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Kansas poet laureate Eric McHenry will speak and read from his work on Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the Bonner Springs City Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs, Kan.
The event starts at 6 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Registration is not required.
McHenry, of Lawrence, is a nationally known poet and associate professor of English at Washburn University in Topeka, according to his biographical information on the Kansas Humanities Council website.
He also is an associate professor of English at Washburn University, Topeka. He has won several awards for his poetry.
“Potscrubber Lullabies,” his first book, earned the Kate Tufts Discovery Award in 2007. “Odd Evening,” his third book of poems, will be published by Waywiser Press in 2016.
Park University has announced several graduates from Wyandotte County.
Commencement was held Dec. 12 at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Mo.
Those on the list either lived in Wyandotte County or attended a high school in Wyandotte County.
The degrees received and the students included:
Graduate degrees:
Master of Business Administration:
• Damon Wooten, business administration, Alexandria, Va., attended Sumner Academy of Arts and Science, Kansas City, Kan. Wooten also earned a graduate certificate in health service management and leadership.
Master of Education:
• Sara Marie Gearheart, teacher leadership, Kansas City, Kan., attended Piper High School.
• Frances Elaine Rodriguez, educational leadership, Kansas City, Kan.
• Master of Healthcare Administration:
• Brittany Schalice Robinson, Kansas City, Kan., attended Schlagle High School.
• Raid Fakhry Shorman, Kansas City, Kan.
Master of Public Affairs:
• Karen Amber Kelly, nonprofit and community services management, Kansas City, Kan., attended Bishop Ward High School.
Graduate Certificate:
• Bobbie G. Stewart-Thomas, Kansas City, Kan., attended Wyandotte High School.
Undergraduate degrees:
Bachelor of Arts:
• Melanie Diane Gonzalez, criminal justice administration – law enforcement and Spanish, Kansas City, Kan.
Bachelor of Public Administration:
• Paul O. Abanishe, Kansas City, Kan.
• Eunice Oregel, public service, Shawnee Kan., attended Wyandotte High School. Oregel also earned an undergraduate certificate in terrorism and homeland security.
Bachelor of Science:
• Paula Engetschwiler, management, magna cum laude, Kansas City, Mo., attended Muncie Christian School, Kansas City, Kan.
• Anthony Thomas Fenner, business administration – finance, magna cum laude, Kansas City, Kan.
• Samuel Aldon Miller, management, summa cum laude, Edwardsville, Kan.
• Krista Elizabeth Sheckells, business administration – marketing, Kansas City, Kan., attended Basehor-Linwood High School, Basehor, Kan.
• Adam Robert Shirley, biology, Bonner Springs, Kan., attended Bonner Springs High School.
• Vanessa Kay Thomson, management – accounting, cum laude, Kansas City, Kan., attended Valley Center, Kan., High School.
• Jennifer L. Tuttle, fitness and wellness, magna cum laude, Kansas City, Kan., attended Joplin, Mo., High School.
• Shun’Nita S. Washington, business administration – management, Kansas City, Kan., attended Schlagle High School.
• Maretta J. Williams, management – computer information systems, cum laude, Kansas City, Kan.