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:
Out of Country
Afghanistan: Mohammad Massoud Azam, master of arts in modern languages; Mr Faraidoon, master of arts in modern languages; Mohammad Rahim Samadi, master of arts in modern languages; Zohra Saeed Samadi, master of arts in modern languages; Ahmad Farid Nikmal Azizi, master of science in biomedical science; Abdul Halim Halim, master of science in civil engineering; Ahmad Suliman, master of science in electrical engineering; Mustafa Edries Amiryar, master of science in electrical engineering; Mohammad Nazif Faqiry, master of science in electrical engineering; Mir Seliman Waez, master of science in mechanical engineering
Bangladesh: Mohammad Saad Bin Shaheed, master of science in civil engineering; Md Shahidul Islam, master of science in civil engineering
Brazil: Adryanna Siqueira Drake, master of science in family studies and human services
Canada: Victor (Shengyang) He, master of science in electrical engineering
China: Meng Xue, master of science in grain science; Daru Zhang, master of public administration; Grace Lee, master of science in statistics; Lijia Mo, doctor of philosophy in economics; Yi Yang, doctor of philosophy in biology; Xinwei Shen, doctor of philosophy in industrial engineering; Lisi Xue, master of arts in economics; Yixing Zhang, master of science in grain science; Xia Li, bachelor of science in business administration; Yanhua Qiu, bachelor of science in business administration; Dapeng Li, doctor of philosophy in electrical engineering; Xin Zhang, doctor of philosophy in entomology; Renfeng Xiao, doctor of philosophy in economics
Colombia: Paola Andrea Sotelo Cardona, doctor of philosophy in entomology; Martha Cecilia Giraldo Zapata, doctor of philosophy in plant pathology; Alba Liliana Baquero Gomez, master of arts in modern languages; Vanesa Segovia, doctor of philosophy in plant pathology
Germany: Ashley Kathleen Basse-Luesebrink, bachelor of science; Annika Schoenebeck, bachelor of science in business administration; Ilka Imke Shook, bachelor of science in education
Egypt: Mohamed Ahmed Toema, doctor of philosophy in mechanical engineering
France: Frank Lonca, master of science in agricultural economics; Quentin Baudouin, master of science in agricultural economics
Ghana: Gladys Barkey Nortey Asiedu, doctor of philosophy in human ecology
Guinea: Abdoulaye Diogo Balde, master of science in civil engineering
Hong Kong: Kevin Patrick Donahue, master of science in family studies and human services
India: Mausam Kalita, doctor of philosophy in chemistry; Nanjunda Swamy Ananda Konayakana Hali, doctor of philosophy in grain science; Abhilash Manne, master of software engineering; Sreeram Cingarapu, doctor of philosophy in chemistry; Debarshi Banerjee, doctor of philosophy in biochemistry; Naga Raghuveer Modala, master of science in biological and agricultural engineering; Khushal Brijwani, doctor of philosophy in grain science; Monika Brijwani, master of science in grain science; Predeesh Chandran, master of science in entomology; Gangadaar Thotakura, master of science in biomedical science; Nishitha Naveen Kumar Bezwada, master of science in civil engineering; Swathi Bujuru, master of science in computer science; Manikanta Babu Karanam, master of science in computer science; Sudhir Chander Reddy Kondam, master of science in computer science; Mallikarjuna Rao Pinjala, master of science in computer science; Sreekanth Reddy Akepati, master of science in civil engineering; Hamsa Gayatri Palepu, master of software engineering; Chakravarthy Katragadda, master of science in biomedical science; Meenakshi Mohanlal Sharma, master of science in architecture; Shruti Phanse, master of science in computer science
Iran: Shahin Nayyeriamiri, master of science in civil engineering
Jordan: Ahmad A Ababnah, doctor of philosophy in electrical engineering
Japan: Tomoya Suzuki, master of regional and community planning; Risa Iwata, bachelor of science in apparel and textiles; Izumi Yoshikawa, bachelor of arts; Mitsutaka Imajo, bachelor of science in business administration; Akira Nawata, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; Koji Kobayashi, bachelor of science
Kenya: Danvas Ogeto Mabeya, doctor of philosophy in sociology
Korea: Sookyong Kim, master of science in journalism and mass communication
Sri Lanka: Dingiri-Mudiyanselage N Perera, doctor of philosophy in chemistry; Thilanka Dilruwani Paranagama, master of science in statistics; Thilani Nishanthika Samarakoon, doctor of philosophy in chemistry
Latvia: Edgars Cirulis, bachelor of science in business administration
Mexico: Lucia Carrillo, bachelor of science in food science and industry; Tatiana Romo, bachelor of science in business administration
Nepal: Tej Bahadur Shrestha, doctor of philosophy in mathematics
Pakistan: Samer Shaur Ali, master of science in grain science
Philippines: Analiza Henedina Maligalig Ramirez, doctor of philosophy in agronomy
Paraguay: Lucas Rodriguez Revigliono, bachelor of science in agribusiness; Mauro Vargas Wildberger, bachelor of science in hotel and restaurant management
Palestine: Faraj Mohammad Hijaz, doctor of philosophy in food science
Qatar: Mohamed Waleed Alsayed, bachelor of science in electrical engineering
Singapore: Yushi Kidokoro, bachelor of science
Thailand: Kanithaporn Puangsombat, doctor of philosophy in food science
Venezuela: Natasha Vieira, bachelor of science in business administration