UNION, Mo. -- Central Methodist University on the East Central College (ECC) campus in Union will hold its 15th annual Commencement at 7 p.m., Aug. 3, in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. The speaker will be Catherine Scott, a member of the East Central College Board of Trustees since 2004 and an alumna of Central Methodist University.
Sixty Bachelor of Science degrees and 14 Master of Science in Nursing degrees will be conferred. Undergraduate degrees will be awarded in Accountancy, Business, Applied Science in Management, Child Development, Elementary Education, Early Childhood, Interdisciplinary Studies, Nursing (RN-BSN) and Psychology.
Dr. Marianne E. Inman, president of Central Methodist University, will be present to confer degrees. Dr. Rita Gulstad, vice president and dean of CMU, will present academic honors.
A resident of Franklin County, Scott currently serves as the staff development center coordinator for the Lebanon R-III School District and oversees the program for the professional development of teachers. Additionally, from 2006 to 2010 she has been a staff member at the South Central Regional Professional Development Center at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla.
Scott holds a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Indiana University and a master's in education from Central Methodist University. She also attended Central Methodist University and East Central College from 1995-1997 to complete the courses necessary for Missouri Elementary Education Certification. She is currently pursuing the Education Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Scott taught third grade, fifth grade and Title 1 Math for the Lonedell R-XIV School District in Franklin County for nine years. In 2006 she was a Missouri STARR (Select Teachers as Regional Resources) Teacher. from 2005 to 2009, she taught ED 324 Methods of Teaching Mathematics for Elementary School at Central Methodists Union campus.
Founded in 1854, Central Methodist is the only United Methodist Church-related university in Missouri, and welcomes qualified men and women of all faiths and from diverse backgrounds. Its wooded, historic main campus in Fayette hosts a faculty of teachers, mentors and scholars dedicated to providing extraordinary attention to the individual learner. With offerings ranging from high-school dual credit to graduate studies, its liberal arts and pre-professional programs are centered on a character core that has twice brought Central Methodist national recognition for its leadership in character education. The CMU-Union and CMU-Park Hills campuses are the model in Missouri for public-private partnerships in higher education. Through this program, citizens of the Union and Park Hills areas have the opportunity to complete undergraduate- and graduate-degree studies at an independent university located on the community college campus in proximity to where they live and work.
