Leaving her mark

For one last time, she watched them walk by in single file, sporting smiles and decked out in celebratory garb. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

It was a cool, sunny day for Tyree Wieder's last graduation ceremony after 14 years as president of Valley College.

As she took pictures of her graduating students, Wieder reflected on her long education career and what she will leave behind when she retires this summer.

"I will miss the students, the people I work with and the challenges," she said.