KU to honor 237 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Sept. 22, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 237 seniors from high schools in Sedgwick County will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at Campus High School, 2100 W 55th St. S, Wichita.
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.
Barbara Ballard, director for outreach at the Dole Institute of Politics, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Community volunteers collect contributions, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Blair and Mark Rogers, of Wichita, are the site coordinators. Peggy and John Knudtson, of Wichita, are the Sedgwick County coordinators.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2015 scholars:
Sedgwick
Andale High School
Benjamin Albert - Andale
Angela Baalmann - Andale
Bethany Cole - Andale
Rachel Friedrichs - Mt. Hope
Allan Hein - Colwich
Payton Herbst - Andale
Tristen Janzen - Andale
Caleb Jones - Colwich
Abbie Maxwell - Andale
Elaine Neville - Andale
Charles Robertson - Goddard
Devin Schmitz - Mt. Hope
Irvin Schueller - Andale
Julianna Smarsh - Colwich
Shelby VenJohn - Andale
Dustin Vestering - Wichita
Dylan Wappelhorst - Colwich
Wade Winter - Andale
Campus High School
Alonso Acosta - Wichita
Mackenzie Balthazor - Wichita
Clint Barb - Haysville
Dalton Bond - Haysville
Heather Braden - Haysville
Megan Brown - Wichita
Reagan Brown - Wichita
Kelsey Clem - Haysville
JohnLe Do - Wichita
Katharine Floyd - Wichita
Andrea Gerstenkorn - Wichita
Molli Jones - Wichita
Robert Jones - Haysville
Vy Le - Wichita
Amanda Lolling - Haysville
Andrew Marsh - Haysville
Samantha Miller - Haysville
David Pena - Wichita
Kaylee Rasmussen - Wichita
Megan Rasmussen - Wichita
Rachel Reese - Haysville
Caleb Robello - Haysville
Rayna Robert - Colwich
Sage Robert - Colwich
Timberly Sen - Wichita
Taylor Spangler - Valley Center
Samantha Stremski - Haysville
Courtney Terrell - Haysville
Aaron Van Ness - Haysville
Binh Vo - Wichita
Cheney High School
Parker Gehrer - Cheney
Emily Jacobs - Cheney
Chase McCormick - Cheney
Samantha Montgomery - Cheney
Chaz Robinson - Cheney
Casey Veith - Cheney
Clearwater High School
Caleb Bolan - Clearwater
Braden Hill - Clearwater
Margaret Kunkel - Clearwater
Jaden Mount - Clearwater
Paige Peppard - Clearwater
Austin Pitcher - Clearwater
Dane Rausch - Clearwater
Justin Stallard - Clearwater
Derby High School
Saliem Allison - Derby
Courtney Anderson - Derby
Rachel Atakpa - Belle Plaine
Hayden Boline - Derby
Laura Boots - Derby
Chase Branstetter - Derby
Rachael Brewer - Derby
Autumn Crafton - Derby
Dalton Denton - Derby
John Doerksen - Derby
Katharine Doerksen - Derby
Christa Ellison - Derby
Whitney Feltrop - Derby
Caleb Gash - Derby
Paige Gumpenberger - Derby
Sadie Harper - Derby
Nathaniel Harris - Wichita
Brynn Hoover - Derby
Mary Joyce - Derby
Austin Keller - Derby
Alexandria Kennedy - Derby
Nicholas Lankford - Derby
Jesus Loera - Wichita
Jordan Mar - Derby
Joshua Mark - Derby
Christopher Marsh - Derby
Nicole Mellinger - Derby
Jennah Minnick - Derby
Bryce Morgan - Derby
Olivia Moser - Derby
Liam Ormiston - Derby
Broque Przymus - Derby
Jennifer Riggins - Derby
Emily Roets - Haysville
Jeremy Rogers - Derby
Sophia Sanchez - Derby
Brittanie Smith - Derby
Kylie Smith - Derby
Jace Snodgrass - Derby
Brett Staats - Derby
Ocean Swartz - Derby
Katelyn Voge - Derby
Eisenhower High School
Ashley Abbott - Goddard
Richie Aguilera - Goddard
Jonathan Anschutz - Wichita
Nathan Brisco - Wichita
Zachary Congleton - Wichita
Shea DeBoard - Goddard
Francis Dwornicki - Wichita
Samantha Ellis - Wichita
Hunter Hacker - Goddard
Kailyn Hochstein - Wichita
Kate Kastens - Goddard
Emily King - Wichita
Ryan Lee - Wichita
Ashton Lundy - Wichita
Jenae Maley - Wichita
Brynn Minor - Wichita
Leah Nelson - Wichita
Brady Quick - Wichita
Linnea Ristow - Wichita
Garden Plain High School
Dalton Doyle - Garden Plain
Gunnar Gassmann - Cheney
Troy Puetz - Garden Plain
Mariah Sewiert - Mt. Hope
Haley Tatom - Garden Plain
Goddard High School
Rachel Barrett - Goddard
Victoria Cooper - Wichita
Christopher Diaz de Leon - Wichita
Callum Duncan - Wichita
Jordan Gorges - Goddard
Lam Hoang - Wichita
Aimee Johnson - Wichita
Ellen Kurtzweil - Wichita
Nancy Lartey Nah - Wichita
Jamison Logan - Wichita
Jenna McKaig - Wichita
Tyson Merritt - Goddard
Olivia Potter - Wichita
Taylore Rose - Goddard
Ashley Roskam - Goddard
Courtney Scheer - Goddard
Stacy Swain - Wichita
Emily Ulmen - Wichita
Logan Weppler - Goddard
Maize High School
Taylor Axtell - Wichita
Saige Baalman - Wichita
Ryan Baker - Wichita
Mouhamad Houssein Ballout - Wichita
Samuel Bayliff - Maize
Savannah Bender - Wichita
Danielle Bever - Maize
Rachel Brand - Maize
Bailey Brown - Wichita
Tyler Downs - Wichita
Austin Engler - Wichita
Eric Flett - Wichita
Danielle Gerety - Wichita
Meghan Grimes - Wichita
Elizabeth Hardesty - Wichita
Riley Jay - Wichita
Sarah Jensen - Wichita
Brooke Johanson - Maize
Alexandra Johnson - Wichita
Dylan Jones - Wichita
Kara Kolar - Wichita
Ashley Krase - Maize
Courtney Lang - Wichita
Jack Norris - Wichita
Madison Orton - Wichita
Katarina Ortstadt - Wichita
Kelsey Quick - Wichita
Mariah Rey - Wichita
Akim Richards - Wichita
Christopher Roberts - Maize
April Romaine - Wichita
Haley Smalley - Wichita
Paige Swanson - Wichita
Keiryn Swenson - Wichita
Spencer Tammany - Wichita
Kate Utech - Wichita
Abigail Walker - Wichita
Deidra Walker - Wichita
Corey Wilson - Wichita
Maize South High School
Alexa Brockel - Wichita
Kale Bulloch - Wichita
Cole Christain - Wichita
Lexy Cochran - Wichita
Tucker Downs - Wichita
Michael Henderson - Maize
Jaden Hilgers - Wichita
Garrett Holmes - Wichita
Chidinma Iweha - Wichita
Collin Kasitz - Wichita
Kade Kordonowy - Wichita
Wakon Lee - Maize
Tucker Luce - Wichita
Caleb Oeding - Wichita
Paul Reichenberger - Wichita
Gwyneth Schuler - Wichita
Stephanie Severe - Wichita
Brenn Shipman - Wichita
Mulvane High School
Brileigh Ballinger - Peck
Tyler Barton - Derby
Taylor Bradley - Peck
Meghan Carver - Mulvane
Elise Dayton - Derby
Baine Dikeman - Derby
Larissa Ester - Mulvane
Alannah Federico - Mulvane
Brandon Foster - Douglass
Logan Gossett - Derby
Morgan Jarrett - Haysville
Angelica Killinger - Mulvane
Courtney Mark - Derby
Jonathan Serrano-Ramsey - Mulvane
Valley Center High School
Evan Balthazor - Valley Center
Kayla Barton - Valley Center
Myles Carter - Valley Center
Jeremy Chase - Valley Center
Wesley Crow - Valley Center
Alessandra Garvey - Valley Center
Maija Gierhart - Valley Center
Cole Klilnkhammer - Wichita
Levi Maxson - Valley Center
Cheyanne McHenry - Valley Center
Samantha Orr - Wichita
Dianna Reyes - Valley Center
Audrey Ricks - Valley Center
Dylan Scheer - Valley Center
Trevor Schul - Valley Center
Samuel Sheahan - Valley Center
Nicole Supernaw - Valley Center
Laura Wiebe - Valley Center
Mikaila Woods - Wichita.