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
PAWNEE COUNTY
Burdett: Jessie L Gardiner
Larned: Kristen Leigh Briggs, Caitlin Linnea Flint, Anastasia Ellen Spare, Larissa Ruth Ann Spare
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.
Pawnee Heights High School: Nathan Daryl Maresch
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Pawnee County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
PHILLIPS COUNTY
Logan: Trevor Allen Martin, Kelsey Lane Noel
Phillipsburg: Tina Marie Krafft, Christina Elizabeth McCall, Nam Hoang Nguyen
Stuttgart: Alyssa Merklein Kirchhoff
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Agra: Sarah Ann Molzahn, Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
Emmett: Kenny James Engholm
Everest: Jessica Lee Bruning
Olsburg: Booker Blue Davis, Oakley June Davis, Allison Joy Wilcox
Onaga: Jayme Christine Rezac, Nicole Renee Rezac, Frankie Caitlin Suther, Trevor Christian Valburg
Saint George: Ronnie Dean Adkins, Chanel Irene Marie Ebert, Katherine L Edwards
Saint Marys: Justin R Brown, Tyler Dean Brown, Thaddeus Michael Swann
Wamego: Adam Joel Bisnette, Jared William Brooks, Paul Bossler Carnahan, Ashlee Marie Davis, Adam John Fund, Trisha Anastasia Grothe, Megan Marie Morgan, Jon Solomon Dean Oakes, Mollie Kayelle Robbins, Rebecca Nicole Stevensond, Megan Irene Stowe, Aaron Dean Sylvester, Bernadette Elizabeth Trieb, Andrea Lynn Vonfeldt, Hannah Rose Watts, Kimberly Kay Woodyard
Westmoreland: William E Brown, Timothy F Manges, Shaun Patrick Quigley, Felicia Dawn 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.
Saint Marys Academy: Esteban Denis Maradona
Saint Marys High School: Alison N Lukert
Wamego High School: Mitchel Brandon Boggs
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Saint George: Sara Marie Wege, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture
Wamego: Amy Louise Carnahan, Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
PRATT COUNTY
Pratt: Rebecca Elizabeth Bush, Lindsey Renee Melichar, Brian Gale Wenrich
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Pratt County students graduating with honors.
Skyline High School: Courtney Marie Garcia, Cum Laude with a B.S. in hotel and restaurant management