Kingsborough
Community College
Commencement Speaker
Andrew D. Weyman
Hollywood Director and Kingsborough Community College Graduate Class of 1971
began his career in New York City, directing many daytime dramas including “The
Edge of Night,” “Search for Tomorrow,” “Another World,” and “As the World
Turns.” Mr. Weyman moved to Los Angeles in 1986 where he directed his first half-hour
comedy, “Head of the Class.” Since then, he has directed many hit shows such as
“Roseanne,” “Ellen,” “King of Queens” and “Two and a Half Men,” as well as many
pilots that have been ordered to series. He has worked with such outstanding
talents as Carol Burnett, Bette Midler, Tony Bennett, Bob Newhart, Phyliss
Diller, Martin Short, Gregory Hines, Shelley Winters and Cloris Leachman. Mr.
Weyman will receive the President’s Medal at Kingsborough Community College
Commencement Exercises.
Students: Marsha
Allen has been named a New Century scholar by the American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC) and the
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The award honors outstanding two-year college
students who are nominated by their educational institution. Each state is
granted one New Century Scholar award annually and students are selected based
on academic excellence, leadership and community service. Allen has been
accepted with full scholarship at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley,
Massachusetts. A native of Trinidad, Allen began her studies at Kingsborough
Community College in the fall of 2005.
Helianne Duke has
been named 2007 valedictorian at Kingsborough Community College. Duke, 34,
married and the mother of six children, was the speaker at commencement. With a
flawless 4.0 GPA and a member of the college honors program, Ms. Duke majored
in Education Studies. In addition to her impressive academic record, she is
active in numerous college related activities, including president of Student
Government Public and Health Council. She was recently selected to attend the
prestigious Salzburg Seminar’s Global Citizenship program in Salzburg, Austria,
and to participate in the Summer in the City program. For the last year, she
served as an intern in United States Senator Hillary Clinton’s New York City
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