Nearly 460 Kansas State University students have earned graduation honors with their May 2015 degrees.
Earning the university’s top graduation honor, summa cum laude, were 137 students who have an academic average of 3.95 or higher; 156 students graduated magna cum laude with an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and 154 students graduated cum laude with an academic average of 3.750 to 3.848.
Seventeen students earned graduation honors for multiple degrees, and seven students received university honors.
Area students included: Great Bend- Skyler Butler, Cum Laude; Gregory Hildebrand, Magna Cum Laude; David Tomlin, Magna Cum Laude; Hoisington- Julie Bitter, Summa Cum Laude; Tateum Mattingly, Magna Cum Laude; Wilson- Justine Dlabal, Summa Cum Laude; Ness City- Gage Kepple, Summa Cum Laude; Lyons- Anna Nusser, Magna Cum Laude; Rush Center- Katherine Karst, Summa Cum Laude; Russell- Taylor Ochs, Summa Cum Laude