CHALMETTE, LA — Nunez Community College will hold its commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 25, at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, at 7:30 p.m. Three-hundred and four graduates will be awarded 348 certificates, diplomas and associate degrees.
This year’s commencement is the 25th for the college since it became Nunez Community College after the 1992 merger of the Elaine P. Nunez Technical Institute and St. Bernard Parish Community College to form a comprehensive community college, offering vocational and technical programs and arts and sciences programs.
Chancellor Thomas R. Warner will preside at the ceremony, conferring the degrees and awarding the diplomas and certificates. Norwood “Woody” Ogé, a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) board of supervisors and retired director of business affairs for Ingalls Shipbuilding-Avondale Operations will give the commencement address. Ogé has been a member of the LCTCS board of supervisors since 2008.
Among the 2017 graduates are dual enrollment students from L.B. Landry-O.P. Walker College and Career Preparatory High School and Chalmette High School. These students completed certificates or associate degrees while still in high school and will graduate with high school diplomas and college credentials this spring.
Landry-Walker High School dual enrollment graduates with certificates of technical studies in electrical construction: Theronae Armstrong, Mya Angel'le Cooley, Bryan McMillian; with certificates in welding: Fred Gilbert, Juan Matthews, Nolan Nunnery; with associates of applied science in industrial technology: Jomyra R. Mathis and Kevin Wilson.
Chalmette High School dual enrollment student Chase Tanguis earned a technical diploma in industrial maintenance; and Bryce Ducote, John McElroy, and Kholbey Reid earned associates of applied sciences in industrial technology.
The 2017 Nunez Community College graduates include:
Leonard Adams IV, Gregory Albers II, Fierrau Alexander, Marquita Alexander, Tammy Alexander, Blake Alfonso, Khalid Allen, Whitney Allen, Jorge Alonzo, Ronald Alphonso Jr., Theronae Armstrong, Kirt Arnold Jr., Logan Asevado, Mariah Ashe, Cindy Ashker, Brittnie Aucoin, Lindsey Authement, Daniell Bailey, Latoya Banks, Miguel Barnes, Luke Barrilleaux, Blake Barrois, Susan Bartholomew, James Bates III, Garrett Bean, Robert Beasley Jr., Cecelia Beau, Amber Beck, Brandon Berel, Zachary Bernadas, Andrew Berthelot, Jacob Bianchini, LaTwyla Bienemy, Katie Bienvenu, Pauline Blanchard, Janet Boasso, Devany Bodden, Eliana Bowman, Kim Brickley, Domiano Broomfield, Brandon Brouillette, Damond Bryant, Montrise Bullie, Mondrea Burrell, Emelda Byrd, Hannah Camp, Reba Campbell Petitto, Maegen Campo, Tiffany Caruso, Destiny Castillo, Derick Chappell, Robin Chauvin, Tracy Chesnut, Wayne Chirinos Turcios, Malorie Circello, Girod Coleman, Yahmani Coleman, Wyatt Conner, Dominque Cook, Mya Cooley, Shannon Cooper, Kel'Sey Cotton, Kiera Craft, Kali Cramer, Dustin Crawford, Aurelia Crawford, Joshua Crochet, Tyler Crooks, Candace Curry, Cody DeArmond, Jennifer DeCuir, Dacha DeGruy, Jada Delpit, D'Jerria DeMolle, Bobby Dent, Shawn Deshotel, Kathleen Deroo, Katie Driskill, Bryce Ducote, Jennifer Ducote, Christa Dugas, Kayla Dunson, Kody Dupre, Deje Eason, Virginia Edwards, Ashley Encalade, Christopher Eoff, Javonna Eugene, Aimee Evans Robin, Kristina Evans, Oscar Evans Jr., Mark Eymard, Rowena Facio, Tabatha Faust, Nicholas Favaza, Drew Favre, Elizabeth Fay, Windy Ferguson, Gerard Flanagan III, Corey Fleetwood, Shelby Fourroux, Jonathan Frank, Robert Franklin III, J. Nicole Frederic, Douglas Frickey Jr., Wanotta Fulford, Suzanne Gacula, Michael Gardner, Clement Gauthe III, Brittney Gibson, Fred Gilbert, Arthur Gillum Jr., Shelby Gonzales, Eliazar Gonzalez, Derrien Green, Jessica Griffin, Irionne Guidry, Jeremy Guidry, Brian Gust, Joshua Guy, Kati Hannan, Ashante Harris, Stephanie Hartman, Cortney Heinz, Charles Helmke, Jonathan Herbert, Carmen Hernandez, Jimmy Hippen, Thuy Nguyen Hoang, Joshua Honses, Naeisha Hooper, Sheriael Houston, Lenai Hubbard, Kedric Hughes, Kevin Hughes Jr., Therese Huguet, Joia Hunter, Joy Hunter-Joseph, Alfred Hutchinson Jr., David Huynh, Blaise Isidore Jr., Tamaki Isidore, Marcus Jackson, Quincy Jackson, Rayshell Jefferson Jr., Stephanie Jennings, Candice Johnson, Christopher Johnson, Colita Johnson, Crystal Jones, Zachary Jones, Traneka Judge-Cody, Doreall Jupiter, Shelly Kattengell, Daphaine Kay King, Carrie Kinler, Sydney Kirkland, William Labiche Jr., Nicholas Lambert, Kristi Landry, Philip Lapara, Linda Launey, John Laurent, Lien Mai Le, Rudy Lee III, Jennifer Lemoine, Stephen Liberti, Lona Lloyd, Corey Lotz, Shelby Loupe, Raymond Mack, Eureka Mackey, Karen Mackey, Stanley Magee Jr., Gabriel Major, Zachary Malloy, Errolyn Manino, Anthony Marinelli Jr., Bridgette Martin, Jeffery Martin Jr., Sharanay Martin, Jomyra Mathis, Micshon Matthew, Juan Matthews, Shante Mays, John McElroy, Shirley McGill, Megan McGuire, Maegan McLin, Bryan McMillian, Silvia Mena, Whitney Merritt, Gwendolyn Meyers, Michelle Meyers, Joelle Michel, Jasmine Middleton, Jordan Mitchell, Danielle Monchgesang, Tyranisha Moore, Phallan Moser, Sandra Phillips, AnaPaula Muller, Brandon Mullet, Anthony Mumphrey, Claude Murphy Sr., Axel Negron, Tahj Nelson, Terrell Nesbitt Jr., Giang Nguyen, Ngoc-Danny Nguyen, Rae Nunez, Nolan Nunnery, Raymond Oelking Jr., Dustin Oubre, Regina Padilla, Carin-Angelle Pannu, Dylan Parker, Jamal Payton, DeMonica Peguero, Cameron Phillips, Dominique Phillips, Kellen Phipps, Misty Pilet, Felicia Pounds, Lourena Price, Londell Randall, Keionne Rayford, Kholbey Reid, Xylisa Richard, Antoinette Richardson, Terrance Riels, Sabrina Riley, Trent Roberson, Nicholas Rodrigue, Kevin Romero, Mikesha Route, Arianne Sampson, Joni Schultz, Heather Scianneaux, Kenneth Scott-Brown, Jeannine Sculfield, Jacob Seither, Kristin Sercovich, Melissa Serigne, India Shealey, Devin Showalter, Cherie Simmons, Jacqueline Simmons, Desanae' Simms, Brianna Sims, Kyle Singletary, Ron Singletary, Alicia Sino, Zachary Sloan, Benjamin Smith, Dillon Smith, Dirriyone Smith, Jimmie Smith Sr., Austin Soden, Mallory Sontag, Danielle Stemley, Preston Stephens, Jasmine Sterling, Dore'ion Stewart, Malcolm Stewart Jr., Lilliane Suazo, Darin Sumler, Chase Tanguis, Aaron Taylor, Damian Taylor, Brandon Thibodeaux Jr., Josee' Thornton, Marquette Tolbert, Denine Toney-Jones, Bryce Toups, Wesley Toups, Lauren Truitt, Norman Van Court III, Kaonta Van Norman, Wayne Venible Jr., Dawn Walker, Waniva Walker, Andrew Washington, Crystal Washington, Melanie Westberry, Denise Whimper, Catherine Whisnant, Jeremy Wiley, Calvin Williams, Megan Williams, Michael Williams, John Wilson Jr., Jonte Wilson, Kevin Wilson, Ciarika Winding, Johann Winkler, Cameron Wolinski, Zacheria Woodyard, Jacob Yuratich and Mitchell Zinck.
Nunez Community College is an open-enrollment comprehensive community college offering more than 30 academic programs, including specialized training and continuing education courses. Registration for summer and fall 2017 semesters is open now. On-campus registration assistance for summer will be available from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30 and Wednesday, May 31. Summer classes begin on Thursday, June 1.