CINCINNATI — Derrek Reed Mayse graduated Cum Laude in April from the University of Cincinnati earning three degrees. He received a bachelor degree in Cybersecurity and a bachelor degree in Information Technology with a concentration in Computer Networking/Systems Administration. He also earned a Master degree in Information Technology with a concentration in Cybersecurity.

His parents are Dan and Angela Mayse, of Sidney. He is a 2016 graduate of Houston High School. Mayse and his wife, the former Katherine Everett, also a Houston High School and University of Cincinnati graduate, are active in the H2O campus ministry.