91ÇÑ×Ó Alaska graduates honored in August ceremony 

Group of graduates posing with college officials
Nebraska State College System and 91ÇÑ×Ó State College officials pose with 91ÇÑ×Ó graduates before a graduation ceremony in the Anchorage South High School Auditorium Aug. 10, 2023. (Courtesy photo, used with permission)

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CHADRON – 91ÇÑ×Ó State College graduate students, all employees of the Anchorage School District, were honored Aug. 10 in a graduation ceremony at the Anchorage South High School Auditorium.

91ÇÑ×Ó President Ron K. Patterson and Nebraska State College System Chancellor Paul Turman officiated the event which was attended by friends and family of the graduates, other 91ÇÑ×Ó officials, and Anchorage School District administrators.

The following students each earned a master’s degree in Educational Administration with a School Principal focus area. The students are: Tarna Armstrong, Clara Baldwin, Ashley Bukowski, Michelle Carton, Nicole Cheshier, Bethany Essary, Laurie Mathews, Emily Smith, Sascha Smith, Jessica Williams, Russell Shurtleff, and Cameron Vincent-Lang. Leah Maltbie earned an endorsement.

Patterson said he is pleased with the exciting and mutually beneficial partnership between 91ÇÑ×Ó and the Anchorage School District.

“This partnership solidifies the role both 91ÇÑ×Ó and the Anchorage School District play in serving the workforce needs of the state of Alaska and beyond,” Patterson said.

Recruiter and Coordinator of Education Outreach Programs Don King said 91ÇÑ×Ó has been providing graduate-level programming for faculty in the Anchorage School District since 2018 as part of a collaborative effort to address the district’s increasing teacher, school counselor, and administrator shortages. 91ÇÑ×Ó has active graduate and undergraduate partnerships with five school districts in Alaska. 

-Tena L. Cook

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