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:
Pawnee County
Burdett: Paige Marie Bauer, Bachelor of Science; Samuel Neil Rucker, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Garfield: Katie Nicole Schartz, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management
Larned: Kylee Ann Grant, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
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.
Larned Sr High School: Audra Ann Frick, Master of Agribusiness; Kristen Paige Stitt, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services
Pawnee Heights High School: Meredith Dawn Aistrup, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services; Katrina M. Brown, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services; Jessie Lee Gardiner, Bachelor of Science
Phillips County
Logan: Heather D. Boys, Bachelor of Science in Apparel and Textiles; Anne Elizabeth Hartman, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services
Long Island: Julia Jean Nelson, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Phillipsburg: Viet H. Nguyen, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Prairie View: Kyle Lucas Merklein, Bachelor of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
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.
Phillipsburg High School: Alexander Allen Beim, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Megan A. Hossain, Bachelor of Science in Education
Pottawatomie County
Belvue: Ashley Marie Homan, Bachelor of Science
Havensville: Dustin Grant Beck, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Louisville: Margaret Mae Sender, Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness
Olsburg: Steven M Berklund, Bachelor of Science; Dana Maxine Gude, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; Rachel Lynn Wilcox, Bachelor of Science in Interior Design; Shawn Benjaman Dice, Bachelor of Science in Education
Onaga: Katie Nicole Handley, Bachelor of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Master of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering; Jayme Christine Rezac, Bachelor of Science; Daryl Lynn Schwandt, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Frankie Caitlin Suther, Bachelor of Science in Education
Saint George: Katherine Lynn Edwards, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Phillip D. Harner, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering; Sandra Jean Dillon Klein, Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction; Heather M. Mallon, Bachelor of Science in Education; Rachel Ann Mallon, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Kevin William McRell, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering; Brent Alan Winter, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Saint Marys: Justin R. Brown, Bachelor of Science; Tyler Dean Brown, Master of Accountancy; Jason Eugene Lueger, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Christopher Kevin Sass, Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Design and Planning; Frank St. George, Bachelor of Science; Jared Wayne Sutherland, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Mary Kathleen Werick, Bachelor of Arts
Wamego: Jonathan Springfield Cole, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Kelley Dianne Donnelly, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services; Natasha Margaret Duncan, Bachelor of Science; Rebecca Marie Ebert, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Eric Michael Frey, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Andrew J. Gregory, Doctor of Philosophy in Biology; Trisha Anastasia Grothe, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Bret Andrew Hanson, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Bret Alan Harshbarger, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Laura Marie Heptig, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services; Diego Felipe Valadares Kientz, Bachelor of Science; John T. Kulikowski, Master of Arts in English; Trina S. McCarty, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Tamra Dee Mueller, Bachelor of Science in Education; Brandi Faye Neel, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services; Scott Anton Smith, Bachelor of Science; Amanda Michelle Staats, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Melissa Nicole Steen, Bachelor of Science; Monica J. Strathman, Master of Science in Counseling and Student Development; Robert Lee Sultzer, Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering; Craig M. Treinen, Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction; John Sanborn Watt, Bachelor of Science; Sarah Anne Woodruff, Associate of Technology and Bachelor of Science in Technology Management
Westmoreland: Aaron James Avery, Bachelor of Science; Joshua Charles Frank, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Samantha Beth Henderson, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Wheaton: Brook C. Abitz, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
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.
Onaga High School: Chelsea Rae Kufahl, Bachelor of Science
Rock Creek Jr-Sr High School: Jeremy Dean Holaday, Bachelor of Science; Darrin James Lupton, Bachelor of Science in Construction Science and Management; Ian Christopher Roberts, Bachelor of Science in Education; Robert Allan Sumners, Master of Business Administration
Saint Marys Academy: Kristi Ann Hernandez, Bachelor of Science
Saint Marys High School: Brett Alan Grauerholz, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Adam James Lukert, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Bailey T. Miller, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management
Wamego High School: Emily Rachel Frey Asnicar, Master of Science in Civil Engineering; Andrew Jonathan Crisler, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Corey Dean Maginley, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Joseph Abram Mertz, Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness
Pratt County
Pratt: Austin D. Clarkson, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Ian Michael Howard, Bachelor of Arts; Emily Kay McIntosh, Bachelor of Science; Ezekiel Smith McPherson, Bachelor of Science in Education
Preston: Cody Ryan Barilla, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
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.
Pratt High School: Kristen Lynn Sanborn, Master of Accountancy
Skyline High School: Logan James Hall, Bachelor of Science