Salina-area colleges host December graduations
Over 80 students have reached a new step in their college experience and life after two graduation ceremonies this past Friday in Salina.
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus and Kansas Wesleyan University both hosted commencement ceremonies Friday evening that saw students from Salina, central Kansas, the rest of the state and around the world walk the stage.
At K-State Salina, the ceremony was hosted at the Student Life Center on the campus, with 38 students graduating with a variety of associate and bachelor degrees.
Eight graduates from K-State Salina call this city their hometown: Mohammed Alanazi, Osama Habeeb, Zachary Mathis, Tyler Weems, Cristina Tabora, Molly Mathis, Troy Losey and Zechariah Rose, while two others are from surrounding counties, Westin Shehi, of Abilene, and Derek Cooper, of Lincoln.
All K-State Salina fall 2021 graduates are:
Hussam Abdulrhman E Alalwani, Juan Carlos Sandoval Andrade, Rolando Mario Aguilera, Mohammed Faez G Alanazi, Neyaf Naif Alharbi, Sahir Duaifallah M Alomayri, Mohammed Moraya M Asiri, Ashten John Athon, Quinton Aleksandr Clymer, Jaspal Singh Dhanoa, Nathan Lawrence Emond, Aaron James Frick, Osama Rakan A Habeeb, Garrett Michael Karp, Scott Everett-Paul Logan, Zachary Mathis, Michael John Post, Brandon Olds Stevens, Jack James Thomlison, Matthew Harrison Wachtel, Tyler Christopher Weems, Jared Lee Henderson, Tyson Ray Breshears, Cristina Duron Tabora, Matthew James Butko, Molly Marie Mathis, Yiteng Zhang, Marie Cuellar, Cristhian Orlando Giraldo Arias, Kaden Christopher Klim, Troy C. Losey, Zechariah Hunter Rose, Elizabeth Jean Warren, Orlando Alexis Antonio Sr., Westin Elliot Shehi, Fabian Avelar and Derek Ryan Cooper.
Kansas Wesleyan University also hosted a commencement ceremony Friday evening at the school's Mabee Arena. Forty-four students graduated from KWU, with six from Salina, Ethan Badders, Cameron Hunter, Maddison Nowlin, Christopher Parker, Justin Sullivan and Stefany Wilson. Other central Kansas-based graduates include Takota Anderson, of Ellsworth and Tyler Kepple, of Halstead.
All KWU fall 2021 graduates are:
Samuel Albrecht, Takota Anderson, Ethan Badders, Anthony Bargas, Jr., Daisy Bingham, Dylan Blackhart, Jacob Brown, Kathleen Burrows, Jeffrey Cochran, Camyrn Coffelt, Nigel Davis, Lauren Flowers, Freddie Garci, TreVon Gibson, Kirian Greer, Ronald Griffin III, Steven Harvey, Jr., Dylan Heck, Cameron Hunter, Eren Jenkins, Tyler Kepple, Shaquelle Lewis, Bryer Livermore, Sebastian Lun, Callie Masa, Brianna McGinnis, Rebekah Morris, Maddison Nowlin, Austin Nuessle, Mariam Oubaid, Christopher Parker, Ashley Quintanilla, Brenna Rich, Michelle Rodriguez, Pedro Rodriguez, John Sandoval, Kaden Sitzman, Timothy Storms, Justin Sullivan, Kiana Turner, Dylan VanBoxel, Jessica Vegely, Stefany Wilson and Malik Young.
This article originally appeared on Salina Journal: K-State Salina, Kansas Wesleyan host December graduations
