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Three Ames residents received graduate degrees at Creighton
Three Ames residents received degrees from Creighton University during the spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May. 12, 2012.
Chad Olinger of Ames earned a doctor of dental surgery degree .
Jordan Osborne of Ames earned a law degree cum laude.
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Karan Verlani of Ames earned a master of business administration degree and a master of science degree .
About 1,500 degrees were conferred during Creighton's commencement ceremony at CenturyLink Center Omaha. University President Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., presided at the ceremony. Lannon, a 1973 graduate of the University, is the first alum to serve as president at Creighton.
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CNN news anchor and former White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux was the commencement speaker and received an hororary Doctor of Humane Letters.
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