May 2025 Commencement Recap

Landmark College conferred 54 associate degrees, 30 bachelor's degrees, and 22 post-baccalaureate certificates to graduating students during a commencement ceremony held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in the Click Family Sports Center. Over 80 students participated in the ceremony, making it the largest in College history. 

The class included our first group of Honors Program students (from left to right): Claudia Sherman, Dominic Limaldi, Favio Terrero-Dupiton, and Ian Rottman.

 

Founding faculty member Christie Herbert, who retired at the end of the semester following 40 years of service, was the honorary mace bearer.  

 

This was also the first commencement ceremony for Dr. Jim Dlugos as President of Landmark College. (He presided over the Fall 2024 ceremony as interim president.)  

 

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Program 

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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): Madison Perkins and Madison Wan

 

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): Favio Terrero-Dupiton and Liam Grigg  

 

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: Gabrielle Woolgar

 

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: Emma Lucarelli 

 

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: Claudia Sherman

Class Gift 

Students Dominic Limaldi (at podium) and Dakota Huff-Brand (center) along with Alumni Director Tricia Stanley (far right) presented President Dr. Jim Dlugos (far left) with a class gift from the May 2025 graduating class, supporting programming at the Centers for Diversity and Inclusion. 

 

May 2025 Graduates 

Associate of Arts in General Studies:

Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies:

Associate of Arts in Business Studies:

Tim McCrory
 

Associate of Science in Biology:

Associate of Science in Computer Science:

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies 

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

Helen Glew: “The Art of Chilling Out: A Guide to Using Art to Relieve Anxiety”
Kieran Jennings: “Fictional Frontlines: Societal Issues Through the Lens of Science Fiction”
Sky Larson*°: “Maintaining Safe Spaces in Times of Crisis”
Celia Lewis*°: “Art and Autism: Using Voices on the Spectrum to Improve Museum Accessibility”
William MacIntosh: “Challenges of Digitization: Case Studies of VT Archives”
Hannah Swift*°Ω: “The Benefits of Therapeutic Recreation Camps for Children with Chronic Illness”
Ned White¤: “Minimizing Tech Distractions in the College Classroom: Suggestions for Students”
 

Bachelor of Communication & Entrepreneurial Leadership:

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

Julian Bond: “Running the Radio Board at Landmark College: A Beginner’s Guide”
Harry Englander*°: “Developing a Sports Media/Broadcasting Program at Landmark College”
Nina King: “Animals at Landmark College”
Aidan Kipp*°: “Neurodivergence at Landmark College: A Conversation About Understanding and Supporting Neurodivergent Students”
Lukas Pelletier: “Voice Acting: A Neurodiversity-friendly Guide to the Voiceover Business”
Matt Wells: “Neurodivergent Music Festival Proposal”
Gavin Wieland: “Sounds Around Landmark College”
 

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology:

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

Matthew Dupray: “A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Police Department Support for Neurodivergent Officers”
Matt Judge: “Applying Principles of Play Therapy to Elementary Education”
Dominic Limaldi€: “Beyond Scripts: Making the PEERS Program More Inclusive”
Madison Perkins: “Social Psychology of Ableism at Landmark College”
Ryan Sanchez: “Coaching Neurodivergent College Athletics with Self-Determination Theory”
Claudia Sherman€: “Masked and Misunderstood: How Gender Shapes ADHD Diagnosis”
Marion Yager: “Cross-Cultural Analysis of Hikikomori and Neurodiversity Movements”
 

Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Arts:

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

Owen Baum: “An Abstract Perspective on Landmark College in Time”
Alicia DeCoff: “Healing Between the Folds”
Emma Lucarelli*°: “Flora: A Snapshot into Endangered Species”
 

Bachelor of Science in Biology:

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

Favio Terrero-Dupiton*°€♦: “Building Blocks of Lab Techniques”
Madison Wan*♦: “Building Community for Rural Emergency Response”
 

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science:

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

Daniel Edgerton-Dickey*°♦: “Pathfinder: Automating Graduation Plans for Student Success?”
 

Bachelor of Science in Life Science:

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

Logan Glasheen*°: “Why Don’t More People Recycle?”
Wayne Grant♦: “What are the Impacts of Urbanization on Water Quality?”
Gabrielle Woolgar*°: “How Neurodiverse Individuals Respond to Varying Communication Formats of Emergency Response Information”
 

Certificate in Learning Differences and Neurodiversity:

Symbol Key

° Golden Key Honor Society
* Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
€ Honors Program
^ Communication
Ω Psychology
μ Humanities
¤ Education
¥ Integrated Arts
β Computer Science
♦ AIE-STEMPLOS scholars are a group of students at Landmark College that receive scholarship funds from the NSF and participate in cohort activities related to identifying and participating in internship activities. Students are in the AS or BS Life