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:

Ohio

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Dublin: Jason Ellwood King

Eaton: Candace Elaine Hendrich

South Charleston: Sarah Mae Wildman

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

Bluffton: Aaron Jantzi Yoder, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture

South Charleston: Sarah Mae Wildman, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Aeronautical Technology

 

Oklahoma

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Comanche: Cameron Wade Piercy

Edmond: Sean Michael Hood; Seth Abraham Lovelady

Enid: Chelsey Alexandra Simmons

Jenks: Jordan Austin Haffener

Muskogee: Anna Lee Laughlin

Norman: Colin Dwaine O'Leary

Oklahoma City: Daniel Colin Stewart

Ponca City: Eric Daniel Brunkow

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

Comanche: Cameron Wade Piercy, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science

Ponca City: Eric Daniel Brunkow, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

 

Oregon

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Cove: Hannah Margaret Del Curto

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Oregon students graduating with honors.