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CTC
students among first graduates in Iraq
Camp
Victory, located in Baghdad, Iraq, was the site of the first
graduation ceremony for soldiers deployed to the Middle
East. The graduating class consisted of 79 service members
from 21 different schools with the majority of graduates
(26) from Central Texas College (CTC). The ceremony took
place in the Al Faw Palace and commencement speaker was
Major General Guy Swan III, chief of staff multi-national
forces – Iraq. On hand to confer the CTC degrees were Gary
Kindred, dean of CTC's Europe Campus, and Jim Yeonopolus,
deputy chancellor – international campus operations.
The
first student to walk across the stage to receive their
degree was Petty Officer Second Class Orlando Cepeda – a
CTC graduate who received an associate's degree in general
studies. “ Iraq is a historical place and even to be a part
of its history is awesome,” he said.
"We
are in Iraq and we graduated," said Sgt. 1st Class
Jennie Jones. "So, it's possible for other soldiers
to do it. There's always something to learn." Jones
also received an associate's degree in general studies from
CTC.
CTC
graduates in the first graduating class in Iraq were:
Associate
of Applied Science – Information Technology
CW2
Jerimia Honore'
SFC
Shane Masters
SGT
Mark Minor
Associate
of Science – Criminal Justice
Dustin
Colson
Associate
of General Studies
1SC
James Childers
1SG
Steven Hall
MSG
Clayton Hood
SFC
Ricardo Esquivel
SFC
Jennie Jones
SFC
Kameron Jones
SFC
Tommy Spearman
SFC
Terrance Stewart
SSG
Stephen Fowler
SSG
Celicia McGee
SSG
Rocky Sampson
PO2
Orlando Cepeda
SGT
Maria Delourdes Garcia
SGT
Vidal Garza
SGT
Ayita Hodge
SGT
Banaguinard Jean-Pierre
SGT
Kaelin Locker
SPC
Edwin Davila
SPC
Sharon Donaldson
SPC
Natalie Tyler
Reda
Elkhouddari
Certificate
of Completion – Microsoft System Administration
Jose
Mejia
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