LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The University of Saint Mary celebrated the close of another academic year and the passing of a major milestone in the lives of the class of 2019 at USM’s Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, in McGilley Field House on the university’s main Leavenworth campus, 4100 South 4th Street.
The 2019 Commencement event honored the university’s 429 graduates-a group composed of 208 undergraduate degree recipients, 182 master’s degree recipients, and 39 doctoral degree recipients. This year’s graduates hail from coast to coast and from points overseas. Two graduates from the Eagle Times coverage area are Leah Palmer of Warner, who received a Master of Business Administration and Patricia Dezan of Windsor, Vermont, who received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Graduates of USM’s online programs traveled in from across the country to participate as well.
As is tradition at Saint Mary, the 2019 Commencement ceremony was preceded by a Baccalaureate Mass in Annunciation Chapel-with a brunch following. After brunch, graduates processed to the Commencement ceremony at McGilley Field House.
The ceremony featured performances by the USM Community Band and the Saint Mary Concert Chorale. Reflections were provided by student speakers Darcy Noe, a psychology major from Basehor, Kan.; and BJ Stabler, of Lee’s Summit, Mo.
The members of the Saint Mary graduating class of 2019 arrived at USM from a wide variety of backgrounds and are bound for an equally impressive range of bright futures. In reaching their God-given potential, USM’s graduates have overcome obstacles of all kinds.
Learn more about USM Commencement at stmary.edu/Graduation.
The University of Saint Mary is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of Saint Mary main campus is located at 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. USM’s Overland Park, Campus near College and Roe offers evening, accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.
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