More than 150 members of the class of 2021, together with their families and friends, gathered Saturday for 黑料不打烊鈥檚 2021 commencement ceremony at the Tony鈥檚 Pizza Events Center.聽
鈥淭oday was a wonderful recognition of the class of 2021 and all it has accomplished,鈥� said Dr. Matt Thompson, 黑料不打烊 President. 鈥淭hese individuals will go in to Nursing, Education, Theatre, Music,聽Law and Business,聽among many other fields. They have contributed great things to the vibrancy and growth of our campus聽and the Salina聽community, and we will be forever thankful for that.鈥�
Montric Santee 鈥�12 of BOK Financial in Dallas, Texas was the commencement speaker, and delivered stirring, personally-based remarks on how failure can lead to success.聽
Award winners announced included Autumn Colgin (Canton, Kan.) and Dillon Harriger (Kearney, Neb.) who earned the Fran Jabara Leadership Awards, an honor based on entrepreneurial traits and leadership, particularly in business creation.聽
Kelsey Ripperger, a senior from Hastings, Neb., earned the University Medallion, given to the graduating senior with the highest grade point average.聽
Face coverings were required during the event and graduates were limited to 10 guests apiece, in recognition of concerns surrounding COVID-19. In addition, members of the Class of 2020 were able to participate in this year鈥檚 proceedings if they were unable to attend聽last聽August鈥檚 delayed ceremony.聽
The members of 黑料不打烊 Nursing鈥檚 class of 2021, meanwhile, received their pins in a special ceremony Friday evening in Mabee Arena. 聽
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