MANHATTAN —More than 1,430 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University in fall 2019. The graduates are from 89 Kansas counties, 42 states and 30 countries.
The university awarded 1,213 bachelor's degrees, 244 master's degrees, 54 doctorates and four associate degrees. Several students earned multiple degrees.
More than 200 students earned graduation honors for outstanding academic performance. Of those, 55 students graduated summa cum laude with a grade point average of 3.95 or above, 74 students graduated magna cum laude with a grade point average of 3.85 to 3.949, and 76 students graduated cum laude with a GPA of 3.75 to 3.849.
Northwest Kansas graduates are listed by county below:
Ellis
Hays: Joseph Heimann, Bachelor of Science in Feed Science and Management; Kurtis Hill, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Matthew Mindrup, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude; Ryan Schippers, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Cum Laude; Kaileigh Ummel, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services, Secondary Major
Graham
Morland: Deric McKeever, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management; Kylie Simon, Bachelor of Science in Education
Lane
Dighton: Katie Lingg, Bachelor of Science in Education
Logan
Oakley: Braydon Hubert, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services; Mason Scheetz, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management
Ness
Ness City: Addison Beutler, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Joshua Snodgrass, Master of Science
Norton
Norton: Kaitlyn Bohl, Bachelor of Science
Osborne
Alton: Seth Johnson, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Cum Laude
Phillips
Kirwin: Emily Lowe, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services, Magna Cum Laude
Phillipsburg: Samuel Sage, Bachelor of Science in Construction Science and Management
Russell
Gorham: Joseph Dortland, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude
Russell: Wyatt Boomhower, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management
Smith
Smith Center: Tara Ranstead, Bachelor of Arts
Thomas
Colby: Jenna Bowman, Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness; David Browne, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Cum Laude; Shelby Crampton, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; Desiree Schippers, Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Major, Cum Laude; Kelly Sloan, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Brennan Ziegelmeier, Bachelor of Science in Biological Systems Engineering
Trego
Wakeeney: Audra Bergquist, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude; Caden Kemp, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology
Wallace
Weskan: Emma Purvis, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
