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
WABAUNSEE COUNTY
Alma: Larami Denise Garrison, Joni Marie Gehrt, Cheryl Ann Lewis
Eskridge: Kally Jeneveve Bowen
McFarland: Lisa Marie Erikson
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.
Mission Valley High School: Aubree Danielle Atchison, Lindsay Michelle Weber
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Wabanunsee County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
WALLACE COUNTY
Sharon Springs: Lexie Marie Bellamy, Kayle Christie Robben, Preston Allen 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.
Weskan High School: Elizabeth Jean Blaesi
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Wallace County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Barnes: Traci Lynn Rothlisberge
Hanover: Matt Josiah Pierson
Palmer: Chelcie Dawn Heitman, Trevor Lee Heitman, Dana Elizabeth Oehmke
Washington: Valerie Renae Brax, Chelsea Reann L'Ecuyer
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Palmer: Amanda Dyan Meier, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in agriculture
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
WICHITA COUNTY
Leoti: Matt Lee Horton
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Wichita County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
WILSON COUNTY
Buffalo: Kurt Alan Sizemore
Fredonia: Brianne Lea Rogers
Neodesha: Sara Beth Gudde
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.
Fredonia High School: Ben Levi Gardner
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Wilson County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
WOODSON COUNTY
Toronto: Larita Ann Tipton
Yates Center: Angela Renae Massoth, Kelly Diane Solomon
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
There were no Woodson County students graduating with honors.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 SEMESTER HONORS
WYANDOTTE COUNTY
Bonner Springs: Christopher Detar Newbert, Leslie Marie Holtzen, Victoria Anne Rau, Ryan Winslow Robinson, Lindsey Marie Stanbrough, Joseph Robert Sullivan, Allison Ann Zuk
Kansas City: Amir Alexander Bahadori, Catrina D Elmore, Laura Ann Gardner, Marcela Gonzalez, Elizabeth Anne Ploetz, Jessica Elizabeth Ponnath, Krystal Renee Robbins, Jon Paul Sprung II, Allison Diane Stimach, Melissa Merritt Waller
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.
Bishop Ward High School: Zachary Keith Mark
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2007 GRADUATION HONORS
Kansas City: Katie G Donaldson, Cum Laude with a B.S. in elementary education; Jared Ross Goodnight, Cum Laude with a B.S. in mechanical engineering; Damian Aaron Tamayo, Cum Laude with a B.S. in information systems