95 Norristown Students Graduate In Montco College Class Of 2019

BLUE BELL, PA — Montgomery County Community College graduated its class of 2019 on Thursday, sending 1,404 students out into the world.

"Tonight marks a wonderful milestone for all of you, but it is not an end," MCCC Board of Trustees Chair Frank X. Custer said during commencement. "That is why this is called a commencement – a beginning. Your stories will have many more chapters, and I hope that all of us have played at least a small part in giving you the tools to write chapters filled with accomplishment and happiness."

Of the 1,404 students, forty graduates finished with a GPA of 4.0, and 670 graduated with honors.

Here are the Norristown residents among the graduates:

Nashay Alston, Isaac Anderson, Anna Ayres, Luz Bahena Barbosa, Kelly Barrett, Sunday Bassey, Kelly Bench, John Brown, Keely Byford, Joshua Carson, Umair Chaudhry, Kaitlyn Clark, Emily Cole, Aliyah Collier, Zachary Costello, Amanda Delvecchio, Cashe Dennis, Fanta Diallo, Maria Dobbs, Sophia Drennen, Juanita Epps, Matthew Fitzgerald, Ana Fluehr, Anthony Foraker, Michael Frank, Isaiah Gaines, Shontelle Gandy, Daniel Gauntlett, Patricia Gee, Gianna Gervais, Adrian Gonzalez, Carlos Gonzalez-Lugo, Gregg Gooding, Tasha Gragg, Rachel Green, Kevin Heng, Bashir Hopewell, Maxwell Hulsebusch, Esther Iglesias, Darrah Ingram, Renita Jardine, Jim Johnson, Afiya Jones, Brittany Jones, Ada Kaufman, Ashley Keller, Stephenie Kern, Brittany Kingkiner, Kelly Knauf, Jessica Krawitz, Ariele Leo, Curtis Lever, David Light, Mary Elaine Limbert, Virginia Lopez Rivera, Madelin Lopez, Shawn McKeever, Kylie McMonagle, Robert Mears, Felicia Milano, Lourdes Morales-Omana, Alex Ngov, Elizabeth Pendleton, Jaclyn Peterson, Kira Picard-Doyle, Diana Rivera, Tara Rivers, Benjamin Roberts, James Roskos, Londyn Russell, Melanie Sammons, Mersi Schueck, David Shaw, Maritza Soriano, Brianna Sorrentino, Rolonda Speller, Brittany Stackhouse, Richard Stephens, William Sturman, Timothy Sugalski, David Topieniak, Theresa Ubong, Joseph Vitale, Anne Vuylsteke, Tyler Washington, Diana Weber, Chardanay White, Nicholas Whitley, Daniel Whitney, Edward Williams, Aaron Wurzel, Yejin Yoo

The commencement speaker was Ambler's Celeste Schwartz, the school's Vice President of Information Technology. A graduate of MCCC herself, Schwartz went on to gain degrees from St. Joseph's University, Villanova University, and Walden University, and now has a Ph.D in higher education administration. She's since earned numerous awards for her education leadership, the school said.

Pottstown's Logan Brianne Harrison, the student commencement speaker, told of how she began at MCCC in a special program for students who are at risk of not graduating.

"Once I learned what I was capable of, I wanted more for myself," Logan said in her speech. "I turned my grades from D’s to A’s and graduated early from high school with awards, a high GPA, and a strong support system."

The school's 52nd commencement ceremony honored students ranging from 18 to 69 years old, and included 91 graduates from the Municipal Police Academy, and 29 from the Culinary Arts institute.