ATSU-KCOM, founding school of osteopathic medicine, celebrates 162 graduates
Posted: May 20, 2025
A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM), the founding school of osteopathic medicine, celebrated a new class of 162 graduates on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Kirksville, Missouri. Of the 162 graduates, 154 received their doctor of osteopathic medicine degree and eight received their master of science in biomedical sciences degree.
Jamie L. Wagner, DO, MBA, FACOS, FACS, ’04, division chief of Breast Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The University of Kansas Health System, served as commencement speaker.
Speakers also included ATSU-KCOM Dean Margaret Wilson, DO, ’82, Gaylah Sublette, MBA, interim president, ATSU’s Missouri campus, Jonathan Cleaver, DO, FAOCD, FAAD, FASMS, ’08, who delivered the Board of Trustees greeting, and Todd N. Troxell, DO, ’17, president, Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA), with the KOAA induction.
Lori Haxton, MA, served as the grand marshal for the ceremony, and ATSU Chancellor Craig Phelps, DO, ’84, provided closing remarks.
Additionally, the ceremony included the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Tim Ostrowski, PhD, associate professor, physiology, and chair of ATSU-KCOM’s faculty senate, and a performance of “America the Beautiful” by ATSU’s student a capella group, the MEDleys.
Watch the complete ceremony below!
