Wyandotte County students graduate from Emporia State University

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Several students from Wyandotte County recently graduated from Emporia State University

Area students who were candidates for degrees are listed below.

• Jinhyuk Yang of Kansas City, Kansas, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business in Business Administration

• Bruce Laverne VanCleave of Edwardsville, Kansas, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business in Management

• Jenni Anne Ova of Bonner Springs, Kansas, with a B.S. in Education in Elementary Education

• Regina Yvette Burnside of Kansas City, Kansas, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education in Elementary Education

• Kathryn Diana Christwell of Kansas City, Kansas, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education in Elementary Education

• Ashley Ann Sikorski of Kansas City, Kansas, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education in Elementary Education

• Tyler M Whaley of Kansas City, Kansas, with a B.S. in Education in Elementary Education

• Cina M. Bailey of Kansas City, Kansas, with a B.S. in Education in Elementary Education

• Lorenzo Antonio Marquez of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Language with a minor in Anthropology and a concentration in Spanish

• Bobby Lee McFarland of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies

• Ashley Nicole Washington of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Bachelor of Science in Communication with a minor in Ethnic Gender Studies and a concentration in Relational Communication

• Latricia T Bradley of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion

• Jane M. Billinger of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Library Science with a concentration in Archives Studies

• Erich Kessler of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Library Science with a concentration in Archives Studies

• Linda Jean Bowman of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Library Science with a concentration in Leadership and Administration

• Meggan Luszcak of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Library Science

• Ryan S. Grinter of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Music with a concentration in Music Education-Vocal/Instrumental

• Colby D. Sullivan of Bonner Springs, Kansas, with a Master of Science in Health, Phyical Education, & Recreation

• Zachary Lee Wilson of Kansas City, Kansas, with a Master of Science in Special Education

Commencement speakers included Kenny Wilk, chair of the Kansas Board of Regents, who encouraged all graduates to consider giving back through public service of some kind.

Dr. Charles Brown, professor of philosophy and the 2014 Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor, urged graduates at the baccalaureate ceremony to consider what it means to be an Emporia State Hornet.

"You will forever be Emporia State University graduates and alumni," Brown said. "I only hope that what being a Hornet means to you is something that you will happily and wisely discover for the rest of your lives."