More than 400 Career & Technical Education students were honored this June for their skill and excellence in programs preparing them for future careers in professions ranging from diesel technician to nurse, welder and chef.
Below is a list of award recipients for their respective programs. Scholarship winners were announced during the June graduation ceremonies for each of our campuses.
Albany Campus
Auto Body Collision Repair and Refinishing
- Outstanding Student – Joel Pacheco, Schenectady
- Growth in Achievement – Hopeton Palmer, Schenectady
- Academic Achievement – Maxwell Sullivan, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
Automotive Services
- Outstanding Student – Ross Riley, Schenectady
- Growth in Achievement – Blaine Cunningham, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
- Academic Achievement –Andrew Roche, Scotia-Glenville
Automotive Trades II
- Outstanding Student – Sam Anzalone, Mohonasen
- Growth in Achievement – Ryan Bisner, Mohonasen
- Academic Achievement – Nate Martindale, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
AYES
- Outstanding Student – Tyler Maxwell, Voorheesville
- Growth in Achievement – Michael Cafariella, Schenectady
- Academic Achievement – Darrell Deronceray, Niskayuna
Building Trades
- Outstanding Student – David Doolin, Berne-Knox-Westerlo
- Growth in Achievement – Joseph Trinchillo, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
Carpentry Services
- Outstanding Student – Elizabeth Steinhorst, Adult
- Growth in Achievement – Thomas Jourdanais, Cohoes
- Academic Achievement –Spiro Mikropoulos, Mohonasen
- Outstanding Student – John Canton, Schenectady
- Growth in Achievement – Ronald Stetkewicz, Scotia-Glenville
- Academic Achievement – Joseph Balletti Jr., Schenectady
Certified Nursing Assistant
- Outstanding Student – Kaylee Clute, Scotia-Glenville
- Growth in Achievement – Emily Pelletier, Scotia-Glenville
- Growth in Achievement – Courtney DiCarlo, Scotia-Glenville
Cosmetology II
- Outstanding Student – Savannah Marx, Mohonasen
- Growth in Achievement – Jenna Arbeeny, Mohonasen
- Academic Achievement – Kaitlyn Belfi, Shenendehowa
- Outstanding Student – Sydney Kois, South Colonie
- Growth in Achievement – Madison Rousselle, Shenendehowa
- Academic Achievement – Keleigh Regan, South Colonie
Criminal Justice II
- Outstanding Student – Molly Biers, Bethlehem
- Growth in Achievement – Cooper Blake, Shenendehowa
- Academic Achievement – Aisha Ahmad, Shenendehowa
- Outstanding Student – O’Braimily Benitez, Schenectady
- Growth in Achievement – Brian Hausman, Guilderland
- Academic Achievement – Melissa Ochoa, Niskayuna
Culinary Arts II
- Outstanding Student – Treyvon Landells, Mohonasen
- Growth in Achievement – Sara Kirkpatrick, Shenendehowa
- Academic Achievement – Angelo Carino, Guilderland
- Outstanding Student – Melody Francis, Niskayuna
- Growth in Achievement – Thomas Schoelzel, Shenendehowa
- Academic Achievement – Natalie Vogel, Guilderland
Diesel Tech
- Outstanding Student – Logan Warner, Berne-Knox-Westerlo
- Growth in Achievement – Jarett Scarcella, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
- Academic Achievement – Nicholas Hodgkinson, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
Digital Media Design
- Growth in Achievement – Jakob McGann, Shenendehowa
- Growth in Achievement – Tim Caufield, Cohoes
- Growth in Achievement – Donald Wilson, Schenectady
Electrical Trades II
- Outstanding Student – Tyler Salisbury, Bethlehem
- Growth in Achievement – Matt McKone, Adult
- Academic Achievement – Colin Chatterton, Shenendehowa
Food Services
- Outstanding Student – Julianna Alexander, Cohoes
- Growth in Achievement – Brendan Thrasher, Brunswick
Global Fashion Studies
- Outstanding Student – Kiera Stack, Mohonasen
- Growth in Achievement – Diyana Hardy, Schenectady
HHA/PCA/DSA
- Academic Achievement – Shaney Anaya-Rivera, Shenendehowa
- Academic Achievement – Abigail Smith, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
HVAC
- Outstanding Student – Reilly Pannone, South Colonie
- Growth in Achievement – Adam Fisherauer, South Colonie
- Academic Achievement – Scott Vertefeuille, Cohoes
Pet Tech
- Outstanding Student – Halie Fink, Schalmont
- Growth in Achievement – Francis Mann, South Colonie
- Outstanding Student – Dominique Martinez, Schalmont
- Growth in Achievement – Jacob Bartow, Middleburgh
Vocational Training
- Outstanding Student – Logan Miller, Cohoes
- Growth in Achievement – Maryam Abbas, Cohoes
Welding
- Outstanding Student – Philip Schrom, Schalmont
- Growth in Achievement – Michael Ware, Guilderland
- Academic Achievement – Daniel Reedy, Watervliet
Center for Advanced Technology @ Mohonasen (CAT)
Engineering Technology
- Outstanding Student – Justin Perez, Schenectady
- Growth in Achievement – Emily Dean, Schalmont
- Academic Achievement – Andrew Bauer, Shenendehowa
Entertainment Tech
- Outstanding Student – Taylor Reed, Schenectady
- Academic Achievement – Noel Lyman, Mohonasen
- Growth in Achievement – Connor Howland, Schoharie
Game Design and Implementation
- Outstanding Student – Kaleb Roehr, Shenendehowa
- Growth in Achievement – Jesse Hurn, Schalmont
- Academic Achievement – Dylan Doxtater, Shenendehowa
- Growth in Achievement – Eddiean Estrada, Schenectady
- Academic Achievement – Avi Herschkowitz, Voorheesville
- Outstanding Student – Bruce MacMillan, Schalmont
Manufacturing and Machining Technology
Outstanding Student – Geordan Ingersoll, Mohonasen
Academic Achievement – Hunter Cole, Cobleskill-Richmondville
Growth in Achievement – Cardell Iarusso, Berne-Knox-Westerlo
Sterile Processing
- Outstanding Student – Carerra Meyer-Hill, Mohonasen
- Growth in Achievement – Abigail Black, Mohonasen
Welding and Metal Fabrication
- Outstanding Student – Oliver Brownsey, Niskayuna
- Academic Achievement – Thomas Hildreth, Niskayuna
- Growth in Achievement – Aidan Rose, Voorheesville
Schoharie Campus
Automotive Technology
- Outstanding Student – Evan Carpenter, CRCS
- Outstanding Student – Destiny Honsinger, CRCS
- Growth in Achievement – Dennis Miller, Schoharie
Commercial Construction/Heavy Equipment
- Outstanding Student – Jacob Olsen, Schalmont
- Outstanding Student – Mark Amedore, Schalmont
- Growth in Achievement – Sebastian LeRuzic, Middleburgh
- Growth in Achievement – Camron Hotaling, Schoharie
Criminal Justice
- Outstanding Student – Hunter Bouck, Schoharie
- Growth in Achievement – Brianna Burke, Schalmont
- Highest Average – Isabel Philipp, Middleburgh
Cosmetology
- Outstanding Student – Emily Flower, Schalmont
- Growth in Achievement – Karina Wilson, CRCS
- Highest Average – Emily Flower, Schalmont
Culinary
- Outstanding Student – Matthew Barnard, Duanesburg
- Growth in Achievement – Schuyler Bradshaw, Duanesburg
- Highest Average – Jillian Schoenherr, Schoharie
Network Cabling Tech/Smart Home Technology
- Outstanding Student – Christopher Rarick, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
- Growth in Achievement – Liam Kane, CRCS
- Highest Average – Jasmine Neill, Sharon Springs
Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers
- Outstanding Student – Alivia Darpino, Schalmont
- Growth in Achievement – Richelle Bashwinger, Middleburgh
- Highest Average – Kadence Kennedy, Sharon Spring