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By CHI Institute ? Southampton announced it will hold a graduation ceremony tonight for 196 students. The ceremony will take place at 7:45 p.m. at the Brookside Manor at 50 Bustleton Pike in Feasterville, Penn. Two students will keynote Tuesday's ceremony: Junius Pollard, will receive an Associate's degree in Specialized Business in Criminal Justice, and Corinne Ruczynski, will receive a Diploma in Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy.
The ceremony will recognize 196 students who have earned associate's degrees and diplomas in nine programs including medical assisting, pharmacy technician, criminal justice and graphic design. Upon graduation, students may be eligible for entry-level positions in their field of study, many of which are in high demand throughout the state. According to the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Occupational Employment Projections in Pennsylvania, 2004, medical assisting positions are expected to increase from 45.9 percent and pharmacy technician position positions by 19.1 percent from 2002 to 2012.
?Graduation is a proud day for our students, their family and their friends,? said Dale Anspach, President of CHI Institute ? Southampton. ?The instructors and staff at CHI are very proud of our students and their accomplishments. We celebrate their struggles, their tears, their dreams and their achievements. It is truly a privilege to award diplomas and degrees to this wonderful group of graduates.?
CHI Institute ? Southampton is an accredited school, Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). ACCSCT is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. The campus offers eight programs including electrician, computer networking and respiratory therapy, which the school began offering in November of 2005.
The CHI Institute ? Southampton October 2006 graduates are as follows:
Associate in Specialized Business Criminal Justice Linda Bellerby, Bensalem, PA Suzanne Deeb, Philadelphia, PA Dana Dwyer, Bensalem, PA Christopher Galeone, Feasterville, PA Brian Hill, Philadelphia, PA Tanya Johnson, Philadelphia, PA Robert Kubek, Huntingon, PA Junius Pollard, Bensalem, PA Joyvida Rivera, Philadelphia, PA Joseph Robertson, Philadelphia, PA Shonna Snyder, Sellersville, PA Edward Thompson, Levittown, PA Victoria Woodfolk, Willow Grove, PA Associate in Specialized Technology Graphic Design Brian Hamburg, Morrisville, PA Elaine Major, Warminster, PA Dylan Randall, Langhorne, PA Nicole Rivera, Bristol, PA Associate in Specialized Technology Network Engineering Technology Joseph Donofrio, Philadelphia, PA Leonard Gallagher, Philadelphia, PA Michael McDonald, Philadelphia, PA Michael Messenger, Levittown, PA Hendricks Saint-luc, Philadelphia, PA Tarek Sayed-ahmed, Lansdale, PA Stephen Spurlock, Philadelphia, PA Diploma Computer Networking Matt Bilyk, Harleysville, PA Theresa Brill, Trevose, NJ Theodore Duval, Chalfont, PA Nancy Loveless, Perkasie, PA David Rossin, Philadelphia, PA Quinton Styron, Philadelphia, PA Shannon Thomas, Furlong, PA Diploma Computer Office Applications Christine Durkovic, Richboro, PA Kristine Furey, Southampton, PA Diploma Electrician Willie Alexander, Morrisville, PA Rich Barnaby, Warrington, PA James Barnes, Jr., Philadelphia, PA Richard Bermudez, Philadelphia, PA James Boardman, Philadelphia, PA Rasheed Booker, Philadelphia, PA Kevin Bracken, Philadelphia, PA John Bradley, Philadelphia, PA Matt Bruton, Abington, PA Colin Buck, Bensalem, PA Anthony Capri, Oreland, PA Frantz Charles, Philadelphia, PA Kent Christman, Willow Grove, PA Lamar Clayton, Philadelphia, PA James Collier, Hatboro, PA Earl Copeland, Philadelphia, PA Jonathan Davis, Ambler, PA Angel DeJesus, Bristol, PA Will Deininger, Philadelphia, PA Kevin Donnelly, Philadelphia, PA Mark Douglas, Churchville, PA Francis Ehly, Jr., Philadelphia, PA Daniel Fisher, Philadelphia, PA Timothy Fleury, Philadelphia, PA Catherine Franey, Langhorne, PA Adam Ganser, Philadelphia, PA Cesar Garrido, Bedminster, PA John Alexander Gaye, East Windsor, PA Kevin Gillin, Blue Bell, PA Juan Gonzalez, Newtown, PA Miguel Gonzalez, Trenton, NJ Vitaliy Gorbachik, Philadelphia, PA Ernesto Gorillo, Philadelphia, PA Fritz Gracien, Philadelphia, PA Josh Haley, Churchville, PA Jason Heaney, Philadelphia, PA Bryan Hills, Warrington, PA Jared Hofmann, Penndel, PA Harry Johnson, Philadelphia, PA Ethan Kimbrough, Bristol, PA Andrew Kolea, Philadelphia, PA Daniel Lang, Willow Grove, PA Wayne Lyons, Jr., Langhorne, PA Frank Mackereth, Philadelphia, PA Sean Mackereth, Philadelphia, PA Ryan MacNeal, Hamilton, NJ Joseph McAleer, Feasterville, PA David McKenry, Horsham, PA Glenn Mesick, Horsham, PA David Milice, Philadelphia, PA German Montalvo, Philadelphia, PA Richard Morales, Elkins Park, PA Joshua Neira, Philadelphia, PA Herbert Nelson, Philadelphia, PA Kenniqua Nolan, Trenton, NJ Louis Olivieri, Philadelphia, PA Jonathan Ortiz, Philadelphia, PA Melvin Palmer, Philadelphia, PA Vincent Paone, Philadelphia, PA Stephen Pawlowski, Sparta, NJ Jean Pierre, Philadelphia, PA Maurice Pinckney, Philadelphia, PA Kevin Quinn, Horsham, PA Michael Revak, Ambler, PA Felix Reynoso, Philadelphia, PA John Rotchford, Warminster, Pa Matt Sakautzki, Glenside, PA Veji Santoo, Abington, PA Benjamin Schley, Philadelphia, PA Stephen Segui, Philadelphia, PA Jarrett Shippen, King of Prussia, PA Adam Slyhoff, Quakertown, PA Christopher Smith, Philadelphia, PA Benjamin Soto, Philadelphia, PA Michael Squillace, Jr., Willow Grove, PA Anthony Stone, Willow Grove, PA Zachary Taylor, Warminster, PA Douglas Thackray, Philadelphia, PA Dustin Unger, Philadelphia, PA Jorge Vasquez, Philadelphia, PA Lawrence White, Philadelphia, PA David Williams, Philadelphia, PA John Young, Trenton, NJ Gregory Zozula, Philadelphia, PA Diploma Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy Nicole Amato, Southampton, PA Jennifer Baez, Philadelphia, PA Holly Balasco, Fairless Hills, PA Robert Baumner, Philadelphia, PA Laura Beels, Feasterville, PA Melissa Bogaski, Levittown, PA Kristen Bonino, Bensalem, PA Rhonda Branham, Abington, PA Kristen Caldwell, Levittown, PA Samantha Carroll, Levittown, PA Michelle Chase, Yardley, PA Rachel Conrad, Levittown, PA Celine Cooper, Fairless Hills, PA Bettina DeFeo, Warwick, PA Marisol Feliciano, Philadelphia, PA Mary Garcia, Croydon, PA Heather Getley, Bensalem, PA Vivian Godfrey, Levittown, PA Candace Grear, Tabako, Philadelphia, PA Jacqueline H, Laboy, Philadelphia, PA Caryn Hamlet, Warminster, PA Stacey Harper, Bensalem, PA Laura Herrera, Trenton, NJ Candace Hvizda, Abington, PA Kendra Jones, Bristol, PA Olive Kamara, Levittown, PA Jennifer Kees, Abington, PA Julia Kirhizava, Philadelphia, PA Mittie Klee Heidi Kline, Levittown, PA Amanda Kobel, Philadelphia, PA Heather Kwait, Warminster, PA Doreen Lofaro, Doylestown, PA Jackie Lubinski, Levittown, PA Gwen Monasta, Warminster, PA Amy McMonagle, Warminster, PA Sarah Mercado, Philadelphia, PA Nina Mongiello, Philadelphia, PA Renee Muth, Levittown, PA Monica Nichelson, Warminster, PA Kellie Nixon, Warminster, PA Michelle Noriega, Levittown, PA Karana Orgill, Morrisville, PA Olga Parkhomchuk, Warminster, PA Angelina Phy, Willow Grove, PA Rebecca Polcino, Levittown, PA Barbara Price, Fairless Hills, PA Heather Rakowski, Feasterville, PA Christina Reams, Levittown, PA Antoniette Reid, Levittown, PA Trisha Ricchini, Philadelphia, PA Crystal Rosado, Philadelphia, PA Corinne Ruczynski, Laura Scott, Warminster, PA Brittany Solomon, Philadelphia, PA Tasha Tarver, Trenton, NJ Dana Tioxon, Glenside, PA Ciera Ware, Philadelphia, PA Keiyona Wesley, Philadelphia, PA Tasia Wilson, Philadelphia, PA Tiffany Wooler, Allentown, PA Diploma Medical Office Administration Renee Campbell, Levittown, PA Kristy Casey, Philadelphia, PA Renee Faunce, Warminster, PA Andre Gammon, Morrisville, PA Donna Gonnella, Bensalem, PA Sally Haas, Levittown, PA Susan Karpuk, Churchville, PA Dorothy Leasure, Holland, PA Katherine Matos, Trevose, PA Alison McConnell, Southampton, PA Jessica McCoy, Bensalem, PA Mary Mertens, Bensalem, PA Rubie Mitchell, Bristol, PA Diploma Pharmacy Technician Sheri Foley, Levittown, PA Jamie Golden, New Hope, PA Richard Green, Philadelphia, PA Crystal Hall, Philadelphia, PA Krista Palmyra, Warminster, PA
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