Spring Commencement Ceremonies Planned for May 18

CUMBERLAND, Md.—May 9, 2024— A larger crowd may be present at Allegany College of Maryland’s (ACM) two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 18. This spring 353 students are expected to earn 427 degrees and certificates. The two commencement ceremonies take place in the Physical Education Building’s gymnasium. The ceremony for career and transfer program (non-Allied Health) students is at 11 a.m., and the ceremony for Allied Health students is at 2 p.m. After each ceremony, graduates and their guests are invited to the College Center for light refreshments and photographs.  

Four speakers selected
Four high-achieving students were chosen to deliver the student commencement remarks: Kyaw “Luke” Htay, Linkyn Harmon, Jordan Landis and Penelope White. Harmon and White will speak at the morning commencement ceremony with Htay and Landis speaking at the afternoon ceremony.  

• Linkyn Harmon is an early college and general studies student from Big Cove Tannery in Pennsylvania. Harmon, who holds a 4.00 GPA, graduates from McConnellsburg High School this month. In the fall, Harmon will major in biotechnology at a four-year institution.
• Luke Htay is a respiratory therapist student with a 4.00 GPA. Htay resides in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and is from Myanmar, Burma. Htay came to the United States in 2017 and worked as a cardiac care technician while attending ACM and Blue Ridge Community College. 
• Jordan Landis is a respiratory therapist student and a reverse transfer student from Oakland, Maryland. Landis has a 3.78 GPA and is an aviation operations specialist with the U.S. Army National Guard. Landis is a graduate of Southern Garrett High School and previously attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Garrett College.  
• Penelope White is a legal studies/transfer student with a 3.90 GPA from Frostburg, Maryland. White, who graduated from Bishop Walsh High School in 2023, was an ACM early college student. White is the college’s VP of Leadership for the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. In the fall, White will be a law and society major at Frostburg State University.  

Planning for guests 
Parking is available near the Physical Education and Humanities Buildings. Overflow parking is available near the Continuing Education Building. ACM’s campus map is available online at www.allegany.edu/campus-map.   

Accessibility services are available for people with disabilities. Please contact June Bracken, the college’s director of Academic Access & Disability Resources, by calling 301-784-5112 or emailing jbracken@allegany.edu.  

An option for viewing 
ACM will livestream the ceremonies on Facebook at www.facebook.com/alleganycollegeofmaryland.   Recordings are shared online at https://www.youtube.com/user/theACMutube  the week following the ceremonies.

For more information about Allegany College of Maryland’s spring Commencement Ceremonies, please contact Executive Assistant Joanna DuVall by calling 301-784-5288 or emailing jduvall@allegany.edu. Additional information is available online at www.allegany.edu/graduation.   

ABOUT ACM 
Allegany College of Maryland (ACM) is a small, learner-focused college offering 48 associate degrees, 31 certificates, 10 letters of recognition, noncredit workforce development programs, personal enrichment classes, and adult education and literacy services. More than 3,100 credit and 7,000 noncredit students choose ACM each year, attending online or in person through the college’s two campuses and five education sites in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Over 88% of students receive financial aid, and 57% of students transfer to colleges in more than 26 states. ACM was founded in 1961 as a transfer college in Cumberland, Maryland.