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College Information and Publications
913-469-8500
Julie Haas, Associate Vice President, Marketing Communications, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

4/16/09
Story by Peggy Graham

JCCC Graduations scheduled

John E. Roueche
John E. Roueche
Phil Wegman
Phil Wegman

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Johnson County Community College will have its commencement exercises at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, in the JCCC Gymnasium. JCCC celebrates its 40th anniversary at this commencement.

The speaker will be John E. Roueche, professor and director of the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Sid W. Richardson Regents Chair in Community College Leadership.

A nationally recognized authority in community college education, Roueche has written 34 books and more than 150 chapters and articles. Roueche is a community college graduate and received his Ph.D. in higher education administration from Florida State University.

The GED graduation is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, in the JCCC Gymnasium. Johnson County Adult Education celebrates its 25th anniversary with this graduation. The speaker will be Phil Wegman, program director, Workforce, Community and Economic Development.

Wegman was instrumental in the development of Adult Basic Education in Johnson County, which came to be called Project Finish, now called Johnson County Adult Education. Johnson County Adult Education, sponsored by JCCC and the Johnson County Library, provides classes and individualized instruction to help undereducated adults improve reading, writing, and math skills; prepare for the GED test; or learn English as a second language.

Other graduations are:

  • Respiratory Care, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, Polsky Theatre
  • Nursing Pinning, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, Yardley Hall
  • Honors Graduation, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, room 211 of the Carlsen Center
  • Dental Hygiene, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 14, Polsky Theatre
  • Cosmetology, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, Polsky Theatre
  • LPN Pinning, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, Polsky Theatre

A reception follows each graduation.

For more information about commencement exercises, contact the Student Information Desk at 913-469-3807.

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