News from SUNY Oneonta
Nearly 1,000 Students Honored at 126th Commencement
ONEONTA, NY (07/20/2015)(readMedia)– Nearly 1,000 students were honored at SUNY Oneonta’s 126th commencement on May 16, 2015. Students who completed the requirements for bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and certificates of advanced study in the summer or fall of 2014 or the spring of 2015 participated in three main ceremonies in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. Caryl M. Stern, a 1978 graduate of SUNY Oneonta and president and chief executive officer of the United States Fund for UNICEF, addressed the graduates.
The following area students graduated from SUNY Oneonta on May 16:
Christopher Boyle of Pawling (12564), NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Dietetics.
Samantha Colella of Patterson (12563), NY, graduated with a BS in Food Service & Restaurant Adm.
Dawn Condit of Amenia (12501), NY, graduated with a MSED in Educational Technol Specialist.
Rosalee DeHuff of Pawling (12564), NY, graduated Cum Laude with a BS in Theatre.
Gregory Eisenhut of Dover Plains (12522), NY, graduated with a BS in Biology.
Kylie Harrington of Poughquag (12570), NY, graduated with a BS in Psychology.
Anna Jelinek of Holmes (12531), NY, graduated with a BS in Environmental Science.
Shane Lyle of Millerton (12546), NY, graduated with a BS in Business Economics.
Eric Ronis of Millbrook (12545), NY, graduated with a BS in History.
Irene Rovtar of Patterson (12563), NY, graduated with a BS in Fashion and Textiles.
Melissa Sullivan of Patterson (12563), NY, graduated with a BS in Biology.
Michael Wilde of Dover Plains (12522), NY, graduated with a BS in Childhood Education (1-6).
A liberal arts institution with a strong focus on undergraduate research, SUNY Oneonta consistently gains recognition for delivering excellence and value. The college has been named to Kiplinger’s list of “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” for nine consecutive years and sits at No. 9 on the 2015 U.S. News and World Report list of the best public institutions in the region. SUNY Oneonta enrolls 6,000 students in its 70 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate programs.
