Louisiana residents were among approximately 2,200 individuals who met graduate and undergraduate degree requirements and were eligible to participate in the University of Central Missouri’s (UCM) 2025 Spring Commencement exercises on May 9-10, including Quitman, LA resident Shelby Cumpton.

Cumpton, who is a Forensics Graduate Teaching Assistant at UCM, was one of four Louisiana residents who were honored for completing the Master’s Degree curriculum, having earned her Master’s of Arts Degree in Communication.

The Quitman High School graduate gained her undergraduate degree from Louisiana Christian University in Pineville, LA, where she was an honors graduate and award-winning debate scholar.