A Mesa student recently earned a degree from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

James Atkinson graduated in mechanical engineering.

The college graduated 520 students during ceremonies on May 17. It was the largest graduating class in the school’s history, according to a release.

Sister Deirdre Byrne gave the keynote address , providing “’Sister Dede’s Spiritual Post-Graduate Survival Guide.”

Founded in 1858, Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine, residential, liberal arts college on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas. Go to https://www.benedictine.edu/.

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