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:

Finney County

Garden City: Alexandra Leigh Ballinger, bachelor of arts; Brian L Drees, bachelor of science in milling science and Management; Tyler Matthew Richard, bachelor of science; Lucas Anthony Sullivan, bachelor of science in education

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 High School: Naaman T Flores, bachelor of science in business administration; Levi Boyd Lear, bachelor of science

 

Ford County

Dodge City: Sonia Gonzalez, bachelor of science in education; Ross Marvin Schaffer, bachelor of science in education; Andrew Thomas Scott, bachelor of science in business administration; Brittany Faye Staten, bachelor of science in family studies and human services; Angelica Villanueva, bachelor of science in education; Christina Maria Whitley, bachelor of science in education

Spearville: Cassie Lynn Tepe, bachelor of science 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.

Bucklin High School: Brandy Suzonne Shaw, bachelor of science in aeronautical technology

 

Franklin County

Ottawa: Aaron Joel Douglas, bachelor of science in agriculture; Rebecca Lynn Mobley, bachelor of science

Pomona: Travis Alan Grove, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; Ryan Stanley Roberts, bachelor of science in feed science and management

Wellsville: James Mitchell Breeding, 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.

Ottawa High School: Sara Beth Kendall, bachelor of science