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
LABETTE COUNTY
Altamont: Bethany Lane Bohnenblust, Joshua Stephen Hartman
Parsons: Beth Ellen Dringenberg, Whitney Layne Revell, Derek James Woodman
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Labette County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
Basehor: Zachary Keith Mark, Courtney Lynne Sebree
Lansing: Jessica Lynn Hauver, Rebecca Susan Johnson, Jesse James Peters, John Andrew Tytla
Leavenworth: Ellen Margaret Burke, Donald R Hampton III, William Eugene Pepper, Jordan Billy Thomas Pratt, Laura Ann Romig, Jared Roberts Summers
Linwood: Mary Ellen Cox
Tonganoxie: Kelly James Heitmann, Kezia Sage Huseman, Shannon Laurel Smith
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.
Basehor-Linwood High School: Kristin Marie Clauson, Ashley G Nemchik, Ryan Winslow Robinson, Anne Elizabeth Shores
Immaculata High School: Joseph Robert Sullivan
Lansing High School: Clifford Edward Nelson
Tonganoxie High School: Zack Aaron Pistora
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Leavenworth County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
LINCOLN COUNTY
Beverly: Caleb John Wieneke
Sylvan Grove: Janna Lee Sorensen
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.
Lincoln High School: Jessica Rae Moore
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Lincoln County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
LINN COUNTY
Centerville: Nathan Clark Gorrell
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.
Jayhawk Linn High School: Sheridan Anais Wimmer
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Linn County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
LOGAN COUNTY
Oakley: Jessica Renee Brenner, Cole Michael Campbell, Victoria Marie Chaput, Marcus John Geist, Christopher R Halbleib, Karen Lea Honeyman, Steven Taylor Kelly, Mollie Marie Kough, Kimberly Ann Robben, Amber J Shoemaker, Lisa Marie Taylor
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.
Oakley High School: Brittany Ann Brenner, Tracey Lynne Welsh
Triplains High School: Kirby Scott Barrett
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Logan County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
LYON COUNTY
Emporia: Jay Thomas Aber, Crystal Rose Bandel, Anna Christine Binder, Dustin T Hamman, Paul Evan Hartley, Nicholas Andrew Jasso, Alisha Ann Lyon
Hartford: Sebastian Jacob O'Connor
Olpe: Erica Suzanne Marie Stevenson
Reading: Leah Beth Ferdinand
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.
Emporia Senior High School: Christina Jo Murray
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Emporia: Jay Thomas Aber, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in civil engineering; Paul Evan Hartley, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture