Dr. Cheryl Evans, president emeritus of Northern Oklahoma College, will deliver the address to graduates at Northwestern Oklahoma State University's spring commencement exercise at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 7, at Ranger Field. In case of inclement weather, commencement will take place in Percefull Fieldhouse.

Evans graduated from Northwestern in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in mass communications and earned a master's degree in communication in 1993 from Wichita State University. She completed her doctorate in 2000 from Oklahoma State University.

Evans served as NOC's first female president f...