MANHATTAN — Nearly 3,500 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University in spring 2017. The graduates are from 99 Kansas counties, 50 states and the District of Columbia, and 53 countries.
The university awarded 2,393 bachelor’s degrees, 640 master’s degrees, 182 doctorates, 110 of which are Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and five associate degrees. Several students earned multiple degrees.
Nearly 550 students earned graduation honors for outstanding academic performance. Of those, 139 students graduated summa cum laude with a grade point average of 3.95 or above, 141 students graduated magna cum laude with a grade point average of 3.85 to 3.949, and 168 students graduated cum laude with a GPA of 3.75 to 3.849.
Local students earning degrees are:
Albert: Dylan Wissman, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Claflin: Hayla Demel, Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
Ellinwood: Kylie Birney, Master of Arts in Teaching; Kyle Blakeslee, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Cody Isern, Bachelor of Science; Derek Ward, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude
Great Bend: Chase Boots, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Bonny Boultinghouse, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Cum Laude; Maria Chavez, Bachelor of Science; Brett Crone, Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Technology; Garrett Foster, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering; Taylor Fry, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude; Matthew Krug, Master of Science; Brady Poppelreiter, Bachelor of Science in Construction Science and Management; Madison Werth, Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
Hoisington: Hagen Hanzlick, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management; Adam Hickel, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Stephanie Morrison, Bachelor of Science in Education, Magna Cum Laude; Anamarie Weber, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Brookville: William Son, Associate of Technology and Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology, Summa Cum Laude
Ellsworth: Noah Trapp, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude
Holyrood: Michaela Heitschmidt, Master of Science
Wilson: Riley Zamrzla, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Jacob Cox, Master of Architecture
Lincoln: Jessie Schulteis, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Magna Cum Laude; Christine Walter, Master of Science
Sylvan Grove: Ryan Schulteis, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Bazine: Jessica Stieben, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Ness City: Megan McDonald, Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness; Joseph Rufenacht, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Lesa Schulte, Master of Science
Larned: Sarah Longey, Bachelor of Science; Zachary Wilson, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Sterling: Cami Roth, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Summa Cum Laude; Scott Cain, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Jared Cullop, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Kirk Engelland, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Nicole Taylor, Master of Interior Architecture and Product Design
Lyons: Shynia Peterman, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Summa Cum Laude; Brett Wilson, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Bison: Brandon Pechanec, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Magna Cum Laude
Otis: Justus Bartonek, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Russell: Adam Buehler, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Roxanne Ochs, Master of Accountancy