Park University Local Graduate Announced

Parkville, Mo.—Dec. 11, 2017 — Park University held its December 2017 Kansas City Area Commencement ceremony on Dec. 9 at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Mo.

The University had 397 students eligible to participate in the ceremony — 156 students received a master’s degree and/or a graduate certificate, and 241 students received a bachelor’s degree, associate degree and/or undergraduate certificate. Michael Collins, president and chief executive officer of the Port Authority of Kansas City, Mo., presented the keynote address. Collins, a 2004 graduate of Park, is also the immediate past chair of Park’s Board of Trustees, having served as chair from 2015-17.

List of Local Undergraduate Degrees Conferred
(Name, Degree Concentration [if applicable], Hometown and High School Attended [if provided])

Bachelor of Science
• Jacob Kennedy Vaught, Management/Finance, Riverside, R.I. (attended Fairhaven [Mass.] High School)