Landmark College held a Commencement ceremony for the Fall 2024 graduating class on Saturday, December 14 in the Click Family Sports Center. In total, 38 students received associate degrees, 18 students received bachelor's degrees, and 30 students received a postbaccalaureate certificate in Learning Differences and Neurodiversity.
Among the graduates was Kenneth Schlegel, who is the first recipient of the Bachelor of Science in Biology degree.
The College also conferred an honorary degree to trustee Bretton Himsworth ‘90, who urged students to “give back” in his closing remarks. Himsworth attended Landmark College but left before graduating. He was so appreciative of the gesture that he moved his chair over to the side of the stage where the graduates were seated.
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Academic Awards
The Community Service Award is given to the students who have unselfishly given of themselves and to the activities of the Landmark College community.
WINNERS (left to right): Josh Sampaio and Zach 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: Richard Little (Associate), Kenneth Schlegel (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.
WINNER: Will Donohue
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: Lindsey Robison
The Undergraduate Research Award is given to students who exhibit active engagement in a research project in any discipline under the supervision of a faculty/staff member for at least one semester or intersession term.
WINNER: Favio Terrero-Dupiton (not present at graduation)
Class Gift
Students Will Donohue (at podium) and Tim Dyer (center) along with Alumni Director Tricia Stanley (far right) presented Interim President Dr. Jim Dlugos (far left) with a class gift from the December 2024 graduating class, supporting the construction of a new student commons and growing student media.
December 2024 Graduates
Associate of Arts in General Studies:
Karina Rose Alaniz*, Catherine Brogan, Daniel Covino, Stephen Danyla, Jack Erkan*, Parker Hirsch, Emily Lighthall, Chloe Lindsay, Richard Little*, Ryan Mitchell, Giovanni Morey, Joseph Parenti, Zachary Riccardo, Joshua Sampaio*, Graham Stack, Spencer Stein, Orion Stekoll, Katelyn Williams
Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies:
Kris Archuleta, Den Bernard, Aesop Rose Block, Timothy Dyer, Michael Elias-Marcellin, Sophia Gravel*, Ethan Greenberg, Talia Katz, Jesse Kohl, Ryan Laprade, Christopher Levesque, Riley Mahan*, Anthony Phillippino, Jesse Pomerantz Alice Quall
Associate of Science in Computer Science:
Marcus Aluia, Henry Mutschler*♦
Associate of Science in Life Science:
Isabella Caputo-Starkweather, Dante De La Vega Rodriguez*, Jacob Stolle, Favio Terrero-Dupiton*♦
Each baccalaureate student was required to complete a capstone project of their choosing.
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies:
Grady Allen: “Ishmael, Romanticism Art, and the Natural World”
Robert Connelly: “The influence of JRR Tolkien on popular culture”
Timothy Dyer: “Internships and Neurodiverse Students”
Cullen Elwell: “A Sustainability Plan for Smaller Institutions”
Joshua Hancock: “A Border Community – Derby Line, VT”
Noah Janssen: “Esports on the College Campus”
Henry Osborne: “The Purity Problem”
Madeleine Symons: “ZenHobbit, Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Architecture”
Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Entrepreneurial Leadership:
Nathan Bartram: “Expanding MOOver to LC for a More Accessible Campus”
Zachary Hahn*°: “Neurodiversity and Adapting to Workplace Change: A Guide to the Uncertain”
Lindsey Robison: “The Ballad of Boots and Pablo: One Woman’s Sisyphean Effort to Raise $500 for a Pet Owner in Need”
Matthew Snell: “The Film Industry, Emotional Storytelling, Networking: and a Guide on How to get your Film Noticed”
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology:
Will Donohue*°: “A Social Constructivist Approach to Social-Emotional Learning”
Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Arts:
Elinor Attridge: “Leisure and Play: Reclamation of Nostalgia”
Tanner Harris: “Lego Fire: An Experience in Memory and Community”
Bachelor of Science in Biology:
Kenneth Schlegel*°: “Wolves and the Importance of Apex Predators in Ecosystems”
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science:
Luke Hensel: “AI Nutrition: A Research Paper and Website”
Henry Rosenberg: “Autism is Everywhere: From Medical Program to Social Movement”
Bachelor of Science in Life Science:
Angel Ferrucci°: “Investigating Accessibility in Forensic Science for the Visually Impaired”
Certificate in Learning Differences and Neurodiversity:
Rebecca Beile, John Bellotti, Eileen Bosco, Dominique Branco, Elisse Buhmann, Misty Chisum, Alexandra Darby, Natalie Emge, Maria Ferretti, Kristina Follansbee, Kelly Ghaffary, Lauren Goldstein, Julie Hannan, Cynthia House, Mary Catherine Jackson, Christopher Johnson, Samuel Marion, Elizabeth McCarron, Ryan McLaughlin, Robin Meyer, Christin Monroe, Theresa Oscar, Laura Pietak, Maggie Roberts, Kelly Ross, Travis Sadler, Lisa Shrem, Joel Singer, Heather Thrush, Lillian Vogel-Albanese
Symbol Key
°Golden Key Honor Society
* Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
∞ Natural Science
^ Communication
Ω Psychology
ʮ Humanities
€ Environmental Science
¤ Education
⧫ AIE-STEMPLOS scholars are a group of students at Landmark College that receive scholarship funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and participate in cohort activities related to identifying and participating in internship activities. Students are in the A.S. or B.S. Life Science or Computer Science programs.