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 May 13. The President’s Medal for Excellence winners received their medals from Interim President Keith Lamb.

Accounting major Hailey R. Smith graduated summa cum laude from the Dillard College of Business Administration.

Christian L. Hadash, an applied arts and sciences major, and Lynzee F. Keys, a physical education major, earned summa cum laude honors from the Gordon T. & Ellen West College of Education.

Theatre major Margaret K. Bledsoe graduated summa cum laude from the Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts.

Radiologic technology majors Herlin E. Bonilla Portillo, Karigan S. Brown, and Megan S. Larkin graduated summa cum laude from the Robert D. & Carol Gunn College of Health Sciences & Human Services.

Morgun W. Mason, double major in Spanish and geosciences, graduated summa cum laude from both the Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities & Social Sciences and the McCoy College of Science, Mathematics & Engineering.

Summa cum laude graduates have a minimum grade point average of 3.9.