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News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg and Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, 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, Jan. 30, 2009
K-STATE STUDENTS EARN SEMESTER, GRADUATION HONORS
MANHATTAN -- Nearly 1,800 students earned semester honors from Kansas State University for their academic performance during the fall 2008 semester.
In addition, 102 students received December 2008 graduation honors to recognize their outstanding academic performance as undergraduates.
Students earning semester and/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 to 3.849 academic average.
Graduating summa cum laude in December 2008 were 23 students, while 41 graduated magna cum laude and 38 graduated cum laude.
The following students, listed by county and hometown, have earned semester and/or graduation honors from K-State:
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2008 SEMESTER HONORS
Pawnee County
Larned: Larissa Ruth Ann Spare; Katie Elizabeth Vine
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.
Larned High School: Jacob Francis Finger; Brooks Lynn Hanson
Pawnee Heights High School: Nathan Maresch
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2008 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Pawnee County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2008 SEMESTER HONORS
Phillips County
Phillipsburg: Christina Elizabeth Mccall; Brett Dane Mcclain
Prairie View: Kyle Lucas Merklein; Serena Woodside; Shaley Annamarie Van Loenen
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.
Phillipsburg High School: Zachary Hein; Jenna Krafft
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2008 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Phillips County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2008 SEMESTER HONORS
Pottawatomie County
Emmett: Rebecca M Karnowski
Havensville: Daniel James Todd
Olsburg: Katie Laura Burklund; Allison Joy Wilcox; Stefan Todd Yates
Onaga: Jayme Rezac; Becky Zabel
Saint George: Ruth M Patrick; Brent Winter
Saint Marys: Tyler Dean Brown; Eric Wayne Lierz; Amanda Kay Pedersen
Wamego: Rachael Diane Asbury; Adam Joel Bisnette; Melissa Jane Brazzle; Paul Bossler Carnahan; Janet Sue Cook; Sarah Ann Nicole Davis; Ashlee Marie Davis; Audra Deweese; Ashley Hanson; Shay Thomas Ioerger; Marshal B Miller; Allison Elaine Morton; Jon Oakes; Rhea T Reitmeyer; Mollie Kayelle Robbins; Bethany Deanna Sanderson; Bernadette Elizabeth Trieb; Andrea Lynn Vonfeldt; Hannah Rose Watts
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.
Onaga High School: Chelsea Rae Kufahl
Rock Creek Jr-Sr High School: Michael Carl Bellinger
Saint Marys High School: Alison Lukert; Rebecca Nicole Stevenson
Wamego High School: Mitchel Brandon Boggs; Ann Elizabeth Goodson; Joseph Abram Mertz
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2008 GRADUATION HONORS
Saint George: Ronnie Dean Adkins, cum laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services
Wamego: Megan Marie Morgan, summa cum laude with a B.S. in elementary education; Jessica Lynn Kueker, magna cum laude with a B.S. in elementary education
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2008 SEMESTER HONORS
Pratt County
Iuka: Chelsea Christine Shrack
Pratt: Rebecca Elizabeth Bush; Andrew William Harris; Tyler John Matthews
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.
Pratt High School: Jenny L Bartholomew; Kent M Holder
Skyline High School: Nicholas Depenbusch
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2008 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Pratt County students graduating with honors.