UCO to hold virtual commencement

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The University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond will celebrate the achievements of approximately 1,074 graduates during the Fall 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony premiering at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12.

The ceremony will include a reading of each graduate’s name and remarks from UCO President Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar. Students also had the opportunity to personalize a graduation slide with a photo and personal message that will be shown during the ceremony.

The ceremony will not be presented live, allowing graduates and their friends and family to access it at any time after viewing instructions are distributed. Each graduate will receive an email with the link to the ceremony and instructions. A link to the ceremony will also be available on the UCO website.

Local students will receive degrees as follows.

Elizabeth Golliver of Agra graduates with honors completing requirements for a Master of Education Degree in Secondary Education.

Students from Chandler include Aakash Patel, Master of Science in Business Analytics; Tanay Patel, Master of Science in Business Analytics; Taylor Fowble, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Laura Howard, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Alexandra Hutton, Bachelor of Arts in Education - English Education; and Makayla McGuire, Bachelor of Science in Biology - Biomedical Sciences.

Graduates from McLoud are Courtney Mendoza, Master of Education in School Counseling; Brittany Collier, Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership; and Matthew Hartley, Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety.

Shari Degman of Meeker completed requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership.

Students from Prague are Jamie Dukes, Master Degree in Public Administration - Public and Non-Profit Management and Certification in Disaster Management; Wanda Clark, graduating Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; and LeeAnn Littlejohn, graduating Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration - Legal Studies

Jaden Johnson from Stroud earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Melanie Gibson is graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership.