Deans' & Graduation Lists

WIU Graduation Summer 2009

AUGUST 24, 2009

MACOMB, IL - - Nearly 500 students earned academic degrees after the 2009 Summer semester at Western Illinois University's Macomb and Quad Cities campuses and through extended studies. Of those, more than 60 graduates were students whose primary attendance site was at the WIU-QC campus.

Bachelor's degrees were awarded to more than 300 students, which include 53 students awarded Western's Board of Trustees-Bachelor of Arts degree (BOT-BA), designed for adult students. Master's degrees were awarded to more than 125 students, 33 of those at WIU-Quad Cities.

Academic distinction was awarded to undergraduate students who achieved high grade point averages. This includes: Summa Cum Laude, 3.90 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale; Magna Cum Laude, 3.75 to 3.89 GPA; and Cum Laude, 3.6 to 3.74 GPA.

Students earning academic degrees are listed by Illinois counties, cities and towns; as well as other states/towns and other nations.