Local Graduation Alert: College of the Ozarks Commencement Set for May 11 at Keeter Athletic Complex

The College of the Ozarks will hold its 117th annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Howell W. Keeter Athletic Complex on its campus in Point Lookout, Missouri. The event, starting at 10 a.m., will see 327 students graduate with degrees in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Attendance is by ticket only, reserved for graduates and their families.

The graduates come from various majors, with the most common being psychology, nursing, family studies/social studies: marriage and family, accounting, and business administration. Chris Boyett, an alumnus from 1986 and former PepsiCo executive, will give the commencement speech. His career in the consumer goods industry spans over three decades, primarily at PepsiCo.

The ceremony will also include a military commissioning. Officer Candidate Esther Schieffer, a piano major, will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army National Guard's Signal Corps.

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