KU to honor 130 seniors from Douglas, Jefferson county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 11 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 1, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 130 seniors from high schools in Douglas and Jefferson counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception in the Kansas Union’s Woodruff Auditorium.
Since 1971, the Kansas Honors Program has recognized over 125,000 scholars who rank in the top 10 percent of their high school senior classes and are selected regardless of occupational plans or higher-education goals. Each year, the KU Alumni Association and its volunteers host 36 programs that reach all 105 counties across the state and include approximately 360 high schools.
During the ceremony, each student will receive a Webster’s New College Dictionary and a commemorative certificate.
Sheahon Zenger, athletics director at the University of Kansas, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Teresa Dillon and Keith Wood, of Lawrence, are coordinators for Douglas County. Julie Hamel, of Lawrence, is the coordinator for Jefferson County.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2015 scholars:
Douglas
Baldwin High School
Dylan Auger - Baldwin City
Scott Cromer - Baldwin City
Cameryn Galvan - Baldwin City
Grace Mader - Baldwin City
Eric Peterson - Baldwin City
Joseph Pierce - Baldwin City
Madison Rickey - Baldwin City
Emily Simpson - Baldwin City
Corey Valentine - Baldwin City
Taylor Wallis - Baldwin City
Gunther Wehrman - Baldwin City
Bishop Seabury Academy
Charles Arnold - Lawrence
Haseop Shin - Lawrence
Eudora High School
Hannah Hagan - Eudora
Sidney Johnson - Eudora
Camden Leary - Lawrence
Chloe O'Dell - Eudora
Hannah Thevarajoo - Eudora
Bethany Thomas - Eudora
Broderick Topil - Eudora
Jamison Walrod - Eudora
Nathaniel Weeks - Eudora
Free State High School
Eliza Anderson - Lawrence
Madeline Birchfield - Lawrence
Alexander Cateforis - Lawrence
Kaitlyn Foster - Lawrence
Morgan Gantz - Perry
Emma Griem - Lawrence
Weston Hack - Lawrence
Allyson Hertig - Lawrence
Kayla Hoppe - Lawrence
Carrie Howland - Lawrence
Jessica Huffman - Lawrence
Abby Ilardi - Lawrence
Nikita Imafidon - Lawrence
Sarah Lieberman - Lawrence
Ryan Liston - Lawrence
Aletha Loeb - Lawrence
Alexander Loeb - Lawrence
Alexa Malik - Lawrence
Keegan McKinney - Lawrence
Megan McReynolds - Lawrence
Erin Meyers - Lawrence
Sydney Moreano - Lawrence
Amy Oelschlaeger - Lawrence
Tanner Pfortmiller - Lawrence
Yuxuan Rao - Lawrence
Randall Schmidt - Lawrence
Karson Sharp - Lawrence
Hannah Shoemaker - Lawrence
Adam Strathman - Lawrence
Kerry Thomas - Lawrence
Anna Westbrook - Lawrence
Lindsey Wethington - Lawrence
Bailey Wilson - Lawrence
Marlee Yost-Wolff - Lawrence
Adam Zarnowiec - Lawrence
Curtis Zicker - Lawrence
Jacob Ziegler - Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Tristan Bermudez - Lawrence
Marlee Bird - Lawrence
Morgan Byrn - Lawrence
Andrea Campbell - Olathe
Brian Chang - Lawrence
Kennedy Dold - Lawrence
Emily Easum - Lawrence
Jensen Edwards - Lawrence
Noelle Foster - Lawrence
Nina Friesen - Lawrence
Mikenzie Garvin - Lawrence
Nicholas Haynes - Lawrence
Noah Hogan - Lawrence
Nicole Kelly - Lawrence
Hannah Lee - Lawrence
Joo Young Lee - Lawrence
Cole Lewis - Lawrence
Hayley Luna - Lawrence
Lucas Mackey - Lawrence
Keegan Matheis - Lawrence
Helen McEntire - Lawrence
Emily Murphy - Lawrence
Courtney Nottingham - Lawrence
Nicole Oblon - Lawrence
Lynne Oyler - Lawrence
Meeli Patel - Lawrence
Benjamin Rajewski - Lawrence
Dillon Schroeder - Lawrence
Mikhayla Sheeley - Lawrence
Taylor Webb - Lawrence
Heather Wisbey - Lawrence
Luke Zenger - Lawrence
Jefferson
Jefferson County North High School
Lauryn Baker - Winchester
Rylie Farrar - Nortonville
Lyndsey Vittitow - Atchison
Jefferson West High School
Olivia Brees - Topkea
Allie Deiter - Meriden
Jacob Dickey - Ozawkie
Kayla Erickson - Meriden
Karli Fleischer - Ozawkie
Matthew Hamon - Ozawkie
Austin Irvine - Valley Falls
Jacob Lawhorn - Meriden
Kayla Lawson - Ozawkie
Connor Mickens - Ozawkie
Boyd Roenne - Meriden
McLouth High School
Jacob Bowman - McLouth
Rebecca Boyd - McLouth
Jacob Copeland - McLouth
Emma Evans - McLouth
Emily Hoffhines - McLouth
Meghan Jackson - Tonganoxie
Sarah Miller - McLouth
Travis Riley - McLouth
Faith Schmalstieg - McLouth
Oskaloosa High School
Brianna Brooks - Oskaloosa
Ashley Nelson - Oskaloosa
Bailey Nelson - Ozawkie
Zachary Whaley - Oskaloosa
Perry-Lecompton High School
Kerry Aldridge - Lecompton
Caleb Daniels - Grantville
Brittney Hamersky - Lecompton
Alexander Haynes - Lecompton
Scott Hirsch - Grantville
Seth Surface - Ozwakie
Taylor Wiyninger - Perry
Valley Falls High School
Reid Bunde - Valley Falls
Tamara Drinkard - Denison
Christian Liewer - Valley Falls
Emily Nottingham - Ozawkie
Noah Schmeissner - Valley Falls.