Robert Jones joins his daughter Jasmine Jones for a post-graduation exercise photo taken by his other daughter Jessica Jones following Germanna Community College’s Winter Commencement on Thursday evening, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Cynthia Tyler was the student speaker at Germanna Community College’ Winter Commencement on Thursday evening, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Germanna Community College President Janet Gullikson at the school’s Winter Commencement on Thursday evening, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Lillian Braxton of Spotsylvania County poses for a photograph with her Business Management diploma during Germanna Community College’ Winter Commencement on Thursday evening, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Vanessa Springer-Mosley sang the National Anthem at Germanna Community College’a Winter Commencement on Thursday afternoon, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Jackie Mealia (Boston, Va., on-line studies) and her two-year-old daughter Lucille Moon at Germanna Community College’ Winter Commencement on Thursday afternoon, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Cynthia Tyler was the student speaker at Germanna Community College’ Winter Commencement on Thursday afternoon, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Germanna Community College President Janet Gullikson at the school’s Winter Commencement on Thursday afternoon, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Germanna Community College President Janet Gullikson at the school’s Winter Commencement on Thursday afternoon, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Victoria Betancourt (Brooke area of Stafford County) during Germanna Community College’s Winter Commencement on Thursday afternoon, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)

Germanna Community College’s Board Chairman William Thomas at the school’s Winter Commencement on Thursday evening, December 14, 2017 at the Anderson Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. (Photo by Robert A. Martin)