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_____ L News Students honored at graduation ceremony WedNEsdAy, J une 6, 2001 ÎI he CI ac I camas P rìnt Graduation is scheduled for 'hursday, June 14 and Friday, une 15. Graduates of Clackamas Com munity College and outstanding tudents and community members fill be honored in these two cer- monies in Randall Hall gym. For the past few years, the col- ege has held two graduation cer- monies. On Thursday, June 14, bout 200 people will receive their leneral Education Degree (GED) nd Adult High School diplomas. )n Friday, June 15, about 200 graduates will receive degrees and ertificates in the college’s 33rd ommencement exercises. President John S. Keyser will »reside over the graduation cer- monies at Clackamas for the 16dl ear in one of his last official acts is president of the college. Cer- monies begin at 7 p.m. both eve- lings. Guests should try to arrive bout 6:30 p.m. This year, one former and six urrent students will be honored t graduation. The graduates to >e honored were each nominated >y an instructor or staff member or being an outstanding student, n inspiration to others, involved n extracurricular or service activi- ies at CCC, or for having over- ome personal difficulties or chal- enges to reach persona! and edu- ational goals. On this page are profiles of those being honored at graduation. Matt Lindland jndland, 31, of Oregon City will ie honored at Thursday’s cer- mony as a Distinguished Former itudent. Lindland earned the sil ver metal in wrestling in the 167.5- iound weight claps in the 2000 ¡ummer Olympics in Sydney, Aus- ralia. His path to the Olympics be- ;an at Clackamas Community Col- ege in the late 1980s. Lindland amed two associate’s degrees at CC before receiving a scholar- hip to the University of Nebraska. Shanna Waltman Victoria Bailey Waltman, 18, of Portland is be Bailey, 19, of Milwaukie enrolled ing honored at CCC’s GED/Adult High School Diploma graduation ceremony on Thursday. Waltman came to the college three years ago with the Young Parent Op portunity Program after complet ing her freshman year of high school at Oregon City High School. She took parenting classes and worked toward a high school diploma, which she earned Winter term. She has received awards for her parenting skills and journal writing and is a strong role model for other. students. Waltman plans to earn a degree in Family and Human Services and become a high school coun selor. in CCC’s Young Parents Oppor tunity Program more than two and a half years ago, then a young mother-to-be. Determined to re ceive an education, Bailey would catch a bus from Milwaukie, drop her son off at a child-care facility, and take another bus to the col lege. After graduating last fall with a 3.2 GPA, Victoria enrolled in the Bridges program. She applied and was accepted into the School of Legal Arts in Portland. She is now attending full time and studying to be a court reporter. Cassandra Earles cationjourney at Clackamas in the Tri- City Alternative School Program atthe age of 15 after spending her freshman year at Gladstone High School. She continued on to the Campus Learning Center, adding several college-level classes to her growing list of credits. She has been on her own for the past two years and maintains a balance be tween school and work, relying on public transportation to reach the col lege. Through it all, she managed a 3.42 GPA. Although she has not de cided on amajor, her long-range plan is to continue on with her studies and graduate from a four-year institution. Earles, 22, of St. Helens has com pleted her pre-nursing studies at Clackamas and will receive a transfer degree. While at Clacka mas, Earles tutored other students in various subjects including anatomy and physiology. On July 30, she will begin the nursing pro gram at Oregon Health Sciences University. Cassandra plans to be come a family nurse practitioner. Patrick Daugherty Daugherty, 45, of Canby is graduat ing in the Manufac- t u rin g Technol ogy pro gram. He is an out standing student who works for the Manufac turing Technology Department as a lab assistant. Daugherty also volunteers his time work ing with homeless children and with the Bridges program. This year, he also served as vice president of service for the Phi ■Thet^Cagg^honorsociet^^ Heather Reed Reed, 18ofPortland, began her edu Alex Bello Bello, 42, of Canby first came to Clackamas in the fallof 1.999 after retiring from a career in the U.S. Ma rine Corps. At CCC, he enrolled in project management in the Building Construction program. He built a new home using universal design features to meet die needs of his 11- year old daughter, who was critically injured in a car accident when she was a baby. His home was featured in an article in the Oregonian’s Home & Gardens section in March. After earning an associate’s degree in Building Construction at Clackamas, he will continue at Mary lhurst Uni versity studying business manage ment COUGAR CAF1 A New Dining Experience Come Visit the espresso bar today Hrs: Mon. - Thurs. 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 •- Friday, June 8 Breakfast: Biscuit Sandwich Grill Special: Hot Turkey Sandwich Wednesday, June 6 Entree: Enchiladas Budget Entree: Twice Baked Potato Thursday, June 7 Entree: IVIaryland Chicken Salad Budget Entree: Cheese Ravioli Con Marinara Friday, June 8 Entree: Mediterranean Tuna Pasta Salad Budget Entree: Veggie Stir- Fry and Rice Editor's note: The Clackamas Print invited the honored grads to contribute their Clackamas success story in their own words. The two responses we received are below. Graduate found friendship, guidance at Clackamas I began attending CCC in Octo ber ’98.1 previously completed my freshman year at GHS with a 2.3 GPA. I absolutely hated it there, so I finished up and came to Tri-City Alternative Program here at the col lege. I began doing much better work, establishing goals, and learned to have more self discipline with the help and understanding of the awesome TCAP staff. I moved on to the Adult High School Di ploma Completion Program at Dye Learning Center, which has been like my home base since I started there. Mary Jane-Craven was my teacher and friend through all of my classes and all the problems I went through. She was a tremendous help and a really great, compassion ate friend who was always there for me. I took courses on campus some ofthe time, and others at the Dye. I enjoyed tree-climbing, drawing, botany, and environmental science courses the most. After graduation, I’d. like to fur ther my education by possibly ob- Heather Reed plans to pursue a career in environmental sciences taming an Associate degree to start out, and then maybe pursue ah en vironmental career of some kind. I need to research and decide where to start right now. My final goal is to have a career that makes me happy and gives help to something that re ally needs it, such as our environ ment and it’s life forms. I’ve really enjoyed CCC and I’ll always remem ber all of the wonderful people, courses, and campus here. Heather Reed CCC assists long-time Marine in transition After twenty-two years of service in the Marine Corps, I made the choice to make a career move. While in the Marines, my duties came first and I did not give it much thought about furthering my edu cation during those years. Two years after leaving the Marines, I started making preparations for my transition into the civilian sector. During this preparation phase, I realized that my leadership and people skills would only help me so far in the job market. Ineededtoget a degree. With help from VA coun selors and a transition assistance specialist, I formed a plan that would allow me to further my education and incoiporate a vision that my family and I had been mapping out for awhile. This vision was twofold: to build a home that would allow our handi capped daughter Natasha to be in dependent as much as possible in a barrier free environment, and to set up my own consulting business to help families with accessibilities is sues in a home environment. As I set my goals in motion, I amounts of information on acces sible design and knew what did and didn’t woik in a home environment. However, I did not have the knowl edge to be my own construction project manager. While searching for information on project management courses, I came across this subject through Sue Metcalfe during the new stu dent orientation day. Later, Bob Top ping gave me a more in-depth un derstanding ofthe program. Hiked what this course had to offer for Bello will move on to Marylhurst University to obtain his Business Management degree. building construction project man agement. For the past two years, under continual guidance from the Build ing Construction Technology fac ulty, I have already attained my first goal and have the home we have long dreamed of for our daughter. Together, with this auspicious oc casion of earning a degree -the first in my fam ily - lam moving forward. I will continue to build on the strong base of the AAS degree I have earned at Clackamas Commu nity College. My plan is to com plete three semesters of transferable general education requirements here at CCC and then transfer to Marylhurst University into the Busi ness Management degree program. With the education I have received at CCC and Marylhurst, I will pur sue my dream of being a consult ant/ project manager and apply my knowledge in Universal Design prin ciples for people of all abilities and disabilities. Alex M. Bello
