Over 75 students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been recognized for graduating with distinction in a ceremony held on Friday, December 19.

In addition, LAS recognized students graduating from the Honors Program and various academic departments handed out awards as well. To graduate with distinction from Iowa State, students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or greater.

Those students graduating with distinction from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences include:

Ryan Adams, psychology; Brant Allen, advertising; political science; Adeel Aslam, computer science.

Robert Backstrom, English; Deborah Baker, English; music; Leanne Beary, biology; Matthew Behrens, liberal studies; Anne Blyth, psychology; Rebecca Britten, biology; Jaime Brock, history; Amy Burch, sociology; Kyle Butson, political science.

Bryce Campbell, French; Joan Clinton, Spanish; Jess Clyde, sociology; political science; Noelle Coffin, liberal studies.

Julie Davis, psychology; Brandi Dries, statistics.

Alison Esser, biology.

Qian Feng, computer science; Andrea Ferrell, earth science; Derek Fiscus, computer science; Nicolas Fontanini, liberal studies.

Jonathan Goetz, journalism and mass communication; Daniel Greenfield, psychology; Dustin Greiner, computer science; Seth Griner, computer science; Sarah Gross, mathematics.

Jana Haughenbury, jouralism and mass communication; Taylor Heitzman, Spanish; Anna Hentzel, mathematics; Meghan Hilmer, computer science; Gretchen Hinchley, liberal studies; Heather Holst, economics; Dale Hughes, political science; Lindsey Hunzelman, communication studies.

Charles Isaacson, sociology.

Eric Jennings, history; Katherine Jensen, journalism and mass communication; Mathew Johnson, psychology; Patrick Jordan, mathematics.

Oksana Kohutvuk, computer science; Wendy Korthals, speech communication; Carly Krueger, biology.

Blair Langer, English; Amanda Lee, sociology; English; Linda Lehman, liberal studies; Chee Low, biology.

Kerry Matveia, anthropology; Amanda McClatchey, sociology; psychology; Lindsay McElderry, English; Laura McKee, mathematics; Allison McKenna, computer science; Erin Mendenhall, psychology; Jennifer Morgan, English; Megan Mullarkey, English; Jacqueline Myers, philosophy; Anna Myhre, environmental science.

Carrie Nickerson, biology.

Angela Overbeck, history; Kimberly Overbeck, biology.

Candice Papke, advertising; Adam Patridge, computer science; advertising; Melissa Petersen, English; Abigale Platts, journalism and mass communication.

Muhammad Rahim, computer science; Tricia Rainey, communication studies; Kimberly Riches, meteorology; Nicole Romer, sociology; psychology.

Zachary Schmid, mathematics; Jennifer Smith, journalism and mass communication; Katie Smith, history; Sarah Springer, psychology; Natalie Struecker, English; interdisciplinary studies.

Kristin Tate, philosophy; Amy Termuende, meteorology.

Ranee Wiederin, interdisciplinary studies; history; Bethany Westendorf, journalism and mass communication.

Justin Young, computer science.