
Utica University announces 2025 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Undergraduate commencement ceremonies will be held on Friday, May 9 at 5 p.m. at the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.

Utica University is proud to honor Garrett Pratt of New Hartford, New York, a health sciences and psychology dual major, as the 2025 Utica University valedictorian.
This year’s Salutatorian is John “Jack” Hrustich III, a cybersecurity major and computer science minor from Owego, New York.
Following graduation, Garrett plans on applying to mortuary science school to become a licensed funeral director. He is a graduate of New Hartford Senior High School. His mother and father, Tracy and Richard, and grandmothers Elaine Pratt and Mary Lou Berie join the Utica University community in celebrating this achievement.

Jack plans to pursue a cybersecurity career in the private sector before eventually pursuing an advanced degree in cybersecurity. His parents, John and Nikki, brother Noah, and grandparents Ila Blinn, Ann Hrustich, Glenn and Ghislaina Coulter, and Echo McCarley share in this wonderful achievement.
Undergraduate commencement ceremonies will be held on Friday, May 9 at 5 p.m. at the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
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