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:
IDAHO
Boise: Deena Marie LaJoie, bachelor of science in dietetics
Buhl: Beth Cothern, master of science in family studies and human services
ILLINOIS
Antioch: Joseph William Kinney, bachelor of science in business administration
Cambridge: Kindra Catherine Gradert, master of science in animal science
Chicago: Susan Marie Calabrese, master of science in academic advising
Cissna Park: Michael Frederick Kaeb, bachelor of science in agriculture
Danville: Tara Rae Jaggers, master of science in couseling and student development
Dixon: Caley Coffey, bachelor of science in agriculture; Anna Alexis Gabriel, bachelor of science in agriculture
Geneseo: Steven Dale Turner, master of agribusiness
Hawthorn Woods: Bridget Eileen Doyle, bachelor of science in agriculture
Highland: Kimberly Nicole Peek, master of arts in english
Oak Park: Jessica Hope Childs, master of arts in modern languages
Ofallon: Lauren Nicole Taggart, bachelor of arts
Orland Park: Dominika Anna Guerra, bachelor of science in hotel and restaurant management
Red Bud: Paige Victoria Sullivan, bachelor of science in agriculture
Springfield: Deidre Maxine Mapes, master of arts in english
Swansea: Meghan Deanne Wilson, master of interior architecture and product design
Watseka: Tyler James Hahn, bachelor of science in agriculture
INDIANA
Granger: Margaret Grace Higgins, master of science in couseling and student development
Hebron: Alan William Duttlinger, master of science in animal science
Indianapolis: Devin Wade Fenwick, bachelor of science and bachelor of science in education; Katherine Elizabeth Rea, doctor of veterinary medicine
Monterey: Cathleen Deirdre Klausing, bachelor of science
West Lafayette: Elizabeth McKenzie Lenz, master of architecture
IOWA
Adel: Debra Sue Cochran, master of science in kinesiology
Ankeny: Brian Steven Koester, associate of science; Abbi Nicole Sunner, bachelor of science; Todd Matthew Vogel, bachelor of science in construction science and management
Atlantic: Kelsey Ann Fairfield, bachelor of science in bakery science and management
Carter Lake: Melissa Lynn DeBolt, bachelor of science in family studies and human services
Decorah: Alise Anne Dykstra, bachelor of science in agribusiness
Emmetsburg: William J Schany II, master of agribusiness
Oskaloosa: Nicholas Andrew Davis, bachelor of science in architectural engineering
Sheldon: Amy Marie Kinderknecht, bachelor of science and master of architecture
Washington: Leslie Ryan Thomas, bachelor of arts