KU News Release

LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 4, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 64 seniors from high schools in Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. dinner program at the Seward County Community College Student Union, 1801 N. Kansas St., in Liberal.

The Kansas Honors Program began in 1971 and has honored more than 107,000 students. Scholars rank in the top 10 percent of their high school senior classes and are selected regardless of occupational plans or higher-education goals. Honorees are listed below.

During the ceremony, each student will receive an American Heritage Dictionary, in both hardback and electronic versions, presented by Jennifer Sanner, senior vice president for communications at the KU Alumni Association.

Danny Anderson, interim provost, 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 $12 each.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Al and Donna Shank, Liberal, will be site coordinators and county coordinators for Seward County. Other county coordinators are Nathan McCaffrey, Liberal, for Morton and Seward counties; Kevin and Catherine Moyer, Ulysses, for Grant and Stanton counties; Sterling and Jackie Hall, Sublette, for Haskell County; and Erick and Debbie Nordling, Hugoton, for Stevens County.

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