Nassau County Graduates Receive Diplomas from Berkeley College

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Contact: Chanel Donaldson
Senior Associate, Media Relations
973-200-1048
Chanel-Donaldso@BerkeleyCollege.edu

NASSAU COUNTY GRADUATES RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
FROM BERKELEY COLLEGE
 

Graduates from Nassau County, NY, received diplomas during the Berkeley College Commencement ceremony, held on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. At the ceremony, Berkeley College honored the achievements of 1,800 graduates. 

“Through all the challenges of the last year you have persevered,” said Michael J. Smith, President of Berkeley College. “I am very proud of each of you for your persistent determination during this time.” 

Berkeley College celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2021. The theme commemorating this milestone is “Empowering Lives for 90 Years!” Visit the 90th Anniversary webpage for more information. Graduates of the Berkeley College Class of 2021 join a network of more than 65,000 Berkeley College alumni eligible to receive lifetime career assistance.

NASSAU          
First Name Last Name Honors Town Diploma Area of Study
           
Surina Singh   Baldwin AAS Fashion Merchandising and Management
Johanna Pimentel * Carle Place AAS Health Services Administration
Jorge Carpio * East Rockaway BS Information Technology Management
Stacy Araujo   Freeport BBA Fashion Merchandising and Management
Maureen Zaikowski * Garden City Park BS Legal Studies
Aniyah Louis-Gomez   Hempstead AAS Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Daphne Dumarsais   Hempstead BBA Health Services Management
Sebastian Liberato   Lynbrook AAS Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Kun Zhang   Manhassent AAS Financial Services
Mary Dunne-Cernera * Mineola AAS Marketing Communications
Saloni Shah   New Hyde Park BBA Marketing Communications
Shanna Woolley   Plainview AAS Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding
Christopher Villacres   Rockville Centre BBA Business Administration – Management
Olaseni Olukogbon   Seaford BBA Accounting
Sofie Gustavsson Waidringer   Syosset BBA Marketing Communications
Andrea Chinapen   Valley Stream BBA General Business
Kerry Moise * Valley Stream BBA Health Services Management
Suzanne Hensford  +* West Hempstead BBA Financial Services
Michael Valle-Alvarez   Westbury AAS Justice Studies – Criminal Justice
Tatiana Murcia * Westbury BBA Marketing Communications
           
           


About Berkeley College

Berkeley College, founded in 1931, is a career-focused institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that offers students Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Associate’s degree and Certificate programs in more than 20 career fields. The College also offers continuing education programs to enhance career credentials.

Berkeley College has campuses in Midtown Manhattan and White Plains, NY, as well as in Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park, NJ, with more than 4,900 students enrolled. In addition, Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. U.S. News & World Report has named Berkeley College among the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor’s Programs and among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans, for eight consecutive years. The website address is http://www.BerkeleyCollege.edu

The mission of Berkeley College is to empower students to achieve lifelong success in dynamic careers.

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Legend for Table: 

Diplomas and areas of study are denoted in the fifth and sixth columns. 

AAS = Associate in Applied Science

BBA = Bachelor of Business Administration

BS = Bachelor of Science 

+ Denotes graduates of the Honors Program, a selective interdisciplinary and seminar-based educational opportunity offered to a limited number of high-achieving students 

* Denotes students graduating with honors