The following students were graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia during the spring 2000 semester with academic honors or advanced degrees:
Bollinger County
Patton
Rose Tallent, Doctor of Education, Ed Leadership.
Cape Girardeau County
Cape Girardeau
Khara Brentlinger, bachelor of science in education, elementary education, magna cum laude; Sean Steven Byrd, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Betty Chong, Doctor of Education, Ed Leadership; Rita Fischer, Doctor of Education, Ed Leadership; Sara Kay Jansen, bachelor of science, computer science, cum laude; Lesley McCloskey, bachelor of science, computer science, cum laude; Amy Patton, Juris Doctor, law; Jeffrey Riley, bachelor of science in chemical engineering, honors scholar.
Jackson
Rachel Casteel, bachelor of science in education, secondary education, language arts, summa cum laude; Samuel Duncan, Doctor of Education, Ed Leadership; Amy Lorenz, Juris Doctor, law; Emily Reisenbichler, bachelor of science, biochemistry, magna cum laude and honors scholar; Hope Wagner, Doctor of Medicine.
Perry County
Frohna
Deanna Schoenherr, master of science, nursing.
Perryville
Nicole Cissell, bachelor of science in nursing, magna cum laude; Richard Francis, Doctor of Education, Ed Leadership; Amy Hemmann, bachelor of arts, communication, with honors; Jeffrey Rhodes, master of accountancy.
Scott County
Chaffee
Laramie Klipfel, bachelor of science in nursing, summa cum laude; Trae Meyr, bachelor of arts, history, cum laude; bachelor of arts, political science, cum laude, with honors; Mary Rice, bachelor of science in nursing, magna cum laude.
Sikeston
Kimberly Croom, Juris Doctor, law; John Limbaugh, Juris Doctor, law; Tracy Underwood, bachelor of accountancy, cum laude, master of accountancy.
Mississippi County
Charleston
Lowell Griggs, double major, bachelor of arts, philosophy, and bachelor of science in business administration, finance and banking, magna cum laude.
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