Ellsworth's newest CCAF graduates
By The Base Education and Training Center, 28th Mission Support Squadron
/ Published October 31, 2006
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