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, 785-532-2535, media@k-state.edu
Thursday, May 12, 2011
CLASS OF 2011: MORE THAN 2,800 STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR GRADUATION FROM K-STATE
MANHATTAN -- More than 2,800 students are set to graduate from Kansas State University in ceremonies this spring.
Ceremonies on K-State's Manhattan campus will be Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14. Commencement for K-State at Salina was May 7.
K-State is awarding more than 2,100 bachelor's degrees, more than 550 master's degrees, more than 170 doctorates and more than 40 associates degrees. More than 55 students are receiving multiple degrees.
Candidates for graduation include:
Out of Country
Afghanistan: Ahmad Naweed Aryan, Master of Science in Architecture; Hemayatullah Azizi, Master of Science in Architecture; Aashoqullah Faryad, Master of Science in Architecture; Bezhan Pazhohan, Master of Arts in Modern Languages; Mohammad Rahim Samadi, Master of Arts in Modern Languages; Zohra Saeed Samadi, Master of Arts in Modern Languages; Freshta Yousefzada, Master of Arts in Modern Languages; Sayed Mustafa Zewary, Master of Arts in Modern Languages
Brazil: Elisa Noemberg Lazzari Karkle, Doctor of Philosophy in Grain Science; Enrique Pereira Ramirez, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering; Gabriela Rattin, Master of Science in Grain Science; Altair Arlindo Seme„o, Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology
Canada: Victor (Shengyang) He, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
China: Xi Chen, Bachelor of Arts; Mengna Chen, Bachelor of Science; Tong Dai, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Yuan Deng, Bachelor of Arts; Li Du, Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering; Shengjie Fan, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Xiaowen Guan, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Li Guo, Doctor of Philosophy in Biological and Agricultural Engineering; Yin Kang, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Yonghui Li, Doctor of Philosophy in Grain Science; Xi Liu, Bachelor of Arts; Mo Liu, Bachelor of Science; Jie Liu, Master of Arts in English; Ziyan Liu, Master of Science in Biomedical Science; Qin Na, Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering; Ruochen Qiu, Master of Science in Journalism and Mass Communication; Shifeng Ruan, Doctor of Philosophy in Grain Science; Dongni Wang, Bachelor of Arts; Xiaoxia Wang, Master of Science in Biomedical Science; Xiao Xiao, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies & Human Serv; Lei Yan, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Boyu Yang, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Weifan Yuan, Bachelor of Science; Jianling Yue, Master of Arts in Modern Languages; Yiqiao Zhang, Master of Accountancy; Weixin Zhao, Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering; Yue Zheng, Master of Science in Agricultural Economics; Yugang Zhou, Master of Arts in Modern Languages; Xiaoxi Zhu, Master of Science in Biochemistry
Colombia: Alba Liliana Baquero Gomez, Master of Arts in Modern Languages
Costa Rica: Melania Arrieta, Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Industry; Ju Lin Weng Huang, Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology
Czech Republic: Olga Klimova, Master of Science in Counseling and Student Development
Egypt: Mahmoud Mohammed Mohsen Othman Mohammed, Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering; Karim M. Morcos, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Ghana: Alexander Boadu Opoku-Acheampong, Master of Science in Human Nutrition
Grenada: Orlandrew Eion Danzell, Doctor of Philosophy in Security Studies
Guatemala: Juan Carlos Orozco, Master of Science in Architecture
Indonesia: Elsa Ariesanti, Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Engineering; Sapto Wahyu Indratno, Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
India: Kaushik Ram Achanta, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering; Sravanti Bhimarazu, Master of Regional and Community Planning; Khushal Brijwani, Doctor of Philosophy in Grain Science; Monika Brijwani, Master of Science in Grain Science; Predeesh Chandran, Master of Science in Entomology; Arka Prabha Chattopadhyay, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Roshan Chetry, Master of Science in Computer Science; Sohini Dutt, Doctor of Philosophy in Geography; Anita Ann Jose, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering; Sameera Bhargavi Kalidindi, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering; Chakravarthy Katragadda, Master of Science in Biomedical Science; Rucha Shashank Mandlik, Master of Science in Architecture; Ram Raghavan, Doctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology; Sruthi Narayanan, Master of Science in Agronomy; Deepti Kuttan Pillai, Doctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology; Meenakshi Mohanlal Sharma, Master of Science in Architecture; Arthi Subramanian, Master of Software Engineering; Gangadaar Thotakura, Master of Science in Biomedical Science; Poornima Viswanathan, Master of Science in Entomology
Iran: Vahid Rahmani, Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Iraq: Ahmed Abdulsalam Jassam, Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering
Japan: Akiko Haruta, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science in Dietetics; Shiori Tachiyama, Bachelor of Science in Apparel and Textiles
Kenya: Caleb Mwakha Angolo, Master of Science in Foodservice and Hospitality Mangegment/Dietetics Administration; Danvas Ogeto Mabeya, Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology; David Tuwei, Master of Science in Journalism and Mass Communication
Republic of Korea: Jeeeun Kang, Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture; Kyungin Kim, Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness; Youngwook Kim, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Kyungwoo Kim, Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Industry; Gitae Kim, Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering; Eun Hee Kim, Master of Arts in Modern Languages; Jinkang Lim, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics; Eun Hae Park, Master of Science in Journalism and Mass Communication; Mikyoung Whang, Doctor of Philosophy in Human Ecology; Juhyun Yoo, Doctor of Philosophy in Grain Science
Kuwait: Yousef Husain, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Lebanon: Lea H. Dib, Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition
Sri Lanka: Jithma Prasad Abeykoon, Bachelor of Science
Republic of Moldova: Svetlana Cotelea, Master of Public Health
Nigeria: Ebenezer Oluwayomi Ogunyinka, Master of Science in Statistics; Kayode Denis Oshin, Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Nepal: Amit Bajracharya, Master of Science in Architecture; Bishwanath Gaire, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics; Santosh Ghimire, Master of Science in Statistics; Gautam Prasad Pradhan, Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy; Ashok Sedhain, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics
Philippines: Yebin Yoon, Bachelor of Science
Poland: Wojciech Borysiewicz, Master of Accountancy; Michal Jama, Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
Paraguay: Renate Anne Marie Diaz Gill Henning, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Maria Sol Erdozain Paterno, Bachelor of Science
Qatar: Mohamed A. Elmasri, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Russia: Olga Gennadyevna Bespalova, Master of Arts in Economics; Elena V. Gart, Master of Science in Biomedical Science
Rwanda: Solange Uwituze, Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science
Saudi Arabia: Adel Sulaiman Alhaisouni, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; Khalid Abdulaziz Alhakbani, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Faleh Abdullah Alskran, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; Amar Meshal Alsulami, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; Mansour Hassan Asiri, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Mariem Boughoula, Bachelor of Science in Dietetics; Abdulrahman Abdulmalik Kamal, Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction; Obair Shafique Siddiqui, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Slovenia: Nina Kokot, Bachelor of Science
Thailand: Samerkae Kovindha, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Renoo Yenket, Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition
Taiwan: Po Sen Chu, Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
Ukraine: Dmytro M. Panchuk, Master of Public Administration
Uruguay: Virginia Guardia, Master of Agribusiness
Vietnam: Dong-Hai Nguyen, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics
South Africa: Kirsty Lana Blaine, Master of Science in Animal Science