Otterbein students celebrate graduation with a leap for photos

Otterbein students celebrate graduation with a leap for photos

A foursome of Otterbein University graduates leap together for another photo by family and friends after ceremonies Sundays.

Among the graduates this weekend were the school’s first doctor of nursing practice (DNP) cohort class. Degress granted to the seven students are the first doctorate degrees granted by Otterbein since 1896.

The first four graduates are:

  • Dana Kay Buechner-Wiegand – Columbus, OH
  • Susan A. Butz – Westerville, OH
  • Ruth Ann Chavez – Westerville, OH
  • Kirk Alan Hummer – Lewis Center, OH
  • Kelly Christine McGee – Westerville, OH
  • Michele Mae Morgan – Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Joy R. Shoemaker – Heath, OH