Program
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 • 6:30PM
OPENING
Timothy Taylor
Associate Dean of Students, New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS)
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Dara Taylor Patel
Friend of NYSCAS
INVOCATION
Rabbi Moshe Krupka
Executive Vice President, Touro College and University System
WELCOME FROM THE DEAN
Dr. Judah Weinberger
Dean, New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS)
MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES
Dr. Alan Kadish
President, Touro College and University System
MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES
Dr. Stanley Boylan
Vice President of Undergraduate Education, Touro College
INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKERS
Lenin Ortega
Administrative Associate Dean, New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS)
STUDENT SPEAKERS
Irina Bukhanova
Chaya Markowitz
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
Dr. Alan Kadish
President, Touro College and University System
CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Judah Weinberger
Dean, New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS)
Bachelor of Arts Candidates
* = Cum Laude ** = Magna Cum Laude *** = Summa Cum Laude
Abigail Aaron***
Liana Abramovich
Nanayaw Adofo
Aida Agovic
Carmarie Aguayo Pagan
Jennifer Ainahmanesh***
David Akbashev
Elana Alaev
Jennifer Alvarado*
Aaron Alvarado
Yocheved Amrami***
Jason Aponte***
Andrea Arif
Jonathan Aronov
Ruchel Avshayev**
Anna Baratyants
Ashley Bassal
Ana Begum**
Zipporah Beityakov
Monique Bell
Revaya Benyamin**
Rochelle Bergida***
Evelyn Binyaminova
Natalie Boboyeva**
Anita Bonsu
Fritzgerald Bontemps
Vanessa Braithwaite*
Cindy Braun**
Courtney Brent***
Fatima Britt
Tranei Brown**
Rakhil Bruk**
Ryan Buco
Irina Bukhanova***
Faribel Cabrera
Donna Capers*
Elisa Cartagena Reyes**
Kerry Castellon
Sibela Cekic
Anicka Charles**
Allinson Chavez-Ortega**
Betty Checo*
Jayasree Chowdhury*
Matthew Cody
Michele Cohen***
Raymond Cohen**
Jasmine Coleman
Crystal Colon*
Tanisha Colquhoun
Ruth Ann Comrie*
Maronda Cooper*
Shanay Cottle
Tammie Croswell**
Brittney Cyrus
Curtis Daniels**
Jean Daniels*
Eric Davidoff
Chinelle Davidson
Danielle DeBellis***
Edisa Deljic Riley
Nicole Della Croce
Joanne Di Palma***
Diana Diaz
Jessica Donald**
Sagar Drame*
Rivka Emanuel
Stephanie Fanfan*
Nataniel Fazilov*
Shay Feliz*
Jessica Ferrer***
Natalie Filocomo
Bracha Fleshtaiev
Alena Franklin**
Emily Galapo
Monique Gale
Yelena Galper**
Dina Gandjian
Daisy Garcia
Yehuda Gejerman***
Areen Gheith
Nikole Gomez
Anna Goralczyk**
Etie Gottlieb
Jullian Grant
David Grant
Dominique Gresham
Kaydiann Henry
Moshe Horwitz**
Michelle Hungria**
Elinda Hutchinson**
Alicia Hyde**
Alisa Ibragimova*
Daniel Ilyabayev
Malka Infield***
Chana Infield***
Susanna Isakova***
Alex Iskhakov*
Bethany Israelov**
Sarah Izgelov
Ariyana Izrailov**
Aoah Jackman
Lydia Jacobs*
Mariel Javier
Brandi Jean-Pierre
Charmian Johnson
Pauline Johnson-Antoine*
Esther Kalatizadeh*
Tracey Karr*
Alicia Kelley
Esther Khaitov**
Mazallina Kimyagarova
Lindel Kirton**
Vasiliki Koziel***
Hadasah Ladaev***
Ariela Lalehzarzadeh***
Jacqueline Lankri*
Stefanie LaSpina*
Miriam Latony Burgos
Daniela Lauriero**
Eden Lavi***
Yolanda Lawrence**
Katherine Lebovics**
Deneeka Leon
Jonah Leykin**
Juliet Lindsay**
Francisco Lopez
Diamond Mack
Anushka Mahato
Michele Maidi**
Marline Mansour*
Kristine Marascia
Lisset Marmolejos**
Christopher Mars
Maria Martinez***
Oscar Martinez
Ana Matos
Karen Matthews
Keisha Mayers***
Nathaniel Mikhaylov
Alexandra Mills***
Daniel Mirzakandov***
Leah Mirzayeva
Sara Mishaely***
Francess Moczo
Julia Morrobel*
Candice Murray
Michelle Negron***
Ariel Nektalov**
Natalie Nektalov
Clair Nicholas**
Aron Nisanov
Judith Nunez
Hanane Omri
Jeannie Ortiz*
Lauren Parascandola
Taylor Persico*
Bella Pinhasov-Gavrielov**
Reveka Pinkhasova
Kevin Plavcak
Hechter Previlon
Jacklyne Rabinovich
Janely Ramirez
Tahir Rasool
Rafael Reyes
Kathy Rios*
Charmian Roach
Salvatore Romano
Julissa Rosario
Crawford Rosina**
Lauren Ross**
Jessica Sachmechi***
Assata Sangare
Rose Santos
Mary Lael Sato*
Adriane Savage Walker**
Jonathan Shapiro***
Jesse Shiffman-Ackerman
Nelli Shimonova
Shterna Sitrin***
Rachel Slomovics**
Fiwasaye Smith
Eleana Soler
Abrahaim Suleymanov
Michelle Sydney*
Laporscha Taylor
Daryl Thompson**
Margarita Torres**
Tynasha Tucker*
Lynette Turpin
Victoria Tyson
Marlene Urena
Joanna Valladeres
Candise Vaughn
Rosela Vedrine
Yvette Velasquez*
Alisa Velez
Janelle Wade
Sarah Wardlaw
Shalena Watts
Esther Weizberg**
Jimara Whitt**
Michelle Williams*
Shaquan Wilson
Casey Winderbaum**
Antoinette Wright
Olivia Wright
Janelle Yearwood**
Mazal Yusupova
Victoria Zavalunova
Awards & Recipients
Special Award for Excellence in Business Management and Administration
Recipients: Liraz Ben-Ami, Ann Marie Broome, Yu Xi Hu
Special Award for Excellence in Computer Science
Recipients: Tehila Bamshad, Aliaksandr Pashkou
Special Award for Excellence in Biology
Recipients: Rachel Aranbayev, Shiran Paltielov, Noah Adam Schechter, Yitzchak Isaac Shalam
Special Award for Excellence in Education
Recipient: Nicole L. Scafidi
Special Award for Excellence in Human Services
Recipients: Shama Marjuka, Romelle Nelson, Abheri Chakraborty Pinky
Special Award for Excellence in Psychology
Recipients: Abigail Aaron, Jennifer Ann Ainahmanesh, Irina Bukhanova, Susanna Isakova, Vasiliki Koziel, Hadasah Chaya Ladaev
Special Award for Outstanding Service to the College
Recipients: Shay Feliz, Ariyana E. Izrailov, Abheri Chakraborty Pinky, Casey Samantha Winderbaum
Lester Eckman Memorial Award
Dr. Lester Eckman, professor of History and Holocaust Studies, was a full time faculty member of Touro College New York School of Career and Applied Studies for more than forty years. He was loved by his students not only for his scholarship but for his great sensitivity and caring. A remarkable human being, Dr. Eckman was dedicated to the Touro mission and to NYSCAS.
Recipients: Irina Bukhanova, Chaya Markowitz