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News release prepared by: Stephanie Jacques, 785-532-3452, sjacques@k-state.edu
Monday, June 25, 2012
Fruits of labor: Hard work pays off with graduation honors to more than 400 students
MANHATTAN -- More than 410 Kansas State University students graduated with scholastic honors at the spring 2012 commencement in May, setting a record high for the total of number of students to receive honors within the past 10 years.
Earning the university's top graduation honor, summa cum laude, were 133 students who earned an academic average of 3.95 or higher; 123 students graduated magna cum laude for an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and 154 students graduated cum laude for an academic average of 3.750 to 3.848. Fifteen students who earned multiple degrees also earned graduation honors for each degree, and six students earning graduation honors completed the university honors program.
K-State students earning graduation honors include:
Counties Allen, Anderson and Atchison Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Brown and Butler Chase, Chautaugua, Cherokee, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Cowley and Crawford Decatur Dickinson, Doniphan and Douglas Edwards, Ellis and Ellsworth Finney, Ford and Franklin Geary, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley and Greenwood Hamilton, Harper, Harvey, Haskell and Hodgeman Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell and Johnson Kearney, Kingman and Kiowa Labette, Lane, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Linn, Logan and Lyon | Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Meade, Miami, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morris and Morton Nemaha, Neosho, Ness and Norton Osage, Osborne and Ottawa Pawnee, Phillips, Pottawatomie and Pratt Rawlins, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Rooks, Rush and Russell Saline, Scott, Sedgwick, Seward, Shawnee, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens and Sumner Thomas and Trego Wabaunsee, Wallace, Washington, Wichita, Wilson and Wyandotte | Out-of-state Alabama, Alaska and Arkansas California, Colorado and Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho, Illinois and Iowa Maine, Maryland, Masssachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and North Dakota | Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon Rhode Island Pennsylvania South Carolina and South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont and Virginia Washington and Wisconsin |
