Alumni Stories - Education Department

Julia Johnson, Class of 2017

Since graduating from Benedictine, Julia has followed her passion for Special Education to Fort Leavenworth as a teacher at both the grade school and junior high. She has also begun her Master’s of Education in Autism Spectrum Disorders at the University of Kansas. She continues to maintain close relationships with her friends and professors at Benedictine College.

Claire Wilms, Class of 2015

Claire Wilms graduated from Benedictine College with degrees in secondary education and social science, studying everything from history and political science to psychology and anthropology. After graduating in May 2015, she decided to remain in Atchison to teach high school special education at Atchison Alternative School.