KU News Release

LAWRENCE — Students from 13 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 14, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 87 seniors from high schools in Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa and Salina counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner program at the Salina Country Club, 2101 E. Country Club Road.

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 Michelle Miles, assistant director of Kansas programs for the KU Alumni Association.

Kevin Corbett, president of the KU Alumni Association, 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 $15 each.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Pat Thompson, Salina, will be site coordinator. Jim and Joyce Trower, Salina, will be Salina County coordinators; Bob and Sharron Hamilton, Salina, will be coordinators for Ottawa and Lincoln counties; and G. Derril Gwinner, Ellsworth, will be coordinator for Ellsworth County.

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