Video and Program from the 105th Graduating Class

If you missed out on attending the 105th VCA Graduation, well here is your chance.

I have mixed in video of the Graduation along with publishing the layout of the  program.


Opening Ceremony
DOC Honor Guard

National Anthem
Jennie Holloway

Opening Remarks
William Cathcart
Academy Staff

Achievement Awards
Ross Farnsworth
Academy Staff

Class Speaker
Robert Dunham
Officer Candidate

Commissioner’s Address
Andrew Pallito

Department of Corrections
Certificate Presentations

Professional Oath Administration
Robert Kupec
Facility Executive

Keynote Speaker
Alice Emmons
State Representative

Passing of the Guidon

Class Recessional
DOC Honor Guard


The 105th Class of the Vermont Correctional Academy would like to thank our instructors and training officers for their valuable services.

Instructors

Ed Adams
Kyle Beckwith
William Cathcart
Gary Dillon
Ross Farnsworth
Gary Garrow
Michaela Hammond
Charles Keefer
Kurt Kuehl
Meredith Larson, PhD
Rob Lowell
Sue Mackin
Pat McIntosh
Milt McWayne
Jason Sanders
Nancy Simoes
Jennifer Sprafke
Scott Stevens
Benjamin Webster

Training Assistants

Ryan Duquette
Benjamin Webster
Daniel Bennett
Jason Sanders
Rob Lowell

Officer’s Oath

I, (state your name)/, acknowledge this oath and the badge of my profession/ as symbols of the public trust
in my ability and commitment/ to provide for the public safety as a professional correctional officer./ I agree
to maintain the highest ethical standards/ and serve the Vermont Department of Corrections to the best of
my ability./ I freely accept this responsibility/ and swear to uphold the humanitarian and legal principles/ of the corrections profession throughout my career.

The Members of 105th Graduating Class

"Attiude & Integrity"

Justin Acito; 5
Christopher Adams; 6
Jeffrey Backus; 1
Jeffrey Boyea; 7
Robert Burroughs; 3
Eric Candels; 7
Stanley Connor; 1
Michael Ducharme; 1
Robert Dunham; 1
Christopher Fletcher; 5
Robby Fontaine; 5
Joshua Furman; 4
Eugene Hitchcock; 4
Sarah Hunter; 3
Raymond Jablonski; 3
Marc Johnson; 1
Joseph Paul Magro; 4
Jason Marquis; 6
Michael Mason; 7
Gordon Moore; 1
Christopher Norris; 9
Claire Potvin; 3
Wayne Rickard; 2
Andrew Simpson; 5
Tiffani Vance; 2
Ernest Wright; 5

Facility placements: 1 (SSCF), 2 (SESCF), 3 (NWSCF), 4 (MVRCF), 5 (NERCF), 6 (NSCF),
7 (CRCF), 8 (Central Office), 9 (Brattleboro P&P)

Vermont Department of Corrections' Training Center Staff

William Cathcart
Ross Farnsworth
Michaela Hammond
Pat McIntosh
Mark Shelton
Jennifer Sprafke