{"id":26949,"date":"2017-06-12T09:39:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T15:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=26949"},"modified":"2018-07-27T12:51:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T18:51:33","slug":"photo-feature-commencement-is-a-family-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=26949","title":{"rendered":"Photo feature: Commencement is a family affair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Among the more than 1,000 students who participated in Spring Commencement Exercises were three faculty or staff members as well as many relatives and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty and staff who earned degrees include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alejandro Dejesus<\/strong>, assistant director, University Center. Dejesus earned a master\u2019s degree in education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nereida \u201cNery\u201d Macias<\/strong>, admissions counselor, Admissions Services. Macias earned a master\u2019s degree in education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Katrina \u201cKaty\u201d Cathcart<\/strong>, senior instructor, School of Public Affairs. Cathcart earned a Ph.D. in education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There were others who had family members who graduated. Among them were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tom Christensen, provost-elect, whose daughter, Emily, earned a master\u2019s degree in education<\/li>\n<li>Suzanne Scott, budget director, Resource Management Division, whose daughter,\u00a0Britany, earned\u00a0a bachelor&#8217;s degree in criminal justice<\/li>\n<li>Steve Linhart, assistant vice chancellor, Dean of Students Office, whose daughter, Hannah,\u00a0earned a Bachelor of Innovation degree<\/li>\n<li>Jacqueline Gatlin, associate director,\u00a0Student Financial Services, whose sister, Nichole Ridenour, earned a Master of Arts in Leadership in Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26950\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3189-Alejandro-3.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26950 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3189-Alejandro-3-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3189-Alejandro-3-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3189-Alejandro-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3189-Alejandro-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3189-Alejandro-3-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alejandro Dejesus, assistant director, University Center, wearing the orange regalia, prepares to celebrate his master&#8217;s degree in education.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26951\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7695-Katy-Cathcart-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26951 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7695-Katy-Cathcart-3-750x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7695-Katy-Cathcart-3-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7695-Katy-Cathcart-3-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7695-Katy-Cathcart-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_7695-Katy-Cathcart-3-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katy Cathcart, senior instructor, School of Public Affairs, is hooded after earning a Ph.D. in education.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26953\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8362-Tom-Christensen-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26953 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8362-Tom-Christensen-3-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8362-Tom-Christensen-3-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8362-Tom-Christensen-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8362-Tom-Christensen-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8362-Tom-Christensen-3-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Provost-elect Tom Christensen celebrates with his daughter, Emily, who earned a master&#8217;s degree in education.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26954\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9036-Suzanne-Scott-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26954 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9036-Suzanne-Scott-3-750x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9036-Suzanne-Scott-3-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9036-Suzanne-Scott-3-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9036-Suzanne-Scott-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9036-Suzanne-Scott-3-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suzanne Scott, right, budget director, congratulates daughter, Britany, who earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in criminal justice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26962\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9110-Linhart-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26962 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9110-Linhart-10-750x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9110-Linhart-10-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9110-Linhart-10-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9110-Linhart-10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9110-Linhart-10-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah Linhart, daughter of Steve Linhart, dean of students, celebrates her degree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26952\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8318-Nichole-Ridenour-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26952\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8318-Nichole-Ridenour-3-750x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8318-Nichole-Ridenour-3-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8318-Nichole-Ridenour-3-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8318-Nichole-Ridenour-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_8318-Nichole-Ridenour-3-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nichole Ridenour, sister of Jacqueline Gatlin, earned a Master of Arts in Leadership in Education<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=26813\">Grandmother to earn master\u2019s degree from UCCS on Friday; plans to continue education <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=26809\">First-generation student to chase law school dreams 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