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
RAWLINS COUNTY
Atwood: Joan Carol Cahoj, Matthew Kenneth Migchelbrink, Andrea Lynn Sis
Herndon: Lance Edgar Basgall, Anikka Aurelia Martin
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Mcdonald: Cristi Marie Antholz, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
RENO COUNTY
Arlington: Erika Nicole Stillwell
Buhler: Brian Lloyd Cordill, Meaghan Alyse Shroyer
Hutchinson: Rachel Elizabeth Bacon, Rachael Lauren Barnett, Michelle Amanda Bell, Bradley Alan Blackburn, Erinn Michele Bock, Megan Elizabeth Dirks, Steven Michael Doll, Megan Garden, Garrett Ward Hooker, Ashley Marie Krueger, Whitney Nicole Lansdowne, Matthew Vernon Lloyd, Lauren Marie Lund, Andy Michael Newsum, Austin Alan Pfannenstiel, Megan Nicole Stucky, Mark James Wallsten. April Mae Wiering, Rachel Yvonne Witham
Nickerson: Marty Joe Rudolph
Plevna: Andrea Megan Geist
South Hutchinson: Ashley Beth Dohrmann
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.
Buhler High School: Jordan Lee Hanson, John Patrick Quinn, Rebecca Jo Ronen
Central Christian High School: Arianna L Valdois
Hutchinson Senior High School: Morgan Michelle Bonds, Amy Renee Poppie
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Hutchinson: Alicia Diane Davignon, Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts; Jenna Mae Huston, Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of science (education); Jenna Marie Newsum, Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts
Plevna: Andrea Megan Geist, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in business administration
Hutchinson Senior High School: Morgan Michelle Bonds, Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of science
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
REPUBLIC COUNTY
Belleville: Clark J McDonald, Kellie Shae Wilkinson
Courtland: Kristen Kaye Henriksen
Cuba: Ethan Thomas Bergstrom
Munden: Michael William Popelka
Scandia: Kevin Lee Bohling
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.
Belleville High School: Kelly James Heitmann
Pike Valley High School: Michael Dean Anderson
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Scandia: Shea Larson, Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts and Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
RICE COUNTY
Bushton: Karl Allen Kaiser, Monte Louis Rolfs
Geneseo: Jennifer C Wimmer
Little River: Jessie Corine Sauer
Lyons: Amber Lea Hauptman
Sterling: Mark Alan Caywood, Chelsey Renea Fankhauser, Candice Mae Lacey, Ray Michael Scheufler
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.
Little River High School: Lorie Amber Howe
Lyons High School: April Mae Wiering
Quivira Heights High School: Jill Elizabeth Jezek, Brock Allen Alexander
Sterling High School: Elizabeth Nicole Willis
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Sterling: Janie Jo Anthony, Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science (education) and Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of music education
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
RILEY COUNTY
Leonardville: Zoe Gill, Kristen Ann Klucas
Manhattan: Stacey Leigh Ahern, Jon Michael Aluise, Logan Riley Appel, Hannah Rose Baker, Dustin Lynn Barnes, Kirby Scott Barrett, Megan Diane Battig, Michael James Bauer, Amanda Jean Baxa, Emily Claire Beck, Francis Reid Begnoche, Sarah Lynn Behrens, Morgan Andrea Bernal, Lindsay Rae Berry, Andrea Rose Bethke, Elizabeth Jean Blaesi, Alexander Lawrence Blecha, Devi Monica Bluvan, Mitchel Brandon Boggs, Morgan Michelle Bonds, Chrischelle S Borhani, Brittany Ann Brenner, Corene Mae Brisendine, Richard Todd Brooksby, Kaywin R Bryant III, Anne Renee Buchholz, Eleanor Victoria Burton, Lori Kennedy Byers, Amy L Carlson, Jessi Lyn Chadd, Joseph D L Chapes, Ah-Young Cho, Robert Joseph Christian, Janai Lorraine Clark, Benjamin Edward Clubine, Amanda Leigh Collier, Sarah Elizabeth Cook, Josiah David Cox, Brett Daniel Currier, Jimmy R Dager, Lauren Emily Davis, Allison Michelle Day, Sabrina Linda Day, Jessalyn April Dean, Brittany Tenille Dennis, Kent Edward Dennis, Danielle Kaye Devlin, Sarah Beth Devlin, Erin Jean Dittman, Audra Ann Doak, Rhona Jane Drilon, Leigh Sellars Ehlers, Bethany Ann Fief, Preston Scott Ford, Nicole Analee Fowler, Caroline Karungari Fries, Hyatt Lowell Frobose, Ben Levi Gardner, Mary Elizabeth Gardner, Andrew Carl Gaschler, Chad Andrew Geri, Ellen Naomi Gould, Michael Matthew Halsey, Jayci Renee Hamm, Thanh Mai Hampton, Jordan Lee Hanson, Jason Skyler Harper, Katelynn Marie Hasler, Samuel P Hawkinson, Emily Suzann Hayden, Jessica Leanne Heath, Stuart Joseph Heckman, Nicole Danielle Herb, Christopher Michael Hill, Ryan Christopher Hill, Erin Teresa Hinkin, Eileen Therese Hintz, Kimberley Gowens Hosking, Elise Leona Houtz, Emily Laura Houtz, Megan Lee Hughes, Martha Bess Hunt, Alonzo Carl Jones, Johnna Beth Jones, Alicia R Julian, Lindsey Jo Kelley, Nicholas B Kenney, Roger Carlton Keyes, Christina Diane Keys, John David Kihm, Stacy Hart Kraus, Caroline Dawn Kridner, Russell Patrick Krones, Rebecca Jean Kryzak, Michelle Ann Langston, Jordan Michael Lemmons, Lynn Marie Leuthold, Tamica Lynn Lige, Jessica Rae Linder, Cory Edward Lindsley, Kuo-Ying Liu, Nicole R Marcotte, Travis Brett Marfield, Chantz Norbert Martin, Robert Keith Mayes, Casey Barrington McCaw, Susannah Nicole McGraw, Aimee Nealla McLendon, Scott Alan McSpadden, Jennifer Kay Mentzer, Howard Joseph Midgley, Ben David Mooneyham, Jessica Rae Moore, Patricia A Moore, Jacqueline Anne Morino, Maggie Michele Mosier, Paa Nou Moua, Tonya Lynn Moyes, Christina Jo Murray, Jessica Rane Nadal, Clifford Edward Nelson, Emily Sue Nelson, Joshua Nathaniel Newman, Megan Christine Niederwerder, Lydia Richelle O'Neil, Mackenzie Ostmeyer, Kwang Kon Park, Alyssa Michele Parsons, Karen Ann Patton, Jeffrey William Pavelka, Anastasia Meissner Place, Amy Renee Poppie, Melisa Ann Posey, Ethan Dow Primm, Danielle Anna Quigley, Michael Earl Reppert, Douglas Martin Ricke, Kacey Lyssa Ridgeway, Lynn Marie Rundquist, David Paul Ryke, Matthew Allen Schaffer, Vanessa Marie Scheideman, Ralph Earl Schenck, Kassandra Rae Schlegel, Jason Robert Schlup, Amy Jo Schultz, Joshua Richard Schumm, Phillip Raymond Schumm, Amanda Renee Sellers, Peter J Senior, Jasmine Deon Sharp, Rory Daniel Sharp, Sheera Megan Shell, Lori Ellen Shepard, Jennie Leigh Skibbe, David Andrew Small, Nicole Michelle Smee, Jamie Lauren Smidt, Lindsey Anderson Smith, Sarah Elaine Smith, Christopher James Speirs, Ray Michael Spencer, Candace Ashley Staker, Challey Kaye Stephens, Catherine Anne Stephenson, Christopher Ray Stephenson, Jessica Lynn Stidum, Almanzo Alphia Strahm, Sarah Jeanne Strine, Tristan Cavelle Tafolla, Antoinette America Tau'A, Ellen Templin, Rebecca Lyn Terry, Kelsey Lynne Thomas, Ella Lynne Todd, Jessica Mary Tracz, Maureen Michelle Caracena Ty, Allison Penner Unruh, Arianna L Valdois, Michael Jon Vanderwalker, Erika Rachel Varady, Andrew Thomas Wagner, Amanda Jane Walker, John Bennett Walter, Alicia Rene Warren, William Deangelo Warren, Leslie Dianne Watkins, Jamie Lynn Weaver, John Marriage Weaver, Gabriel James Webb, Lauren Allison Weber, Sarah Noelle Weber, Jill Nicole Wege, David Lawrence Weinstein, Ellen Alice Welti, Hannah Esther Wilcox, Melanie Lynn Wilkos, Elizabeth Nicole Willis, Cortney Danielle Wimsatt, Eryn Elizabeth Wood, Melissa Lynn Worhach, Jamelle Ann Zablow, Adam Sebastian Zerr
Randolph: Kevin Richard Arpin
Riley: Robert Watson Flack, Cara Dylana Rignell
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.
Manhattan High School: Jacquie Lynn Lewis, Megan Irene Stowe
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Manhattan: Lydia Marie Barrigan, Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of science; Stephanie Jane Beach, Cum Laude with a B.S. in business administration; Morgan Michelle Bonds, Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of science; Leah Theresa Cox, Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science; Matthew Darren Cholick, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in computer science; Allison Michelle Day, Cum Laude with a B.S. in electrical engineering; Erin Jean Dittman, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services; Nathan Duane Higgins, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in business administration; Tricia Iona Martens, Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education; Chantz Norbert Martin, Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science; Molly Ann Meschke, Cum Laude with a B.S. in business administration; Megan Renee Miller, Cum Laude with a B.S. in dietetics; Yui Nishita, Cum Laude with a B.S. in hotel and restaurant management; Rebecca Lyn Terry, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services
Leonardville: Kristen Ann Klucas, Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
ROOKS COUNTY
Damar: Rodney Scott Landis
Palco: Donielle Renee Cook
Stockton: Heather Danae Gartrell, Jarrett Daniel Riffel, Julie Marie Stithem
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Rooks County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
RUSH COUNTY
La Crosse: Christopher J Urban
Nekoma: Nathan Daryl Maresch
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Rush County students graduating with honors.
Otis-Bison Senior High School: Eric Matthew Batchman, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
RUSSELL COUNTY
Luray: Jessica Renee Ulrich
Russell: Kristine Nicole Steinert
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Russell County students graduating with honors.