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Discovering wild medicine and foods on the Kansas prairie

Posted on September 22, 2019September 17, 2019

FHSU University Relations

Join the Kansas Wetlands Education Center at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, for the Wild Foods and Medicine from the Cheyenne Bottoms Area: A plant hike field trip with Kelly Kindscher.

Participants will start the afternoon at the KWEC, 592 NE K-156 Highway, Great Bend, and then carpool out to a field site where they will take a short hike and identify native plants that are edible or have medicinal qualities.

“The Cheyenne Bottoms is a mix of wet prairie and wetland which offers a diverse range of plant life,” said Kindscher.

Kindscher is a senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey and a professor in environmental studies at the University of Kansas. He has also written several books, including “Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie” and “Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie.”

Kindscher grew up with a family farm in Nebraska that sparked his interest from a young age in studying the plants growing in the prairie meadows.

With his work on the cultural use of plant materials, Kindscher has studied Native American uses for plants and how to share the story of each plant.

Throughout his career, Kindscher has collaborated with researchers to study the Cheyenne Bottoms region, written publications about the area, and helped with wetland restoration projects.

“I believe that learning about native plants, our use of them and how they affect us can deepen our respect for the variety of human lifeways and our recognition of the richness just beyond our doors,” said Kindscher.

Participants should wear comfortable, close-toed shoes and be able to walk short distances over uneven terrain as well as spend the duration of the program outside.

🎥 Green & Growing 2019: Let’s compost

Posted on September 22, 2019September 20, 2019

Join the Extension Master Gardeners in the kitchen, as they talk about how easy it is to start composting.

Groups needed for Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat

Posted on September 21, 2019September 16, 2019

Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat is Oct. 8.

The annual Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat canned food drive is set for Tuesday, October 8, 2019 in Hays.

Volunteers will be going door to door collecting non-perishable food items from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Food items such as canned meats, canned vegetables, canned fruit, and boxed meals are much needed at this time.

To assure residents that the items collected are for the Community Assistance Center, all volunteers will be wearing an identification badge with “Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat” clearly printed. Please leave items on the porch if you will not be home or do not want someone ringing the doorbell. Youth and adult volunteers from Hays give of their time to make this food drive a success.

Any house missed or those living in a rural area may take food items to the Community Assistance Center in Hays located at 12th and Oak until noon October 31, 2019.

Hays High DECA still needs groups and organizations to assist with this year’s collection. Please contact Shaina Prough at Hays High School, 623-2600, if you are interested in helping or need further information.

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KSU study confirms possible danger of imported feed contamination

Posted on September 21, 2019September 18, 2019

K-STATE NEWS

MANHATTAN — A new study conducted by veterinary researchers at Kansas State University sheds new light on a threatening swine disease: African swine fever.

The research team, headed by Megan Niederwerder, assistant professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, looks at the degradation of African swine fever virus in animal feed ingredients to understand the potential for disease spread through contaminated feed.

Up to now, data has been limited. Niederwerder’s latest study, “Half-Life of African Swine Fever Virus in Shipped Feed,” is now available online in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. It examines the possible risk of African swine fever virus spreading to the United States through imported feed. The study provides more accurate half-life measurements that confirm the virus can survive a simulated 30-day transoceanic voyage in contaminated plant-based feed and ingredients.

“This study provides additional evidence supporting the potential risk that feed may play in the transboundary movement of African swine fever,” Niederwerder said. “Our latest work provides robust half-life estimates, which include standard errors and confidence intervals, and characterizes the stages of viral decay over time for African swine fever virus in animal feed ingredients.”

Detailed analysis shows that the half-life of African swine fever virus in feed ranges from 9.6 to 14.2 days after exposure to varying temperature and humidity conditions simulating transoceanic shipment. This means it would take approximately two weeks for the total viable virus concentration to decay by half its original count under the conditions of a transatlantic voyage. Niederwerder said that all feed matrices provided a more supportive environment for viral stability when compared to media, where the shortest half-life was calculated.

The new study expands on Niederwerder’s previous work confirming the likelihood of African swine fever transmission through feed and can be used to implement science-based management practices such as storage time to reduce this risk.

“Transmission of swine viruses through feed has been recognized as a risk since around 2013, but the probability of African swine fever virus infection through plant-based feed was unknown until our publication earlier this year,” Niederwerder said. “Our research reports novel data and important quantitative information that can be incorporated into risk models for introduction and mitigation of African swine fever virus through imported feed ingredients.”

Over the last year, African swine fever virus has emerged on new continents and spread to historically negative countries. If the virus can survive shipments overseas, this provides an opportunity to infect swine in the United States and other countries through imported feed, which would be devastating to U.S. pork production.

“African swine fever virus is a rapidly spreading and emerging transboundary animal disease that threatens pork production and human food security worldwide,” Niederwerder said. “The emerging threat of African swine fever virus being introduced into the United States is staggering and significant efforts are focused on preventing entry.”

African swine fever is now considered endemic in China, where the world’s largest population of pigs live. Chinese production of pork is estimated to be cut by 25% by the end of the year. The disease has also spread to several other Asian countries and recently to Western Europe.

Funding for the study was provided by the Swine Health Information Center and the State of Kansas National Bio and Agro-defense Facility Fund. Co-authors on the publication include Ana Stoian, doctoral student in pathobiology at Kansas State University; Jeff Zimmerman, professor at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine; Ju Ji, doctoral student in statistics at Iowa State University; Trevor Hefley, assistant professor of statistics at Kansas State University; Scott Dee, veterinarian with Pipestone Veterinary Services; Diego Diel, associate professor at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine; and Bob Rowland, professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at Kansas State University.

Food the way it should be: Hays business creates fresh meal options in new location

Posted on September 21, 2019September 20, 2019

New business in Hays offers fresh, ready-to-eat food crates, directly from chef to consumer

By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

Owner Tim Pfannenstiel calls what he serves “vintage western Kansas cuisine,” offering a taste of the past in a very out-of-the-box concept at his new location, Chef’s Crate, 501 Vine.

“The business is based on a concept to provide meals ready to eat for families and individuals that are preservative-free, made locally and put together with the mentality of healthy, local, natural,” Pfannenstiel said.

He calls the food “retro” but he does not mean old recipes — rather he offers meals that are hard to find in a world of food that is over-processed, over-cooked and shipped globally.

Retro, he said, is simply “the way people used to eat.”

“This is incorporating a style and a way of eating, and a lifestyle more than a fad term that describes a time period and a mood,” he said. “What your grandma made in 1972 is what is here. This type of food has a purpose.”

Creating simple, but delicious food starts with using the best products available, Pfannenstiel said.

“I buy the best base ingredients I can get, and by doing that, no matter what I put out it is of the highest quality because what I am buying at the beginning is of the highest quality,” he said.

From those ingredients, he creates meals from scratch, mixing together elements of restaurants, food manufacturing and grocery stores.

“Everything is made here,” Pfannenstiel said.

He grinds meat, makes dressings and does something truly rare using a signature Kansas product — bakes fresh bread with Kansas grown and milled wheat.

“I’m one of the only places in western Kansas that makes fresh bread every day from wheat that is grown and milled in Kansas,” Pfannenstiel said.

He uses flour from the Stafford County Flour Mills, one of the few independent, locally owned mills left in the U.S., nationally known for their Hudson Cream Flour brand — from a mill that has been in operation since 1914 and powered almost exclusively with renewable wind energy.

“That’s why I have to use their flour or it doesn’t work,” Pfannenstiel said.

“I make meals that are coordinated for nutrition and for people who are too busy to cook,” he said, calling the food “heat and eat.”

Customers purchase a “crate” from the location that includes enough food for two people for over a week at a price of $100.

He has also been creating samplers of four items for $20, giving people an opportunity to try out the service before committing to a full package.

“It’s a learning thing for people,” Pfannenstiel said. “They can see what is available, and what it is about before committing to a one-week deal.”

“People want to eat better and my goal is, when they come back for the second week, they say they feel better,” he said, noting the nitrates and salts that used in most foods consumed in the U.S. are absent from what he offers.

His desire to deliver fresh meals free of those preservatives means, unlike most meal crate services, he does not ship or deliver his products. Food in those crates come from a variety of sources and change hands several times and go across the country two or three times, creating opportunities for the food to become compromised, he said.

“By someone coming to me and purchasing food, we are cutting out about eight to 10 people in the middle that usually either compromise the quality of the food or compromise the price,” Pfannenstiel said. “That’s why I don’t ship, I don’t deliver. I like when people come here and they know exactly what they are getting.”

Even with the focus on using classic food preparation methods, he does not shy away from technology to make the business work — orders at Chef’s Crate come over the location’s Facebook page and can be found here.

Using Facebook for orders dates back to before the location’s opening when Pfannenstiel created meal crates from his farm near Yocemento.

He ran the farm for nearly a decade, creating meals from food grown on the property, before moving into Hays and starting this new outlet.

“It just works out better,” Pfannenstiel said.

Opening the new location also allows him to work full time as a chef, but unlike his previous positions, this operation is entirely his. During his career, he opened 15 food operations, including a period of serving as the executive chef at Fort Hays State University before opening Gella’s Diner and Lb. Brewing Co.

While working with food remains the same in the new venture, without a full restaurant, and the complexity that comes with it, Pfannenstiel gets to connect directly with his customers.

The lack of a restaurant operation also means he can operate from a much smaller space, and the new location is a perfect fit, he said. Using fresh food helps as well — the operation only uses one small freezer, no microwaves and has only one staff member.

“In this situation, you don’t need a ton of help,” Pfannenstiel said, but when needed he has support from former employees, friends and acquaintances.

The building itself, while not a large space, and definitely a bit off the beaten path, fits his mission of becoming a destination business.

“It’s perfect, it’s everything you need,” Pfannenstiel said.

Prior to opening, the building was totally gutted and everything is brand new. Space outside also offers an area to expand and try new directions for the business in the future.

“There are a lot of things I can do here,” he said, and already has ideas of adding a greenhouse or hosting cooking classes in the location. “There’s a lot of possibilities.”

In whatever he is doing, he said he wants to give his customers what they want, not what he thinks they should have.

“Whatever works I do, I don’t do what is cool, or neat or fun. If it works, let’s do it,” Pfannenstiel said. “As a chef, you cannot dictate or tell what somebody should or should like to eat or drink. That’s offensive.”

Instead, he said a chef for research and learn to make what the customer wants to buy.

“Once you do that, things become much simpler,” Pfannenstiel said.

And based on reviews, Chef’s Crate has received so far he must be getting it right.

Chef’s Crate is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Crate reservations can be made on the business’ Facebook page and can be found by clicking here.

Pfannenstiel also has a professional Facebook page that can be found here.

Fort Hays State University announces 534 summer graduates

Posted on September 21, 2019September 19, 2019

FHSU University Relations

A total of 534 students completed associate, bachelor’s or graduate degrees at Fort Hays State University in the summer 2019 term.

Graduates are listed with their degrees and majors and, in parentheses, areas of concentration. The university conferred 137 graduate degrees (master’s, Education Specialist and Doctor of Nursing Practice) and 397 undergraduate degrees (associate’s and bachelor’s). Graduates who requested privacy are included in the count but omitted from this listing.

FHSU 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.

Barton
Albert (67511): Colin James Regan, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Claflin (67525): Patricia Cauthon, a Bachelor of General Studies (child development).
Ellinwood (67526): Heather Dawn Panning, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Great Bend (67530): Brandon Michael Ball, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (technology education).
Blake Allen Hinson, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction management).
Hoisington (67544): Robert Joseph Brungardt, a Master of Science in education administration.

Bourbon
Fort Scott (66701): Kayla Michel Guilfoyle, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.

Butler
Andover (67002): Shauna Kracke, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Carson Christiane Lopez, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Augusta (67010): Carmen I. Carson, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Katie G. Crowdis, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
El Dorado (67042): Tia Paige Keplinger, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Rose Hill (67133): Andra Kirsten McKenna, a Master of Science in education administration.
Kaleigh Anne Melander, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

Cherokee
Columbus (66725): Brandy Arlene Muller-Pierce, a Master of Science in education administration.

Clark
Ashland (67831): Eric Lalicker, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Minneola (67865): Alexis R. Bruner, a Bachelor of Science in tourism and hospitality management.
Ruth A. Knox, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Clay
Clay Center (67432): Tori Irene Ihnen, a Bachelor of Arts in English (writing).
Stefanie Marie Lane, a Master of Science in education administration.

Cloud
Concordia (66901): Megan Nicole James, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).

Cowley
Winfield (67156): Kevin Lann-Teubner, a Master of Professional Studies (information assurance management).

Crawford
Pittsburg (66762): Brenna Nicole Robertson, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Shawn W. Seematter, a Master of Science in education administration.

Douglas
Lawrence (66046): Meaghan Lindsay Orlando, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Kirsten Eve Tidd, a Bachelor of Arts in English (literature).
Lawrence (66047): Corbin David Robinson, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in art (graphic design).

Edwards
Great Bend (67563): Miranda L. Brown, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Ellis
Ellis (67637): Brandon L. Groff, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).
Jared Dean Pfeifer, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (sport management).
Garrett Thomas Sander, a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
Haley Jo Wolf, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).
Hays (67601): Bader Mahd Abukhodair, a Master of Science in Education.
Max E. Befort, a Bachelor of Music (theory and composition).
Sydney Lauren Beougher, a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance (financial planning).
Jordan James Brown, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in art (studio art).
Madeleine Rose Brungardt, a Bachelor of Science in biology.
Yiming Chen, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Daniel Thomas Cory, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction management).
Yangyang Cui, a Master of Professional Studies (Web and mobile applications).
Taissa T.V. Dasilva-Carvalho, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Joslynn L. Davis, an Associate of General Studies (criminal justice).
Casey Lee Dinkel, a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing.
Blake Joseph Dreher, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction management).
Frederick Moise Ebalebitondo, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Jared Gunnar Engelbert, a Master of Science in biology.
Jensen Michael Farrington, a Bachelor of Science in tourism and hospitality management.
Anthony K. Fox, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Jayme Leigh Goetz, a Master of Science in Education (mathematics).
Ana Rachel Goodlett, a Bachelor of Arts in history.
Shayla A. Haselhorst, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Zewei He, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Caleb J. Hecker, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction management).
Makinlie Jade Hennes, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in art (graphic design).
Gabrelle Violet Hoard, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance.
Cash Reagan Hobson, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).
Hayden Thomas Hutchison, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Trystan Dawn Knapp, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance.
Tayler J. Kriss, a Master of Science in biology.
Anna Stella Nalumansi, a Master of Liberal Studies (global management).
Lauren Elise Pallister, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Kimberly A. Reel, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Robert J. Sanderson, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Kelsey L. Todd-Anton, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Brady Werth, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).
Victoria (67671): Ryan Andrew Bleske, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction technology).
Logan Joseph Braun, a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance (banking).
Justin Michael Hertel, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies.

Ellsworth
Wilson (67490): Kaci C. Nichols, a Master of Science in counseling (school).

Finney
Garden City (67846): Steven Allen Hoyt, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Sasha Yvette Morales, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Jessica Ortiz, a Bachelor of Science in tourism and hospitality management.
Jacob Wade Waller, a Master of Science in education administration.
Holcomb (67851): Emily C. Watkins, a Master of Science in psychology (school).

Ford
Dodge City (67801): Nicholas Stjohn Banks, a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing.
Dalton Daniel Burkhard, a Master of Science in education administration.
Jonathan N. Hansen, a Master of Science in education administration.
Abraham White, a Master of Science in Education (English for speakers of other languages).

Geary
Junction City (66441): Brianna Brooke Green, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Angela Dianne Kruse, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Otis Cortez Nunn, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance.
Cortney Ann Youngers, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).

Graham
Hill City (67642): Judy Marie Sansom, a Master of Arts in English.

Grant
Ulysses (67880): Laura Jewel Sarracino, a Bachelor of Science in business education (training and development).
Lundon Mikal Wiginton, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (industrial technology).

Gray
Ingalls (67853): Isaac Matthew Baxa, a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geology).

Harper
Attica (67009): Marissa Grace Rucker, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

Harvey
Hesston (67062): Amelia Fabrizius, a Master of Science in education administration.

Haskell
Satanta (67870): Nathaniel James Lee, a Bachelor of Arts in music.

Jackson
Hoyt (66440): Delaney Silva, a Bachelor of Science in tourism and hospitality management.

Jefferson
Meriden (66512): Darian Elaine Housworth, a Bachelor of Arts in English (writing).

Johnson
Gardner (66030): Ben Hernandez Jr., a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (Web and mobile application development).
Robert Kameron Ridley, a Master of Science in education administration.
Lenexa (66227): Lydia Lee Vasquez, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Olathe (66061): Steven Alan Bolin, a Master of Science in psychology (school).
Tanner W. Rainbolt, a Master of Science in education administration.
Olathe (66062): Brittany Leigh Blankenship, a Bachelor of Science in sociology.
Overland Park (66204): Lydia Pine, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
Roeland Park (66205): Hillary Nicole Allison, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Shawnee (66226): Cody Allen Bonnel, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Spring Hill (66083): Sarah Alexis Ackerman, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

Kearny
Deerfield (67838): Dena L. Walck, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).

Kingman
Kingman (67068): Maggie Sue Adelhardt, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction management) and a Bachelor of Science in geosciences (geography).
Tanner Hageman, a Master of Science in education administration.

Lane
Dighton (67839): Cale A. Farber, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management (human resource).

Leavenworth
Basehor (66007): Katelynn Hoyt, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
Madalyn Elizabeth Laurita, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management (human resource).
Tonganoxie (66086): Cody Lewis McCoy, a Master of Science in education administration.
Jessica Renae Painter, a Master of Science in Education (transition to teaching).
Jenna Marie Tate, a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.

Lincoln
Garden City (67486): Kayla Rene Henningsen, a Master of Science in Education (English for speakers of other languages).
Lincoln (67455): Dawn M. Harlow, an Associate of General Studies (general business).

Lyon
Emporia (66801): Autumn Lynn McCullough, a Master of Science in Nursing (nursing education).

McPherson
Inman (67546): Whitney Werth, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Marquette (67464): Autum Marie Lustfield, a Bachelor of Science in sociology.
McPherson (67460): Collin Michael Baldwin, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction management).
Meghan Kathleen Mai, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).

Meade
Fowler (67844): Boyd Matthew Peterson, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Meade (67864): Emily Boyd, a Master of Science in counseling (school).

Miami
Osawatomie (66064): Drew Daniel Needham, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).

Mitchell
Simpson (67478): Kalli Jo Kruse, a Master of Science in education administration.

Montgomery
Coffeyville (67337): Melanie Jean Savage, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Independence (67301): Amy Elizabeth Barnhart, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).

Nemaha
Seneca (66538): Kayce Lynn Feldkamp, a Master of Business Administration.

Neosho
Chanute (66720): Lindsey Donovan, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.

Ness
Utica (67584): Madeline Nicole Withington, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management (human resource).

Osage
Carbondale (66414): Dayna Janel Luksa, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management (human resource).

Ottawa
Minneapolis (67467): Kylie Jai McKinney, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).

Pawnee
Larned (67550): Austin E. Landgraf, a Bachelor of General Studies (biological).

Phillips
Agra (67621): Grant M. Rahjes, a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
Long Island (67647): Dakota Hilburn, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

Pottawatomie
Wamego (66547): Denise Suzanne White, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).

Pratt
Pratt (67124): Brett Michael Forshee, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction management).

Reno
Buhler (67522): Andrew W. Epp, a Bachelor of General Studies (networking).
Hutchinson (67501): Courtney B. Eales, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Hutchinson (67502): Katie Elaine Ellegood, a Bachelor of Science in biology (education) and a Bachelor of Science in secondary education.
Megan D. Yoder, a Master of Science in health and human performance.

Republic
Scandia (66966): Jaid Lynne Runft, a Bachelor of Arts in communication.

Rice
Lyons (67554): Jamie Lee Ash, a Bachelor of General Studies (biological).
Kyler Michael Cox, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction management).
Sterling (67579): Kylie Ann Dean, a Master of Science in health and human performance.

Riley
Manhattan (66502): Kelsey L. McCarthy, a Bachelor of General Studies (health promotion).
Manhattan (66503): Jared Graber, a Bachelor of Science in agricultural business.

Rooks
Damar (67632): Kolt Brian Newell, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (sport and exercise therapy).

Rush
Otis (67565): Spencer M. Romeiser, a Master of Professional Studies (information assurance management).

Russell
Luray (67649): Sawyer Bair Ptacek, a Master of Science in counseling (school).

Saline
Assaria (67416): Brock Long, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Brookville (67425): Miranda Lynn Merrill, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Gypsum (67448): Kinsy Wayne McVay, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Salina (67401): Candy Lynnette Fitzpatrick, a Master of Science in counseling (school).
Morgan Alexandra Long, a Master of Science in Education (English for speakers of other languages).
Jessica Steele, a Master of Science in Education (English for speakers of other languages).
Shane Ryan Wesley, an Associate of General Studies (biological).

Scott
Scott City (67871): Kelly Allison Wycoff, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (sport and exercise therapy).

Sedgwick
Andale (67001): Katie Marie Sheahon, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Derby (67037): Dawnell Linn Cohen-Hendricks, a Bachelor of General Studies (psychological).
Larry J. Similton, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Amy Elizabeth Steadman, a Master of Science in education administration.
Goddard (67052): Maria Isabel Casenove, a Bachelor of Arts in art.
Renae Louise Huff, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Maize (67101): Carlos Alonso Castaneda, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies (construction management).
Brian D. Williams, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Park City (67219): Wenuje Sampath Dissanayake, a Bachelor of Science in health studies.
Valley Center (67147): Chelsea F. Jackson, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Wichita (67204): Cortney Alise Crandon, a Master of Science in education administration.
Wichita (67205): Brandon Lynn Nelson, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Wichita (67206): Haley Nicole Burpo, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Ricky Trena Jacques, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Wichita (67207): Joktan Tanui, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Wichita (67208): Monica Claire Talbott, a Master of Liberal Studies (gerontology).
Wichita (67212): Kayla Bethany Demel, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Nicole Hanschu, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Kaitlin Marie Powell, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).
Kara Lynn Shideler, a Master of Science in Nursing (nursing education).
Mikayla M. Zaring, an Associate of General Studies (general business).
Wichita (67217): Rebecca Suzanne Barton, a Master of Science in education administration.
Wichita (67220): Elizabeth A. Tinch, a Master of Professional Studies (organizational leadership).
Wichita (67226): Matthew Reed, a Master of Science in health and human performance.

Seward
Kismet (67859): Tyler Bruce, a Master of Science in education administration.
Liberal (67901): Jasmine Hernandez-Garcia, a Bachelor of Science in athletic training.
Lisa Marie Owens, a Master of Arts in history.

Shawnee
Topeka (66604): Michael Aaron Peoples, a Bachelor of Science in computer science (networking).
Topeka (66609): Casey Jane Cunningham, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Topeka (66614): Sarah Ann Harris, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Joseph Micah Phelps, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (health informatics).
Andrew James Weese, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).

Smith
Smith Center (66967): Mark Alan Nebel, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).

Stafford
St. John (67576): Meagan Feril, a Master of Science in Education (mathematics).
Erin Koelsch, a Bachelor of Science in agricultural business.

Stanton
Johnson City (67855): Darbi Kae Cook, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (fitness programming).
Dyani Rhea Palmer, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

Stevens
Hugoton (67951): Petronella Christina Pretorius, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).

Sumner
Belle Plaine (67013): Keith D. George, a Master of Science in education administration.

Thomas
Colby (67701): Robert John Alexander, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.

Wallace
Weskan (67762): Alexis Rose Bergquist, a Bachelor of Science in general science (biology).

Wichita
Leoti (67861): Abby Cahn, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management (entrepreneurship).

Wilson
Neodesha (66757): Justin Michael Pierce, a Master of Science in counseling (school).

Wyandotte
Bonner Springs (66012): Kyle Aaron Zink, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Kansas City (66103): Xochitl Galves-Gallegos, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
Brian Scott Hastert, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Kansas City (66104): Cristal Marisol Ugarte, a Master of Business Administration (finance).

GRADUATES SERVING in the ARMED FORCES
John Sim, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Laura Tiglao, a Master of Science in Education (higher education student affairs).

GRADUATES FROM OTHER STATES and TERRITORIES
ALASKA
North Pole (99705): Meg Romersberger, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).

ARIZONA
Laveen (85339): Vitaly Valentine, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Phoenix (85035): Mary Nyuyfone, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

CALIFORNIA
Fountain Valley (92708): Rosa Bui, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Hanford (93230): Thurman Roy McDowell, a Bachelor of General Studies (organizational leadership).
Laguna Niguel (92677): Dominic Phillip Briones, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Long Beach (90805): Raquel Marie Suarez, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Palos Verdes Estates (90274): Brian S. Hults, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Rancho Mirage (92270): Chad Andrew Rous, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (health promotion).
San Diego (92127): Derek Armstrong, a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
San Jose (95136): Elizabeth Sandra Villavicencio, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Vallejo (94590): Timothy Michael Jacobs, a Bachelor of General Studies (human services).
Wildomar (92595): Tyler G. Moore, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.

COLORADO
Arvada (80007): Casey C. Arzola, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Centennial (80015): John Ryan Grasser, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (sport management).
Colorado Springs (80909): Stuart Jacob Rhodes, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Colorado Springs (80925): Brenda L.A. Conner, a Bachelor of General Studies (business).
Evergreen (80439): Sarah Christine Kay, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance.
Flagler (80815): Marcus Roy Cross, a Bachelor of Arts in communication.
Greeley (80634): Deidra Adriane Smith, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Parker (80134): Hayley Ferguson, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Pueblo (81006): Lisa Renee Medved, a Master of Science in education administration.
Sterling (80751): Kaitlyn Feather, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance (sport and exercise therapy).
Strasburg (80136): Charles Gudka, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance.
Timnath (80547): Sarah Simpson, a Master of Science in psychology (school).
Westminster (80021): Kristin Elizabeth O’Day, a Master of Science in special education (high incidence).

CONNECTICUT
Bristol (06010): Anthony Vincent Scotti, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Ridgefield (06877): Tammy Friedman, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Terryville (06786): Erik Bryant Kowalski, a Bachelor of General Studies.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington (20011): Brad Matthew Johanson-Smith, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

FLORIDA
Jacksonville (32257): Sherly Denis, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Joshua Andrew Yunos, a Master of Business Administration (human resource management).

IDAHO
Boise (83706): Martin Phillip Tuttle, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Boise (83709): Kendall Paige Baghott-Salmon, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Nampa (83686): Elisabeth Martin, a Bachelor of General Studies (networking).
Victor (83455): Ann-Marie Luekenga Kunz, a Master of Science in education administration.

ILLINOIS
Belleville (62226): Tradale De’von’ce Hayes, a Bachelor of Science in sociology.
Chicago (60645): Rivka Barron Cohen, a Bachelor of General Studies (child development).
Ellsworth (61737): Molly Barr, an Associate of General Studies (general business).
Kildeer (60047): Nicole Dawn Leiter, a Master of Business Administration (international business).
Leland (60531): Sarah Johnson, a Bachelor of Science in agricultural business.
Lombard (60148): Aurora Susan Iasillo, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Plainfield (60544): Marius Vanias, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Steeleville (62288): Lindsey Cowan, a Bachelor of General Studies (communication).

IOWA
Ames (50014): David Luke Greenfield, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Des Moines (50317): Tabitha Kaye Aplin, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Huxley (50124): Christopher Alan Deason, a Master of Science in education administration.
Manson (50563): Riley Marie Bleam, a Master of Science in Education (higher education student affairs).
Moravia (52571): Nicole Renee Holden, a Bachelor of Science in agricultural business.

LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge (70807): Kaitlin Harris, a Master of Professional Studies (human resource management).
Lafayette (70508): Joddea Sheatelle Fisher, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.

MASSACHUSETTS
Hull (02045): Russell Sears, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

MICHIGAN
Hancock (49930): Sherry Wyeth, a Bachelor of General Studies (psychological).
Rockwood (48173): Christian Randall Peltier, a Master of Arts in history.
Saginaw (48602): Jerico Scott Hayward, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.

MINNESOTA
Blaine (55449): Roberto Miguel Rodriguez, a Master of Arts in history.
Eden Prairie (55346): Angela Mae Weinheimer, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
White Bear Lake (55110): Jessica Rose Conklin, a Master of Science in Education (higher education student affairs).

MISSOURI
Kansas City (64131): Paul M. Stahl, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Kansas City (64137): Katelyn Sarah Reilly, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management (human resource).
Kansas City (64155): Jason Lee Kunce, a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.
Stefanie Marie Will, a Master of Science in Education (reading specialist).
Raymore (64083): Shea Launa Twenter, a Master of Science in education administration.
Reeds (64859): Jacque Lynn McDonald, a Master of Fine Arts in art (ceramics).
St. Louis (63126): Craig S. Chott, a Master of Professional Studies (information assurance management).

NEBRASKA
Bridgeport (69336): Ashley Alan Nielsen, a Master of Science in psychology (clinical).
Elkhorn (68022): Colton Jacob Weinmann, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (computer networking).
Eustis (69028): Michael William Jack, a Bachelor of Science in agricultural business.
Grand Island (68801): Nicholas James Karn, a Master of Science in education administration.
North Platte (69101): Marleine Emanuel, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Omaha (68105): Monroe Gilbert Evans, a Master of Science in counseling (clinical mental health).
Shickley (68436): Treva Nutter, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Walton (68461): Mikayla Mae Ehlers, a Master of Liberal Studies (literary arts).

NEVADA
Las Vegas (89118): Molly Grace Dudek-Wong, a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.
Las Vegas (89139): Jason Livingston Poyfair, a Master of Science in education administration.
Reno (89521): Steffi Faye Ponce, a Bachelor of Science in computer science (networking).

NEW JERSEY
Hamilton (08619): Jasmine Marie Purnell, a Bachelor of Science in sociology.
Rutherford (07070): Benjamin Charles Ireland, a Master of Science in Education (English for speakers of other languages).
Sussex (07461): Joseph Ciani, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Leadership.
Vineland (08361): Heather Alma Fiori, a Master of Science in education administration.

NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque (87122): Richard James McLaughlin, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

NORTH CAROLINA
Pineville (28134): Lakisha Mychelle Mackie, a Bachelor of Science in computer science (networking).
Raleigh (27617): Eneldelis Edith Urena, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Sanford (27332): Adam N. Schaffer, a Master of Liberal Studies (health sciences).
Taylorsville (28681): Joseph John Barone, a Master of Professional Studies (criminal justice).

NORTH DAKOTA
Minot (58703): Kendra Lee Adams, a Master of Science in psychology (school).

OHIO
Batavia (45103): Jared Craig, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Cincinnati (45245): Michelle Lynn Grau, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Greenville (45331): Brooke Amber Dedloff, a Bachelor of Science in agricultural business.
Hamilton (45011): Andrew Fredwest, a Bachelor of Science in computer science.
Mansfield (44907): Jeffery James Meyer, a Master of Science in health and human performance.
Tipp City (45371): Angela Lynn Davis, an Associate of General Studies (general business).

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City (73108): Jessica Marie Wagoner, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
South Coffeyville (74072): Catherine Reeves, a Bachelor of General Studies (education).
Tulsa (74106): Kaci Lou Clour, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Yukon (73099): Seanna K. Randall, a Bachelor of Science in political science.

OREGON
Newberg (97132): David Christopher Madrigal, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Salem (97304): Jennifer A. Graham, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

PENNSYLVANIA
Berlin (15530): Kelsie L. Mazanowski, a Master of Liberal Studies (gerontology).
Churchville (18966): Sean Patrick Dougherty, a Master of Liberal Studies (global studies).
Easton (18042): Julna Joseph, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Pittsburgh (15216): Ozan Hikmet Sozuoz, a Bachelor of Science in computer science.
York (17406): Tabetha Anne Green, a Master of Professional Studies (organizational leadership).

RHODE ISLAND
Providence (02907): Olanike Akinjobi, a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Warwick (02889): Eric Jay Pollock, a Master of Science in education administration.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Blythewood (29016): Andrew N. Washington, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (computer networking).
Columbia (29209): Charles Richard Murphy, a Master of Science in instructional technology.
Kinards (29355): Tyler Dwight Tucker, a Bachelor of Science in Technology Leadership.
Lexington (29072): Mark Edward Dudley, a Master of Science in education administration.
Spartanburg (29301): Kayla Lynn Childers, a Bachelor of Science in health studies.

SOUTH DAKOTA
Aberdeen (57401): Tiffany M. Langer, a Master of Business Administration (digital marketing).
Wolsey (57384): Damien Charles Davis, a Bachelor of Science in biology (rangeland conservation).

TEXAS
Baytown (77522): Sheridan Jenee’ Peterson, a Bachelor of General Studies (mathematics).
Conroe (77301): Oscar Carmona-Ortiz, a Bachelor of Science in health and human performance.
Dallas (75206): Tracy Kimberly Valladares, a Bachelor of Science in information networking and telecommunications (computer networking).
Frisco (75035): Jimmy Lee Acres, a Bachelor of General Studies (leadership).
Houston (77040): Latoiya Foster, a Bachelor of General Studies (general business).
Houston (77066): Abdiwali Farah Abdulle, a Bachelor of Science in medical diagnostic imaging.
Lewisville (75067): Rita Martinez, a Bachelor of General Studies (historical).
Richmond (77407): Chesicka N. Johnson, a Bachelor of Science in medical diagnostic imaging.

VIRGINIA
Arlington (22204): Nanguin Kevin-Hans Coulibaly, a Master of Professional Studies (human resource management).

WASHINGTON
Easton (98029): Anna Kerlee, a Master of Science in instructional technology.

WYOMING
Cheyenne (82005): Derrick Roy Harter, an Associate of General Studies (general business).

GRADUATES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh: Kanika Montha, a Bachelor of Science in computer science.

CHINA
Beijing: Shuying Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Dalian: Shiyue Lin, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Jilinsheng: Qun Nie, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Shanxi: Bo Li, a Master of Liberal Studies (political leadership and public service).
Shenyang: Xing Cao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Xinmeng Cao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yiwen Cao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Dingzhi Chi, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Jialin Dai, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Jialin Du, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Rongfu Han, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Haiyang He, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Mengying Hu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Shuyue Huang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Linqiao Jiao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yan Jiao, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xiaorong Jin, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Shihuan Kong, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Ge Li, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Haoming Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Jinshu Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Meng Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Shengxi Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Wenchao Li, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yixuan Li, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Tianyu Liang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xiangyu Lin, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zinan Lin, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Hanbo Liu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Jizhe Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Renxuan Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Shengnan Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Wenzhang Liu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Ye Liu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Zichao Liu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Peiru Ning, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Yanhe Niu, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xintong Pan, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Lujia Pang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Haozhe Peng, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Xingjian Ren, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Xinhang Song, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Baoxin Sun, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Boxuan Sun, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Rongqian Sun, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Yuan Sun, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Lin Tang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jianqi Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Qiao Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Shuxinyu Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yinan Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yue Xin, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Runze Xu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Bowen Xuan, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Sixuan Yan, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Hanming Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Hedong Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Huaimin Yang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Kangping Yang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yimeng Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Yipeng Yue, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Naiwen Zhang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Xunming Zhang, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Shijie Zhao, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Yiming Zhao, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Weihong Zheng, a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership.
Ruiqi Zhu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and economics.
Xinzheng: Linlin Bi, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Runfa Cai, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yangtao Chai, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Kening Chen, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Qiangwei Chen, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Sihao Chen, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xubing Chen, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Gong Cheng, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Liudi Cheng, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Tanqiu Cheng, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Lulu Fan, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xuhui Fan, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Wei Fu, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Chen Gao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yafeng He, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yukun Hou, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yuhua Hu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Chaoying Huang, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Liuyang Ji, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yinping Ji, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yinyu Ji, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Chenxi Jian, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Bowen Jiao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Wenwen Jiao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yixin Jing, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jiayu Lei, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Chaofan Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Haibin Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Hechao Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jiajie Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jiawen Li, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Longfei Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Miaomiao Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Muyuan Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Runxin Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Sanzheng Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Te Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Tingting Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Tong Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xiang Li, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yange Li, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Yapeng Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yongjie Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yuting Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zixuan Li, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jing Liang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yaling Liang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Hang Liu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Junyan Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Lei Liu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xuhao Liu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yanfei Liu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yubin Liu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhenhe Liu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Mengmeng Lou, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Sijin Lu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yunlong Lu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jinming Miao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Huixin Niu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Wenrui Peng, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yi Qiao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Zixuan Qin, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Ruochen Rong, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xukun Shan, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Quanyou Shang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Xiaoman Shang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yueyue Shao, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Qingyang Shi, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Wenlong Shi, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yao Sun, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Fangfang Tian, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yiming Tong, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Baidong Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Bitao Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Dong Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Han Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Liping Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Meng Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Qiushi Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Shiquan Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Shiyu Wang, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Tong Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Wan Wang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yingsen Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yunlong Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhengze Wang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Luxin Wei, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yuan Wen, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Hao Wu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Shiyan Wu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yibo Wu, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Suning Xi, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yujin Xie, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Nanhao Xing, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Danyang Xue, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Minggang Yan, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Hao Yang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Hao Yang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jinlong Yang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Qi Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yingying Yang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Liming Yao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Gaoxiang Ye, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Ruixue Yi, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Wenge Yuan, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Zhengqian Zhai, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Dan Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Fuhao Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Hanxiao Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Heng Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Hui Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Kai Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Lu Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Mengqi Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Xiaoxiang Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Xinyu Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yiman Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yiming Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yingying Zhang, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Yizhuo Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Zezheng Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhicheng Zhang, a Bachelor of Arts in global business English.
Zijun Zhang, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Ziliang Zhang, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Wenbo Zhao, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Jia Zheng, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Lei Zheng, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zecheng Zheng, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Yonghua Zhong, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Junyi Zhou, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Yanqi Zhou, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
Bing Zhu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Chenhui Zhu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Chunyao Zhu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhiyuan Zhu, a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.
Zhengzhou: Jia Gui, a Master of Business Administration (accounting).
Zhumadian: Tian Ren, a Master of Business Administration (finance).

INDIA
Kolkata: Antara Roy, a Master of Professional Studies (human resource management).

SPAIN
Madrid: Laura Jimenez-Lendinez, a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.

BERGMEIER: Next up for the beef industry?

Posted on September 21, 2019September 20, 2019

By DAVE BERGMEIER
High Plains Journal

The aftermath of the Aug. 6 Tyson Fresh Meats fire that shuttered the Holcomb plant until January 2020 continues to linger in beef country.

Producers took note of the dramatic price drop in futures that seemed to defy cowboy logic at a time of peak summer demand. Those who study the intricacies of the industry recognized within a week the processing side of getting beef into the food chain was resuming some normalcy. Choice beef prices remain vexing and that is what is generating questions. The industry is right to want answers.

As Oklahoma State University Beef Extension Beef Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel noted in a recent High Plains Journal story, the market responded in about a week to get slaughter numbers up. He also asked important questions that should be asked. Is there enough competition so events like the Tyson fire have less influence? Also what needs to happen to fix the marketplace and what changes need to be made to fix the market functions so it is more competitive for producers and consumers?

“These are still legitimate questions,” he said. Producers at all levels would agree.

High Plains Journal columnist Jerry Nine noted in the same story, neither the American consumer nor the rancher benefited from the gyration in prices.

Few disagree that packing plants need to be profitable and pay their employees so they can provide for their families. They do an exemplary job of getting meat safely into the hands of consumers. They have all been good corporate neighbors in their respective communities.

But the four largest packers — Tyson, Cargill, JBS and National Beef — all have plants in the High Plains region, and collectively they harvest more than 80% of the beef in this country. That has left an open-ended question about whether the level of concentration is too high.

That bleeds into questions about the transparency of the pricing system, which is designed to make sure producers are able to receive an equitable long-term return on their investment while recognizing individual events can and do temporarily disrupt markets.

Collectively, the beef price concerns expressed by those throughout the livestock chain caught the attention of Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, who has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Packer and Stockyards Division to launch an investigation into beef pricing margins. The beef marketing system is a complex one, and finding consensus on changes that the entire industry could accept will be a challenge. From the cow-calf producer, to the feeder to the processing plant and ultimately the consumer, all have diverse, conflicting and fickle interests.

The scope of investigating the entire system should entail the retailer’s role, too.

All of this comes at time when some companies are pursuing strategies for plant-based meat, which has raised the eyebrows of bovine, swine and poultry producers who rightfully should be concerned about how it can impact their bottom line.

Perdue deserves credit for calling for a review of what happened, but any study of how to balance the needs of the entire chain, has to be done in a way to serve the overall free market system.

Dave Bergmeier, managing editor of the High Plains Journal, can be reached at 620-227-1822 or [email protected].

Republished with permission.

HaysMed cardiologist receives  AMCC Fellowship designation

Posted on September 21, 2019September 20, 2019

Dr. Byungsoo Ko, cardiologist and director of the Cardiovascular Cathertization Laboratory at HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, was recently elected to a Fellowship in the American College of Cardiology.

Fellowship is one of the most distinguished designations the AMCC offers its members, and is the ultimate recognition of professional achievement.

Based on outstanding credentials, achievements and community contributions to cardiovascular medicine, those who are elected to Fellowship signal to peers and patients their commitment to quality cardiovascular care through use of the FACC designation. Fellows of the ACC come from all specialties within cardiology and include adult cardiologists, pediatric cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, surgeons, researchers, academicians, specialists in a cardiovascular-related field and cardiovascular team members with advanced degrees.

The strongest evidence of achievement for those who earn the FACC designation comes from the applicant’s peers through letters of sponsorship attesting to their professional competence and commitment to excellence.

“Achieving FACC designation is an important professional milestone for Dr. Ko.” said Dr. Jeffery Curtis, Director of Cardiology Services at HaysMed. “We congratulate him and we are proud to have him as a colleague here at DeBakey Heart Institute at HaysMed.”

— HaysMed

WPAA hosts Glenn Miller Orchestra Sept. 29.

Posted on September 21, 2019September 17, 2019

COLBY — One of the greatest Big Bands of all time, the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, is coming to Colby on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m. CDT at the Colby Community College Cultural Arts Center.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra has been swinging in his memory ever since 1954. Miller started his orchestra in March 1938. After touring with Benny Goodman, the Dorseys, and other greats, Miller began recording under his own name for Columbia records in 1935. During his professional career, the Glenn Miller Orchestra produced an average of more than ten Top 10 hits every year from 1939 through 1944.

Just a few of his career hits include: “Moonlight Serenade,” “Tuxedo Junction,” Pennsylvania 6-5000,” “In the Mood,” “A String of Pearls,” “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree,” and “That Old Black Magic.”

Admission to this Western Plains Arts Association 50th Anniversary Celebration program is with WPAA season ticket or at the door: adults, $20 and students $10.

Benefactors for the Miller Orchestra include: The Dane Hansen Foundation, Logan, Kan., the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation —Dane Hansen Community Grant for Thomas County, and the Seele Foundation. A large number of additional businesses and individuals across the area make these live programs possible.

In October 1942, Glenn Miller reported for induction into the Army, disbanding the orchestra during his years of service. He was immediately assigned to the Army Specialist Corps. He eventually earned the rank of captain, then major, and ultimately organized the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band.

To assist the war effort, his band performed at military camps across the globe and hosted a weekly radio services. Following a tour in Great Britain, Miller boarded a transport plane to Paris on Dec. 15, 1944, disappearing over the English Channel. He was never to be seen again. The army declared him and the others on that plane officially dead a year later.

“A band ought to have a sound all of its own,” Miller once said. “It ought to have a personality.”

Miller was born in Clarinda, Iowa, in 1904. He got his start several years later in North Platte, Neb., when his father brought home a mandolin. Miller promptly traded it for an old battered trombone, which he practiced every chance he got. He mother once quipped, “It got to where Pop and I used to wonder if he’d ever amount to anything.”

In 1923, Miller entered the University of Colorado, although he spent more time traveling to auditions and playing where and whenever he could. After flunking three of his five courses one semester, Miller dropped out to concentrate on his career as a professional musician.

With the 1954 release of the movie “The Glenn Miller Story”, featuring Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson, interest and popular demand led the Miller Estate to authorize the formation of the present Glenn Miller Orchestra. The orchestra was under the direction of drummer Ray McKinley, who had become the unofficial leader of the Army Air Force Band after Miller’s disappearance.

Since January 2012, vocalist Nick Hilscher has led the band. Today, the 18-member ensemble continues to play many of the original Miller arrangements both from the civilian band and the AAFB libraries. Additionally, it also plays some more modern selection arranged and performed. See www.glennmillerorchestra.com for more information.

In 2003, Miller posthumously received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

— Submitted

This weekend’s Hays-area garage sales

Posted on September 21, 2019September 20, 2019

Hays-area garage sales

Scroll to the bottom for a map of garage sale locations. Hays Post offers FREE garage sale listings weekly. Having a garage sale next weekend? Click HERE to submit your information.

130 N Ash, Russell
Saturday 8-Noon

Lots of neat stuff, some antiques, Women’s Clothes, Men’s Big and Tall, household, garden, BBQ stuff, crafts and craft supplies and Misc. everything priced to sell. 130 North Ash Street Russell 8-Noon Saturday 9-21-19

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2206 Downing Ave., Hays
Friday, September 20th 5:30 until dark & Saturday, sept. 21st 8:00 am until 1:00 pm

Household items

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508 W 15th, Hays
Thursday, September 19th 4p.m. to dark, Friday, September 20th 4p.m. to dark, Saturday September 21st 9a.m. to Noon

Daycare closing! Toys, books, puzzles, baby items, pack n play, exersaucer, booster seats, house hold items, electronic keyboard with stand, sewing machine, too much to list

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2516 Henry Drive, Hays
Friday 9/20 from 8 am to 8 pm and Saturday 9/21 from 8 am to noon

Automatic Baby Bottle Maker, antiques, collectables, porcelain dolls, queen bed frames, small grill I Robot Floor cleaner, toys, games puzzles, clothes, furniture, microwave, mens electric tools, lots of miscellaneous.

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217 W. 35th St, Hays
Saturday, September 21st 8:00am to 12:00pm

Large, Multi-family garage sale
Girl’s clothing Newborn – 12 months, car seats, baby accessories, maternity clothes
shoes
Lots of home decor
wooden rocking chair
media console tables
desk hutch
coffee table
lots of miscellaneous!

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FIRST FIVE: First Amendment freedoms not just ‘office hours’

Posted on September 21, 2019September 20, 2019

Our First Amendment freedoms don’t keep office hours.

There’s nothing in the 45 words that start the Bill of Rights that says our freedom of speech only applies when it’s convenient for others, or polite or gains official permission to be heard.

There’s no provision for our right to petition the government for redress of grievances — in plainer terms, to ask our elected and appointed officials to fix something, to correct an error or simply to do a better job — to be shunted aside in favor of convenience.

And nowhere in that First Amendment is a priority given to creating a positive public image or deference provided to some amorphous, bureaucratic search for “order” or efficiency.

In truth, our First Amendment freedoms are inextricably intertwined with a deliberately messy, sometimes inconvenient or tedious, often inefficient, occasionally confrontational and impolitic system of self-governance called democracy.

Yet, time and again, we see public officials in high and low office ignore that truth — some with good intentions, but others with more venal goals: Shutting down vocal opposition, a quiet path to pre-determined action, avoiding contentious discussion, or creating a roundabout way to silence critics.

In state legislatures, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reported in 2017, lawmakers “in nearly 20 states proposed bills in 2017 that would restrict people’s right to protest.” In North Dakota, Kentucky, Tennessee, Rhode Island and Florida, proposals were introduced to protect drivers from liability if they ran their cars over demonstrators standing in streets as long as it was “accidental.” Other states would place new limits on where the public might freely protest — from campuses to locations near oil and gas pipelines or other “critical infrastructure” — which, of course, might well be the very reasons for the protests.

On the local level, it can mean a recent ordinance adopted in Paducah, Ky., that bans the public from speaking during public meetings of the city commission on anything not on that meeting’s agenda. Supporters — including the four of five commissioners who voted for it — cite efficiency as their reason to end the practice of allowing citizens to speak at the end of each session. One was more blunt: The new law aims to silence what he said are groups that attend and make the same speeches each time.

A recent report on the new law by WPSD-TV in Paducah quoted one commissioner as saying if the public doesn’t like the way the commission does its work, they can vote members out at the next election — a clear, if unintended, view that freedoms of speech and petition apply in this case one day every four years. In an earlier WPSD report, City Commissioner Richard Abraham said members of the public would still be able to talk to city council members about concerns that are not on the agenda, just not at public meetings: “You can email your commissioner. You can call city hall for the number. We’ll get back to you.”

Yes, public demonstrations and public comments by ordinary citizens at public meetings can and do disrupt, delay, extend, confuse, confound, irritate and even at times bore those elected or employed to do the public’s business. Frankly, all of that simply goes with the job — and the public salary.

Yes, some restrictions on demonstrations and speaking at public meetings can pass constitutional muster — for example, setting reasonable time limits on individual remarks to allow more people to speak during any given meeting.

But the First Amendment protects our basic right to speak directly to public officials in public about matters of public interest — and, if nowhere else, that should apply most at the government level that is closest to us.

Providing email addresses or promises to “get back” to us just don’t measure up.

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at [email protected], or follow him on Twitter at @genefac.

Russell church to collect food donations Sunday

Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

RUSSELL – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of American (ELCA) “God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday offers a way for congregations to play a critical part in addressing community needs.

The Russell County Food Pantry meets the most basic of needs, serving on average 48 families per month. With need outweighing resources, St. John Lutheran Church in Russell will be celebrating “God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday by collecting non-perishable food items for the Russell County Food Pantry.

The Community Food Drive will be held Sunday, September 22 starting at 1:00 pm.

Those living in the Russell city limits are asked to place items in a plastic grocery bag and place on your porch. Volunteers will collect the food items from porches and deliver them to the Russell County Food Pantry. Please make sure donated items have not passed their printed expiration dates.

If you are missed on Sunday, or forgot to place your items on your porch, please bring your donations to the church office. Those living outside the city limits are also encouraged to drop donations off at the church office. For more information on this program, please contact St. John Lutheran Church at 785-483-5358.

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FHSU SGA hears student concerns over Chartwells food at McMindes

Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

Chartwells, the dining service at McMindes Hall at Fort Hays State University, had 12 health violations during an inspection Aug. 28 and four repeat violations on Sept. 9.

Director of dining: ‘We do take food safety very seriously’

By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

Students spoke out at a FHSU Student Government Association meeting Thursday night about getting sick after eating food from the McMindes cafeteria.

The senior director of Chartwells dining on campus, Amila Ramanayake, gave a short statement at the meeting and then answered questions from student senators and students in the audience. Chartwells runs the dining services at McMindes Hall and at the FHSU Student Union.

The McMindes Hall cafeteria had 12 priority health violations during an inspection on Aug. 28. Four repeat violations were found on Sept. 9.

Jake Boucher, a second-year transfer student, has a residence dining plan. He said he became sick multiple times this semester after eating eggs in the McMindes cafeteria. He told the Senate he also found moldy cheese and bread being offered by Chartwells.

“The panini press is gross,” he said. “I have had to microwave my burgers because they were raw. I pay $4,000 for my meal plan. I don’t feel safe eating in the cafeteria some times.”

Nathan Feldkamp, a junior who lives in the residence hall, also has a dining plan. He expressed concern at the meeting about food being mislabeled. He told Hays Post after the meeting he is allergic to tree nuts, and accidentally ate a cookie with nuts in it at the cafeteria because it had been mislabeled.

Brad DeMers, student body president, said SGA received 11 responses from students in its investigation of the health violations. Among these were students being served raw or undercooked chicken. He also said students complained about food workers not wearing gloves or sneezing or otherwise contaminating their gloves and not changing them.

Ramanayake told the Student Senate he did not wish to make excuses for what happened, but he and the Chartwells staff are working to correct the violations and problems through staff training.

He said he is in daily contact with Chartwells upper management since the violations. A culinary supervisor is set to visit the campus on Monday for an audit.

All Chartwells supervisors are required to have ServSafe training on food safety, and a supervisor is always on duty at each of the Chartwells locations during food service. New employees all go through training on food safety, and online refresher courses are mandated for continuing employees, Ramanayake said.

“We do take food safety very seriously,” he said. “It is a very important part of what we do, especially the quality assurance piece.”

Chartwells has a third-party auditor, EcoSure, that evaluates the food service at its locations. Chartwells as a corporation also does independent audits of its locations, he said. Chartwells has also requested training with an inspector with the Kansas Department of Agriculture, the agency that oversees food inspections in the state.

SGA through the Kansas Open Records Act requested the Chartwells state health inspection records for the Union and McMindes since the Chartwells contract began on campus in 2010.

DeMers said SGA had seen a pattern in which the service would have a significant number of violations then be forced to come back into compliance, have no violations, then the number of violations would spike again. He asked what Chartwells planned to do to be more consistent and prevent violations in the future.

Ramanayake emphasized again training and education were going to be key in solving the food safety concerns.

One student senator asked if employees can be dismissed for repeated health violations. Ramanayake said employees can be dismissed on a fourth safety violation.

Several of the most recent violations during the Chartwells inspections were related to food not being stored and served at the correct temperature. Bacteria and other microorganisms can grow rapidly in food that is not kept cold. Hot food is required to be heated and maintained at temperatures that will kill the bacteria.

Ramanayake said he and other Chartwells staff are being more vigilant about checking food temperature and are teaching associates about the importance of food temperatures.

DeMers asked Ramanayake if employee turnover was a part of the problem in meeting food safety standards.

Ramanayake acknowledged Chartwells has an issue with turnover. He said he did not think it was an issue of pay but the seasonal nature of the employment. He said he is working with Chartwells corporate offices on hiring and retention.

He said associates also may feel the pressure to get food out to the line as fast as possible because lines are backing up in the cafeteria, but Ramanayake said he and the other managers are emphasizing to workers they need to make sure food is cooked correctly and at the correct temperatures before it is served.

DeMers concluded with, “There are a lot of freshmen and sophomores that don’t have a choice when it comes to dining on campus, so I am glad that you came today because this is a big step forward. We really need to address this. I think just continuing the communication and to stop that pattern, I think will benefit all of our freshmen and sophomores and everyone else who lives on campus who eats.”

Ramanayake encouraged students to report their concerns. The McMindes cafeteria has a HappyOrNot terminal where they can report with a happy face or unhappy face about how they felt about their service for the day. Chartwells also has a text service, Text2Chat, that goes immediately to Ramanayake and the supervisor for the specific area for that number — cafeteria, retail, catering.

The numbers are as follows

Residential Dining: 1-785-261-0240
Retail Dining: 1-785-261-9990
Catering: 1-785-261-9991

Feedback is shared monthly with the university.

He also extended an invitation to students and student senators to tour the Chartwells kitchens. He said students can contact him at 785-628-4731. He said he needs at least an hour notice and would prefer to have guests in the kitchens when they are not serving, which would be 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Guests will have to wear food safe attire, including hair nets, aprons and shoe covers.