Chatfield College holds 39th graduation ceremony

Chatfield College holds 39th graduation ceremony

Chatfield College in St. Martin, Ohio, held its 39th graduation ceremony on

Saturday, May 8. The ceremony was held in the Sacred Heart Chapel on the main campus in St.

Martin. It honored 39 students from the St. Martin campus and the Cincinnati location who either completed the requirements for graduation or will complete the requirements during the summer session.

Highland county residents receiving degrees were Kristina Bales, Brandon Collins, and Aubrey Huddleson, of Lynchburg.

During the ceremony, Chatfield presented Agatha Fitzgerald, OSU and Cecilia Huber, OSU with honorary doctorate degrees in public service.

Sister Agatha Fitzgerald has been an amazing and inspiring force for quality education at Chatfield’s St. Martin campus and at other allied locations for over 30 years. 

Sister Agatha joined the Chatfield faculty in 1974. She has taught Psychology and Art, been the chair of the concentration in Human Services, and is a long serving member of the faculty senate.

Sr. Agatha has generously shared her artistic talents with the college and her work can be found on the walls at the St. Martin campus and at the Findlay Market location. Her relief of Sister Julia Chatfield adorns the

entrance to the Welcome Center on the St. Martin campus.

In 1994 Sr. Agatha was named Chatfield’s recipient of the Celebration of Teaching Award given by GCCCU, the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities. She has served in numerous administrative posts at

Chatfield, including Director of Public Relations, Director of Career Development, Dean of Student Services, and Dean of Academic and Student Affairs.  

Sr. Cecilia Huber teaches piano, music appreciation, music history and goes above and beyond in preparing her students for recitals and performances – be they piano, voice, trumpet, harp or just about any other instrument.

Sr. Cecilia is gracious and generous in sharing her musical gifts and abilities with the college through her many concerts, including her annual Christmas concert, and virtually any and all other college events – such as

the Quilt & Craft show and commencement exercises. She not only performs, but also directs ensembles or larger collections, and arranges and even writes original music. She is the composer of Chatfield’s Alma Mater. In addition, Sr. Cecilia has been a well-respected English instructor and is an amateur nature photographer.

Sr. Cecilia has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the first Chatfield College faculty ExCorde Award in 2005 and the Chatfield College Distinguished Volunteer Award in 2008.

Chatfield also presented its 2009-2010 Distinguished Instructor award to Susan Henry. This award is given each year to an instructor who exemplifies the academic spirit and values of Chatfield College.

A Sardinia resident, Susan Henry has been the instructor of art history and a laboratory art instructor at Chatfield College for the past 20 years. Currently, she is also Chair of the Art Department and the college

Registrar.  Susan teaches students how to become scholars, encouraging, urging, and admonishing students that they “can do better work than they are doing now.” She encourages the students who describe themselves as “not

having any talent” to enroll in laboratory classes.

Professionally, some of her students go on to major in art. Others use techniques learned in class to pursue a hobby. Most of her students use her art classes as a way to fulfill one of the core requirements for their degree.  But, with very few exceptions, her students are usually in class early and working on their projects before class is

formally in session.

The 2010 commencement speaker was Rev. Damon Lynch, Jr.

The Rev. Damon Lynch Jr., has served as the Pastor of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church for more than four decades and has been recently named a Great Living Cincinnatian by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.   He is well

known and genuinely respected as a true leader of Christian evangelism, equal rights and social justice.  He is the former president of the Baptist Ministers Conference and a founding member of the National Underground

Railroad Freedom Center, where he serves as Chairman of the Board.

Rev. Lynch received his Bachelor of Science from the Cincinnati Bible Seminary, and his MBA from the Graduate Theological Foundation at Notre Dame where he was voted class Orator. He has studied at the University of

Cincinnati, Xavier University, Hebrew Union College and Thomas More College. He has received honorary doctorates at both the Temple Bible College and the College of Mt. St. Joseph. Additionally, he is a valued member of the

Chatfield College Board of Trustees.

Chatfield College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts college offering the Associate of Arts degree in St. Martin and Cincinnati. Chatfield is an open enrollment college and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Prospective students need only to have a High School Diploma or GED to attend and will be guided individually through the enrollment and Financial Aid application process. For more information, visit the website, at www.chatfield.edu, call 513-875-3344 or email admissions@chatfield.edu.

Chatfield College in St. Martin, Ohio, held its 39th graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 8. The ceremony was held in the Sacred Heart Chapel on the main campus in St. Martin. It honored 39 students from the St. Martin campus and the Cincinnati location who either completed the requirements for graduation or will complete the requirements during the summer session.

Highland county residents receiving degrees were Kristina Bales, Brandon Collins, and Aubrey Huddleson, of Lynchburg.

During the ceremony, Chatfield presented Agatha Fitzgerald, OSU and Cecilia Huber, OSU with honorary doctorate degrees in public service.

Sister Agatha Fitzgerald has been an amazing and inspiring force for quality education at Chatfield’s St. Martin campus and at other allied locations for over 30 years. 

Sister Agatha joined the Chatfield faculty in 1974. She has taught Psychology and Art, been the chair of the concentration in Human Services, and is a long serving member of the faculty senate.

Sr. Agatha has generously shared her artistic talents with the college and her work can be found on the walls at the St. Martin campus and at the Findlay Market location. Her relief of Sister Julia Chatfield adorns the

entrance to the Welcome Center on the St. Martin campus.

In 1994 Sr. Agatha was named Chatfield’s recipient of the Celebration of Teaching Award given by GCCCU, the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities. She has served in numerous administrative posts at Chatfield, including Director of Public Relations, Director of Career Development, Dean of Student Services, and Dean of Academic and Student Affairs.  

Sr. Cecilia Huber teaches piano, music appreciation, music history and goes above and beyond in preparing her students for recitals and performances – be they piano, voice, trumpet, harp or just about any other instrument.

Sr. Cecilia is gracious and generous in sharing her musical gifts and abilities with the college through her many concerts, including her annual Christmas concert, and virtually any and all other college events – such as the Quilt & Craft show and commencement exercises. She not only performs, but also directs ensembles or larger collections, and arranges and even writes original music. She is the composer of Chatfield’s Alma Mater. In addition, Sr. Cecilia has been a well-respected English instructor and is an amateur nature photographer.

Sr. Cecilia has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the first Chatfield College faculty ExCorde Award in 2005 and the Chatfield College Distinguished Volunteer Award in 2008.

Chatfield also presented its 2009-2010 Distinguished Instructor award to Susan Henry. This award is given each year to an instructor who exemplifies the academic spirit and values of Chatfield College.

A Sardinia resident, Susan Henry has been the instructor of art history and a laboratory art instructor at Chatfield College for the past 20 years. Currently, she is also Chair of the Art Department and the college Registrar. Susan teaches students how to become scholars, encouraging, urging, and admonishing students that they “can do better work than they are doing now.” She encourages the students who describe themselves as “not having any talent” to enroll in laboratory classes.

Professionally, some of her students go on to major in art. Others use techniques learned in class to pursue a hobby. Most of her students use her art classes as a way to fulfill one of the core requirements for their degree. But, with very few exceptions, her students are usually in class early and working on their projects before class is formally in session.

The 2010 commencement speaker was the Rev. Damon Lynch, Jr.

The Rev. Damon Lynch Jr., has served as the Pastor of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church for more than four decades and has been recently named a Great Living Cincinnatian by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. He is well

known and genuinely respected as a true leader of Christian evangelism, equal rights and social justice.  He is the former president of the Baptist Ministers Conference and a founding member of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, where he serves as Chairman of the Board.

Rev. Lynch received his Bachelor of Science from the Cincinnati Bible Seminary, and his MBA from the Graduate Theological Foundation at Notre Dame where he was voted class Orator. He has studied at the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Hebrew Union College and Thomas More College. He has received honorary doctorates at both the Temple Bible College and the College of Mt. St. Joseph. Additionally, he is a valued member of the Chatfield College Board of Trustees.

Chatfield College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts college offering the Associate of Arts degree in St. Martin and Cincinnati. Chatfield is an open enrollment college and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Prospective students need only to have a High School Diploma or GED to attend and will be guided individually through the enrollment and Financial Aid application process. For more information, visit the website, at www.chatfield.edu, call 513-875-3344 or email admissions@chatfield.edu.