MADISON - Area students who received degrees during the University of Wisconsin-Madison's spring commencement ceremonies, May 17-18, 2008, are as follows:

Monroe: Cameron Bader, Farm and Industry Short Course, one year certificate; Brandon Behring, business: accounting/business: marketing, bachelor of business administration; Ramona Borgmann, nursing/master of science-nursing; Amber Halvorson, nutritional sciences, bachelor of science-dietetics; Michael Kolden, engineering mechanics, bachelor of science-engineering mechanics, graduated with Distinction; Lindsey Mischka, history/political science, bachelor of arts, graduated with Distinction; Bethany Preboske, special education, bachelor of science in education; Joseph Simler, business: marketing, bachelor of business administration; Joseph Timothy Soddy, biology/zoology, bachelor of science; Erin Marie Timm, business: management and human resources, bachelor of business administration; Andrew James Turner, law/doctor of law (juris doctor)/master of public affairs; Brittany Anne Wilson, sociology/Spanish, bachelor of arts, graduated with Distinction;

Monticello: Corrina Louise Flannery, social work, master of social work; Jacob Daniel Karlen, biochemistry, bachelor of science-natural sciences; Michael Minneti Witt, plant breeding and plant genetics, master of science-plant breeding and plant genetics.