HESSTON— The Hesston College community celebrated the academic accomplishments of 167 graduates during the commencement ceremony May 6. Joe Manickam, a 1987 Hesston College graduate presented the commencement address “Back to Basics,” based on the college’s 2011-12 theme verse from Micah 6:8.
Graduates of the class of 2012 include Ashley Oglesbee of Ellinwood, who earned an associate of applied arts and sciences degree in nursing. She was also one of 50 students recognized in a nurse’s pinning ceremony May 5.
Located 30 miles north of Wichita, Hesston College is the two-year liberal arts college of Mennonite Church.