Father and son Horstick share wisdom at Central Heights graduation
Principal Tom Horstick and son Justin Thomas Horstick addressed Central Heights High School’s 2005 graduates. The speeches blended common sense with humor as the duo urged graduates to honor parents, act with integrity, and remember life lessons learned from family and school, including lines about waiting at home and doing the right thing.
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Ottawa University president bids farewell at 2005 graduation
Ottawa University honored 110 seniors in a lengthy ceremony at the OU Chapel as President John Neal, concluding his final OU commencement, steps down to lead Maryville University in St. Louis. Neal urged grads to seek useful work and impact while noting his own impending departure.
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OU's search for president to begin soon
Ottawa University trustees will begin the process of hiring a new president to succeed John Neal. They will interview search consultants and discuss forming a search committee. if no suitable consultant is found, a July decision is possible. Interim president Jim Billick praised as a strong choice while Neal's tenure ends in June. Ottawa operates seven campuses and about 8,000 students with long experience in off-site education.
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Schmidt visits Ottawa amid governor race chatter
Herald Senior Writer Derek Schmidt, a Kansas Senate leader from Independence, says his Ottawa trip was not a governor bid, noting plans were made before recent events. He adds he has not ruled out running and warns a court ruling on school funding could force tax hikes or cuts, while praising session gains like reservist benefits and anti meth laws.
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