KU to honor 36 high school seniors from Atchison, Brown and Doniphan counties

LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 25, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 36 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 South 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.

David Johnston, vice president of internet services & marketing at the KU Alumni Association, 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 2015 scholars:
 

Atchison

Atchison County Community High School
Julie Corpstein - Atchison
Blair Fowler - Nortonville
Kyle Kimmi - Lancaster
Jeremy Lutz - Nortonville
Rachel Newquist - Muscotah
 
Atchison High School
Riley Aversman - Atchison
Haven Fry - Atchison
Tayler Hinton - Atchison
Alex Howard - Atchison
Chezney Hunter - Atchison
Colin Lasater - Atchison
Hannah Liggett - Atchison
Nash Shults - Atchison
Justin Whitmer - Atchison
 
Maur Hill - Mount Academy
Ella McLeod - Atchison
Kaitlyn Miller - Cummings
Christopher Mulholland - Atchison
Jacob Schmidt - Atchison
Richard White III - Atchison
 
Brown
 
Hiawatha High School
Shania Gormley - Hiawatha
Sarah Holladay - Hiawatha
Jordan Puvogel - Hiawatha
Katie Rosa - Hiawatha
Mara Schlichting - Hiawatha
Jeremy Tryon - Robinson
 
Horton High School
Kyle Becker - Lancaster
Kelly Lehew - Everest
Mikayla Schmitt - Horton
 
Doniphan
 
Doniphan West High School
Tynan Bollinger - Bendena
Kayla Cook - Highland
 
Riverside High School
Sydney Meers - Wathena
Megan Mueller - Highland
George Scarborough - Elwood
Lauren Studer - Wathena
 
Troy High School
Trae Shelton - Atchison
Jay Whetstine - Troy.