Father, son graduate together
Ethan A. Schmidt and his son, Connor took the traditional walk down the hill to commencement exercises May 20 at the University of Kansas, Lawrence.
Cooper was a 2007 graduate of KU's Hilltop Child Development Center.
His dad, Ethan received a doctorate degree in history with major fields in U.S. history, ethnohistory, and a secondary field in the Atlantic world.
While at KU, Ethan was a two-time recipient of the Lila Atkinson-Creighton Scholarship for graduate research. He also received the history department outstanding graduate teaching assistant award, Kansas Board of Regents James Pearson fellowship, Eddie Jacobsen Fellowship, and the Sherman and Irene Dreizenzen Award from the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Foundation.
He is a graduate of Peabody High School and received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Emporia State University.
Ethan, his wife Elizabeth, and sons Connor and Dylan will move to Lubbock, Texas, in July where he has accepted a position as assistant professor in the Texas Tech history department.
He is the son of Tom and Susie Schmidt of Peabody.
