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.
News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg and Katie Mayes, 785-532-2535, media@k-state.edu
Thursday, May 13, 2010
K-STATE SPRING 2010 GRADUATES TO NUMBER NEARLY 2,600
MANHATTAN -- Almost 2,600 students are set to graduate from Kansas State University in ceremonies this spring.
Ceremonies on K-State's Manhattan campus will be Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15. Commencement for K-State at Salina was May 8.
K-State is awarding nearly 1,960 bachelor's degrees, more than 450 master's degrees, nearly 170 doctorates and 40 associates degrees. More than 60 students are receiving multiple degrees.
Candidates for graduation include:
EDWARDS COUNTY
There were no graduation candidates listing Edwards County as their permanent address.
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.
Kinsley High School: Amanda Beth May, doctor of veterinary medicine
Lewis Public Schools: Turner Stuart Bock, bachelor of science
ELLIS COUNTY
Ellis: Clay Douglas King, bachelor of science
Hays: Victor Banuelos, bachelor of science; Elizabeth Diane Debusk, bachelor of fine arts; Jay Brian Dreiling, master of architecture; Troy D. Koerner, master of science in couseling and student development; Kelsey Paige Moran, bachelor of arts; Justin Donald Nelson, bachelor of science in industrial engineering; Jennifer Lee Purvis, bachelor of science in business administration; Austin Calahan Roth, bachelor of science in agribusiness; Megan Claire Schmeidler, bachelor of science; Eric Steven Thomas, bachelor of science; William Joseph Weber, Jr., doctor of philosophy in curriculum and instruction
Victoria: Nathan Michael Geist, bachelor of science in business administration
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.
Hays High School: Deanna Renee Coughlin, bachelor of science in family studies and human services; Laura Dare, bachelor of science; Jessica Lynn Fiorini, bachelor of science; Aaron William Zimmer, bachelor of science
Thomas More Prep Marian High School: Tara Lynn Dreher, bachelor of science
ELLSWORTH COUNTY
Ellsworth: David Scott Hand, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; Lindsey Huseman, master of science in curriculum and instruction; Chad Bruce Hyman, bachelor of science in agriculture
Holyrood: Jill Elizabeth Jezek, bachelor of science in education
Kanopolis: Shannon Marie Kempke, bachelor of science in business administration
Wilson: Justin Francis Hlaus, bachelor of science in agriculture; Courtney Elizabeth Smith, bachelor of science in business administration
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.
Ellsworth High School: Jacob Andrew DeVolder, bachelor of science