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
GEARY COUNTY
Fort Riley: Leah E Beiermann, Nichole Michele Hanel, Aubrey Anne Jacobson, Jacquie Lynn Lewis, Jana Marie Roman, Michelle Towery, Candy Renee Tryggestad
Junction City: Stephanie Ann Bonnette, Christopher Lenell Delaney, Courtney Leigh Diehl, Karissa Dorleus, Brian Anthony Gomena, Melanie Jean Hall, Robert L Mahaffey Jr, Jessica Lynn Opat, Abby Lynn Poland, Amanda Nichole Taylor, Aarika Adelle Wellnitz
Milford: Cally Delane Bitterlin, Leota Jeanette Boisclair
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.
Junction City Senior High School: Amanda Renee Sellers, Adam Sebastian Zerr
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Fort Riley: Allison Louise Day, Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education; Aubrey Anne Jacobson, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in business administration
Junction City: Pia Ison, Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education; Laura Ann Platt, Cum Laude with a bachelor of science
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
GOVE COUNTY
Grainfield: Leann Ruth Ostmeyer
Quinter: Cassidy Jean Breeden
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.
Wheatland High School: Jill Elizabeth Kennedy
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Gove County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
GRAHAM COUNTY
Hill City: Kylie Diane Worcester
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.
Hill City High School: Caitlin Rose James
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Graham County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
GRANT COUNTY
Ulysses: Beau Devlin Coffindaffer, Christopher Michael Wagner
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Grant County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
GRAY COUNTY
Cimarron: Hannah Marie Bartel, Sarah Ellen Bartel, Hailey Marie Berry, Lindsay Marie Lloyd, Sara Michelle Voran
Ensign: Kelly Leanne Goff
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Gray County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
GREELEY COUNTY
Tribune: Samuel John Fahrenholtz, Marlene Ruby Ibarra, Zachary Allen Kail
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Greeley County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
GREENWOOD COUNTY
Eureka: Zachary Ryan Salazar
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.
Eureka High School: Brittany Tenille Dennis, Kent Edward Dennis
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Madison: Aaron Vernon Luthi, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in mechanical engineering