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:

Idaho

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Idaho Falls: Laura Margaret Schaffer

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Idaho students graduating with honors.

 

Illinois

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Belleville: Christopher Michael Gaertner

Blandinsville: Lindsey Jae Pollock

Camp Point: Dustin Thomas Huber

Glen Carbon: Joshua Daniel Hurford

Grayslake: Patrick Lyons

Hinsdale: Brandon Larson Woodle

Jacksonville: Matthew David Pennell

Mount Prospect: Thomas Patrick Lawler

Normal: Mitchell Charles Waala

Oswego: Joseph Paul Kulick

Palatine: Meriel Louisa Harwood

Pocahontas: Steven Keith Niemeier

Rolling Meadows: Garrett Edward Kilbride

Saint Charles: James Ross Devault

Vernon Hills: Martin Tucker Wilson

Willowbrook: Carly Margaret Hinni

Yorkville: Sarah Justine Craig; Kate Rose Hennessy

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

Palatine: Meriel Louisa Harwood, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Food Sci and Industry

 

Iowa

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Atlantic: Drew Bradford Ladd

Bussey: Rhianna Marie Wallace

Cedar Falls: Anne Elizabeth Schmitz

Coralville: Skyler Che Hedden

Council Bluffs: Jackson Robert Dick

Manning: Samantha B Burkhalter

Muscatine: Kayla Renae Sorensen

Pocahontas: Sarah Ann Stoulil

Urbandale: Brandon Patrick Hall

Washington: Paige Claudine Steele

West Des Moines: Alison Katherine Meyer

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Iowa students graduating with honors.