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News release prepared by: Stephanie Jacques, 785-532-3452, sjacques@k-state.edu
Monday, Sept. 10, 2012
Summer graduates: More than 580 students earn degrees
MANHATTAN -- More than 580 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this summer. The graduates hail from 68 Kansas counties, 37 states and 25 countries. Of K-State's newest graduates, 35 also earned graduation honors for their outstanding academic work.
Degrees earned include more than 335 bachelor's, more than 200 master's, 45 doctorates and five associate degrees. Some students earned multiple degrees.
For outstanding academic work, 10 students graduated summa cum laude, K-State's top graduation honor. Eleven students graduated magna cum laude and 14 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 2012 graduates had the option of participating in K-State's spring or fall 2012 commencement ceremonies.
K-State students earning degrees and students earning graduation honors include:
Marion County
Lincolnville: Laura Deane Vinduska, Master of Science
Marshall County
Waterville: Craig Alan Watson, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
McPherson County
Canton: Joel Paul Hardman, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Hesston: Michael Joe Petrocci, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Lindsborg: Eric Douglas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Marquette: Joseph Alfred Harrington, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
McPherson: Lindsey Nicole Peterson, Bachelor of Science; Annie Nicole Walker, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Miami County
Paola: Ryan Ray McKoon, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Mitchell County
Beloit: Andy James Allen, Master of Science; Karl Dawn Hobbs, magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Dawndra Sue Nuzum, Bachelor of Science; Stuart Sprague, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Montgomery County
Coffeyville: Belinda Jeanne Baber, Bachelor of Science; Trace Allen Goodwin, Bachelor of Science
Independence: Mary Katherine Green, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
