Ellsworth's newest CCAF graduates Published Oct. 31, 2006 By The Base Education and Training Center 28th Mission Support Squadron ELLSWORTH AFB, S.D. -- Sixty-five Ellsworth personnel received their Community College of the Air Force Associate degree diplomas during a graduation ceremony held at the Dakota's Club on October 20. CCAF is the largest accredited community college in the United States. To date, 243,000 people have graduated from CCAF with more than 291,000 degrees awarded since its inception in 1972. At the ceremony the Air Force Association announced two Pitsenbarger Award recipients: Tech. Sgt. Robert Rogalski and Staff Sgt. Erik Utrecht. The Pitsenbarger Awards are one-time awards of $500 given to top Air Force CCAF graduates. The award is named in honor of the Medal of Honor winner, Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger, a pararescue jumper who was killed in the line of duty while rendering aid to an Army unit during the Vietnam War. An additional award of $150 was given by the Top Three Association to Staff Sgt. Joseph Sharpe. Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology Staff Sgt. William Craddock II Staff Sgt. Aaron Janssen Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pravecek Aircraft Armament Systems Technology Master Sgt. Martin Kisely Tech. Sgt. Kevin Crager Staff Sgt. Joseph Sharpe Senior Airman Robert Garcia Airport Resource Management Master Sgt. Jeffrey Hillard Airway Science Senior Airman Brian Fenton Aviation Maintenance Technology Staff Sgt. David Zurenda Avionic Systems Technology Staff Sgt. Bryan Anderson Staff Sgt. Jeremy Boyd Staff Sgt. Michael Hunter Staff Sgt. Celso Perez Senior Airman Carlton Abrams Bioenvironmental Engineering Technology Tech. Sgt. William Condon Criminal Justice Staff Sgt. Samuel Crayton Staff Sgt. Erik Utrecht Construction Technology Staff Sgt. James Bialota Staff Sgt. Richard Page Contracts Management Master Sgt. William McKeon Tech. Sgt. Thomas McGovern Ecological Controls Master Sgt. James Radley Education and Training Management Master Sgt. James Radley Electronic Systems Technology Staff Sgt. Kelly Anderson Staff Sgt. Kenneth Dallies Staff Sgt. Daniel Schuelke Senior Airman David Moore Senior Airman Luke Weter Explosive Ordnance Disposal Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hirst Information Management Tech. Sgt. Aleta Raney Staff Sgt. Dellana Perez Information Systems Technology Master Sgt. Michael Andrews Tech Sgt. Brock Bowman Staff Sgt. Raymond Confer Staff Sgt. Anthony Holloway Staff Sgt. Richard Page Staff Sgt. Dellana Perez Staff Sgt. David Zurenda Senior Airman Aaron Moyer Instructor of Technology and Military Science Tech. Sgt. Robert Rogalski Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Waddell Staff Sgt. Jason Parent Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pravecek Staff Sgt. Erik Utrecht Logistics Staff Sgt. Jeremy Aumiller Senior Airman Athanassios Ververis Fire Science Senior Airman Francis Bierman Maintenance Production Management Tech. Sgt. Kip Holscher Tech. Sgt. John Nickel Staff Sgt. Cheryl Lay Staff Sgt. Mark Pirie Staff Sgt. Sean Sanders Human Resource Management Master Sgt. Paul Brown Master Sgt. Michael Kadrlik Tech. Sgt. Ivan Martinez Staff Sgt. Detarsha Jemison Mechanical and Electrical Technology Staff Sgt. Michael Kadrlik Senior Airman Michael Estela Medical Laboratory Technology Staff Sgt. Caleb Martinez Munitions Systems Technology Staff Sgt. Charles McBride Survival Equipment Staff Sgt. Christopher Shadday Weather Technology Staff Sgt. Richie Berge Vehicle Maintenance Staff Sgt. Thomas Courchaine Staff Sgt. Mark Pirie Staff Sgt. Kyle Polencheck Senior Airman Milo Blanco Transportation Staff Sgt. Raymond Confer Senior Airman Elva Campos