News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg, 785-532-2535, 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.
Friday, June 24, 2011
K-STATE AWARDS SEMESTER, GRADUATION HONORS FOR SPRING 2011
MANHATTAN -- More than 3,000 students earned semester honors from Kansas State University for their academic performance in the spring 2011 semester, while 337 students have received May 2011 graduation honors to recognize outstanding academic performance.
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.
May 2011 graduation honors include 111 students who graduated summa cum laude from K-State for having an academic average of 3.95 or higher; 111 students graduated magna cum laude for an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and 115 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:
Barber County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Medicine Lodge: Natalie Nicole Archuleta; Jacob Daniel Clarke
Sharon: Kristen Labecca Eck; Julie Theresa Hutfles; Kayle Brandt Lyman
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Sharon: Kayle Brandt Lyman, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Milling Science and Management
Barton County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Claflin: Corinna Jo Hickel; Preston Kyle Smith; Cindy Jo Stueder; Sarah Lynn Stueder; Kristin Lee Wirth; Nolan Robert Wirth
Ellinwood: Tara Nicole Haddon; Brett Taylor Lyman; Jacob William Roth; Lauren Molly-Blue Spare
Great Bend: Ryan J Bealer; Johnathan A Durrett; Leslie Ann Francis; Ryan Thomas Gotsche; Ethan Patrick Koochel; Matthew David Krug; Jessica Kumle; Beth Ellen Schneider; Hannah Marie Seiwert; Kristin Marie Stewart; Krisha Michelle Stoss; Joshua Levi Weese
Hoisington: Hayley D Glynn
Pawnee Rock: Brooks Lynn Hanson; Peter Charles Smith; Faren Brooke Whipple
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.
Claflin High School: Carlos Alberto Salazar; William Victor Webb
Great Bend High School: Grant Michael Bauer; Skyler Dean Butler
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Ellinwood: Jacob William Roth, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Great Bend: Leslie Ann Francis, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration; Hannah Marie Seiwert, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Family Studies Human Services; Joshua Levi Weese, Magna Cum Laude with a Associate of Technology and Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Engineering Technology
Bourbon County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Fort Scott: Sterling Edward Braun; Amanda Elizabeth Brown; Corey J Midkiff; Grant Daniel Stucky
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.
Fort Scott High School: Nick Aaron Wilson
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Bourbon County students graduating with honors.
Brown County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Everest: Nicole Marie Lehew
Hiawatha: Jessica Hannah Bauerle; Austin Nicholas Hrencher; Larissa Jean Schilling; Jill Nicole Wege
Horton: Matthew Todd Kiehl; Natalie Bliss Pederson; Erin Michelle Ross
Morrill: Julie Ann Grimm
Robinson: Laura Brooke Sommers
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.
Hiawatha High School: Lindsy Brobst
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Brown County students graduating with honors.
Butler County
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Andover: Kevin Michael Claassen; Carrie Ellen Dotson; Justin Daniel Hagedorn; Erika Larae Hawley; Meghan Elizabeth Heeney; Hayley Donelle Henry; Rebecca Rana Higgs; Tyson Bear Hilyard; Sarah Jenell Huelskamp; Grace Elizabeth Jackson; Kassidy A Kaiser; Abilene Marie Katt; Taylor Wilson Kinney; Emily Paige Kruse; Katelyn Anne Lee; Marshall Devon Miller; Taylor Ross Phillippi; Remington James Rebstock; Wade Matthew Scribner; Alexander Christian Simon; Meagan Louise Stauffer; Courtney Anne Taylor; Allison Ashley Tozier; Stephen Dominic Zuiss
Augusta: Natalie Marie Caldarera; Austin Cederberg; Cammie Renee Christner; Hannah Marie Garcia; Nathan David Michael Menne; Rochelle Marie Sharon
Benton: Alexandra Nicole Burden; Kala Marie Shields
Douglass: Joseph Richard O'Crowley; Adam Louis Schauf; Heather Suzanne Woods
El Dorado: Claire Brooke Jensen; Benjamin Michael Kuestersteffen; Ashley Jo Leckliter; Dustin Lane Turner
Leon: Kristin Renee Willhite
Rosalia: Sonya Ann Merwin
Rose Hill: Kelsey Dean Nelson; Meggie Ann Patrick; Marc Garrett Pursley
Towanda: Benjamin Craig Harstine
Whitewater: Evan Michael Busenitz; Abigail E Claassen; Courtney Elaine Claassen; Stephanie Kay Entz; Kari Dawn Thiessen
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.
Andover Central High School: Sydney Janine Case; Daniyel Travis Miller; Meghan Deanna Poore; Neal Keith Rasmussen; Benjamin Samuel Reusser
Andover High School: Melanie Laurel Delimont; Angela Beth Grommet; Michael Madden Hampton; Jessica Shields Henry; Brice Preston Huelsman; Allison Morris; Lauren Shelby Pistotnik; Andrew Allen Scharping; Aaron Mark Schneider; Jon Samuel Simpson
Augusta High School: Martin Blake Cram; Nathan Conway Fellows
Berean Academy: Brian Busenitz; Emily Paige Decker; Jennifer Ann Latta
Douglass High School: James Abijah Sherwood
El Dorado High School: Scott Lee Davis
Frederic Remington High School: Emily Burch; Mattithyah Tillotson
Rose Hill High School: Nicole Lynn Dorr; Dylan Jaggers; Jamie Lynn Knight; Audrey Lynn Thompson
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Andover: Carrie Ellen Dotson, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration; Jessica Paige Harrison, Magna Cum Laude with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Taylor Wilson Kinney, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science; Wade Matthew Scribner, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science; Edward Patrick Zuiss, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering
Augusta: Hannah Marie Garcia, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Management; Katie Kirmer, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education
Benton: Kala Marie Shields, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts
Douglass: Heather Suzanne Woods, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts
El Dorado: Linda Jeanne Swan, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Human Ecology; Bradley David Williams, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Information Systems; Brenton Duane Williams, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Information Systems
Rose Hill: Marc Garrett Pursley, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science
Whitewater: Stephanie Kay Entz, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Family Studies Human Services
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.
Andover Central High School: Katlin Leann Cox, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration
Andover High School: Jon Samuel Simpson, Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts
Berean Academy: Aubrie Grace Adams, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education