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
FINNEY COUNTY
Garden City: Simon Ray Bolding, Sarah Marie Bradstreet, Tiffany Siobhan Hands, Skyler P Heinz, Amanda Nicole Josserand, Carrie Allison Moser, Mary Anne Nekuda, Rita Gisela Perez, Kelli Renee Petersen, Brandon Kyle Pruitt
Holcomb: Lexie Jenae Pfeifer
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.
Garden City Alternative Center: Amanda Jane Brookover, Aimee Nealla McLendon
Garden City High School: Mitchell Gordon Parr
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Garden City: Katherine Elizabeth Pearson, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science (education); Kelli Renee Petersen, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services
Garden City High School: Amy Louise Carnahan, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
FORD COUNTY
Dodge City: Gage D Bredfeldt, Robert James Debes, Katie Anne Hendrix, Brandon Eugene Herrmann, Kyle William Malone, Conner Layne Morse, Maria A Rojas, Calvin Ross Williamson
Spearville: Bryce Allen Ackerman
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.
Dodge City High School: Andrea Rose Bethke, Travis John Rohlfing, James Christian Studtmann
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Ford County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Ottawa: Ashley K Guenther, Katherine Elizabeth Maier, Zachary Paul Maier, Stephanie Marie Mars, Wesley James Sylvester
Pomona: Lydia Marie Roberts, Matthew William Roberts
Wellsville: Benjamin Richard Balman, Chelsy Eunice Coen, Kyle Allen Wright
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.
Ottawa High School: Tess Ellen Ludwick
Pomona High School: Nicholas T Grove
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Franklin County students graduating with honors.