Nearly 300 students were candidates for graduate degrees during commencement exercises May 17 at Emporia State University. Students from this area and their degrees are:
- Brennan James Briggs, of Batavia, master of science degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation;
- Julie M. Savage, of Bergen, master of science degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
Founded in 1863 as Kansas State Normal -- the state's premier institution to educate teachers -- Emporia State University offers 42 undergraduate and 27 graduate degrees in the School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Management and The Teachers College. SLIM also offers a Ph.D. program.
