Published: Dec. 20, 2000

Editors: Enclosed are the names of degree candidates from your area. The list was accurate as of Dec. 6 and is subject to final grade reports.

Local students were among the 1,888 students who received degrees Dec. 22 in commencement ceremonies at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

The Chancellor聮s Recognition Award for graduates receiving all A聮s during their college careers was given to Marion Brew of Boulder, who received a bachelor聮s degree in classics.

Outstanding graduates named by the schools and colleges for the fall 2000 commencement were Quynh Thuy Phan of Boulder, College of Business and Administration, double bachelor聮s degrees in business administration (management) and in psychology; Phillipa Emily Jack of Nederland, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, bachelor聮s degree in journalism (news-editorial); Heather Doty of Denver, College of Engineering and Applied Science, bachelor聮s and master聮s degrees in civil engineering and a bachelor聮s degree in music.

Also named as outstanding graduates were Michael Meresman of Boulder, College of Music, bachelor聮s degree in music arts; Jaime Jennings of Castle Rock, College of Arts and Sciences, bachelor聮s degree in humanities; Frederick W. Keesy of Boulder, School of Education, bachelor聮s degree in English, diploma in education (certificate program); Jennifer Lynn Preston of Louisville, Colo., College of Architecture and Planning, bachelor聮s degree in architecture.