1,708 receive degrees at ISU commencement

AMES, Iowa - At Iowa State University's fall 2012 commencement ceremonies, 1,708 students received degrees. Iowa State awarded 1,388 undergraduate degrees, 210 master's degrees, and 110 doctor of philosophy degrees.

Of the students receiving bachelor's degrees, 264 graduated "With Distinction" (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude). Two students graduated as members of the Honors Program, and 13 students graduated "With Distinction" and as members of the Honors Program.

NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR, HONOR, HOMETOWN, STATE

Taylor Marie Downing, BS, Food Science (AGLS), M; Rock Island, IL

Jonathon Douglas Vandyke, BS, Supply Chain Management, Bettendorf, IA

Kenneth Vaughn Johnson, BS, Electrical Engineering, Davenport, IA

Jon Lee Baumgarten, BS, Industrial Engineering, Bettendorf, IA
David Thomas Zimmerman, BS, Industrial Engineering, Bettendorf, IA;
Benjamin W. Bramer, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Bettendorf, IA

Matthew Allen Burmeister, BS, Mechanical Engineering, S, Davenport, IA
Brett Christopher Ebert, BS, Mechanical Engineering, S, Davenport, IA
Alex Scott Ruggeberg, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Davenport, IA

Alexa Rae Ashcraft, BS, Child, Adult, and Family Services, Eldridge, IA

Emily Marie Kenneke, BS, Elementary Education, C, Davenport, IA

Jennifer Ann Garter, BS, Kinesiology and Health, Bettendorf, IA

Emily Erin Martin, BA, Religious Studies, Davenport, IA

Emily Marcene Doerder, BM, Music, M, Bettendorf, IA

Aislinn Grace D'Auben, BS, Genetics (LAS), Bettendorf, IA
Michael Paul Hayes, BS, Psychology, Bettendorf, IA
Michael Webster Mulvihill, BS, Technical Communication, Bettendorf, IA
Brian Joseph Kilby, MEN, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Systems, Davenport, IA
Jordan Ray Thistle, MS, Aerospace Engineering, Davenport, IA

DEGREE CODES:
BAR - Bachelor of Architecture
BA - Bachelor of Arts
BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts
BLA - Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
BLS - Bachelor of Liberal Studies
BS - Bachelor of Science
MAA - Master of Accounting
MAG - Master of Agriculture
MAR - Master of Architecture
MA - Master of Arts
MBA - Master of Business Administration
MCP - Master of Community and Regional Planning
MED - Master of Education
MEN - Master of Engineering
MFS - Master of Family and Consumer Sciences
MFA - Master of Fine Arts
MLA - Master of Landscape Architecture
MPA - Master of Public Administration
MSM - Master of School Mathematics
MS - Master of Science
PHD - Doctor of Philosophy
HONORS CODES:
(1) Graduated Cum Laude and in Honors Program
(2) Graduated Magna Cum Laude and in Honors Program
(3) Graduated Summa Cum Laude and in Honors Program
(4) Recipient of University Teaching Excellence Award
(5) Recipient of University Research Excellence Award
(6) Recipient of University Teaching Excellence Award AND Research Excellence Award
(C) Graduated Cum Laude
(M) Graduated Magna Cum Laude
(S) Graduated Summa Cum Laude
(H) Graduated in Honors Program

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