Purchase College Recognizes Graduates

From Purchase College, SUNY: Nearly 1,100 students were welcomed as alumni on May 19 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains at Purchase College's Commencement Ceremony.

The following local students were recognized:

• Dan Krakaur, of Chappaqua, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music: Production.
• Samuel Starobin, of Mount Kisco, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music in Music: Production.

The graduates were joined by thousands of family members, friends, college faculty, and staff members who came together to celebrate their achievements.

This year's SUNY honorary degree recipients include men and women who have made significant contributions to cultural and civic life in New York, including Former Mayor David N. Dinkins, Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic for The New York Times Holland Cotter, and cultural leader Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel.

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Regina Spektor ('01) received the President's Award for Distinguished Alumni. Cody La Vada ('17), a multi-disciplinary artist, writer, and educator on transgender and LGBTQ issues, offered remarks on behalf of the senior class.

For more information about the College, visit www.purchase.edu.

Photos by Bob Luckey:

(Image 1) Purchase College President Thomas J. Schwarz with Regina Spektor, who received the President's Award for Distinguished Alumni at Purchase College Commencement

(Images 2 and 3) Purchase College Commencement