New York, NY - Hunter College held its 217th Commencement on Wednesday, May 30 at Radio City Music Hall.
Thousands of graduates were in attendance and presented with their degrees. The candidates were given the privilege of listening to key note speaker and prominent actor Vin Diesel, who was awarded a Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. US Senator Chuck Schumer was also in attendance and spoke to the graduates about the importance of creating opportunities for themselves.
Several student-athletes were honored by President Raab by sitting on the stage with some of Hunter's most prestigious graduates. Benjamin Crusinberry (men's volleyball and track and field), Nick Brutus (wrestling), Filip Koritysskiy (men's tennis), Florimond Le Goupil Maier (men's tennis), Vera Pertsovksaya (cross country and track and field), Ivonne Chow (women's cross country and track and field) and Alexandra Rubiano (swimming) were mentioned in the President's remarks as extraordinary students and singled out for their successes over the past four years.
Spring 2018 Graduates
| Stefanie Abolt |
Softball |
| Nick Brutus |
Wrestling |
| Benjamin Cassidy |
Men's Volleyball |
| Jessica Chen |
Women's Fencing |
| Yvonne Chow |
Women's Cross Country and Track & Field |
| Julia Connolly |
Women's Volleyball |
| Benjamin Crusinberry |
Men's Volleyball and Track & Field |
| Matthew Franks |
Men's Basketball |
| Declan Gray |
Wrestling |
| Tasnim Halim |
Women's Fencing |
| Jessica Hall |
Women's Fencing |
| Grace Huezo |
Swimming and Track & Field |
| Filip Korritysskiy |
Men's Tennis |
| Amer Lukac |
Men's Basketball |
| Stephen O'Shea |
Men's Cross Country |
| Daphne Odeh |
Women's Volleyball |
| Vera Pertsovskaya |
Women's Cross Country and Track & Field |
| Austen Rerick |
Men's Volleyball |
| Ashley Rosemond |
Women's Tennis |
| Alexandra Rubiano |
Swimming |
| Benjamin Sanits |
Men's Fencing |
| Kelly Xue |
Swimming |
| Matthew Zukowski |
Men's Volleyball |
| Giovanna Bernal |
Women's Cross Country and Track & Field |
| Annalise McClellan |
Softball |
| Florimond Le Goupil Maier |
Men's Tennis |
| Nicolas Sanchez |
Men's Volleyball |
| Sara Beck |
Women's Tennis and Softball |
| Bryan Cespedes |
Men's Soccer |
| Aristofanis Ioannidis |
Men's Soccer |
| John Alzate-Taimal |
Men's Soccer |
| Bryan Suertergaray |
Men's Soccer |
| Victoria Slavik |
Softball |
| Hanaa Lachhab |
Women's Swimming |
| Yaeli Lora |
Women's Fencing |
| Ishmael Nausrudeen |
Men's Basketball |
| Oliver Pedraga |
Men's Soccer |
| Lowell Stevens |
Men's Basketball |
