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Lehigh Carbon Community College had its 56th annual commencement ceremonies on May 17 at the PPL Center, Allentown.

Commencement recognized the nearly 950 students who have earned associate degrees, certificates or diplomas from December 2022, May 2023 and anticipated for August 2023.

Nathali Acevedo and Rolando Pineda were selected as this year’s student speakers. Acevedo, of Allentown, moved to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic eight years ago.

She will earn her associate in arts degree in communication as one of the August 2023 graduates.

Pineda, of Allentown, earned his associate in Applied Science degree in computer specialist, network technology.

He plans to continue his studies to earn his Bachelor’s degree from Western Governor’s University.

Class of 2023 graduate Heidi Cannon, who received her Associate in Applied Science degree in Early Childhood Education/Early Intervention, sang the national anthem and the LCCC alma mater.

Larissa Verta, vice president of academic services and student development, presented the candidates for graduation.

The following received academic awards:

Joanne Gerken Graduation Speaker Awards: Nathali Acevedo and Rolando Pineda.

Climax Goulder Bealine Award: Zachary Reph.

Philip Fahy (Criminal Justice) Memorial Award: Alex Campos.

Outstanding Mathematics Student of the Year: Molly Smith.

Lehigh County Chapter of American Association of Medical Assistants Award: Brianna McCutcheon.

Lehigh County Medical Society Award: Ashley Gearheart and Rileigh Hoffner.

Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania LCCC Chapter Service Award: Mikayla E. Shankweiler.

Wayne E. Kirker (Physical Therapist Assistant) Award: Jill Milks.

Distinction in Science Award: Cameron Smith.

Jennifer L. Snyder Memorial Veterinary Technician Scholarship: Megan Pfeiffer, Meredith Williams.

Jennifer Smith Memorial Veterinary Technician Award: Kaitlyn Kistler.

Wright Veterinary Medical Center Veterinary Technician Award: Jessica Detweiler.

Graduates include:

Allentown: Sabreen Abdallah, Nathali Acevedo, Catherine Al Mir, Alain Kyle Alfonso, Ezequiel Alicea, Justin Allen, Cristopher Alvarado, Jamyah Andrews, Marilyn Arisa, Hannah Arocho, Sarah Assali, Elias Ayala, Bernadine Bangyay, Mahx Baptiste, Kaitlin Bardsley, Nicholas Bealer, Portia Bennett, Mackenzie Berger, Maleny Bermudez Altamiran, Bayardo Berrios Jr., Kimberly Bilger, Khalela Blake, Ian Blangger, Ty Bradley, Manuela Brandolino, Kelly Brightbill, Natalie Brimfield, Tina Canales, Arianna Caraballo, Kelse Caraballo: Girona, Molly Carbone, cul laude, Yamila Carrasquilla, Briana Castro, cum laude, Shemar Clarke, Sydney Cope, cum laude, Katherine Cordova, magna cum laude, Michael Correll, Eugenia Cotto, Madison Csondor, cum laude, Jessica Daboura, Isis Darby, Miguelina De La Cruz, cum laude, Aliazar De La Rosa, Jerry Dejesus, Antonilla Del Rio Jr., Carol DeLeon, Brece Diaz, Cole Dirnbeck, cum laude, Matthew Dolan, cum laude, Timothy Donohoe, Kasey Dorney, Marlina Drake, Chantell Dryden, Britney Duarte: Rosario, Siana Duka, Taha Ejaz, Carl Elias, Roxana Encarnacion, William Evans, Julia Fallacaro, Sheilagh Farrell, Jeremy Feder, Ethan Feigh, magna cum laude, Damir Fernandez, cum laude, Elayni Fernandez, Erick Fernandez, Tatyana Figuereo, Chelsea Figueroa Bueso, Jasmine Flores, Paloma Flores Montero, cum laude, Karen Flores: Miranda, Leonce Kue Folligan, Agustin Fontes, magna cum laude, Joseph Frias, cum laude, Tamika Fyffe, Kailee Galarza, Osvaldo Garcia, Kyle Gerber, Nicholas Giuffrida, Lorelei Goldstein, Juan Gomez Cortes, Carolin Gonzalez, Jeanpaul Gonzalez, Julianna Gonzalez, Zoe Gonzalez, Gabriellis Gonzalez Amaro, Raph Gotico, Meghan Green, Victoria Grey, Delaney Griffin, Melisa Guallpa, magna cum laude, Alisha Gustin, Jessica Hamoui, Devin Hannan, magna cum laude, Tifarri Harry, Ronald Hatcher, Christopher Haviland, Rebekah Helman, Chantell Henry, Fernando Hernandez, Felicia Hinton, Eleonora Hiotis, magna cum laude, Rileigh Hoffner, Brianna Holmes, cum laude, Jessica Hook, magna cum laude, Tayler Hunsicker, Victoria Hurley*, Rimi Ibrahim, Niya Jackson, Jasmine James, Edward Jarrah, Aiden Jepson, Lary Leidy Jimenez Mirabal Sr., cum laude, Heidi Johnson, Jacob Johnson, Terene Johnson, Steven Kaleycik, magne cum laude, Alaa Kenawi, Brittany Kleppinger, Felicity Koch, Aidan Kohler, Nichole Kramer, Salena Labenberg, Christie Lalama, Kelly Lawrence, cum laude, Jenine Levano, Eve Levy, cum laude, Geoffrey Levy, cum laude, Matthew Ligorano, Alesandra Lopez, Shaulyn Lopez: Branford, Joe: Farentz Louis XVI, Wyatt Magee, Riley Mang, Andrew Martin, Jovanni Martinez, Marianyela Martinez, Catalina Matamoros, Tiona Mathis, Jenes Mawi, Lauren McChesney, magna cum laude, Nicholas McIntyre, Ryan McMenamy, cum laude, Katelyn McMurtrie, Jenna Medugbon, Kari Meehan, magna cum laude, Brian Mendez Sr., Brian Miller, Roshaine Miller, Jonathan Millhouse, Joel Montero Presinal, Edward Montes, Paige Moody, Jammely Morales: Galvan, Veronica Moreno Lopez, Jorge Mota Cortorreal, Latosha Moultrie, Evonne Mungin, Jenna Myers, Jamila Nanouh, Nadeen Nassar, magna cum laude, Jianna Negron, magna cum laude, Brian Nguyen, Lucia Nowells, Nalleyn Nunez, June Okoth, Esther Okune, Cynthia Ortiz, magna cum laude, Taylor Oscavich, Enaijah Otero, Erica Otieno, Emanuel Pagan, Maxwell Paine, magna cum laude, Rosie Palacios, Joelky Paredes Ramos, Riley Parker, cum laude, Lismar Pascual Otero, Nicholas Pena, Emilis Pena Feliz , Matthew Penaloza, Cindy Perez, Michelle Perez, Wilner Perez, Joshira Perez Fernandez, William Perkins, Robelis Pichardo, Rolando Pineda, cum laude, Malissa Pingarelli: Barreto, Derick Pinto, cum laude, Judy Prempeh, Michael Randall, cum laude, Brian Reifinger, Mabel Reyes, Melany Reyes, Rafael Reynoso Montero, summa cum laude, Nelsie Rivera Cordero, Andrea Rodas Montes, Alyssa Rodriguez, Anlly Rodriguez, magna cum laude, Damaris Rodriguez, cum laude, Jada Rodriguez, cum laude, Jamie Rodriguez, Sendy Rodriguez, Taisha Rodriguez, magna cum laude, Aline Rodriguez Gonzalez, Victor Rodriguez Maldonado, Delilah Rodriguez: Reyes, magna cum laude, Tiffany Rojas Cruz, Bridget Romascavage, Joely Rosa, Gabriel Rosario, Katherine Ruiz Vargas, Alexander Saavedra, cum laude, Sadika Sadik, Mirna Sagastume, Jesse Salazar, Jonathan Sanchez, Vl Sang, Anisha Sanjurjo, Emilia Santana Almanzar, cum laude, Aniel Santos Rodriguez, Megan Sauka, magna cum laude, Khalid Sayegh, Madison Schmidt, Sarah Schmidt, Taylor Schubert, Roberto Schultz, Rachael Shankweiler, magna cum laude, Dijonay Shaw, Adam Shellenberger, Adriana Silvestre, Molly Smith, Alyssa Snyder, Brenna Snyder, Justin Spack, Dilicia Spencer, Geffrey St. Gilles, Mark Stauffer, summa cum laude, David Stevens, cum laude, Shanell Thompson, Raymond To, Paola Torres, Jeremiah Torres Jr., Maylin Tran, Thi Tran, summa cum laude, Samuel Uben, Jeremy Valdez, Monique Valenzuela, Eshmael Vargas: Patrick, cum laude, Sean Vasey, Chelsea Vassallo, Maria Velazquez, Aaliyah Velez, Shannan Velez, Javon Walker, Laura Walthier, magna cum laude, Alyssa Webb, Hannah Westbay, Jacqueline Wieboldt, cum laude, Kharisma Williams, Tanika Wright, Rachel Yany, Brody Zimmerman and Yaseen Zohny.

Breinigsville: Aaron Brown, cum laude, Franklin Guillen Jr., Eileen Hale, Nishevitha Kannadaguli Shyam Prasad, cum laude, Paige Knowles, magna cum laude, Madison Lichtenwalner, Rasheen Magloire, Tiffany Magloire, Brianna McCutcheon, Jill Milks, magna laude, Alanna Elizabeth Moli, Agnes Sablow, summa cum laude, Shreyas Tekumalla and Juliann Yenser, magna cum laude.

Fogelsville: Sebastian Canseco, Toni Distrola, Sarah Inhoff, magna cum laude, Kaylie Lawson, summa cum laude, Corey Long, Maximilian Moses, Zachary Reph, summa cum laude, and Daniel Zeroka, summa cum laude.

Germansville: Maxine Hoffman, Katie Schmidt and Leslie Stringer, magna cum laude.

Kempton: Ashley Fortin and Madison Leibensperger.

Kutztown: Anastasia Kelsall, cum laude, Kyla Kristiansen and Emily Mack, summa cum laude.

Mertztown: Hallie Barrell, Jessica Boyer and Arman Sheets.

New Tripoli: Brandon Batres, Kristy Billig, magna cum laude, Kelly Boyle, Bryanna Broadhead, cum laude, Lindsey Buskirk, Logan Dickman, Rachel Eck, Brandi Feinour, Ashley Grosch, Erin Hopstetter, Jalissa Molina, Donovan Muick, Becky Perich, Dana Rucker, Madison Santana, cum laude, Alexander Smith, magna cum laude and Morgan Werley, magna cum laude.

Orefield: Anna Benner, Maia Bondonese, Tyler Butler, Jayden Caballero, Trudy Facey, Colby Guth, Emily McMickle, Makenna Russo, Mikayla Shankweiler, Johnathan Solivan, Riley Weston and Alexis Zellers.

Schnecksville: Madison Beers, Luke Chromiak, cum laude, Haley Donnerstag, Duyen Duong, Josephine Felton, cum laude, Isaac Figard, Erika Fulmer, Emily Glass, Christian Kaczmarczyk, Harley Keller, cum laude, Thomas Kirkopoulos, Kaitlyn Mericle, Brandon Santiago, Mohamed Shaw, Brooke Simock, cum laude, Maya Sukanick, magna cum laude, Andrea Thomas, magna cum laude, Elizabeth Unangst, magne cum laude, Azlynn Watkins, Meredith Williams and Breanna Womack.

Slatington: Quinn Benner, cum laude, Rebecca Brogan, Kaylee Conrad, Victoria Discala, Makayla Gangaway, Ashley Gearheart, Marissa Haines, Kaitlyn Hausman, summa cum laude, Carlee Hoffman, summa cum laude, Michelle Oliver, Tonya Palmer, Kimberly Pera, Ty Race, Preston Rupp, Alex Sigley, Amber Stettler, Alicia Stoner, Elizabeth Taves, cum laude, and Kayla Wright, magna cum laude.

Topton: Rebecca Davis, Megan Hess and Alexis Keeney.

Trexlertown: Meghan Holtzhafer.

Walnutport: Brooke Delancey, Heather Doll, Megan Farkas, Laura Jarrett, summa cum laude, Stefanie Lotti, magna cum laude, Edwardo Martinez, Kristi Ortiz, Cody Storm and Amanda Williams, magna cum laude.