KU to honor 67 seniors from Dickinson, Geary and Morris county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 12, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 67 seniors from high schools in in Dickinson, Geary and Morris counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Chapman High School, 400 W. Fourth St., Chapman.
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. Sue and Todd Frieze, of Chapman, are the site coordinators. Sandy Wong, of Junction City, is the alumni reservations coordinator. Sally and Mark Edwards, of Junction City, are the student/parent reservations coordinators. Barbara Craft, of Junction City, volunteers at the event.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2015 scholars are:
Dickinson
Abilene High School
Brenna Barrett - Abilene
Samantha Brown - Abilene
Gracie Dautel - Abilene
Rachell Dick - Abilene
Elliott Gassman - Abilene
Gabriel Johnson - Abilene
Jenna Klein - Abilene
Jordan Luty - Abilene
Jacoby Robinson - Abilene
Mallory Schardein - Abilene
Marissa Schardein - Abilene
Chapman High School
Milea Anderson - Abilene
Brittany Duer - Chapman
Kaylin Fink - Chapman
Anna Frick - Ft. Riley
Zachary Harris - Chapman
Lindsey Hurford - Chapman
Kyler Langvardt - Chapman
Thomas Meuli - Enterprise
Cole Sutterfield - Junction City
Herington High School
Vanessa Norwood - Herington
Micayla Stika - Burdick
Austin Young - Herington
Hope High School
Abby Ink - Hope
Solomon High School
Aislynn McKay - Niles
Alexa Ritter - Solomon
Leah Werling - Solomon
Geary
Junction City High School
Shekinah Bailey - Junction City
Jake Bazan - Junction City
Antonio Carter, Jr. - Junction City
Brittany Childs - Junction City
Elizabeth Cortes - Fort Riley
McKenzie Cox - Junction City
Olivia Diestelkamp - Junction City
Elishama Douglas - Fort Riley
Neil Glaser - Junction City
Laura Gunderson - Junction City
Evan Hallum - Junction City
Kyle Hand - Junction City
Samantha Judd - Fort Riley
Katharine Kellogg - Junction City
Mariam Khoury - Junction City
Samantha Kim - Junction City
Frances Korer - Junction City
Tanner Lueker - Junction City
Hailee McKie - Junction City
Marissa Muto - Junction City
Kristi Nguyen - Junction City
Lily Nguyen - Junction City
Nichole Nieves - Junction City
Mikiah Olson - Fort Riley
Brianna Pace - Junction City
Ana Perez-Lebron - Milford
Jordyn Peyla - Junction City
Jayson Quicksall - Junction City
Benedikt Reynolds - Fort Riley
Faith Richards - Junction City
Amy Scott-Sanjur - Junction City
Dominique Simmons - Chapman
Rachel Stoutamire - Junction City
Daniel Sul - Junction City
Ronald Wilkins - Fort Riley
Morgan Ziegler - Junction City
St. Xavier High School
Krystina Sunley - Salina
Morris
White City High School
Morgan Ash - White City
Alexis Campuzano - White City
Alexis Kahnt - White City.