News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu
Note to editors: If a county or state is not listed, there were no honor students from that area. If a Manhattan area address was given as a permanent address, the student will be listed in the permanent address county and also in the county for the high school of record.
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011
K-STATE AWARDS SEMESTER, GRADUATION HONORS FOR FALL 2010
MANHATTAN -- Nearly 3,000 students earned semester honors from Kansas State University for their academic performance in the fall 2010 semester, while 122 students have received December 2010 graduation honors to recognize outstanding academic performance in their undergraduate careers.
Students earning semester and/or graduation honors receive commendations from their deans, with the honors recorded on their permanent academic records. K-State semester honors are awarded to students who earned a 3.75 grade point average or higher for the semester. Students had to be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of graded course work.
December 2010 graduation honors include 30 students who graduated summa cum laude from K-State for having an academic average of 3.95 or higher; 42 students graduated magna cum laude for an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and 49 students graduated cum laude for an academic average of 3.750 to 3.848.
K-State students earning semester honors and students earning graduation honors, by county and hometown:
Hamilton County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 SEMESTER HONORS
Syracuse: Marisa M Howell
Editor's note: The students listed below gave an out-of-county permanent address. These students are listed by high school to get the news to their hometown newspapers.
Syracuse High School: Brandee Marie Werth
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Hamilton County students graduating with honors.
Harper County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 SEMESTER HONORS
Anthony: Jeffrey Cather; Ashlin Brae Cox; Nanthanat Tongdaeng; Heather Marie Watts
Harper: Jennifer Nicole Kiser
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Harper County students graduating with honors.
Harvey County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 SEMESTER HONORS
Halstead: Michael Lloyd Claussen; Nathaniel Dean Edwards; Samantha Dee Scharff
Hesston: Lindsey Janzen
Newton: Brian Busenitz; Logan Dale Jones; Trevor Brooks Kaufman; Erin Nicole Schneider; Chrystiana Mae Voth; Kendall John Voth; Janessa Diane Wedel; Elizabeth Marie Wuthnow
Sedgwick: Wade Carson Hansen
Editor's note: The students listed below gave an out-of-county permanent address. These students are listed by high school to get the news to their hometown newspapers.
Hesston High School: David J King
Newton High School: Heather Michelle Goering; Hannah Kay Miller; Lindsay Jordan Vannaman; Jeremy Patrick Wulf
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 GRADUATION HONORS
Halstead: Samantha Dee Scharff, summa cum laude with a associate of technology and summa cum laude with a B.S. in aeronautical technology
Haskell County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 SEMESTER HONORS
Satanta: Kyla Clawson; Shelby Esta Hill
Sublette: Kate Elizabeth Cearley; Zachary Ricketts; Lainie Rae Sjeklocha; Lindsay Jordan Vannaman; Mallory Hope Weidner
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Haskell County students graduating with honors.
Hodgeman County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 SEMESTER HONORS
Jetmore: Kyle Nuss
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Hodgeman County students graduating with honors.