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
MARION COUNTY
Durham: Julianne Renee Chisholm
Florence: David Brian Deforest, Jessica Gail Deforest
Hillsboro: Greta N Kliewer, Jocelyn Faye Kliewer, Katie Lynn Morford
Lincolnville: Jacquelyn Kaye Klenda
Marion: Paul Wesley Hodson, Briana Marie Vogel, Whitney Jordan Wear
Peabody: Lindsay Randi Wiebe
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.
Centre Jr/Sr High School: Amanda Jean Baxa
Goessel High School: Darla K Funk
Hillsboro High School: Alexander Lawrence Blecha
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Marion County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MARSHALL COUNTY
Axtell: Sheila Louise Koch, Craig Michael Ronnebaum, Alison Lyn Strathman
Blue Rapids: Darcy Ray Pralle
Bremen: Emily Rashelle Pralle
Frankfort: Patrick John Roeder, Jeremy Alan Schreiner, Michelle Roxanne Tilley, Coleman James Younger
Home: Erin F Kroeger
Marysville: Heather Sue Etelamaki, Kari Anne Friedrichs, Meredith Kelley Howell, Jammie Suzzanne Layman, Jordyn Rae Lister, Kelsie Jane Mayer, Sarah Ann Price, Anthony James Ring, Allyson Lee Slupianek, Tracy L Stohs
Oketo: Thomas James Prebyl
Summerfield: Craig William Wiebe
Vermillion: Annie Jean Crumbaker
Waterville: Calvin James Christie
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Marshall County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MCPHERSON COUNTY
Canton: Darla K Funk, Nicholas Dean Wedel
Inman: Jenna Raelynn Ediger, Scott Wade Wiens
Lindsborg: Kimberly Anne Carlson, Laura Gail Carlson, Bristen Nicole Krinhop
Marquette: Elizabeth Nicole Rawson
McPherson: Jonathan Ray Alexander, Allie Archer, Kelly Anne Dahlstrom, Laura Jaclyn Grauer, Emily Suzanne Kliewer, Rebecca Joanne Martin, Brock Christian Moors, Julie Ann Niehage, Amy M Sents, Bart Anthony Sommers, Elizabeth Elena Voigt, Emily Anne Voigt, Katerina Ruth Voigt, Ethan Sheppard Walker, Jenna Beth Wall, Bradley Kenneth Yoder
Moundridge: Kellen Michael Begnoche, Cole Richard Schroeder, Grant Matthew Yost
Smolan: Matthew Joel Wimer
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.
Inman High School: Meaghan Alyse Shroyer
Smoky Valley High School: Jamie Marie Osner, Jennifer Marie Sherwood, Brandi Lynn Base
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
McPherson: Brittney Christine James, Cum Laude with a B.S. in business administration; Brycen Andrew Meng, Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture; Jenna Beth Wall, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MIAMI COUNTY
Bucyrus: Samantha Kristine Bowman, Elizabeth Lauren Matile, Matthew Caleb Palmer
Louisburg: Zoe Elizabeth Ahlstrom, Sarah Marie Brink, Joshua Joseph Earl, Erin Brooke Gettler, Molly Suzanne Kueser, Ashley Nicolle Simpson, James Patrick Stambaugh
Osawatomie: Casie Lynn Adams, Lacey Jo Madden
Paola: Tony Joseph Clark, Megan Carol McFarland, Michelle L Sullivan
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.
Louisburg High School: Trent Christopher Campbell
Paola High School: Emily Sue Nelson
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Miami County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MITCHELL COUNTY
Beloit: Ann Frances Draemel, Jamie Anne Gentry, Darcel Amber Gronewoller, Emily Kay Jordan, Gregory Charles Jordan, Brandon Micheal Kresky, Carle F Kuhn, Lindsey Marie Pacey, Amber Dawn Schmitt, Cole Steven Thompson, Matthew Thomas Wright, Stefanie Lynn Wright
Glen Elder: Jessica Lynn Palen
Tipton: Christie M Corpstein
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Mitchell County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Elk City: Crystal Leann Greer
Independence: Brian Benjamin Tierney
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Montgomery County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MORRIS COUNTY
Council Grove: Drew D Adams, Anna Elizabeth Miller
Dwight: Gabriel Cole Wandersee
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.
Council Grove High School: Amanda Leigh Collier, Nicole Danielle Herb
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Morris County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
MORTON COUNTY
There were no students listing Morton County as their permanent address.
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.
Elkhart High School: Dustin Lynn Barnes, Chantz Norbert Martin
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Morton County students graduating with honors.
Elkhart High School: Chantz Norbert Martin, Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science