Oct. 28, 2002

Kansas Honors Program


Contact: Carolyn Barnes, Kansas Alumni Association, (785) 864-4760.

KU to honor Geary, Dickinson and Morris county high school seniors

LAWRENCE -- Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 6, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and the KU Endowment Association.

The students, seniors from Geary, Dickinson and Morris counties, will be named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner program at Chapman High School, 400 W. 4th, Chapman.

Honorees' names are listed below.

Stella Bentley, dean of KU libraries, will speak. Alumni Association representative Jennifer Alderdice, director of student programs, is in charge of award presentations.

The program will cost parents and alumni $12.50 each. Honored students will be guests of the Alumni Association and the Endowment Association.

Susan James, Chapman, will serve as the site coordinator. Julie Hamel, Chapman, will serve as the county coordinator for alumni, and Sue and Todd Frieze, Chapman, will serve as the county coordinators for parents and students.

The KU Endowment Association and the KU Alumni Association began sponsoring the Kansas Honors Program in 1971. The program has honored 82,874 students in the top 10 percent of the Kansas high school senior classes.

FirstName LastName HighSchool
Wyatt Cooper Abilene High School
Josh Eaton Abilene High School
Shawnee Felbush Abilene High School
Melissa Hocker Abilene High School
Jade Nuss Abilene High School
Coree Rogers Abilene High School
Kendra Schwartz Abilene High School
Amanda Shrader Abilene High School
Beth Sleichter Abilene High School
Brian Zey Abilene High School
Lindsey Altwegg Chapman High School
Jessica Beemer Chapman High School
Hans Brehm Chapman High School
Elizabeth Hamel Chapman High School
Laura Platt Chapman High School
Kevin Poland Chapman High School
Emily Rucker Chapman High School
Hillary Stroda Chapman High School
Rebecca Wilson Chapman High School
Matthew Wood Chapman High School
Ryan Albrecht Herington High School
Ryan Glessner Herington High School
Nathan Hailey Herington High School
Jenna Haire Herington High School
Kevin Veerhusen Herington High School
Amanda Dillon Hope High School
Melanie Gruber Hope High School
Kimberly Lorson Hope High School
Vishwa Banker Junction City High School
Jordan Bruce Junction City High School
Melissa Bruce Junction City High School
Heather Cobb Junction City High School
Ashley Cooper Junction City High School
Stephanie Dyrness Junction City High School
Ashley Egan Junction City High School
Elizabeth Feutz Junction City High School
Kristina Fontimayor Junction City High School
Angelina Gonzalez Junction City High School
Emily Heldstab Junction City High School
Erica Hutfless Junction City High School
Sarah Johnson Junction City High School
Jessica Laster Junction City High School
Chelsea Lochamy Junction City High School
Marie Moss Junction City High School
Jessica Oquist Junction City High School
Jonathan Parada Junction City High School
Christina Paul Junciton City High School
Mark Pelcak Junction City High School
Megan Radmer Junction City High School
Elijah Roberts Junction City High School
David Rubash Junction City High School
Jessica Settgast Junction City High School
Natalie Thomas Junction City High School
Ashley Wheeler Junction City High School
Cole Wiehl Junction City High School
Chris Breidenstein St. Xavier High School
Miranda Vollenweider St. Xavier High School
Andrea Humphrey Solomon High School
Kyle Kohman Solomon High School
Craig Riordan Solomon High School
Jesse Whelchel Solomon High School
Heather Ince White City High School
Jamie Nittler White City High School

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