Quincy College graduates first bachelor's degree students: 'We are so very proud of you'
QUINCY − Graduates of Quincy College were encouraged to use the skills and knowledge they've learned to further their education, solve the world's problems and accomplish personal goals Friday at their commencement ceremony.
The school celebrated its 352 graduates at a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Stadium, where Massachusetts Life Sciences Center CEO Kenneth Turner served as keynote speaker. He encouraged the new graduates in certificate, associate and bachelor's degree programs to to be adaptable, seize chances as they come along and be confident in their own individuality.
"The shortest distance between planning and the execution is rarely a straight line," He said. "More often, success travels a very winding and crooked road."
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That was true for student speaker Michelle Alongi, who returned to Quincy College later in life after spending 20 years in the working world and testing out several career paths. She came to the school for a certificate in exercise science, but ultimately graduated with a degree.
"I began as a chaotic, disorganized student who was likely the same age as my professors and definitely older than my advisers," she said with a laugh. "Take chances, step out of your comfort zone, overcome adversity and follow your dreams."
The Quincy College Class of 2023 graduated the school's first bachelor's degree students. Julius Jonassaint, Zachary Milas and Jasmatie Persaud graduated with degrees in business management.
"Be proud of your discipline, your efforts and your accomplishments. ... We are so very proud of you," Quincy College President Richard DeCristofaro said. "As your journey continues, you will be introduced to new opportunities with unlimited possibilities. ... You have built a foundation as strong as Quincy granite."
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The Class of 2023
Abington − Cynthia Chew, Charlotte Gately, Ava Hajjar, Heather Thomas.
Arlington − Radhika Aryal, Puja Phuyal, Sunil Sundas.
Belmont − Celina Carros.
Billerica − Tania Ahmed.
Boston − Cesar Abreu, Michael Ball, Rameika Bertrand, Christopher Bruce, Cedric Bryant, Furcine Charles, Griffin Connolly, Ruthbell Delacruz, Sophia Dupervil, Taquane Emmons, Alexus Escoffrey, Viola Fils Aime, Shannon Flaherty, Anthony Foxworth, Caulene Gardner, Kelsey Giannone, Aisha Gibrine, John Hobbs, Latiana Holmes, Jennifer Jean-Louis, Nadine Jeanty, Richard Joyeux, Athina Kuqali, Antoinette Lasseur, Carla Leiva, Alexis Lenardis, Andrea Lewis-Sammy, Glory Lima, Lorenis Liriano, Kayla Lowe, Chloe Lynn, Dusya Lyubovskaya, Jadiayah Markland, Sasha Mclune, Joshua Mendez, Leah Mills, Vanessa Monico Quintanilla, Mayca Nguyen, Thuy Nguyen, Micaelah O'Malley, Emohitai Ohiomah, Gianna Patterson, Richard Pina, Franchesca Reynoso, Angelie Sahadeo, Said Said, Jacquelyn Sargent, Brenda Scott-Bullock, Lizmarie Sein, Tawanna Smith, Vanessa Soto Arias, Queen Chiya Souto, Imani Terry, Fiona Thomas, Alex Torres, Lauren Tourtellotte, Ayanna Tulloch, Stephanie Umana, Cindy Valencia, Ashly Veliz, Mariana Viruez , Brittany Walker, Marita Walsh, Suleman Yusuf, Maria Wylag-Lumsden, Heneri Bajrami.
Bourne − Maria Wylag-Lumsden.
Braintree − Heneri Bajrami, Natalie Berte, Wenwen Cai, Brianna Campbell, Bridget Clapp, Robin Hernandez, Aery Kang, Molly MacDonald, Kyle Wynn.
Brewster − Emily Fowler.
Brockton − Lathania Dejoie, Bedyamithka Michel, Michelle Owuor, Naike Saint Jean.
Brookfield − Francesca Mathurin.
Brookline − Netsanet Teferea.
Cambridge − Anjuman Ara, Niraj Aryal, Elias Asfaw, Khadijatul Kubra, Thewodros Mamo, Umme Naima, Seema Roy, Aida Shtiwi.
Canton − Ashley Samuel.
Carver − Brianna Geary, Brittany Lindsay, Sandra Reynolds.
Chelsea − Daniel Degefa, Wissam Djadi, Nicholas Smith, Assebe Tsegaye.
Dartmouth − Julius Jonassaint.
Dedham − Erica Barbosa, Ashley Olson-Scarcella, Alyssa Watkins.
Douglas − Abigail Sansoucy.
Duxbury − Jason DiMascio, Jack Newman, Elizabeth Wood.
East Bridgewater − Linda Eisan, Kendall Swanson.
Eastham − Samuel McGough.
Easton − Rocio Quinonez-Vassall.
Everett − Amanda Dickson, Fiona Germain.
Fall River − John Cuellar.
Falmouth − Eric Jacobs, Conor O'Brien.
Framingham − Gabrielle Xavier.
Franklin − Bianca Burgher.
Halifax − Trevor Rossini, Michael Skowyra.
Hanover − Brian Clancy.
Haverhill − Keiana Christiansen-Berry.
Hingham − Ryan Dumas, Emile Gustafson-Dahill, Michael Pace.
Holbrook − Evan Assmus, Devin O'Garro, Fatima Rabia.
Hull − Paige Murphy, Thomas Nutsongtat, Matthew O'Connell.
Kingston − Dylan Erickson, Aja Isaacson, Juliann Kusy, Michael Ludwig, Alissa Pitts.
Lynn − Nadolphia Andou, Behailu Asefa.
Malden − Tsion Abera, Ramshankar Gautam, Tyniese Holmes, Deslande Jean, Kayla Sanchez, Addisalem Taye.
Mansfield − Toylandre Hodnett-Jones, Terry Longley.
Marshfield − Sean DeCoste, Madison Engren, Rachelle Lozandier, Hailey McDonough, Nicole Melchionda, Natalie Pearl, Maria Peddell, Zachary Milas.
Medford − Pierre Merone.
Middleboro − Alicia Kelleher, Anjing McDaniel, Taylor Smith.
Millis − Sarah Hampton.
Milton − Michelle Calixte, Ugo Nwanekezi, Dimitri Romain, Nancy Santana.
New Bedford − Monica Gibson.
Newton − Titilola Adetoro.
Norwell − Felicia Gilberti.
Norwood − Osamwonyi Aimiuwu, Amy Alce, Takeerah Baker, Sean Curtis.
Peabody − Nicole Sullivan.
Pembroke − Gerard DeCoste, Jared McGrath, Ryan Walsh.
Plymouth − Aiden Crosby, Emma DeSisto, Michael Dolan, Sabrina Galotti, Caitlin Hanley, Jamie Heres, Briana Jones, Sean-Michael Leonard, Jaclyn Miller, Tiana Moore, Kayla Smith, Brandi Tavares, Mia Twieraga, Nicole Werner, Olivia Whealan, Hayle Willis-Connors.
Plympton − Lindsey Fabian, Shannon McCarthy, Jacob McKenney.
Pocasset − Cindy Jean-Louis.
Quincy − Pattrice Aleman, Caitlin Amichetti, Oksana Asllani, Aklile Atinafseged, Daniel Broderick, Brianna Broderick, Jade Carrington Lazare, Eliane Centeio, Patrick Chace, Yucheng Chang Xue, Shuxian Chen, Ka Kit Cheung, Madison Connor, Kelsey Coughlin, Jessica Cruz, Marilia De Paula, Gabrielle Doody, Sihame Elhassani, Said Elhassani, Sihame Elhassani, Milagros Febus-Rivera, Edil Flores, Hannah Freeman, Tim Gaffney, Ryan Grossman, Maxwell Gustin, Kailie Ham, Georgi Kazandjiev, Sean Kealey, Sean Kealey, Mohammed Khairallah, Djamal Kradra, Albert LaMonica, Sook Foon Leong, Brian Lightfoot, Changqing Lin, Patrick Linnane, Le Long, Neil Mai, Maura McNulty, Allen Mo, Sonya Murphy, Annas Nour, Kaylee O'Keefe, Kathleen Pace, Elisia Padre, Janet Pearson, Jasmatie Persaud, Geraldine Piturro, Victoria Reardon, Tabitha Santana, Michael Scibilio, Kebron Sime, Zia Simon, Terry Su, Nicole Thompson, Ariana Vu, Ryan Watson, Ryan Watson, Carl Watson, Benjamin Welch, Lok Yu, Fei Yu, Zhihui Yu.
Randolph − Brittney Boyd-Boswell, Amabel Cadeau, Stephanny Cadet, Robinson Cerene, Mohammad Falizi, Ashley Goncalves, Craig Grissett, Jutoia Hyatt, Nathalie Jean, Hanson Le, China Massena, Linh Randall, Ariana Rosa.
Reading - Lallyta Sarker.
Revere − Nouzha Belhachmi, Abdelmoula Douhi, Nissrine El Mansouri.
Rochester − Hannah Alves.
Rockland − Sarah Panaro, Dominic Pica.
Sandwich − John Williams.
Scituate − Frances Giovanucci, Shannon Ryan.
Somerville − Kaitlyn Irving, Lia Palazzolo.
Stoughton − Genesis Correa Reyes, Klaudia Hoshi, Nneoma Osibe.
Taunton − Amanda Backstrom, Rhonda Seifert, Ariyana Williams, Ariyana Williams.
Uxbridge − Daniel Deignan.
Walpole − Michael Broccoli, Emily Jones.
Wareham − Kara Palumbo, Jennifer Salvesen.
Westford − Ruma Sharma.
Weymouth − Michelle Alongi, Ruba Alquzweeni, Emma Baldarelli, Emily Bruno, Catrina Dunbar, Margarita Flaherty, Fiona Frazer-Tully, Priscilla Furbino, Pablo Gines, Cameron Harvey, Cameron Harvey , Abigail Hayes, Sapphire Jackson, Rocco Jeswald, Raquel Laskowski, Jacquelyn Linhares, Vivienne Loud, Connor Marsters, Scott Martel, Gergana Miteva, Kathleen Mullin, Emily Patriquin, Adriana Perez, Anilda Rodrigues Monteiro, Shanice Sanders, Kaylee Santos, Richard Scanlon, Terese Smith, Melissa Snowden, Sherilee Sullivan, Sherilee Sullivan, Michele Tran.
Whitman − Wilkerson Guerrier, Trang Vu, Bariqa Wadud.
Wilmington − Caryn Donovan, Caryn Donovan.
Woburn − Kristi Salemme.
Wrentham − Kerstin Fontanez.
Yarmouth − Grace Weeks, Liuba Bivol.
Out of state − Emily Aisner, Jasmine Cadet, Juan Castillo, Rhodes Celestin, Fabiola Damas, Rajesh Karki, Sandy Lucien.
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