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:

Marion County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Burns: Emily Burch

Durham: Julianne Renee Chisholm

Florence: Danielle Elizabeth Cope; Jaclyn Elizabeth Deforest

Hillsboro: Lance Elliot Kliewer

Lehigh: Mark L Prieb

Marion: Loy E Blackketter Erica Shae Geis Drew Jacob Maddox Randi Mccarty Eric William Vogel

Peabody: Bayleigh A Clark; Joshua Allen Klarmann; Jason Todd Unruh

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.

Centre Jr/Sr High School: Nicole Raeann Stenzel

Goessel High School: Chrystiana Mae Voth; Kendall John Voth; Janessa Diane Wedel

Peabody-Burns High School: Alexandra Anatolyia Holm-McDowell; Tabitha Lm O'Neal

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

Marion: Paul Hodson, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Computer Science

Peabody: Jason Todd Unruh, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture

 

Marshall County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Axtell: Caleb Joseph Broxterman; Taylor Joseph Buessing; Ryan Andrew Mathewson; Adam Lawrence Ronnebaum; Jason Ronnebaum

Blue Rapids: Sienna Phoenix Clark; Darcy Ray Pralle

Frankfort: Jamie Lynn Engelken; Amy Danielle Huninghake; Leah Catherine Miller; Josie Gwyn Mitchell; Mindy Sue Peek; Patrick John Roeder; Elizabeth Studer; Vincent Paul Studer; Jena Lea Wullschleger

Marysville: Andrew Henry Bussmann; Brett Andrew Fisher; Kari Friedrichs; Dustin Ryan Hammett; Meredith Kelley Howell; Garrett Craig Lister; Lisa Michele Loges; Erin Michelle Meier

Summerfield: Bryant Dean Helmerichs

Vermillion: Nathaniel Kramer; Sheila Marie Polson

Waterville: Jacob Benteman; Nicolas Ryan Boeschling; Calvin James Christie; Caitlin Marie Frohberg; Chantel Nicole Niemeier; Wade Michael Wilson

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.

Frankfort High School: Rebecca Marie Kohman

Marysville High School: Eric Plegge

Valley Heights Jr-Sr High School: Caitlin Meredith Clark

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

Blue Rapids: Darcy Ray Pralle, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration

Bremen: Trista Leigh Hynek, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Family Studies Human Services

Frankfort: Amy Danielle Huninghake, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Family Studies Human Services; Patrick John Roeder, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science

Marysville: Meredith Kelley Howell, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration

Waterville: Calvin James Christie, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Computer Science

 

McPherson County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Inman: Jarrod Jeffrey Blackburn; Ami Froese; Justin Daniel Regehr; Seth Michael Tolle

Lindsborg: Austin Steven Anderson; Coral Sade Boyd; Laura Gail Carlson; Sarah Kellogg; Kirk Wallace Nelson; Annika Marie Schneider; Garrett Edmund Sharpe

McPherson: Jonathan Ray Alexander; Cheyanne Christine Alvarado; Jacob Benson; Emily Jean Boardman; Aaron Kyle Friess; Max Landon Goering; Chantalle Hanschu; Hanna Sue Heidebrecht; Alexandra Anatolyia Holm-McDowell; Shelby Nicole Koehn; Rebecca Joanne Martin; Parker Darren Miller; Clarissa Ann Sents; Douglas Carl Sommers; Ethan Edward Wagoner; Kari D Wagoner; Chelsea Grace Willems; Danielle Morgan Williams; Kevin Yoder; Lane Allen Yoder; Brandon Wade Yost

Moundridge: Melissa Lynn Beyer; Dalen Dickerson; Reese Allen Gehring; David J King; Sabrina Ann Reynolds

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

Galva: Will Donovan Unruh, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Technology Management

Lindsborg: Kimberly Carlson, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts; Laura Gail Carlson, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Family Studies Human Services

Mcpherson: Jonathan Ray Alexander, Summa Cum Laude with a Associate of Technology and Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Engineering Technology; Aaron Kyle Friess, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science; Rebecca Joanne Martin, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science; Amy Michelle Sents, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture; Ashley Renee Walker, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education

 

Meade County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Meade: Neil Alan Isaac

Plains: Brady Lee Eakes

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.

Fowler Jr-Sr High School: Rebecca Goff

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Meade County students graduating with honors.

 

Miami County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Fontana: Jessica Rae French

Louisburg: Morgan Nichole Adams; Jackie Lee Bauer; Alissah Michelle Ferris; Gentry Nichole Griffin; Allison Nicole McKiearnan; Jessica Leigh Rose; Kelsey L Willingham

Osawatomie: Erika Dawn Davis; Julia Michelle Dorsett; Amanda Elizabeth Ellis; Katelyn Deliene Lucas; Timothy Ronald Brian Walmann

Paola: Dakota J Bixler; Jessie Nicole Furnish; Carlie Rose Gaus; Nicole D Hall; Bridget Marie Kennedy; Spencer Kurt Lickteig; Abby Marie Ludwick; Hannah Norene Ozier; Lee Joseph Scherman; Natalie Rae Scroggie; Mallory Jane Wilcox; Leah Theresa Wolff

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.

Louisburg High School: Jillian Nichole Bettinger; Courtney N Brink; Hannah Lynn Brink; Sarah Marie Brink; Daniel Martin

Osawatomie High School: Caitlin Marie Crain; Kelsey Maureen Stout

Paola High School: Paige Michelle Emery

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

No students receiving graduation honors listed Miami County as their permanent address.

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.

Louisburg High School: Sarah Marie Brink, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts

 

Mitchell County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Beloit: Jillian Nichole Bettinger; Corbyn Rose Broeckelman; Ashley Marie Eck; Brian Joseph Hampel; Karl Dawn Hobbs; Scott Carlton McConaghy; Daniel Mealiff; Lyndsey Marie Palmer; Claire Elizabeth Thiessen

Hunter: Justin Alan Brock; Justine Ann May; Nathan Watson

Tipton: Marcie Ann Corpstein; Rebecca Sue Schmitt

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.

Lawrence Gardner High School-Beloit: Savannah M Robeson

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

Beloit: Ashley Moore, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science; Lindsey Marie Pacey, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Family Studies Human Services

Glen Elder: Chelsey Rae Winkel, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture

 

Montgomery County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Caney: Matthew Ryan Barlow

Cherryvale: Lukas Alan Haselwood

Coffeyville: Trace Allen Goodwin; Jason Boone Ott; Andrea Nichole Smith; Gregory Lynn Wiles

Elk City: Andrew Cole Strasburg

Havana: Kaci Rae Douglas

Independence: Joee Lynn Calderon; Mary K Green; Joshua Lee Oldenettel

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.

Cherryvale Senior High School: Caleb Lee Seibel

Independence Sr High School: Brian Benjamin Tierney

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

No students receiving graduation honors listed Montgomery County as their permanent address.

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.

Independence Sr High School: Brian Benjamin Tierney, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering

 

Morris County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Council Grove: Mary Elizabeth Byram; Lauren Emily James; Christina Marie Miller; Jana Genae Miller; Dustie Samuels

Dwight: Bailey Michelle Bohn; Marta Johnson; Marina Vilardo

White City: Meghan Ashley Blythe; Ryan Wade Nittler; Amber Elizabeth Rice

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.

Council Grove High School: Jessica Kaitlin Zimmerman

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

White City: Amber E Rice, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration

 

Morton County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Elkhart: Katherine Emily Ambrosier

Rolla: Marshall Allen Clinesmith

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.

Elkhart High School: Daina Jean Iman

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Morton County students graduating with honors.