Miranda Kohls of Clearwater, Kan., second from left, and Kelsey Weninger of Mount Hope, Kan., second from right, received the Newman University Fall 2013 Distinguished BSN Graduate Award. The award is given to graduating nursing students who have a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA and demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the nursing profession and community involvement. With the graduates are Newman President Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D., left, and Director of the Newman School of Nursing and Allied Health Bernadette Fetterolf, Ph.D.