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Commencement 2012
Tuesday, May 8
6:00 p.m.
Columbus Learning Center Lecture Hall room LC 1000
Commencement Information:
Commencement for fall 2011, spring 2012, & summer 2012 candidates is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00 pm and be held in the Columbus Learning Center’s lecture hall. Please note, the CLC lecture hall only seats 200 people, so the number of graduates participating in the ceremony will determine the number of guests students may invite to the ceremony. Information about the number of tickets each candidate will receive is below.
A reception for graduates and their guests will be held in the CLC student commons immediately following the ceremony. The reception will end at 8:00 pm.
Information packets will be sent to fall grads and spring/summer candidates during the beginning week of February.
Fall 2011 graduates:
Final degree audits are completed by the West Lafayette advisors. Once all requirements have been met and the degree conferred in the WL system, the WL registrar’s office will mail the diploma directly to the student’s home address. Graduates should view their myPurdue account to ensure there is no outstanding balance with the University and the appropriate address is on file.
Congratulations to the Fall 2011, Spring & summer 2012 graduates:
Computer and Information Technology
Associate of Science
Daniel J. Bartlett, North Vernon
Blake Howard Campbell, Franklin
Joseph M. Corya, Columbus
Travis S. Horn, Columbus
Peder B. Nelson, Seymour
David E. Richards, Greensburg
Jacob M. Riley, Columbus
Bachelor of Science
Tyler James Cooper, Columbus
Jerrod Ross Devers, Versailles
Jonathan R. Pence, Edinburgh
Brent Aaron Purdy, Bedford
Jacob Tyler Rutan, with Distinction, Columbus
Industrial Technology
Bachelor of Science
John David Ferguson, Freetown
Austin Blair Mize, Columbus
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Associate of Science
Jason Scott Benefiel, with Distinction, Waldron
Zacheus B. Clark, Seymour
Eric M. DeBusk, Columbus
Brock A. Horn, with Distinction, Columbus
David A. Johnson, Columbus
Nathan Paul Killey, Brownstown
David Andrew Lyle, Greenwood
Chase Rouse, Seymour
Kirby Shilo Shrader, Greensburg
Bachelor of Science
Nicholas E. Abner, Columbus
Michael Randall Baker, Columbus
Evan A. Berkemeier, Columbus
J. Andrew Counceller, Columbus
Nathan B. Franke, Westport
Christopher David Hayre, with Distinction, Hardinsburg
Christopher Allen Thompson, with Distinction, Elizabethtown
Kyle D. Tucker, Osgood
Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Certificate
Mark Allen Davis, Rushville
Suma A. Mandayam, Columbus
Associate of Science
Delora Jean Antle, with Highest Distinction, Columbus
Aaron Wayne Bunch, Columbus
Barth E. Davis, with Distinction, Sunman
Angela M. Hall, Greensburg
Jill Ann McClure, with Highest Distinction, Greensburg
Ryan K. Morlan, with Highest Distinction, Greensburg
Bachelor of Science
Lee William Calhoun, Columbus
Kayla Beth Cave, with Distinction, Columbus
Brandon Ezra Davis, Indianapolis
Scott M. Essex, Columbus
George W. Hukill, North Vernon
Susan Michelle Maze, with Distinction, Greensburg
Robert E. Siefert, with Distinction, Batesville
Sarah Ashley Walker, Columbus
Danny R. Wilson, Butlerville
Graduation Details
Guest Tickets
Due to limited seating in the Lecture Hall, each graduation candidate will be given guest 8 tickets for entry into LC 1000. Graduates do not need a ticket. Guest tickets will be given to you at the time you pick up your cap and gown.
Purchase of Caps & Gowns
All candidates participating in the commencement ceremony must be dressed in the appropriate academic attire. Caps and gowns must be purchased by the graduate. Information packets will be sent to graduates mid-February. Academic attire order deadine is February 17, 2012.
Announcements
Announcements are optional; you are not required to purchase commencement announcements. To order, May 2012 information is available on the Balfour website for anyone interested in purchasing announcements. www.cbgrad.balfour.com.
Class Rings
Class rings are optional; you are not required to purchase a class ring. Balfour has women's rings, men's rings, or pendants available for a Purdue University graduate. Ordering information is available at Purdue Student Services, online at www.balfour.com, or by calling 1-866-BALFOUR (866-225-3687).
GPA’s for Distinction & Highest Distinction
Fall 2011
GPA requirements are as follows:
Associate Degree
(a minimum of 35 credit hours must be completed as a College of Technology student)
Distinction 3.63 Highest Distinction 3.82
Bachelor Degree
(a minimum of 65 credit hours must be completed as a College of Technology student)
Distinction 3.64 Highest Distinction 3.94
Spring and Summer 2012
GPA requirements are as follows:
Associate Degree |
|
(a minimum of 35 credit hours must be completed as a College of Technology student) |
|
| Distinction | 3.77 |
| Highest Distinction | 3.94 |
Bachelor Degree
(a minimum of 65 credit hours must be completed as a College of Technology student)
Distinction 3.68 Highest Distinction 3.94




