POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Singer Neal E. Boyd will perform at the 2012 Commencement ceremonies for Three Rivers College on May 20.

Boyd, a native of Sikeston, Mo., and the winner of season 1 of “America’s Got Talent,” will perform two songs, including “God Bless the U.S.A.”

Boyd earned a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Missouri, a bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Southeast Missouri State, and a master’s degree in management from the University of Phoenix. He sang competitively nationwide, and won the Music Teachers National Association Vocal Collegiate Championship in 2000. This led to his solo debut at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall in March 2001.

BUTLER COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - A member of the Board of Trustees at Three Rivers College has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Missouri Community College Association.

Wilbur Thornton was elected to the board. According to MCAA's website, the Board of Directors supports the association members' professional development, provides them with opportunities for networking and advocates on behalf of community colleges.

The MCCA Board of Directors is elected by the association's general membership and includes representatives of each of the Association's departments: Administrative/Professional Department, Classified Staff Department, Faculty Department, Trustee Department, Retired Department, Presidents/Chancellors Council, and the Student Government Association. Thornton represents the Trustee Department.