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Mizzou Athletics Celebrates Fall Graduates

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Twenty-Two University of Missouri student-athletes will earn degrees this weekend as Mizzou celebrates its fall commencement in

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Twenty-Two University of Missouri student-athletes will earn degrees this weekend as Mizzou celebrates its fall commencement in 

 

Nine programs are represented and two student-athletes, football players Michael Maietti and Grant McKinniss, will earn graduate degrees. The doors will open one hour ahead of the ceremony, and the public is invited. Learn more at  Things to know about the December 2021 commencement.

 

During commencement weekend. MU will award 1,928 degrees, including 1,373 bachelor's degrees, 431 master's degrees, 98 doctorates, nine law degrees, 16 education specialist degrees and one medical degree. Some students will be receiving more than one degree. There are 423 online students, who come from 45 states and 22 countries, and will be graduating this weekend.

 

For more information on the commencement ceremonies and Columbia accommodations, please visit: commencement.missouri.edu

 

Below is the complete list of student-athletes earning their degree in December:

 

Trulaske College of Business

Friday, December 17 • 1 p.m. • Hearnes Center

 

• Christopher Conrad, Men's Track and Field

• Chance May, Football

• Sophia Rivera Hassemer, Women's Track and Field

 

School of Health Professions

Friday, December 17 • 2 p.m. • Jesse Auditorium

 

• Atina Kamasi, Women's Track and Field

 

Graduate Degrees

Friday, Dec. 17 • 7:30 p.m. • Hearnes Center

 

• Michael Maietti, Football

• Grant McKinniss, Football

 

Sinclair School of Nursing

Saturday, Dec. 18 • 1 p.m. • Jesse Auditorium

 

• Samantha Porter, Women's Swimming and Diving

 

College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Saturday, Dec. 18 • 3 p.m. • Hearnes Center

  

• Case Cook, Football

• Giovanny Neves Barbosa Lima, Men's Swimming and Diving

• Maya Puller, Women's Track and Field

• Lauren Savoy, Women's Swimming and Diving

• Jazmyn Shumaker, Women's Track and Field

• Cannon York, Football

 

College of Arts and Sciences

Saturday, Dec. 18 • 11 a.m. • Hearnes Center

 

• Akial Byers, Football

• Carter Grimes, Men's Swimming and Diving

• Dionte "Boo" Smith, Football

• Macy Trujillo, Soccer

• Christopher Turner, Football

• Cameron Valdiviez, Wrestling 

• Hyrin White, Football

• Kobie Whiteside, Football

• Ladazhia Williams, Women's Basketball