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Commencement: Celebrating Our August and December 2022 Grads

Graduates walking on campus dressed in regalia

Meet the Morning Commencement Speakers

Dr. Jonathan Cullick
2022 Frank Sinton Milburn Award Winner

A former middle school language arts teacher, Dr. Cullick is a teacher educator, specializing in English secondary education. He teaches courses in the methods of teaching high school writing, literature and middle grades young adult literature as well as advanced grammar.

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Abbygail Wright
Public Relations, History

As an active “theater kid” and lover of the arts, she developed a passion for
storytelling and production that later translated into her studies. She always knew she wanted to pursue higher education and has used her time at NKU to learn and embrace new ideas and experiences.

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Meet the Afternoon Commencement Speakers

Dr. Jonathan Cullick
2022 Frank Sinton Milburn Award Winner

A former middle school language arts teacher, Dr. Cullick is a teacher educator, specializing in English secondary education. He teaches courses in the methods of teaching high school writing, literature and middle grades young adult literature as well as advanced grammar.

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Kasey Duncan
Social Work

Growing up in the small town of Brookville, Indiana, Duncan witnessed the stigmas around mental health challenges and the scarcity of resources that are common in many rural towns. Because of this experience, as early as age fourteen she decided that she wanted to pursue social work to make an impact on these unmet needs in the community. 

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