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Shahnaz M. AhmedKit W. Barkhouser

Scott BatsonJohn W. CollinsPatrick L. Daly

Denise H. DerhamJames Mack DossEd Fitzgerald, IVJohn B. Hall, Jr.

Rose R. HawkinsH. F. Haymore, Jr.Eddie Herndon

Sylvesta L. JenningsDr. Harry T. Kolendrianos

Rebecca L. McGovernDonald W. MerricksDr. Shirley Primiano

Dr. B. Carlyle Ramsey

Harry SakellarisJeffrey Sherman

Eileen M. StendigMary H. Wertz

Steve WilkinsonBobbye Raye Womack

Sheila G. WrightJohn H. Zechman, Jr.

Board Representatives

Danville Community College BoardMark C. Thackston, Chair, Halifax County

Elizabeth S. Spainhour, Vice Chair, City of DanvilleDr. B. Carlyle Ramsey, Secretary and President

Carrie P. Ashe, City of DanvilleAnn F. Brown, Pittsylvania County

Lillian P. Fitzgerald, Pittsylvania CountyHarry G. Lea, City of Danville

Cathy W. Liles, Pittsylvania CountyValdivia T. Marshall, Halifax County

Glenn C. Ratliff, Halifax County

State Board for Community CollegesGary C. Hancock, Chair

Nathaniel Xavier Marshall, Vice ChairGlenn DuBois, Secretary and Chancellor

Hank W. ChaoMark R. Graham

Dorcas Helfant-BrowningDanny Hunley

Idalia P. Fernandez

Barbara A. JohnsenAdele C. JohnsonChris A. LumsdenJeffrey K. MitchellR. Michael Mohler

Robert W. ShinnWilliam H. Talley, IIIAlan G. Toxopeus

Danville Community College Educational Foundation BoardDarren R. Conner, ChairSandie Currie, Vice Chair

Gene Hayes, SecretaryNan Freed, Treasurer

Landon R. Wyatt, Jr., Past ChairAlbert K. “Buddy” Rawley, Executive Director

DCCDanville Community College

Danville Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, or disability in its programs or activities.Member, Virginia’s Community Colleges

Vision: Danville Community College will be the college of choice in our region for exemplary educational programs and services.

Mission: Danville Community College is committed to providing quality comprehensive higher education and workforce programs and services to promote student success and to enhance business and community development.

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ProgrammeProcessional

Led by Tim Carpenter

National AnthemJohn B. Wilt, Associate Professor, Administration of Justice

Colonel, USAFR (retired)

InvocationReverend Jonathan Hilliard, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Gretna, VA

Greetings B. Carlyle Ramsey, President, Danville Community College

Introduction of SpeakerMark C. Thackston, Chair, Danville Community College Board

Commencement SpeakerE.B. Fitzgerald, III, Retired Local Entrepreneur

Special RecognitionE.B. Fitzgerald, III

Roy G. Gignac

Mark C. Thackston

AwardsRecognition of SGA President

SGA Teacher of the Year AwardStephanie L. Ferguson Medallion of Courage

Scholarship Recipients

Christopher C. Ezell, Vice President of Academic and Student Services

Presentation of Candidates for GraduationChristopher C. Ezell

Conferring of DegreesB. Carlyle Ramsey

BenedictionReverend Charles Breindel, Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Recessional

Graduation MarshalThomas B. Cannon, Professor, Information Systems Technology

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The Platform PartyRepresentatives of the

Danville Community College BoardMrs. Carrie P. AsheMrs. Ann F. Brown

Mrs. L. Portia FitzgeraldMrs. Cathy W. Liles

Ms. Valdivia T. MarshallMr. Glenn C. Ratliff

Mrs. Elizabeth S. SpainhourMr. Mark C. Thackston

Barksdale Honors ScholarshipAmos Ajo

Brittany AtkinsWyatt CarterMary Jones

Dorothy ParkerCaitlin Wells

James T. Catlin, Jr. — Kiwanis Scholarship AwardTia Yancey

James Bustard Endowed ScholarshipsDeborah Adams

Tia HawkerAlissa Keaton

Tuyen NguyenChasity Reiver

McGovern General Excellency AwardMelissa Inman

Danville Virginia Tech Alumni AwardJames Barrick

Bob Stinespring, Jr. MemorialJaimie Pollard

DCC Delius-Rorrer History AwardMargie Harris

Speakers and PresentersDr. Christopher EzellMr. E.B. Fitzgerald, III

Mr. Roy G. GignacDr. B. Carlyle Ramsey

Mr. Mark C. Thackston

Graduation Scholarship AwardsPresented at the 13th Annual Awards Recognition and Reception on April 30, 2010

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Special Recognitions

  Mr. Edmond B. Fitzgerald, III, was born in Gretna, and raised in Pittsylvania County. He graduated from The College of William and Mary with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. While at William and Mary, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is a World War II veteran, having volunteered for the U.S. Army on his 17th birthday. In 1950, Mr. Fitzgerald joined the family

business, Peoples Mutual Telephone Company of Gretna. Mr. Fitzgerald was appointed as a charter member of the Danville Community College Board in 1969 and served as Vice Chair from 1974-1979. In addition to his many activities with First Baptist Church of Gretna and area and statewide Baptist organizations, he also served as a

member of the Gretna Town Council, Gretna Chamber of Commerce, Pittsylvania County School Board, Peoples Bank Board of Directors, and the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region. In 1984, Mr. Fitzgerald was selected by the Pittsylvania County Chamber as the Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Mr. Fitzgerald and his wife, Emily, have been generous supporters of Danville Community College. They established the Peoples Mutual Telephone Scholarship, Peoples Mutual Telephone Endowed - Tech Prep Scholarship, and made a major donation to the new student center. The Fitzgeralds also serve as honorary co-chairs, representing Pittsylvania County, on DCC’s current capital campaign. They have two children, Ann F. Brown and Edmond B. Fitzgerald, IV. They also have four grandchildren. Mr. Fitzgerald is recognized throughout the region as one of the area’s leading entrepreneurs and one who generously invests in others. We are pleased to also welcome Mr. Fitzgerald as our Commencement speaker.

E. B. Fitzgerald, III

Mr. Roy G. Gignac, a native of Chicago, graduated from The Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He moved to Danville in the early 1970s and was employed by Disston Manufacturing. In 1976, he decided to open his own business in the basement of his home. During this time, he also enrolled in a machining

class at DCC. One year later, his business, EDS, had become so successful he moved to a site in Pittsylvania County and from there to a new facility in Airside Industrial Park. Mr. Gignac served as President and CEO of EDS until his retirement in 1994, and continued as CEO.

Mr. Gignac is well known in the area for his generous philanthropic endeavors. He has established endowed scholarships at DCC, as well as at the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region and Averett University. He has been a major supporter of Sacred Heart Church and School, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, with a lab named in honor of the late Mrs. Ann Gignac (Roy’s first wife), and at Duke University Children’s Hospital in Durham, NC. Most recently, he was honored as the recipient of the 2010 VCCS Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. Roy and Ann Gignac had 9 children, 24 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Roy and Sophie Gignac have 16 children, 38 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Mr. Gignac is recognized throughout the region as one of the leading entrepreneurs and one who generously invests in others.

Roy G. Gignac

Honorary Associate in Humane Letters Degree

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Danville Community College GraduatesCERTIFICATES

AIR CoNDItIoNING &RefRIGeRAtIoN SeRvICINGRichard Lee Jacobs*

Auto BoDy MeChANICSCaleb William Adams (MCL)David P. Anderson*LaKisha Monique AndersonNicholas Julian Bernard*Gary Micheal Carrington (CL)Joshua Andrew Hackworth*Harvey Junior Little*Gil Ray Paschal (SCL)Christopher Ryan Lee Sadler*Joseph Wayne Webb*Hannah Elizabeth Wells*Sarah Emily Wells*Michael Cody Wyatt*

BuIlDING tRADeS teChNoloGyOrey M. Berger (MCL)Anthony Jerome Bigelow*Howard Cleave Crews (SCL)Delando Maurice CulleyJustin Nicholas Dunn (MCL)Ollie DunnTommy Fitzgerald*Thomas Noel Holt*Michael Lee LayneJames Michael Lipscomb*Donald Leon Lovelace*Charlie Darnell Luck*Remus Shelton, Jr.*Larry B. SwainRobert T. Valencia*Earl Cleo Waller*

CoRReCtIoNSMichael Matthew Clay u (CL)Jackquelyn L. Harrell u (CL)Dana C. MayoCheyann Rae McGhee*Sara Jane Steward*

DRAftING teChNoloGyCottey Lenon Chappell, Jr.*

Sean Patrick Coghill*Jarrod Daniel Dixon*Anton O’Kelly Mauer*

fIRSt yeAR StuDIeSKalyn Nicole Adams*Jean Emiliano Alfred, Jr.*LaTarsha AllenAmanda Theresa Bailey*Darrius Omar Bethel*Ashley Richardson Bradshaw (MCL)Nia Tarice Brown*Ashley Nicole Burton*Tiawanda S. CallowayDaNiesha Shante’ Carr*DeAndrea TaRhonda Clark*Stephanie Ann Clark*Terri Travis Cockman (SCL)Travis Michael Collier*Emily Lauren Conner*Thomas Bradley Conner*Walter Daevid Conner*Renita Marie Coursey*ToniAnn CovingtonDanielle Latrice Crews*Jared Allen Crews*Thomas Earl Daniel*Amanda Gale Dennis*Juana Camedrice Dominguez*Holly Nicole Duffer*Stephen Taylor Elliott*Sandi Lynnette Francis*Amber Megan Gauldin*Brandie Lee Gibson*Chaquetta Janesse Guthrie*Keith Andre Gutrich*Tara Beth Gwynn*Alissa Maria Hailey*Trena Denise Hamlin (CL)Jordan Nicole HartmanRenita Dawn Hatcher*Caitlyn Monique Henderson*Steven Dru Henderson*Jessica Carol Hodnett u (CL)Jeremy Michael Hudson*Kelly Michelle Hudson*Caleigh J. Hughes*Rumeka Shavonne Johns

Albun Lee KeenElizabeth Evelyn Leggett*David Alexander Lewis (CL)Emily Paige Marshall*Robin Denise Martin*Deion L. Muse*Timothy Owen Nelson, Jr.*Andrea Touchstone Newton*Vietthanh Ha Nguyen*Roxanne Lee Oakes u (CL)Siddharth Shailesh Patel*Karen Lavonne Payne*D’Quan Jamar Penick*D’Ron Jamal Penick*Ashley Elizabeth Powell*Olivia Taylor Pulliam*Aron Douglas Puryear*Donald William Reese, Jr.*Julius Hudson Reese, III*La’Shawn Darrell Richardson*Whitney Asha Saunders*RaNeka Danielle Scott*Rebekah Jane Slabach*Barbara Lynn Sloan* uJohanna Maria Spencer*Mayghan Juliette Strange*Stuart Andrew Sutphin*Megan Rae’ Taylor*Jasmine Shantell Thomas*Teressa Stanley Thomason* uChristinna Elena Thorpe*Russell Hamilton Thurston*Jillian Rene Trickey*Dionne Camille Tucker*Christopher Shelby Watson*Kevin Jeffrey White*Tosha Renea Whitlock*Heather Blair Whitlow*Savannah Elizabeth Williams*Danielle LaShay Witcher*Keisha Pauline Womack*T’Keyah Charice Womack*Elizabeth Adele Wooding*Robert Carl Yineman*Brent Lawson Younger*

( u ) Phi Theta Kappa ( l ) National Technical Honor Society ( s ) DCC Honors Institute (★ ) Alpha Beta Gamma ( * ) Summer Graduate

[Note: (*) Based upon successful completion of summer course work]

7INDuStRIAl eleCtRICAl PRINCIPleSSergio Velasco Cortes* lDavid Charles Douglas* lPatrick Lee Fowler*Tony Ray Gilbert*Adam Scott Jefferson*Justin William Jones*Mandela Fedjo Kamguia*Michael Robert Knutti*Justin Wayne Lacks* lDonice Edward Lawson* uChristopher Michael Lowery* lBoyd Scott Motley*Joshua W. Owen*William Alvin Rice, Jr.*Cody Jameson Shotwell*Preston Blaine Terry*

INDuStRIAl eleCtRoNIC PRINCIPleSRodney Karl Clements (MCL)Sergio Velasco Cortes* lDavid Charles Douglas* lPatrick Lee Fowler*Adam Scott Jefferson*Justin William Jones*Mandela Fedjo Kamguia*Michael Robert Knutti*Justin Wayne Lacks* lDonice Edward Lawson* uChristopher Michael Lowery* lBoyd Scott Motley*Joshua W. Owen*William Alvin Rice, Jr.*Cody Jameson Shotwell*Preston Blaine Terry*

lAw eNfoRCeMeNtErica Nicole Brandon*Michael Matthew Clay u (CL)Jackquelyn L. Harrell u (CL)Mary V. Harrell*Benjamin G. Langley u (CL)Justin Randal Myrick*Kayla Brooke Newton u (MCL)

offICe INfoRMAtIoN PRoCeSSINGPatricia M. LeeSusan Clark Long (SCL)

PRACtICAl NuRSINGKenneth Neal Hawker, Jr.Davida Sherelle HollowayEldesa Canoy Smith Robin Lynn Vaden

PRoteCtIve SeRvICeSNatalie Bianca BethelVictoria Darlene Dillard u (MCL)Jackquelyn L. Harrell u (CL)

ReSIDeNtIAl DeSIGN & eStIMAtIoNWillie Lee Dillard*Dove Marie Hundley (MCL)Lisa Carol Wilson*

SuMMeR AIR CoNDItIoNING& RefRIGeRAtIoN SeRvICINGAndrew James Adkins*Andrew Spencer Adkins*Ryan Rashad Bozeman*Jefferson Lynn Davis*Demond O’Bryan Gunter*Russell Thomas Moon* lJoseph Allen Rogers* l

welDING teChNoloGyAnthony Jerome Bigelow (MCL)Mary Frances ChandlerChristopher Lee ChildreyWillie Alonzo LoganJustin Brent Seamon (SCL)

wINteR AIR CoNDItIoNINGSeRvICINGAndrew James Adkins*Andrew Spencer Adkins*Ryan Rashad Bozeman*Jefferson Lynn Davis*Demond O’Bryan Gunter*Russell Thomas Moon*Joseph Allen Rogers*

DIPLOMAS

AIR CoNDItIoNING & RefRIGeRAtIoNAndrew James Adkins*Andrew Spencer Adkins*Ryan Rashad Bozeman*Jefferson Lynn Davis*Demond O’Bryan Gunter* lRussell Thomas Moon* lJoseph Allen Rogers* l

ANAlySt eleCtRoNICSCorey LaPrel BroadnaxDavid Charles Douglas* lAdam Scott Jefferson* lMandela Fedjo Kamguia*Justin Wayne Lacks* lDonice Edward Lawson* u

Christopher Michael Lowery* lBoyd Scott Motley*William Alvin Rice, Jr.*Cody Jameson Shotwell*Preston Blaine Terry*

AutoMotIve ANAlySIS & RePAIRJennifer Sue CassellMarcus Dewayne Clark*Amanda Suzanne CollinsChristopher Jessie DaileyNeal Wayne Fallen*Frashawn Leevoris JohnsonRufus Donell JonesBryan Mitchell KeattsChristopher Marshall MimsPatrick Ray Motley, Jr.Justin Leo Robertson (MCL)Matthew Ryan Wilson*

CoMPuteR AIDeD DRAftING & DeSIGNSarah Elizabeth CuffeWillie Lee Dillard*

GeNeRAl eleCtRoNICSMary Frances ChandlerRodney Karl Clements*Sergio Velasco Cortes* lPatrick Lee Fowler*Justin William Jones*Michael Robert Knutti*Joshua W. Owen* l

GRAPhIC IMAGING teChNoloGyThomas Lee Adams*ShaLunda Nicole Glymph (MCL)Hisako N. Horsley (SCL)Pamela Broadnax Hyman*Charlene Hairston Lee (SCL)Avery Denene Morrison*Zachary Evan Perkins*Lindsay Rae Powell (CL)Betty Jean Wilson*Sara Anne Yeatts (MCL)

INDuStRIAl MAINteNANCe teChNoloGyPhilip John Breitenstine

PReCISIoN MAChINING teChNoloGyJason Scott Antill (MCL)Christopher David Clark l (MCL)Jeremy Dale Cline*Bruce Nathaniel CrewsBrian Patrick Evans l (SCL)

8Brandon Scott Furguson l (MCL)Joshua Drew Garber*Giles Kelly Gregory l (CL)Bobby Wade Hogan, Jr.*Matthew Ezekiel LundyRobert Ross MustainTaylor Armstead Ragans l (CL)David Lee RichardsonPhilip Daniel Skelley (MCL)Jonathan Tyler StoweHoward Lea Turner, Jr.Stephen N. WalkerJanice Renee WellsJustin William Younger

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIEDSCIENCE DEGREES

ACCOUNTINGAccountingWyoma Aileen Bryan*David Allen Cobb*Nancy G. Harris u (MCL)Regina Ellis Hatcher u (SCL)Jin Hines u (MCL)Betty Worsham Hodges* uElizabeth Ann Johnson*

ADMINIStRAtIoN of JuStICe-CoRReCtIoNS SPeCIAlIzAtIoNJackquelyn L. Harrell* uDana C. MayoCheyann Rae McGhee*Sara Jane Steward*

ADMINIStRAtIoN of JuStICe –lAw eNfoRCeMeNt SPeCIAlIzAtIoNErica Nicole Brandon*Michael Matthew Clay *u

Jackquelyn L. Harrell* uMary V. Harrell*Benjamin G. Langley u (SCL)Justin Randall Myrick*Kayla Brooke Newton u (MCL)Kaysie Rena White*

ADMINIStRAtIoN of JuStICe –PRoteCtIve SeRvICeSNatalie Bianca BethelVictoria Darlene Dillard u (MCL)

ADMINIStRAtIve SuPPoRt teChNoloGySandy Lynn Doss u ★ (SCL)Sara Beth Holley *

Donna Naté Jones u ★ (MCL)Doris Marie Pool ★

ADMINIStRAtIve SuPPoRt teChNoloGy –leGAl SPeCIAlIzAtIoNJeree LaVon BarksdaleBlaire Dianne BowlingLevonya Faye Covington* uLindre B. Hodge (SCL)Donna Naté Jones u ★ (MCL)Tina Hankins McNearDorothy Ellen Parker* u ★

ADMINIStRAtIve SuPPoRt teChNoloGy –MeDICAl offICe SPeCIAlIzAtIoNMildred Lorania Edmunds (CL)Annie Laura Overbey (MCL)Melissa ThaxtonBelinda Gail Watkins*Susie Cook Weatherford ★Shavonne La’Sha White

AutoMotIve MANAGeMeNtJordan Wray Turner*

BuSINeSS MANAGeMeNtTimothy Roy Beard* u ★

LaTasha Michelle Brandon* u ★Amanda Lynn BurnettDavid Newton Clark*Dustin Anthony Davis*Patricia Anne Dorsey u ★ (CL)Darren Lamont Gwynn, Jr.*Shelby Denise Hill (CL) ★Thelma Ingram Huffman* u ★

Mary Ann Bane Jones u ★ (CL)Stephanie Lynn Jones* ★Charles A. Logan, Jr.*Meghan Brittany MantoothDestiny Shantel Mitchell*Bilal Sudan Muhammad* uCarolyn Ann Phelps*Mary J. Smolinski*Christie Renee Stanley u ★ (CL)Christina Danielle Surratt (MCL)Sheryl LaVonne Tucker*Anthony Joseph Ventrice u ★ (CL)Sabrina Denise WarrenJustin Mark WilkersonTia LaShawn Yancey ★ (CL)

CoNSuMeR MARketING SPeCIAlIzAtIoNMary Ann Bane Jones u ★ (CL)Michael Todd Kidd ★ (CL)Allan Michael LopezTia LaShawn Yancey ★ (CL)

eARly ChIlDhooD eDuCAtIoNMarjorie Tucker Brooks (CL) uLaura Elizabeth Cabell (CL)Crystal Marquita ColemanLou Alberta ColesAnnette Faulkner (CL)Deanna Grant*Angela Stanty Hatchett*Maxine Cardwell Jackson* uAnn Sims Johnson* uCatina Lashelle Jones*Rose Louise Marotta*Donna Lee Moon* uShannon Danielle Moore*Brittany Lynn Moser*Darlene Connie Ragland u (SCL)Florence Arlene SchoolfieldSusan Newcomb Snead*Scentique LaWanda Tabron*Kelly Marie Wells (CL)

eleCtRoNIC CoMMeRCe SPeCIAlIzAtIoNAaron Hadley Roberts, II ★ (CL)

GeNeRAl eNGINeeRINGJames Madison Davis (CL)Justin D. Davis* uAndrew Kenneth Hall* Joshua Robert McDowell (CL)

heAlth SCIeNCe – PRACtICAl NuRSING SPeCIAlIzAtIoNDarlene Hylton AyersKenneth Neal Hawker, Jr.Stephanie Brooke NealSamantha LaVette PlunkettEldesa Canoy SmithRobin Lynn Vaden

INfoRMAtIoN SySteMS teChNoloGy-CoMPuteR PRoGRAMMINGJames Napoleon HallBruce J. Hoch*Kelly Davis McClain (MCL)

9INfoRMAtIoN SySteMS teChNoloGy-NetwoRkING SPeCIAlIzAtIoNAmanda Marie Barbour*Crystal Joy ClowersWilliam Matthew Doss* u★Matthew Calvin Morris*Jerry Neal Shelton (CL)Justin L. Sims*Charles Kirby Tanner (CL)

INfoRMAtIoN SySteMS teChNoloGy-PC teChNoloGy SPeCIAlIzAtIoNJohn Douglas Boulware, IVAmelia Shawn’ta CheekBruce J. Hoch*Barbara Diane Menefee

MotoRSPoRtS MANAGeMeNtJustin Michael Allen

teChNICAl StuDIeS-fIRe SCIeNCeJohn Patrick Haymore, Jr.

wARehouSINGDIStRIButIoN SPeCIAlIzAtIoNMichael Todd Kidd ★ (CL)

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS ANDSCIENCE DEGREES

BuSINeSS ADMINIStRAtIoNJohn Walter Aiken u (MCL)Barney Ray Davis* uRyan Scott Davis (CL)Casey James HolleyMatthew William HoodTara Brooke Murphy uEvelyn Zulema Navarro (CL)Qi Yun Yang (CL)

lIBeRAl ARtSDeborah Wuelfing Adams u (SCL)Woody K. Bane, IIIBrandon Scott Burnett*Isaac Lamont CrewsJennifer Renee Dawson u (MCL)Chantel Kyesha Edwards*Lori Michelle EvansBradley Thomas Haar*Tia Marie Hawker (MCL)

Thomas Vernon Holder*Glenda Shantee’ HutchingsMeShawn Lynette Jones uWhittany Krystal JonesAlissia Carol Keaton (SCL) uIvy Marie Lewis*Ebonee Renee’ MartinMelissa Ann MossJosiah Paul MotleyDustin H. Pierce u (MCL)Jaimie Elisabeth Pollard (CL)Dennis Carroll ProffittLatacha Katherine Reaves u (CL)Kevin Douglas Reynolds*Shannon Nicole RussellJoshua Andrew Scales*Marquitta LaShae StephensKenneth Lyle Thornton, Jr.Jeremy Lee Vaughan

lIBeRAl ARtS – eDuCAtIoNAlINteRPRetING SPeCIAlIzAtIoNTimberly Hope Holloway (CL)

lIBeRAl ARtS – huMANItIeSSPeCIAlIzAtIoNBrandi Kay Anderson (SCL)Ashley Taylor Athey*Natalie Bianca BethelAshanti LaQuanta ColesMisty Layne Gosney (MCL) uToniAnn KenneyJasmine Marlis HowellSharon Michelle Johnson*Chasity DesiRae Reiver* s u

Nicholas Andrew Robertson sSara Elizabeth RuffaloAnna Lynn Sexton u (MCL)Oliver Vincent Still*Stacey Michelle Terry*Daniel Douglas Vaughan (CL)Camilia Donaé Witcher (CL)

lIBeRAl ARtS – SoCIAlSCIeNCe SPeCIAlIzAtIoNBrittany Carol Atkins s u (SCL)Cristina Aversano* uRussell William Betterton (CL)Sean Brandon BodenTiffany Nicole Bruce*David Michael Collins*Courtney Lamont Dixon*Yun Eisele (CL)Erin Elizabeth Fowler u

Misty Layne Gosney u (MCL) David Grier Hoskins u (CL)David Scott Hutcherson (CL)Shawn Patrick Hylton (CL)Kody Douglas KnowlesMollie Ann Mantiply u (CL)Terita Marshell Martin (CL)Zachary Ryan MeadorsTiffany Anita Petty*Samantha Grae Tyson* uAndrew Rogers Wilkins

SCIeNCeSamantha Leigh Cacavelli*Wyatt Lee Carter u (CL)William Tyler Dalton*Steven Winford Hale (MCL)Isaac Nathan Hammock*Melanie Ann Harmon*Joshua Ray HayesMelissa May Inman* uAmanda Nicole Johns u (MCL)Princess Patrice KellyNathaniel Garland LoveKim Tuyen Nguyen (CL) uSkylauna Lynn Padillo*John Thomas Reutter*Janelle Patrice Sampson (CL) uJoseph Dillon SheltonLisa Andrea Sikorski* uJillian Sisson*John Dudley Smith, II*Cara Lynn Soyars*Laura Nicole Spencer*Albert Daniel Strubler*Marcus Kemp Thornton*Caitlin Blake Wells* uRyan Phillip Wilkinson u (MCL)Angela Dawn Williams*Stephen Myles Williamson*Jacob Randolph Yates

ASSOCIATE OFSCIENCE DEGREE

eNGINeeRINGAmos V. Ajo*

( u ) Phi Theta Kappa ( l ) National Technical Honor Society ( s ) DCC Honors Institute (★ ) Alpha Beta Gamma ( * ) Summer Graduate

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2010 Outstanding Alumni Honorees (selected by the Danville Community College Alumni Council)

The Alumni PledgeI am a graduate of Danville Community College. I have achieved graduation through my own hard work and dedication and the support of my family, friends, and faculty. I am now a member of the Danville Community College Alumni Association. In this capacity, I have earned the privilege of a mutually beneficial and lasting relationship with the college and its community. Today, I move forward to embrace new opportunities and to meet the challenges that lie ahead. But as I do, I also recognize that my Danville Community College experience will remain forever an important part of my life. The opportunity of a Danville Community College education confers upon me a responsibility to help ensure the continued strength of this great institution. I will not forget this responsibility. I am a graduate of Danville Community College.

James (Mack) Doss - Danville technical Institute Doss has been involved with finance and local governmental operations with First Virginia Bank South for 11 years and most recently as director of Customer Services for the City of Danville Utilities. Upon retirement, he began working at Norris Funeral Home, where he serves as office manager and funeral assistant. In the community, he has been a volunteer with the American Cancer Society, board member of the Danville Cancer Society, volunteer for the March of Dimes, member of the Riverview Rotary Club, member of the Mount Hermon Baptist Church, and board member of the Pittsylvania County Historical Society. Throughout the years, Doss has been a friend of the college, serving on the DCC Foundation Board and recently joining the Alumni Council. He works tirelessly promoting the College and working on Foundation initiatives. Both of

his children are DCC alumni, making a fitting tribute to Doss’s continued belief in the College and its mission.

Ray S. Robinson - vPI-Danville Robinson has taught high school English and mentored both students and beginning teachers for most of his career. Before his retirement from George Washington High School, he led the English department as chairman for over 10 years and earlier taught at Dan River High School.. He is a consummate writer and served as an editor of The History of Danville Community College: A Link to the Past, A Bridge to the Future and as a researcher and editor the History of First Baptist Church. Beyond the classroom, he is a musician, well known for his skill at piano and organ. He is a member of First Baptist Church, having served as head of deacons, president of the Danville Education Association and vice president of the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History.

Shelby J. Irving - Danville Community College Irving in 1987 became the first female firefighter hired by the Danville Fire Department. Today, she has risen through the ranks of the department and now serves as Danville’s Fire Marshall. She was honored as Outstanding Young Firefighter in 1996, and as Firefighter of the Year in 2006. Although she had already received her bachelor’s degree in 1984 from Ferrum College, where she played basketball and softball, she was encouraged to enroll in the Fire Science program. In the community, Irving coached basketball at Averett University and assisted with recreational activities for the City of Danville Parks and Recreation Department. She also is a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, the treasurer and Financial Secretary, as well as Youth Co-Advisor at Jones Chapel Baptist Church for the past 15 years, member of Ferrum’s Alumni Board, and member of DCC’s Alumni

Council. She is currently in the Leadership Southside Class and regularly hosts a local television show, “Fire Watch”, on Comcast Cable Channel 20.

Steven k. Jones - Danville Community College In 1980, Jones enrolled at DCC after having worked in Dan River Inc., and in Richmond, where he managed a sporting goods store. After receiving associate degrees in both engineering and business administration from DCC in 1982, he transferred to Louisiana State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. He was employed for 11 years as an electronics engineer with ITT Research Institute in Annapolis, MD, where he was responsible as a team member of engineers for development and deployment of a nationwide network of 148 NEXRAD Dopplar weather radars. In 1996, he earned a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and accepted a civil service appointment to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration within the U.S. Commerce Department. There he headed a project associated with the

modernization of the Global Positioning System (GPS). In 1998, he was awarded the Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award and in 2000, he was named by the Department of State as a member of the U. S. delegation to the International Telecommunication Union (a United Nations agency). Most recently, he has worked for the Federal Communications Commission laboratory in Columbia, MD, and with the FBI assessing potential terrorist threats to aeronautical GPS receivers from intentional electromagnetic interference. He has also been involved in introducing ultra-wideband communications, ground penetrating and through-the-wall radar systems, satellite digital audio radio (Sirius and XM radio) and new airport security portals utilizing radar technology.

Graduation TraditionsAcademic Procession and Regalia

The academic procession is steeped in a long tradition dating back to the Middle Ages when students and scholars marched in ceremonies whenever a student accomplished his course of study. Traditionally, the graduation marshal is the most senior member of the faculty. Today, we have only one ceremony for graduates, but we wear regalia similar to those worn in the Middle Ages. Professors and students studied in poorly heated buildings, so long, warm robes and hoods were very useful. The distinctive hoods and doctoral robes were used to set the faculty apart from the students. These were worn every day at most colleges and universities until the 1860s.

Traditionally, undergraduates wear only the black robes. Bachelor’s and master’s hoods have the colors of the university which awarded the degree on the inside. The color border which represents the teaching field is around the edge of the hood. The bachelor’s and master’s hoods are similar except the master’s sleeves are fuller. The doctoral hoods are longer and the bands of colors wider. The doctoral robes may be black or a color that the university designates. The robes also have velvet in the front from hem to neck, and three bands of velvet on the sleeves -- the velvet bands are in the color of the teaching field or may be black. Certain universities use a tam instead of the traditional mortarboard, but all people with doctorates wear a gold tassel.

Faculty marshals traditionally wear a sash to distinguish them from the rest of the participants.

Colors of Teaching Fields

The MaceThe mace of silver and walnut has its history in antiquity, first as a weapon, then as a symbol of royalty and a sign of

authority. The mace, a club-like staff, is now traditionally carried by the Faculty Marshal as a symbol of the professor’s role and preeminence at modern institutions of higher education. The mace recognizes DCC’s beginnings, as Danville Textile School, Danville Technical Institute and the Danville Branch of Virginia Tech -- these names are inscribed on the bands. The silver figure at the top carries the torch of knowledge.

The mace is to be carried by the Faculty Marshal at each ceremony in which academic regalia is present.

White ............................ Arts and Letters Brown......................................... Fine ArtsScarlet ....................................... Theology Orange.................................Engineering

Green ........................................ Medicine Light Brown ..............................BusinessDark Blue ..............................Philosophy Lemon Yellow ..............................Library

Yellow ...........................................Science Light Blue ...............................Education

Academic Honors• Summa Cum laude (SCl), “with highest honors,” recognizes students with final grade point averages of 3.8 and above.• Magna Cum laude (MCl), “with high honors”; recognizes students with final grade point averages between 3.5 and 3.7.• Cum laude (Cl), or “with honors”; recognizes students with final grade point averages between 3.2 and 3.4.

Alpha Beta Gamma is an International Business Honor Society established by business professors in 1970 to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year business and professional college students. Its members wear the royal blue stole. To be inducted into the society, students must have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average in both the major and overall courses, and be enrolled in a business-related program. Students in Alpha Beta Gamma are designated in the program with the (★) symbol.

National Technical Honor Society is the honor society for occupational-technical students. Members wear the purple and white stole, along with the purple and white tassel. To be inducted into NTHS, students must have at least a 3.0 grade point aver-age, have completed 12 credits, and be enrolled in a technology curriculum. Students in NTHS are designated in the program with the ( l ) symbol.

Phi Theta Kappa is the International Honor Society for two-year colleges. Its members wear the gold stole and gold tassel. To be inducted into the Society, students must have at least a 3.2 grade point average in courses that could lead to a degree. Phi Theta Kappa students are designated in the program with the ( u ) symbol.

Graduates who have completed the DCC Honors Institute are recognized by the ( s ) symbol.