More than 480 Kansas State University students earned graduation honors with their May 2016 degrees. Earning the university’s top graduation honor, summa cum laude, were 115 students who have an academic average of 3.95 or higher; 178 students graduated magna cum laude with an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and 184 students graduated cum laude with an academic average of 3.750 to 3.848. Area students included: Claflin: Timothy Demel, Cum Laude; William Radenberg, Cum Laude; Sydney Rugan, Cum Laude; Timothy Stueder, Cum Laude; Great Bend: Kelsey Couture, Summa Cum Laude; Hoisington: Brannon Donovan, Magna Cum Laude; Bushton: Trey Heitschmidt, Cum Laude; Ellsworth: Robert Murrell, Magna Cum Laude; Lorraine: Audrey Boeken, Magna Cum Laude; Lyons: Allie Dwyer, Cum Laude; Sterling: Hannah Splitter, Summa Cum Laude; Russell: Roxanne Ochs, Summa Cum Laude; Turon: Jessica Zink, Summa Cum Laude.