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Commencement Weekend at K-State

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On Saturday, May 12, undergraduate colleges on the Manhattan campus of Kansas State University will award degrees, and the College of Architecture, Planning and Design, whose graduates participate in the Graduate School ceremony, will have a recognition ceremony. The following is the schedule of ceremonies and speakers:

• College of Arts and Sciences, 8:30 a.m., Bramlage Coliseum, with Jim Haymaker, retired corporate vice president of strategy and development at Cargill, as speaker. Haymaker earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and French from Kansas State University.

• College of Architecture, Planning & Design, 10 a.m., in McCain Auditorium, with Cheryl McAfee, CEO of McAfee3 Architects, Atlanta, as speaker. McAfee earned her bachelor’s degree in architecture from Kansas State University.

• College of Education, 11 a.m., Bramlage Coliseum, with David Griffin Sr., assistant dean of the College of Education, director of the college’s Center for Student Services and Professional Services, and an associate professor of curriculum and instruction, as speaker. Griffin is retiring in June following 26 years with the college. He is a Kansas State University alumnus, earning his doctorate in educational administration and leadership.

• College of Business Administration, 12:30 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum, with Candace Duncan, retired managing partner of KPMG in Washington, D.C., as speaker. Duncan earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Kansas State University.

• College of Agriculture, 2:30 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum, with Richard Myers, Kansas State University president, as speaker. Myers is a retired U.S. Air Force four-star general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who became the university’s 14th president in 2016. A Kansas State University alumnus, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and was a member of the Air Force ROTC program.

• College of Human Ecology, 4:30 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum, with April Mason, the university’s provost and senior vice president. Mason is leaving Kansas State University after serving in her current position for eight years.

• College of Engineering, 6:30 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum, with Ivor “Ike Evans, retired president and chief operating officer of Union Pacific Railroad, as speaker. Evans earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University.

DVDs of the ceremonies may be ordered through the K-State Campus Store at 800-KSU-CATS or 785-532-6583.

Graduate school ceremonies were held on Friday ( May 11 ).

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