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Manhattan, KS 66506
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Fall graduation candidates

News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg and Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu
Note to editors: Students are listed by county and hometown. If a student is receiving more than one degree, all degrees to be earned are listed with the student's name. If a Manhattan area address was given as a permanent address, the student will be listed in the permanent address county and also in the county for the high school of record. If a county or state is not listed, there were no graduation candidates from that area.

Monday, Dec. 22, 2008                                                   K-State commencement

MORE THAN 1,300 K-STATE STUDENTS WERE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES DEC. 12 AND 13

MANHATTAN -- More than 1,300 students were candidates for degrees from Kansas State University this fall.

Commencement ceremonies were Dec. 12 and 13 on the K-State campuses in Manhattan and Salina.

K-State awarded more than 1,100 bachelor's degrees, nearly 200 master's degrees, about 35 doctoral degrees and about 15 associate degrees. Around 25 students received multiple degrees. More than 120 students earned their degrees through K-State distance education programs.

Candidates for degrees from K-State include:

 

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2008 GRADUATION CANDIDATES

 

Finney County

Garden City: Sarah Marie Bradstreet, B.S. in elementary education; Marisela Carrillo, B.S. in elementary education; Gordon Drees, B.S. in agriculture; Maria Montanez-Hernandez, B.S. in apparel and textiles; Carrie Allison Moser, B.S. in elementary education; Lizet Prieto, B.S. in apparel and textiles; Jay W. Rome, bachelor of science; Clinton Ray Trickey, B.S. in construction science and management; Monty R. White, B.S. in agribusiness

Editor's note: The students listed below gave an out-of-county permanent address. These students are listed by high school to get the news to their hometown newspapers.

Garden City Alternative Center: Leah Elizabeth Williams, B.S. in hotel and restaurant management

Garden City High School: Cody Garrett Ramsey, B.S. in athletic training; Caleb Michael Smith, bachelor of science

 

Ford County

Dodge City: Arturo Hernandez Amaro, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Nancy J Becker, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Justin D Briggs, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Jenna Marie Cather, B.S. in hotel and restaurant management; Heather Ann Gleason, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Dennis L Hamilton, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Karalee Huck, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Martha Yolanda Mendoza, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Maria Magdalena Ortiz-Smith, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Lisa M Pelton, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Michael A Pelton, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Cruz Rivero, B.S. in business administration; Maria Angelica Rojas, B.S. in elementary education; Shawn Joseph Steiner, master of science in educational administration and leadership

Spearville: Erin Bruce, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Chris G Doussa, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Amy Lyn Loder, master of science in educational administration and leadership; Marcella M. Warner, master of agribusiness

Editor's note: The students listed below gave an out-of-county permanent address. These students are listed by high school to get the news to their hometown newspapers.

Dodge City High School: Andrea Bethke, bachelor of science; Laurie Beth Christensen, B.S. in family studies and human services; Mark A. Cochran, B.S. in agriculture; Alia Michelle Collingwood, B.S. in agriculture; Shannon Collins, B.S. in hotel and restaurant management; Daniel R. Compton, B.S. in agribusiness; Zachery S. Conine, B.S. in agriculture; Marcia Christine Darr, master of public administration; Rachel Bechtel Manspeaker, master of science in mathematics; Tatiana Mateo-Gomez, master of arts in political science; Anna M. Morelock, master of science in journalism and mass communication; John Michael Riley, doctor of philosophy in economics

 

Franklin County

Ottawa: Grant Anthony Groene, master of science in agronomy

Pomona: Gyula Kristopher Demeter, B.S. in mechanical engineering

Wellsville: Danielle Lynn Brecheisen, B.S. in business administration

Editor's note: The students listed below gave an out-of-county permanent address. These students are listed by high school to get the news to their hometown newspapers.

Ottawa High School: Jason Charles Eichenberger, master of science in civil engineering

Pomona High School: Lance Allen Briggs, B.S. in mechanical engineering; Michael William Briscoe, B.S. in construction science and management; Nicholas Tanner Grove, B.S. in mechanical engineering