KU to honor 36 high school seniors from Allen, Bourbon, Woodson counties


Fri, 01/23/2015

author

Jennifer Jackson Sanner

LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Feb. 2, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 36 seniors from schools in Allen, Bourbon and Woodson counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Iola High School, 300 East Jackson, Iola.

Since 1971, the Kansas Honors Program has recognized more than 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.

Bernie Kish, director of facilities & lecturer for the School of Education at the University of Kansas, 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. Jim and Karen Gilpin, of Iola, are the site and Allen County coordinators. Gary and Sally Cullor, of Fort Scott, and Susy Hammons, of Pittsburg, are Bourbon County coordinators. Sharon Suske, of Yates Center, is the Woodson County coordinator.  Wade Park, of Iola, also volunteers at the program.

The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2015 scholars:

Allen

Humboldt High School

Jacob Carpenter, Savonburg

Joshua Hawley, Iola

Chelsea Lea, Iola

Rachael Taylor, Humboldt

 

Iola High School

Alex Bauer, Iola

Colton Heffern, Iola

Travis Hermstein, Iola

Jo Lohman, Iola

Lexie Long, Iola

Kaden Macha, Iola

Emma Piazza, Iola

Baylea Thompson, Iola

Jonathan Tidd, Iola

Shane Walden, Iola

 

Marmaton Valley High School

Emily Boyd, Moran

Trent Johnson, Moran

 

Bourbon

Fort Scott High School

Kennyn Baldwin, Arcadia

Jacob Bradbury, Fort Scott

Chase Brown, Fort Scott

Kaitlyn Brown, Fort Scott

Sydney Cullison, Fort Scott

Kristian Engle, Fort Scott

Meredith Hill, Fort Scott

Benjamin Labbe, Uniontown

Heather LaFarge, Fort Scott

Andrew Martin, Fort Scott

Emily Martin, Fort Scott

Courtney Rooks, Fort Scott

Taylor Schilling, Fort Scott

Dacey Simpson, Fort Scott

 

Uniontown High School

Hannah Fry, Ft. Scott

Michaela Nietfeld, Mapleton

Lane Sutterby, Savonburg

 

Woodson

Yates Center High School

Shayna Karmann, Yates Center

Aubrey Smith, Yates Center

Rhett Stratman, Yates Center.

Fri, 01/23/2015

author

Jennifer Jackson Sanner

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KU Alumni Association

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