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:

Edwards County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Belpre: Jacob Francis Finger

Kinsley: Kathryn Megan Brake; Clayton James Habiger; Michele Marie Schaller

Lewis: Kelsey Ann Schnoebelen; Samantha Bree Strate

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Edwards County students graduating with honors.

 

Elk County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

No students receiving semester honors listed Elk County as their permanent address.

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.

West Elk Jr-Sr High School: Kristy Diane Wedman

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Elk County students graduating with honors.

 

Ellis County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Ellis: Sherri Rae Johnson

Hays: Jamie Nicole Ball; Charles William Carlson; Kelsey Hedlund; Matt Allen Hertel; Katelyn Nicole Hoffman; Justin Klaus; Katie Kuhn; Alex Moran; Michaela Leigh Norton; Audrey Lea Polifka; Kelton Tyler Stecklein

Victoria: Caroline Louise Braun; Bobbi Jo Ehrlich

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.

Ellis High School: Meggie Ann Patrick

Hays High School: Tanner Blake Reynolds

Thomas More Prep Marian High School: Yang Zhang

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Ellis County students graduating with honors.

 

Ellsworth County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Ellsworth: Kandice Ann Bowie; John Dillon Goddard; Timothy Hoffman; Logan Kae Katzenmeier; Kelissa Dawn Kersenbrock

Holyrood: Chelsy Lynn Parsons; Katharine Rose Phelan; Kieran Nicole Phelan

Kanopolis: Graciela L Orozco

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.

Ellsworth High School: Kody Martin

Wilson High School: Andrew Ptacek

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Ellsworth County students graduating with honors.