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Media Relations
Kansas State University
9 Anderson Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-6415
media@k-state.edu
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News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg and Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu
Note to editors: If a county or state is not listed, there were no students earning degrees or honors from that area. 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.

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009

K-STATE AWARDS 2009 SUMMER DEGREES, GRADUATION HONORS

MANHATTAN -- Nearly 500 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this summer, with 11 earning graduation honors for their outstanding academic work.

Degrees earned include nearly 300 bachelor's degrees, more than 160 master's degrees, more than 30 doctoral degrees and several associate degrees. Some students earned multiple degrees.

Three students graduated summa cum laude, K-State's top graduation honor. Five students graduated magna cum laude and three 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 2009 graduates had the option to participate in K-State's May 2009 commencement ceremony, or they can participate in fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 11-12.

K-State students earning degrees and students earning graduation honors include:

 

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SUMMER 2009 GRADUATES

NEMAHA COUNTY

Baileyville: Bret Lawrence Schmitz, B.S. in Business Administration

Centralia: Margaret Ann Bachman, B.S. in Business Administration

Seneca: Julie Renee Holthaus, Bachelor of 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.

B & B High School: Russell Lueger, Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction; Brian S. Rottinghaus, Master of Science in Educational Administration and Leadership