Among the Washington State University Class of 2015 graduates were several area students from North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall.
From North Bend, graduates included: Kyle Braun, with a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture; Wendy Conaway, doctorate in veterinary medicine; Taylor Davis, bachelor’s degree in psychology; Alec Deichman, bachelor’s degree in business administration, graduating cum laude; Donny Hendrickson, bachelor’s degree in civil engineering; Bryce McMichael, bachelor’s degree in political science; Logan Sutton, bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering; Jacob Tweten, bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, graduating magna cum laude; Alexander White, bachelor’s degree in civil engineering; Taylor Winslow, bachelor’s degree in communication, graduating magna cum laude.
Snoqualmie graduates were: Alisha Barr, doctorate in pharmacy; Thomas Kappenman, bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, graduating cum laude; Callie Lee, bachelor’s degree in humanities; Kassidy Maddux, bachelor’s degree in business administration; Matt Van Nyhuis, bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Fall City graduates include: Elizabeth Duncan, bachelor’s degree in English, graduating magna cum laude; Courtney Proctor, bachelor’s degree in animal sciences.
From Carnation, students included: Sierra Berg, bachelor’s degree in communication, graduating magna cum laude; Axel Ellsworth, bachelor’s degree in athletic training; Bailey Handlon, bachelor’s degree in social sciences; Noelle Johnston, bachelor’s degree in digital technology and culture, graduating cum laude; Gibson Lisk, bachelor’s degree in history; Rashell McNulty, bachelor’s degree in psychology; Kendra Russell, bachelor’s degree in communication; Heather Wennerlind, bachelor’s degree in natural resource sciences.
Duvall students to graduate were: Zachary Brown, bachelor’s degree in psychology; Deena Ghazanfarpour, bachelor’s degree in business administration; Stephanie Griffin, bachelor’s degree in history; Emily Koch, bachelor’s degree in natural resource sciences; Dana Mydland, bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, cum laude.
Students graduating magna cum laude had grade-point averages of 3.7 to 3.89; students graduating cum laude had cumulate GPAs between 3.5 and 3.69.