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
NEMAHA COUNTY
Baileyville: Jill Marie Deters, Jason Alan Feldkamp, Shannon M Hulsing, Courtney Marie Koelzer
Bern: Curtis Alan Haverkamp, Jessica Lynn Tegtmeier
Centralia: Matthew Edward Becker, Brent James Hasenkamp
Corning: Catherine Theresa Steinlage
Sabetha: Bonnie J Bauerle, Maria Lynn Baumgartner, Jason P Kaeb, Austin Reed Keim, Darla Marie Meyer, Mallory Jane Saylor, Brady Joseph Strahm, Laura Kay Strahm, Monica Jean Strahm, Anna Maureen Ukele
Seneca: Jonathan Eugene Bennett, Holly Renee Bergman, Julie Denise Brinker, Stacey Ann Heinen, Jamie Marie Reinecke, Darren Robert Rottinghaus, Annamarie Elizabeth Schraad
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.
Nemaha Valley High School: Sarah Lynn Behrens
Sabetha High School: Jodi Sue Grimm, Ryan Wayne Grimm
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Baileyville: Jill Marie Deters, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services
Sabetha: Alex William Mcclain, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture
Seneca: Julia Lyn Deters, Cum Laude with a B.S. in business administration
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
NEOSHO COUNTY
Chanute: Elyse Nicole Buckley, Amanda Beth Dufrain, Sarah Marie Kubler, Clement David Neely,
Galesburg: Wendy Jo Trout
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Thayer: Dustin Dale Stafford, Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture and Cum Laude with a B.S. in milling science and management
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
NESS COUNTY
Brownell: Dustin Bradley Bain, Kayla Dawn Grose
Ness City: Dustan Reed Witthuhn
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Ness County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
NORTON COUNTY
Lenora: Caitlin Rose James
Norton: Chelsea Leigh Cox, Jared Alan Engelbert
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.
Northern Valley High School: Trevor Allen Martin, Mackenzie Ostmeyer
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Norton County students graduating with honors.