Islanders awarded undergraduate degrees

Published 11:16 am Sunday, March 30, 2014

Eight students from Bainbridge Island have earned degrees at Washington State University following the fall 2013 semester.

The new graduates are:

Mary Catherine Yalung, bachelor of science in nursing;

Christopher James Bonnington, bachelor of arts in criminal justice;

Allyson Joy Guy, bachelor of science in kinesiology, magna cum laude;

Susan Marie Heideman, bachelor of arts in humanities, magna cum laude;

William Charles Knight, bachelor of science in economic sciences;

Matthew Brian Morford, bachelor of arts in social sciences;

Esther Ann Parvin, bachelor of arts in humanities, summa cum laude; and

Victoria Elizabeth Wellbrock, bachelor of arts in communication.

Summa cum laude are awarded for a cumulative grade point average of 3.9 or better; magna cum laude for a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.7; and cum laude for a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5.