Cowley College will confer 428 degrees and certificates during its 103rd Commencement ceremony on May 9, with nearly 300 graduates expected to participate.
The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. inside W.S. Scott Auditorium. Individuals requiring special seating should plan to arrive by 9:40 a.m.
This year’s featured speaker will be Meg Smith, director of media and digital journalism at Cowley College.
An Iowa native, Smith has lived and worked across the country — from California to Virginia — and spent several years overseas in Okinawa, Japan. She joined Cowley in 2007 as director of journalism and has played a key role in shaping the college’s media programs.
Smith has received multiple honors during her tenure. In 2022, she was recognized by the Wichita Business Journal as part of its Women Who Lead in Higher Education. Most recently, she received the Bill and Judy Docking Faculty Achievement Award, which is presented every two years to a faculty member demonstrating excellence in teaching, service and innovation. Continue below ad.
Members of Cowley’s Student Senate will also address the graduating class, including Makenzie Tanner, a liberal arts major from Derby, who served as Student Senate president during the 2025-2026 academic year, and Cooper Leonard, a psychology major from Ponca City, Oklahoma, who served as vice president.
Students listed in the official commencement program are candidates for associate of arts, associate of applied science, associate of general studies, associate of science degrees or college certificates.
