University of Kansas Announces Fall 2012 Candidates for Degree

The names of more than 1,440 candidates for degrees for the fall 2012 semester at the University of Kansas have been announced by the Office of the University Registrar. Area students are as follows:

Jenna Coon, of Minnetonka. She is the daughter of Gary and Cynthia Coon, Minnetonka, Minn. She is a graduate of Hopkins High School. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and History of Art minor.

Erika Fisher, of Eden Prairie. She is the daughter of Wendy Zaro-Mullins, Eden Prarie, Minn. She is a graduate of Eden Prairie High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism.

Graduate and undergraduate degrees are conferred in December based on work completed during the fall semester. Because KU conducts only one formal Commencement each year, many students graduating in the fall or summer terms will return on Sunday, May 19, for the traditional walk down the Hill into Memorial Stadium for the ceremony.

Four of KU's colleges and schools conducted recognition programs or hooding ceremonies in December to honor those planning to graduate in fall 2012: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of Education and the School of Engineering.