Graduation Information
Congratulations Graduates!
SUNY Schenectady’s 56th Commencement was held on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 11 a.m. at the M&T Bank Center, 101 Harborside Dr., Schenectady, NY.
Photos from Commencement
Graduates On Stage
Commencement Photos
SUNY Schenectady Class of 2026 at a Glance
- 424 graduates were invited to participate in this year’s Commencement ceremony.
- 121 earned A.S. Degrees
- 41 earned A.A. Degrees
- 78 earned A.A.S. Degrees
- 47 earned A.O.S. Degrees
- 117 earned Certificates
- 20 earned Microcredentials
- 16 students graduated through the Early College Grant Program with their Associate Degrees at the same time they are graduating with their diplomas from Schenectady High School.
- Five international students from five countries were among the graduates.
- Eight military veterans graduated.
- The average GPA of the Class of 2026 was 3.23.
- The average age for the Class of 2026 was 28 years old.
- The youngest graduate was 17 years old and the oldest graduate was 68 years old.
SUNY Schenectady Congratulates the Candidates for May 2026 Graduation!
We are proud of you and believe in your future.
List updated June 3, 2026. SUNY Schenectady allows students to be listed for May graduation if the student is registered for the courses for degree, certificate, or microcredential completion by the end of the spring semester. Final clearances are done after Commencement and a complete list of graduates will be available at that time.
Jump to:
May Associate in Arts | May Associate in Science | May Associate in Applied Science | May Associate in Occupational Studies | May Certificate | May Microcredential
Associate in Arts, May 2026
Sylvia Baldeo – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Communication Concentration
Olivia Burke – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
Grace Lalia Camacho – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - History Concentration
Robert Ciampolillo – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Concentration
Tanaria Cobb-Ellison – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Concentration
Emely L. Davila – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
Jordan Falco – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Concentration
Maya N. Harripersaud – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Concentration
Anishea Aylisa Hightower-Todman – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences -Psychology
Concentration
Jessica Kuder – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Concentration
Zilya B. McCalmon – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
Alethia Scarlett McLaughlin – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology
Concentration
Kristi Nichols – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Art Concentration
Alice Pacella – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - History Concentration
Joshua Pigliavento – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Concentration
Nicholas Poirier – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
Madison Rose Posson – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - English Concentration
Katharine Raymond – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Art Concentration
Niya Schroeder – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - English Concentration
Daminicka Silva – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Communication Concentration
Ciara Smith – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Communication Concentration
Madison St.Denis – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - English Concentration
Rianna Y. Tucceri – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - History Concentration
Yasmina Shanina Warren – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology
Concentration
Madison Webb – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Communication Concentration
Associate in Science, May 2026
Veronica Allen – Performing Arts: Music
Ethan Joel Aristizabal – Performing Arts: Music
Peter Ashu Ayukosok – Nutrition
Kyle Barkevich – Aviation Science
Trinity Angelus Becker – Criminal Justice
Chloe Blythe – Criminal Justice
Kourtney Brand – Performing Arts: Music
Jonathan Bridgnanan – Aviation Science
Siyana Brown – Biotechnology
Kaiden Bubenik – Performing Arts: Music
Hemwatie Chan – Human Services
Zhya Codrington – Criminal Justice
Melvin Corker – Business Administration
Kris Deepoo – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science - Biology Concentration
Trenton Robert Dickinson – Aviation Science
Margaret Frias – Human Services
Olivia Graves – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Claudia Hetzer – Performing Arts: Music
Aveyon Hundley – Business Administration
Gerald Christopher James – Programming for Game Design
Daniel Jerusalemski – Computer Science
Joshua N. Johnson – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science - Biology Concentration
Myat Ponenya Kyaw – Business Administration
Tushani Lall – Business Administration
Rosalina Laura – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Sarah Lee – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Fouzia H. Malik – Nutrition
Adrienne Malloch – Criminal Justice
Nkonde Mbulo – Computer Science
Diimond Mortimore – Business Administration
Tina Marie Nauman – Criminal Justice
Isaac M. Nokes – Performing Arts: Music
Fiyinfoluwa Samuel Ogunwale – Aviation Science
Phoebe Olmer – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science - Biology Concentration
Robert John O’Neil – Aviation Science
Tartil Osman – Business Administration Gamareldin Osman – Criminal Justice
Ileanna Parsons – Business Administration
Jolie Phillips – Performing Arts: Music
Isabella Grace Potter – Criminal Justice
Maddy Quivey – Business Administration
Nicholas Y. Ramsaran – Business Administration
Nylyse A. Rios – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Mary Ritter – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science and Biotechnology
Nicholas John Rizzo – Performing Arts: Music
Jacob Robert – Human Services
Elisa Melisa Singh – Business Administration
Connor Matthew Stephens – Performing Arts: Music
Faith Tomicich – Nutrition Camila Uvillús – Criminal Justice
Alesha Whyte – Criminal Justice
Brook-Lynn Winston – Criminal Justice
Robert A. Woodson – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science - Biology Concentration
Associate in Applied Science, May 2026
Nilab Ahmad – Accounting
Mohammed Ali – Criminal Justice
Shatiki Beatty – Paralegal
Allyson Becker – Hospitality and Tourism Management
Caitlin Jean Carr – Air Traffic Control
Megan Cramer – Paralegal
Kyle Desjadon – Hotel and Restaurant Management
Destini M. Frisby – Accounting
Bibi Fazaela Gaffoor – Early Childhood
Justin J. Glover Sr. – Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security
Benjamin Robert Godin – Music Audio Technology
Parker Green – Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security
Ross Walter Guernsey V – Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security
Connor Hanley – Hotel and Restaurant Management - Beverage Management Concentration
Asher N. Kemmerling – Craft Beer Brewing
Dyanci M. LaBoy-Garcia – Criminal Justice
Morgan LaPietro – Early Childhood
Christian James Laroche – Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security
Zachary Andrew MacIntosh – Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security
John A. May* – Chemical Dependency Counseling
*awarded posthumously
Michael Lee McGeever – Chemical Dependency Counseling
Kaseem M. McLaughlin – Criminal Justice
Eric A. Mohamed – Business Administration
Jovaughn Morant – Chemical Dependency Counseling
Amelia Mousaw – Hotel and Restaurant Management
Kristina Negron – Early Childhood Robert
John O’Neil – Air Traffic Control
Aiden Thomas ORourke – Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security
Kabir S. Pabla – Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security
Jazlyn Parrow – Early Childhood
Guiseppina Persons – Chemical Dependency Counseling
Michelle Proctor – Criminal Justice
Vijay Ramdhan – Paralegal
Krysia S. Reger – Accounting
Averi K. Ricks – Hotel and Restaurant Management
Amrit Salhan – Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security
Mia Sanchez – Paralegal
Tasheca Sandlers Lyons – Criminal Justice
Kalix Sausville – Music Audio Technology
Cole Thomas Schilling – Music Audio Technology
Nolan John Schongar – Craft Beer Brewing and Craft Spirit Distillation
Angela Scripter – Business Administration
Austin Joseph Semprivivo – Music Audio Technology
Darryl James Silverlieb – Hotel and Restaurant Management
James William Thornton – Hotel and Restaurant Management
Kayla D. West – Hotel and Restaurant Management
Nazefa Zaher – Accounting
Associate in Occupational Studies, May 2026
Kay’luan Adams – Culinary Arts
John A. Artieda-Basantes – Culinary Arts
Montany Belfort – Culinary Arts
William Brower – Culinary Arts
Vishela Jovita Cahyadi – Culinary Arts
Gabriel Cecunjanin – Culinary Arts
Loren Chamberlain – Culinary Arts
Cassandra Colton-Heins – Culinary Arts
Kyle Desjadon – Culinary Arts
Alex Edwards – Culinary Arts
Landon Fosmire-DeRocker – Culinary Arts
Justin Michael Goss – Culinary Arts
Aaron Houghtaling – Culinary Arts
Samantha Ann Krug – Culinary Arts
Emma Nicole Larkin – Culinary Arts
Aslan Burak Metin – Culinary Arts
Amelia Mousaw – Culinary Arts
Axton Nack – Culinary Arts
Braedon Angelo Otis – Culinary Arts
Stacy A. Parent – Culinary Arts
Ulises Vladimir Rodriguez Lopez – Culinary Arts
Catherine J. Siniak – Culinary Arts
Nathan Sober – Culinary Arts
Emily Tice – Culinary Arts
Alec Killian Walsh – Culinary Arts
Kayla D. West – Culinary Arts
Kira Willis – Culinary Arts
Haleliya Yarona Wilson – Culinary Arts
Certificate, May 2026
Rayna E. Agneta – Health Studies
Sebastian Alexander – Music
Nathan Austin – Digital Music
Samina Awan – Health Studies
Brandon M. Bolster – Criminal Justice for the Police Practitioner
Elisheba Leah Boudhan – Health Studies
Enerida Brace – Medical Coding and Billing
Sarah Brady – Medical Coding and Billing
Paul J. Brown – Criminal Justice for the Police Practitioner
Tyler Brodie Bushey – Digital Music
Mikell Butler – Chemical Dependency Counseling
Eduarda Caldeira Marques – Health Studies
Ryan Lee Campbell – Craft Spirit Distillation
Ashley Cataquet – Medical Coding and Billing
Keona Whitney Ann Chapman – Health Studies
Noor Chisti – Medical Coding and Billing
Allison Curtis – Medical Coding and Billing
Taishmary DeJesus – Music
Antonette DiCocco – Health Studies
Kailyn Doherty – Medical Coding and Billing
Damonni Farley – Digital Music
Anthony Josef Fasolino – Criminal Justice for the Police Practitioner
Sumaira Gabol – Health Studies
Deja Glenn – Mobile Food Service
Navindra Govindsami – Health Studies
Alex Graziano – Entrepreneurship
Michelle Grignon – Teaching Assistant
Samantha R. Hardy – Medical Coding and Billing
Morgan Healey – Digital Music
Deidre Jenks – Medical Coding and Billing
Carly L. Johnson – Chemical Dependency Counseling
Devon Sian Kautzman – Medical Coding and Billing
Josh Kosh – Medical Coding and Billing
Ethan Lacross – Health Studies
Jill Marie LaForest – Medical Coding and Billing
James Lambert – Digital Music
Susana Luna – Health Studies
Kayla Maybo – Criminal Justice for the Police Practitioner
Jasmin McIntyre – Health Studies
Sonia Mendez – Health Studies
Aslan Burak Metin – Assistant Chef
Elizabeth Morse – Early Childhood
Kimberly Nandalall – Health Studies
Alyssa M. Nay – Health Studies
Matthew Noren – Health Studies
Selena Alba Pacheco – Health Studies
Molly Peretz – Medical Coding and Billing
Shaniqua Pierce – Health Studies
Aleecia Plowden – Health Studies
Wayeda Qasem – Health Studies
Michelle Ramcharran – Health Studies
Waheeda Ramkissoon – Teaching Assistant
Joann G. Rempe – Medical Coding and Billing
Destiny Marie Richardson – Health Studies
Mariam Roopnarine – Health Studies
Michael A. Rouse – Chemical Dependency Counseling
Omar Nazeer Samad – Entrepreneurship
Krystle Smith – Medical Coding and Billing
Brendan Sookoo – Computer Repair and Networking
Sara M. Wozniak – Medical Coding and Billing
Nathaniel J. Wylie – Criminal Justice for the Police Practitioner
Desiree Yurcik – Medical Coding and Billing
Microcredential, May 2026
Sophia Berne – Clinical Medical Assistant
Katrina Braun – Direct Support Professional III
Deanessa Cilegue – Clinical Medical Assistant
Ebony DeRavariere – Child Development
Amy Dziedzic – Direct Support Professional I
Mykela Fonder – Direct Support Professional I
Shannon Fox – Direct Support Professional II
Megan Klodnicki – Fundamentals of Baking and Confections
Yvenante Milfort – Clinical Medical Assistant
Kirstina Mowers – Direct Support Professional I
Holly Welcome Radice – Direct Support Professional I
Ozod Shams – Direct Support Professional I
Marc Washington – Direct Support Professional II
SUNY Schenectady Congratulates the Candidates for August 2026 Graduation!
We are proud of you and believe in your future.
List updated May 20, 2026. SUNY Schenectady allows students to be listed for August graduation if the student is registered for the courses for degree, certificate, or microcredential completion by the end of the summer semester. Final clearances are done after the course is finished and grades are submitted, and a complete list of graduates will be available at that time.
Jump to:
August Associate in Arts | August Associate in Science | August Associate in Applied Science | Associate in Occupational Studies | August Certificate
Associate in Arts, August 2026
Emily Henderson – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Concentration
Deepa Sarah Moteelall – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
I’Asia Reese – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Concentration
Teresa Smith – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
Grace I. Van Baaren – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
Ameli Veintidos – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Concentration
Associate in Science, August 2026
Jaden James Achan – Business Administration
Abdullah Akari – Business Administration
Paul Brault – Performing Arts: Music
Jamie M. Darden – Criminal Justice
Athen Michael Della Ratta – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science
Azara Dobbs – Criminal Justice
Rayshawn Allah Floyd – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Kubra Fnu – Nutrition
Sami Gangadin – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science
Elizabeth Jessica Grace – Liberal Arts and Science: Science - Biology Concentration
Ankit Gupta – Liberal Arts and Science: Science
Malak Hauser – Performing Arts: Music
Elijah Douglas Lamont Jackson – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science
Halla Kaid – Nutrition
Phillip Gavin King – Business Administration
Nicholas F. Kopczynski – Business Administration
Ashley Lucie Ntumba Lumbala – Computer Science
Cesarina C. Mazon – Business Administration
Patricia McGuire – Human Services
Devin Mitchell – Human Services
Jared Ishmael Persaud – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science
Natalie Anne Pinkham – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Nassima Poinsette – Nutrition
Kennedy Waki Palu Ana Liahona Reed – Business Administration
Logan J. Reidy – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science
Gabriel Vincent Rybicki – Business Administration
Connor K. Sayward – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science
Sydney Rachel Skory – Business Administration
Dylan Slater – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science
Cassandra Emma Waldenmaier – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Diane Joyce William – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science
Associate in Applied Science, August 2026
Dylan James Bruce – Music Audio Technology
Beau Greenwood – Music Audio Technology
Alton Krings – Paralegal
Desandri Ramchand – Business Administration
George J. Scherger – Craft Spirit Distillation
Michael Sevier – Music Audio Technology
Associate in Occupational Studies, August 2026
Michele T. Aldi IV – Culinary Arts
Maxine Atkinson – Culinary Arts
Nestor Baez – Culinary Arts
Deja Glenn – Culinary Arts
Tianna Isabella Reid – Culinary Arts
Certificate, August 2026
Sawera Arshad – Medical Coding and Billing
Andrews Junior Basigi – Health Studies
Lauren Boudi – Medical Coding and Billing
Delany Burgos – Health Studies
Jo Lynn Marie Decker – Health Studies
James Fallon – Health Studies
Kalee A. Hy – Medical Coding and Billing
Leizl James – Health Studies
Evelyn Kalinowski – Medical Coding and Billing
Shantalay Mercedes Massas – Health Studies
Ashley Lorraine McNall – Medical Coding and Billing
Kelly Anne Oberacker – Medical Coding and Billing
Melissa Persaud – Health Studies
Kayla Danielle Purnell – Medical Coding and Billing
Renee Elizabeth Ramundo – Health Studies
Jennifer Rhinehart – Medical Coding and Billing
Britney Richmond – Health Studies
Emily M. VanderWiel – Medical Coding and Billing
Brittni Marie Weis – Health Studies
SUNY Schenectady Congratulates the December 2025 Graduates!
We are proud of you and believe in your future.
List updated April 22, 2026.
Jump to:
December Associate in Arts | December Associate in Science | December Associate in Applied Science | December Associate in Occupational Studies | December Certificate | December Microcredentials
December 2025 Graduates
Associate in Arts, December 2025
Marissa Marie Buonome – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences, History Concentration
Lloyia Butler – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
Lonny C. Davenport – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences, Communication Concentration
Nicole Grace Grandstaff – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences, Psychology
Concentration
Ian Corning Hollowood – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences, History Concentration
Eve Holt – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences, English Concentration
My’Asia L. Page – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
Stuart Saxon Sa-Greenway – Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences
Associate in Science, December 2025
Al-Jabaah Arrington – Business Administration
Tasha Bryant – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Yuliano Camarena – Criminal Justice
Lucas Cassin – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Nadine L. Dávila – Business Administration
Jasper deDanann – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science
Kristen Drew-Mertzlufft – Criminal Justice
Aliyah Elsheikh – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Karley Savannah Enright – Business Administration
Shelly Leigh Ford – Criminal Justice
Tyler A. Gopie – Business Administration
Fiona Govindan – Human Services
Brandy J. Henson – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science - Biology Concentration
Ceriana Grace Hockford – Business Administration
Taylor Hulett – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Alexandra Jimenez – Business Administration
Tanner Byron Litts – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science
Stefaniia-Ruta Malanchuk – Criminal Justice
Cailey Nicole Morris – Nutrition
Andrew Nesmith – Aviation Science
Krishna David Paul – Nutrition
Rebekah Permaul – Criminal Justice
Mason Raquan Powell-Dickerson – Business Administration
Ramesh Ramoatar – Business Administration
Cordell Anthony Randall – Business Administration
Eliza Rivero – Human Services
Jazmine Marie Rivers – Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer
Kyle Rosselli – Business Administration
Benjamin Ruebel – Aviation Science
Susan Sukalingum – Computer Science
William Charles Taylor – Computer Science
Darlene T. Zurek – Human Services
Associate in Applied Science, December 2025
Coletta Maria Aini – Human Services and Chemical Dependency Counseling
Sydney Carota – Early Childhood
Rebecca I. Chandra – Paralegal
Kessa Cooper – Hospitality and Tourism Management
Ozariah Courtwright – Human Services
Helen Marie Cox – Paralegal
Cecilia Curcio – Business Administration
Andrew Currier – Computer Information Systems
MinJee Gabrielle DeCesare – Paralegal
Deyoncé Jenise Deleon – Business Administration
Devika Dhanai – Business Administration
Shekeeb Shadab Ghiasi – Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security
Anna Lucille Kenyon – Accounting
Aleshia Aziza Mohamed – Business Administration
Emylie Montalvo – Early Childhood
Charisse C. Olds – Paralegal
Alejandro A. Rivera – Business Administration
Jeanne Marie Stupplebeen – Hospitality and Tourism Management
Cassandra Swiecicki – Hotel and Restaurant Management
Monaysha Tibbs – Paralegal
Kelly L. Tompkins – Paralegal
Certificate, December 2025
Rafeena Alli – Health Studies
Erica N. Arsenault – Medical Coding and Billing
Lauren Dakota Bass – Health Studies
Samantha Kavita Batista – Health Studies
Savannah Bender – Health Studies
Bibi Shannieza Bisram – Health Studies
Ivanna Janice Buckley – Health Studies
Karen Ann Burrows – Medical Coding and Billing
Claudia Lee Callaway – Health Studies
Uliesha Callaway – Health Studies
Joshua Christiansen – Computer Repair and Networking
Yarisa Nicolle Cueva – Health Studies
Kervens Divers – Computer Repair and Networking
Shelly M. Graves – Health Studies
Ashley Gross – Medical Coding and Billing
Corey L. Hickman – Mobile Food Service
Kavita Houle – Health Studies
Danika Jack – Medical Coding and Billing
Kristina Kutassy – Medical Coding and Billing
Happiness Olive Nwakanma – Health Studies
Summer Rose Osterhout – Health Studies
Shundiya Ricks – Health Studies
Ashley Sage – Teaching Assistant
Nikeya C. Slaughter – Medical Coding and Billing
Scott Sugrim – Health Studies
Kristina Marie Taylor – Medical Coding and Billing
Jaliya Jaziah Williams – Health Studies
Microcredential, December 2025
Katrina Braun – Direct Support Professional II
Nadine L. Dávila – Business Startup and Grow
Amber Ferdula – Direct Support Professional I
Janet Harris – Direct Support Professional I
Camelle Osbourne – Direct Support Professional II
Emma Rose Catherine Riehl-Robinson – Direct Support Professional I
Alexis Cheyenne Tyrell – Direct Support Professional I
Marc Robert Washington – Direct Support Professional I