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News release prepared by: Megan Molitor, 785-532-3452, molitor@k-state.edu
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011
Summer graduates: More than 500 earn degrees from K-State
MANHATTAN -- More than 500 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this summer. The graduates hail from 59 Kansas counties, 32 states and 27 countries. Sixteen of K-State's newest graduates also earned graduation honors for their outstanding academic work.
Degrees earned include nearly 300 bachelor's, nearly 170 master's, more than 40 doctorates and several associate degrees. Some students earned multiple degrees.
Three students graduated summa cum laude, K-State's top graduation honor. Seven students graduated magna cum laude and six 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 2011 graduates had the option of participating in K-State's spring or fall 2011 commencement ceremonies.
K-State students earning degrees and students earning graduation honors include:
Maine
Brooklin: Colin P. Tareila, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Maryland
Mount Airy: Dustin Joseph Bresnock, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Silver Spring: Andrew Wesley Goodwin, Master of Arts in Communication Studies; Marjorie Strachman Miller, Doctor of Philosophy in Human Ecology
Waldorf: Troy Anthony Butler, Bachelor of Science
Massachusetts
Lexington: Miranda Burnett Grizio, Master of Science in Food Science
Minnesota
Austin: Stephanie M. Angalet, Master of Science in Food Science
Circle Pines: Angela Dee Adams, Master of Science in Chemistry
Prior Lake: Mauricio de la Serna, Master of Engineering Management
Saint Louis Park: Kash Tucker Schumacher, Master of Agribusiness
Saint Paul: Dominic Albin Krezowski, magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts
Woodbury: Haley L. Caughron, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services;Haley L. Caughron, Secondary Major
Mississippi
Ellisville: Stacey Scharlene Blalock Henry, Doctor of Philosophy in Human Ecology
Port Gibson: Willie Henry Scott, Master of Science in Adult, Occupational and Continuing Education
Blue Springs: Cortez Lamont Groves, Bachelor of Science; Melissa Rose Dalton, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Brentwood: Emily Ann King, Master of Landscape Architecture
Columbia: Eun Hae Park, Master of Science in Journalism and Mass Communication
Missouri
Kansas City Bradley Dewight Craig, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Amanda Diane Doyle, Master of Science in Academic Advising; Caroline Alexandra Simpson, Master of Arts in Political Science; Korinne Kishino Todd-Takeyama, Master of Science in Civil Engineering; Hillary Grace Parker, Bachelor of Arts; Christopher Cruz, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Lee's Summit: Laura Jill Blankenship, Bachelor of Arts
Monett: Austin Kale Stephens, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Reeds Spring: Ashley Renee Sloan, Bachelor of Science
Montana
Helena: Thomas Roy Sando, Master of Arts in Geography
