KU to honor 52 high school seniors from Linn, Miami counties
LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 10, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 52 seniors from high schools in Linn and Miami counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Jayhawk-Linn High School, 14675 Kansas Hwy 2, Mound City.
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.
Ken Audus, dean of pharmacy 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. Geri Hartley and Jeff Dasenbrock serve as site coordinators and Linn and Miami County coordinators.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2016 scholars:
Linn
Jayhawk-Linn High School
Shyla Coffel - Mound City
Shelby Northcutt - Mound City
Lauren Sluder - Blue Mound
Allison Wakefield - Mound City
Pleasanton High School
Chelsea Cox - Pleasanton
Sydney Dent - Pleasanton
Prairie View High School
Bayleigh Boone - La Cygne
Maggie Brown - La Cygne
Jesika Callahan - La Cygne
Madison Gray - Amoret
Rachel Howard - Amsterdam
Kallie Konitzer - Pleasanton
Trent Phelps - La Cygne
Maggie Voigts - Greeley
Miami
Louisburg High School
Abigail Bergman - Louisburg
Benjamin Brummel - Louisburg
Michael Huffman - Louisburg
Jacob Mitchell - Louisburg
Makenzie Richardson - Louisburg
Spencer Rogers - Louisburg
Megan Roy - Louisburg
Lillian Scott - Louisburg
Cate Stambaugh - Louisburg
Jennifer Straub - Bucyrus
Madison Turner - Drexel
Hogan Welch - Louisburg
Osawatomie High School
Allyson Bence - Osawatomie
Laurel Bush - Osawatomie
Riley England - Osawatomie
Briona Fields - Osawatomie
Ashley Hay - Osawatomie
Josephine Johnson - Parker
Zealia Kleitz - Rantoul
Delaney Madden - Osawatomie
Haley McDougal - Osawatomie
Paola High School
Courtney Bardwell - Paola
Paul Copeland - Paola
Samantha Dyer - Paola
Rylie Edwards - Paola
Linda Flores - Paola
Rebekah Hadle - Paola
Eric Haefele - Paola
Brian Jensen - Paola
Morgan Laudan - Osawatomie
Justin Salisbury - Paola
Meghan Schasteen - Paola
Delaney Taylor - Paola
Hunter Thomas - Paola
Tanner Thomas - Paola
Emma Ure - Paola
Taylor Williams - Paola
Amanda Wood - Paola.