News Notes: Local graduates from college

Chadron State College graduates local students

The following students graduated from Chadron State College during the Dec. 13 commencement exercises:

Priscilla Bastian of Burns, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education.

Joanne Pruitt of Cheyenne, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education.

Jessica Jester of Cheyenne, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts.

A total of 217 degrees were conferred during the institution’s two winter graduation ceremonies.

This year’s undergraduate commencement speaker, Steve Erwin, and his wife, Janice, were honored by receiving the college’s Distinguished Service Award for their years of dedication to CSC. He encouraged the 138 graduates to always grasp opportunities to volunteer, continue learning, set goals and bring a positive attitude to their work.

The speaker at the graduate ceremony, Dr. Katherine Bahr, reminded the 79 students earning their master’s degrees to value the ‘place’ of Chadron including the physical, geographical, institutional and personal space which make the college.