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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:
Pawnee County
Larned: Caitlin Linnea Flint, Master of Accountancy
Phillips County
Logan: Savannah Noel Sammons, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services
Phillipsburg: Toma Vae Griffey, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Pottawatomie County
Manhattan: Cheryl Ann Cleary, Bachelor of Science; Bonnie Jayne Lumb, Bachelor of Science; Colleen Marie Moore, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Winter Portelli, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services
Olsburg: Laci Cornelison, Master of Science
Onaga: Robin Lynn Helget, Bachelor of Science
St. George: Carissa Leigh Shaffer, Bachelor of Science
Wamego: Kaitlin Amelia Haukos, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Garth Lee Highland, Master of Science; Katelin Cleion Morton, Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology; Blake Christopher Ward, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management
Westmoreland: Ashley Walker, Master of Arts
Pratt County
Pratt: Aaron Landry, Bachelor of Science
