The annual end-of-the-academic-year festivities continued at Tompkins Cortland Community College on May 5 with the annual Graduate of Note luncheon. First held in 2012, the Graduate of Note ceremony pays tribute to some of the finest members of the graduating class. This year, 35 members of the Class of 2026 were honored.

The Graduate of Note distinction is awarded to graduating students who achieved notable success in their respective academic program. Unlike others awards, it is not strictly based on GPA. Rather, the selection is done by the faculty members who have worked closely with the students and who are best able to determine the most worthy recipient of this distinction. It has become one of the College’s most prized honors.

Degree/Certificate, Graduate of Note (by learning community)

Business and Hospitality

Accounting (A.A.S.) Shannon Boyd

Business Administration (A.A.S.) Bri Frisbie

Business Management (Certificate) Haze Falero

Culinary Arts (A.A.S.) Say Nay Paw

Hotel and Restaurant Management (A.A.S.) Elle Grobelny

International Business (A.S.) Juliette Mariel Guzman Piron

Paralegal (A.A.S.) Viktoriya Loyko

Paralegal Studies (Certificate) Joanna Walden

Sport Management (A.S.) Logan Meerburg

Sustainable Farming and Food Systems (A.A.S.) Damion Josephs

Wine Marketing (A.A.S.) Caleb Neuner

Communication and Creative Arts

Creative Writing (A.S.) Parker Lee

Digital Cinema (A.S.) Summer Steinhagen

Graphic Design (A.S.) Chloe Russell

Liberal Arts and Sciences: General Studies (A.S.) Karly Coit

Liberal Arts and Sciences: General Studies (A.S.) Isabella Manoel Esquisato

Liberal Arts and Sciences: General Studies (A.S.) Nadia Phelps

Liberal Arts and Sciences: General Studies (A.S.) Karigan Quaile

New Media (A.S.) Harper Makepeace

Health, Humans Services, and Recreation

Chemical Dependency Counseling (A.A.S.) Joel Lansdowne

Chemical Dependency Counseling (Certificate) Esther Racoosin

Human Services (A.S.) Jessica Vaughan

Human Services (A.A.S.) Camdyn Caperton

Recreation: Exercise Studies (A.S.) Austin Parente

Recreation Leadership (A.S.) Peyton Swartwout

Education and Social Sciences

Criminal Justice (A.A.S.) Carlos Blackburn Small

Criminal Justice (A.S.) Michael Babcock

Early Childhood (A.A.S.) Emily Smith

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Adolescence Education (A.S.) Maxwell Stout

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Early Childhood (A.S.) Abigail Coolidge

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Social Science (A.S.) Margot White

STEM

Applied Science and Technology (A.A.S.) Alex Cowell

Construction and Environmental Technology (A.A.S.) Marcelo Navarro

Engineering Science (A.S.) Cody VanHubert

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Math/Science (A.S.) Tyler Smith