More than 3,000 K-State students earn semester honors, while more than 100 students earn graduation honors

Special to The Hays Daily News

MANHATTAN -- Nearly 3,000 students earned semester honors from Kansas State University for their academic performance in the fall 2009 semester, while 103 students have received December 2009 graduation honors to recognize outstanding academic performance in their undergraduate careers.

Students earning semester and/or graduation honors receive commendations from their deans, with the honors recorded on their permanent academic records.

K-State semester honors are awarded to students who earned a 3.75 grade point average or higher for the semester. Students had to be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of graded course work.

December 2009 graduation honors include 20 students who graduated summa cum laude from K-State for having an academic average of 3.95 or higher; 31 students graduated magna cum laude for an academic average of 3.85 to 3.949; and 52 students graduated cum laude for an academic average of 3.750 to 3.848.

Note: Some students listed an out-of-county permanent address and are listed by the high school they graduated from.

Cheyenne County

St. Francis: Elizabeth Pauline Gienger, Heather Anne Hnizdil, Alecia Ann Zimbelman.

St. Francis High School: Grace Hnizdil.

Decatur County

Norcatur: Denton Christopher Bailey; Anthony Neil Marshall, cum laude with a bachelor of fine arts.

Oberlin: Derek Michael Chambers, Karli Kay Fredrickson, Lora Elizabeth Marietta, Breck Victor Simonsson, Nathan Jon Simonsson, Jennifer Marie Tally.

Decatur Community High School: David D. Bainter.

Ellis County

Ellis: Colton Ray Barton, Clay Douglas King, Lauren Alexis Wheeler.

Hays: Jamie Nicole Ball, Jaree Danielle Basgall, Clayton Athol Betts, Kelsey Jo Duffy, Kelsey Hedlund, Katelyn Nicole Hoffman, Alex Moran, Kelsey Moran, Michaela Leigh Norton, Kaylea Lynn Pallister, Crystal Dawn Payton, Adam Michael Rack, Allison Leigh Straub, Kendra Sue Threlkel.

Victoria: Bobbi Jo Ehrlich.

Ellis High School: Meggie Ann Patrick.

Hays High School: Deanna Renee Coughlin, Laura Dare, Tanner Blake Reynolds.

Thomas More Prep Marian High School: Tara Lynn Dreher

Gove County

Grainfield: Stacy Rene Schuster, Clayton Rudolph Zerr.

Grinnell: Allison Lerae Dohm, Andrew Lawrence Mense, Steven Rodney Mense, Drew Joseph Schoendaler.

Park: Lucas Ochs.

Quinter High School: Russell Lynn Heier.

Wheatland High School: Jill Elizabeth Kennedy, Kyle William Kennedy.

Graham County

Hill City: Lindsey Renee Davignon.

Logan County

Oakley: Jordan Leigh Albers; Victoria Marie Chaput; Nathan William Jurey; Nicole Lea Keenan; Steven Taylor Kelly; Hannah Deane Moorhous; Holly Ann Poe; Marcus John Geist, summa cum laude with a B.S. in civil engineering; Karen Lea Honeyman, summa cum laude with a B.S. in family studies and human services; Lisa Marie Taylor, summa cum laude with a bachelor of science.

Oakley High School: Lisa Michelle Wassemiller.

Triplains High School: Warren Bretz.

Ness County

Brownell: Dustin Bradley Bain.

Ness City: Dustin Allen Schuler; Brett Alan Seib; Steven Lee Frank, magna cum laude with a B.S. in civil engineering.

Norton County

Norton: Chelsea Leigh Cox, Jared Alan Engelbert, Preston Eriel Herman, Kara Jo Lanelle Jones, Brian Lee Juenemann, Katharine Christine Roy, Tabitha Mae Vincent.

Northern Valley High School: Serena Woodside.

Osborne County

Alton: Nathaniel Eugene Mick.

Osborne: Taylor Elise Lewis.

Lakeside High School: Kimberly Rene Brinker.

Osborne High School: Morgan Dean Remus.

Phillips County

Glade: Kurt Arthur Thomas.

Kirwin: Christy Renee Stones, Jake Bradford Wyrill.

Logan: Anne Elizabeth Hartman.

Phillipsburg: Rebecca Lynn Clancy, Christina Elizabeth Mccall, Kristin L. Wagner.

Prairie View: Serena Woodside.

Stuttgart: Colin Austin Kirchhoff.

Rawlins County

Atwood: Mark Bohme.

Rooks County

Damar: Rodney Scott Landis, Wesley Ryan Landis.

Plainville: Paul Clarence Owings, Vanessa Kathryn Owings, Gloria K Ruder.

Stockton: Daniel Riffel.

Stockton High School: Chelsey Lynn Kriley, Lisa Lee Smith.

Rush County

Alexander: Veronica Brenae Baus.

Bison: Tracy K Edwards.

La Crosse: Nicholas Lee Moeder, Rachel Suzanne Urban.

Otis-Bison Senior High School: Tyler Joseph Axman, Shawna Marie Peters, Lauren Ann Wissman.

Russell County

Dorrance: Andrew Ptacek.

Luray: Jessica Renee Ulrich.

Russell: Jenny Leigh Cole, Kyla Jae Reinhardt, Blake Stoppel, Laura Renee Thacker

Sheridan County

Hoxie: Amanda Nichole Heim, Jennifer Kay Heim, Jill Elizabeth Kennedy, Kyle William Kennedy, Allison Nicole Mense.

Selden: Andrew Gerald Broeckelman.

Hoxie High School: Jeremy Scott Owings.

Sherman County

Goodland: Ashley Yvonne Cebula; Taylor Nicole McLemore; Renea Danielle Reasoner; Cortney Schields; Katrina Lee Cotter, cum laude with a B.S. in business administration.

Goodland High School: Devin Lynn Mangus.

Smith County

Kensington: Kelsey R. Rahjes.

Smith Center: Landon Raphael Hubbard, Kelsey Kay Orr.

Smith Center Junior-Senior High School: Eddie Robert Deherrera.

Thomas County

Brewster: Tyler Michael Johnson.

Colby: Katie Lynn Friesen; Mitchell Gregory Gatz; Jeremy John Harter; Gerald Joseph Hutfles; Anthony Alexander Kleinsorge; Henry Lamm; Vanessa Marie Scheideman, cum laude with a B.S. in education.

Menlo: Jeremy Scott Owings.

Colby High School: Wyatt Rundel.

Trego County

Wakeeney: Craig Bollig, Casey Crossland, Eric William Cunningham, Teran Ayn Frick, Aubrey Ann Riedel, Whitney Lynn Riedell.

Wallace County

Sharon Springs: Lauren Nicole Elder, Bracey Fischer, Audra Nicole Kuhlman, Preston Allen Smith.

Wallace: Warren Bretz.

Weskan: Hollie Nicole Mckinney.

Weskan High School: Savannah Michelle Nulton Sr.