Blankenship earns Masters

Renee Cheramy, Garden City, Kan., announces the graduation of her daughter Alicia Blankenship from Southwestern College of Santa Fe, N.M. Blankenship now holds a Master of Arts degree in Art Therapy/Counseling.

Blankenship, a 2007 graduate of Fleming High School, earned her Associate Degree in 2009 while attending McCook Community College on a volleyball scholarship. She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts-Painting, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Fort Hays State University in 2013.

She plans on working with underserved communities, including correctional facilities and youth emergen...