AMES, Iowa — More than 1,800 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University in December. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held Dec. 17-18 at Hilton Coliseum.
Lisa Schulte Moore, professor of natural resource ecology and management and associate director of Iowa State's Bioeconomy Institute, spoke at the graduate ceremony. Alumna Cara Heiden, retired co-president of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Des Moines, gave the undergraduate address.
Following are graduates from this area: Darren Blauwet, Bachelor of Science, Marketing, Magna Cum Laude, Larchwood, Iowa; Gage Tuttle, Bachelor of Science, Materials Engineering, Milford, Iowa; Brandon Brockshus, Master of Science, Kinesiology, Ocheyedan, Iowa; Juan Rubiano Vargas, Bachelor of Science, Finance, Okoboji, Iowa; Autumn Arnt, Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Magna Cum Laude, and Scott Schnieder, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Worthington.