MANHATTAN — More than 620 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this summer. The graduates hail from 60 Kansas counties, 39 states and 25 countries.
Degrees earned include 347 bachelor’s degrees, 237 master’s degrees and 53 doctorates. Several students earned multiple degrees.
Twenty-five students earned graduation honors for outstanding academic performance. Five students graduated summa cum laude with a grade point average of 3.95 or above, six students graduated magna cum laude with a grade point average of 3.85 to 3.949, and 14 students graduated cum laude with a GPA of 3.75 to 3.849.
Students from northwest Kansas who have earned summer degrees include:
Ellis County
Hays: Betsy Crawford, Doctor of Education; Mark Mathis, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering; Elkana Nyambegera, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Ness County
Ransom: Patricia Blocksome, Doctor of Philosophy
Phillips County
Logan: Tyler Goscha, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management; Zackary Sammons, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management
Prairie View: Sean Newlan, Bachelor of Science
Sherman County
Goodland: Ryan Irvin, Master of Science; Andrew Shores, Bachelor of Science
Thomas County
Levant: Mark Tole, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management, Cum Laude