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KU to honor top high school seniors from four counties at Salina on Oct. 5
LAWRENCE -- Students from 13 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 5, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and the KU Endowment Association.
A total of 88 seniors from Saline, Ellsworth, Lincoln and Ottawa county high schools will be named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner program at the Salina Country Club, 2101 E. Country Club Road, Salina.
Honorees' names are listed below.
Paul Carttar, executive vice chancellor for external affairs, will speak. Kansas Alumni Association representative Heath Peterson, director of Kansas Chapters and interim director of the Kansas Honors Program, is in charge of award presentations.
The dinner program will cost parents and alumni $15 each. Honored students will be guests of the Alumni Association and the Endowment Association.
Pat Thompson, Salina, will serve as the site coordinator, and Jim and Joyce Trower, also of Salina, will serve as the Saline County coordinators. G. Derril Gwinner, Ellsworth, will serve as the Ellsworth County coordinator. Bob and Sharron Hamilton, Salina, will serve as the Lincoln County coordinators; and Pam Barker, Minneapolis, will serve as the Ottawa County coordinator.
The KU Endowment Association and the Kansas Alumni Association began sponsoring the Kansas Honors Program in 1971. The program has honored 95,794 students in the top 10 percent of high school senior classes throughout the state of Kansas..
| High School | First Name | Last Name | Home City | Home Zip | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington High School | Rachell | Burch | Salina | 67401 | Ottawa |
| Bennington High School | Brenna | Goddard | Salina | 67401 | Ottawa |
| Bennington High School | David | Ochs | Bennington | 67422 | Ottawa |
| Bennington High School | Drew | Rathburn | Bennington | 67422 | Ottawa |
| Bennington High School | Emily | Schmidt | Salina | 67401 | Ottawa |
| Bennington High School | Rachel | Wood | Bennington | 67401 | Ottawa |
| Ell Saline | Margaret | Gorrell | Brookville | 67425 | Saline |
| Ell Saline | Emily | Schneider | Lindsborg | 67456 | Saline |
| Ell Saline | Julianne | Schwerdtfager | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Ell Saline | Adam | Weigel | Brookville | 67425 | Saline |
| Ellsworth High School | Daniel | Allen | Ellsworth | 67439 | Ellsworth |
| Ellsworth High School | Jacob | DeVolder | Ellsworth | 67439 | Ellsworth |
| Ellsworth High School | Krystin | Matuszewicz | Ellsworth | 67439 | Ellsworth |
| Ellsworth High School | Tahnee | Matuszewicz | Ellsworth | 67439 | Ellsworth |
| Ellsworth High School | Rebecca | Peters | Ellsworth | 67439 | Ellsworth |
| Ellsworth High School | Rachel | Svary | Kanopolis | 67454 | Ellsworth |
| Lincoln High School | Hally | Crangle | Lincoln | 67455 | Lincoln |
| Lincoln High School | Jared | Rees | Beverly | 67423 | Lincoln |
| Lincoln High School | Kelsey | Thomsen | Lincoln | 67455 | Lincoln |
| Lincoln High School | Caleb | Wieneke | Beverly | 67423 | Lincoln |
| Minneapolis High School | Audra | Atwell | Delphos | 67436 | Ottawa |
| Minneapolis High School | Brooke | Eckert | Delphos | 67436 | Ottawa |
| Minneapolis High School | Danielle | Klein | Delphos | 67436 | Ottawa |
| Minneapolis High School | Celeste | Leech | Minneapolis | 67467 | Ottawa |
| Sacred Heart High School | Jason | Curran | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Sacred Heart High School | Chandra | Francis | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Sacred Heart High School | Anne | Kelly | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Sacred Heart High School | Isaac | Meier | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Molly | Bryan | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Devynn | Carter | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Asza | Davison | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Brooke | Eichelberger | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Brenna | Hawley | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Theodore | Hodges | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | David | Johnson | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Alicia | Kindlesparger | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Sarah | Kresge | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Stephanie | Lantz | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Shannen | Larsen | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Jack | Lennon | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Timothy | Mertz | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Chad | Miller | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Lindsey | Parker | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Andrew | Radke | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Elizabeth | Schrader | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Katherine | Shafer | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Jacob | Sharp | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Kelli | Shaw | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Alex | Trower | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Harry | Vanetta | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Tiffany | Watson | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School Central | Jess | Wilson | Abilene | 67410 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Tyler | Antenen | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Jennifer | Caselman | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Jordan | Edwards | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Cherise | Erickson | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Corey | Flanders | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Christopher | Franz | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Megan | Fryberger | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Kenya | Gillespie | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Robert | Graham | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Elizabeth | Guy | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Kendra | Hanson | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | David | Harrall | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Elizabeth | Higgins | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Britta | Homelvig | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Alicia | Irwin | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Jannell | Johannes | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Lindsey | Markle | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Amber | Peppers | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Christiana | Roenne | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Alisha | Schoel | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Laura | Sweeney | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Rachel | Vest | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Salina High School South | Tasia | Zouzas | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Southeast of Saline High School | Robert | Graham | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Southeast of Saline High School | Kristina | Lenz | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Southeast of Saline High School | Mark | McClure | Assaria | 67416 | Saline |
| Southeast of Saline High School | Calvin | Roesner | Salina | 67401 | Saline |
| Southeast of Saline High School | Justin | Schropp | Assaria | 67416 | Saline |
| St. John's Military | Mark | Davis | PO Box 5020 | 67402 | Saline |
| St. John's Military | Spencer | Terry | PO Box 5020 | 67402 | Saline |
| Sylvan High School | Mary | Seehafer | Hunter | 67452 | Lincoln |
| Tescott High School | Christina | Bell | Beverly | 67423 | Ottawa |
| Tescott High School | Melissa | Bailey | Tescott | 67484 | Ottawa |
| Wilson High School | Anna | Spears | Dorrance | 67634 | Ellsworth |
| Wilson High School | Lindsay | Cox | Wilson | 67490 | Ellsworth |
| Wilson High School | Jantzen | Ward | Wilson | 67490 | Ellsworth |
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