Serving Kansas City (Wyandotte County) Kansas for over 50 years!
Olivia Johnson of Kansas City, Kansas, was one of the students at Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, who participated in four Christmas at Concordia concerts.
Featured in the concerts were students in the Women’s Cantamus Choir, Male Chorus, Concordia Handbell Choir, University Brass Ensemble, University A Cappella Choir and University Symphonic Band.
Several Wyandotte County students are among the December graduation candidates at Emporia (Kan.) State University.
They include:
Jordan Joseph Jackson of Bonner Springs, Kansas, cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business degree in Business Administration and Information Systems.
Jodi Marie Smith of Kansas City, Kansas, cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing Communication.
Hannah R Baughman of Kansas City, Kansas, summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Elementary Education.
Lacy Jordan Davison Symmonds of Kansas City, Kansas, cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Elementary Education .
Sara Kay Ferguson of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in English.
Kiersten Ellen Smith of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Services Education with a minor in Sociology.
Tyrone T Weaver of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation.
Joy Lynn Brown of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Science degree in Instructional Design and Technology.
Kate Ann Dorian of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Science degree in Business Education with a concentration in Education Pathway.
Anne Elizabeth Hessenflow of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Science degree in School Counseling.
Francene Teresa Lopez of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Science degree in Special Education with a concentration in High Incidence Special Education.
Alyssa Michelle O Neal of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Science degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Curriculum Lead Prek-12.
Timothy Peterson of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Science degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Effective Practitioner PreK-12.
Michelle Kristine Selbe of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Science degree in Special Education with a concentration in High Incidence Special Education.
Kenneth C. Simmons of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Science degree in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.
All students earning graduate degrees will be honored at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14.
Dr. Blake Flanders, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, will give remarks. Before serving in his current position, Flanders served as the vice president for Workforce Development for the Kansas Board of Regents and provided executive leadership for the Kansas Postsecondary Technical Education Authority.
Students earning bachelor’s degrees will be honored at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15.
Mark Hutton of the Kansas Board of Regents will give remarks during the undergraduate ceremony. Hutton, of Andover, is the founder of Hutton Construction Corp. in Wichita and worked as CEO until 2010. Hutton also served as a state representative in the Kansas Legislature from 2013 to 2017.
Dr. Kevin Rabas, chair of the Department of English, Modern Languages, and Journalism and Kansas Poet Laureate, will address the undergraduates as ESU’s 2018 Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor.
For those unable to attend, both ceremonies will be streamed on the Internet live. The link for the live stream as well as other information can be found online atwww.emporia.edu/commencement.
Several students from Wyandotte County recently received degrees from Park University, Parkville, Missouri.
Commencement ceremonies were held Dec. 8 in Independence, Missouri.
Degree recipients from Wyandotte County included:
• Bridget N. Locke, Kansas City, Kansas, attended Schlagle High School, Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership;
• Candace M. Franklin, project management, Overland Park, Kansas, attended Washington High School, Master of Business Administration.
• Raven M. Olivarez, business administration, Shawnee, Kansas, attended Turner High School, Master of Business Administration.
• Scott B. Stordahl, finance, Kansas City, Kansas, attended Washington High School, Master of Business Administration;
• Mary Ruth Kistler Hull, language and literacy, Kansas City, Missouri, attended Washington High School, Master of Education;
• Juanita Maria Salas, Kansas City, Kansas, attended Harmon High School, Master of Healthcare Administration;
• Jacqueline Calzada, psychology, Kansas City, Kansas, attended Turner High School, Bachelor of Arts;
• Dale E. Jones, organizational communication, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts;
• Cheyenne C. McGinnis, multimedia journalism-public relations, Kansas City, Kansas, attended Piper High School, Bachelor of Arts;
• Jessica Andrea Parada, interior design, Liberty, Missouri, attended Bonner Springs High School, Bachelor of Fine Art;
• Brenda Baker, management, Edwardsville, Kansas, Bachelor of Science, cum laude.
• Mae F. Battle, business administration-management, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science;
• Katie Marie Berrian, business administration-management, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude;
• Jessica M. Brannon, business administration-human resources, Bonner Springs, Kansas, Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude;
• Lisa Hamrick, social psychology, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude;
• Case J. Lucchi, social psychology, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science, cum laude;
• Heather C. McClellan, information and computer science-data management, and information and computer science-software engineering, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude;
• Hannah F. Roper, business administration-management, Kansas City, Kansas, attended Piper High School, Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude;
• Eric L. Smith, information and computer science-data management, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude;
• Veira Gallegos Valenzuela, accounting, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science.