Community College of Vermont Commencement Celebrates Largest Graduating Class

MONTPELIER, VT (05/26/2011)(readMedia)-- The Community College of Vermont (CCV) 2011 commencement will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at 2 p.m. in Shapiro Field House at Norwich University in Northfield, VT. This ceremony brings together staff, faculty, and graduates from all 12 CCV locations throughout the state, and draws an audience of nearly 4,000 family and friends.

Jane Lindholm, host of Vermont Public Radio's Vermont Edition, will deliver the commencement address and Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin will congratulate the class of 2011 from the podium.

The Community College of Vermont's 2011 graduating class is the largest in the College's 41 year history, with 540 graduates receiving Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Applied Science degrees. They range in age from 19 to 81, and 351 are first generation graduates. 537 of the graduates are Vermonters, and among those walking are new Americans from Congo, Sudan, India, and Bhutan.

The College will present the CCV community Service Award to the J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation. A longstanding supporter of families, education, health, and the environment in Vermont, the J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation has provided generous support to increase access to a college education for students who otherwise may not have the opportunity to attend, and to the success of students once they enroll in college. Most recently, the foundation provided support for CCV to expand its reach and effectiveness in serving Vermont's veterans as they return from Iraq and Afghanistan. The J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation is a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation.

Graduating student Milo Spencer Jr. will receive the Student Community Service Award for his work as volunteer coordinator at the Good Samaritan Haven in Barre, VT. Spencer graduates with an Associate of Science in Human Service. CCV faculty member Nan Sevigny will receive the Faculty Community Service Award for her service work in Vermont and Kenya. She has taught sociology, social work, and psychology courses at CCV since 2002. For the last three years she has held her CCV classes at the Rutland Open door Mission, where students have helped homeless veterans locate and apply for social services.

The class of 2011 student speaker will be Angela Givens, who attended CCV-Brattleboro. She graduates with an Associate of Arts in education and will continue her education at Smith College.

Posted Thursday May 26, 2011 at 12:18 pm by Community College of Vermont
Last Updated Wednesday June 01, 2011 at 09:39 am