More than 3,000 students earned semester honors from Kansas State University for their academic performance in the spring 2011 semester, while 337 students have received May 2011 graduation honors to recognize outstanding academic performance.
Students earning semester and/or graduation honors receive commendations from their deans, with the honors recorded on their permanent academic records. K-State semester honors are awarded to students who earned a 3.75 grade point average or higher for the semester. Students had to be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of graded course work.
May 2011 graduation honors include 111 students who graduated summa cum laude from K-State for having an academic average of 3.95 or higher; 111 students graduated magna cum laude for an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and 115 students graduated cum laude for an academic average of 3.750 to 3.848.
Spring 2011 Semester Honors
Barton County
Claflin: Corinna Jo Hickel, Carlos Alberto Salazar, Preston Kyle Smith, Cindy Jo Stueder, Sarah Lynn Stueder, William Victor Webb, Kristin Lee Wirth, Nolan Robert Wirth; Ellinwood: Tara Nicole Haddon, Brett Taylor Lyman, Jacob William Roth, Lauren Molly-Blue Spare; Great Bend: Grant Michael Bauer, Ryan J Bealer, Skyler Dean Butler, Johnathan A Durrett, Leslie Ann Francis, Ryan Thomas Gotsche, Ethan Patrick Koochel, Matthew David Krug, Jessica Kumle, Beth Ellen Schneider, Hannah Marie Seiwert, Kristin Marie Stewart, Krisha Michelle Stoss, Joshua Levi Weese; Hoisington: Hayley D Glynn; Pawnee Rock: Brooks Lynn Hanson, Peter Charles Smith, Faren Brooke Whipple
Spring 2011 Graduation Honrs
Ellinwood: Jacob William Roth, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering; Great Bend: Leslie Ann Francis, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration, Hannah Marie Seiwert, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Family Studies Human Services, Joshua Levi Weese, Magna Cum Laude with a Associate of Technology and Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Engineering Technology
Pawnee County
Spring 2011 Semester Honors
Larned: Lacey Elizabeth Farley, Jacob Francis Finger, Kylee Ann Grant, Ezra T Hallman, Brooks Lynn Hanson, Taberie Hartshorn, Weston Lee Steimel, Kristen Paige Stitt, Katie Elizabeth Vine, Michael Logan Vratil
Rice County
Kansas State University Spring 2011 Semester Honors
Alden: Kassidy Blys Frederick; Bushton: Karl Allen Kaiser, Christopher Thomas Ramsey; Geneseo: Chelsea Diane Kratzer; Lyons: Melody Lou Nichols; Sterling: Christian Wade Eckert, David Sheldon Lacey, Andrew Allen Willhaus; Little River: Libby Allison Shannon; Quivira Heights: Chelsy Lynn Parsons, Katharine Rose Phelan, Kieran Nicole Phelan
Spring 2011 Graduation Honors
Bushton: Karl Allen Kaiser, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering; Sterling: Ray Scheufler, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Computer Engineering; Lyons High School: Amber Lea Hauptman, Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education and Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science
Rush County
Spring 2011 Semester Honors
La Crosse: Hanh Doan My Phung, Rachel Suzanne Urban; Timken: Taberie Hartshorn
Russell County
Spring 2011 Semester Honors
Dorrance: Andrew Ptacek; Russell: Kellie Nicole Cobb, Taylor Ochs, Kyla Jae Reinhardt, Douglas Schneider
Stafford County
Spring 2011 Semester Honors
Macksville: Kelsey Ann Schnoebelen, Brooke Schultz, Tyler Ray Schultz Bethany Vosburgh, Joshua Levi Weese, Faren Brooke Whipple; Seward: Chandra Jean Devine; Stafford: Scott Hornbaker, Amy Kristine Osborne, Alisa Marie Wendelburg, Anna Marie Zink
Spring 2011 Graduation Honors
St. John: Kristin Leah Gleason, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Human Ecology; Stafford: Janna Lynn Wendelburg, Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Education; Macksville High School: Joshua Levi Weese, Magna Cum Laude with an Associate of Technology and Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Engineering Technology