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.
List prepared by: Julie Fosberg, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu

Monday, Dec. 13, 2010

MORE THAN 1,300 STUDENTS CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION FROM K-STATE

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University has more than 1,300 candidates for graduation in December. Commencement ceremonies were Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 11, on the K-State campuses in Manhattan and Salina.

More than 1,000 bachelor's degrees, more than 225 master's degrees, about 55 doctoral degrees and more than 10 associate degrees were awarded. Around 30 students were candidates earning multiple degrees.

Candidates for graduation include:

Harper County

Anthony: Brent Allan Cashier, bachelor of science in agribusiness; Rachel Renee Dunn, bachelor of science in education

Harper: Ashli Nichole Strauch-Yoder, bachelor of science in family studies and human services

 

Harvey County

Burrton: Cody Aaron Fontaine, associate of technology

Halstead: Samantha Dee Scharff, associate of technology and bachelor of science in aeronautical technology

Hesston: Morgan Leigh Knott, master of science in family studies and human services; Alyssa Kaye Schrag, bachelor of science in family studies and human services

Newton: Long M Bach, bachelor of science in business administration; Julie M. Galliart, master of science in academic advising; Logan Dale Jones, bachelor of science in family studies and human services; Erin N. Schneider, bachelor of science in dietetics

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.

Halstead High School: Ellen Naomi Kuckelman, bachelor of arts; Ellen Naomi Kuckelman, bachelor of science in education

Hesston High School: Logan Dale Jones, bachelor of science in family studies and human services; Joshua Edward Campa, bachelor of science in agriculture

Newton High School: Rafi Ahmadullah, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering

Sedgwick High School: Timothy Stephen McGlachlin, bachelor of science

 

Haskell County

Sublette: Edgar Bustillos, bachelor of science in business administration; James Ardalus Weidner, bachelor of science in milling science and Management

 

Hodgeman County

Jetmore: Jacob Wesley Tarman, bachelor of science in biological and agricultural engineering