Written by  Beth Bohn on ksu.edu.
The 2016 graduates are part of the 149th class to graduate from Kansas State University.MANHATTAN — It’s graduation time for around 3,000 Kansas State University students. They are scheduled Friday and Saturday on the Manhattan campus.

Commencement speakers will include the university’s head football coach, an infectious disease expert, an aviation CEO and a former Kansas Farm Bureau CEO.

Degrees to be awarded include 2,800 bachelor’s, more than 460 master’s, nearly 90 doctorates, 115 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and 10 associate. More than 240 students are earning degrees through K-State Global campus distance degree programs.

Graduate degrees will be award on the Manhattan campus May 13. The Graduate School ceremony will be at 1 p.m. in Bramlage Coliseum.