Several Wyandotte County students to graduate at Emporia State University

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.