Bottom row: Orlando Guerrero, Kenzi Schultz, Evan Shearer and Nick Young
Dec. 11, 2023
Contact: Deidra Ashley, ashleyde@missouri.edu
Commencement week is here, and we're ready to celebrate! The University of Missouri will soon award 1,780 students with more than 1,900 degrees at winter commencement ceremonies. In all, students from the graduating class hail from 43 states and 24 countries. There are also 432 online students in the December 2023 graduating class.
Click the names below to meet eight soon-to-be grads and learn how Mizzou has impacted them — and where they’re headed next.
Sophia BiancoHometown: Dixon, Missouri
Major: Communication. Also pursuing an Honors Certificate
Hometown: Wichita, Kansas
Majors: Journalism (emphasis in strategic communications) and music (emphasis in voice). Also pursing an Honors Certificate and a Multicultural Studies Certificate
Hometown: Fresno, California
Major: Master of public health
Hometown: O’Fallon, Missouri
Major: Engineering (emphasis in electrical and computer engineering). Also pursuing an Honors Certificate
Hometown: El Dorado Springs, Missouri
Major: Business administration
Hometown: Cordelia, California
Major: Agriculture
Hometown: Cole Camp, Missouri
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Eldon, Missouri
Major: Secondary education (emphasis in social studies)
