The following area students completed degree requirements at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in December. The 58th Winter Commencement was held at the La Crosse Center Sunday, Dec. 18.

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, founded in 1909, is one of the 13 four-year institutions in the University of Wisconsin System. UWL offers 130-plus degree programs from undergraduate to doctoral levels in arts, social science and humanities; science and health; business; and education. UW-La Crosse – www.uwlax.edu – is a top-ranked national university. It is the No. 1 public university in Wisconsin with less than 25,000 students, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best National Universities ranking. 

Students earning degrees in December include:

Whitewater, WI 

 Thomas McManaway, Master of Science, Recreation Management