Eastern Kentucky University recognized 1,042 graduates at the conclusion of the Fall 2016 semester.
And included among those 1,000-plus graduates were 11 students from Lincoln County
The latest graduates were honored at separate academic college commencement ceremonies Dec. 16-17.
The local EKU graduates include:
Gayle Lee Reed, Stanford, BSN, senior, Nursing
Shanna Rachelle Sokolosky, Stanford, BA, senior, Lincoln County High School, General Studies
Katie Ranae Peyton, Stanford, BSW, senior, Casey County High School, Social Work
Emma Lynn Victoria Mills, Crab Orchard, BS, senior, Francis J Reitz High School, Correctional & Juv Jus Studies
Emma Lynn Victoria Mills, Crab Orchard, CERTU, senior, Francis J Reitz High School, Correctional & Juv Jus Studies
Melanie Beth Brogle, Crab Orchard, BS, senior, Garrard County High School, Agriculture
Bradley Jordan Withrow, Stanford, BBA, senior, Accounting, Cum Laude
David Tyler McGuffey, Hustonville, BA, senior, Lincoln County High School, Gen Studies in Arts & Sciences
Joseph Logan Warren, Waynesburg,  BS, senior, Pulaski County High School, Criminal Justice
Kristin Kay Ellis, Hustonville,  BS, senior, Psychology
Elizabeth Anne Lawrence, Crab Orchard, BS, senior, Rockcastle County High School, Elementary Education Teaching, Cum Laude
Mark Andrew Smith, Stanford, BS, senior, Lincoln County High School, Psychology, Cum Laude
The new degree holders join more than 140,000 Eastern alumni in Kentucky and across the United States and world.