CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCOCOMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 2012

The Board of Trustees and Chancellor of City College of San Francisco Welcome You to the 2012 Commencement Ceremony

Program COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Joanne Low · Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs

PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

By Sir Edward William Elgar (1857–1934)

NATIONAL ANTHEM CCSF Vocal Quartet: Kaitlin McSweeney, Roderick Macabenta,

Nathaniel Thomas Murray, and Zhanna Goldfine

WELCOMING REMARKS Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt · Dean of the Office of Student Affairs

GREETINGS John Rizzo · President, Board of Trustees

Karen Saginor · President, Academic Senate

James Rogers · President, Classified Senate

STUDENT COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Lerone Matthis · Student Speaker

Lindsay Roberts · Valedictorian

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mr. John Debs

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES Joanne Low · Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs

NAME READER Nathaniel E. Feingersh-Steele · Speech Communications Department

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Joanne Low · Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs

RECESSIONAL Celebration by Kool and the Gang, 1980

SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS Office of Affirmative Action

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESJohn Rizzo, President · Dr. Anita Grier, Vice President

Dr. Natalie Berg · Chris Jackson · Milton Marks · Steve Ngo · Lawrence Wong · Jeffrey S. Fang, Student Trustee Dr. Pamila Fisher, Interim Chancellor

LERONE MA� HIS

LINDSAY ROBERTS

Speaker Biographies

Lo Ma s is a twenty-nine year old single father and re-entry student majoring in Business at City College of San Francisco. He is dedicated to helping fellow students challenged with similar backgrounds as his own. Lerone has also been a student worker at City College of San Francisco for the last two years in the Student Activities Offi ce, all while making considerable progress in his education.

A former foster child himself, Lerone has been a ively involved with the Guardian Scholars Program at CCSF that helps foster youth transition out of the foster care system into higher education. He has been dedicated to helping other students pursue their dreams by encouraging and helping them navigate CCSF. He has been working on the Chancellor’s equity task force to help reduce English remedial sequencing and provide Financial Aid solutions.

Lerone is a recipient of the Offi ce of Student Aff airs Excellence Award, which is a tribute to the unsung heroes and heroines working at CCSF. He has also received the Fostering Futures Scholarship that recognizes former foster youth, for their academic excellence. Lerone has successfully overcome signifi cant challenges in obtaining his education and is now graduating from City College of San Francisco with honors, and has been accepted to UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, San Jose State University and San Francisco State University.

Lsay Ros, the 2012 Valedictorian, is an LGBT, disabilities rights, and environmental a ivist. She is proudest of her eff orts on the No On Prop campaign and is currently petitioning to save local forests.

She considers herself a free thinker, humanist, and skeptic. She is passionate about scientifi cally-based therapy methods. She loves hiking with her husband Sean and her dog Kiki, ending time with her family in Southern California, traveling, learning and eaking Spanish, volunteering and focusing on everything to do with lakes, rivers, and the ocean.

Lindsay is studying to become a Marriage and Family Th erapist. Aft er completing a rigorous course of study at City College of San Francisco, Lindsay has become an Honors Program student and a permanent member of Alpha Gamma Sigma. With a 4.0 GPA, she leaves City College of San Francisco to begin a new journey at her school of choice, Mills College.

JOHN DEBS

Speaker Biography

o s was born on August 22, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois to Ruth Kay Debs and Jerome Harold Debs. He has a sister, Kay Debs and a brother, Robert Debs. John grew up in Winnetka, Illinois and graduated from New Trier Township High School. He att ended Stanford University and earned an AB in History, 19 and a MBA in Economics, 198.

John worked for 10 years as an institutional brokerage analyst primarily following capital goods manufacturers. He was named to the Institutional Invest or All Star Team several times. In 1979 he founded Bodri Capital Management and proceeded to manage funds for individual and institutional invest ors in the stock market. Currently he is managing Catfi sh Partners, LLC, a long and value-biased hedge fund. He is also the principal invest or and chairman of Genomic Systems LLC, a start-up biotechnology company focusing on monoclonal antibodies to treat metastatic cancer.

John’s philanthropic a ivities through the Bodri Foundation focus on education, public broadcasting, and healthcare. John est ablished the Jerome H. Debs II Endowed Chair for Orthopaedic Traumatology at the University of Washington. John also est ablished the Jerome H. Debs II football and basketball scholarships at Stanford University. He and the Debs family have provided generous scholarship support to the students of City College of San Francisco. He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Board and was formerly a trustee of Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

John lives in Palo Alto with his wife Catherine and their two Hungarian Vizslas: Bodri and Gita.

DISCLAIMER: names of candidates who requested to “withhold directory information” are not listed KEY: An Asterisk (*) indicates a candidate that has achieved Honors. A Double Asterisk (**) indicates a candidate that has achieved High Honors. A Triple Asterisk (***) Indicates a candidate that has achieved Highest Honors. A Dagger (†) indicates a candidate that is a member of the Honors Program. A Double Dagger (‡) indicates a member of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

2011–2012 Graduates

Abrego, Alexander ErnestAbu-Hijab, SalwaAguilar, AndreaAhn, Ju-Hye*Ali, KareemaAlomisi, SumiahAlvarado, LauraAlvarado Marroquin, Berfalia E.Alvarez, NiechmaAlvarez, KatherineAlvarez, Eric E. ‡Amante, Marian KristelAnders, Regina TheresaAnderson-Stampley, Melanie RaeAnulo, Pineal Mattoes**Appedu, Anthony*Aragon, RicardoAraiza, VictorArana, Nelson Asaba, WardahAut, Hui X. StephanieAyunque, MichaelBarrera, Maria TeresaBarrera, RaulBeley, AnnaBenavides, Zareth AlexandraBennion, KaitlinBerkeley, Justine***Bibiano Navarrete, ChristianBondar, LarisaBone, ElisaBoutté, Marcus JamesBrown, Sharae LatriceBrown, AlejandraBrowning, Zakiya AishaBueno, MichelleCai, Yan LiCalderon, Karla TeofaniaCamacho Hernández, Andrea Isaura**Camaclang, RyanCamarillo, Jessica M.Cao, Long ThanhCao, Long HoangCao, Qianmin*Cappa, Natalie

Carlson, Max R.Carrasco-Herrera, Maria BrisaCastaneda, JessalynnCastañón, VickyCastillo, Ariel A.Castillo, Jaclyn J.Cerda, Nestor MartinChaffard, PabloChan, Richard*‡Chan, Wesley**Chanthosot, Rungnapa**Chaudhri, Brooke**Chavez, Kimberly S.Chen, Dong FangChen, LiyaCheng, Jenny Li HuaChiok Chang, Lili Carmen***Cho, Eun Suk**Choi, Jesse D.Chong, Judy W.Chu, CherylCohen, SimoneCole, Brian Arthur**Collins, Jimmica DiamondCollins, Matthew JohnCollins, Gary*Combs, Thatcher***†Conley, GeorgioCriss, Jasmine JamilaCunha, Tatiana**Cunningham, Howard LincolnDale, Emmellia***‡Daley, Sean*Dalla, Katie***David-Jacobs, Martin**‡Dawson, Brooke C.Defouw, Stacey***Denny, Jonathan G.Denny, Zachary G.Dorn, Anitra MarieDugyawi, Janelle AbadDuncan-Perry, ChiarraDunne, Elizabeth Mary*Duran, GuadalupeEdwards, Ashley De’Anna

Ellison, DematraEmery Jr, John Carleton***Emmons, John-Eric H.Enciso-Marquez, EstefaniEspindola, SilvanaEvans, Jaye CarolEvans III, Berry AllenFanning, Lauren A.**Figg-Hoblyn, Thomas***Flanagan, John Francis**Fletcher, Ariel M.Flores, Edwardo J.Fortunato, Simona*** Fortner, MichaelFortune, Reena ReyesFrazier, Tiffany R.Fried, JanelleFytov, Anton**Gaidai, Anastasiia***Gaisford, Lucy*Garcia, AlyssaGarcia-Ramirez, Jose IsaiasGasri, AbdelkaderGenoves, Cindy YamiletteGifford, Rachel***Gobejishvili, KhatiaGolib, Jonathan IsaiGomez Barajas, Yazmin***Gozon, Gyöngyi***Gray, WilliamGrayson, KylaGrayson, WilliamGreen, Brian***Greenfield, Talitha C.Grisham, KarlaGuan, HaoshunGuo, NinaGuo, Xiao YuanGuzman, Veronica**Habad, AbdiHabtegeorgis, Samuel EshetuHale, IsabelleHamden, Idalia Nazdira***‡Handukic, Nedzada*Hanitio, Brianto

Harding, Ayodele SheaHarrell, Mark MatthewHarris-Lucas, Daniel K.Harvey, Tisha Treniece ‡He, Chunyuan**Heggli, Michael*Heinz, Makamae Davina Rene Helderman, Antoinette***Helmer, Angela Sue**‡†Hernandez, ElizabethHernandez, ElsyHernandez, MayraHerradora, Nancy AnabelHewitt, Manuel JamesHidalgo, ArisbethHill, EricaHill, Kenneth Lee Alexander ‡Hill, Theresa*Holmes, Melody**†Holt, DedeHu, Tina JinfengHu, ZuMin*‡Huang, ShihuangHuang, Jiaqi**Huynh, LinhHuynh, Thy**Huynh Lu, Di PhuongIgbineweka, Dickson Ogbe*Ima, Ekwere**Jackson, Vanessa JeannetteJager, Chloe***James, Sheenia L.Jang, Kristin N.**Jara, Yingyi**Jeter, KelseyJohnson, KimJones, VictoriaJordan, Rosalind M.Kamaka, Danielle Elizabeth KehaulaniKellogg, Daniel Henry ‡†Kim, Changhwan Charlie ‡Kobe, Jorge Omar***Kojo, MamiKuang, Yajing*Kwok, Tsz Yan***Lacayo, Jorge AlfonsoLacsamana, Donna Soriano ‡Lacy, Carmen LorraineLacy, Heather RoseLai, Ying YingLam, Mary

Lang, Rachel MariaLara-Martin, YerayLatham, Kenton EugeneLatt, HeinLawson, Kathleen*Laygo, Denyl SeanLee, StephenLee, KenitaLee, Andrew*Lee, Yi-Hua**Lee, Wen Wen**Lee, Johnny Yep***Leung, JulieLewis, PatriciaLezcano, Maria M.*Li, YaQuingLi, Sai Jun*Li, Jin Liu*Li, Liman**Li, Zhuoping**Liang, Shan ShanLin, Amy Yuhui**†Linares, Jimmy E.Lincoln, Mink J.Ling, YingBeiLinn-DeGrassi, KirkLira, CristinaLiu, AtinaLiu, Liying*Lopez, SilviaLopez-Meza, VereniceLow, Yen Ting**‡†Ly, KennyLy, Loan Phuong**Ma, YaLiMacabenta, Roderick Christian**Macalino, Abigail TagamaMack, JohnnieMacLaren, Michael***Mahbuba, TahsinaMahroum, AliMakhnyuk, Tetyana**Maldonado, GinaMaldonado, Nancy G.Maldonado Marcelino, IreneManangan, Mervyn F.Mariano, Tiffany D.Martan, Faeth A.*Martinez, Jennifer E.Martinez, Blanca EstelaMaster, Maraea***

Matthis, Lerone †Maxie, Roland E.McCabe, Timothy P.J.*McCann, Jillian Nicole*McCartney, LesleyMcGlasson-Linton, RaquelMcIntosh, Rachel WellsMcKenzie, ValerieMedina, Brenda ElizabethMelendez, Xochitl ReneeMendoza, Arvin B.Michel, JuditMiller, MorganMiranda Diaz, Carina YessicaMoananu, Patrice L.*Montaner, Kimberly Monteiro*Montgomery, Marielle LeiaMoore, LaRita MuwanaMora, Jose LuisMoran, Sonia V.Morgan, Anjelica J.Moscoso, Astrid Carolina**Murphy, CarolynMusto Zepeda, Gloria*Nahlen, Melissa JuneNanzad, TuvshindelgerNaugle, Jessica Anne**Navarro, Sylvia SaraiNavarro, Vanessa**Newton Jr., Vernon A.**Ng, Wing ChungNgoun, SopheaNguyen, Thanh-Huong TiffanyNguyen, Chi Lin ChengNguyen, Trang*Nicdao, Emmielyn San Juan Nicholas, Karl**Nikulina, AlenaNodera, MikakoNoguera-Sandino, TimothyNoman, Nadin NagiNose, MarikoNunabee, SupakO’Brien, MoiraO’Donnell, Ellen**Olson, Christopher C.Owens, Aminah E.Pacho Mendicuti, Jacqueline**Paynay, Sugyn MoniquePeña, Blanca EstelaPhan, Ngoctram

DISCLAIMER: names of candidates who requested to “withhold directory information” are not listed KEY: An Asterisk (*) indicates a candidate that has achieved Honors. A Double Asterisk (**) indicates a candidate that has achieved High Honors. A Triple Asterisk (***) Indicates a candidate that has achieved Highest Honors. A Dagger (†) indicates a candidate that is a member of the Honors Program. A Double Dagger (‡) indicates a member of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

DISCLAIMER: names of candidates who requested to “withhold directory information” are not listed KEY: An Asterisk (*) indicates a candidate that has achieved Honors. A Double Asterisk (**) indicates a candidate that has achieved High Honors. A Triple Asterisk (***) Indicates a candidate that has achieved Highest Honors. A Dagger (†) indicates a candidate that is a member of the Honors Program. A Double Dagger (‡) indicates a member of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

Phung, LoanPhung, JohnPierce, Athena***Pike, Melissa S.Polar, Eden**Porter, MarieChelé SelinePortnoy, Inna*Postell, Anita M.Pradhan, RoshanPringle, Ramses***Quezada, Sonia Quinn, Karen MoniqueQuinn, Julia FayeQuintano, MarleniRamirez, Joel E.Ramos Amezola, Elsa Yvette*Ramzi, Soraya***Reboquio, Jamela IrincoRedmond, GildaRendleman, JasmineResurreccion, MyleneReyes, Daryl James S.**Rivera, Jason Mark*Roberts, Lindsay***‡†Rodenborn, James Rodriguez, SandraRodriguez, John MichaelRodriguez, Emilly Ann***Rodriguez Gonzalez, Arlenis VictoriaRodriguez Rojas, Claudia AlejandraRosales, PaulinaRosas, Juan JoseRouili, HamzaRudz, Maryna**Ruiz, Jennifer AracelyRunner, RomanSabugo, Michele Sadlier, Julie***Salazar, Valeria A.Salgado II, Rodolfo G.Sam, Pingdewinde N. ‡Samanie, JasonSanchez, David AlexanderSanchez, LissaSanchez, Oscar A.Sandoval-Ledesma, Diana CarolinaSantos, John Paul*‡Schmidt, Sunshine R.*Scott II, Troy A.*Sein, Win*Sevilla, Einar J.

Shai Chai, AleksandraShew, Christie*Shin, Patty YoungShirendev, OyunbilegSlaviero Hernandez, Bianca IraniaSmith, Dominique NechelleSmith, Emanuel M.T.Smith, Sharon So, Choi Mei***Spiva, KatrinaSrinaprom, Warunee***Stewart, Maurice J.Suazo, Sophia***Suguitan-Icban, Rosallie A.Suhett, Sergio**Sunga, AngelicaSutter, Veronica***Tam, Wing YanTang, Cuong***‡†Tantiwichanant, Jitrawadee***Tasby, Juanita Nichole ‡Teeter, Alice E.Tekle, YonasTesfai, SofanitThai, Huy Huu*Thomas, Alisha Jenna**Thurston, Leslie JamesTimmons, Ariel C. †Torres Jr., Charles MartinToure, Fode C.Tran, KienTran, Linda IchTran, Toan Binh***‡†Trieu, Karina Gia PhoiTrigueros, LuzTrinidad, Mario S. Troyer, Doug*Tsumita, Hitomi**Tuapola, John Ese’eseTurner, Mariah DanielleTurner, Robert L.*Ubick, Suzanne Evelyn***‡Uhrig, Travis DeanUltremari, Natalia*Urbina, Marcell AntonioValentini, Alessandra*Valone, Jessica***Vega, RocioVelasquez, Joel OvidioVerdeflor, Gabriel NealVigil, Lorena Sofia ‡

Villacorta, Daneca MallariVillaruel, RyanWallace, Janay ReeWallace, Edward Cash**Wang, XiaohongWangmo, KalsangWashington, Ruby MayfieldWashington, Sharon A.Webb, BrookeWells, CharrisseWestry, Chaeron L.Whitaker, Adina N.White, Lisa Nafis***‡†Widjaja, WiwiWilliams, LarieceWilliams, Tony**Willson, Lisa***Wilson, Carlos D.***†Wong, JeffreyWong, Kar WaiWoon, MelissaWright, Jeanette TeresaWu, AmyWu, Feng LianXiao, KateXie, JennyXie, YingyuXie, Qi LingXu, Ying Ying AbbyYambao, Jose PauloYanga, JennyYao, JayYau, Shek***York, TristanYoung, Michele F.Young, Jennifer F.**Young, YvonneYu, Huan YuYu, Yin YiZahnow, Megan Nicole*Zhang, Xue LiZhao, Jin HongZhao, Xingtao MayZhen, Yan XuZhong, Yu ZhenZhu, Meihua**Zhu, Qianyi***‡Zou, Yu**‡Zhuo, Yanyan

Thank you to the following members of the college community. Without their dedication and hard work, the Commencement Ceremony would not be possible.

– Rita Tuialu'ulu'u · Commencement Coordinator

Acknowledgements

ATHLETICS Dan Hayes

AUDIO VISUAL DEPARTMENT Jerome Fong, Jill Kersey

BOOKSTORE ANNEX Kathy Tullius, Karen Sheppard, Troy Schertz

BROADCASTING DEPARTMENT Susan Boeckman and Crew

BUILDINGS & GROUNDS Al Alves, John Shima and Crew

CAMPUS POLICE Chief André Barnes and Staff

CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE Gohar Momjian, Linda Shaw, Letha Higgins

CITY CURRENTS Patricia Arack

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY COMMITTEE Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt, Gohar Momjian, Dr. Sylvia Buford,

André Barnes, Madeline Mueller, Susan Boeckman, Diane Garcia,

Kathy Tullius, Nathaniel E. Feingersh-Steele, Shawn Yee, Juanita Gray

CONTRACTS AND PURCHASING William (Eric) Brainard

DUPLICATING SERVICES Hilda Yee, Anita Yee

SPEECH COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Nathaniel E. Feingersh-Steele

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS Colin Hall, Lorraine Leber, Johanna Rudolph, John Seckman, Sergio Valdez

HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT Steven Brown

INTERPRETER SERVICES MaryLou Santos, Harold Fung

LUNCHBOX CATERING Chris Chin

MUSIC DEPARTMENT Madeline Mueller

OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt · Dean of the Office of Student Affairs

OSA STUDENT LEADERSHIP INTERNS Carah Pless, Kanwar Sangha, Huy Nguyen

DESIGNERS Sara Araya · Cover

Chloe Montgomery · Inside

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