News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg and Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu
Note to editors: If a county or state is not listed, there were no students earning degrees or honors from that area. 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.

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009

K-STATE AWARDS 2009 SUMMER DEGREES, GRADUATION HONORS

MANHATTAN -- Nearly 500 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this summer, with 11 earning graduation honors for their outstanding academic work.

Degrees earned include nearly 300 bachelor's degrees, more than 160 master's degrees, more than 30 doctoral degrees and several associate degrees. Some students earned multiple degrees.

Three students graduated summa cum laude, K-State's top graduation honor. Five students graduated magna cum laude and three 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 2009 graduates had the option to participate in K-State's May 2009 commencement ceremony, or they can participate in fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 11-12.

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

 

Counties   Atchison Barton, Bourbon, Brown and Butler Chautauqua, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Cowley and Crawford Decatur, Dickinson, Doniphan and Douglas Ellis and Ellsworth Finney, Ford and Franklin Geary, Gove and Grant Hamilton, Harper, Harvey, Haskell and Hodgeman Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell and Johnson

Kingman and Kiowa Leavenworth, Logan and Lyon Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Miami, Mitchell and Montgomery Nemaha Ottawa Pawnee and Pottawatomie Reno and Riley Saline, Sedgwick, Seward, Shawnee, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stevens and Sumner

Thomas Wabaunsee, Washington, Wilson, Woodson and Wyandotte   Out-of-state   Alaska and Arkansas California and Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois, Indiana and Iowa Kentucky Maryland, Masssachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri

Nebraska, New Jersey and New York Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico South Carolina and South Dakota Texas Virginia Washington and Wisconsin   Out of country

 

NOTE: If a county or state is not listed, there were no graduates from that area.