emin Avetyan**
Noor Haider Atif (H)
Luara Ayrapetyan
Patrick Babakhanian
Serli Babakhanian
Erik Babakhanyan (AGS)
Aida Babikyan
Erik Tadeh Baghdasarian
Tiedra Baghoomian
Aleksandr Balayan (H)
Harootun Balayan
Kasra Baraei***
Garineh Barkhordarian (H)
Jonathan Barron
Syuzanna Bayatyan**(H)
Arsine Bazikyan**(H)
Evan Scott Beauchamp (H)
Ryan Beauchamp**
Robert Beglaryan
Serop Bejanian
Hala Bero
Ida Boghzi (H)
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
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CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE for TRANSFER DEGREE
Maria Natali Castro
Jonathan Chavez (H)
Otar Chikhradze
Grigor Chivitchian*
Lawrence Crown*
Rostom Dadian***
Diana Danielyan (H)
Vivian Dang**(H)
Milton Davila
Edgar Davoudian**
Alisa Davtyan
Maria Monina Delas Alas**(H)
Miro Deravanesian
Lousin Christine Derkhorenian
Kristin Silvie Dermenjian (H)(AGS)
Margarita Deroyan**
Kumiko Jaye Downs
Corey Andrew Duran
Jessica E. Engel (H)
Louae Essid
Kevin Christopher Fontamillas
Daniel Fuentes**
Linda Alejandra Galicia (H)
Kalin Gasparian**
Davit Gevorgyan
Daniel Ghanbari (H)
Naeiry Gharibi
Arbi Gharibian***(H)
Patrick Gharibjanian (H)
Kajari Ghazari
Meri Ghazaryan***(H)
Paula Andrea Giraldo
Grayson Jake Gladstone
Danial Golforoush (H)(AGS)
Seadler Gomez-Zacarias**
Albert Gonzalez*
Amy Gonzalez**
Hector Daniel Gonzalez
Laura Sofia Gonzalez
Christina Grigorian
Roza Grigoryan (H)
Claudia Guardado**
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Iris Lizeth Guerra
Edwin Guevara*
Brittany Pearl Guthzeit (H)
Claire F. Gutierrez
Aghavni Gzirants**(H)
Sangwook Ha**
Shirin Hafuz (H)
Niloufar Hager**
Anais Haghnazarian
Harutyun Hajibekyan
Adrine Hakobyan
Meri Hambardzumyan
Norvik Harootoonian
Arsineh Harootounian
Menva Hartooni*
Nareh Hayrapetian
January Valdes Heath (H)
Oscar Hernandez
Chantal Mariary Herrera (H)
Jasmine Beverly Hill
Khatchig Vigen Hovasapian
Elza Hovhannisyan
Elin Hovsepian
Luis Hurtado***
Quinlan Huynh
Bianca Insigne**
Narmela Kate Iranosian
Ilene Isayan
Lilit Israelyan
Kotaro Iwasaki (H)
Gun Woo Thomas Jang
Karo Jarajian***(H)
Amy Jiang**(H)
Tatiana Jimenez**
Aaron Alexander Jones
Joseph Allen Jung (H)
Tatevik Kagramanyan
Rodrick Karamkhodian (H)
Linette Colleen Keshavarzi
Imeldalia Keshishian
Katrin Keshishians (H)
Sahak Keshishyan
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE for TRANSFER DEGREE
Gasia Keuork (AGS)
Dazmira Khachikyan
Mighri Khajadorian
Hasmik Khechoomian (H)
Angela Kim*
Gwansu Kim
Jeffrey Sung Soo Kim
Artin Kirakosyan
Giovanni Labellarte
Lusine Lazaryan
Sung Bum Lee
Alexis Lopez*
Angela Karina Lopez
Israel Lopez
Nicolas Lopez
Douglas Odir Lopez Osorio
Miguel Angel Luna
Giovanni Machorro
John David Macomber (H)
Ankeen Malkhasian (H)
Matthew Lane Manalo (H)
Mohammad Mani*
Tadeh Manoki
Najia Michelle Mansouri
Edmond Manukyan
Anahit Manulyan
Pol Angelo Marasigan
Andrea Joycelin Marca Torres
Vahans Mardian*
Luceen Lucy Mardikian
Sevan Mardirossian (H)
Armineh Margoosian (H)
Chantal Markarian*
Argin Markis
Thalia Lizette Medina
Kimberly Gisel Medrano (H)
Meg Megertichian
Arax Melkonian
Verjineh Melkonian (H)
Johndely Mena
Cristian Mendoza (H)
Brenda Carolina Menjivar
Leanna Marie Merza
Arsine Mesropiantabrizi (H)
Azniv Meyroyan (H)
Anet Mirabian (H)(AGS)
Yelena Mirzaian (H)
Melody Meghedy Mirzakhani
Armen Mkrtchyan
Louis Anthony Montenegro
Seda Moradiani (H)
Arash Motamedrasa (H)
Armen Mouradyan (H)
Artak Movsisyan (H)
Angel Navasartian (H)
Elena Nazarian
Nareh Nazarians
Edita Nazaryan (H)
Davit Nersisyan (H)
Lolya Oganesian
Suzy Ruzan Oganesyan (H)
Selina Ohanjanian***
Elizabeth Ordaz
Jacob Adrian Ortiz
Edward Ovsepyan**
Universe Paguirigan
Mary Pailevanian
Hovhannes Panosyan
Karo Gary Papazyan(AGS)
Annet Papikyan**(H)
Johney Park
Samuel Seung Park
Shahed Parsa
Valeria J. Pena-Garcia
Julianna Pence*
Asya Pepanyan**
Armen Petrosyan
Vahe Petrosyan*
Raquel Piloyan (H)
Ira Poghosyan**
Hovsep Pogosian*
Jonathan Arthur Psaltis
Leasandra Hernandez Pulido
Lorena Quinonez
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
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CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE for TRANSFER DEGREE
Priscilla Jane Ramos
Ghadi Rezko***
Christopher Moses Rico
Noel Rivera**(H)
Porfino A. Rivera
Seneyda Rodriguez*
Kimberly Rojas***
Gabriela Romero**
Andres Omar Rosas
Evlin Rostamans
Matthew Charles Ryan
Pooja Nina Sandher (H)(AGS)
Ani Sardarian
Argin Sarkisian (H)
Ellen Sarkisyan
Hovsep Joseph Sayadyan
Kristina Sayadyan (H)
Adam Scoggan***(H)
Miro Shaverdian**(H)
Anna Shakhmuradyan
Lusine Shakhmuradyan
Victor Siam**
Irina S. Silacheva (H)
Michael Simidian
Raghda Soofiyya**(H)
Kathryn Sordahl*(H)
Nasha Srijunyanont
Thanawan Sriratchaya (H)
Tamara Tamrazyan**
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Taeis Tatavoosian
Marguerita Zenaida Telles
Sarguis Terterian (H)
Tara Elaine Thomas
Tri Vi Tieu
Ades Torosian
Anaicia Torosyan (H)(AGS)
Josue Torres
Amanda Uyen-Mi Trinh
Savana Elise Truong (H)
David Tsaturyan (H)
Natalie Tsaturyan
Maritza Liseth Turcios (H)
Narek Undzhukulyan*
Aram Vardanyan
Ian Vandevert*
Arpine Vardanyan (H)
Ashot Vardazaryan
Hayk Vardazaryan
Arlet Vartoomian
Eric Villafana**
Blanca Jeanette Villafuerte
Steven Kendall Ward (H)
Mitchell West**
Lesha Wheelock*
Christine Maria Whisler
Agapeh Yeromian*
Nineli Zargarian
Arada Zakarian**
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Edrina Abnousmasihi*
Samuel Jose Abracia
Syuzanna Abrahamyan
Alla Afanasyeva
Farouk Ahmed**
Jared Akins*
Ailin Alexin
Lizbet Alva Perez*
Betania Merari Alvarez
Lora Amedi
Evet Amirian (H)
Andre Antonio Angel-Bello
Joycelyn Aquino**
Rita Aragisians
Yazmin Arestegui
Arnold Atakhanian**
Tameka Ayala*
Aleksandr Balayan (H)
Anna Marie Bataclan*
Gabriela Beltran
Brissa Bolanos*
Helena Sylvia Bowman
Benjamin Bowen***(H)
Ann Albert Braun (H)
Jessi Dee Brenner (H)
Marciel Emiliano Briseno
Jennifer Eileen Cabrera Paguaga
Courtney Lynn Campbell
Jennifer Ann Castro
Sam McPhillips Catalfamo
Caesar Ian Ceralde
Amy Cheon
Harim Cho
Sujeong Choi
Dennis L. Cramer (H)
Gisella Cruz***
Armine Dadourian Daghlian (H)
Rasha Dandachi***
Raffi Azad Dashjian Ghazarian
Richelle Davis*(H)
Marissa Deciga**
Jessica De la Rosa
Janelle Delgado*
Jayjester Delgado*(H)
Lidoush Deravanesian
Houry Dermendjian
Angelo Domingo**
Zhuoyu Du (H)
Rebecca Frances Duncan
Laila S. Elmashharawi
Yajaira Luz Enriquez
Rouya Faizi
Isabel Fernandez*
Timothy Flinders*
Kendalyn Fragale**(H)
Brittany Leona Frederick
Michael Ray Fulton II
Patrice Fuentebella*
Sona Issa Gholian**
Kevin Garcia**
Isabella Lupita Garcia
James Michael Giambalvo
Armenui Gomtsyan (H)
Chance Malique Guidroz (H)
Aghavni Gzirants**
Ani Haghnazarian
Ayaka Harano (H)
Puttinan Haswaeng**
Laisce Haynes (H)
Karen Henriquez**
Monica Henriquez**
Mary Louise Herman
Michael Honda***
Hinako Imokawa**
Mohamed-Fafana Inoussa*
Chanmin Jeon**
Amalya Karapetyan*
Donald William John Kelley
Roza Keshishyan**
Anita Marie Khacho
Arpi Khanbabaei**
Hasmik Khechoomian (H)
Rinah Kim (H)
Masaki Kimura (H)
Yoshabel Lavana Gonzalez**(H)
Seon Ah Lee***(H)
Angel Lerma
Briana Nicole Linares
Jon Emmerick Chua Lintag
Man Liu
Jordan James LoBianco
Tatyana Loik*(H)
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
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CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Ryan Losman*
Anette Khanleri Madadian
Punik Mahmoodi**
Anaida Makhmudyan
Meghmik Manoukian**
Joseph Manoukian**
Richard Marciniec**
Audrie Lorraine Martinez
Karla B. Mason
Stephanie Nattally Mason
Anzhela Mayer (H)
Anthony Russell McGinnis
Lonnie McNamee III (H)
Sona Melkonyan (H)
Liza Mesdjian
Hannah Milanovich*
Nathan John Milisavljevich
Tatevik Minasyan***
Roxana Moghari*
Christopher Montenegro (H)
Jorge Alberto Monterrosa
Annelissa Montes**(H)
Cristian Montes
Edwin Morales
Lisa Marilou Moulin
Mariam Movsesian**
Vanessa Muhl**(H)
Dasol Mun**
Elicet Munoz**
Jun Murakami
Alla Musayelyan**
Moeka Nakagawa
Anginay Nazarian**(H)
Christina Joy Natividad (H)
Ana Neria***
Vahe Andranik Nikol
Deborah Novick**(H)
Camille Ochoa*
Albert Ovchian
Rocio Veronica Palmero
So Hyun Park**
Richardo Perez*
Jennifer Marie Perez
Laura Perez**
Verjineh Petrosian***
Erin Beth Poblano
Anna Poghosyan**(H)
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Elizabeth Ann Poole (H)
Christopher Leslie Pope
Mark Powell
Patricia Pratts***(H)
Marco Antonio Quintanar, Jr.
Vanessa Ornelas Raymundo
Aisling Reiner**
Reine Marguerite Edith Roche
Amanda Rae Rodriguez
Qwutaria Char-lee Rogers
Omar Mohamed Roshdy Soliman
Kriscia Lorena Rubio (H)
Ruzanna Sahakyan (H)
Colene Lara Senane
Armenak Shahnazaryan**
Haruna Shiotani***
Victor Siam**
Daniel Sigala Gomez**
Alessandro Hebert Signorini
Irina S. Silacheva (H)
Stephanie P. Sonuga
Nathan Steen*(H)
Eliza Suluyan (H)
Samantha Willow Suplee (H)
Riko Takashima**
Bruno Teramoto
Daemon Thompson*
Joshua Alan Toms
Adrine Tonoyan
Biayna Torossian
Lusine Tsaturyan
Ivonne Varela***
Joab Manasses Vazquez
John Daniel Vergara
Nataly Vicente*
Edward Alexander Villalobos
Isaree Wongsawat
Rebecca Alan Wright
Taisei Yamada***
Yui Yoshimura*
Crystal Young
Lora Yousefian
Jordan Yrastorza*
Andrew Peter Zaimes
Louisa Ziyambi**
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS for TRANSFER DEGREE
Alin Abrahamian (H)
Anna Abramova
Shiraz Abulyan
Erik Adamyan**
Arpine Agakhanyan
Brenda Aguilar**(H)
Brenda Paola Aguilar (H)
Anna Aleksanyan
Cuauhtemoc Aleman
Karina Alfaro (H)
Kristine Amyan (H)
Joycelyn Stella Aquino
Vatche Manoug Arabanlian
Katrina Arabyan**
David Arellano
Jose-Luis Abit Arellano (H)
Carlos Eduardo Arreola Lopez
Susan Arshakyan (H)
Christine Arutyunyan**
Reneh Asatoorians
Anahit Asatryan
Flora Aslanian
Martin Patrick Avanesian (H)
Shaghik Avanessian**
Tereza Avetisyan
Sonia Tarra Ayamel
Youhans Ayvazi**
Linda Arpi Babakhanyan
Talin Babayan
Razmig Badoyan
Raffi Bagdasaryan
Syuzanna Balasanyan**(H)
Andrea Emily Ballesteros
Harut Bandikyan
Naere Ardashis Banoossian (H)
Matthew Joseph Barber**(H)
Selin Barkhordari
Iliana Elizabeth Barrios
Rayan Barseghian
Arshak Bdroos
Alec Saro Bedikian
Meledit Beigian**
Nektar Niky Bekhloian
Antonio Manuel Berru
Menooa Boghozian*
Aren Bonyadi
Ann Albert Braun (H)
Miriam Adriana Calderon
Martin David Caro
Aubrie Chanel Cary (H)
Gorge Enrique Ceja
Danielle Nicole Chavez
Missaira Cortez**
Carolina Dadayan (H)
Josefin Dahlgren
Patrick Damadian
Mariam Danial***
Liana Davtyan*(H)
Jessica De La Rosa
Maria Fernanda De La Rosa (H)
Mateo River Dennis
Michelle Devera**
Carolina Diaz
Mary Dominguez*
Noune Grace Dovlatian (H)
Matthew Conrad Erickson
Grayr Erikyan
Gregory Edward Esparza (H)
Anthony Espinoza
Melisa Espinoza**
Andrea Guadalupe Estrada Hurtarte
Mia Christina Stephanie Fernestam (H)
Kenya Estefania Flores
Marina Linnea Flores
Kendalyn Fragale**(H)
Alice Gabrielian
Samvel Sam Galajian
Jorge Luis Galindo
Armine Galstian***
Cassandra Renee Garcia
Garrett Daniel Garcia
Korina Jovana Garcia
Diana Gavidia*
Elie Georges**
Amaliya Gevorkyan (H)
Argishti Ghadimi**
Petros Ghazaryan
Svetlana Ghazaryan
Lusine Ghubasaryan (H)
Mark O. Glass (H)
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CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS for TRANSFER DEGREE
Jorge Luis Gomez Godinez
Anna Golboudaghi
Alberto Gonzalez (H)
Katherine Daniela Gonzalez (H)
Viviana Gonzalez-Chavez
Richard Gerald Grams III
Jessica Grigoryan
Damaris M. Guevara-Lopez
Alena Kristina Guloyan
Ruby Guzman
Alexandra Hacopian
Mireille Hagopian**
Arsine Hakobyan**
Lilit Hakobyan
Natasha Hakopian (H)
Samantha Jean Hankins
Leonid Haykazyan (H)
Eda Hayrapetyan
Martin He
Angela M. Hernandez
Charlie Hernandez
Jessica Jasmine Hernandez
Maritza Hilario
Biayna Hovsepian
Melissa Huff**
Jenni Valendra Jackson
Abdullah Jalal**
Nancy Lily Juarez
Nicole Khachikian
Diego Kalayky
Nilla Karin
Mane Kasumyan
Srbuhi Keleshyan**
Anahit Keshishyan
Jannette Keshishyan
Robert Khachatryan
Rubina Khachatryan
Nicole Khachikian
Ariss Khalatians (H)
Naira Almas Khalid (H)
Erika Khechoomian***
Anna Kukurchiyan**
Tina Lao
Jeesoo Lee**
Kevin Daniel Lentz
Robin Ingvar Lindh (H)
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Luke Patirck Lineberger
Jacqueline Lizaola**
Esthefany Alejandra Lona
Lorraine Lopez-Verdin
Nikki Lotfabadi
Jonathan Lopez**
Brian Ly**
Sophia-Ysabel Castro Madlangsakay
Jackline Gwantwa Magehema
Araz Majnoonian (H)
Anna Maleryan
Arpine Manukyan
Christopher Ozuna Mardiroussian (H)
Samantha Mariano***(H)
Julia Martinez**
Elen Jovents Martirosyan
Takashi Maruyama
Michael Mason**(H)
Hally Rae McLay (H)
Korina McReynolds (H)
Isabel Cristina Melendres
Meliza Melendrez
Mark Daniel Mendoza**
Emanuel Angel Menjivar
Nina Mkrtichyan (H)
Luis Manuel Morales
Rena Mkhitaryan***
Elena Morelli-Ferre
Sylvia Esmeralda Moreno
Miranda Jean Morrisey (H)
Roobina Najarian
Ani Najaryan
Anaies Naylous (H)
Araz Nazarian (H)
Anahit Nazaryan
Stephanie Annabell Neher (H)
Mackenzie M. Nickle
Ekaterina Nikitina**(AGS)
Karine Nikogosyan
Arlo Miguel Nipales
Deborah Novick*(H)
Tyler Novotny**
Genesis Melanie Ochoa
Anna Eleonor Viktoria Olsson (H)
Amir Abejar Ortiz
Angelica Ortiz*
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS for TRANSFER DEGREE
Jennifer Helene Ortiz
Kacey Marie Ortiz
Robert Phillip Ortiz
Mushegh Pakhanyan*
Fionna Jessica Panganiban
Brittany Parker**
Abigael Pelaez
Jaime Perez*
Natalie Jesenia Perez (H)
Alexis Danae Pinal (H)
Anastasia Grace Pinal
Alexis Samantha Pinon
Ross Emmanuelle Ponce
Courtney Cathrine Pratt (H)
Patricia Soyao Pratts (H)
Matthew Cantos Quiambao
Kimberly-Claire Villegas Quimson
Exene Quintero
Rocio Quiroga**
Marco Antonio Gambon Quiroz
Marco Quiroz**
Jan Kevin A. Raagas
Alejandra Ramirez**
Lauren Ramirez
Christopher Ramos
Lyn Ribisi (H)
Karissa Lynne Annette Rinn (H)
Nancy Rios***
Geovanna Rodriguez*
Johanna Rodriguez
Jose Ignacio Ruiz Garcia
Cory Ryken***
Amalia Safaryan**
Nanami Sakamoto
Whitney Salas-Valera***
Angelica Salcedo*
Mildred Elizabeth Saldana
Jose Salinas-Betancourt**(H)
Mina Salvati**
(H)
* **
***
(AGS)
Amanda Yvette Sanchez
Bonnie M. Sandoz (H)
Deanna Rita Sargsyan
Leo Sarkissian
Lilyan Sarkissian
Brenden Lee Schurmeier
Narineh Sarah Sefian
Arada Shahijani
Melody Shahsavarani (H)
Gayane Shakhnazaryan
Angelina Courtney Shaw
Yuka Amy Shigenaga
Vincent James Stark
Kristina Stuart**
Yucelline Tanudjaya**
Silva Tcholokian
Edith Telmi (H)
Arpi Ter-Galstyan
Gevork Ter-Stepanyan**
Denise Torres
Josue Torres
Katherine Joana Umana
Ana Guadalupe Valencia
Breona Vaughn*
Witny Louise Vaughn
Cristian Jhovany Vega Vega
Diana Laura Virgen
Patrick Smith Walker
Alexander Jonothon White
Dakota Whitman**(H)
Donna Joanna Whitt
Nassima Yahchouchi (H)
Erean Yesayan**
Chaeyoung Yoon (H)
Junhee Yoon**
Carolin Zadoorian (H)
Veno Zadorian**
Njdeh Zakarian**
Academic Honors - cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or more
Completed in Summer 2016
Completed in Fall 2016
Completed in Winter 2017
Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society - Permanent Member
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CANDIDATES FOR
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
ACCOUNTING
Shake Abrahamian***
Nga Bullen*
Catalina Calderon***
Yuko Danforth*
Garine Davoudimasihi**
Tamara Grigoryan*
Armenuhi Hayrapetyan**
Wenbo Lin***
Xia Liu**
Anaida Makhmudyan*
Anita Malakian*
Yelena Mirzaian***
Diana Parsadanyan**
Nory Shahverdi**
Natthapong Sunairatanaporn**
Alyson Unger**
Ruzanna Zohrabyan***
January Valdes Heath
Luceen Lucy Mardikian
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Jonathan Florentino**
Sona Martirosyan**
Kyle Miller**
Eric Voskanian
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Arminouei Nazarian
Armenuhi Hayrapetyan***
CarolineKaradanaian**
Nory Shahverdi**
Mehtap Yildizhan*
Evet Amirian
Nairi Papukyan
BUSINESS: BANKING
Catalina Calderon***
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION:
GENERAL BUSINESS
Gregory De Rosa**
Udeshi Visvanathan*
Satenik Valijani
Emiri Vezato
CHILD DEVELOPMENT: INFANT/TODDLER
Mariana Britto Moreira**
Rose Villalta*
Maria Esther Cote
Serbui Isayan
CHILD DEVELOPMENT: SITE SUPERVISOR
Joyce Young**
Serbui Isayan
CHILD DEVELOPMENT: TEACHER
ARCHITECTURAL: CAD
Atossa Ahmadi*
Sarik Baghramian
Karineh Galostian**
Karine Nersisyan
Shaghik Sophia Telemi
ARCHITECTURAL: COMMERCIAL
CHOREOGRAPHIC STUDIES
& DANCE TECHNIQUE
Milton Rozo***
Nonouk Khachatourians
ART
CINEMATOGRAPHY AND EDITING
ANIMATION
Elizabeth Yancey*
Milton Rozo***
Crystal Quezada**
Irina Sargsyan**
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Jeanette Giselle Erazo
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BOOKKEEPING
Uraiwan Butchang**
Salome Vargas***
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNICIAN
Karen Badal Hayrapetian
Anahid Nazarian
GLENDALE COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • JUNE 14, 2017
CANDIDATES FOR
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/BUSINESS OFFICE
TECHNOLOGY: GENERAL OFFICE
Liana Gevorgyan
Anoosh Grigorian
Alina Harutyunyan
Anahit Martirosyan
Talin Rooben Babakhanian
Laura Sahakyan
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Ankitukumar Patel*
Joqsan Kislev Calzada Borja
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
Joqsan Kislev Calzada Borja
ENGINEERING/ELECTROMECHANICAL DESIGN
Alexandru Bigu**
Edrik Harootunian***
Andreh Valijani***
Nima Darabi
FINANCIAL PLANNING & INVESTMENT
Johana Alvarado*
Udeshi Visvanathan*
FIRE TECHNOLOGY
Armando Bonilla*
FLIGHT ATTENDANT
Rima Gheivandian
Jasmin Dillon-White*
Momoko Fujinoi*
Riko Takashima**
Lilibeth Michelle Cruz-Serrano
Geovana Estrada
Joceline Judith Garcia
Rebecca Munguia
Jennifer Adriana Realegeno
Yuki Shimada
DANCE TEACHING
GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Renz Francis Caraan**
COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
Joqsan Kislev Calzada Borja*
CULINARY ARTS
Churhyun Yun**
Nonouk Khachatourians
DIETARY SERVICE SUPERVISOR
Elizabeth Jimenez**
Siranush Revazyan*
Miyoko Shumate**
Raghda Soofiyya*
Avedis Kermezian
ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY TECHNICIAN
Samuel Gasparyan**
Alen Panosian**
Rouben Aghakhani
Nejdeh Mailian Masihi
Artin Bolbolian**
Nineli Derkeshishian***
Meghedi Navasartian***
Edgar Nazaryan**
Oliver Sacala**
Michael Christoff
Melinda Espinosa
Rojeh Ghookassian
Tamara Moukhalyan
Diana Poghosova
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
Shakeh Aboulian**
IGETC
Austin Kim**
Won Kyum Kim
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CANDIDATES FOR
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL
Angel A. Lucio
Rena Mkhitaryan***
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Julia Bae**
Satenik Valijani
MACHINIST
Yourik Bonyadi*
MANAGEMENT
Corina Artunyan*
Gregory De Rosa**
Narine Shiroyan**
Udeshi Visvanathan*
Mariam Avagyan
MARKETING
Elina Manukyan**
Po Huan Lin
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MEDICAL FRONT OFFICE
Armine Avetisyan***
Alice Boghosian**
Aibina Sarkisian*
Hranoosh Tahmasian***
Anie Tomasian**
MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING
Liana Babajanyan**
Zhanna Harutyunyan**
Armineh Mehrabian
Melina Shirinyanes***
MEDICAL FRONT OFFICE
Alina Harutyunyan
Ani Sedrakyan
Irina Smbatyan
MUSIC
OFFICE TECHNOLOGY:
GENERAL OFFICE
Armine Avetisyan*
Alla Avetisyan*
PHOTOGRAPHY
Justin Lawrence Holman
Won Suk Oh**
PILOT TRAINING
Raymond Bacshee*
Ethan Cabrera***
REAL ESTATE
Damone Bush**
Raymond L. Galbreath
Sven Johansson**
Royah Nabatte Ssozi**
Petros Pashanyan
Emmanuel Perdomo**
Irina S. Silacheva
Lusine Taslakhchyan***
Carolina Ventura**
REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL
Mary Alice Byers***
Raymond L. Galbreath
Sven Johansson**
RECEPTIONIST/OFFICE CLERK
Anoush Anderiasian*
Armine Avetisyan*
Karine Koshkaryan**
Liana Gevorgyan
Anoosh Grigorian
Alina Harutyunyan
Hasmik Shabani
Hermine Panosian
REGISTERED NURSING
David Kogan
Si Yuan Cao
Michelle Kathleen Martinez
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CANDIDATES FOR
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT
Rima Gheivandian
Shenorhig Karamanian**
Martha Khachadoorian
Avedis Kermezian
Irma Mavyan**
Lyubov Ohanyan**
Mariya Poghosyan**
Gayane Surenyan**
Monika Turzakova**
Juleta Vardazaryan
Lida Zadourian**
SPECIALIST IN ALCOHOL/DRUG STUDIES
Christopher Miguel Aguilar
Johana Alejandra Araya
Christie Michelle Avery
Luci A. Artukovich
Marco A. Banuelos
David Considine**
Melissa M. Cordon
Ron Crosthwaite
Clint Davids**
Gordon John Dawson
Susie Shoushan Eskilian
Debbie Hand***
Katherine Hicks
Amy J. Hubbard
Flor Luna
Albert Anthony Martinez
Jodi Pappacostas
Glenn R. Salloum
Joel Shane**
Gabriel Thomas Shallcross, II
Kevin Sheehan
Melinda Rose Wymer
Jared Zuanich**
(H)
* **
***
(AGS)
VERDUGO FIRE ACADEMY
Beau De Anda***
Miguel Arroyo***
Mathew Bailey***
Kenneth Cabanas***
Wesley Carl***
Kenneth Espinosa***
Felix Espinoza Bojorquez***
Tyler Gay***
Armen Hagopian***
Patrick Harris***
Bryan Katz***
Eric Lopez***
Tatul Melikyan**
Johndely Mena***
Jake Minter***
Justin Morgan***
Punpong Pornthepsiripong***
Benjamin Ragains***
Daniel Salazar***
Joseph Shiraishi***
Michael Thomas***
Michael Tibi***
Stevontae Topsy***
Kum Yu***
WEB DEVELOPMENT
Harmik Zadoorian**
WELDING
Jack Jarian**
Jacob Rome**
George Wilson**
Academic Honors - cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or more
Completed in Summer 2016
Completed in Fall 2016
Completed in Winter 2017
Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society - Permanent Member
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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 aweinspiring 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.
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COMMENCEMENT COMMIT TEES
Graduation Committee Coordinator
Graduate Line-up Coordinators
Program Cover Design & Photography
Graduate Coordination
Stage Construction & Coordination
Facilities & Field Coordination
Sound Coordination
PRINTEFEX
Andre Manukyan
Aida Avanousian, Yvonne Quintero Bernal
Guido Girardi, Marco Navarro
Aida Avanousian & Ann M. Simon
Speaker Coordination
Michelle Mora
Jon Gold & Physical Education Staff
Ann M. Simon
Program Coordination
Program Printing
Dr. Paul Schlossman
Carlos Avalos, Luis Avina,
Richie Barcena, Bill Easley, Carlos Flores,
Celia Flores, Steven Garcia, Marcia Irvin, Victor Leyva,
Alex Lopez, Aide Trejo, James Perkins, Beber Pineda,
Juan Romero, Pastor Soto, Danny Zamora
Guido Girardi
Caps & Gowns Coordination
GCC Bookstore
Reception Coordination
Andre Manukyan
Associated Students of Glendale Community College
Ushers
Associated Students of Glendale Community College
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constitutes consent to be photographed for use in print and/or electronic publicity for Glendale Community
College. To ensure the privacy of individuals, images will not be identified using full names or personal
identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject, parent or legal guardian. If
you do not want us to use a photo or video of you, please notify the Glendale Community College photographer
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DR. DAVID VIAR
Superintendent/President
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DR. ARMINE HACOPIAN
President
MS . ANN H. RANSFORD
Vice President
DR. VAHÉ PEROOMIAN
Clerk
MR. ANTHONY P. TARTAGLIA
Member
MS. Y VET TE VARTANIAN DAVIS
Member
MR. EMIN AZ ARIAN
Student Trustee
VISION
Glendale Community College is the Greater Los Angeles Region’s premier learning community where all students
achieve their informed educational goals through outstanding instructional and student services, a comprehensive
community college curriculum, and educational opportunities found in few community colleges.
MISSION
Glendale Community College serves a diverse population of students by providing the opportunities and support
to achieve their educational and career goals. We are committed to student learning and success through transfer
preparation, certificates, associate degrees, career development, technical training, continuing education, and basic
skills instruction. The college is dedicated to the importance of higher education in the evolving urban environment
of Glendale and the Greater Los Angeles area. Faculty and staff engage students in rigorous and innovative
learning experiences that enhance and sustain the cultural, intellectual, and economic vitality of the community.
As part of its mission, Glendale Community College is committed to student success by promoting:
• communication, critical thinking, information competency, quantitative reasoning, global awareness,
and personal responsibility;
• collaboration among disciplines and openness to the diversity of the human experience;
• student services, learning support, and state of the art technology, including distance education
modalities, that enable students to reach their educational goals in an efficient and timely manner.
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