December 2021 Graduation Recap

The December Commencement typically takes place in the Greenhoe Theater/Fine Arts Building, but the Click Famly Sports Center gymnasium provided a larger space for more friends and family members of the 42 graduates to celebrate the day in person. The ceremony also welcomed back members of the 2020 graduating class who had not had the chance to accept their degrees in person due to COVID-19 restrictions. 

"Strong, persistent, determined, and reslient people like you get college degress," Landmark College President Dr. Peter Eden told the graduates during his Welcome address. Many of the remarks from students illustrated those qualities, as did the closing remarks from Professor of Psychology Solvegi Shmulsky, as she shared reflections from parents of graduates and recent Landmark College alumni on what this accomplishment meant to them.

Brattleboro Community Television assisted with web streaming the event, including a live chat that allowed viewers to post their own congratulatory messages to the graduates.

Watch the full ceremony

Program

Download a PDF version of the program.

Awards

The Community Service Award is given to the student who has unselfishly given of themselves to the activities of the Landmark College community.
WINNER: Zachary Hahn

 

The Academic Deans’ Award is given to the student who has best demonstrated the qualities that define academic success at Landmark College. These qualities include hard work, seriousness toward learning, intellectual development, and measurable achievement, such as grades.
WINNERS (Left to Right): Kady Erwin (Associate); Lucas Sillars (Bachelor's)

 

The Charles Drake Award is given to a student who has inspired the community by his or her personal qualities. This student is not a quitter and lives in the tradition of Dr. Charles Drake, whose vision and courage helped found the College. This student gives 100 percent, goes the extra mile, and perseveres in pursuit of his or her goals. This student helps the rest of us realize that we have more resources to draw upon than we think, and helps us keep going when we feel discouraged.
WINNERS (Left to Right): Elliot Solomon and Shoshana Conley

 

The President’s Award is given to the student who has best exemplified the principles we believe in here at Landmark College. The student is talented and energetic, meets difficulties head on, works hard, and is dedicated to his or her studies. This student also finds time to contribute to the well-being of other persons and to the life of the Landmark College community as a whole.
WINNER: Angel Cintron

 

Fall 2021 Graduates

Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies

Associate of Arts in Business Studies

Lucas Diaz
Ethan Glover
Zachary Hahn
Sophia Spraggins*
Tyler Wong*

Associate of Science in Life Science

Gerald Belton
Matthew Grimm*

 

Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Entrepreneurial Leadership

Each baccalaureate student was required to complete a capstone project of their choosing.

Angel Cintron: "A Blueprint of PEERS for Student Leaders"
Shoshana Conley: "Welcome to Nigel's Dog Park: A Proposal to Create a Dog Park at Landmark College"
Lucas Sillars°: "Apiculture at Landmark College"