GK
Ginny Kollmeier
  • Business Accounting & Finanace
  • Class of 2012
  • Columbia, MO

Ginny Hale Kollmeier Graduates from William Woods University

2012 Jan 5

Ginny Hale Kollmeier of Columbia, Mo., graduated from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., with a Associate of Arts degree. The degree was conferred in August, but those graduates were invited to participate in the December commencement ceremony.

Eric Struemph, a WWU graduate and mayor of Jefferson City, Mo., addressed the graduates and their families during commencement exercises Dec. 9. The graduates included eight students from Joplin who completed their educational specialist degrees despite the tornado that decimated the city in May.

It was one of WWU's largest December commencements, with 632 graduates. A total of 377 December degrees were conferred. Another 255 graduates whose degrees were conferred in August were eligible to participate in the winter ceremony. A combined total of 1,076 students in all disciplines have graduated from William Woods in the past 12 months.

Degrees earned by December and August graduates combined include 17 associate of arts, eight bachelor of arts, 101 bachelor of science, 195 master of business administration, 231 master of education and 79 educational specialist degrees.

In addition to students from the Fulton campus, students from cohorts in 35 communities received their diplomas: Blue Springs, Boonville, Branson, Brookfield, Cape Girardeau, Chillicothe, Columbia, Dexter, Fetus, Hannibal, Harrisonville, Jefferson City, Joplin, Kansas City, Kearney, Kirksville, Lockwood, Louisiana, Macon, Marshall, Maryville, Mount Vernon, Platte City, Poplar Bluff, Richmond, Sedalia, Sikeston, Springfield, St. Charles, Summersville, Versailles, Warrenton, Washington and West Plains, Mo., as well as Paragould, Ark.

Taiwanese and Chinese students who were members of the international cohort studying on the Fulton campus completed their graduate degree programs in the summer and were recognized at this commencement.

William Woods University is an independent, professions-oriented, liberal arts-based institution serving the educational needs of both men and women. William Woods has an enrollment of about 3,500 students, and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of disciplines in both campus and outreach settings.

The 170-acre main campus is located in the mid-Missouri community of Fulton. Since its founding in 1870, the mission of William Woods has been to provide a quality education while ensuring the development of the individual.