Out of a class of 127 students, two were named Sterling College’s 2016 Outstanding Male and Female Graduates in conjunction with the Professor Fran Jabara Leadership Award - Joshua Aaron Hoover of Elbing, Kansas, and Hayley Elizabeth Ray of Derby, Kansas.

The awards are given to two students who exemplify outstanding academic achievement, leadership skills and involvement, and who portray an enthusiastically Christian faith. They must have a cumulative gpa of 3.4 or higher and are voted upon by faculty and staff.

The traditional bagpipes filled the air as Sterling College celebrated commencement on Saturday, May 14, 2016, on East Cooper Lawn. After a speech by Kimberly (McCreery) Kuo, senior vice president for public affairs at Coca-Cola Consolidated, who encouraged students to let God write their story as they continue on to a new adventure, graduates turned their tassels and walked across the stage to shake several hands to complete the ceremonial celebration of hard work and dedication. Sterling College named 127 students as members of the class of 2016.

Continuing a string of successful exhibitions, David Stenulson, Sterling College assistant professor of art and design, recently had his contemporary drawing selected for the art show “Beyond the Surface” at Red Raven Art Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Stenulson’s drawing, “Anatomical Study of a Skull,” is on display for the month of May.

Four Sterling College students presented research at the Southwestern Psychological Association convention April 8-10 in Dallas, Texas. Research students Ellie Becker, Madison Stephens, Samantha Wilper and Dayton Winter worked with Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Jennifer Dyson to collect 1,157 survey responses as part of their class Research Experience. The research of Stephens and Wilper further explored Sterling College Professor Emeritus Dr. Arn Froese’s work on cell phone use in the classroom and 2015 graduate David Amador’s ideas about perceptions of a person who takes selfies.