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
IDAHO
Eden: Allison Carlquist, 83325, unknown high school
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Idaho students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
ILLINOIS
Belleville: Monica Lynn Burmeister, 62221, Belleville Twp High School-East
Colchester: Robert Bryan Moon, 62326, unknown high school
Dixon: Anna Alexis Gabriel, 61021, unknown high school
Edwardsville: Anthony John Tarpoff, 62025, Edwardsville Senior High School
Libertyville: Jennifer Ann Lejeune, 60048, Carmel Catholic High School
Mount Zion: Kristen Marie Walker, 62549, Mount Zion High School
Swansea: Meghan Deanne Wilson, 62226, Althoff Catholic High School
Sycamore: Alyssa Lynn Freeman, 60178, Sycamore High School
Taylor Ridge: Bryanna Rose Mcmanus, 61284, Rockridge High School
Wyoming: Joseph Wiley Iliff, 61491, Stark County High School
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Illinois students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
IOWA
Albia: Josie Lea Kness, 52531, Albia High School
Ankeny: Brian Steven Koester, 50021, Ankeny High School; Abbi Nicole Sunner, 50023, Ankeny Christian Academy
Denison: Jessy J Ohl, 51442, Denison High School
Lemars: Jill Marie Peters, 51031, Le Mars High School
Muscatine: Kayla Renae Sorensen, 52761, Muscatine High School
Sioux City: Victoria Leigh Beaulieu, 51108, North High School
Urbandale: Sara Romayne Lynde, 50322, Van Meter Junior-Senior High School
Washington: Leslie Ryan Thomas, 52353, Washington High School
West Des Moines: Elizabeth Marie Walter, 50265, Valley High School
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Iowa students graduating with honors.