AMES, Iowa – At Iowa State University’s fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 17, 2016, 2,148 students received degrees. Iowa State awarded 1,769 undergraduate degrees, 258 master’s degrees, one veterinary medicine degree and 120 doctor of philosophy degrees.

Of the students receiving bachelor’s degrees, 455 graduated with “With Distinction” (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude). Twenty students graduated both with distinction and as members of the Honors Program.

Dike: Rodney Barto, Bachelor of Science, Software Engineering

Gladbrook: Rachel Bearden, Master of Science, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Biorenewable Resources and Technology

Grundy Center: Emma Henze, Bachelor of Science, Biology (AGLS), Summa Cum Laude Samantha Meyers, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies