EMPORIA — Emporia State University congratulates more than 400 students who received their academic degrees after completing the fall 2020 semester. Students from the area and degrees earned are: Denise Elizabeth Zink of Claflin, Education Specialist in School Psychology; Madelyn Grace Hayes of Ellinwood, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance; McKenzie Rene Thrasher of Sterling, B.S. in Education in Physical Education; and Erica L. Howard of Wilson, Education Specialist in School Psychology.