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News release prepared by: Stephanie Jacques, 785-532-3452, sjacques@k-state.edu

Monday, Sept. 10, 2012

Summer graduates: More than 580 students earn degrees

MANHATTAN -- More than 580 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this summer. The graduates hail from 68 Kansas counties, 37 states and 25 countries. Of K-State's newest graduates, 35 also earned graduation honors for their outstanding academic work.

Degrees earned include more than 335 bachelor's, more than 200 master's, 45 doctorates and five associate degrees. Some students earned multiple degrees.

For outstanding academic work, 10 students graduated summa cum laude, K-State's top graduation honor. Eleven students graduated magna cum laude and 14 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 2012 graduates had the option of participating in K-State's spring or fall 2012 commencement ceremonies.

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

Afghanistan

Abdul Haq Haqiq, Master of Arts

 

Austria

Claudia Ganser, Master of Science

 

Brazil

Thais Aguiar de Albuquerque, Doctor of Philosophy

 

Canada

Chrystal Jane Carlson, Master of Science; Stephanie Grace Patterson, Bachelor of Science

 

China

Sanfei Chen, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Xiang Chen, Bachelor of Science; Hongzhou Huang, Doctor of Philosophy; Yuanfang Jiao, Doctor of Philosophy; Mengyu Li, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Xin Li, Master of Science; Xuan Li, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Na Long, cum laude with a Bachelor of Science; Zijun Luo, Doctor of Philosophy; Jingqun Ma, Master of Science; Yaojing Qiu, Bachelor of Science; Wenjing Sang, Master of Science; Yi Shen, Master of Science; Jing Shu, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Xiaofei Wang, Master of Science; Yan Wei, Master of Science; Qingyu Wu, Doctor of Philosophy; Xiaoyan Chen Youderian, Doctor of Philosophy; Fan Zhang, Doctor of Philosophy; Ling Zhang, Master of Science; Liwen Zhang, Bachelor of Science; Jiaying Zhu, Master of Science

 

Costa Rica

Mauricio Montero Astúa, Doctor of Philosophy

 

Cote d'Ivoire

Ezaley Frederic Sauhi, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

 

Egypt

Henry Edward Mikhail, Master of Software Engineering; Ibrahim Abdou Saleh, Doctor of Philosophy

 

France

Dany C. Majard, Doctor of Philosophy

 

Georgia

Data Mania, Master of Science

 

Germany

Ronald Michalsky, Doctor of Philosophy

 

Hong Kong

Sai Cheong Lui, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

 

India

Abhinav Alakshendra, Doctor of Philosophy; Swetha Alampally, Master of Science; Poonam S Baxi, Master of Science; Sravya Boggavarapu, Master of Science; Rishi Drolia, Master of Science; Navneet Kaur Grewal, Master of Science; Siddhartha Kotikalapudi, Master of Science; Sowmya Kukkadapu, Master of Science; Krishna Kiran Kurcheti, Master of Science; Balasubramanyn Meenakshisundaram, Master of Science; Nirupama Mrinalini Meesala, Master of Science; Akshay Moharir, Master of Science; Anirban Mukherjee, Doctor of Philosophy; Haritha Yadav Musty, Master of Science; Leela Anusha Nukala, Master of Science; Spoorthy Reddy Parne, Master of Science; Srikanth Rallabandi, Master of Science; Vijay Sadhu, Master of Science; Avik Sengupta, Master of Science; Uday Kiran Yelamanchili, Master of Science

 

Iran

Mohammad Reza Sanatkar, Master of Science; Behnam Tavakkol, Master of Science

 

Japan

Koichi Yamaura, Doctor of Philosophy

 

Kenya

Rachel Adoyo Opole, Doctor of Philosophy

 

Mali

Bandiougou Diawara, Master of Science

 

Nepal

Raj Kumar Dani, Doctor of Philosophy; Keshar Prasain, Doctor of Philosophy; Sharad Deep Silwal, Doctor of Philosophy; Laxman Subedi, Master of Science; Shankar Yadav, Master of Public Health

 

Panama

Marcelo Coronado Higuero, Doctor of Philosophy; Arthur Mc Carty James Rivas, Master of Science


Republic of Korea

Joo yeon Hwang, Master of Music; Ik Jae Lee, Doctor of Philosophy; Yo Han Lee, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

 

Republic of Moldova

Vladimir Bejan, Doctor of Philosophy

 

Saudi Arabia

Nassar Saleh Aldossary, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; Ahmed Mohammed Aljishi, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering; Ahmed Abdullah Almadhi, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; Mohsin Ali Alsafwani, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

 

Singapore

Christopher Zhong, Doctor of Philosophy

 

Taiwan

Hsuanyun Chang, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Wen-Shen Yen, Doctor of Philosophy