RLL Celebrates Commencement 2019

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Justin Read addresses faculty, students and families.

 Department Chair and Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Justin Read addresses faculty, students and families.

Department Chair Justin Read.

 Department Chair Justin Read.

Associate Professor of Spanish Colleen Culleton introduces the commencement guest speaker.

 Associate Professor of Spanish Colleen Culleton introduces the commencement guest speaker.

Abigail LaPlaca, RLL commencement speaker.

 Abigail LaPlaca, RLL commencement speaker.

Amy Graves Monroe, Associate Professor of French and Director of Graduate Studies.

 Amy Graves Monroe, Associate Professor of French and Director of Graduate Studies.

Associate Professor of French and Director of Undergraduate Studies Maureen Jameson introduces Dean's Medalist for RLL Skylar Vitko-Woods.

 Associate Professor of French and Director of Undergraduate Studies Maureen Jameson introduces Dean's Medalist for RLL Skylar Vitko-Woods.

French faculty and undergraduate degree recipients. Standing, L to R: Maureen Jameson, Amy Graves Monroe, Fernanda Negrete, Ashley Byczkowski. Seated, L to R: Skylar Vitko-Woods, Sophonie Pierre-Michel , Dora Kolin, Zaakirah Barry. .

 French faculty and undergraduate degree recipients. Standing, L to R: Maureen Jameson, Amy Graves Monroe, Fernanda Negrete, Ashley Byczkowski. Seated, L to R: Skylar Vitko-Woods, Sophonie Pierre-Michel , Dora Kolin, Zaakirah Barry. .

French graduates L to R: Skylar, Sophonie, Dora, Zaakirah.

 French graduates L to R: Skylar, Sophonie, Dora, Zaakirah.

Italian faculty, instructors and graduates. Standing, L to R: Celeste Giangreco-Marotta, Emanuela Pecchioli, Laura Chiesa, Paola Ugolini. Seated, L to R: Samantha Ventimiglia, Julia Vaccaro, Emma Medina, Rossella Giangreco-Marotta , Adriana Argento, John Lattanzio, Daniel Oakes.

 Italian faculty, instructors and graduates. Standing, L to R: Celeste Giangreco-Marotta, Emanuela Pecchioli, Laura Chiesa, Paola Ugolini. Seated, L to R: Samantha Ventimiglia, Julia Vaccaro, Emma Medina, Rossella Giangreco-Marotta , Adriana Argento, John Lattanzio, Daniel Oakes.

Spanish faculty, instructors and graduates. Standing, L to R: Jorge Guitart, David Castillo, Stephanie Schmidt, Nicole Sedor, Elizabeth Scarlett, Sharonah Fredrick, Joelle Carota, Henry Berlin, Colleen Culleton, Justin Read. Seated, L to R: Niomarie Rivera, Cristina Mata, Anthony Malloni, Eunice Mack, Destiny Diaz, Kayleigh Brandstetter, Dominic Difiglia, Karishma Khemraj, Bailey Radel, Gabriel Sturdivant.

 Spanish faculty, instructors and graduates. Standing, L to R: Jorge Guitart, David Castillo, Stephanie Schmidt, Nicole Sedor, Elizabeth Scarlett, Sharonah Fredrick, Joelle Carota, Henry Berlin, Colleen Culleton, Justin Read. Seated, L to R: Niomarie Rivera, Cristina Mata, Anthony Malloni, Eunice Mack, Destiny Diaz, Kayleigh Brandstetter, Dominic Difiglia, Karishma Khemraj, Bailey Radel, Gabriel Sturdivant.

RLL faculty and instructors. Standing, L to R: Ashley Byczkowski, Laura Chiesa, Stephanie Schmidt, Nicole Sedor, Elizabeth Scarlett, Sharonah Fredrick, Nicole Sedor, Henry Berlin, Colleen Culleton. Seated, L to R: Emanuela Pecchioli, Jorge Guitart, Amy Graves Monroe, David Castillo, Margarita Vargas, Justin Read, Emanuela Pecchioli, Maureen Jameson, Fernanda Negrete, Celeste Giangreco-Marotta.

 RLL faculty and instructors. Standing, L to R: Ashley Byczkowski, Laura Chiesa, Stephanie Schmidt, Nicole Sedor, Elizabeth Scarlett, Sharonah Fredrick, Nicole Sedor, Henry Berlin, Colleen Culleton. Seated, L to R: Emanuela Pecchioli, Jorge Guitart, Amy Graves Monroe, David Castillo, Margarita Vargas, Justin Read, Emanuela Pecchioli, Maureen Jameson, Fernanda Negrete, Celeste Giangreco-Marotta.

RLL office administrative staff and friends. L to R: Ashley Byczkowski, Annette Sansone, Barbara Avila-Shah (Language Coordinator), Nicole Sedor, Gail Shaffer (Undergraduate Secretary), Sue Walker (Graduate Secretary).

 RLL office administrative staff and friends. L to R: Ashley Byczkowski, Annette Sansone, Barbara Avila-Shah (Language Coordinator), Nicole Sedor, Gail Shaffer (Undergraduate Secretary), Sue Walker (Graduate Secretary).

Buffet table and audience.

 Buffet table and audience.

Nicole Sedor and Ashley Byczkowski, PhD candidates

 Nicole Sedor and Ashley Byczkowski, PhD candidates

Assistant Professor of Spanish Stephanie Schmidt (L), with Spanish BA graduate Anthony Mallloni and family.

 Assistant Professor of Spanish Stephanie Schmidt (L), with Spanish BA graduate Anthony Mallloni and family.

Spanish major Kayleigh Brandstetter and family.

 Spanish major Kayleigh Brandstetter and family.
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The department celebrated the achievements of the graduating class of 2019 with a ceremony and brunch on May 17, 2019.  Alumna Abigail LaPlaca, 2015 summa cum laude Spanish BA graduate, was invited commencement speaker. Graduate students Ashley Byczkowski, Joelle Carota, and Nicole Sedor were also recognized, as were Dean's Medalist for RLL Skylar Vitko-Woods and the high school winners of the Alliance Française Excellence in French competition Corinne Miiller-Williams (The Park School), Jillian Myers Williamsville East High School), and Michael McClure (Nichols School).  Congratulations to all on a job well done!