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Source: Mary Molt, 785-532-0324, marymolt@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Beth Bohn, 785-532-6415, bbohn@k-state.edu

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008

HUMAN ECOLOGY STUDENTS AT K-STATE EARN MEMBERSHIP TO KAPPA OMICRON NU

MANHATTAN -- Excellence in leadership, research and scholarship has earned several students from Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology membership to Kappa Omicron Nu.

The honor society recognizes excellence in family and consumer sciences.

Undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated integrity, high standards of scholarship and the promise of future achievement are invited to join K-State's chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu. Undergraduate students must have completed 45 semester hours and have a minimum grade point average of at least 3.5. Graduate students must have completed 15 semester hours of graduate work and have a minimum grade point average of 3.7.

New members of Kappa Omicron Nu at K-State include:

Taylor Allen, sophomore in nutritional sciences, Atchison; Lundee Beck, sophomore in communication sciences and disorders, Clay Center; Brittany Imel, junior in public health nutrition, Ford.

From Greater Kansas City: Gregory Tanquary, sophomore in human nutrition, kinesiology and premedicine, Lenexa; Meryl Corbin, junior in interior design, Mission; Casey Hill, sophomore in athletic training, Olathe; Kelly Harrison, sophomore in nutrition and exercise science, Alexandria Ponchur, sophomore in hotel and restaurant management, and Anna Zeiger, sophomore in nutritional sciences and premedicine, all of Overland Park; and Jenna Sutherland, junior in interior design, Stilwell.

Bailey Hedstrom, senior in family life and community service, Gridley; Jill Kennedy, sophomore in family studies and human services, Hoxie; Peggy Foster, graduate student in early childhood education, Jennings; Karissa Dorleus, senior in communication sciences and disorders, and Anisa Henry, junior in family studies and human services, both of Junction City; Jessica Fiser, sophomore in nutritional sciences, Mahaska.

From Manhattan: Ainul Abu Bakar, graduate student in food service and hospitality management; Joan Cahoj, senior in family studies and human services; Patricia Moore, junior in personal financial planning; and Susanna Parks, sophomore in nutrition and exercise science.

Sarah Heidebrecht, graduate student in apparel and textiles, McPherson; Leah Thome, senior in dietetics, Netawaka; Klaire Mann, junior in communication sciences and disorders, Norton; Joni Jansonius, graduate student in early childhood education, Prairie View; Shara Neidenthal, graduate student in early childhood education, Russell; Andrea Lang, junior in communication sciences and disorders, and Julie Love, senior in general human ecology, both of Seneca; Sara Fultz, sophomore in communication sciences and disorders, and Paula Martin, graduate student in apparel and textiles-product development, both of Topeka; Janet Cook, senior in family studies and human services, Wamego; and Brittany Ganzer, sophomore in nutritional sciences and premedicine, and Miranda Tucker, sophomore in food and nutrition-exercise science, both of Wichita.

From out of state:

Shane Johannes, graduate student in family studies and human services, Huxley, Iowa; Jean Getz, graduate student in human nutrition, Newaygo, Mich.; and Michael Emmart, graduate student in family studies and human services-youth development, Auburn, N.Y.