Bluffton University awarded degrees to 254 graduates during its 115th annual commencement ceremony on May 3. Local graduates are:

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Kerry Bush, bachelor’s degree in graphic design

Elysia Bush, bachelor’s in social work

Lindsay Conrad, bachelor’s in health care management

Andrea Goings, master’s in business administration (MBA)

Tyler Scott Hochstetler, bachelor’s in organizational management

Taylor Humphreys, bachelor’s in English

Drew Luginbuhl, bachelor’s in mathematics and information technology

Kendra Nickel, MBA

Chay Reigle, bachelor’s in public relations

Isaac Schumacher, bachelor’s in graphic design

Tyler Wright, MBA

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Danielle M. Manns, bachelor’s in organizational management

Bluffton University is a liberal arts, residential campus with more than 80 undergraduate majors, minors and programs; a bachelor’s degree evening program in social work for working adults; and an adult degree-completion program in organizational management. Bluffton also offers master’s degree programs in organizational management and business administration, as well as MBA programs with concentrations in leadership, health care management, accounting and financial management, leading nonprofits, conflict transformation, sustainability, production and operations management, sport management and intercultural leadership, plus a self-designed concentration.

Founded in 1899 and affiliated with Mennonite Church USA, the university is located in northwest Ohio. It has an enrollment of more than 1,100 students and 14 NCAA Division III athletic teams. Bluffton’s 100-year legacy is expressed today in its enduring values of discovery, community, respect and service that are woven into the academic program and campus life. Bluffton students go into the world prepared for life as well as for their chosen vocations.