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
DECATUR COUNTY
Oberlin: Kelsey Jo Dorshorst, Lora Elizabeth Marietta
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Decatur County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
DICKINSON COUNTY
Abilene: Jonathan Lee Baier, Heath Alan Elliott, Karen Suzanna Elliott, Mary Elizabeth Leckron, Becky Jo Rankin, Rebecca Ann Roelofsen, Rachel Black Sherck, Luke William Snider, Catherine Monelle Swearingen, Kyle Mitchell Van Horn, Amanda Kay Viar
Chapman: Fred Mark Kreiman, Debra S Major
Herington: Michael Aaron Albrecht, Jennifer A Bettles, Charles Howard Boggess, Eva-Maria Sabata
Hope: Daniel Clinton Anderes, Chase Thomas Dikomey, Zebadiah T Elliott, Kara Marie Gruber
Solomon: Kyle Thomas Kohman, Samantha Rose Schmaderer
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.
Chapman High School: Jessica Rae Linder, Abby Lynn Poland, Nicole Michelle Smee, Jamie Lauren Smidt
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Abilene: Matthew John Cook, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in computer engineering
Solomon: Anna M Bush, Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of science
Chapman High School: Laura Ann Platt, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
DONIPHAN COUNTY
Troy: Jay Ryan Johnson
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.
Highland High School: Clinton Gary Merkel
Troy High School: Jocelyn Alliene Bishop
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Doniphan County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Eudora: Charles Edmund Mersmann
Lawrence: Joseph William Aber, Allen James Burkart, Michelle Amanda Colgan, Emily Kathleen Coon, Colleen Rose Dahl, Bryant Michael Denning, Whitley Nicholle Jackson, Tess Ellen Ludwick, Samuel James Nitcher, Zack Aaron Pistora, Shon Carl Price, Danielle Marie Rew, Aarynne Danae Struble, Adrienne Leigh Struble, Aaron Shepard Trent, Amanda Michelle Weishaar, Nicolle Danielle Wilson
Lecompton: James Edward Kelley, Joshua Troy Lesser, Eric Christopher Lorimer
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.
Eudora High School: Mary Ellen Cox
Lawrence High School: Allison Penner Unruh
Lawrence Free State High School: Nicolle Danielle Wilson
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Eudora: Kristen Renae Knight, Cum Laude with a bachelor of music education