2002 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Commencement Ceremony

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NOTE: 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø will have its commencement ceremony at 1 p.m., May 18, 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Campus Plaza. The following are a sample of students who are set to graduate. They are willing to take calls from media.

Donald Cox of Washougal will begin veterinary school at WSU in August after graduating from high school a little more than a year ago. Cox, 19, was one of 45 applicants selected from a pool of more than a 1,000 who applied to vet school. A Running Start student, Cox graduated from Washougal High School in 2001 with both his high school diploma and associate's degree from Clark College. He is completing his bachelor's degree in biology from 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø. While there, he served as a senator for the Associated Students of 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø. He works at the Camas Washougal Animal Hospital and volunteers for Southwest Washington Medical Center. Contact Cox at 360.835.2094 or e-mail him at coxc18@hotmail.com.

Carole Reule of Vancouver will receive a social science degree from 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø after taking one class a year for 10 years. Reule had to balance school with a full-time job, slowly working toward completion of her major in psychology and minor in English. She transferred to 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø from Clark College in 1992, where she completed her Associate of Arts degree in the same fashion—one course at a time. Reule works for Kaiser Permanente's Center for Medical Research in Portland, Ore. Contact her at 360.695.4233.

Nicole Nelson of Vancouver is one of two graduates this year receiving doctoral degrees at 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø's commencement ceremony. Besides completing her Doctor of Philosophy degree in psychology, Nelson is graduating without any tuition-related debt. She worked full-time throughout her education, while also working as a research assistant, serving as an active a member of Phi Beta Kappa and as a senator and business manager in student government. In the summer, she held several jobs, including employment at a donut shop, hotel and coffee house. During the school year, she taught, attended classes and worked. The 1991 graduate of Prairie High School is applying for jobs in the industrial organizational psychology field. Contact Nelson at 360.281.3307 or drnikki@mail.com.