News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg and Andy Badeker, 785-532-6415
Note to editors: Students are listed by county and hometown. If a student is receiving more than one degree, all degrees earned are listed with the student's name. Graduation honors are also listed with the degree. 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. Counties and states not listed had no graduates.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
K-STATE AWARDS DEGREES, GRADUATION HONORS TO SUMMER STUDENTS
MANHATTAN -- More than 490 students received degrees from Kansas State University this summer, with 17 students receiving graduation honors for outstanding academic achievement as undergraduates.
Degrees earned include more than 295 bachelor's degrees, nearly 190 master's degrees, 30 doctoral degrees, and several associate degrees. Some students earned multiple degrees.
Eight students are graduating summa cum laude, K-State's top graduation honor. Three students are graduating magna cum laude and six are graduating 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 2007 graduates had the option to participate in K-State's May 2007 commencement ceremony, or they can participate in the December 2007 commencement ceremonies, which will be Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8.
Candidates for degrees from K-State include:
K-STATE SUMMER 2007 GRADUATES
JACKSON COUNTY
Holton: Joshua David King, B.S. in computer science
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.
Holton High School: Kreg Michael Calhoon, bachelor of science; Mark Alan Meyer, B.S. in business administration; Kelli Sue Mitchell, master of science
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Nortonville: Sarah Elizabeth Nolting, master of science
Perry: Heather Leigh Skelton, B.S. in family studies and human services
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.
Perry-Lecompton High School: Debbie A Clough, master of agribusiness
Valley Falls High School: Christopher-Alex Scuka Kabriel, master of public health
JEWELL COUNTY
Jewell: Lacey Dawn Bartsch, bachelor of science
JOHNSON COUNTY
Leawood: Gregory Michael Sullivan, B.S. in business administration
Lenexa: Ashley Leann Burks, bachelor of fine arts; Luke Tyler Franken, B.S. in business administration; Erin Elizabeth Gordhamer, B.S. in apparel and textiles; Katherine Elizabeth Scanlon, bachelor of science; Donna J Villegas, master of science
Merriam: Stephen P Arpin, B.S. in business administration
Mission: Brandon Scott Frink, master of science; Lesley Renee Krause, master of science
Olathe: Dustin Andrew Askew, B.S. in business administration; Jane Ellen Best, B.S. in family studies and human services; Stephanie Lynn Bozarth, B.S. in family studies and human services; Andrew Mason Fine, bachelor of science (education); Rebecca Kaylynn Galemore, B.S. in apparel and textiles; Katie Michele Geckles, B.S. in interior design; Rachelle Ann George, B.S. in hotel and restaurant management; Tyler Jon Hamman, magna cum laude with a B.S. in agriculture; John Paul Holtz, master of arts; Christina Louise Infanti; B.S. in apparel and textiles; Amy Marie Inman, bachelor of science; Chad Patrick Jewell, B.S. in business administration; Ben Carl Karst, B.S. in computer science; Caitlin Elizabeth Wills, bachelor of science
Overland Park: Jeffrey Charles Abernathy, bachelor of science; Ryan Ghassan Bader, master of business administration; Stephen Wayne Bird, bachelor of science; Johnathan Michael Brown, bachelor of arts; Kimberly Michelle Diddle, B.S. in hotel and restaurant management; Stacey Jane Dinneen, bachelor of science; Erin Elizabeth Dowgray, B.S. in apparel and textiles; James Francis Downes, summa cum laude with a B.S. in business administration; Allison Diane Fink, B.S. in elementary education; Benjamin Monroe Hake, summa cum laude with a B.S. in business administration; Jenna Marie Hoover, B.S. in business administration; Stephen Andrew Jacoby, bachelor of science; Randy Hume Sheppard, B.S. in business administration; Donald Lee Stuart, B.S. in business administration; Barry Lee Vogelbacher Jr, bachelor of science
Prairie Village: Alice Claire Justus, bachelor of science; Joshua Alan Seitz, associate of applied science and B.S. in aeronautical technology; Lauren Elizabeth Vaughan, B.S. in interior design; Bridget Maureen Walsh, B.S. in civil engineering
Shawnee: Erik Christopher Akers, bachelor of fine arts; Amanda Jomin Brandenberger, bachelor of science; Victoria Leigh Conner, master of arts; Kristen K Deardorff, master of science; Candace Lynn Feldman, bachelor of science; Grant Austin Hager, B.S. in business administration; Megan Elyse Hockman, B.S. in family studies and human services; Anthony Gray Kinney, bachelor of science (education); Jeffrey Dillian McBride, B.S. in business administration
Stilwell: Ashley Michelle Lewis, B.S. in family studies and human services
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.
Olathe North High School: Diana Rachael Bliss, B.S. in agriculture; Alicia Mathews Greene, B.S. in biological and agricultural engineering
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School: Brandon Leroy Brewster, B.S. in business administration
Shawnee Mission South High School: Emily Nicole Rosen, bachelor of arts
Shawnee Mission West High School: Amy Marie Arnst, B.S. in family studies and human services; Elisabeth Gaile Watson, B.S. in apparel and textiles