News release prepared by: Julie Fosberg and Andy Badeker, 785-532-6415
Note to editors: Students are listed by county and hometown. 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. If a country or state I not listed, there were no honor students from that area.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008
K-STATE AWARDS SEMESTER, GRADUATION HONORS
MANHATTAN -- More than 1,700 students earned semester honors from Kansas State University for their academic performance during the 2007 fall semester.
K-State also is awarding 129 students December 2007 graduation honors in recognition of their outstanding academic performance as undergraduates.
Students earning semester or graduation honors receive commendations from their deans, with the honors recorded on their permanent academic records. Students receiving semester honors rank in the top 10 percent of their class within their respective colleges and were enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of graded course work.
K-State awards summa cum laude to students with an academic average of 3.95 or higher; magna cum laude to students with an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and cum laude to students with a 3.750-3.849 academic average.
Graduating summa cum laude in December 2007 were 29 students, while 38 students graduated magna cum laude and 62 graduated cum laude. Three students who received multiple degrees also earned graduation honors for each degree earned.
The following students, listed by county and hometown, are earning semester and/or graduation honors from K-State:
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield: Jessica Courtney Stone, 93308, Liberty High School
Beale Air Force Base: Yashera Lynn Ames, 95903, unknown high school
Cupertino: Jacinda Ann Mein, 95014, unknown high school
Encinitas: Jenna Corinne Dockweiler, 92024, La Costa Canyon High School
Lakewood: Jessica Leigh Durham, 90713, Downey High School
Long Beach: Brianna Nixon Abel, 90815, unknown high school
Rolling Hills: Casandra J Robinson, 90274, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
San Diego: Clinton David Wayland, 92124, unknown high school
South Pasadena: Amanda Leigh Smith, 91030, unknown high school
Topanga: Jennifer Laurel Giraldin, 90290, Marymount High School
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Lakewood: Jessica Leigh Durham, Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
COLORADO
Canon City: Adrienne Lee Schluter, 81212, Canon City Senior High School,
Cheyenne Wells: Kristina Maren Schoen, 80810, Cheyenne Wells High School
Colorado Springs: Sarah Ann Pink, 80919, Air Academy High School
Denver: Jacquette Alyse Jenkins, 80239, Montbello High School
Evergreen: Emily Anne Besler, 80439, Clear Creek High School; Kaitlin Nichelle Page, 80439, Evergreen Senior High School
Fort Collins: Stephanie Ann Hejde, 80526, Rocky Mountain High School; Victoria Adams Mckennan, 80524, Poudre High School
Highlands Ranch: Kara Loree Bartosch, 80129, Thunderridge High School
Limon: Kelsey Jane Frasier, 80828, Limon High School
Parker: Chelsea Kay Good, 80134, Douglas County High School; Abraham Scott Mccall, 80134, Cherry Creek High School
Rocky Ford: Courtney Macomb Watters, 81067, unknown high school
Stratton: Todd Michael May, 80836, Stratton High School
Superior: Katherine Anne Wartell, 80027, Monarch High School
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Colorado students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
CONNECTICUT
Brookfield: Lauren Elizabeth Schiller, 06804, Nonnewaug High School
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Connecticut students graduating with honors.