21 from area earn degrees at VermillionDegrees were granted to 878 at the University of South Dakota's 88th annual commencement Sunday, May 24.Not included in this total but listed in the official program were the 120 who received their degrees at the end of the first semester in January when no formal graduation ceremony was held.Listed below are the 21 area students who received degrees, their home town and their degrees:' • Akron - Ralph S. Mayer, law; Robert rtebeler, business; Lu Ida Abrahamson, education; James Henriksen, education.• • Alton - R. Martin Kiernan, zoology; Patricia Mousel, business.