KU News Release

KU to honor 40 high school seniors from four south-central counties April 3

LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Thursday, April 3, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 40 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 Park Hills Country Club, 337 Lake Road, Pratt.

The Kansas Honors Program began in 1971 and has honored more than 100,000 students. 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 Sarah Blaney, assistant director of Kansas programs for the KU Alumni Association.

Hannah Love, a senior from Dodge City and KU’s student body president, will speak to the students and their 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 $10 each.

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

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

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