News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg and Andy Badeker, 785-532-6415
Note to editors: Students are listed by county and hometown. 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. If a country or state I not listed, there were no honor students from that area.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008
K-STATE AWARDS SEMESTER, GRADUATION HONORS
MANHATTAN -- More than 1,700 students earned semester honors from Kansas State University for their academic performance during the 2007 fall semester.
K-State also is awarding 129 students December 2007 graduation honors in recognition of their outstanding academic performance as undergraduates.
Students earning semester or graduation honors receive commendations from their deans, with the honors recorded on their permanent academic records. Students receiving semester honors rank in the top 10 percent of their class within their respective colleges and were enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of graded course work.
K-State awards summa cum laude to students with an academic average of 3.95 or higher; magna cum laude to students with an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and cum laude to students with a 3.750-3.849 academic average.
Graduating summa cum laude in December 2007 were 29 students, while 38 students graduated magna cum laude and 62 graduated cum laude. Three students who received multiple degrees also earned graduation honors for each degree earned.
The following students, listed by county and hometown, are earning semester and/or graduation honors from K-State:
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
JACKSON COUNTY
Delia: Kay Marie Albright, Alison N Lukert, Esteban Denis Maradona
Holton: Joel Andrew Call, Aaron Kyle Friess, Lyndee Mae Patterson, Kaylene Adele Schirmer, Mitchell Aaron Spade, Kylie Amanda Zibell
Hoyt: Trent M Andler
Netawaka: Lindsey Lee Wilhelm
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Holton: Kylie Amanda Zibell, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Grantville: Jonathan Charles Varner
McLouth: Jessica Marie Lynn
Meriden: Jenna Nicole Petesch
Nortonville: Andy Todd Gigstad
Oskaloosa: Kathryn Rachel Glanville, Kabel Michael Robbins
Ozawkie: Laci Nicole Heller
Valley Falls: Hallee Jo Heinen
Winchester: Luke Christopher Finley
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.
McLouth High School: Roger Carlton Keyes
Oskaloosa High School: Krystal Renee Robbins
Perry-Lecompton High School: Shon Carl Price, James Edward Kelley
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Jefferson County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
JEWELL COUNTY
Burr Oak: Lauren Rachel Jeffery
Esbon: Nicholas Lee Mizner
Jewell: Kristin Michelle Bolte
Mankato: Cassaundra Susan Ost
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Esbon: Beth Ellen Gillett, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture
Jewell High School: Sarah Ann Molzahn, Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
JOHNSON COUNTY
De Soto: Christina Lauren Davis, Aaron D Duerksen, Emily Rose Seaman, Cassandra Lynette Garza
Edgerton: Krystal Marie Highfill, Kirsten Aimee Salyer
Fairway: Scott Edward Peterson, Michael Joseph Verschelden
Gardner: Erin Rae Muse, Kelsie Marie Yarbrough
Leawood: Anne E Barkman, Katharine Vera Barkman, Sarah M Bishop, Christie Anne Coffman, Philip B Connealy, Sean David Conner, Brad James Craemer, Natasha Isabel Del Rosario, Michael Alec Denning, Kimberly Nicole Ernst, Ashlan Elizabeth Fischer, Courtney Lynn Held, Katherine E Hensler, Abby Elizabeth Jennings, Sara Marie Kellerman, Ryan Joseph Kirkeby, Diana Elise Klote, Natalie Louise Knight, Nathaniel Scott Lane, Madison Alexandra Loeb, Vincent Michael Pianalto, Kelby Lorraine Polfer, William Ellis Poulson, Jenna Elizabeth Scavuzzo, Julie Marie Shuss, Kelly Anne Shuss, Alexandra E Sumpter, Bailey Ann Thomas, Emily Nicole Tummons
Lenexa: Brenton David Adams, Lauren Marie Anderson, Kevin Daniel Bamberger, Tracey Allison Bamberger, Alyssa Marie Bellinder, Carrie Austin Beyer, Laura Christine Biggs, Jeffrey William Burkhart, Ashley Rose Campbell, Amy Ann Davidson, Robert Paul Fields, Jennifer Cristine Fund, Brian H Godsey, Michael Timothy Hare, Jessica Mckenzie Heller, Kelsey Paige Hill, Alison Marie Hover, Hannah E Johnson, Brianna Judge, Katie Jeanne Kittell, Austin Lee Koch, Stephanie Ann Kolins, Jared Alexander Konczal, Jay Kenneth Kramer, Katie Ruth Kramer, Jamie Christine Leopold, Randall Drew Madison, Garrett Wade Mann, Benjamin Wade Marshall, Jessica Ann Miller, Adam Bradley Pfautsch, James Michael Pratt, Christina Marie Pyle, John Richard Rzeszut, Caitlin Marie Schneider, Elizabeth Virginia Schrum, Rachel Maria Schultze, Karen Elizabeth Schutter, Jessica Nicole Stamm, Erin Jane Toughey, Shane Phillip Whitten, Paul James Wicoff, Megan Leigh Zurovsky
Merriam: Megan Noel Travelstead
Mission: Jillian Mary Beyer, Katherine Rae Wallace
Mission Hills: Patrick Charles Sirridge
Olathe: Patrick Milton Amos, Chad A Bacon, Ryan Joseph Bellassai, Rebecca Diane Bennie, Lindsey Leigh Bertels, Joshua Adam Beverlin, Amy Renae Bice, Brian Robert Brown, Jessica Marie Chipman, Kaitlin Marie Chipman, Abigail Jo Crenshaw, Matthew Ryan Croft, William Clifton Cromer, Jenna Ruth Crowder, Kelsey Ann Daniels, Carli Michelle Dutton, Ashley Dian Eargle, Katie Leigh Erker, Jacqueline Nicole Franden, Kyle Steven Freeman, Janell Christine Friesen, Mary P Friesen, Ryan Joseph Gallagher, Heidi Diane Golubski, Carly Renee Goodwin, Katherine Marie Greving, Stephanie Lynn Harwell, Sarah Mashell Hurd, Reid Vincent Jennings, Kyle William Kinkhorst, Sean Michael Kolich, Anthony James Lang, Matthew Alan Mawhiney, Melissa Marie McCaw, Harry Euguene McDonald IV, Andrea Susan Meli, Elizabeth Ann Mendenhall, Courtney Leigh Minnich, Amy Jean Murphy, Jillian Elyse Murphy, Meghan Elisabeth Newman, Kathryn Elizabeth Oddo, Joseph W Olerich, Natasha Rene Pettyjohn, Daley Lachelle Reed, Megan C Reichmuth, Kristen Marie Richards, Cindy Renee Riscoe, Kyle Anthony Rogler, Jeffrey Ward Rosenberg, Brian Matthew Sardou, Anne Elizabeth Shores, Nicole Michelle Simonson, Amy Marie Skeens, Kevin James Skov, Elizabeth Leann Smith, Michael Wayne Sorensen, Kelly Lynn Thrasher, Amy Afton Twite, Kimberly Diane Vater, Richard Glenn Weerts, Kaci Rebecca Wenzel, Shannon Lynn Williams, Abby Faye Windhorst, Danielle Nicole Wingfield
Overland Park: Michelle Anne Aberdeen, Stefanie K Aulgur, Kyle Daniel Baker, William Ludwig Bartel, Paul Stephen Basel, Diann Marie Beuthin, Laura Jill Blankenship, Adam Douglas Bohannon, Jennifer Elaine Bolton, Justin Wesley Bridges, Matthew William Brooks, Kelsey Ann Brown, Zachary John Bruggen, Jennifer Lynne Buseman, Jeffrey Colin Byrne, Courtney Anne Callegari, William Z Carlson, Jackie Marie Carroll, Krista Lee Chesley, James Walter Clark, Kristin Marie Clauson, Erin Michelle Closterman, Jessica Marie Coler, Shannon R Connolly, Taylor Leigh Connolly, Colette Renee Conway, Brianna Elizabeth Cox, Patricia Anne D'Adamo, Ashley Elizabeth Davis, Mallory Merritt Davis, Samantha Marie Denzin, Andrew Daniel Ellis, Danielle Marie English, Natalie Clara Exposito, Kelsey Nicole Fechter, Nicole M Fletcher, Alison Marie Foree, Christine Therese Fosnacht, Adrienne A Galle, Brian James Gengler, Thomas Cody Gnoza, Kathryn Mcclure Gorham, Courtney Paige Graham, Ashlee Renee Gregory, Nicholas T Grove, Allison Marie Gunnoe, Kali Martine Hague, Megan Aubrey Haner, Matthew Jackson Hardy, Kelly Elizabeth Harrison, Hannah Rebecca Hartsig, Ian Nicholas Hartsig, Erik James Hellmer, Hayley Noelle Hofrichter, Madison Gail Huber, Kiley Megan Huff, Bryce Christopher Jardon, Jacqueline Marie Johnson, Daniel Patrick Jones, Andrew Steven Kerns, Jennifer Nicole Kinkade, Kristen Ann Knoth, Sarah Danielle Kongs, Cara Mathel Krekovich, Kristin Renee Lewis, Kristen Marie Lueck, Lauren Elizabeth Luhrs, Allison Nicole Mahoney, James Francis Mahoney, Karlie Nicole Mann, Kelly Marie Marshall, Emily Rose Mayfield, Ashley Christine Miller, Emilie Nicole Miller, Cassandra Marie Morrow, Reid Christian Mueller, Ashley Elizabeth Mullins, Kevin Michael Munger, Jim Leroy Neihart, John Lawrence Newman, Caroline Evans Nyman, Blake Harrison Osborn, Kayley Brooke Otto, Marlisa J Owens, Rachel N Padmanabhan, Amber Marie Peasley, Jesse Lars Peterson, Sara Danielle Powell, John Patrick Quinn, Rachel Joyce Richardson, Katherine Jane Robinson, Julia Michelle Roque, Daniel Alexander Rueb, Andrew Benson Satterlee, Sara Elizabeth Savidge, Katelyn Schmidt, Brandon Scott Schwabauer, Danielle Kristen Scott, Stephan Patrick Seng, Miyuki Shimizu, Patrick Clare Shriwise, Jessica M Silfverberg, Jessica Leigh Simons, Ashley Paige Smith, Sara Kristine Sorensen, Amanda James Stanford, James Christian Studtmann, Erika Jane Swenson, Alan Daniel Toloza, Neal Ross Walters, Martin Ross Wilson, Matthew David Wilson, Jeffrey Brian Zimmerman
Prairie Village: Caitlin Elizabeth Brown, Sarah Catherine Butler, Collin Randall Cooper, John Michael Drouhard, Alisha Marie Ernst, John Kirwin Falk III, Heather Michelle Farris, Maggie Erin Fisher, Ashley Anne Foster, James Linne Groening, Alexandra Meghan Lee, Andrew Robert McGowan, Allison Michelle Melia, Andrew Scott Patton, Christian Mcgregor Steadman, Lindsey Nicole Stiles, Angela Melina Tran, Kathryn Lynn Warren
Roeland Park: Kathryn Morgan Murphy, Madeline Elisabeth Ross
Shawnee: James William Bush, Eric Ryan Byrd, Erin Ashleigh Carver, Danielle Maria Cereola, Melissa Leigh Chastain, Cassandra Leigh Freyermuth, Robert William Gomez, Molly Bea Gotobed, David Christopher Guerin, Kelli Colleen Hall, Katie Ann Hamm, Molly Marie Hamm, Laura Elizabeth Hasty, Stephen David Heimsoth, Mallory Megan Howlett, Matthew Lee Johnson, Scott Allen Keener, Garrett Breckenridge Linville, Laura Ann Liston, Matthew James Morton, Ashley G Nemchik, Steven Scott Nord, Pratik Mahesh Patel, Maria Andrea Pezza, Lauren Nicole Ratkey, Jared Mathis Schnefke, Matthew Thomas Strayhall, Sarah Kathryn Teefey, Megan Diane Thelen
Shawnee Mission: John Michael Diederich, Anne Christine Miller, Timothy John Mourlam, Brenton Robert Ware
Spring Hill: Tyrek James Artley, Jessica Jane Drugg, Stephanie Deann Haney, Brad Joseph Stiles
Stilwell: Erin E Chilcoat, Stacy Sakoulas Griffin, Kurt Garrett Haberstroh, Scott Edward Kellenberger, Christopher Paul Morrill, Lindsey Jo 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.
Bishop Miege High School: Erika Rachel Varady
Maranatha Academy: John David Kihm, Christopher Detar Newbert, Elizabeth Anne Ploetz
Mill Valley High School: Josiah David Cox, Christina Diane Keys
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School: Kristen Leigh Briggs, Eileen Therese Hintz
Shawnee Mission North High School: Marcela Gonzalez, Stuart Joseph Heckman, Leslie Dianne Watkins
Shawnee Mission South High School: Jacqueline Anne Morino, Victoria Anne Rau
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Gardner: Erin Rae Muse, Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science
Leawood: Amanda Laine Beasley, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education; Jamie Lynn Miller, Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education
Lenexa: Jay Kenneth Kramer, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science; Nathan S Mccormick, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in mechanical engineering; Lisa Anne Meyer, Cum Laude with a B.S. in architectural engineering; Kathleen D Tomlinson, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services
Olathe: Alexander Gerard Betzen, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science; Erin Rachel Kohler, Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services; Laura Ann Misak, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in business administration
Overland Park: Lindsey Marie Frazier, Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education; Kendall Nicole Lange, Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts; Kristen Marie Lueck, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in business administration; Katelyn Schmidt, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science; Clare Elizabeth Seip, Cum Laude with a B.S. in architectural engineering; Jessica M Silfverberg, Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts; Beth Michelle Thomson, Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science (education), Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts and Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of music education; Leslie Ann Wolf, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science (education)
Shawnee: Chesney Leigh Allen, Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts
Spring Hill: Rebecca Lynn Dove, Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education
Stilwell: Carolyn Lorraine Mccullough, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services; Lindsey Jo Wilson, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services
Bishop Miege High School: Damian Aaron Tamayo, Cum Laude with a B.S. in information systems
Blue Valley North High School: Stacey Jeanne Spiegelberg, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science