KU to honor 40 high school seniors from Atchison, Brown, Doniphan counties

LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 40 seniors from high schools in Atchison, Brown and Doniphan counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the Atchison Heritage Conference Center, 710 S. Ninth St., Atchison.

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.

Lisa Pinamonti Kress, director of admissions, 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. Jeff Caudle, of Atchison, is the site and Atchison County coordinator.  Leland and Debbie Hansen, of Hiawatha, are the Brown County coordinators. Mike and Pam Arnold, of Bendena, are the Doniphan 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:

Atchison

Atchison County Community High School

Madison Martin - Lancaster

Matie Meeks - Effingham

Elizabeth Miller - Atchison

Baylee Pitts - Nortonville

Kendra Rodecap - Nortonville

Atchison High School

Celina Binkley - Atchison

Makenzie Dougherty - Atchison

Wykeen Gill - Atchison

Samuel Harper - Atchison

Sarah Jaloma - Atchison

Emily Kiehl - Atchison

Jackson McCoole - Atchison

Ana Rizek - Atchison

Anna Shipley - Atchison

Alyson Wilson - Atchison

Steven Zwahl - Atchison

Maur Hill - Mount Academy

Ian Buhman-Wiggs - Atchison

Alexander King - Atchison

Canyon Miller - Atchison

Joseph Schmidt - Atchison

Carly Taylor - Atchison

Brown

Hiawatha High School

Garrett Binns - Hiawatha

Kailey Davis - White Cloud

Brandon Hurn - Hiawatha

Kristopher Kneisley - Hiawatha

Bryn Swearingen - Hiawatha

Annie Weingart - Hiawatha

Horton High School

Alec Cowley - Horton

Derek Richardson - Horton

Murphy Tinio - Horton

Doniphan

Doniphan West High School

Chelsea Cluck - Robinson

Cori Pottorf - Highland

Riverside High School

Alysa Anderson - Wathena

Isabella Libel - Wathena

Whitney Meers - Wathena

Kamryn Smith - Wathena

Samantha Whitten - Saint Joseph

Bailey Winkel - Troy

Troy High School

Cailyn Anderson - Troy

Tucker Morris – Troy.