Delgado Community College held its Spring 2012 commencement exercises in the Sen. Nat G. Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena on Monday, May 21.

Among the 742 graduates are the following Northshore residents:


Abita Springs

Rebecca Falcone, Kristen Keleher and Aimee Meyer



Bogalusa

Erica Brown, Kerry Cooley, Nicholas Giordano, Steven Reeves and Lori Wascom



Bush

Shawntelle Chartier and Holli Labourdette



Covington

Cadie Booth, Laquinta Crandle, Natalie Diepenbrock, Gage Emenes, Natalie Hill, Renee Hookfin, Edward Hubert, Ashley Jones, Linda Kerlee, Jenna Maitre, Cristina Medina, Megan Michel, Charish Montgomery, Mindy Moore, Maria Moreno, Shantel Richardson, Stephanie Santos, Kimberly Shaw, Catherine Shiyou, Todd Smith, Gina Tamporello and Ana Vargas



Folsom

Brittany McGee



Franklinton

Christina Dauterive, Jeremy Magee, Tonya McCain and Anita Wilson



Greensburg

Raymond Fredrickson



Hammond

Shanika Givens, Emily Haydel, Matlina McCoy and Angel Ockman



Independence

Stacey Becker and Cierre Montgomery



Kentwood

Michael Bordelon



Lacombe

Denise Ardeneaux, Tina Balsamo, Jacqueline Batiste, Eric Boudan, Gena Brown, Lindy Craddock, Angel Johnson, Malinda Luke, Benjamin Mundell, Roy Nesbit and Isaac Williams



Loranger

Katie Patton



Madisonville

Chrystal Beaujeaux, Tammy Morris, Stefani Muscat and Donelle Parsons



Mandeville

Eve Adams, Toni Alcott, Mary Billiot, Andrea Bresette, Daniel Brockhoeft, Roy Bronson, Mendez Gonzalez, Lawrence Jackson, Sara Leblanc, Allan Linker, Cody Malloy, Jodi Phillips, Dana Reynolds, Samantha Rhodes, Lawanna Sudmann, Natasha Terrell, Nikole Viola and Elizabeth Weeks



Pearl River

Tammy Foy, Kimberly Hatley, Lester Lionnet, Selena Painter and Lance Poche



Ponchatoula

Kenya Brazil, Patrice Duffel, Dawn Hayden, Amber Marshall, Stacey Rando and Morgan Teal



Robert

Danielle Braiwick



Slidell

Lindsey Anderson, Joshua Antoine, Breion Arties, Cody Beaudette, Christina Black, Kimberly Bonham, David P. Boudreaux Jr., Lyndsey Brown, Rachel Bufkin, Caroline Burchard, Emily Clark, Crystal Cornett, William Jules Dekemel III, John Doss, Ashley Dowden, Corey English, Scott Firmin, Scott Forbes, Celeste Fricke, Eric Gingrow, Kyle Guerra, Kristen Holmes, Tiffany Johnson, Shannon Kepler, Tessie Kinler, James Kjellin, Henry Lam, Patrick Lampard, Jamie Lassiter, Lee Martin, Terrian Mobley, Stephanie Morici, Angela Odom, Christine Osborne, Andrea Parker, Joseph Reinmuller, Kevan Richard, Jennifer Segler, Jessica Spence, Holly Terrell, Corey Thomas and Natasha Whalley.

The 2012 Delgado Dolphins baseball team was honored yesterday, May 30, in the State Capitol at Baton Rouge. The team members were invited into the House chambers by the New Orleans delegation, where they were lauded by members of the Legislature.

The team presented each member of the New Orleans delegation with autographed baseballs.

Head Coach Joe Scheuermann and Interim Chancellor Debbie Lea were interviewed at the event by WGNO TV, channel 26, which reported the Delgado Dolphins honor on its news broadcast. The video can be viewed online at http://www.abc26.com/sports/local/ (this URL is subject to change).

Earlier this month, the Dolphins (30-20) won their sixth Region 23 title in the last seven seasons. The Region 23 tournament was held at Skaggs Field on the Meridian (Miss.) Community College campus.

Four Dolphins were selected to the All-Region 23 team. The four players are sophomore CF Sean McMullen, LF Logan Jones, 3B Daniel Brockhoeft and freshman pitcher Pierce Liberta. These four players plus freshman SS Tony Fortier-Bensen were selected as all-Mississippi-Louisiana Conference players.

Head Coach Joe Scheuermann — in his 22nd season — has won over 700 games with the Dolphins. Scheuermann was named the Region 23 Coach of the Year in 2012.

In 1921, a Delgado faculty member could buy a loaf of bread for six cents, or a seven-bedroom house for $6,500. After 90 years, things have changed. A member of the first faculty of the Isaac Delgado Central Trades School could not have imagined that, nine decades later, a fully accredited college enrolling more than 20,000 would have grown around 615 City Park Avenue and expanded into other neighborhoods across the city, river and lake.

Visit http://delgado90.blogspot.com/ to learn more about the history and legacy of Delgado Community College.

Delgado’s 90th Anniversary blog presents an ongoing series of stories about the history of Delgado, beginning before its opening in 1921 and continuing through the present day.

Events, issues and people from Delgado’s past and present are spotlighted along with reflections on New Orleans and national history and culture during the past 90 years. Archival pictures illustrate each story.

The blog format gives readers a forum to add their own views about a topic. Comments are welcome!

Delgado faculty and staff who would like to participate in creating this chronicle of Delgado’s history are asked to contact Carol Gniady, executive director of Public Relations and Marketing, at 671-5498 or cgniad@dcc.edu.

In June 1922, a visitor to the brand-new Isaac Delgado Central Trades School spotted a machine shop student hammering away on a block of metal while whistling the “Wang-Wang Blues” to keep time.

In July 1923, Miss Elleonora Moss — friend and confidante of school founder Isaac Delgado — donated two crape myrtle trees to brighten the driveway entrance to the campus. Other donors provided roses, oleander and azalea plants to cover the bare lawn surrounding the building known today as Building 1, or Isaac Delgado Hall.

How do we know these facts about the earliest years of Delgado Community College? Because they are in the Tool Kit.

The Tool Kit was a newsletter written, published and printed by Delgado students and faculty members starting in 1921. During its 1922-1927 heyday, the Tool Kit provided a regular source of news, educational program promotion — and humor. Lots of humor.

To read a newly created online archive of existing copies of the Tool Kit, go to http://www.dcc.edu/delgado90/archives/index.html.

Additionally, the latest post on the Delgado 90th Anniversary blog provides the history of the Tool Kit and a selection of choice articles and images from its pages over the years. See it and other recent stories about Delgado’s 90 years of service at http://delgado90.blogspot.com/.

Events, issues and people from Delgado’s past and present are spotlighted on the 90th Anniversary blog, along with reflections on New Orleans and national history and culture during the past 90 years. Archival and contemporary pictures illustrate each story.

The blog format gives readers a forum to add their own views about a topic. Comments are welcome!

Delgado faculty and staff who would like to participate in creating this chronicle of Delgado’s history are asked to contact Carol Gniady, executive director of Public Relations and Marketing, at 671-5498 or cgniad@dcc.edu.

Delgado Community College has been preparing ophthalmic medical assistant students for the past 15 years to work in this demanding field. Graduates work in doctors’ private practices as well as at local medical centers including LSU, Ochsner and Tulane. Their duties and responsibilities vary widely.

To learn more, visit http://delgado90.blogspot.com to see the Delgado 90th Anniversary blog.
 

Delgado’s 90th Anniversary blog presents an ongoing series of stories about the history of Delgado, beginning before its opening in 1921 and continuing through the present day.

Events, issues and people from Delgado’s past and present are spotlighted along with reflections on New Orleans and national history and culture during the past 90 years. Archival and current pictures illustrate each story.

The blog format gives readers a forum to add their own views about a topic. Comments are welcome!

Delgado faculty and staff who would like to participate in creating this chronicle of Delgado’s history are asked to contact Carol Gniady, executive director of Public Relations and Marketing, at 671-5498 or cgniad@dcc.edu.

Delgado Community College currently serves over 3,500 students in credit courses at the Covington and Slidell locations. Course offerings range from developmental to general education to full programs of study. In a 2009 economic impact study conducted by GCR & Associates, Delgado’s Northshore locations had the following economic impact:

•    a total economic impact on the greater metro economy of $58,149,251, much of it within St. Tammany Parish;
•    1,016 of the 75,117 jobs in St. Tammany filled by Delgado graduates from the previous five years;
•    graduates as a group earn over $12 million more per year than they would have without their Delgado education.

Learn much more about Delgado’s history and programs on the Northshore in a new post on Delgado’s 90th Anniversary blog: http://delgado90.blogspot.com/. The blog presents an ongoing series of stories about the history of Delgado, beginning before its opening in 1921 and continuing through the present day.

Events, issues and people from Delgado’s past and present are spotlighted along with reflections on New Orleans and national history and culture during the past 90 years. Archival and current pictures illustrate each story.

The blog format gives readers a forum to add their own views about a topic. Comments are welcome!

Delgado faculty and staff who would like to participate in creating this chronicle of Delgado’s history are asked to contact Carol Gniady, executive director of Public Relations and Marketing, at 671-5498 or cgniad@dcc.edu.

A Delgado Community College faculty member and two graduates of Charity School of Nursing have been named 2012 Health Care Heroes by the publication New Orleans CityBusiness.

There are 51 people recognized among the group, which includes six professional areas: animal care, first responders, nurses, physicians, professionals and volunteers. “They are the heartbeat of the region’s medical industry,” said Christian Moises, news editor of CityBusiness.

Linda Kelly, L.O.T.R., M.A., Ph.D., professor of Occupational Therapy, has taught at Delgado since 1995.

“In occupational therapy, what we are trying to do is get people back into what is called the skills for the job of living,” Kelly told a CityBusiness reporter for the publication’s May 18 edition.  “We are trying to help return people to the kind of life where they can be functional in whatever it is they like to do and whatever is meaningful to them.”

Approximately 20 students enroll in the occupational therapy program at Delgado each semester. Kelly’s students have assisted residents at nonprofit organizations around the region, including Project Lazarus, Kingsley House and Magnolia School.

Charlotte Parent, R.N., B.S.N., is director of health for the City of New Orleans. The Charity Hospital School of Nursing graduate was a labor and delivery nurse and maternal child services director at Touro Infirmary before joining city government.

Janet Parrish, R.N., B.S., is a nurse with Addiction Recovery Resources Inc. of Metairie. The Charity Hospital School of Nursing graduate works with inpatient and outpatient clients to assess and improve their behavioral health.

Last chance registration for Summer 2012 classes at Delgado Community College takes place Tuesday – Thursday, May 29 – 31. Students may register in person 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on May 29 and 1 – 4:30 p.m. on May 30 – 31.

Summer 2012 classes begin Wednesday, May 30, and end Thursday, July 26.

For more information call 504-671-5012.

Delgado Community College is proud to announce that Terri Gonzales-Kreisman, professor of business and technology and coordinator of the Legal Secretary Certificate program, is the 2012 recipient of the annual Seymour Weiss Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Teaching Award, the highest honor the college bestows upon its faculty. The award was presented at Delgado’s Spring 2012 Commencement exercises at the Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena on May 21.

Professor Terri Gonzales-Kreisman, “Miss G”

“I feel like one daisy among all the daisies,” she said, noting that her colleagues nominated for the award this year are all outstanding educators. This year was Gonzales-Kreisman’s eighth as a nominee.

She is using the monetary part of the award to participate in this year’s National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) teaching and leadership conference, held annually in Austin, TX.

Gonzales-Kreisman has taught at Delgado since 1985, coordinating the Legal Secretary Certificate program and teaching a variety of courses including economics, management, business communication and marketing. In addition to her departmental contributions, she has been a volunteer worker in the Registrar’s Office, a moderator of the Enrollment Services Internet chat room, a developmental English instructor, an Occupational Therapy Assistant program presenter and a member of the Commencement and Professional Development committees. She received the Chancellor’s Innovator of the Year award for volunteer services in 2008.

The Metairie resident is a volunteer at East Jefferson General Hospital. She has given presentations at Lusher Elementary School in New Orleans, McNeese State University Summer Economics Institute, the NISOD teaching and leadership conference in Austin, TX – as well as at Delgado’s Women in Search of Excellence (W.I.S.E.) seminars. She has participated in the Irma Thomas Community Outreach Project at Delgado since 2009.

Professional memberships include Louisiana Legal Secretaries Inc., Legal Secretaries of New Orleans and the River Region and the American Federation of Teachers. She is a past president of Pi Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma international honor society for women educators,

Gonzales-Kreisman holds a Master of Education degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of New Orleans and has State of Louisiana certification in educational evaluation. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Known for wearing pink clothing when she gives a test, “Miss G” – her students’ nickname for her – points to the Italian heritage that is obscured by her hyphenated last name. “I love pink and I love purple,” she said.

Students’ recommendations are part of the selection process for the Weiss Award. Her selection for the award included dozens of highly complimentary reviews by current and former Delgado students. “When students stop to hug you at Commencement, it means everything,” she said, adding that receiving notes from them later means a lot to her, too.

“More special than the wonderful feeling of being honored for doing something I love is when I hear from students that I made a difference. That’s the real honor and reward,” she said.

Other 2012 Seymour Weiss Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Teaching Award nominees were: Ty A. Delger, Allied Health; Marilyn Ciolino, Business and Technology; Rene Randall, Allied Health; Janet S. Colletti, Westbank Campus; Wendy Garretson, Charity School of Nursing; Raymond R. Duplessis Jr., Science and Math; Abdelrahim Ayyad, Northshore; Miguel Romar-Manuel, Westbank Campus; William R. Traylor, Technical Division; Kim Uddo, Charity School of Nursing; Barbara Thomas, Arts and Humanities; Tedd M. Walley, Arts and Humanities.

About the Seymour Weiss Excellence in Teaching Award

The Seymour Weiss Excellence in Teaching Award is Delgado Community College’s most prestigious award presented to a faculty member. The recipient receives a gold lapel pin, an embossed plaque, a certificate of excellence and a monetary award. The faculty member’s monetary award is funded through a permanent endowed trust fund, the Delgado Community College Seymour Weiss Endowed Professorship. This endowment is made possible through the Board of Regents’ Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund (LEQSF) program and is jointly funded by the LEQSF and the Delgado Community College Foundation Seymour Weiss Trust Fund. In addition, all Excellence in Teaching nominees have first preference for funding to attend the current year’s National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Conference.

Listeners around the world can go online to hear Dolphin Radio — the new radio station at Delgado that folks near the City Park Campus can receive on the radio dial at 1610 AM and 96.3 FM.

The “D” provides its broadcast and archives online at http://www.dolphinradio.org/.

The radio station has a very eclectic playlist from every genre of pop music, New Orleans brass bands to Tony Bennett to hip-hop. 

For more information about Dolphin Radio, read the blog post about its origins at http://delgado90.blogspot.com.  

Delgado Community College will award 773 degrees, diplomas and certificates to 742 graduates on Monday, May 21, at 10 a.m. during spring commencement exercises in the Sen. Nat G. Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena.

John F. Young Jr., president of Jefferson Parish, will be the principal speaker.

Ashton Ryan Jr., chairman of the Delgado Foundation board, and Woody Ogé, director of business affairs, Ingalls Shipbuilding, also will give remarks.

Deborah R. Lea, interim chancellor of Delgado Community College, will preside over the commencement exercises.

Commencement exercises include the Delgado City Park and West Bank campuses; East and West Jefferson Technical Division sites; Covington and Slidell locations; and Charity School of Nursing.

HONORS

Chancellor Honor Graduates (3.8 - 4.0 grade-point average; *denotes perfect 4.0 average):  Eve Olguin Adams, Leslie Schenill Andrews, Timothy James Berkner*, Ruby Rosa Brezinsky, Nancy Rose Brown, Bianca Brittiny Calvert, Ann Overmier Cinquemano, Crystal Faye Cornett, Eric Michael Deidrich, Alexa Danielle Fitzpatrick, Scott A. Forbes, Carolle Wharton Giambalvo, Joshua Allen Gramlich, Emily N. Guitreau, Valerie Lenore Hebert, Tiffany Marie Johnson, Maria Zeringue LeCompte, Prentice L. Mackyeon Sr., Christy Becnel O’Halloran, Deborah Roberts, Anastasiya Arturovna Rul-Zwain*, Jennifer L. Smyth, Insherah Nidal Sughayer, Timothy S. Valenti and Gary Marcell Weed.

Honor Graduates (3.5 - 3.79 grade-point average):  Toni L. Alcott, Almona Monique Amos, Nhi Thi Ashburn, Anton Astardjiev, Dustin Tyler Beshears, Rebekah Lynn Bourgeois, Wendy Anne Breaux, Olivia Mary Callais, Bryan Julien Camus, Torrie Lynn Carpenter, Elizabeth Margaret Childress, Tara Lynn Cortez, Jonathan Blake DeVilliers, Ha N. Do, Neda Dragicevic, Laura D. Duet, Bo Justin Paul Elmer, Jessica Pierce Faucheaux, Alison Amy Ford, Milton Wesley Franklin, Brandy Marie Freeman, Joseph Anthony Gabriel, Debbie J. Granier, Angel Rene Johnson, Noelle Jessie-Marie Johnson, Ashley Marie Jones, Fay Elizabeth Kelting, Phyllis Weinert Kritikos, Kendra Denise LaFrance, Allan Royce Linker, Lee M. Martin, Jaimie Lynn Miranda, Abdallah Abdelbaqi Morrar, Stefani Evon Muscat, Angela Morgan Odom, Dathan Allen Olivier, Donelle D. Parsons, Lance J. Poche III, Shanti Ramesh, Shantel Ladaun Richardson, Melissa Jane Roberson, Max Gregory Schuler, Christine Margaret Simpkin, Lawanna R. Sudmann, Erin Fraley Tobin, Derek Raymond Ullo, Stephen Peter Valenti II, Kalandra Davenport Valentine, Eldreaon Ingenee Washington, Catherine Ovella Wells, Anita Joyce Wilson and Donald L. Wright.

ALL GRADUATES

Associate of Applied Science:  Nels M. Abrams, Lance Albert Jr., Sandy Ann Alcorn, Toni L. Alcott, Veronica Marie Alvarez, Leslie Schenill Andrews, Anna Dyson Anthony, Ericka Denise Banks, Ashanti Monique Bargky, Nathaniel Smith Barr, Matthew Gerard Barrois, Mindy L. Billiot, Ashley Nicole Blazek, Brandon J. Bolds, Jonell Tyon Bolds, Kimberly Renee’ Bonham, Cadie Rebecca Booth, Emily Elizabeth Bothner, Jordan Rene Boubede, Eric Ryan Boudan, Donielle Thelma Bourgeois, Rebekah Lynn Bourgeois, Christopher James Bradley, Dennis Randal Bragg, Javaka Nathaniel Brocks, Roy Arthur Bronson, Lashiana Aviance Brooks, Jerome Lanord Brown Jr., Lyndsey Nicole Brown, Caroline Brittney Burchard, Sarah Louise Burton, Samantha Veira Bush, Sandra Cecile Caballero, Gina Claire Calcagno, Olivia Mary Callais, Bianca Brittiny Calvert, Jackie Lynn Camus, Antinia Marie Cardoza, Torrie Lynn Carpenter, Tyra Michell Casbon, Kirsten Elizabeth Chambers, Janell Marie Coleman, Bobbie Jean Collins, Lindy A. Craddock III, Christina Emilia Cruz, Sherri Lynn Cruz, Joshua E. Daniel, Tina Malise Daniels, Suleiman Ayman Darweesh, Tara Marie Davis, William Jules Dekemel III, Lyndsey Boé Delatte, Precious Dent, Vickie Dauphin Dewey, John Barkley Doss, Laura D. Duet, Bo Justin Paul Elmer, Corey James English, Andre’ Sterling Eusea, Laura Vanessa Figueroa, Michael Anthony Flot, Scott A. Forbes, Karen H. Fourcade, Milton Wesley Franklin, Zachary Paul Frederick, Yvette Taylor Fredericks, Alcindo Frye, Natalie Theresa Gallo, Shade Hani Ghanem, Carolle Wharton Giambalvo, Eric James Gingrow, Joshua Allen Gramlich, Shelia Martin Green, Jetaun Marie Griffin, Stephanie Elise Guidry, Abby Duhe Guillot, Emily N. Guitreau, Eric Michael Gulley, Kelly Elizabeth Haas, Robert Charles Hammond Jr., Natalie N. Harrison, Emily Rachael Haydel, Valerie Lenore Hebert, Bryancha Jaieché-Odelle Higgins, Thomas Joseph Hingle, Kristen Mary Elizabeth Holmes, Carol Marilyn Interiano, Marco Jerson Iverson, Lawrence Jackson, Nicole Elizabeth Jeanpierre, Chanel Ann Johnson, Noelle Jessie-Marie Johnson, Tiffany Marie Johnson, Toccara Felicia Johnson, Ashley Marie Jones, Martin Joseph, Paul W. Kairdolf Jr., Tiffany Marguerite Karr, Rodney Lynn King Jr., James Gregory Kjellin, Garrett Edward Klingman, Courtney Angelle Koenig, Alejandro Miguel Lagos, Omar Lagos, Jacob Allen Landry, Dustin Alan LaVergne, Antoinette Lawson, Hai Thanh Le, Harold Do Le, Hieu Le, Maria Zeringue LeCompte, Michael Alfred Leefe, Brian Kent Lewis Jr., Allan Royce Linker, Lester Joseph Lionnet III, Epifanio Lala Livaccari, Cherise Janae Lockett, Steven Robert Louviere, Natasha Maria Manning, Justin Tyler Martin, Emanuel Dominic Massa III, Kimberly Michelle Matthews, Chelsea Christine Mayhue, Chrishana Tanesha McMaster, Brandy Lynn McMillion, Zachary Iian Menicucci-Foster, Aimee Danielle Meyer, Beau Michael Minson, Khaled Mohammed, Abdallah Abdelbaqi Morrar, Joshua Fredrick Morrison, Stefani Evon Muscat, NeKisha McGlothen Nellon, Lynette Marie Nelson, Roy Tyler Nesbit, Dieu My Nguyen, Nhi Thuc Nguyen, Crystal Denise Northrop, Kara E. Occhipinti, Dathan Allen Olivier, Alba Luz Palmer, Monchel Myliea Parker-Johnson, Brittany Dione Patterson, Felicia Danielle Payadue, Alger Orlando Pennaman II, Gary Roy Pierce Jr., Jonna Marie Pierre, Renior Pierre, Lance J. Poche III, Rha’Keisha Keone Pomfrey, Chad Powell, Iris Nicole Pugh, Stacey R. Rando, Claire Elizabeth Ravannack, Catherine Ann Reed, Daniel Wayne Reed, Steven Ray Reeves, Gerard William Roach, Phillip Joseph Rome, Jonathan Thomas Rondeno, Axel Jose Rosa, Jonathan Joseph Roth, Tamara Michelle Rowe, Stephanie Nicole Santos, Anne Kathryn Scorsone, David Jihoon Shin, Jereme David Silva, Christine Margaret Simpkin, Craig Joseph Smith, Jennifer L. Smyth, Jessica Faith Spence, Alex L. Sumrall II, Jared C. Tate, Ross Michael Terranova, Holly Ann Terrell, Heidi Thrash, Warren Marc Trahan, Michael Minh Tran, Thai Q. Tran, Thai Tran, Leonard Jay Tredanari Jr., Erin Elizabeth Triche, Zane A. Troost, Daniel Paul Truxillo Jr., Zarnique C. Tucker, Catherine Turner, Derek Raymond Ullo, Stephen Peter Valenti II, Kalandra Davenport Valentine, Dennis Derrol Vaughn Jr., Nikole Elizabeth Viola, Cathy Thanh Vo, Gary Marcell Weed, Catherine Ovella Wells, Jason Patrick Wells, Amber-Loren Grace Williams, Branon Kian Williams, Isaac Benjamin Williams, Anita Joyce Wilson, Meghan Eolis Wiltz, Dean Thomas Wise and Donald L. Wright.

Associate of Arts:  Melissa Anjell Anderson, Shenice Yvonne Ard, Brejean Bre’Jeanne Balancier, Joshua Miguel Benitez, Dustin Tyler Beshears, Richard Guss Blackman III, Ryan Marts Brown, Christian Thomas Bryant, Arielle Shante’ Buxton, Alice Ann Chaney, Elizabeth Margaret Childress, Jonathan Valeas Clay Jr., Whitney Teresé Coleman, Eveleen Yvette Cortes, Tara Lynn Cortez, Brandon Ross deLaureal, Glenn Joseph Delery, Ha N. Do, Kristen Ashley Downing, Neda Dragicevic, Devon Lynn Dunkin, Dennis Charles Falgoust II, Alexa Danielle Fitzpatrick, Alison Amy Ford, Anthony Louis Fricano, Katie Marie Graffato, Marilyn D. Guevara, Erron Lionel Holland, Meggan David Hoover, Eula Michell Jackson, Ronshell Lashawn Jackson, Anycia Marie Jefferson, Angel Rene Johnson, Fay Elizabeth Kelting, Linda Chauffe Kiefer, Phyllis Weinert Kritikos, NaKeisha Marie Avie-Kyle, Kristen Elizabeth Levron, Jeremy Renord Magee, Whitney Jude Martin, Jude Benjamin Matthews, Adam McCarthy-Brown, Laurence Andrew McKee, Cody Salvadore Melito, Tammy Lynn Carter Morris, Benjamin Carl Mundell, LaShawn Courtney Nelson, Alyson Elyse Nicholas, Danny Joseph Nicholas, Christy Becnel O’Halloran, Selena Danielle Painter, Kendall Anthony Passalaqua, Christopher Steven Petty, Jodi Marie Phillips, Yvette Nicole Rigdon, Max Gregory Schuler, Kenetra Marie Shepeard, Purnella Nina Simmons, Casey Barnett Smith, Shontae Annette Stallworth, Janeth Sonnier Stoulig, Keri Lynn Stromboe, Bradley Joseph Tassin, David Christopher Teagle, Chelsey Patricia Tharp, John Isiah Walton, Janine Elise Waters, Tamara LeToya Weber, Bianca Debrann Williams and Jarret Armon Wooten.

Associate of General Studies:  Damaris Dariana Alvarez, Lindsey Amber Anderson, Juanita Andrews, Kali Marie Angelica, Nhi Thi Ashburn, Tina Morella Balsamo, Raylana Barnes, Jacqueline C. Batiste, Shaletha Heim Bell, Helena Sandra Benn, Justine Elizabeth Boudreaux, David P. Boudreaux Jr., Andrea Carlotta Bresette, Ruby Rosa Brezinsky, Daniel Joseph Brockhoeft, Marcus Johnoliver Brown, Brittany M. Brumfield, Ann Overmier Cinquemano, Emily Anne Clark, Gary Lee Clarks Jr., Deondra Monique Coleman, Crystal Faye Cornett, Sharjanae Keashun Crosby, Callie Ruth Crouch, Jamie Lilley Davis, Jonathan Blake DeVilliers, Keith John DeVilliers, Danielle Dixon, Ashley Ruell Dowden, Elisha Ann Dubuclet, Kristina Leigh Dudley, Lindsey Michelle Dumser, Gage Trenton Emenes, Sultana Eugene, Scott Anthony Fabre, Brandy Marie Freeman, Joseph Anthony Gabriel, Sonya Williams Glorioso, Ian Robert Graham, Debbie J. Granier, Aisha Anita Greenaway, Crystal Adalia Greene, Irlondria R. Griffith, Zaynesha Vanchelle Harris, Alma L. Hudson, Ryan Anthony Jackson, Robin Ann James, Angel Rene Johnson, Idella Alana Johnson, Paul Anthony Johnson, Shandrell Monique Johnson, Keith Rashea Jones Sr., Shannon Michelle Kepler, Tessie Michelle Kinler, Holli Ann Labourdette, Lacie Marie Lacava, Larrise Patrice Larks, Jamie Harvel Lassiter, Brandon Javon Lattimore, Christina Michelle Laughlin, Mark Allen LeBlanc, Krysten Leign Ledet, Cody Michael Lester, Amanda Catherine Lomonaco, Katie Louise Luthjens, Chris Michael Luthringshausen, Cody Marie Malloy, Megan R. Matthews, Matlina Rosamary McCoy, Brianna D. McElveen, Diana Elizabeth Miceli, Megan Marie Michel, Brittany Miller, Jennifer Lynn Naquin, Patrick Joseph O’Malley Jr., Katie Lee Patton, Myiesha T. Peters, Lindsay Danjean Pizani, Kady Mychael Mary Quirk, Sirvia Raby Jr., Nidia Ramirez, Brittney JoAnn Ratliff, Samantha Elise Rhodes, Shantel Ladaun Richardson, Noël Rita-Christine Robinson, Kamika Chapelle Scott, Louis Robert Smith, Kristi Marie Souvinette, Insherah Nidal Sughayer, Kim B. Sulony, Candace Marie Taylor, Rachel Catherine Taylor, David Christopher Teagle, Corey Andrew Thomas, Fran-Muriel Thomas, Sherrell Monique Thompson, Kalandra Davenport Valentine, Shawna LeBlanc Varnado, Eldreaon Ingenee Washington, Elizabeth Ashley Weeks, Rashad Lee Wells, Travis J. Wilkerson, Alexia Amitra Williams, Gabrielle Daphnicole Williams, Keisha Marie Williams, Victoria Elise Wylie and Jazzlyn Tiarra Young.

Associate of Science:  Eve Olguin Adams, Andrea Adler, Cassandra Jefferson Allen, Joshua Robert Altmeyer, Almona Monique Amos, Joshua A. Antoine, Denise Ardeneaux, Anton Astardjiev, Rhiannon Loren Aswad, Dawn Marie Audler, Jennifer Diane Austin, Ashley Claire Baker, Concepcion D. Barbé, Kathleen Welsh Bardwell, Heather Barrett, Karol Tatiana Basilio, Lindsey Brooke Bastoe, Allyce Marie Baudier, Cody Michael Beaudette, Chrystal Hanson Beaujeaux, Stacey Ann Becker, Timothy James Berkner, Marc Jean Bien-Aimé, Mary Carbo Billiot, Shannon Marie Biondolillo, Erin Meredith Blache, Christina Raychel Black, Michelle Marie Black, Nicole Lynn Blanchard, Michael P. Bordelon Jr., Cathy Bell Bourgeois, Frances Michele Bourgeois, Danielle Jade Eschete Braiwick, Kenya Rattler Brazil, Wendy Anne Breaux, Kathryn Ritter Brennan, Teresa Lynn Brignac, Nancy Rose Brown, Rachel Lapworth Bufkin, Leilani Marie Bunch, Samantha Veira Bush, Kara Diane Butler, Marlene Anastasia Calhoun, Bryan Julien Camus, Courtney Smith Canales, Michelle Marie Cannatella, Jonathan Michael Charles, Shawntelle Clair Chartier, Casey Joelle Chatellier, Heather Rae Cherry, Jennifer Lynn Chun, Rosalyn Johnson Clark, Brandy N. Clement, Catherine Anne Cline, Cherie Ann Conrad, Kerry Paige Cooley, Jolie Elise Couvillon, LaQuinta Nicole Crandle, Ashley Stewart Crayton, Casey Lynn Creppel, Shelley Quinn Curren, Lorieal A. Davis, Shalonda L. Davis, Ariel P’Chon Dean, Eric Michael Deidrich, Yolanda Marie Dent, Amber Lynn Diaz, Priscilla Christina Diaz, Raquel Annette Diaz, Natalie Ann Diepenbrock, Jennifer Marie Dimitri, Michelle Ann Donley, Victoria Estelle Duffourc, Derek James Fabacher, Rebecca Lee Falcone, Jessica Lyn Faris, Jessica Pierce Faucheaux, Laiken Rachel Ferrell, Donketha Kayleece Fields, Dennis Stanton Finn III, Scott Anthony Firmin, Brittany M. Flint, Angelica Dione Fontenot, Jamie Leigh Frank, Raymond Gene Fredrickson, Nakara Erin Gilyot, Nicholas Colby Giordano, Shanika Shandria Givens, Sunny Desiree Godfrey, Darrel J. Green Jr., Megan Elizabeth Grey, Alexandra Lee Grillot, Brittany Lynn Guerra, Kyle Michael Guerra, Dale Paul Guidry, Jihan MD Hafi, Eric Ledelle Harrison, Kimberly Cora Hatley, Le’Anne Marziale Havranek, Dawn Marie Hayden, Dustin Robert Hebert, Renee Marie Hebert, Ericka Martin Helmer, Kimberly Ann Major-Herring, Natalie Kay Hill, Sonya Shorty Hill, Charles Wayne Hill III, Christy Ann Hinojosa, Ashante’ Janika Hogan, Shaleigh Mundy Hood, Jalisha T. Horne, Haley Xylia Hurst, Joshua Michael Ivy, Jenny DeMolle Jackson, Jessica Ann Jacob, Tammy Marie Joachim, Dylan Matthew Johnson, Crystal Jolly, Tramaine Anisha Jones, Kristen Leigh Keleher, Danielle Hayes Kister, Cherish Chantelle Knox, Stephanie Evans LaBorde, LaQuanda LaCour, Kristen Nicole Ladner, Kendra Denise LaFrance, Henry Tuan Lam, Patrick Stephen Lampard, Justin Farrington Landry, Jennifer Gail Lanser, Jessica Lea Laviolette, Justin Robert LeBlanc, Laura Elizabeth LeCompte, Blanche Dorsey Lewis, Tara Nan Ligon, Charlotte Krystyn Linville, Kevin Michael Lombardo, Tiffany Ann Longstreet, Michael Robert Loria, Deanna Jean Lowe, Malinda Ann Luke, Rebecca Ann Lynn, Prentice L. Mackyeon Sr., Christopher Matthew Maranto, Amber Fay Marshall, Delores Ann Marshall, Heidi M. Martin, Lee M. Martin, Jamila Makeba Mason, Devin Jonathan Matthews, Tonya R. McCain, Lacey Alese McCann, Brandon Michael McNamara, Cristina Arias Medina, Luis Pablo Gonzalez Mendez, Megan Renee’ Miguez, Emily Jean Mika, Harold Eugene Miles, Jaimie Lynn Miranda, Atik A. Mistry, Sherineka I’Renee Mitchell, Terrian L. Mobley, Charish Byrd Montgomery, Cierre Y. Montgomery, Mindy N. Moore, Maria I. Moreno, Tekakenya Seymour Mosely, Kyla Gibson Muse, Genetha Evette Muthusamy, Charlotte Smith Nathan, Tonnell M.R. Nelson-Foster, Dai Quang Nguyen, Diane Thuy Nguyen, Shakeva Shantrell Noil, Johana De Los Angeles Norori, Jennifer Renee Oberfell, Angel Bray Ockman, Angela Morgan Odom, Christine Emily Osborne, Donelle D. Parsons, Victor Simón Pastor, Ken Patrick Penouilh, Christine A. Perque, Jessica Isabel Pineda, Jennifer Anne Pitre, Doronda A. Placide, Samantha Ann Plaisance, Brittany Michelle Popovits, Shaye Lynn Ragas, Jaimie Elizabeth Ramelli, Shanti Ramesh, Kayla Marie Rauschkolb, Amanda Candy Marie Raymond, Jessica Ann Reddoch, Kayla D. Reed, Cesia Juarez Reyes, Kevan Troy Richard, Donna Ripp, Melissa Jane Roberson, Erica Robert, Deborah Roberts, Cheryl Lynn Robinson, Janeé Lynn Robinson, Keith Robinson, Milkeshia Sonya Robinson, Peatrice Larol Robinson, Ashley M. Rollins, Anastasiya Arturovna Rul-Zwain, Theresa Russ, Gabriela Alejandra Sabillon, Laurie Resor Salinas, Jessica Larissa Sarrio, Buffy Noel Saunier, Nicole Marie Schillage, Adam Casey Scott, Bradley Joseph Seaward, Patricia Renee Seawright, Kimberly Pizzitola Shaw, Chantelle Lynn Simoneaux, Fernell Myron Slack, Olga So, Ashley T. Stauss, Claire Elizabeth Steiner, Leonora Alanna Stephen, Erica Louise Stewart, Brittney Michelle Stratton, Lawanna R. Sudmann, Santana Sundquist, Kimberly Jakins Sutton, Gina Louise Tamporello, Lori Marze Tanner, Sheryl Taylor, Morgan Spalitta Teal, Lee Gerstner Teijelo, Natasha Windmann Terrell, Kati Alice Thiel, Janelle Renee Thomas, Jeffrey Stuart Thompson, Erin Fraley Tobin, Charles Paul Tolliver II, Meri Tomasovic, Amy Lee Tran, Elizabeth Thuy Tran, Luke Anthony Troullier, Millicent Turner, Shameca Patterson Turner, Ashley Jammie Upkins, Timothy S. Valenti, Hai Thi Minh Vo, Paris Tasia Wallace, Nicole Freeling Wammes, Christopher Allen Ward, Latisha J. Ware, Lori Lea Wascom, Joy Washington, Julie D’Laine Welch, Yaowapron Joy Weroha, Robin Marie Weston, Natasha Lynne Whalley, Quinnette Shantell White, Travis J. Wilkerson, Laura Pollard Williams, Robyn Lynette Williams, Chelsea Marie Wills, Palmer Spike Wood, Ciara Quinyelle Woods, Gemma Maria Lourdes Yumul, Patrick G. Zapalowski and Daniel Jessie Zeringue.

Certificate of Applied Science:  David Jihoon Shin.

Certificate of General Studies:  Torry Lynn Dantin, William Carl Gray and Andrew Lawrence Richard.

Certificate of Technical Studies:  Eve Olguin Adams, Alicia Pelot Anderson, Cézanne Terese Badon, Amanda Elizabeth Bailey, Kevin D. Bailey, Mechelle Benoit, Brandon J. Bolds, Jordan Rene Boubede, Eric Ryan Boudan, Rebekah Lynn Bourgeois, Ruston Joseph Boutte, Paula Marie Brooks, Cynthia Gail Brown, Margaret Leeora Brown, Brian Paul Buckley, Rosa Qiana Burton, Tameka Perria Chaney, Emily Elizabeth Childers, Callie Ruth Crouch, Tina Malise Daniels, Suleiman Ayman Darweesh, Christina Bess Dauterive, Earnest Ray Deno Jr., Robert Louis Diaz V, Jerry Lee Domaschk, Patrice M. Duffel, Dennis Stanton Finn III, Kiah Shamar Firebrand, Brandy Renell Forstall, Sarika Ashley Foucher, Tammy Prejean Foy, Zachary Paul Frederick, Christopher Michael Fury, Syreeta Lynn Grace, Rhadell L. Green, Peter Grant Grehan, Leroy Spencer Griffin, Abby Duhe Guillot, Eric Michael Gulley, Richie Mitchel Haley, Camilo Esteban Harris, Zaynesha Vanchelle Harris, Natalie N. Harrison, Emily Rachael Haydel, Leroy Anthony Herbert, Kirsten Nicole Hoffmann, Gary Martin Hoffmann Jr., Renée-Paule Evina Hookfin, Austin Russell Hoshman, Edward Michael Hubert, Chad Hunter, Michael Irving, Paul Anthony Johnson, Andre M. Johnson, Opal Jenetta Jones, Thomas Dominic Jones, Jessica Christine Juneau, Roma Anagela Kirsch, James Gregory Kjellin, Lathisha Annette Knighten, NaKeisha Marie Avie-Kyle, Amanda Annette Lambert, Sara Aline LeBlanc, Maria Zeringue LeCompte, Antoinette Simone Leonard, Kanesha J. Lewis, Mark Lewis, Danielle Marie Linn, Epifanio Lala Livaccari, Ryan Louis Livaudais, Ashley Marie Loetzerich, Jared Daniel Lorentz, Steven Robert Louviere, Katie Louise Luthjens, Nicole Marie Manno, Adam McCarthy-Brown, Brittany Leneicia Ariel McGee, Andrew Paul Melanson, Ethel J. Mitchell, Stephanie Kay Morici, Daina Morris, Michelle Lynn Mullen, Darrin Joseph Napolitano, Johnny Vu Nguyen, Phu Nguyen, Trung Nguyen, Trudy Ann Norwood, Deborah Denice Orticke, Demond Parish, Andrea Michelle Parker, Robin Corey Parker, Kady Mychael Mary Quirk, Chelsea Ann Rebstock, Joseph Ernest Reinmuller, Dana S. Reynolds, Deirdre Reynolds, Manicka Renée Rogers, Ariel Quiñones Rosales, Kaitlyn Maria Rossi, Maricsa Sanchez, Danielle Renee Saucier, Kasey Ann Schexnayder, Joan Marie Seal, Jennifer Marie Segler, Stephanie L. Sergent, Jessica Maria Shannon, Vanessa Louise Shaw, Catherine B. Shiyou, Brennan Majhor Sincere, Gina Blanks Sincere, Cynthia Marie Singleton, Todd Stephen Smith, Tammy Lynn Still, Jerry David Summers Sr., Sona Quaylynn Sylve, Kenji Pierre Thompson Sr., Rorey Thompson, Michael Minh Tran, Viet Tran, Daniel Paul Truxillo Jr., Ernest William Turner, Christopher Allen Walker, John Nguyen Washington, Wesley Aaron Watkins, Charlotte Ann Williams, Chelsea Marie Wills and Palmer Spike Wood.

Technical Diploma:  Stephanie Latrice Armstrong, Breion Arties, Whitney Blair Ballard, Nylisa Renae’ Barnes, James G. Barras, Erica Shantell Brown, Gena M. Brown, Dominique Alexis Brumfield, Melanie Ann Buras, Hillery D. Butler, Alice Ann Chaney, Tamika N. Clark, Latorea Irene Coleman, Ashley N. De Bram, Ireion Angelette Demas, Brandon Victor Encalade, Sofia Victoria Estalles, Megan Michelle Ferrara, Celeste Rochelle Fricke, Valerie Renee Gerard, Chelsea Marie Green, Melissa Kendrea Montgomery-Green, Tira Enaze Green, Christine Lanell Henderson, Amy Renee Hourcade, Michelle Ann House, Fred Hutson Jr., Denise Michel Jensen, Derel Johnson, Linda Michelle Kerlee, Freda Jemutai Kigen, Asha M. Language, Angela Nicole Lawson, Shirley Britany Lewis, LaShonda Lynn Lucien, Jenna Lynn Maitre, Christopher Joseph Marino, Joel L. Martin, Shanda Cierra Mitchell, Man Thi Nguyen, Tiffany Marie Odom, Cassandra Lynn Ostrihonsky, Denzel Darnell Powell, Shalonda Montrell Raymond, Abram Recasner, Natalie Amanda Riley, Blaire Rachelle Russell, Willie Anthony Russell, Ana Matilde Salinas, Krystal Monique Schnyder, Alicia Julita Scott, Kendell Travis Scott, De’Shaun Elizabeth Smith, Merethia T. Stepter, Jessica Leigh Stewart, Tammy Lynn Still, Jessica Lizeth Torres, Brooke Ashley Turner, Ana Carolina Vargas and Shalanda Monique Warner.

Symphony Book Fair, May 17-19, 2012    

Thursday and Friday, May 17 – 18, 9 AM – 8 PM

Saturday, May 19, 9 AM – 4 PM

Thousands of books in more than 50 categories. Topics include military chronicles, film history, religion, gardening, politics, biography, cookbooks and science fiction.

Paperbacks are 75 cents and up; hardbacks start at $1.00.

$10.00 admission on Thursday only

at Delgado Community College’s Student Life Center. Entrance at Navarre Ave.

Sponsored by Symphony Volunteers, http://symphonyvolunteers.org/

For more information, call 504.861.2004.

Delgado Community College will award 773 degrees, diplomas and certificates to 742 graduates on Monday, May 21, at 10 a.m. during spring commencement exercises in the Sen. Nat G. Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena.

John F. Young Jr., president of Jefferson Parish, will be the principal speaker.

Ashton Ryan Jr., chairman of the Delgado Foundation board, and Woody Ogé, director of business affairs, Ingalls Shipbuilding, also will give remarks.

Deborah R. Lea, interim chancellor of Delgado Community College, will preside over the commencement exercises.

Commencement exercises include the Delgado City Park and West Bank campuses; East and West Jefferson Technical Division sites; Covington and Slidell locations; and Charity School of Nursing.

Graduates in nursing and practical nursing receive their pins in ceremonies on Thursday, May 17. The PN pinning ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Leavell Chapel, 3939 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans. The RN pinning ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. at Celebration Church, 2001 Airline Drive, Metairie.