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:

 

Ohio

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 SEMESTER HONORS

Bluffton: Aaron Jantzi Yoder

Dublin: Jared Franklin King; Jason Ellwood King

Eaton: Candace Elaine Hendrich

New Philadelphia: Carmen Marie Irving

South Charleston: Sarah Mae Wildman

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Ohio students graduating with honors.

 

Oklahoma

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 SEMESTER HONORS

Comanche: Cameron Wade Piercy

Edmond: Sean Michael Hood

Jenks: Jordan Austin Haffener

Muskogee: Anna Lee Laughlin

Norman: Bethany Ruth Jaques

Ponca City: Eric Daniel Brunkow

Ponca City: Kristen Deann Brunkow

Tulsa: Christopher Marshall Blackwood

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Oklahoma students graduating with honors.

 

Oregon

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 SEMESTER HONORS

Cove: Hannah Margaret Del Curto

Dallas: Madilynne Jikelle McGuire

Jordan Valley: Rena Kay Berrett

Mcminnville: Elyse Marina Brill

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2010 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Oregon students graduating with honors.