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Month: October 2017

FHSU men’s soccer extends win streak to six with win over Lindenwood

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team defeated the Lindenwood Lions 2-1 on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 8). The Tigers improved to 6-4-2 overall and 4-0 in the MIAA, while the Lions fell to 6-5 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

The Tigers and Lions were in a defensive battle throughout the first half as neither team scored. Fort Hays State got off six shots in the first half, including four on goal. Lindenwood was just behind with four shots, while only one was on target.

The second half started with a bang from the Lions as Michele Ganz scored his ninth goal of the season in the 49th minute. The Tigers rebounded with the equalizer from Abdoulaye Cisse in the 54th minute, scoring his sixth goal of the season that tied the game at one goal apiece. With the goal, Cisse now owns the school record for consecutive matches scoring a goal with six straight.

The Tigers and Lions battled each other in a tough defensive matchup once again until Mauricio Etcheverry found the back of the net for the second time this season on a shot from 30 yards out in the 80th minute to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.

The score stood until the end as Michael Yantz earned the win in goal for the Tigers to improve his overall record to 5-3-2 on the season. Yantz picked up five saves on the day to increase his season total to 44 on the year.

The Tigers continue their undefeated start to conference play when they travel to Bolivar, Missouri, to face Southwest Baptist on Friday (Oct. 13). Kickoff is set for 3 pm.

Romero pushes FHSU women’s soccer past No. 20 Missouri Western in 2OT

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The weekend trip to Missouri for the Fort Hays State women’s soccer team ended with two big wins for the Tigers, including a 1-0 double-overtime victory against No. 20 Missouri Western. Silvana Romero netted her third goal of the season to give the Tigers their fourth MIAA win of the season, and improve their overall record to 7-3-2 and 4-1 in conference. With the loss, the Griffons drop to 10-2 this season and 4-1 in MIAA competition.

With the match remaining scoreless until the second overtime, the Griffons showed they had the offensive strength as they outshot the Tigers 25-11 in the match with 11 hitting on target compared to Fort Hays State’s three on goal. Conversely, Megan Kneefel collected 11 saves in net for the Tigers while Sara Lyle only brought in two for the Griffons. Kneefel now owns a 4-2-1 overall record anchoring in the net for Fort Hays State while Lyle drops to 10-3 on the season.

With neither team able to get on the board throughout regulation, the Griffons were forced into their first overtime match of the season while the Tigers appeared in their third. One overtime period ended with no scores, pushing the match to the decisive extra period. Just over five minutes into the second overtime, Silvana Romero scored from ten yards out from the box on the left side to earn a solo goal and her third so far this season. The goal lifted the Tigers to the 1-0 win over the Griffons for the third-straight victory against Missouri Western.

The Tigers look to continue their two-match winning streak as they host two home matches this coming weekend. On Friday (Oct. 13), Fort Hays State meets up with 2-8-1 Southwest Baptist in Hays at 6 p.m. On Sunday (Oct. 15), the Tigers kickoff with 1-7-2 Missouri Southern for a 1 p.m. match at FHSU Soccer Stadium.

Sheriff: Search continues for Kan. felony suspect who fled traffic stop

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Location of the search, according to the Reno Co. Sheriff -Google map

RENO COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities continue a search for a suspect wanted on a felony warrant.

On Saturday afternoon, a Reno County Deputy noticed a driver that had a felony warrant and tried to make a traffic stop, according to a  social media report.

The driver fled and the chase ended near Partridge and Irish Creek Road when the driver and passenger fled on foot.

Reno County Deputies with the assistance of the Kansas Highway Patrol and a tracking dog did an extensive search of the area and could not locate the subjects.

There is no reason to believe the public is in danger, according to the sheriff’s department.

The Sheriff’s Department did not release the names of the suspect.

State Senator: Plan to house Nebraska inmates in Kansas illegal

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Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers- photo courtesy Nebraska State Legislature

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state lawmaker says Gage County has violated the state constitution by housing inmates across the state line in Kansas.

The Beatrice Daily Sun reports that Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers has asked the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office to issue a legal opinion on a contract approved by the Gage County Board of Supervisors in late September.

The one-year contract reserves 10 beds in the Washington County, Kansas, jail for Gage County inmates, at a cost of $246,000 a year.

Chambers said in a letter Wednesday to the attorney general that it’s a violation of the Nebraska Constitution to transport an inmate to another state for any offense committed in Nebraska.

Gage County Board Chairman Myron Dorn declined to comment on Chambers’ allegation.

FHSU Department of Art and Design releases schedule of exhibitions

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FHSU University Relations

The Department of Art and Design at Fort Hays State University will hold several exhibitions throughout the fall and spring semesters.

Each exhibit, except for the Annual Student Honors Exhibition, will be in the Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art in Rarick Hall, room 102. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Fall 2017 exhibitions:

Now until Oct. 13: Art & Design Faculty Exhibition.

Oct. 20 to Nov. 17: Lauren Baird, Omaha, Neb., MFA Thesis Exhibition, ceramics. Reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21.

Dec. 1 to Dec. 22: Herrick Smith, St. Augustine, Fla., MFA Thesis Exhibition, ceramics. Reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1.

Spring 2018 exhibitions:

Jan. 5 to Jan. 26: Hanna Eastin, Newton, MFA Thesis Exhibition, ceramics. Reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, Jan. 5.

Feb. 2 to Feb. 16: Interior Design IIDA Student Chapter Exhibition. Reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 2.

Feb. 23 to March 16: Graphic Design BFA Exhibition. Reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23.

April 6 to April 20: Annual Student Honors Exhibition. Reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 6.

April 18: 43rd Annual High School Art Exhibition, 8 to 10 a.m. in Gross Memorial Coliseum.

April 27 to May 11: A. Noble, and H. Halldorsdottir, Thesis Exhibition, ceramics. Reception will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday, April 27.

Reception times are subject to change. To stay up-to-date on times, visit www.fhsu.edu/art-and-design/News-and-Events or call the Department of Art and Design at 785-628-4247.

2 Kan. women face federal charges after police find 20-pounds of meth

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Ortega -photo Wyandotte Co.

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Federal charges have been filed against three people after investigators seized 20 pounds of methamphetamine from a house in Kansas City, Kan., according to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall.

The following defendants were charged in federal court Thursday with one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine:

Sheila M. Best, 53, Basehor, Kan.
Karen Ortega, 40, Kansas City, Kan.
Marlon Gutierrez, 38, Kansas City, Kan.

A search warrant served at a house in the 3000 block of North 34th Street in Kansas City, Kan., turned up 20 pounds of methamphetamine, more than a pound of heroin and more than $23,000 in cash.

Best -photo Wyandotte Co.

If convicted, they face a penalty of not less than 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $10 million. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.

FHSU summer 2017 graduates named

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A total of 611 students completed associate, bachelor’s or graduate degrees at Fort Hays State University in the summer 2017 term.

Graduates are listed with their degrees and majors and, in parentheses, areas of concentration. The university conferred 173 graduate degrees (master’s and education specialists) and 438 undergraduate degrees. This list does not include graduates who requested privacy.

Fort Hays State does not release degree lists until transcripts have been verified as having met all requirements for graduation.

Kansas graduates are arranged alphabetically by home county, city and ZIP. Graduates from other states are listed alphabetically by state, city and ZIP. International students are listed by country and city.

ANDERSON
Greeley (66033): Jeanette Alicia Rogers, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

ATCHISON
Atchison (66002): Lauren Elizabeth Benning, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Heather Dawn Cline, a Master of Science in counseling (school).

BARTON
Claflin (67525): David Norman Wichman, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Great Bend (67530): Lindsay D. Hoff, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Danette June Unruh, a Bachelor of Science in medical diagnostic imaging.

BROWN
Everest (66424): Lori Ann Campbell, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).

BUTLER
Andover (67002): Sarah Louise Acosta, a Bachelor of Science in sociology.
Ben Elliott, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Chad Eric Keethler, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Augusta (67010): Paige Hayden, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Madison Jo Macari, a Bachelor of Science in tourism and hospitality management.
Leah Michelle Meckel, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Rose Hill (67133): Haley Lynne Lakous, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in art (graphic design).
Greg Alan Welch, a Master of Science in education administration.

COWLEY
Arkansas City (67005): Kimberly Kay Ford, a Master of Science in Education (library specialist).
Roxanna Louise James, a Master of Professional Studies (organizational leadership).

CRAWFORD
Franklin (66735): Renee Sue Scales, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).

DICKINSON
Abilene (67410): Mac B. Loucks, a Bachelor of Science in technology leadership.
Ashley Marie Moomaw, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).
Christi Lee Wicks, a Master of Science in psychology (experimental – general).
Jennifer Ann Wilkins, a Master of Science in counseling (school).

DOUGLAS
Baldwin City (66006): Tayler Shae Ezell, a Master of Science in education administration.
Lawrence (66044): Cristina Itzel Chamblin, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Kaitlyn Marie Goetting, a Bachelor of Arts in English (writing).
Bonnie Marie Jackson, a Master of Science in Nursing (education).
Lawrence (66046): Lauren Elizabeth Mitchell, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Lawrence (66047): Adrian Nathaniel Cade, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).

ELK
Howard (67349): Sarah Ivy Bellar, a Bachelor of Science in agricultural business.
Christopher James Madison, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).

ELLIS
Ellis (67637): Ashley Dorlynn Ford, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Hays (67601): Khaled Mashref Alamari, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (computer networking).
Jason Tanner Babyak, a Bachelor of Science in mathematics (industrial and academic).
Ricky Carrasco, a Bachelor of Business Administration in tourism and hospitality management.
Haley Ann Casteel, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
Nicholas Dean Dopita, a Bachelor of Science in technology studies (industrial technology).
Rebecca Duke, a Bachelor of Science in communication sciences and disorders.
Carmen R. Garcia, a Bachelor of Social Work.
Kendahl Renee Garrett, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Susan Renee Hornbaker, a Bachelor of General Studies.
Highness M. Humphrey, a Master of Science in Nursing (education).
Kenneth Chima Iheme, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Rachel Elaine Jacobs, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (recreation).
Christina Lynne Klingler, a Bachelor of General Studies (human services).
David Shawn Lawson, a Bachelor of Arts in political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in history.
Jaeryong Lee, a Master of Arts in English (teaching English to speakers of other languages).
Mengjia Luo, a Master of Liberal Studies (global professional English).
Xinying Lyu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Mary Elizabeth Maki, a Master of Science in psychology (clinical).
Heather Leigh McWhirter, a Master of Professional Studies (human resource management).
Mary Kathryn Menendez, a Bachelor of Science in sociology.
Jafet Molinares, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (sport management).
Seon-jin Na, a Master of Arts in English.
Cameron Joseph O’connor, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (exercise science).
Jordan M. Ottley, a Master of Science in education administration.
Taffra Picking, a Bachelor of Science in biology.
Emily Jo Roberts, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Kevin Andrew Rounkles, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Christina Dawn Schmidt, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).
Braden Alexander Splichal, a Bachelor of Science in technology studies (industrial technology).
Brittney Marie Squire, a Master of Professional Studies (organizational leadership).
Zane Swafford, a Bachelor of Science in computer science (business).
Luke Allen Truman, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).
Abby Marie Weaver, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Leneal Weiser, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Mengchen Wu, a Master of Liberal Studies (social networking management).
Naixin Yao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Justin Anthony Younger, a Bachelor of Science in technology studies (industrial technology).
Yue Yu, a Master of Liberal Studies (global management).
Victoria (67671): Dylan Paul Gasper, a Bachelor of Science in technology studies (construction management).
Jennifer Renee Pfeifer, a Master of Science in counseling (clinical mental health).
Cole R. Robben, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).

ELLSWORTH
Lorraine (67459): Amanda Nicole Hochman, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.

FINNEY
Garden City (67846): Chase D. Anderson, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (digital media production and journalism).
Kasey Lee Copeland, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).
Mackenzie Marie Despain, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Polly Anne Elpers, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).
Ashlee Nicole Guillen, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Tina Elaine Lynch, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Jacqueline A. Majalca, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in art (graphic design).
Maria Vicente-Ramos, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Boone Jackson Wells, a Bachelor of Science in agriculture (agronomy).

FORD
Dodge City (67801): Theresa Jock Alberry, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Adley Rae Davis, a Bachelor of Science in technology studies (industrial technology).
Summer Dawn Wilson, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance.
Spearville (67876): Kiley Suzanne Myers, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

FRANKLIN
Princeton (66078): Joshua Alan Atchison, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Wellsville (66092): Darcy Nicole Bonzo, a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.

GOVE
Quinter (67752): Allison Janae Polifka, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

GRAHAM
Hill City (67642): Judy Marie Sansom, a Bachelor of Arts in English (literature).

GRANT
Ulysses (67880): Darwin Bouray, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Erika Marie Downing, a Master of Science in education administration.
Shanda Holm, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Joshuwa A. Rodriguez, a Master of Business Administration (human resource management).

GREENWOOD
Madison (66860): Melissa Ashlaw, a Master of Professional Studies (human resource management).

HARPER
Harper (67058): Megan Kathleen Evans, an Associate of General Studies (human services).

HARVEY
Halstead (67056): Jane Ann Moody, a Master of Science in counseling (school).
Newton (67114): Alyssa Kaye Kroeker, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Kyle Wayne Kroeker, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Christopher M. Smith, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Sedgwick (67135): Cheyenne Audriece Wright, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.

HASKELL
Sublette (67877): Shannon Brooke Bultena, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).

HODGEMAN
Jetmore (67854): Kileigh Lynn Cossman, a Master of Science in education administration.

JACKSON
Holton (66436): Kasie Dawn Vandonge, a Bachelor of Arts in political Science.

JEFFERSON
Oskaloosa (66066): Marc Douglas Milner, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Ozawkie (66070): Cassandra Johnson, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

JOHNSON
Lenexa (66219): Kara Elizabeth David, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Lenexa (66220): Sarah Ann Hosterman, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
Olathe (66061): Paul Robert McParland, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).
Olathe (66062): Andrew Joseph Meile, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).
Overland Park (66204): Brittany Marie Murphy, a Master of Business Administration.
Overland Park (66207): Heather Rae Grabmiller, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Overland Park (66212): Brittney Nicole Reed, a Bachelor of Science in business education (corporate communication).
Shawnee (66216): Brittany Paige Burdolski, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).
Shawnee (66226): Anthony Mack Davis, a Bachelor of General Studies (criminal justice).
Spring Hill (66083): Kelly Michael Thompson, a Master of Science in special education (gifted).

KEARNY
Lakin (67860): Pedro E. Vazquez-Maldonado, an Associate of Science in radiologic technology.

KINGMAN
Cunningham (67035): James Dean Fitzsimmons, a Bachelor of Science in agricultural business.
Kingman (67068): Adam Nicholas Schonlau, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in art (graphic design).
Nashville (67112): Andrew Perrin Gwennap, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).

LEAVENWORTH
Tonganoxie (66086): Mackenzie Lee Cadue, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (Web and mobile application development).
Katlin Jean Roberts, a Master of Business Administration (tourism and hospitality management).

LINN
Mound City (66056): Lori A. Vaughn, a Bachelor of General Studies (child development).

LOGAN
Oakley (67748): Cally Renee’ Albers, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

LYON
Emporia (66801): Peter Julian Leyva, a Master of Science in psychology (experimental – general).

MARION
Marion (66861): Gail L. Boaldin, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).

McPHERSON
Lindsborg (67456): Melaney Gayle Seehafer, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management (human resource).

MIAMI
Paola (66071): John Max Menefee, a Master of Science in education administration.

MITCHELL
Glen Elder (67446): Toni Renee Watkins, an Associate of General Studies (health promotion).
Tipton (67485): Brian D. Brummer, a Bachelor of Science in agricultural business.

MORRIS
Council Grove (66846): Lydia Leshai Grimmett, a Bachelor of Science in sociology.

NEMAHA
Sabetha (66534): Stacy Renee Scott, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).

OSAGE
Scranton (66537): Courtney Harris, a Bachelor of General Studies (mathematics).

PAWNEE
Larned (67550): Jessica Mick Johnson, a Bachelor of General Studies (communication).
Christine Renee Orr, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geography).

PHILLIPS
Agra (67621): Kelsey Atchison, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management (human resource).

POTTAWATOMIE
St. Marys (66536): Dominic M. Freeman, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (computer networking).

PRATT
Pratt (67124): Briauna Jade Fahrenbruch, a Bachelor of Arts in art (studio art).
Kathryn Lynn Falkinburg, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Cheyenne Dayne Gish, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Caitlin Marie Miller, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Hayden Marie Pixler, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).

RAWLINS
Atwood (67730): Cheyanne Elizabeth Soderlund, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (health promotion).

RENO
Arlington (67514): Ivan Douglas Lobban, a Master of Professional Studies (public health administration).
Hutchinson (67501): Chelse Warnken, a Bachelor of General Studies (human services).
Hutchinson (67502): Clayton Justin Evans, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Curtis Field, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).

RICE
Chase (67524): Amie Michelle Kreis, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Lyons (67554): Kaitlynn Michelle Malone, a Bachelor of Arts in music.

RILEY
Alma (66502): Hannah Christine McGahey, a Master of Professional Studies.
Manhattan (66502): Shane Tristan Eslit, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Nathan Emerson Good, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Kaitlin Kae Hoyle, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Allie M. Ronnebaum, a Master of Science in education administration.
Manhattan (66503): Valerie Linn Allen, a Master of Professional Studies (criminal justice).
Tiesha Rae Scipio, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance.

RUSSELL
Russell (67665): Eric Wayne Nuss, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (Web and mobile application development).

SALINE
Gypsum (67448): Heather Marie Cleveland, a Bachelor of Science in technology studies (industrial technology).
Salina (67401): Niklas S. Bohanan, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).
Nathan Richard Burgess, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Kathryn Ann Henke, a Bachelor of Science in medical diagnostic imaging.
Austin M. Hoppock, an Associate of General Studies (general business).
Brianna Marie Klein, a Bachelor of Science in biology (pre-veterinary).
Jason Lee Newman, a Master of Liberal Studies (instructional sciences).
Melissa A. Nichols, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).
Jacob Daniel Windholz, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.

SEDGWICK
Andale (67001): Donna Marie Berry, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).
Bel Aire (67220): Daniel Ibarra, a Bachelor of Arts in music.
Jessica Christine Schroeder, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).
Aaron Jaden Webb, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Cheney (67025): Amber Danelle Good, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).
Denise D. Lampe, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Clearwater (67026): Misty Ann Jimison, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Goddard (67052): Nicole M. Denney, a Master of Science in Nursing (administration).
Amanda Patricia Hollenbeck, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Valley Center (67147): Byron E. Hummon, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Lara Lenea Kaljumaa, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).
Wichita (67202): Teresa Alexander, a Master of Professional Studies (human resource management).
Wichita (67203): Hollyn A. Ernstmann, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).
Wichita (67205): Daniel Scott Loving, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).
John Francis Thimmesch, a Bachelor of General Studies (child development).
Wichita (67206): Regina M. Anderson, an Associate of General Studies (education).
Wichita (67207): Jana Beth Lawrence, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Brian Patrick Meade, a Master of Science in psychology (experimental – general).
Wichita (67208): Kyle Corbin Oyler, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Marie A. Schaller, an Associate of Science in radiologic technology.
Dejuan Christopher Thompson, a Bachelor of Arts in art (studio art).
Wichita (67211): Ashton Hampel, a Master of Science in Nursing (education).
Wichita (67212): Melissa Christine Easter, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Erick Estrada-Olave, a Bachelor of Science in biology (cellular and molecular).
Daniel Lee Feil, a Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner).
Wichita (67216): Madeline Speer Roller, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Wichita (67226): Ashley Jacobs, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Wichita (67235): Adam Thomas Erker, a Master of Business Administration.
Kristopher James Super, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).

SEWARD
Liberal (67901): Rebecca Dawn Applebee, a Bachelor of Science in technology studies (technology education).
Cindy Thuy Hoang, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Justin Dean McPhail, a Bachelor of Science in technology studies (construction management).
Joshua Earl Paulus, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).
Michael Mclean Scott, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).

SHAWNEE
Silver Lake (66539): Richard Eugene Horton, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Topeka (66604): Charmine Christine Chambers, a Master of Professional Studies (organizational leadership).
Penny Meree Fleming, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Arynne Gabrielle Smallback, a Master of Science in psychology (school).
Topeka (66605): Brittany N. Austin, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Serena Marie Fellers, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Lauren Elizabeth Jorgensen, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Topeka (66606): Ashleigh Lyn Brandenburgh, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Aderemi Mishael Oyinlola, a Master of Professional Studies (information assurance management).
Austin L. Reed, a Bachelor of General Studies (information networking and telecommunications).
Topeka (66607): Constanza Irene Molina, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Topeka (66609): Haley Elizabeth Gray, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Topeka (66614): Jeanette Louise Daly, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Melinda Renae Wilson, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (sport and exercise therapy).
Angla D. Young, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).

SHERMAN
Goodland (67735): Whitney Nichole Schields, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).

SMITH
Cedar (67628): Melissa Treinen, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Kensington (66951): Lynn Marie Sidman, a Master of Arts in English.
Smith Center (66967): Alexis Arian Ryan, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

STAFFORD
Stafford (67578): Michelle J. Blaske, a Master of Science in counseling (school).

STANTON
Johnson (67855): Andrea Marie Jones, a Master of Science in education administration.

SUMNER
Belle Plaine (67013): Jamie Ann Wilkerson, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Wellington (67152): Jaedyn Alexis Ledesma, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).

THOMAS
Levant (67743): Jesse J. Vincent, a Master of Science in education administration.

TREGO
WaKeeney (67672): Alexa Danielle Mallett, a Master of Business Administration (marketing).
Cameron Michael Staples, a Bachelor of Science in technology studies (construction management).

WYANDOTTE
Kansas City (66109): Daniel Erlacher, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Lindsay Erin Krstolic, a Bachelor of General Studies (geosciences).

SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES
Justin Omar Lorick, a Bachelor of Arts in political science.

OTHER STATES
ALABAMA
Arab (36006): Michael A. McIlwraith, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Mobile (36695): Darryl Julian Williams, a Master of Liberal Studies (teaching and learning).
Sulligent (35586): James Logan King, a Master of Science in geosciences (geology).

ARKANSAS
Alpena (72611): Lauralyn Louise Terherst, a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.
Bald Knob (72010): Jennifer Robin Tharp, a Bachelor of General Studies (leadership).

CALIFORNIA
Auburn (95603): Jennifer Melissa Russell, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Fairfield (94533): Keshia Craig, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (computer networking).
Folsom (95630): Kanako Higuchi, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Fort Irwin (92310): Jessica Arlene Borgerding, a Bachelor of Science in sociology.
Long Beach (92126): Tien Tran, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Murrieta (92562): Norman Trotter III, a Bachelor of General Studies (information networking and telecommunications).
Norco (92860): Henry Huang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Pleasanton (94588): Shawny Kobay Williams, a Master of Liberal Studies (organizational leadership).
Sacramento (95835): Champagne Mercedes Clark, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Stockton (95203): Seema Chandra Sharma, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Vacaville (95687): Anwar M. Hugais, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
West Sacramento (95691): Jarrod L. Cox, a Bachelor of Science in medical diagnostic imaging.

COLORADO
Buena Vista (81211): Lisa Renae Keathley, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
Carbondale (81623): Tara Kluth, a Master of Science in education administration.
Colorado Springs (80916): Jasmine Nichole Thibodeaux, a Master of Professional Studies (criminal justice).
Denver (80219): Sheridan M. Hirsch, a Master of Science in education administration.
Grand Junction (81504): Amanda Michelle Belden, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Greeley (80634): Hannah Marie Wagy, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance.
Louisville (80027): Caroline Denise Smith, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Peyton (80831): Milithza Janet McNeil, a Master of Science in education administration.
Yuma (80759): Kaci Jo Sharon, a Bachelor of General Studies (child development).

CONNECTICUT
Fairfield (06825): Wendy Harris Delson, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Westport (06880): Quinten Mead Metke, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

DELAWARE
Dagsboro (19939): Michael J. Casale, a Master of Science in health and human performance.

FLORIDA
Crestview (32539): Elizabeth Javier-Montanez, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Cutler Bay (33189): Kimberlie Shanell Rodriguez, a Master of Science in education administration.
Jacksonville (32257): Christina Jo Cummings, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Lake Worth (33460): Diane Jacques, a Master of Professional Studies (instructional design).
Leesburg (34748): Brandy Nicole Bottass, a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.
Miami Beach (33139): Terrance Andre Scott, a Master of Science in Education (higher education student affairs).
Miramar (33029): Todd Wayne Jackson, a Master of Professional Studies (organizational leadership).
Sarasota (34237): Alicia Kay Gaston, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Windermere (34786): Kelsey Shonts, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.

GEORGIA
Augusta (30907): Nathan J. Paladin, a Bachelor of General Studies (information networking and telecommunications).
Dawsonville (30534): Ginger Coker Dixon, an Associate of General Studies (education).
Hiram (30141): Andrea Marcia Lang, a Master of Professional Studies (human resource management).
Kennesaw (30152): Donna Rose Mulcahy, a Master of Professional Studies (organizational leadership).
Kingsland (31548): Elizabeth Loeda Simkins, a Bachelor of Science in business education (corporate communication).
Marietta (30008): Shirley P. Dobbs, a Master of Professional Studies (information assurance management).

IDAHO
Boise (83714): Reagan Janssen, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.

ILLINOIS
Cary (60013): James T. Allen, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
McHenry (60050): Michael Dicken, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
O’Fallon (62269): Krista Marie Robbs, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Palatine (60074): Mathew Joseph Michas, a Bachelor of General Studies (psychological).
Springfield (62704): Cody Lee Howell, a Bachelor of Science in agriculture (animal science).
Tremont (61568): Kimberly Ann Howard, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).

INDIANA
Bloomington (47403): Bradley Harold Thurmond, a Master of Science in psychology (experimental – general).

IOWA
Bettendorf (53722): Kristopher Ramon Tieso, a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.
Burlington (52601): Denine E. Johnson, a Bachelor of General Studies (biological).
DeWitt (52742): Mica E. Spicer, a Master of Professional Studies (organizational leadership).
West Des Moines (50266): Kevin Paul Ferguson, a Master of Science in education administration.

KENTUCKY
Bowling Green (42101): Fatimah H. Basudan, a Master of Professional Studies (human resource management).

MARYLAND
Bethesda (20817): S.M. Ahmad, a Master of Professional Studies (instructional design).
Elkton (21921): Joseph Toto, a Master of Professional Studies (public health administration).
Gaithersburg (20877): Yetunde Mbanefo, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (Web and mobile application development).
Severn (21144): Anita Dunklin, a Bachelor of Science in business education (training and development).

MASSACHUSETTS
Cohasset (02025): Kate M. McAlarney, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

MICHIGAN
Chelsea (48118): Andrea Sue Hollandsworth, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Muskegon (49442): William Jermain Springstead, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.

MINNESOTA
Maplewood (55117): David James Rush, a Master of Professional Studies (instructional design).

MISSISSIPPI
Greenville (38701): Andrew Mark Watkins, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Grenada (38901): Newtroin Maurice Foreman, an Associate of General Studies.
Hattiesburg (39402): Richard Stanley Chambliss, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

MISSOURI
Bolivar (65613): Martisha Jobeth Denson, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Camdenton (65020): Janci Renae Mills, an Education Specialist in advanced professional studies (education administration).
Columbia (65201): Jaclyn Paige Shipma, a Bachelor of General Studies (human services).
Kansas City (64111): Jordan David Carlisle, a Master of Professional Studies (human resource management).
Kansas City (64129): Gilbriana Malika Bowls, a Bachelor of Science in tourism and hospitality management.
Kansas City (64151): Paul Aaron England, a Bachelor of Science in technology leadership.
Erin Olivia Smith, an Associate of General Studies (biological).
Lee’s Summit (64086): Nathan Teegarden, a Master of Professional Studies (organizational leadership).
Newtown (64667): Samantha Robin Miller, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
Platte City (64079): Nicholas E. Schwieder, a Master of Science in education administration.
Portageville (63873): Rondal Maurice Riddle, a Master of Science in education administration.

NEBRASKA
Alma (68920): Abigail L. Artz, a Bachelor of Arts in English (literature).
Elm Creek (68836): Andrew Joseph Benson, a Bachelor of Science in mathematics (industrial and academic).
McCook (69001): Meagan Lee Carfield, a Master of Science in speech-language pathology.
Omaha (68127): Jordan Lee Mackey, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
York (68467): Makaleigh Gwynn Yantzie, a Bachelor of Science in communication sciences and disorders.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hampton (03842): Kamil Pietras, an Associate of General Studies (general business).
Hollis (03049): Amber Marie Pursel, an Associate of General Studies (general business).

NEW JERSEY
Bayville (08721): Matthew C. Larson, a Master of Science in education administration.
Hewitt (07421): Tara Dina Rogic, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Highland Lakes (07422): Stephen Boehm, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Moorestown (08057): Selwyn Rafael Guerrero, a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy.

NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque (87111): John Eric Fortin, a Bachelor of General Studies (criminal justice).
Tijeras (87059): Grant Connor Storey, a Bachelor of Science in tourism and hospitality management.

NEW YORK
Brentwood (11717): Jana Hersalkova, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Dobbs Ferry (10522): Daniel Yanez, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Glenford (12433): Andi Shea Lebeau, a Master of Science in Education (higher education student affairs).
New York (10128): Kimberly Ann Weber, a Master of Science in education administration.
Olean (14760): Denise Jane Straub, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Watertown (13601): Monica Ann Piro-Duffin, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).

NORTH CAROLINA
Angier (27501): Andrea Leigh Jones, a Master of Science in psychology (experimental – general).
Charlotte (28210): Rickey Hall, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Charlotte (28215): Nataki Louise Truesdale, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
High Point (27263): Queantin Lamar Fuller, a Bachelor of General Studies (human services).
Hope Mills (28348): Johnnie Lee Hickson, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Huntersville (28078): Leah Prinz Decker, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Jacksonville (28546): Kristina Jatoia Riley, a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing.

OHIO
Cincinnati (45247): Amanda L. Logan-Athmer, a Master of Professional Studies (public health administration).
Cleveland Heights (44106): Lauren Marie Molnar, a Master of Liberal Studies (global management).
Seville (44273): Matthew David Seeman, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

OKLAHOMA
Enid (73703): Matthew Sullivan Blakley, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).
Grove (74344): Marissa Sue Vickers, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
Lexington (73051): Katherine Elizabeth Magnie, a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.
Oklahoma City (73119): Christina Sibley, a Bachelor of Science in health studies.
Ponca City (74604): Victor Cole Starkey, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.

OREGON
Gladstone (97027): Gavin L. Sym, an Associate of General Studies (psychological).
Portland (97202): Kevin S. Poehner, a Master of Science in Education (teaching English as a foreign language).
Portland (97210): Josie Berg, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.

PENNSYLVANIA
Bainbridge (17502): Jessica D. Smith, a Bachelor of General Studies (criminal justice).
Greensburg (15601): Jason Robertson, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Yardley (19067): Brian Matthew Evans, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Kinards (29355): Madison Paige Tucker, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Laurens (29360): David Gregory Carroll, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.

TENNESSEE
Clarksville (37042): Ira Flint Turner, a Bachelor of General Studies (justice studies).

TEXAS
Allen (75013): Mark Eric Whitwell, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Amarillo (79109): Charles Willam Murphy, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
College Station (77840): Kaylie Elizabeth Towles, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Cypress (77429): Andrew Maranga Ratemo, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Dickinson (77539): Ariane Junqueira Finotti, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Fort Worth (76135): Deanna Christine Pierce, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Friendswood (77546): Richard Ifeanyi Aham, a Master of Professional Studies (criminal justice).
League City (77573): Cheryl L. Gonzalez, a Bachelor of Science in business education (training and development).
Pearland (77511): Shannon Nicole Hamm-Jenkins, a Master of Liberal Studies (educational leadership and management – administration).
Portland (78374): Adan Nieto, a Master of Science in Education (JROTC instructor preparation).
San Antonio (78220): Frederick Charles Gibson, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.

UTAH
Clearfield (84015): Dogar Wladimir Flores, an Associate of General Studies (general business).

VIRGINIA
Alexandria (22303): Jason Petrean, a Bachelor of General Studies (historical).
Fairfield (24435): Neil Andrew Fencer, a Master of Liberal Studies (global professional English).
Virginia Beach (23456): Kody Oline-Green, a Bachelor of General Studies (leadership).

WASHINGTON
Anacortes (98221): Robert Craig Johnson, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Manson (98831): Jared William Mumley, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Tacoma (98404): Brian Dean Rewerts, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

INTERNATIONAL
CANADA
Edmonton: Jojo Yorke, a Master of Professional Studies (public health administration).
Nanaimo: Tony D. Bryce, a Master of Science in health and human performance.

CHINA
Dengzhou: Yuan Yuan Cui, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Heping Qu: Jingyi Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Lanzhou: Yujie Shan, a Bachelor of General Studies.
Shenyang: Guyue Cao, a Bachelor of Arts in political Science.
Yuhong Chen, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Zhen Cheng, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Jiayin Ding, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Jichen Dong, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yu Du, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yifei Gong, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Mingjun Ha, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Cong Han, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xiaoshuang Han, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xu Han, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Qiaohong Hong, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yuhan Jin, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Mingyang Li, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Shengwu Li, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Tianran Li, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Chubin Liang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Dekun Liu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yuhang Liu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yushan Liu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Siyuan Long, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yong Ma, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Meng Ning, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yumeng Niu, a Master of Liberal Studies (global management).
Yuejia Qian, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Guanru Qiu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Wenhe Shao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Binghui Shi, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yutong Shi, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Jiayi Song, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Lei Song, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Tianyu Song, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Na Sun, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xin Tian, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Bocheng Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Fuyao Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Haiwei Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in political Science.
Heda Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Huiyuan Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Junyue Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Shenglin Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Shiwen Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xinrui Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Hao Wu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Si Wu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xinshi Xiong, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Ke Xu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Hao Yan, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Guangyu Yang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yulei Yang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jin Zhang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Luxin Zhang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Tianyu Zhang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yaxuan Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Congcong Zhao, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xiwen Zhao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zheyan Zhao, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xin Zheng, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Bingqian Zhu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xi’an: Jiahui Li, a Master of Liberal Studies (global management).
Xining: Nannan Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Xinzheng: Aofeng Bai, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Lvrui Cao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yunxiang Cao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Guang Chen, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xu Chen, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yakun Chen, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Keyou Cheng, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Pengge Cheng, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications.
Yuxiao Cui, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Shuaishuai Dai, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Guanwen Ding, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Wenhao Ding, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xuanbo Ding, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zihao Ding, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Ning Du, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Qinyi Duan, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Qiankun Fan, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Jie Fang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yuan Fang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Chaowei Fu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jiayun Fu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Lijie Fu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Hao Gao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Shang Gao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Minhan Guo, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Ruiyun Guo, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Siyi Guo, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Bairu Han, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Luyao Han, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Mingkai Han, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Tong Hao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Zechen Hao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Bingdi Hou, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Pu Hou, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yi Hou, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yabin Hu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yunhan Hu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Chengyan Huang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Liwei Huang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Wei Huang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yaolei Huang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yuanyuan Huang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Dihua Jia, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Han Jia, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Zihao Jia, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhipeng Jiang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhiyuan Jiang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Chanyu Jiao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Phachanpeng Kouamoua, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Ang Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Chong Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Haoran Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jinhao Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Kai Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Kun Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Lu Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Meng Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Qunhao Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Shuangnan Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Weidong Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yan Li, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Yaxin Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yilun Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yuan Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Mengyan Liang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Shuo Liang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Duanyang Ling, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Huifen Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Runcheng Liu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Shaofeng Liu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Wenjie Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Xiahan Liu, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Xinyue Liu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yingbo Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yongliang Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Zhandong Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yunze Lu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Qianli Ma, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yue Ma, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Guangze Mei, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Daqing Meng, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Debao Meng, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yafei Mu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Shihao Pang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yan Pang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Zongyang Pei, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zihao Peng, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Canhui Qiu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yawen Qu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Kai Ren, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yijing Shan, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhengyu Shen, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Hongle Shi, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Mengyi Shi, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Mingkui Si, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Minjie Song, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Guangpu Sun, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Lei Sun, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Menghan Sun, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Qingyan Sun, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Sai Sun, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Yiheng Sun, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yu Sun, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Tingting Tan, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Longzhang Tang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yuxue Tang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Chenxiao Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Jinghao Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Liqi Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Meng Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Shiyao Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Shuang Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Xinran Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yi Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zihui Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Xiaotian Wei, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Xiyuan Wei, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yichi Wen, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Zhaoxin Weng, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Longhui Wu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Pengfei Wu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Ruizhe Wu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Xingyu Wu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yueju Wu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhenhua Wu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yuewei Xiao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Jianwei Xie, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Chenlu Xu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Miaojun Xu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yao Xu, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Jingqi Yan, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Caiyun Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Pei Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Peipei Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Tanzhe Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Wei Yang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhaojing Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Jin Yao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jing Yao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Kun Yao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yuan Yao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Xiaocen Ye, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Juncheng Zhai, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Cuncun Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jiaming Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Jiaxin Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Lei Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Linfeng Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications.
Nayuan Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Peng Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Qingqing Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Qiyuan Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Qunzheng Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Rui Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Ruifeng Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yang Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yifan Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yijie Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Guanqi Zhao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yabo Zhao, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Yaohui Zhao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhenghao Zhao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Jingye Zheng, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Lu Zheng, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Ranran Zheng, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Shuai Zheng, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zihao Zheng, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xuanxuan Zhou, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Minghui Zhu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Huiheng Zou, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.

NORWAY
Fredrikstad: Medina Delkic, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.

SAUDI ARABIA
Riyadh: Ali A. Alsaeed, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (computer networking).

Cheyenne Bottoms is top Kansas wetland, drawing hunters from across U.S. each fall

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PRATT – Replace decoy weights, check. Locate steel shot shells, check. Make sure wader leaks are fixed, check. Buy 2017 hunting license, federal duck stamp, State Waterfowl permit and HIP permit, check . . .

Whew! The waterfowl hunter’s checklist is long, but luckily the wait for Kansas duck seasons is short: High Plains Zone – Oct. 7, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018 and Jan. 20-28, 2018; Low Plains Early Zone – Oct. 7-Dec. 3, 2017 and Dec. 16-31, 2017; Low Plains Late Zone – Oct. 28-Dec. 31, 2017 and Jan. 20-28, 2018; and Low Plains Southeast Zone – Nov. 11-Dec. 31, 2017 and Jan. 6-28, 2018.

Kansas lies in the middle of the Central Flyway, and there are several major wetlands that attract and hold migrating waterfowl. Ducks and geese rest and feed on the big marshes, and if rains flood shallow perennial wetlands, a large number of waterfowl will stage here, feeding in harvested crop fields.

The 19,000-acre Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area tops the list of prominent Kansas wetlands, drawing hunters from across the U.S. each fall. The area can provide spectacular duck and goose hunting in October and November before its shallow waters freeze. Jamestown Wildlife Area in northcentral Kansas is a popular early-season hunting spot, and there are other smaller marshes scattered throughout central Kansas. Marais des Cygnes and Neosho wildlife areas in eastern Kansas usually attract very good numbers of mallards during the late seasons, and marshes on the upper ends of federal reservoirs in this part of the state will also hold birds.

Visit www.ksoutdoors.com for information about waterfowl hunting in Kansas, including regulations and a map of duck zone boundaries. You can also view the latest waterfowl reports for each of the public wildlife areas, and purchase licenses and permits.

For maps and waterfowl reports for the four national wildlife refuges in Kansas that provide waterfowl hunting opportunities (Kirwin NWR in Phillips County, Quivira NWR in Stafford County, Flint Hills NWR in Coffey and Lyons counties), visit www.fws.gov/refuges.

It takes a special dedication to be a waterfowl hunter because of the equipment and outdoor skills required. But for those who live and breathe it, there’s nothing better than watching the sunrise over a wetland on opening morning. Now, get back to your checklist. Time is running out.

FHSU online education programs shine in September rankings

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FHSU University Relations

Programs offered through the Fort Hays State University Virtual College received five recognitions from four agencies as among the best and most affordable online programs offered by U.S. colleges and universities.

Distance education at Fort Hays State began in 1911 when faculty voted to offer correspondence courses free so that one-room school teachers across western Kansas could afford to gain the education required to teach. The Correspondence Department created then evolved continuously with changing technology and culture until, in 1997, the Department of Continuing Education and Instructional Technology became the FHSU Virtual College.

AffordableColleges.com
No. 1, 40 Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s Degrees in Education
FHSU earned the No. 1 spot on the AffordableColleges list based on affordability and variety of degree options.

FHSU Virtual College programs include, among others, a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, a Bachelor of Science in education (early childhood unified) and a Bachelor of Science in elementary education with a minor in special education.

These programs help future teachers discover the links between general education courses, professional education curriculums, pedagogical theory and clinical experience. Students can add a certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages.

To view this ranking, visit http://bit.ly/2yV7omS.

CollegeChoice.net
No. 4, 50 Best Online RN to BSN Degrees for 2017
FHSU earned the No. 4 spot based on its affordability, accessibility and accreditation. CollegeChoice specifically praised FHSU for its reputation as a leader in distance education.

Courses are completed entirely online and include topics in health assessment, healthcare ethics, healthcare legal aspects, nursing concepts, nursing inquiry, and systems and policy.

To view this ranking, visit http://bit.ly/2kiIIBz.

BestEducationDegrees.com
No. 4, 10 Most Affordable Early Childhood Education Degrees for 2017
No. 15, 25 Best Online Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education for 2017
BestEducationDegrees recognized FHSU’s Bachelor of Science in education (early childhood unified) as being among the most affordable online undergraduate early childhood education programs in the nation.

The program was also recognized as No. 15 on BestEducationDegrees list of the 25 Best Online Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education for 2017.

The program requires 127 credit hours, including 12 credit hours of student teaching, and prepares students for careers in early childhood education as a teacher, administrator or coordinator.

Teachers with an early childhood unified endorsement can teach regular and special education from the birth to third-grade level.

To view this ranking, visit http://bit.ly/2yXcCyG.

GreatValueColleges.net
No. 6, Top 30 Affordable Early Childhood Education Degree Online Programs (Bachelor’s)
FHSU’s Bachelor of Science in education (early childhood unified) also received recognition from GreatValueColleges, which ranked it No. 6 on their list of most affordable online early childhood Bachelor programs.

The website praised FHSU for its affordability and for preparing students to teach at the general or special education level.

“This online Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education prepares students for teacher licensure in Kansas but may also meet some prerequisites for licensure in other states as well,” said GreatValueColleges.

To view this ranking, visit http://bit.ly/2fJwoFB.

Sunny, breezy Sunday

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Today
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northeast 17 to 22 mph after midnight.

Columbus Day
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight.

Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

Tuesday Night
Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Wednesday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.

Think Tank Wants To Influence Climate Change Discussion In Kan. Classrooms

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by SAM ZEFF

The massive hurricanes Harvey and Irma have people talking about how much, if at all, climate change adds to such storms’ destructiveness.

In a blog post authored by Paul Driessen, the conservative Heartland Institute disputes that global warming is worsening the weather or that it’s human-caused. And, Driessen writes, fossil fuels “bring rescue boats.”

Drew Ising, who teaches biology and environmental science at Baldwin City High School, says the Heartland Institute book and video on climate change are slick and professional — and may misinform others.
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The Chicago-based think tank, which is now led by former Kansas congressman Tim Huelskamp and has received funding from Koch family foundations, is trying to persuade teachers across the country to call global warming into question as well.

Jim Lakely, Heartland’s director of communications, says the Charles Koch Foundation made a single $25,000 contribution in 2011 to fund work on healthcare issues. However, environmental activists with Greenpeace and DeSmog have said internal documents obtained in 2012 show the foundation also made substantial contributions that they said supported the institute’s work on climate change.

A few months ago, Heartland started sending teachers a book and DVD in the mail.

The book, “Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming,” is a 110-page paperback compiling alternatives to Al Gore’s theory of climate change.

“We knew the other side, the alarmist side, was already being discussed so our goal was to try to get both sides discussed by having something from more of the realist side in the discussion,” says Lennie Jarratt, who manages the distribution for the Heartland Institute.

It’s a massive effort.

“I believe it ended up being a little over 250,000 that went out to teachers,” according to Jarratt.

One copy landed in the mailbox of Drew Ising, who teaches biology and environmental science at Baldwin High School in Douglas County. He’s also the president of the Kansas Association of Biology Teachers.

Ising teaches his students that climate change is man-made, mostly from carbon dioxide emissions. In the view of the Heartland Institute, that makes him one of those alarmists.

“They think that teachers are being persuaded or tricked by science and government and media to teach climate change in one way. And they think that way is disingenuous and flawed,” Ising says.

He says he carefully read the Heartland Institute’s book, even highlighted some portions, and watched the DVD that came with it. Both, he says, are slick and professional. “I think it’s going to, in some places, do its job of misinforming others,” Ising says.

The DVD opens with a red-headed teen on a beach. “As a student we learn to ask questions about everything. Today an important question is, what’s really causing global warming?” she says, looking into the camera. “We’re told it’s CO2. But I was surprised to learn it could be something else. We certainly need to find out the truth.”

he truth, according to the Heartland Institute, is that nobody knows for sure what’s causing the climate to change. Jarratt says it might be human activity, but it might not.

He maintains that many teachers agree that the science isn’t settled.

“A lot of people don’t follow the science, they’re following an agenda and pushing an agenda into the schools and into this politically,” he says.

The Chicago-based Heartland Institute recently sent 250,000 copies of the book “Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming” and DVD to teachers across the United States.
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Heartland too has an agenda. “Well, our agenda is just free market ideas,” Jarratt says.

Michael Ralph teaches at the Center for STEM Learning at the University of Kansas that helps train science teachers. He says not only is climate change science settled, but he’s offended by Heartland’s intrusion.

“We have our science expertise. We have our familiarity with sound teaching,” Ralph says. “And so it’s really frustrating to think that there’s a group of people out there investing time and money to try and create discord in our profession, because by and large science teachers know better than this.”

In fact, the state standards are quite clear, saying humans are mostly responsible for global warming. “Human activities, such as the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels, are major factors in the current rise in Earth’s mean surface temperature (global warming),” according to Earth and Human Activity standards published by the Kansas State Department of Education.

Heartland, so far, hasn’t targeted boards of education or teachers colleges.

But it is such standards that spurred the organization to print a quarter-million books and send them to teachers nationwide.

“The next-generation science standards push that global warming is man-made, is the main driving cause, and I think there are many, many teachers that were looking for an alternative and this provided them information on the other side so they could give a more balanced approach,” says Jarratt.

Ralph, who taught biology in Olathe for eight years before going to KU, says part of what he does is instruct teachers how to talk with parents who believe climate change is a fraud, something made up by liberals and the media.

“One of the hardest things parents who feel very strongly that this is a fraud or this is misleading is how personal it came become and how emotionally charged it is,” Ralph says.

Knocking on wood in his classroom at Baldwin High, Ising says he has yet to have that kind of confrontation with a parent or student.

“I haven’t had in my 10 years of doing this now, I haven’t really had a student that said humans have no part to play in this,” Ising says.

He hasn’t heard of many confrontations from his biology colleagues across Kansas either.

But in the end, while Ising clearly disagrees with the Heartland Institute, he says having the book gives him a tool to explain the controversy.

“Now I’ve got a new way to reach my students. I’ve got more information that I can give them to help them. Because that’s my job.”

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify the past contributions from Koch family foundations to the Heartland Institute, and to link to the Charles Koch Foundation’s explanation of its support.

Sam Zeff covers education for KCUR and the Kansas News Service. Follow him on Twitter @samzeff.

Healthcare providers for needy Kansans learn about Corrections dental lab

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An offender at TCF works in the dental lab.

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TOPEKA – Through the work done in a dental lab at Topeka Correctional Facility (TCF) in conjunction with Kansas Safety Net Clinics, medically underserved Kansans are having their dental prosthesis needs met at a price they can afford.

Kansans without insurance or the financial means to meet their need for dentures are finding that through medical “safety net clinics” around the state, they have access to high quality products that Kansas Correctional Industries (KCI) is producing in the TCF Dental Lab at the women’s facility in Topeka at a reduced cost.

KCI, a subsidiary of the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC), teaches offenders new skills, and allows them to earn wages in preparation for life outside of a correctional facility. Among the programs overseen by KCI are some service enterprises such as the Wild Mustang Project, Inmate Canteen, Print Shop and the dental lab.

The KCI dental lab at TCF produces all the dentures and partials needed by offenders in KDOC facilities – several hundred per year. Additionally, the lab turns out about 150 dentures for needy Kansans as part of the mission of the Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved (KAMU).

Dr. Tomas Co spoke in Salina Thursday.

Dr. Tomas Co, the supervisor/instructor of the KCI/TCF Dental Lab since 2012, spoke Thursday at the Oral Health and the Safety Net dental directors training in Salina sponsored by KAMU. Dr. Co told the dental directors, clinic managers, executive directors, and dental and clinical staff from Kansas and Nebraska gathered for the training about the impact the lab is having on the medically underserved population in Kansas.

“If you are compassionate and you care, you can make a difference.” Dr. Co said. “In the work you are doing to help those in need in your clinics, you can know you are also making a difference in the lives of the women in the dental lab at TCF. You are contributing to these women having a sense of worth.”

People who visit one of the many Safety Net Clinics around Kansas and are identified as needing a dental prosthesis will have x-rays taken and impressions made of their mouths. Then the clinics will send the impression to the KCI/TCF Dental Lab which then will make a wax version of the denture. They will then send it back to the clinic for the patient to try in and to see if any adjustments need to be made. The wax set up is then sent back to the dental lab, where the final product is made and shipped back to the clinic.

The impact of these dentures on the recipients is often expressed to the women in the lab via thank you cards and photos.

“One of them even cried with joy,” one dentist wrote to the women in the lab. “Thought you’d like to know what a difference your work is making!”

Melody Martin, Director of Development and Training for KAMU, said she wanted safety net providers in Kansas and Nebraska to have a chance to meet Dr. Co and to hear from him about the service provided by the KCI/TCF dental lab.

“For a lot of the people who are treated in the clinics, they haven’t had access to oral health services for years,” Martin said. “For many of them, having access to high quality, affordable dentures can be life changing.”

Women at TCF who qualify for the dental lab program begin with classroom work and hands-on training before they begin working on products for actual use. The program, which takes about five years to complete, equips the participants to become competent dental technicians – a trade in high demand currently in Kansas and across the U.S.

“The lab is giving me the skills I need so that after my release, I can take apply for jobs at dental labs,” said one participant in the program. “They will help me make contacts and get placements to transition successfully. I will be able to develop a career and have a productive life.

“We do a good job and are needed by the people we are helping,” she added. “It makes me feel so much better about myself that I’m providing something to the community that I’ve taken so much from before.”

Kansas teen dies in 3-vehicle semi crash

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SEWARD COUNTY — A Kansas teen died in an accident just after 3p.m. Saturday in Seward County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Saturn Vue driven by Clayton Klein, 19, Jetmore, was eastbound on U.S. 54 at Delaware Street in Kismet.  The driver failed yield and rear-ended a 2009 Ford F150 driven by Donald Ward, 55, Kismet, that slowing down to turn left onto Delaware into Kismet.

After the impact, the Saturn spun across the center lane and was struck by a westbound semi

The Saturn came to rest in the Westbound ditch and the semi traveled into a field east of U.S. 54.

Klein was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Brenneman Funeral Home.

Ward and the semi driver Javier Ramirez, 46, Murieta, CA., were not injured. All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

 

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