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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:
Nebraska
Arlington: Ashley Ann Almquist, Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
Columbus: Jeffrey C. Hartman, Master of Science in Biology
Raymond: Chris Thompson, Bachelor of Science in Education
Seward: Casey J. Hillgren, Master of Arts in Sociology
Tecumseh: Jayne Marie Christen, Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry
Valparaiso: Aaron Carl Blackman, Master of Arts in Communication Studies
New Jersey
Trenton: Melissa Ann Hagerman, Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
New Mexico
Los Alamos: Bryant Clark Letellier, Bachelor of Music
New York
Carmel: Amy Lynn Mahony, Master of Science in Food Science
Cornwall: Andrea Marie McCallion, Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
New York: Xiao Ye, Master of Science in Mathematics
Wurtsboro: Pamela Anne Rice-Woytowick, Master of Science in Community Development
Yorkville: Justin D. Rahn, Master of Science in Academic Advising
