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Kinnison earns degree: Payton Bliss Kinnison, daughter of Johnnie and Debra Kinnison of rural Bethany, graduated on May 13, 2017 from the University of Missouri – Columbia with a bachelor of science degree in English.
During her college career, Ms. Kinnison studied abroad in Ireland. She also earned a Multi-Cultural Certificate and completed an internship with The Missouri Review, a nationally recognized literary magazine. She graduated from Mizzou on the Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.50
Ms. Kinnison now plans to pursue a career in the publishing industry.