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KU announces graduates

More than 125 Wyandotte County residents graduated in the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semester at the University of Kansas, Lawrence.

In all, there were more than 5,700 graduates.

Graduates from Wyandotte County are listed below. Not all graduates choose to release their names.

From Wyandotte County:

Joey Lee Bourdow, Bonner Springs, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art
Jacqueline Calderon, Bonner Springs, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Tyler J. Campbell, Bonner Springs, Master of Architecture
Angela Marie Jones, Bonner Springs, Master of Science in Project Management
Steffan Lynn Mefferd, Bonner Springs, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Alyissa Marie Mendoza, Bonner Springs, Bachelor of Social Work
Chellcy Miller, Bonner Springs, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Julianne Josephine Jackson Ruwe, Bonner Springs, Master of Social Work
Emily Louise Vitt, Bonner Springs, Doctor of Pharmacy
Jensen A Walcott, Bonner Springs, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Sabria Moheddin Zlitni, Bonner Springs, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Suhaib A Bajwa, Edwardsville, Doctor of Medicine
Robert Daniel Crowley, Edwardsville, Bachelor of General Studies in Political Science
Jacob Warner Shriver, Edwardsville, Bachelor of Science in Sport Management
Elijah VanWinkle, Edwardsville, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Lucas Caleb Adam, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Studies
Alix Adauto, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Social Work
Alejandra Juarez Aguirre, Kansas, Kansas City, Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care
Geovanni Rafael Alvarado, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Business in Finance
Max A. Avila-Franco, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
Jordan Baker, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Science in Biostatistics
Arizona Levi Baldwin, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Social Work
Rylee Basler, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Social Work
Kathryn Marie Beltran, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Francis Patrick Bentler, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Linda Gayle Bergman, Kansas City, Kansas, Professional Science Master’s in Applied Science
Madonna Ruturaj Bhakta, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
Shelley Lynn Blackwell, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology
Anissa Elise Brantley, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Education
Jennifer Sabra Brooks, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Medicine
Ladarius Brooks, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ruben Adrian Bueno, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Medicine
Darrian Rae Burgess, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Sociology
Jesus Aldair Cazares Arzola, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering
Samuel R. Chaney, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business in Finance
Adrian J. Cisneros, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Bachelor of Arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Geidy G. Contreras-Kelly, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Endurance Edward Crosby, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Science in Education in Health, Sport Management
Josselyn Anabella Cruz-Lopez, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Karla De La Pena, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Colby Dressler, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in American Studies
Samuel Harrison Duncan, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Political Science
Kayla Anne Dye, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biosciences
Sandra Erica Elizondo, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Social Work
Alexander R. Falk, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business in Accounting
Cameron Conrad Fox, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Medicine
Lisandra Garcia, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society
Kellen Brody Gil, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Medicine
Hanah E. Glimpse, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design
Katherine E. Goble, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology
Emily Gudino, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Seungyeob S. Han, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Andrew Ryan Henry Harsh, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Studies
Gharett Matthew Heenan, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Medicine
Brian Daniel Heinen, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Literature, Language and Writing
Brenden Hensley, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design
Pafoua Angela Her, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Arts in Communication Studies
Tony Vichai Her, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Alexandria Hood, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
McKayla Ann Horton, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Occupational Therapy
Damon Ray Jackson Jr., Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Applied Behavioral Science
Makale’a D. Jackson, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Communication Studies
R-Reonnia James, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice
Jarius O’Neil Jones II, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Danielle Denice Jones, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Philosophy in Health Policy and Management
Josie Irene Jones, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Music in Tuba
Jeffrey Ryan Kelly, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Accounting
Peyton K. Kelly, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Education
Tykeisha Dai’Von Kelly, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Social Work
Melissa M. Koch, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Business Administration
Elliot Nash Konrade, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Medicine
Mleh Landford, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Shannon Larsen, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Sang Lau, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Pharmacy
Nicholas Alexander Leahy, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
Jasmyn L. Leapheart, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Psychology
Andrew J. Lentell, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Noses Lor, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Cristina Luna, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Accounting
Ryan Carl Macan, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
Adrian Alejandro Martinez, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Education
Gabrielle Grace Matt, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Steven M. Mccord, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Anthropology
Kathryn Lynn McCullough, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Law and Society
Kimberly Thalia Merritt, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Science in Bioengineering
Richard F. Mikesic, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Accounting
Dustin Alfred Miller, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business in Supply Chain Management
Prompan Mingbunjerdsuk, Kansas City, Kansas, Certificate in Neurology
Marissa Alia Moreno, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Abigail P. Neal, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Political Science and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
Derek Nold, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Medicine
Cailin C. O’Mara, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Bachelor of Arts in English
Sakher Mahmoud Obaidat, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science
Chidera Crystal Okoye, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry
Sarah Felisa Oropeza, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Psychology
Enrique Manuel Ortiz, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Education
Kayla Noehmi Palacios, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Business Administration
Amittia Lonette Parker, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work
Fabian Eduardo Requenes, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in History of Art and Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Diana Nataly Reyes, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Michael A Rhodes, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Business Administration
Claudia Karina Rivera-Sanchez, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lure’a Danielle Robertson, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lasharica Ross, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Social Work
Merllan Alejandra Sabillon-Artiaga, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Public Administration
Eric Salazar, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business in Information Systems
Elizabeth Santillan, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language-Hearing
Amara Seng, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Medicine
Melanie Elizabeth Sharpnack, Kansas City, Kansas, Doctor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Studies
John Peter Shaughnessy, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Science in Engineering Management
Joshua Jordan Shepherd, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Conner Swanton, Kansas City, Kansas, Juris Doctor
Branden M. Taylor, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Jennifer Thluai, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Biology
Michell Tinoco-Morales, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science
Sarah James Turner, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Juan A. Velasquez, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology
Jamie Rebecca Visser, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Social Work
Joshua Anthony Wakes, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Communication Studies
Alana A. Washington, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Journalism in News & Information
Hanna Mae Wertz, Kansas City, Kansas, Master of Social Work
LeFonzo Wesley, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
Trey Whetstone, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
Kassidy Rhiann Wieduwilt, Kansas City, Bachelor of Social Work
Belicia MariAnna Wilcoxen, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Science and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Kayla Marie Willis, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Education in Community Health
Alexander Wittman, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Cheeng Dannie Yang, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Jordan Brian Young, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies.

Sizzling putter earns Reid fifth WyCo women’s golf title

Sunflower Hills master golf professional Jeff Johnson presented Donna Reid with the Wyandotte County Open championship for the fifth time Sunday. (Photo by Alan Hoskns)

by Alan Hoskins

Thanks to a red-hot putter, Donna Reid has her fifth Wyandotte County Open women’s golf championship.

Between the putter and a deft short game, Reid built a four-shot lead on Saturday that was plenty to hold off multiple WyCo champion Pat Seber-Bradley in the tourney played at Sunflower Hills.

“No three putts, nine one-putts and 27 total putts,” said Reid over her opening round 86. Four one-putts and two three-putts for a closing 94 were plenty to turn back Seber-Bradley, who finished 90-92-192 and was never closer than the final scores.

“Today, it was grit your teeth and hold on,” said Reid, 71. “My goal was to keep the ball below the hole but that just didn’t happen. Some days everything is so easy and the next day it’s just reversed. My short game saved me on Saturday.”

Reid finished 47-47 Sunday and held a three-shot lead after nine holes and a par 3 on the difficult par 3 16th hole ended any chances for Seber-Bradley to catch up. Leslie Taylor won the women’s B flight by three strokes over Jane Lamb.

Neal repeats as WyCo champ in back-and-forth duel with Rome

Patrick Neal, a 17-year-old senior at Olathe North, was presented the Wyandotte County Open championship trophy for the second straight year by Sunflower Hills master professional Jeff Johnson. (Photo by Alan Hoskins)

by Alan Hoskins

Youth prevailed once again in Kansas City’s oldest amateur golf tournament.

Patrick Neal, a 17-year-old senior at Olathe North, won his second consecutive Wyandotte County Open championship Sunday by holding off 51-year-old Sunflower Hills veteran Kevin Rome in one of the best back-and-forth duels in the 45th annual championship Sunday at Sunflower Hills.

Entering the final round, Neal led by two shots, trailed with four holes to go and finally won by one. He finished at one over 145 on rounds of 73 and 72 to finish a shot ahead of Rome (72-74-146) and fast-closing Bryan Milberger (75-71-146), whose final round one-under 71 was the tournament’s best.

A former WyCo champion, Rome offset two bogeys with a pair of birdies for an opening round par 72 to take a one shot lead over Neal and three over Milberger but Neal moved two shots in front with a bogey-free one-under par 35 on the front nine Sunday. A 4-foot birdie putt on the 427-yard par 4 third hole got him the lead as Rome bogeyed Nos. 2 and 7.

However, it was Rome who charged to the lead on the closing nine starting with an eagle on the 505-yard par 5 11th hole.

“Driver, 5-iron and about a 25-foot putt,” Rome said. Neal regained the lead at No. 12 with a birdie but then fell a shot back with back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 13 and 14.

“That’s when the wheels fell off,” Rome said. “I hit my drive behind a tree on No. 15, had to punch out and then 3-putted from 20 feet left and above the hole.”

That pulled Neal even and a par on the monstrous 229-yard par 3 16th put him ahead to stay when Rome missed the green and couldn’t save par. Rome made a desperation try to get even on No. 18 but came up two inches short on a 15-foot tying putt.

“Patrick played well,” said Rome, a BPU employee. “He kept the ball out of trouble, played it smart and just did everything well. I just made a couple of bad swings on 15 and 16 but otherwise played well. It was a good match.”

Neal agreed. “I hit the ball pretty well but did not take advantage of my opportunities. But to be unhappy with five bogeys in two days would not be acceptable. I really wanted to score well on the front nine because holes 13 through 16 on the back side are really tough. That’s where I made bogeys.”

The win was a little more gratifying for Neal than his first title a year ago when rain washed out the final round.

“You can have a really good round and it’s easy on one day but to do it two days is a lot harder,” he said.

This year’s state high school tournament may have helped. The first time the state tourney was played over two days, Neal led after 18 holes but then was five over par on the first seven holes the second day and finished third.

“Experience is everything,” he said. “You look to keep calm and execute.”

Neal said he’s looking at colleges in the south and particularly Florida but plans to try to win a third straight WyCo title in 2022. “If I’m around, that’s the plan,” he said.

Hannu Multala won the annual “Kansas City’s Longest Putt” contest while flight winners were Brian Shatto, Todd Milberger, Rick Egnatic, Chuck Johnson and Christian Toman.

45th Wyandotte County Open

Men

CHAMPIONSHIP – 1. Patrick Neal, 145; 2. Bryan Milberger* and Kevin Rome, 146; 4. Reece Nigh, 151.
A FLIGHT – 1. Brian Shatto, 146; 2. Reid Karscig, and Chris Faddis, 153; 4. Jerry Reid, 156.

B – 1. Todd Milberger, 153; 2. Brad Burton, 155; 3. Tim Nick, 157; 4. Stuart hunt, 160; 5. Greg Loethen, 161.

C – 1. Rick Egnatic, 160; 2. Ian Bayless, 162; 3. Jeff Bradshaw, 167; 4. Phil Hoffman, 169; 5. Gary Burgess, 170.

D – 1. Chuck Johnson, 172; 2. Phil Stines, 172; 3. Jeff Baker, Alex Blancarte and Mike Gillelspie, 175.


E – 1. Christian Toma, 177; 2. Jay Sutera, 183; 3. Josh Schultz, 184; 4. Garrett Ochs, 192.
• – Won scorecard playoff.


Proximity Prizes
SATURDAY – Closest to the pin; Michael Moore, No. 4; Tom Romero, No. 8; Rich Richardson, No. 13; Todd Milberger, No. 16. Longest putt No. 9, Brian Shatto; Longest drive No. 10 – Tim Hunt; Kansas City’s longest putt, Hannu Multala.
SUNDAY – Closest to the pin: Mike Super, No. 4; Scott Richey, No. 8; David Gonzales, No. 13; Russ Nigh, No. 16. Longest putt No. 9, Christian Toman; Longest drive No. 10, James Hovey.