KU News Release


Sept. 30, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Jackson Sanner, KU Alumni Association, (785) 864-4760

KU to honor 87 high school seniors from four central Kansas counties Oct. 14

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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.

SchoolFirstLastZip
Bennington High SchoolRhyannaBruner67401
Bennington High SchoolAshleyJurgensmeier67422
Bennington High SchoolJillianStratman67422
Ell-Saline High SchoolAylaBeaugh67401
Ell-Saline High SchoolGraceBoyd67401
Ell-Saline High SchoolMelissaHiggins67401
Ell-Saline High SchoolCodyRietcheck67401
Ell-Saline High SchoolMollySwander67401
Ellsworth High SchoolBillyCanaan67439
Ellsworth High SchoolMakenzieCranston67439
Ellsworth High SchoolLoganKatzenmeier67439
Ellsworth High SchoolBrittanyMurrell67439
Ellsworth High SchoolZacharyOlson67439
Lincoln High SchoolKerraCissne67455
Lincoln High SchoolLandonPacey67455
Minneapolis High SchoolCraigForte67467
Minneapolis High SchoolMorganHalderson67436
Minneapolis High SchoolCalebKindall67467
Minneapolis High SchoolLoganWedel67467
Sacred Heart High SchoolSeanBender67401
Sacred Heart High SchoolGarrettLust67401
Sacred Heart High SchoolManuelMartell67401
Sacred Heart High SchoolLaurenO'Brien67401
Sacred Heart High SchoolRyanWhelchel67480
Sacred Heart High SchoolKelseaWorcester67401
Sacred Heart High SchoolBlakeWuthnow67470
Sacred Heart High SchoolRobynZey67401
Sacred Heart High SchoolCaitlynZiegler67401
Salina Central High SchoolDanielBackes67401
Salina Central High SchoolBlaineBengtson67401
Salina Central High SchoolAbigailBloyd67401
Salina Central High SchoolConnerBrake67401
Salina Central High SchoolRyanIngrassia67401
Salina Central High SchoolEmilyKinder67401
Salina Central High SchoolPatrickKlenda67401
Salina Central High SchoolJacobKoenig67401
Salina Central High SchoolHaleyMansfield67401
Salina Central High SchoolSydneyParriott67401
Salina Central High SchoolSydneyRayl67401
Salina Central High SchoolJamesReed67401
Salina Central High SchoolJennaRivers67401
Salina Central High SchoolJaredRobl67401
Salina Central High SchoolSamuelStuewe67401
Salina Central High SchoolWilliamThompson67401
Salina Central High SchoolSarahVanier67401
Salina Central High SchoolLeeWeiner67401
Salina Central High SchoolIanWeller67401
Salina Central High SchoolChristineYost67401
Salina South High SchoolChristopherArpin67401
Salina South High SchoolTiffanyAvise67401
Salina South High SchoolCourtneyBalaun67401
Salina South High SchoolJasonBeets67401
Salina South High SchoolTashaCerny67401
Salina South High SchoolKaitlynCrawford67401
Salina South High SchoolCharlesFiorillo67401
Salina South High SchoolYanGao67401
Salina South High SchoolAnnHuynh67401
Salina South High SchoolAmyKraus67401
Salina South High SchoolDarrenMacDowell67401
Salina South High SchoolShelbyMack67401
Salina South High SchoolSamanthaMcCary67401
Salina South High SchoolSamuelMoritz67401
Salina South High SchoolAshleyMoulton67401
Salina South High SchoolShelbyO'Brien67401
Salina South High SchoolKaitlynPaul67401
Salina South High SchoolAlyssaPeppiatt67401
Salina South High SchoolCalliePrice67401
Salina South High SchoolKatelynRoberts67401
Salina South High SchoolAdamRobl67401
Salina South High SchoolJillRobl67401
Salina South High SchoolEricRoss67401
Salina South High SchoolJohnSnyder67401
Salina South High SchoolBrianTaylor67401
Salina South High SchoolSarahThompson67401
Southeast of Saline High SchoolKrisannaGraham67416
Southeast of Saline High SchoolElizabethPeuchen67416
Southeast of Saline High SchoolShannonRogge67401
Southeast of Saline High SchoolJenaSauber67416
Southeast of Saline High SchoolChloeSeim67401
St. John's Military SchoolDevonConway77479
St. John's Military SchoolRyanQuintana80016
Sylvan High SchoolOliviaJensen67481
Sylvan High SchoolEliseSchulteis67481
Sylvan High SchoolAspenUlrich67481
Tescott High SchoolAngelaGraves67484
Tescott High SchoolDustinHiillegeist67423
Wilson High SchoolColbyDolezal67490


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