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Santiago Canyon College Holds 7th Annual Commencement
May 30—Santiago Canyon College holds its seventh annual commencement exercises on
Friday, June 9, 4:30 p.m. on campus at Strenger Plaza. More than 750 students are eligible to
graduate with the class of 2006.
This year’s valedictorian is Timea Erzsebet Antal of Foothill Ranch, age 30. Antal is a
President’s Scholar and member of the international honor society of Phi Theta Kappa. The 30year-old immigrant from Transylvania (in Romania) arrived in the U.S. in 2000 speaking little
English. She graduates with a grade point average of 3.93, and has been accepted to UCLA for
the fall term. Antal hopes to use her U.S. education to fight global poverty and help those she
left behind in Romania.
This year’s commencement speaker (determined by student vote) is Tara KubickaMiller of Long Beach, associate professor of speech communication and coach of SCC’s
parliamentary debate team since 2004. The team ranked among the top ten community college
competitors in the U.S. in 2006. Kubicka-Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from Northern
Arizona University and a master’s degree from Cal State, Long Beach. A competitive college
speaker herself, this native Californian has lived and taught college classes in the Netherlands.
“I congratulate and am very proud of our graduating class of 2006,” said Santiago
Canyon College President Juan Vázquez. “I am also proud of our outstanding faculty and staff
who contribute so much to our students’ success.”
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Over 1,200 people (graduates, families and friends) are expected to attend the
commencement ceremony on June 9. A reception for graduates and photo opportunities will
follow in the college’s A/B Quad.
The college is located at 8045 E. Chapman Avenue in Orange. For a map or directions,
please visit the web site at www.sccollege.edu. For more information about commencement
please call (714) 628-4932.
Santiago Canyon College is a public community college of Rancho Santiago Community
College District, serving the residents of Anaheim Hills, Irvine, Orange, Tustin and Villa Park.
The college provides education for academic transfer and careers, courses for personal and
professional development, and customized training for business and industry.
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