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 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.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
MORE THAN 2,900 K-STATE STUDENTS ARE CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
MANHATTAN -- More than 2,900 students are degree candidates at Kansas State University. The class of 2008 is the 141st to graduate from K-State since the first class graduated in 1867.
Ceremonies are May 16-17 in Manhattan. Commencement for K-State at Salina was May 10.
Candidates for degrees from K-State include:
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2008 GRADUATION CANDIDATES
OUT OF COUNTRY
BANGLADESH
Dhaka: Quaji Jahan, master of science
BRAZIL
Brasilia: George Freitas Von Borries, doctorate
Goiania Goias: Adryanna Siqueira, master of arts
CANADA
Manitoba: Tanis Joy Hastmann, master of public health
Pe Coa: Stephanie Anne Lister, master of science
CHINA
Beijing: Yu Chen
Hebei: Yue Chen, master of fine arts
Wuhan: Linglin Xie, doctorate
Wuhan Hubei: Xiao Yao, master of science
CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Republic: Tereza Prochazkova Buresova, B.S. in business administration
EGYPT
Alexandria: Mina Youssef, master of science
Cairo: Karim Mohsen Morcos, B.S. in computer engineering
INDIA
Bangalore Karnataka: Suma Somasekharan, doctorate
Cochin Kerala: Dhinu Kunnamkumarath Johnson, master of science
Cuddapah: Leela Krishna Murali Kandiraju, master of business administration
Hyderabad: Sameera Reddy Avilala, master of software engineering
Indore: Disha Deepak Rupayana, master of science
Mumbai Mah: Harini Sarangapani, master of architecture; Reshma Dilip Sawant, master of software engineering
Penukonda: Ramakanth Sreenivasare Jonnala, doctorate
Secunderabad: Vijaya Paravastu Pattarabhiran, master of science
IRAQ
Baghdad: Lamees Adbul Motalib Al-Athari, master of arts
JAPAN
Japan: Chikako Okamoto Ikeda, master of science; Yuka Isayama, bachelor of science
KENYA
Sindo: Rose Atieno Ogutu, doctorate
KOREA
Kyungii South Korea: Chan Ki Kim, B.S. in business administration
Taegu: Jung Hoon Lee, doctorate
KUWAIT
Mishref: Abdulrahman Hussain Al Shammaa, B.S. in chemical engineering
LEBANON
Beirut: Raymond Waidh Kassatly, master of arts
LITHUANIA
Siauliai: Agne Reizgeviciute, master of arts
MOROCCO
Rabat: Oussama Alaoui, master of agribusiness
NEPAL
Bhaktapur: Rajan Dhaubhadel, doctorate
PAKISTAN
Karachi: Saad Ahmad Shahryar, bachelor of science
Lahore: Mansoora Shamim, doctorate
PARAGUAY
Asuncion: Alejo Caballero Gonzalez, master of arts
Concepcion: Gerardo Jose Galeano Zarza, master of science
RWANDA
Butare: Solange Uwituze, master of science
SENEGAL
Dakar Fann: Habib El Hadji Sy Diop, master of science
Dakar: Mamadou Moustapha, master of arts
SOUTH KOREA
Gyeonggido: Eun-Kyoo Kim, master of arts
Inchon: Shin-Jae Kang, doctorate
Seochogu Seoul: Myung Min Oh, doctorate
Seoul: Jun Young Min Shinwol, master of science
TAIWAN
Hsinchu City: Chen-Hua Wu, master of business administration
Taiwan: Hsing-I Lin, master of science
TURKEY
Sparta: Hikmet Avcular, master of business administration
UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham: Michelle Mary Smith, doctorate
Bury St Edmunds: Matthew John Beswick, doctorate
Tyne Wear: Benjamin Mark Thomas Scott, doctorate
VENEZUELA
Puerto Ordaz: Viviana Esperanza Yrureta, B.S. in business administration