PHOTO GALLERY: Online masters student comes to MU for graduation

Adam Lewkowsky, a resident of Portland, Ore., stands next to the columns after taking family portraits Saturday afternoon. Lewkowsky started taking online classes to work towards a master of arts in Library Science at MU while working at a library in Kansas City. He then moved to Portland and worked at two different libraries while finishing his degree.   |  Kile Brewer

MU online masters graduate Adam Lewkowsky, center, stands on Francis Quadrangle with his mother, Cheryl, who lives in Liberty, Mo., and father, Izzy, who traveled with his wife, Kay, from Bonner Springs, Kan., on Saturday afternoon. After finishing online classes to earn his master of arts in Library Science, Lewkowsky traveled from his current home in Portland, Ore., to walk in the MU Graduate School Commencement.   |  Kile Brewer

Cheryl Lewkowsky, left, walks to catch up with her son Adam and his father, Izzy, outside Shakespeare's Pizza on Saturday afternoon. Adam Lewkowsky, a resident of Portland, Ore., returned to his home state after finishing an online master of arts in Library Science. After finishing his undergraduate studies at Truman State University in Kirksville, Lewkowsky got a job at a library in Kansas City and started taking online classes at MU before moving to Portland.   |  Kile Brewer

While riding with his father, Izzy, Adam Lewkowsky sips from his Shakespeare's Pizza cup on the way to the MU Graduate School Commencement ceremony on Saturday evening.   |  Kile Brewer

MU Graduate School employee Sue Allmart adjusts Adam Lewkowsky's regalia before he participates in the MU Graduate School Commencement ceremony on Saturday evening.   |  Kile Brewer

Adam Lewkowsky, center left, receives his master's certificate from MU Graduate School Dean George L. Justice during the MU Graduate School Commencement ceremony on Saturday evening at the Hearnes Center. Lewkowsky took online classes at MU from his home in Portland, Ore., to complete his master of arts in Library Science.   |  Kile Brewer