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Valedictorian, Salutatorian from PT and Math Majors
Written By Hannah O'Hara, PR Intern
Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu
Utica, NY (05/01/2006) -
Utica College has announced the names of the two students who will receive the highest honors at the Commencement ceremony May 14.
This year’s valedictorian is Ashley F. Smith, health studies major in the physical therapy program. She began her career at Utica College in 2002, and will graduate with a GPA of 3.99. A graduate of Lawrence Central High School, she is the daughter of David Smith of Lewes, Del., and Louise Smith of Laurens, N.Y.
The salutatorian for this year’s class is Mary Stella Trzepacz, from Yorkville, N.Y. She graduated in December 2005, with a GPA of 3.97. She began at Utica College in 2002 as a math major, and was also a student director of the college’s math center. She is currently teaching at Mohawk Valley Community College, while working toward a graduate degree at Syracuse University. Trzepacz graduated from Notre Dame High School, where she was also class valedictorian. She is the daughter of Stanley and Marie Trzepacz of Yorkville.
About Utica College – Founded in 1946, Utica College is a comprehensive private institution that grants the Syracuse University baccalaureate degree and the Utica College master’s and doctoral degrees. The College, located in central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls an approximated 2,300 undergraduate and 350 graduate students in 31 undergraduate majors, 24 minors, 12 master’s and two doctoral degree programs.
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