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:

Nemaha County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Baileyville: Brent Leo Bergman; Brooke Kohake

Bern: Molly Ellen Edelman; Aaron Benedict Feldkamp; Bryson John Haverkamp; Ben Leuthold; Keithen Duane Meyer

Centralia: Whitney Elizabeth Bachman; Laura Elizabeth Kohake

Goff: Amber Ann Boeckman; Todd Heinen; Aaron Lueger

Sabetha: Marcus John Baumgartner; Kristen Kennally; Rachel Ann Kennally; Jordan Robert Meyer; Taylor Montgomery; Travis D Snyder; Derek Robert Surdez; Emily Sarah Surdez

Seneca: Neil Edward Bergman; Jenae Lynn Dalinghaus; Hailey Jean Eisenbarth; Erin M Hermesch; Lisa M Holthaus; Katie Marie Kramer; Andrew James Lohmann; Jenna Elizabeth Niehues; Jason Linus Olberding; Wendy Katherine Strathman; Joshua Linus Sudbeck; Eric Joseph Zinke

Wetmore: Cassidy Jean Winkler; Levi Mark Winkler

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.

B And B High School: Taylor Joseph Buessing; Michelle Ann Deters

Centralia High School: Nathaniel Kramer

Nemaha Valley High School: David Alexander Hobbs

Sabetha High School: Julie Ann Grimm; Jacob Mark Nagely

Wetmore High School: Scott T Henry

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

Bern: Curtis Alan Haverkamp, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agribusiness; Jessica Lynn Stallbaumer, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture

Centralia: Pamela Dawn Ronnebaum, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Family Studies Human Services

Sabetha: Maria Lynn Baumgartner, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education; Maria Eisenbise, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education

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.

Bern High School: Darla M Dwyer, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Agriculture

 

Neosho County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Chanute: Alexandra Schippel Aylward

Erie: Bradley Wayne Coover; Keith Evan Simmons

Galesburg: James Brigham Coover

Saint Paul: Jena Lynn Terlip

Thayer: Caleb Lee Seibel

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.

Erie High School: Breah Michelle Andrews

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Neosho County students graduating with honors.

 

Ness County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Bazine: Wende Lin Witthuhn

Ness City: Gage Kepple; Jeff Kuhlman

Utica: Taylor Lynn Walker

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.

Ness City High School: Dustin Allen Schuler

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Ness County students graduating with honors.

 

Norton County

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 SEMESTER HONORS

Norton: Laura Lee Baird; Ashton Draper; Tonielle Myriah Fiscus; Marcus John Herman; Preston Eriel Herman; Kara Jo Lanelle Jones; Kyle Benjamin Mindrup; Amanda Richelle Ray; Bethany Lynn Roy; Katharine Christine Roy; Tabitha Mae Vincent

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.

Norton High School: Nathan James Broeckelman

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011 GRADUATION HONORS

There were no Norton County students graduating with honors.