ATLANTA, GA (06/01/2012)(readMedia)-- The Georgia Institute of Technology presented degrees to approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students during the Institute's 242nd commencement exercises.

James Cika of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Biomedical Engineering.

Kacie Farrar of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Industrial Design.

Anita Hasni of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Psychology.

Joshua Job of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Physics.

Vanessa Nevarez of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Civil Engineering.

Jacob Pike of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Computer Science.

Eric Sherouse of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Computer Engineering.

John Strauss of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Computational Media.

Zachary Tillman of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Chemical & Bio Eng.

Anthony Hotle of Dacula, GA, received a BS in Industrial Engineering.

The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's leading research universities, providing a focused, technologically based education to more than 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Georgia Tech has many nationally recognized programs, all top ranked by peers and publications alike, and is ranked in the nation's top ten public universities by U.S. News and World Report.