MSU Texas names President's Medal for Excellence recipients

Students graduating with the highest grade point averages from each of the six academic colleges were honored at the Midwestern State University commencement ceremony held Dec. 15. The President's Medal for Excellence winners received their medals from President Suzanne Shipley.

General business majors Brandon D. Dines and Catherine M. Ryan, and economics major Luka T. Gebel graduated summa cum laude from the Dillard College of Business Administration.

Early childhood-grade 6 general major Laura C. Sorge earned summa cum laude honors from the Gordon T. and Ellen West College of Education.

Krysten A. Farrier graduated magna cum laude with a major in art from the Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts.

Nursing majors Lexis S. Byberg, Erin G. Detrick, Claudette N. Muma, and Rachel O. Nnani graduated summa cum laude from the Robert D. and Carol Gunn College of Health Sciences and Human Services.

English major Chad P. Marqui earned summa cum laude honors from the Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Jordan K. Susac, biology major, graduated summa cum laude from the McCoy College of Science, Mathematics & Engineering.

Summa cum laude graduates must have a minimum of a 3.9 grade point average and magna cum laude graduates must have a 3.7-3.89.