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:

Osage County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Carbondale: Cara Monique Katzer

Lyndon: Matthew John Janssen; Ryan Michael Patterson

Melvern: Dennis James Becker; Matthew James Criqui

Osage City: Miranda Raye Bryan; Victoria Harkins; Matti Beth Kuykendall

Overbrook: Lauren Mae Lang; Jonathan Michael Zeller

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.

Marais Des Cygnes Valley High School: David Becker

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

Carbondale: Cara Monique Katzer, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science

 

Osborne County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Alton: Nathaniel Eugene Mick

Downs: Adrienne Celeste Koops; Jodi Lee Koops

Osborne: Paige M Hartman

Portis: Landon Wolters

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Osborne County students graduating with honors.

 

Ottawa County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Bennington: Kristin Elise Temple

Culver: Caleb Lee Crawshaw

Delphos: Morgan Lee Halderson; Jacob Andrew Klein

Minneapolis: Reilly Jo Bollier; Chelsey Dewitt

Tescott: Angela R Graves; Kirsten Audra Hermreck

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.

Bennington High School: Jonathan Bruner; Jordan Elizabeth Fief; William Jacob Wagner; Danielle Morgan Williams

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Ottawa County students graduating with honors.