KU honors 90 seniors from Clay, Pottawatomie and Riley county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 7 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 90 seniors from high schools in Clay, Pottawatomie and Riley counties were recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a dinner and program at the Four Points by Sheraton, Manhattan.
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 received a Webster’s New College Dictionary.
Mahesh Daas, dean of the School of Architecture, Design & Planning, spoke to the students and their parents and guests.
Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Toni Stremel, of Manhattan, is the site and Riley County coordinator. Ellen Remsing, of Manhattan is a Montgomery County coordinator. Lucy Mulroney and Sylvia Mansfield, of Clay Center, are the Clay County coordinators. Doug and Joyce Elcock, of Wamego, are the Pottawatomie County coordinators.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2017 scholars:
Clay
Clay Center Community High School
Michael Brinkman - Clay Center
Andrea Chestnut - Clay Center
Chloe Gaug - Clay Center
Emma Girton - Clay Center
Riley Griggs - Clay Center
Lauren Lane - Clay Center
Michaela Musselman - Clifton
Paige Richardson - Clay Center
Lauren Taphorn - Clay Center
Jaden Wilcoxson - Clay Center
Rachael Williams - Clay Center
Brenna Wilson - Clay Center
Brianne Wilson - Clay Center
Wakefield High School
Cole Barber - Wakefield
Jacob Judy - Wakefield
Pottawatomie
Onaga High School
Shay Duer - Onaga
Jesse Fairbanks - Onaga
Maggie Revell - Wheaton
Rock Creek High School
Morgan Feldkamp - Manhattan
Holly Forrester - Wamego
Brynn Hammett - Wamego
Eli Miller - Westmoreland
Jayden Weers - St. George
Wyatt Williams - Wamego
St. Mary's High School
Sheyenne Denton - St. Marys
Anna Moylan - St. Marys
Wathan Moylan - St. Marys
Amanda Mulligan - Emmett
Madelyn Stewart - St. Marys
Kelsi Wood - Maple Hill
Wamego High School
Gavin Alexander - Wamego
Kayelynn Blanka - Wamego
Brysun Briggs - Wamego
Clarissa Clemons - Wamego
Sydney Eichman - Wamego
Noah Hildreth - Wamego
Jenny Hupe - Wamego
Hunter Mussetter - Wamego
Xavier Nall - Manhattan
Emma Pettay - Wamego
Tessa Seeberger - Wamego
Spencer Stewart - Wamego
Riley
Blue Valley Randolph High School
Georgia Hatesohl - Manhattan
Michael Wright - Olsburg
Flint Hills Christian School
Amanda Dillon - Manhattan
Caleb Linville - Manhattan
Manhattan High School
Izumi Asano - Manhattan
Parker Beer - Manhattan
Nolan Blankenau - Manhattan
Adelaide Bliss - Manhattan
Ben Brokesh - Manhattan
Lauren Casper - Manhattan
Caroline Cassou - Manhattan
Ahmet Ciftci - Manhattan
Brandon Cook - Manhattan
Zachary Culbertson - Manhattan
Lauren Davis - Manhattan
Chloe Dorst - Manhattan
Isabel Dritz - Manhattan
Jaalannee Dugassa Gobena - Manhattan
Anderson Fitch - Manhattan
Christina Griese - Manhattan
Joshua Haus - Manhattan
Eric Higgins - Manhattan
Caroline Hwang - Manhattan
Emma Kellogg - Manhattan
Angelica Lang - Manhattan
Owen Li - Manhattan
Duan Liu - Manhattan
Gabrielle Mcatee - Manhattan
Cara Melgares - Manhattan
Nicholas Mignano - Manhattan
Dylan Newell - Manhattan
Gabriella Radina - Manhattan
Jacey Reid - Manhattan
Kelsey Reith - Manhattan
Elizabeth Riforgiate - Manhattan
Edward Scott - Manhattan
Leah Selman - Manhattan
Saubhagya Shrestha - Manhattan
Molly Smith - Manhattan
Blaine Snyder - Manhattan
Isaac Sorrell - Manhattan
Kelly Wichmann - Manhattan
Riley County High School
Sierra Herron - Riley
Matthew Llewelyn - Manhattan
Maxwell Lowe - Manhattan
Jacob Nixon - Manhattan
Rachael Peterson - Leonardville
Stacia Satzler – Manhattan.