Stay in touch. facebook.com/forthays 2020 Spring Commencement Stay informed. twitter.com/FortHaysState Stay connected. linkedin.com/in/fhsualumni U H D. D S S , B , , , W K , A M, F H F , L O ; A M, A M, F H. A M A. J O W K S . ‘T ; T . C: H F H S L . P B G W . L T , H’ D F H. I W ’ . T , W’ . Spring 2020 Commencement DOCTORATE, ED.S. AND MASTER’S DEGREES College of Health College of Education...........................................9 and Behavioral Sciences ................................4 College of Health College of Education...........................................5 and Behavioral Sciences ..............................18 College of Arts, Humanities, Werth College of Science, Technology and Social Sciences .......................................6 and Mathematics ........................................22 Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship ...................................8 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES College of Arts, Humanities, College of Education and Social Sciences Teacher Education ........................................... 34 Art and Design .................................................23 Communication Studies ...................................24 College of Health and Behavioral Sciences Criminal Justice ................................................24 Allied Health ....................................................36 English ..............................................................24 Communication Sciences and Disorders ...........37 General Studies .................................................25 Health and Human Performance ......................38 History..............................................................26 Nursing .............................................................39 Leadership Studies ............................................27 Psychology ....................................................... 40 Modern Languages ...........................................27 Social Work ..................................................... 42 Associate Degrees ............................................. 42 Music and 0 eatre ............................................27 Philosophy ........................................................28 Werth College of Science, Technology Political Science ................................................28 and Mathematics Sociology ..........................................................28 Agriculture ........................................................43 Associate Degrees ..............................................29 Applied Technology ......................................... 44 Biological Sciences ............................................45 Robbins College of Business Chemistry .........................................................45 and Entrepreneurship Computer Science ............................................ 46 Applied Business Studies ...................................30 Geosciences ...................................................... 46 Economics, Finance, and Accounting ...............31 Mathematics .....................................................47 Informatics .......................................................32 Physics ..............................................................47 Management .....................................................33 Associate Degrees ..............................................47 Honors and Partnerships Torch Award .....................................................65 Honors at Graduation .......................................48 Academic History ............................................ 66 International Partnership Undergraduates ........51 Academic Regalia ..............................................67 Symbols ............................................................68 Awards, Academic History and Recognition University Mascot .............................................69 President’s Distinguished Scholar Award ..........62 About Our Students ..........................................70 Navigator Award ...............................................63 Retirements and Memoriams ...........................71 Lighthouse Award .............................................63 Alumni Association and Foundation ................72 Pilot Award ...................................................... 64 FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY | SPRING 2020 COMMENCEMENT 1 THE BEGINNING “Twas built by the toil of our fathers: To its glory our voices swell. Hail to old Fort Hays State!” OVERVIEW 0 is is our Heritage: 0 is is Fort Hays State Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a state, tax- 0 e university opened as the Western Branch of the assisted liberal and applied arts university established Kansas Normal School of Emporia. 0 e curriculum for and maintained by the state to serve the people the fi rst two years consisted of the upper two years of high of Kansas. school supplemented by courses in teaching methods. 0 e university was established to satisfy a need felt by After 1910, the fi rst degree, A.B. in Education, was the early settlers for educational facilities in the new authorized at this time, although the degree was later region. Martin Allen, a horticulturist who came to changed to B.S. in Education. Liberal arts degrees of Hays in 1873, and other Hays residents, conceived A.B. and B.S. were authorized in 1930. Graduate work the idea of using the Fort Hays Military Reservation leading to the master’s degree was fi rst off ered in 1929; land, about to be abandoned by the government, for in 1958 the university was given permission to grant experimental and educational purposes. the specialist in education degree. A doctoral program in nursing practice was approved May 2015 for Fort 0 e fort was abandoned in 1889. From that time Hays State University by the Kansas Board of Regents. until 1900, the proposal for its use was repeatedly It is the university’s fi rst doctoral program. presented to Congress by farseeing residents of the area. In 1900, the federal government enacted During its years of educational service, the university legislation granting the land to the state of Kansas for has had several changes in its name. In 1914, the Hays a state college, an agricultural experimental station, Normal was made independent of the Emporia Normal and a state park. In 1901, the Kansas legislature School and its name became Fort Hays Kansas State accepted the grant. Normal School. In 1923, the name of the university was changed to Kansas State Teachers College of Hays. On June 23, 1902, the university opened with 34 students, two faculty members, and 19 courses. For 0 e right to confer liberal arts degrees was approved by two years, sessions were held in two old buildings the Board of Regents early in 1931 and the Legislature on the fort grounds. In 1904, the fi rst stone building authorized the change to the name of Fort Hays Kansas was completed on the “fl ats” adjacent to Hays and the State College in the same year. In 1977, the name of the young institution was moved to its present location. university was changed to Fort Hays State University. 2 FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY | OVERVIEW Opening Day of the Western Branch of Kansas State Normal OVERVIEW School on the grounds of the old Fort Hays Military Reservation. Left: Picken Hall, the fi rst academic building on campus. Right: South side of Industrial Building with greenhouse; women are walking away from the building on sidewalk. Left: People skate on Big Creek with Sheridan Hall in the background. Right: Snow covers the fountain in front of Picken Hall. FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY | OVERVIEW 3 GRADUATE SCHOOL 0 e Graduate School coordinates degree programs across all fi ve academic colleges in the university. Graduate faculty members have attained a signifi cant level of achievement in their instructional and scholarly activities and are committed to excellence in graduate education. 0 e professional staff of the Graduate School prides itself on excellent service in assisting graduate students from the point of inquiry to the point of matriculation. On behalf of the graduate faculty and staff of the Graduate School, I congratulate you on your achievement here today. Glen McNeil Interim Dean COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND GRADUATE SCHOOL GRADUATE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES NURSING DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE ———————————— Summar Michelle Anthony, Salina Tiffany Nicole Naccarato, Junction City Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Alicia Danae Arias, Hays Jenny Len Niblock, Colby Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Paula June Bitter, Russell Jenesa Elise Osborn, Valley Center Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Mary Beth D'amico, Salisbury, MD Jennifer Ann Payne, Garden City Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Starlette Cribb Godwin, Clarendon, NC Erica Renee Seger, Newton Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Violet Ann Gomes, Basehor Cathryn Michele Preisner, Hays Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Doris Kay Gonzales, Omaha, NE Debra Janel Shinn, Hays Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Heather Brooke Holaday, Garfield Heather Renee Snyder, Murrells Inlet, SC Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Vicki Lynn James, Jetmore Alicia Marie Utley, Hutchinson Nursing Practice Nursing Practice Courtney Lynn Mullaney, Michelle Leigh Van Der Wege, Russell North Myrtle Beach, SC Nursing Practice Nursing Practice 4 FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY | GRADUATE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION SPECIALIST ————————— Joshua Alan Atchison, Topeka Hannah Dannielle Price, Wichita School Psychology School