Jessica S. Paxton, Kansas City, Kansas, was awarded a Bachelor of Science in elementary education degree from Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, this spring.
Paxton graduated summa cum laude.
Paxton received the Marcia McNee Elementary Education Award at the annual Omicron Delta Kappa Honors Convocation at the college. ODK is a national leadership honor society that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character.
Morningside is a private, coeducational four-year liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,800 students in Sioux City, Iowa.