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DELHI, NY …Carl Hayden, chairman of the State University Board of Trustees, will be the keynote speaker for SUNY Delhi’s the 91st annual commencement exercise May 17 at 1 p.m. in the Clark Field House.

Hayden will also join SUNY Delhi President Candace Vancko in presenting an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Carl V. Petronio of Waterport.  Petronio, a 1958 Delhi graduate, is a partner and principal of the highly successful Allied Group Inc., which he founded with three partners in 1984. The Allied Group, with offices in Brockport and Buffalo, includes four corporations and 14 partnerships specializing in construction, real estate development, industrial park operations, regional distribution services, and low temperature warehousing.  He also serves as senior executive vice president and partner for Allied Builders Inc., a subsidiary that has been ranked among the Top 100 fastest growing companies in the Rochester area by KPMG and the Rochester Business Alliance. He is at the forefront of the alternative energy movement as a principal in Western New York Energy, the first dry mill ethanol plant in New York State.

President Vancko will also offer opening remarks and recognize students who have completed exceptional levels of community service. Students who have earned academic honors will be recognized by Provost Dennis Callas. 

Assemblyman Cliff Crouch will deliver greetings to the graduates. Student speakers will be introduced by Barbara Jones, vice president for student life. Honorees include:  Dale LeBar, a computer aided drafting and design major from Derby, KS, Associate Degree Student of the Year; and Matthew Santoro, a hotel and resort management major from Wappingers Falls, Baccalaureate Degree Student of the Year.

SUNY Delhi will award 395 associate degrees, 82 baccalaureate degrees and 25 certificates at commencement. All graduates will cross the stage and be recognized individually by President Vancko. Graduates will include students enrolled in SUNY Delhi baccalaureate programs offered on the campus of Schenectady County Community College.

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