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         News release prepared by: Stephanie Jacques, 785-532-3452, sjacques@k-state.edu
      
      
         Monday, June 25, 2012
      
      
         Fruits of labor: Hard work pays off with graduation honors to more than 400 students
      
      MANHATTAN -- More than 410 Kansas State University students graduated with scholastic honors at the spring 2012 commencement in May, setting a record high for the total of number of students to receive honors within the past 10 years.
      Earning the university's top graduation honor, summa cum laude, were 133 students who earned an academic average of 3.95 or higher; 123 students graduated magna cum laude for an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and 154 students graduated cum laude for an academic average of 3.750 to 3.848. Fifteen students who earned multiple degrees also earned graduation honors for each degree, and six students earning graduation honors completed the university honors program.
      K-State students earning graduation honors include:
      
         
            
               
                  Counties
                  
                  
                     Allen, Anderson and Atchison
                   
                  
                     Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Brown and Butler
                   
                  
                     Chase, Chautaugua, Cherokee, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Cowley and Crawford
                   
                  
                     Decatur Dickinson, Doniphan and Douglas
                   
                  
                     Edwards, Ellis and Ellsworth
                   
                  
                     Finney, Ford and Franklin
                   
                  
                     Geary, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley and Greenwood
                   
                  
                     Hamilton, Harper, Harvey, Haskell and Hodgeman
                   
                  
                     Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell and Johnson
                   
                  
                     Kearney, Kingman and Kiowa
                   
                  
                     Labette, Lane, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Linn, Logan and Lyon
                   
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                     Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Meade, Miami, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morris and Morton
                   
                  
                     Nemaha, Neosho, Ness and Norton
                   
                  
                     Osage, Osborne and Ottawa
                   
                  
                     Pawnee, Phillips, Pottawatomie and Pratt
                   
                  
                     Rawlins, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Rooks, Rush and Russell
                   
                  
                     Saline, Scott, Sedgwick, Seward, Shawnee, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens and Sumner
                   
                  
                     Thomas and Trego
                   
                  
                     Wabaunsee, Wallace, Washington, Wichita, Wilson and Wyandotte
                   
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                  Out-of-state
                  
                  
                     Alabama, Alaska and Arkansas
                   
                  
                     California, Colorado and Connecticut
                   
                  
                     Florida
                   
                  
                     Georgia
                   
                  
                     Hawaii
                   
                  
                     Idaho, Illinois and Iowa
                   
                  
                     Maine, Maryland, Masssachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri
                   
                  
                     Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and North Dakota
                   
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                     Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon
                   
                  
                     Rhode Island
                   
                  
                     Pennsylvania
                   
                  
                     South Carolina and South Dakota
                   
                  
                     Texas
                   
                  
                     Utah
                   
                  
                     Vermont and Virginia
                   
                  
                     Washington and Wisconsin
                   
                  
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