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:
Maryland
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Woodsboro: Kelsey Leigh Dertzbaugh
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Maryland students graduating with honors.
Massachusetts
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Somerville: Lori Kaldy Smith
Westborough: Megan Dawn Graham
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Boston: Jeremy James Sears, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration
Holyoke: Laurin E Maruca, Cum Laude with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Massachusetts students graduating with honors.
Michigan
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Davison: Kati Lynn Palawski
Lake Orion: Ashley Erin Klingler
Northville: Christopher Anthony Porreca
Saline: Elizabeth Hughes
West Olive: Stephanie Kristine Lacy
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Michigan students graduating with honors.
Minnesota
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Chanhassen: Samuel Shaw Thayer
Duluth: Cyndi Lea Preston
Long Lake: Ryan Dale Baker
Marshall: Jenna Leigh Surprenant
Medina: Laurel Leanne Johnston
Norcross: Allie Meaghan Marks
Pine Island: Michael Anthony Benike; Alison Rose Manthei
Saint Paul: Dominic Albin Krezowski
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Duluth: Cyndi Lea Preston, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts
Missouri
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Amoret: Lindsey Jean Wilson
Ballwin: Lauren Elizabeth Delosky; Carson Mae O'Connor
Belton: Julia Lauraine Black; Kristen Rose Mitts
Blue Springs: Marissa Christian Miller; Laura R Stockdell
Chesterfield: Emily Catherine Pownall
Cleveland: Haley Hastie
Columbia: Ian Andrew Kilpatrick; Nicole Suzanne Kubas; Morgan Laura Pearn; Russell Neil Propp
Dearborn: Del Jones
Eureka: Danielle Nicole Smith
Fenton: Heather Ann Haberberger
Gladstone: William Henry Crooks
Graham: Alexander Gregory Callow
Grandview: Kathleen Renee Neugebauer; Rebecca Ellen Heinzler Sowers
Greenwood: Brian Norman Hertzog
Hamilton: Johnathan Martin Schieber
Independence: David Patrick Brayer; Samuel Wood Wilson
Jefferson City: Samuel Dalton Hague; Patrick Daniel Mcgrail
Kansas City: Kaitlin Colleen Adair; Felicia Balestrere; Kathryn Blair; Jennifer Nicole Cooper; Bradley Dewight Craig; Matt James Decapo; Anthony Patrick Dorrel; Caleb Samuel Greinke; Joshua Christman Heath; Tiffany Hoffman; Ashlyn Laura Lehwald; Madeleine Glynn Little; Michael Robert Luczak; Shauna Cathleen Muehlbach; Christopher Fabian Seidler; Samantha Kay Stalcup; Mary Katherine Talley; Jake Donigan Walsh; Byron Dunn Wheeler
Kearney: Scott Adam Alexander
Kirkwood: Aaron Eugene Bisch
Lake Lotawana: Bryan Michael Poynter
Lake Ozark: Benjamin Bruce Raaf
Lake Saint Louis: Nathan Niewald
Lake Winnebago: Elizabeth Whitney Kaifes
Lee's Summit: Elizabeth Renne Bronfman; Lauren Kathleen Hand; Monica Klawuhn; Rachel Christine Janssen; Natalie Marie Martell; Darcy Caitlin McDonough; Abbygale Quinn Newman; Lauren Denise Phillips; Joshua John Riley; Hunter Lee Sbisa; Shalin Bree Spani
Liberty: Payton Atwood Kirk; Jarrod Robert Zaborac
Mound City: Lauren Abigail Geiger
O'Fallon: David Michael Backs; Abbie Kathleen Keenoy; Anthony James Winkelmann
Parkville: Rachel Barth; Taylor Lloyd Carter
Perryville: Caleb David Melchior
Platte City: Jared Michael Burns
Platte Woods: Kevin Carleton Cooper
Pleasant Valley: Megan Lea Denison
Raymore: Nolan Joseph Lewis; Shelby Ann Lueckenotto
Rock Port: Adam Michael Metzger
Saint Charles: Christy Lynn Phelps
Saint Joseph: Johnathan Michael Bachman; Kevin Michael Brown; Julia Nicole Brunner; Alexander Douglas Schram
Saint Louis: Katie Marie Arrow; Katherine Andrea Baber; Chelsey Marie Baliva; Christina Alexander Costello; Adam Davenport; Kelsey Jordan Hoffmann; Kira Michelle Klein; Lindsey Anne Telford; Gabriela Weber
Smithville: Eric Paul Grusenmeyer; Brian Joseph Kopp
Stewartsville: Cassandra Kay Stallbaumer
Warrensburg: Sean Eric Reed; Erin Marie Warden
Wildwood: Melanie Hinzpeter; Deanne Nicole Petersen; Brian Thomas Schrotenboer
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Grandview: Kathleen Renee Neugebauer, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture
Independence: Cassie Jo Brown, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Human Ecology
Kansas City: Katlin Leann Cox, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration; Madeleine Glynn Little, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture
Saint Joseph: Kevin Michael Brown, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration
Saint Louis: Robert Paul Fields, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science