K-State Blue Key Senior Honorary initiates 2026-2027 class

The Kansas State University chapter of Blue Key Senior Honorary, or Blue Key, has initiated 16 new members for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Blue Key is a national organization recognizing collegiate upperclassmen who demonstrate exemplary achievement and leadership both in and out of the classroom. K-State's Blue Key chapter, open exclusively to students in senior credit standing, is a premier honor society offering members unique opportunities to serve their campus and community through the organization's pillars of leadership, scholarship and service.

Blue Key members will have the opportunity to lead a variety of programs — including Quest Freshman Honorary, Catalyst: A Self-Development Program and LeadX workshop facilitations — as well as select students to receive the organization's endowed scholarships and personal development funds.

New Blue Key members

The following students, all of whom will be seniors in the 2026-2027 school year, have been officially initiated into Blue Key.

From Kansas

Mohammad-Eiliya Davoudi, chemistry and medical anthropology, Manhattan, director of LeadX; Evelynn Ediger, political science and global food systems leadership, Abilene, co-director of Catalyst; Lucy Haller, architectural engineering, Benton, director of retreats and team training; Cappi Hoeting, agricultural communications and journalism, Stockton, president; Eli Lane, statistics and data science, Andover, co-director of Quest; Adela Lipari, human resources management, Stilwell, director of personal and professional development; Caden Parker, accounting and finance, Waterville, vice president; Christian Pena, agricultural education, Sublette, leadership programming; Abby Taylor, marketing, Overland Park, team recognition and service; Sage Toews, agricultural economics, Manhattan, director of leadership appreciation.

From out of state

Samantha Bonifas, agricultural economics, Roseland, Nebraska, director of scholarships and Mistler Fellows; Blair Bolling, marketing, Weston, Missouri, director of public relations; Connor Dove, computer engineering, Springfield, Illinois, co-director of Catalyst; Emma Hamilton, entomology, agronomy and Spanish, Westfield, Wisconsin, director of alumni and nationals; Ashlee Kelley, industrial engineering, Parkville, Missouri, co-director of Quest; Lauren Wolter, animal science and industry, Aviston, Illinois, director of membership