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Adult learners to graduate Oct. 12 on Saint Mary’s Twin Cities Campus

October 9, 2019

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — More than 440 adult learners will graduate from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and its Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs on Saturday, Oct. 12, where three commencement convocations will honor the graduates.

The ceremonies, to be held at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. at the Saint Mary’s University Center on Park Avenue in Minneapolis, will feature five graduates who have been invited to provide reflections as part of the ceremonies. Another seven graduating students will be honored with Saint Mary’s Outstanding Final Paper Awards.

Graduating students providing reflections are:

  • Sarah Fox, M.A. in Counseling Psychology
  • Jennifer Fogus, B.S. in Business Administration
  • Kathleen Soucheray, Ed.D. in Leadership
  • Patience Nakibirige, M.A. in Organizational Leadership
  • Nancy Johnson, D.B.A.

Graduating students being honored with Outstanding Final Paper Awards are:

  • Genevieve Cecelia-Florence West, M.A. in Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Xiao Liang, M.A. in Health and Human Services Administration
  • Rory Burton Feeney, Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology
  • Rita E. Guadagno, M.A. in Special Education
  • Arlene Joy Lawrence, Ed.D. in Leadership
  • Nora Ulland Zibursky, Ed.D. in Leadership
  • Nor Xiong, M.S. in Project Management