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Jefferson Community College to Hold
61st Spring Commencement May 16th
Published: May 14, 2025 at
04:15 p.m.
By: Press Release
from Jefferson Community College
Jefferson to Hold 61st Spring
Commencement on May 16, 2025
 Jefferson Community College (JCC) will
hold its 61st spring Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May
16, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the McVean Student Center Gymnasium.
JCC is honored to
have alumna and Command Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt.),
Sonja A. Williams, of the New York Air National Guard, 174th Attack
Wing, Syracuse, deliver the keynote address at the commencement exercises. CMSgt. Williams, the first woman to serve in a senior
enlisted leadership role in the 174th Attack Wing, is the commander’s
principal advisor on operational effectiveness and the readiness, training,
and welfare of all enlisted Airmen. CMSgt.
Williams enlisted in the New York Air National Guard in December 1997 as a
personnel specialist and has held a variety of leadership positions over
her 27-year career. In 2006, she cross-trained into the Education and
Training career field and became Unit Education and Training Manager for
the 174th Civil Engineer Squadron, where she led the squadron’s transition
from paper-based to digital training records. She deployed in 2011 in support
of Operation Enduring Freedom at the Manas Transit Center near Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan. In 2012, she was selected as Wing Human Resources Advisor and
received national recognition for her achievements in that role. Outside of
her military service, CMSgt. Williams taught
Spanish at Carthage High School for 24 years. She is the past president of
her local chapter of the American Association of University Women and a
member of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United
States, the Non-Commissioned Officer Association, and the Air Force
Sergeants Association. She is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. She holds an associate degree from Jefferson and a
bachelor’s and master’s degree from SUNY Potsdam.
Read the full press release on the college’s website.
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