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:
Nebraska
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Adams: Allan E Richardson; Russel Wayne Richardson
Beatrice: Julianne Christine Jensby; Ross Daniel Jensby
Bellevue: Alexis Kathleen Kiel; Josef Hector Lang
Chappell: Christopher Jobman Morris
Columbus: Samantha R Brandt; Caitlin Nicole Riley
Danbury: Alyssa Marie Rippe
Decatur: Brandi Megan Mussack
Elkhorn: Elizabeth Ann Faltin; Hannah Jean Gordon; Matthew Browning Hull; Mallory Ann Larsen
Fremont: Courtney Shuree Cook
Gibbon: Lauren Jader
Grand Island: Taylor Marie Johnson
Gretna: James Woodrow Rittenberger
Hastings: Kourtney Boehler
Humboldt: Sydney Adele Henderson
Lavista: Ian Ross Goding; Chandler Nichole Whaley
Lincoln: Brian James Blankenau; Sophia Josephine Dongilli; Betsy Alyse Philippi; Amber Jo Schueth; Melanie Anne Thomas; Jamie Leigh Weiser
Milburn: Leigh Ashley Wacker
Oakland: Maxwell Aaron Andersen; Paige Elizabeth Lechtenberg
Omaha: Matt Lawal Brown; Hannah Elizabeth Brummer; Caitlin Anne Ford; Brittany R Johansen; Katherine Marie Leise; Katherine Ann Schlesinger; Paul Joseph Waters; Emily Anne White
Papillion: Nick Adam Brainard; Michael Cabrera; Courtney Nicole Hylen; Scott Daniel Johnson; Melissa Kaye Woodworth
Platte Center: Shannon Faith Goedeken
Plattsmouth: Megan Okeson
Seward: Kent Allen Urban
Utica: Justin Gene Wiemer
Weeping Water: Cari Laughlin
West Point: Laura Emma Kreikemeier
Wilber: Elizabeth Ann Ourecky
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Bellevue: Julia Patricia Paul, Cum Laude with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Blair: Jenna Marie Gentzler, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts
Decatur: Brandi Megan Mussack, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Mgt
Gibbon: Lauren Jader, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science
Papillion: Katelyn Michelle Harvey, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture
New Mexico
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Albuquerque: Joseph Bartley Kinney; Bhumieka Patel; Eric Plegge
Carlsbad: Haley Merritt Jones
Clovis: Ashley Marie Thackrah; Cory Alexander Young
Los Alamos: Bryant Letellier; Rebecca Mae Martineau
Tucumcari: Caitlyn Marisa Romero
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Tucumcari: Caitlyn Marisa Romero, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture
New York
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Saratoga Springs: Kelly Lea Becker
Sleepy Hollow: Jennifer Lynn McLean
Webster: Chad Robert Foust
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Akron: Jennifer Amy Brewer, Cum Laude with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
Jamestown: Sydney Allison Smolecki
Locust: Brandy Danielle Cleveland
Wake Forest: Jamie Thomas Schendt
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no North Carolina students graduating with honors.
North Dakota
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS
No students receiving semester honors listed North Dakota as their permanent address.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS
Buchanan: Louis Jan Anderson, Cum Laude with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Ypsilanti: Austin James Domek, Magna Cum Laude with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine