Ryan P. Nichols, of Plato, graduated Dec. 16 from Truman State University.
Truman State is Missouri’s public liberal arts and sciences university. It has the highest graduation rate among the state’s public colleges and universities. U.S. News & World Report has rated Truman State as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest region for 21 consecutive years, and Washington Monthly ranked it as the No. 4 master’s university in the nation.