KU News Release

KU to honor 224 high school seniors from Sedgwick County

LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Sept. 29, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 224 seniors from high schools in Sedgwick County will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. reception program at Derby High School, 920 N. Rock Road, Derby. The top seniors from Wichita high schools will be honored in Nov. 3.

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 KU Alumni Association representative Stefani Gerson, student programs coordinator.

William J. Crowe, special assistant to the dean of libraries, 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.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. The site and county coordinators are Nick and Naomi Ard of Maize and Jason and Rachel Purdy of Wichita.

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

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