CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – A total of 23 student-athletes will receive their degrees from Southeast Missouri State University during the school's commencement exercises at the Show Me Center on Saturday. These Redhawks were honored Tuesday at a pre-graduation ceremony held at the Show Me Center.
 
Director of Academics and Student-Athlete Development Betsy Wilcox opened the ceremony with a welcome before Director of Athletics Brady Barke spoke to the graduates. 
 
Grace Powderly (SAAC Representative) of women's tennis and Omardrick Douglas of football provided the student remarks. 
 
Baseball's Jeb Callaghan received the Jewel Award. It is given each year to a male senior athlete with the highest GPA for his career.
 
Claire Ochs of women's volleyball was the recipient of the Trombetta Award. The award is given to a graduating female student-athlete with the highest GPA.
 
Following the awards, the athletic and academic staffs concluded the event with an honorary sashing ceremony.
 
SEMO's fall commencement ceremonies are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., CT on Saturday at the Show Me Center. 
 
The 10 a.m. ceremony is for the College of Arts and Media, Business and Computing and Humanities and Social Sciences. The 2 p.m. ceremony is for Education, Health and Human Studies and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Southeast Missouri's 2021 Fall Student-Athlete Graduates

Baseball
Jonah Jeb Callaghan, General Studies
 
Football
Zach Bodway, General Studies, Autism
Shabari Davis (MA), Higher Education Administration
Bryson Donnell, Corporate Communications
Omardrick Douglas (MA), Higher Education Administration
Rashad Hughes, Mass Communication
Brandon Mincey, General Studies
Jaden Rosenthall, Entrepreneurship
Ladarrius "Dee" Rule, Criminal Justice
Zackary Zack Smith (MA), Higher Education Administration
 
Softball
Rachel Anderson, General Studies
Austine Pauley, Health Management- Exercise Science
 
Track & Field / Cross Country
Jane Boessen, Exceptional Child
Madeline Maddie Keller, Nursing
Victor Mathuthu, Social Science
Schuyler Ogden, History
Colin Schwab, Corporate Communication
Nick South, General Studies
Wesley Standridge, Corporate Communications
Katherine Katie Wegmann, Corporate Communications 
 
Volleyball
Talia Gouard, Business Administration
Delaney Laney Malloy, Psychology
Claire Ochs, Business Administration