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News release prepared by: Megan Molitor, 785-532-3452, molitor@k-state.edu
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011
Summer graduates: More than 500 earn degrees from K-State
MANHATTAN -- More than 500 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this summer. The graduates hail from 59 Kansas counties, 32 states and 27 countries. Sixteen of K-State's newest graduates also earned graduation honors for their outstanding academic work.
Degrees earned include nearly 300 bachelor's, nearly 170 master's, more than 40 doctorates and several associate degrees. Some students earned multiple degrees.
Three students graduated summa cum laude, K-State's top graduation honor. Seven students graduated magna cum laude and six graduated cum laude. Summa cum laude graduates earned a 3.95 or higher cumulative academic average at K-State. Students qualify for magna cum laude with an average of 3.85 to 3.949, and students with averages of 3.75 to 3.849 graduate cum laude.
Summer 2011 graduates had the option of participating in K-State's spring or fall 2011 commencement ceremonies.
K-State students earning degrees and students earning graduation honors include:
Barton County
Ellinwood: Margarita MaryAnne McQuade, Bachelor of Science
Great Bend: Craig Robert Pauly, Master of Science in Biomedical Science
Hoisington: Hayley Deanna Glynn, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Brown County
Hiawatha: Abby Ann Freese, Bachelor of Science
Butler County
Andover: Rebecca Jean Lutz, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services
Augusta: Casey Ryan Burden, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Tanner Thomas Day, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
El Dorado: Ashlyn Brianne Lindskog, Bachelor of Science; Ashlie R. Jack, Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction
Leon: Rusty Del Rierson, Master of Science in Animal Science; Kristin Renee Willhite, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services
