Atlantic Cape Community College’s Center for Student Success (CSS) recognized 20 graduating students for their outstanding academic achievement, as well as, faculty and staff members for their unsung dedication this school year during the Annual Graduate Awards Ceremony on May 3 in the Walter E. Edge Theater on the Mays Landing campus.
“Thank you for coming out to support our graduates. It is because of them that we do what we do. Today is for us to acknowledge students who have participated in the Educational Opportunity Fund, the Center for Accessibility, NJ STARS Program, Student Support Services, veterans and military related students,” said Stacey Zacharoff, senior director, Center for Student Success. “It is now our opportunity today to celebrate them and their achievements.”
The ceremony began with graduating students receiving a certificate signifying their academic achievements. Many of those students bestowed upon a college faculty or staff member the Extra Miler Award for going above and beyond to help them succeed along the way.
The following college faculty and staff members were recognized with an Extra Miler Award: Stephanie Natale-Boianelli, Alonna Brown, Mark Camma, Jeanine DiNardo, Matthew Dixon, Dena Ferone, Keith Forrest, Noelle Gaetano, Karina Gonzalez, Jerome Ingram, Lynette Ingram, Dennis Jones, Najah Jones, Raymond Keller, Rashawn Martin, Victor Moreno, Richard Perello, Katie Piontkowski, Susan Van Rossum, Dr. Beth Sanders-Robinowitz, Angela Stewart, Nicole Thompson, Juliana Torres-Santiago and Terrance Witcher.
Atlantic Cape CSS staff members announced the award winners in the following categories:
Counselor’s Awards:
Grace Foster
Evon Rodriquez
Tyler Bowen
Rachel Yu
Cecilia Yang
In Memory of Juan Alvarez Award:
Haniyah Bey
Director’s Awards (3.0-3.49 GPA):
Quinn Cowan
Omar Alam
Ibrihim Goodman
Imani Hubbard
Ashley Guadarrama
Lafutima Jones
Outstanding Academic Achiever Awards (3.5 GPA or higher):
Daniela Contreras
Madeline Richards
Navin Patterson
Steven Lasewicz
Jonathan Teter
Rodrigo Miguel Marquez Torres
Receiving the Paula Stewart Davis Award for support staff was Student Services Associate Henry Guzman-Flores, while Professor Stephanie Natale-Boianelli won for faculty. The award is named after Paula Stewart Davis, a former Atlantic Cape retired Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.
Learn more about the Center for Student Success at atlantic.edu/student-life/student-resources/counseling/index.php.
View a photo gallery from this event at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBpijP.
About Atlantic Cape Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College is a Middle States accredited, 2022 Achieving the Dream Leader College and Hispanic Serving Institution proudly serving the residents of Atlantic and Cape May counties. As a comprehensive, two-year community college, Atlantic Cape offers 47 undergraduate degree programs, and 33 certificate and professional series programs at its Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May campuses. Atlantic Cape is home to the renowned Academy of Culinary Arts, rated the top culinary school in New Jersey, and for more than 50 years, our highly-acclaimed Nursing program. Atlantic Cape also partners with more than 30 colleges and four-year universities to offer students the opportunity to seamlessly earn a bachelor’s degree upon graduation.
