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
MARYLAND
Frederick: Sarah Mae Wildman, 21703
Severn: Lillian Frances Brzostowski, 21144
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Severn: Lillian Frances Brzostowski, Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MASSACHUSETTS
Arlington: Violet Grace Wright, 02474, Lexington Christian Academy
Holyoke: Laurin E Maruca, 01040, Holyoke High School
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Massachusetts students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MICHIGAN
Dearborn: Bridget Joyce Garrity, 48128, unknown high school
Saginaw: Heidi Marie Hyland, 48603, Grandview High School
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Michigan students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MINNESOTA
Arlington: Emily Elizabeth Archer, 55307, Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School
Mankato: Natalie M Schreyer, 56001, Immanuel Lutheran High School
Pine Island: Alison Rose Manthei, 55963, Pine Island High School
Saint Paul: Dominic Albin Krezowski, 55105, Cretin-Derham Hall
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Minnesota students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MISSOURI
Adrian: Joshua Ray Huenefeld, 64720, Adrian R-Iii High School
Arcadia: Mary Weldon Burgess, 63621, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Ashland: Dylan Arthur Powell, 65010, unknown high school
Blue Springs: Annie Margaret Jack, 64014, Blue Springs High School
Chesterfield: John Tyler Lindquist, 63017, Marquette High School
Columbia: Ryan Andrew Wilkerson, 65203, Columbia-Rock Bridge Sr High School
Cape Girardeau: Dana Grace Wozniak, 63701, Notre Dame Regional High School
Hermann: Laura Ashton Browne, 65041, Saint Francis Borgia Regl High School
Independence: Cassie Jo Brown, 64055, Truman High School; Kevin James Wade, 64055, Truman High School
Jefferson City: Nicholas Madison Turner, 65109, Jefferson City High School
Kansas City: Tyler Benjamin Asby, 64156, Oak Park High School; Kathleen Mckenna Bole, 64112, Shawnee Mission East High School; Audrey Marie Brown, 64116, North Kansas City High School; Kirk Emery Chonis, 64152, Park Hill South High School; Jill Anne Dispensa, 64151, Park Hill Senior High School; Andrea Claire Fontana, 64151, Park Hill Senior High School; Rebecca Michelle Gentry, 64112, unknown high school; Megan N Glavin, 64131, Notre Dame De Sion; Andrea Leigh Martin, 64114, Saint Teresa's Academy; Lauren Michelle Mathewson, 64151, Park Hill South High School; Kelly S Pendleton, 64131, Kansas City Christian School; Kelly Rachele Rupp, 64118, unknown high school; Keeley Brianne Smith, 64153, Park Hill Senior High School; Jacob Randall Vestal, 64139, Lee's Summit Senior High School; Katherine Elizabeth Wehr, 64157, Liberty High School
Lee's Summit: Nicholas Perry Dunn, 64064, Kansas City Christian School; James Edward Mosimann III, 64064, Pembroke Ctry Day School
Liberty: David John Hite, 64068, Liberty High School
Manchester: Paul Gregory Jarvis, 63011, Parkway West High School; Samantha Nicole Lang, 63011, Parkway West High School
Mayview: Timothy Andrew Wright, 64071, Odessa R-VII Sr High School
O'Fallon: Rachel Rae Duncan, 63366, Francis Howell Central
Saint Charles: Adriana Lucilla Perrone, 63303, unknown high school
Saint Joseph: Dane Allen Anspaugh, 64504, Central High School; Sarah Loree Barnes, 64505, Central High School
Saint Louis: Christina Alexander Costello, 63132, University City High School; Alexander Michael Hrebec, 63129, Oakville Senior High School
Smithville: Eric Paul Grusenmeyer, 64089, Smithville R-II High School
Warrensburg: Annamarie Rose Bliss, 64093, Missouri Academy Sci Math Comp
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
O'Fallon: Melissa Bates Bruce, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science and Cum Laude with a bachelor of science (education)
Weatherby Lake: Calla Leanne Racela, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science (education)
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MONTANA
Florence: Alissa Nicole Kauffman, 59833, Elyria Christian School
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Montana students graduating with honors.