CCAF recognizes recent graduates Published May 16, 2012 By Pikes Peak Top Three PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Peterson Air Force Base will honor the October 2011 and April 2012 Community College of the Air Force graduates with a ceremony at 2 p.m. May 17 at The Club. The CCAF was established April 1, 1972, as a means of gaining accreditation and recognition for Air Force training. Over the years, the college has grown in prestige, numbers and recognition. Currently, there are more than 321,000 registered students enrolled, making CCAF the largest multi-campus community college in the world. These students are instructed by more than 6,100 faculty members at 105 affiliated schools located in 37 states and nine foreign locations. To date, more than 371,000 degrees have been conferred. The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools first recognized CCAF with accreditation Dec. 12, 1980. Community College of the Air Force has maintained regional accreditation, the highest level of accreditation, since this date. This year there are 248 graduates from the Front Range who have earned 273 Associates of Applied Sciences degrees in their respective Air Force specialty from CCAF. Families and friends, commanders, supervisors and coworkers are invited to help celebrate this educational milestone and honor the achievements of these outstanding men and women. This year's graduates include: MSgt David Alkire, 21 SFS SSgt Wilma Alvarez, 52 AS SSgt Leomel Abueg, 21 FSS SSgt Guillermo Araujo, 21 LRS MSgt James Austin, NORAD CBT OPNS CE SSgt Robert Bailey, 21 CPTS TSgt Nathan Barber, 21 CS MSgt Timothy Barker, SMC/MCLT MSgt Enrique Barrera, AFSPC/IG MSgt Michael Bates, 561 NOS MSgt Bernard Bedminster, 21 OSS TSgt Steven Bennett, 561 NOS TSgt Sonja Berry, 21 FSS MSgt Theresa Bice, 76 SPCS MSgt Michael Bishop, AFSPC/A47 TSgt Nathanael Blanquie, 561 NOS SSgt Richard Bonsra, 4 MRS MSgt Michael Borick, 21 SW SSgt Jennifer Boylls, 561 NOS TSgt Dustin Bradshaw, AFELM NORAD JB SSgt Marc Brejcha, 561 NOS SSgt Sheldon Briggs, 21 FSS SSgt Jeff Calhoun, 13 ASOS TSgt Amanda Callahan, 21 SW/PA SSgt Daniel Canitz, 21 SFS TSgt Johnath, 561 NOS MSgt Rick Carrillo, 21 OSS SSgt Valencia Carson, NSSI/CCA MSgt Derek Christian, AFSPC/A5 TSgt Justin Churchill, AFSPC/A2 TSgt Tierra Coleman, AFOTEC Det 4 TSgt Ibrahim Conteh, 21 AMDS MSgt Michael Cook, 21 SFS TSgt Travis Cripps, 21 OSS SSgt Larry Crosby, 561 NOS SSgt Alexandra De Los Santos, JPPSO MSgt Richard Dehart, 21 FSS SSgt Shalina Desancic, 21 SW SrA Cassie Drake, 21 SFS TSgt Shannon Draper, 21 LRS TSgt Joseph Swyer, 21 OSS TSgt Brad Ericksen, 10 CS TSgt Michael Fitzpatrick, 21 CS SSgt Santana Forney, 561 NOS TSgt Robert Fowler, 21 CES SSgt Michael Fox, 13 ASOS SrA Jonathan Francis, 721 SFS TSgt Mario Frank, 52 AS SSgt Peter Frankland, 21 CES MSgt Rafael Garcia, VNCOA SSgt Matthew Gilbert, 561 NOS SSgt Joseph Gilbert, 13 ASOS SSgt Rusti Girroir, 21 SFS SrA Steve Gomez, 302 FSS MSgt Sara Gordon, VNCOA TSgt Dayna Greene, 21 LRS SSgt Karla Gunn, 21 SW MSgt Christy Harris, 367 RCS SSgt Shawn Hazen, 561 NOS SSgt Mi Jung Herren, 21 DS TSgt Rachael Hmelo, 76 SCS MSgt Randolph Hodson, 21 SFS SSgt John Holmes, 21 DS SSgt Jermaine James, 21 OG SSgt Mario Jaramillo, AFSPC/CCP SSgt Matthew Jensen, 12 SWS SrA Jesse Jeppesen, 21 CON TSgt Timothy Jez, AFGSC SSgt Keissan Johnson, 561 NOS SSgt Darriel Jones, JPPSO TSgt Enrique Jones, 367 RCS TSgt Chad Kendrick, 21 OSS SSgt Timothy Kenney, 367 RCS SrA Thomas Kiefer, 21 CES MSgt Richard Kittle, AFSPC/A5J A1C Nicholas Kurtz, 561 NOS TSgt Matthew Lancaster, 21 SFS TSgt Jason Linta, 10 CES TSgt Jeffrey Lisle, 367 RCS SrA Jeffrey Locke, 721 SFS SSgt Christopher Long, 721 SFS SSgt Matthew Lucas, 21 AMDS SSgt Jeremy Luedtke, 367 RCS SSgt Marie Manabat, 544 ISRG MSgt Antonio Martinez, 721 SFS MSgt Gary Mcmahel, 52 AS TSgt Jeremy Melber, 76 SCS MSgt Phillip Miller, 21 OG MSgt Leo Morales, 721 CS SSgt Jason Moree, 561 NOS SSgt David Moreno, 21 CONS SSgt Jonathon Murray, 561 NOS SrA Joel Nyapolla, 21 CES SrA Emilio Ochoa, 21 DS MSgt Matthew Odom, AFOTEC, Det 4 TSgt James Ortiz, 561 NOS TSgt Sarah Pacaya, AFELM USNORTHCOM JV TSgt Lucas Pankey, 21 MDSS MSgt Shelly Parson, 21 CS TSgt Michael Perkins, NORTHCOM/J38 TSgt Mitchell Polu, 13 ASOS TSgt Stacey Polu, 721 SFS SSgt Nicolas Porter, 21 CES MSgt Ernesto Portunato, 367 RCS SSgt Brian Powers, 21 OSS MSgt Steven Przyzycki, USAFA BAND SrA Devon Pulliam, 21 OSS SSgt Christina Reed, 52 AS MSgt Richard Renzi, 21 FSS MSgt Marcus Resendez, 561 NOS SSgt Hiram Rivera, 21 OSS MSgt Michael Roderigues, AFSPC/A47 TSgt Robert Roe, 21 OG SrA Francis Royal, 52 AS SMSgt Robert Ruen, 561 NOS SSgt Rachal Schmid, 21 MDSS SSgt Michael Schmuke, 21 MDOS TSgt Jacob Servia, 614 SCS TSgt Diana Simmons, AFELM NORAD JB MSgt Christopher Simons, 21 CS TSgt Letricia Spears, AFSPC/A6CR TSgt Christopher Stafford, JFCC Space MWC MSgt Lee Stevenson, AFSPC/A47 MSgt Nicole Stevenson, 21 SFS SSgt John Sweeney, 21 LRS TSgt Jeremy Tactay, AFELM USNORTHCOM JV SSgt Jon Tarell, AFSPC/PAI TSgt Tura Tominov, 367 RCS TSgt Michael Tooke, 561 NOS MSgt Mark Tooker, 561 NOS SSgt Ramon Toro Bolier, 21 SFS SSgt Joseph Vazquez, JFCC Space MWC MSgt Ronald Venn, AFSPC/A3 TSgt Jerry Watts, 21 MDSS TSgt Danica Wright, 21 AMDS TSgt Nicholas Xenos, 21 MDSS SSgt Tommy Yau, 52 AS MSgt Kevin Yost, SMC/SYFR SSgt Whitney Young, 21 SFS MSgt Galen Zalace, 21 CES The following Airmen have retired, separated or changed station since they earned their CCAF degree: TSgt Joseph Absher SSgt Brian Batty SSgt Britney Brock TSgt Heather Brundidge TSgt Britney Canezaro SSgt Jeremy Crossman MSgt James Ferrenberg TSgt Robert Gambino SSgt Jason Garstka TSgt Dawn Haigh SSgt Michael Hall MSgt Jeffrey Hamilton MSgt Anthony Handy SSgt Anthony Harmon MSgt Barrington Holness TSgt Alonzo Johnson TSgt Daniel Johnson SSgt Nathan Keister SSgt Richard Kloster SSgt Nathan Mansfield MSgt John McGuire SSgt Nicholas Meeker Salinas SrA Daniel Mellstead MSgt Dustin Mohr SSgt Tyler Moran SSgt Julie Ogg SSgt Keith Rames TSgt Anirudha Rane SSgt Daniel Stevenson TSgt Kevin Strine SSgt Jon Tarell TSgt Tura Tominov MSgt Brian Worth