Hagerstown Community College held its first induction ceremony Nov. 18 for students enrolled in the TRiO Project Success/Student Support Services Program in the Merle S. Elliott Continuing Education and Conference Center on HCC's main campus.

Project Success is a new program at HCC designed to help students who are low-income, are first generation college students, or have a disability.


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Once accepted into the program, students have access to academic advising, tutoring, specialized workshops, and career and financial planning.

In addition, students can borrow textbooks from an in-house loaner library and attend various cultural field trips. To take part in Project Success, students must be enrolled at HCC and pursuing a certificate or associate's degree.

Following remarks from Harold "Buck" Macht, TRiO Student Support Services Program coordinator, attendees heard from Donna Rudy, dean of students; Rachael McLoud, counselor/adviser for TRiO Student Support Services; and Guy Altieri, HCC president.

Each student was presented with a certificate recognizing his or her acceptance in the program, as well as his or her commitment to being a scholastic achiever. The ceremony recognized all students who participated in the program for the spring and fall academic semesters.

Inductees included:

Berkeley Springs, W.Va. — Angie Pearrell

Big Pool — Richard Spong

Boonsboro — Abby Barbeito Star Dodson-Moreland, Richard Hixon, Jean Meyers, Jarrett Myers, Jennifer Wayne,

Cavetown — Marco Olivera

Chambersburg, Pa. — Jaquesha Blanding, Jeffrey Creamer, Ryan Jones

Charles Town, W.Va. — Regina Foster

Clear Spring — Valerie Carbaugh, Dale Findley, David Mills, Brad Nehls

Dallastown, Pa. — Sean Floyd

Fairplay — Roxanne Amad

Falling Waters, W.Va. — Joscelyn Horton, Cynthia Morris, Jordan Talbert Darrell Talbert

Funkstown — Katie Lushbaugh, Stephanie Rossiter

Greencastle, Pa. — Mary Forsyth, Antoine Hall, Misty Rhone Ann Weaver