News Release

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May 6, 2009

The Cerro Coso Community College Commencement Exercise is slated for Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. Commencement will be held in the Gym located in the Raymond A. McCue Athletic Complex on the west side of College Heights Blvd. in Ridgecrest.

Cerro Coso will be honoring nearly 210 eligible graduates from the IWV Campus, Kern River Valley Center in Lake Isabella, South Kern Center at Edwards Air Force Base, and the Eastern Sierra College Center located in Bishop and Mammoth Lakes.

Eric Bruen has been selected as the Alumni Association's Distinguished Speaker. He holds an AA degree in Business from Cerro Coso Community College He is a graduate of Western CUNA Management School in 2004. Bruen has held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Desert Valleys Federal Credit Union since March 2004. In 2005 he was recognized as the Tomorrow's Star Award recipient from the California Credit Union League. He also serves as the youngest seated board member on the California Credit Union League. Bruen serves as the Chairman of the Desert Area Resources and Training (DART), president-elect of the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce and will begin his term in June.

"Cerro Coso is very proud of its graduates, and we would like to extend a warm invitation to the community to join us in honoring their outstanding accomplishment" stated Cerro Coso President, Dr. Mary Retterer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Natalie Dorrell, Public Information (760) 384-6260

EVENT DETAILS
Date	May 15
Time	6pm
Campus	IWV
Location	Gym