Wayne State graduation planned for Saturday

Wayne State College will hold commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students on Saturday, May 4, in the college's historic Willow Bowl amphitheater. The graduate student ceremony will be at 10 a.m. and the undergraduate ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the ceremonies will be held in Rice Auditorium.

The ceremonies will be livestreamed at http://www.wsc.edu/watch-live.

A total of 569 degrees will be conferred by Wayne State President Marysz Rames. Those students receiving their degrees include 424 undergraduates and 145 graduate students. Graduate students are earning their degrees from the college's Master of Science in Education, Master of Science in Organizational Management, Master of Interdisciplinary Studies, Master of Business Administration, Master's in Counseling, and Education Specialist programs.

Area students participating in the graduate ceremony include Brian King, Master of Business Administration, Clearwater; Brianna Hupp, Master of Science in Education.

The graduate ceremony will feature an invocation by master's candidate Wiryoka Angela Maria Monte of Willemstad, Curaçao; Carter "Cap" Peterson, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State College System, will bring greetings from the board; and master's candidate Preston James Davis of Mondamin, Iowa, will deliver graduation remarks.

Area students receiving an undergraduate degree include Summer Schroeder, Clearwater, Bachelor of Science Degree, business administration/finance; Ashley Koenig, Ewing, Bachelor of Science Degree, business, marketing and information technology; Jaidyn Schindler, Ewing, Bachelor of Science Degree, business administration/marketing; Tiana Thramer, Ewing, Bachelor of Science Degree, exercise science; and Kyle Snodgrass, Orchard, Bachelor of Science Degree, social science education.

The undergraduate ceremony will feature an invocation by bachelor's candidate Leah Rebekah Bennett of Johannesburg, South Africa; Carter "Cap" Peterson, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State College System, will bring greetings from the board; seven retiring faculty will be recognized; Dr. Alan Bruflat, professor of language and literature, will receive the State Nebraska Bank & Trust Teaching Excellence Award; and Calie Rabbass of Pender, will deliver the undergraduate address.

Of special note for the undergraduate ceremony, Leslie and Tim Bebee, longtime supporters of Wayne State College, will be awarded honorary doctorates of humane letters for their unwavering commitment to the college and community.