Melfa, VA – The forty-fourth Annual Eastern Shore Community College Commencement Ceremony was held Friday, May 15, on the college lawn. Two student members of the ESCC All Christians Together in Service (ACTS) group, Colbourne Tyson and Brittany Saunders, offered the invocation and benediction.  The Commencement Marshal was Jerry Fluharty, Associate Professor of Mathematics, who recently retired after 31 years of full-time work at the college. Captain John Robinson, Commanding Officer for the Surface Combat Systems Center on Wallops Island gave the commencement address. The national anthem was sung by Florence Enoch.
The 2015 Co-Valedictorians, Anna Elizabeth Taylor and Mary Caroline Taylor, addressed the graduates. Recognized for having the highest transfer grade point average was Guadalupe Marquez.  Recognized for having the highest occupational/technical grade point average was William Alexander Collins, Sr.

Receiving Associate in Arts and Sciences Degrees were: Eudora Florence Suzanne Arthur, Krystle Marie Brooks, Candice Leigh Browning, Jennifer Eunice Canas, Natalina Louisa Ciarapica, Joshua Duane Cubbage, Jr., Nicolas Rafael Diaz, Matthew Hunter Gaskins, Desirea Shante’ Giddens, Laura Mears Goga, Hunter Lee Golden, Hunter Lee Golden, Christine Marie Haddy, Tanorya TeShona Hargis, Karla Karina Hernandez, Laura Fay Jenrette, Sinjin Ross Jones, Joel Sinclair Joyner, Brooke Annette LeCato, Jordan Raie LeCato, Michael Angelo Lopez, Kimberly Jean Machinski, Michael Anthony Maciejewski, Guadalupe  Marquez, Bre’ontay Shanell Marshall, Laura Leigh McKee, Elizabeth Marie Miller, Taylor Elizabeth Moltedo, Johnny  Morales, Andrew Dustin Nethery, Katherine Barrett Oshaben, Ricardo Cortez Poulson, Jr., Shevara Lashelle Savage, Alicia Renee Simpkins, Bria Zemora Smith, Coleburn Tyler Spence, Anna Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Caroline Taylor, Sean Alan Thierfeldt, Amanda Barrington Thomas, Scarlett Olivia Turner, Raul Gildo Vaca, and Margaret Annette Vinnie.

Receiving Associate in Applied Science Degrees were:  Glynis Laureen Bell, Roshell Renae Brown, DeMarkus Travet Chandler, Amanda Leigh Chase, Troy Carroll Clayton II, William Alexander Collins, Sr., Julia Lenoir Colmon, Shelby Nicole Colona, Craig Preston Crockett, Megan Lynn Cromwell, Shervonia Andreanette Dickerson, Elizabeth Michelle Doughty, Kimberly Frisby Early, Lord Byron Pasol Fernando, Tyshia Astoria Monae Fisher, Doris Robinson Kellam, Heather Lynn Matthews, Jakia Lanell Matthews, Charles Louise McGourty IV, Billy Joe Morgan, Ann Mechell Moscatello, Justina Maxine Pettit, Corvin Maron Powell, Paul August Proctor, Jr., Chelsea Morgan Rew, Linda Sue Rush, Roshanda Louise Stanley, Shekeke  Summerville, Joshua James Taylor, Leslie Brooke Taylor, Brianna Marie Turlington, David Cecil Turner, Ashley Elizabeth Tweedy, John Maury Robinson van Kleef, April S Walker, Dyketa Monique White, and Sarah Ashley Wilson.

Receiving Certificates were:  Ann Esther Bloedel, Collin Taylor Brown, Heather Rae Byrn, Naomi Denise Campbell, Lucinda Marie Chandler, Shaquita Kellam Copes, Crystal Ann Downing-Handy, Yesim Ann Ellerbe, Rachael Ann Fluhart, Adam Lamont Hall, Kristin Eureka Harlow, Heaven George Kellam, Amber Kuuipo Kirby, Samantha Williams Marsh, Lauren Shardee Mason, Elizabeth Rita McCotter, Monica Clare Mears, Patricia Lewis Meres, Tiara Paola Miller, Alisa Shena Moore, Tina Fortine Oakley, Fatima Ann Obando, Olen Zachary Pase, Valerie LeAnne Payton, Justina Maxine Pettit, Kiara LaShae Pinder, Lytanya Derio Riley, Hillary Brooke Robinson, Sentarra Quiann Scarborough, Antoinette Markee Seymore, Troy Demetric Simpson, Lanita Lanelle Taylor, Amanda Barrington Thomas, Brandy Lee Toomely, Kathleen  Turner, and Nathalie Natascha Dyane Vanier.

Receiving Career Studies Certificates were:  Ishamekia Nakia Byrd, La’Roya Shonta Byrd, Tyler Lee Fetterman, Elizabeth Jean Gouring, Karl Edward Hippensteel, Robin Lynn Hogge, Jonathan Wesley Manning, Erika Elizabeth Obando, Dylan Stewart Parks, Kendrel Laquwan Pettit, Samantha Lynn Roberts, Glenn Leaman Suiter, Pierre Monteese Trower, and Wayne Leslie Wills.

The following graduates were recognized for graduating Cum Laude – With Honor:, Ishamekia Nakia Byrd, Candice Leigh Browning, Naomi D. Campbell, Jennifer Eunice Canas, Lucinda Marie Chandler, Shaquita Louisa Copes, Craig P. Crockett, Megan Lynn Cromwell, Kimberly Frisby Early, Hunter Lee Golden, Robin Jean Hogge, Laura F. Jenrette, Doris R. Kellam, Brooke Annette LeCato, Elizabeth Marie Miller, Johnny Morales, Andrew Dustin Nethery, Ricardo Cortez Poulson, Lytanya A. Riley, Shevara Lashelle Savage, Roshanda L. Stanley, Lanita Taylor, Amanda Barrington Thomas, Kathleen Derio Turner, and Sarah Ashley Wilson.

The following graduates were recognized for graduating Magna Cum Laude – With High Honor: Eudora Florence Arthur, Krystle Marie Brooks, Roshell Renae Brown, Natalina Ciarapica, Laura L. Gawrys,  Laura Mears Goga, Elizabeth Ann Gohring, Hunter Lee Golden, Kristin Ann Harlow, Karla Karina Hernandez, Sinjin Ross Jones, Joel Sinclair Joyner, Amber Kuuipo Kirby, Tina M. Oakley, Fatima Paola Obando, Katherine Oshaben, Chelsea Morgan Rew, Sean Alan Thierfeldt, Raul Gildo Vaca, and April Walker.

The following graduates were recognized for graduating Summa Cum Laude – With Highest Honor: Troy Carroll Clayton, William Alexander Collins, Shelby Nicole Colona, Nicolas Rafael Diaz, Yesim Ellerbe, Rachael Kellam Fluhart, Heaven Lynn Kellam, Michael Angelo Lopez, Michael Anthony Maciejewski, Jonathan Manning, Guadalupe Marquez, Ann Louise Moscatello, Erika Elizabeth Obando, Valerie F. Payton, Samantha Lynn Roberts, Linda Sue Rush, Coleburn Tyler Spence, Glenn L. Suiter, Anna Elizabeth Taylor, Joshua James Taylor, Mary Caroline Taylor, David Cecil Turner, Scarlett Olivia Turner, Ashley Elizabeth Tweedy and Wayne Leslie Wills.

ESCC Graduating Class of 2015
Photo by Robert Huey.  Contact Mr. Huey at 410-957-0217 to order a copy of the photo.