KU News Release

KU to honor top seniors in four south central Kansas counties March 28

LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, March 28, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 35 seniors from high schools in Barber, Harper, Kingman and Pratt counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner program at Kingman High School, 260 Kansas Ave.

The Kansas Honors Program began in 1971 and honored its 100,000th student this year. Scholars rank in the top 10 percent of their high school senior classes and are selected regardless of curricula, majors, occupational plans or higher-education goals. Honorees’ names are listed below.

During the ceremony, each student will receive an American Heritage Dictionary in hardback and CD versions, presented by Heath Peterson, director of Kansas programs for the KU Alumni Association.

William Crowe, librarian at the Spencer Research Library, will speak to the students, parents and guests.

Honored students will be guests of the alumni association and KU Endowment; parents and area alumni are welcome to attend at a cost of $11 each.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Debra Meisenheimer, Kingman, will be the site coordinator and county coordinator for Kingman County. Other county coordinators are Bob Slinkard, Medicine Lodge, for Barber County; Ron Giesen, Anthony, for Harper County; Charles Holcomb, Cunningham, for Kingman County; and Cindy Keller and Marcia Suiter, Pratt, for Pratt County.

The Kansas Honors Program is made possible through KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk License Plate program.

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