KU Graduation Echoes Local Cyrillic? Just kidding.
KU graduates include Ottawa area students Elizabeth Barker and Elizabeth Gibson earning dual bachelor degrees in arts and African American studies and journalism. plus numerous others from Ottawa and nearby towns earning bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees across fields like business, education, pharmacy, and communication studies.
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Ottawa
Elizabeth Lynn Barker
Deborah Barker
Crystal Marie Davis
Donna
Robert Smith
Elizabeth Kay Gibson
Phil
Claudia Gibson
Michael G. Habtemichael
Ghezai
Abeba Habtemichael
Giles Daniel Harber
Mary Jo
Curtis Nichols
Kristian L. Olsen
Darrell
Nancy Bourque
Brian Frederic Platt
Sara M. Valentine
Brooke Erin Waldron
Ottawa High School
Patrick Michael Holloway
Kim Finney
Olathe East High School
Nicole Ann Johnson
Marcin Korytkowski
Michal Korytkowski
United Kingdom
Ottawa BPW scholars Emily Peterson and Debra Larcom
Emily Peterson and Debra Larcom of Ottawa received Ottawa BPW scholarships. Peterson earned a kinesiology degree at Kansas State University and will study physical therapy at Texas Woman's University in Houston. Larcom aims for an elementary education degree with reading emphasis, plans to transfer from Neosho County Community College to Ottawa University this fall.
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BPW
Emily Peterson
Debra Larcem
Ottawa
Ottawa Business and Professional Women
Peterson
Kansas State University
Ottawa student Daniel Colwell named All American Collegiate
Daniel Colwell of Ottawa has been named an All American Collegiate Scholar for maintaining a 3.3 GPA or higher. He attends Baker University and will appear in the All American Collegiate Yearbook. Colwell is the son of Dale and Darlene Colwell and grandson of Lovenia Orender Eva Powers and Harry Colwell.
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Daniel Colwell
Ottawa
Colwell
Baker University
Dale
Darlene Colwell
Lovenia Orender
Eva Powers
Harry Colwell
Maryville
Kansans pressed court to force more school funding
Kansas Families United for Public Education filed a friend of the court brief with the Kansas Supreme Court, urging action after the Legislature failed to improve funding. The group cites districts with high poverty and low per pupil spending while defending a 1999 lawsuit and a judge’s ruling that the funding formula is unconstitutional. The case, involving Wichita and other districts, seeks to overturn the ruling and ensure a constitutionally adequate education for all students.
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Wichita
Johnson
Douglas
Shawnee
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Families United For Public Education
Wichita Eagle
Topeka
Supreme Court
House
Senate
John Martellaro
Lenexa
Legisla
Ture
Kansas
Shawnee County
Terry Bullock
Dan Biles
Kansas State Board of Education
Bullock
Parents’ Group
Ity
Salina
Kansas City
Derby
State Board of Education
State Supreme Court
Oakland woman keeps promise to send disadvantaged kids to college
In Hayward California Oral Lee Brown, a real estate agent, has funded college dreams for Oakland students since 1987 through the Oral Lee Brown Foundation. She now sponsors 89 new students and has built a $375,000 trust, emphasizing daily mentorship and belief in higher education.
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Oakland
Tatmon
Brown
Brookfield
Ture
Gene Lang
New York City
Harlem
Lang
Marina Winton
Winton
Oral Lee Brown
Wall Street
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University of Kansas
Franklin County
Jennifer Elizabeth Beauchamp
Gene and
Stephanie Beauchamp
Pomona
William Jennings Bryan
Omaha
Kelly Loraine Pinet
Shawnee Mission North
Rantoul
Gunnar Michael Williams
Central Heights
Richmond
Sarah Jane Corwine
Terry and
Kathy Corwine
Wellsville
Beth Nicole Dwyer
Tiffany Leann Madl
Jay
Karen Madi
Laura Elizabeth Gagnon
Glen
Joan Gagnon
Lawrence Free State High School
Williamsburg
Wright
Law
Jason Wright
University of Texas Law School At
Austin
Williams and Connolly
Washington, D.C
Ray and
Jeanne Schmidt
Strickland
Culinary Institute of Keystone
Seth Strickland
Colo
Steve Strickland
Judith Allen
Breckinridge
Dillon
Tatman
Iil
Walnut
Arcoaire
Hidden Treasure
Tetiat Bey
Melvern
Melvem Bandstand
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
FFA
Malvern Bandstand
Ken Perry
Sunflower Steppers
Marais de Cygnes Valle
Capital City Singers
Melvern Sunflower Association
Malvern Community Center
Shane Weimer
Southeast End
Malvern
SE Beck
Main Street
Shane Welmer
Beck
Melvem School
Melvem Pride
Melvem
Kim Criqui
Monk Melvem Community Center
Garry's Bar and Grill
Main
Melvern School
Lewellen Rides and Entertainment
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Lewellen Rides
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