Avila University celebrated the 2012 commencement exercises on May 12, 2012, at the Independent Events Center at 11 a.m.
The 2012 commencement speakers were undergraduate candidate Katherine Poulin and graduate candidate Anna Baker. More than 400 graduates participated in the exercises.
Avila University is a private, co-educational, values-based liberal arts institution founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, offering undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree programs.
Kansas City, Kan., graduates:
Laurel Brenner, Counseling & Art Therapy
Matthew Czugala, Business Administration (MBA)
Timothy Dorian, Education (MA)
Jennifer Shreve, Education (MA)
Myanah Simmons, Psychology (BA), Human Resources (BA)
Lucrecia Zepeda, Education (MA)