Note to editors: Students are listed by county and hometown. If a student is receiving more than one degree, all degrees to be earned are listed with the student's name. If a Manhattan area address was given as a permanent address, the student will be listed in the permanent address county and also in the county for the high school of record. If a county or state is not listed, there were no graduation candidates from that area.
List prepared by: Julie Fosberg, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu

Monday, Dec. 13, 2010

MORE THAN 1,300 STUDENTS CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION FROM K-STATE

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University has more than 1,300 candidates for graduation in December. Commencement ceremonies were Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 11, on the K-State campuses in Manhattan and Salina.

More than 1,000 bachelor's degrees, more than 225 master's degrees, about 55 doctoral degrees and more than 10 associate degrees were awarded. Around 30 students were candidates earning multiple degrees.

Candidates for graduation include:

Geary County

Fort Riley: Reyes Alvarez, bachelor of arts

Junction City: Fareedah A Blount, bachelor of science; Brittany Jonay Delaney, bachelor of science in family studies and human services; Keisha J. Floyd, bachelor of science; Brandon Allen Hamilton, bachelor of science; Terry Harris, master of science in counseling and student development; Lynette Kay Hawes, bachelor of science in family studies and human services; Lindsey Renae Mclaurin, bachelor of science in apparel and textiles; Guadalupe Rafael Montes, bachelor of science; Lisa K Musil, bachelor of science; Alyssa Marie Neider, master of science in academic advising; Maria M Noa, bachelor of science; Lacy Noel Osbourn, bachelor of science in business administration; Jason Michael Quelch, bachelor of science in business administration; Maria Brianna Rau, bachelor of science; Amber Renee Rikoric, bachelor of science in education; Evelyne Ruth Salay, bachelor of science in family studies and human services; Michael John Schmiege, master of arts in security studies

Milford: Devin Jay Veney, bachelor of science

Editor's note: The students listed below gave an out-of-county permanent address. These students are listed by high school to get the news to their hometown newspapers.

Junction City Senior High School: Mark Alexander Chesterman, bachelor of science; Katrina Sue Dixon, bachelor of arts

 

Gove County

Grainfield: Matthew Valentine Zerr, bachelor of science; Matthew Valentine Zerr, bachelor of science in human nutrition

Grinnell: Darren J Goetz, bachelor of science in business administration; Drew Joseph Schoendaler, bachelor of science in agribusiness

 

Grant County

Ulysses: Jason Paul Jagneaux, bachelor of science in business administration; Heraclio Medina, bachelor of science in construction science and management

Editor's note: The students listed below gave an out-of-county permanent address. These students are listed by high school to get the news to their hometown newspapers.

Ulysses High School: Amanda Kate Sullivan-Cook, bachelor of science in apparel and textiles

 

Gray County

Cimarron: Trenton Lee Fairbank, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; Luke Raymond Massoth, bachelor of science in biological and agricultural engineering; Clay Robert Payne, bachelor of science in agriculture; Tayley Boersma Stallings, bachelor of science in agriculture

Copeland: Chance Ray Jackson, bachelor of science

 

Greeley County

Tribune: Jerad Tudor Gooch, bachelor of science in hotel and restaurant management

 

Greenwood County

Eureka: Mischa Lisette Teichgraeber, bachelor of science in apparel and textiles