The University had 580 students eligible to participate in the ceremony — 379 undergraduates received their bachelor’s degree, 170 graduate students received their master’s degree, 13 students received their associate degree and 18 students received graduate or undergraduate certificates.
In addition, 64 associate degrees in nursing were conferred during the Ellen Finley Earhart Nursing Program’s pinning ceremony on May 10 on the Parkville Campus.
Below are the Kansas City, Kan., natives recognized at the event:
Master of Business Administration
- Rebecca Leigh Burkholder, Overland Park, Kan. (attended Leavenworth [Kan.] High School, Finance and International Business
- Emmanuel I. Chinkata, Kansas City, Kan., International Business
- Tausha M. Payne, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Wyandotte High School), Finance
- Carolyn Jean Navarro, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Skutt Catholic High School, Omaha, Neb.), Teacher Leadership
- Ricky Edward Brown, Kansas City, Kan., Public Management
Master of Healthcare Leadership
- Sandy Lyn Case, Bonner Springs, Kan.
- Ginger K. Lewis, Bonner Springs, Kan. (attended Joplin [Mo.] High School, Computer and Network Security
- Daniel I. Howard, Overland Park, Kan. (attended Wyandotte High School, Kansas City, Kan.), Accounting and Business Administration/Finance
- Jon William Henry LaHue III, Kansas City, Kan., Communication Arts/Broadcasting
- Jerard Jermaine Batie, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Sumner Academy), Business Administration/Marketing
- Elizabeth Dawn Beatty, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Turner High School), Social Psychology/Human Development
- Ceasar Romero Evans, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Liberty Eylau High School, Texarkana, Texas), Management
- Andrea Dione Smith, Overland Park, Kan. (attended Wyandotte High School, Kansas City, Kan.), Social Psychology
- Tabatha Brittney Stark, Bonner Springs, Kan., Social Psychology/Human Development
- Michael Ray Tounzen, Kansas City, Kan., Chemistry and Biology
- Evonne Michelle Truelove, Kansas City, Kan., Management/Human Resources
- Andraia L. Union, Kansas City, Kan., Business Administration/Human Resources
- Shantell C. Wooten, Kansas City, Kan., Management
- Jessica Marie Watson, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Bishop Ward High School), Early Childhood Education
- Emily Ann Zabielski, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Turner High School), Elementary Education
- Dionne Talicia Boyice, Basehor, Kan. (attended Schlagle High School, Kansas City, Kan.)
- Sandra Rocio Flores, Kansas City, Kan.
- Rebecca Jeanine Ruble, Leavenworth, Kan. (attended Piper High School, Kansas City, Kan.)
