ARCC
student Jamie Gall, left, and mother
Judy Gall
pause amidst the festivities at the 2005
Cambridge Campus Commencement held May
13. Jamie has attended ARCC as a Post-Secondary
Enrollment Option student, and is receiving
her A.A. degree in the same year as she
receives her high school diploma from
Cambridge-Isanti High School. Jamie is
the third Gall family member to graduate
from Anoka-Ramsey Community College.
Mother Judy, who works for ARCC as a
Web Specialist, received her A.S. in
Computer Networking and Telecommunications
is 2001. Judy’s step daughter Karee
Gall also attended ARCC and received
her A.A. in 1999.
A total of 152 students are candidates
for graduation in 2005 on the Cambridge
Campus. Fifty-eight took part in Commencement.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC)
President Dr. Patrick Johns welcomed
graduates and encouraged them to use
the skills and confidence they’ve
developed to tackle new challenges.
He referred to President Theodore Roosevelt,
who once said, “Whenever you
are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly
I can!’ Then get busy and find
out how to do it!”
Student speakers Jane Begich Johnston
and Elizabeth Biesiada encouraged their
fellow graduates to believe in themselves
and continue setting new goals. Community
Speaker Jean Anderson, a retired educator
and professor emeritus with the University
of Minnesota Extension Services, spoke
of three keys to always cherish: time,
treasure and talent. She urged graduates
to find something important to which
they could commit themselves, and to
give back to their community.
For information about Anoka-Ramsey
Community College Cambridge Campus
visit www.AnokaRamsey.edu or call 763-689-7000.
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