KU to honor 216 seniors from Shawnee, Wabaunsee county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 13 Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 3, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 216 seniors from high schools in Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at the Ramada Inn Regency Ballroom, 420 S.E. Sixth Ave., Topeka.
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.
Neeli Bendapudi, dean of business at KU, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Rebecca Crotty, Cleo Murphy, Anne Wilson and Shelby Swafford, of Topeka, are the coordinators for this program.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2016 scholars:
Shawnee
Cair Paravel Latin School
Hannah Borchers - Topeka
Peyton Williams - Topeka
Hayden Catholic High School
Jake Bernard - Topeka
Brad Buhler - Topeka
Madisen Evans - Topeka
Brenden Feldt - Topeka
Micaela Magee - Topeka
Jensen May - Topeka
Mitchell Quaney - Auburn
Jacki Radmacher - Topeka
Gabriel Schmitz - Topeka
Karl Shaffer - Topeka
Gabrielle Vosburg - Topeka
Heritage Christian School
Caleb Current - Auburn
Emily Folster - Tecumseh
McKenna Folster - Tecumseh
Candyce Halstead - Topeka
Caleb McElroy - Topeka
Highland Park High School
Angel Allison - Topeka
Joelle Barfield - Topeka
Nicholas Campbell - Topeka
Artaja Conley - Topeka
Jessica De La Rosa - Topeka
Benedict Guerra-Arreola - Topeka
Cesar Guerra-Garcia - Topeka
Heather King - Topeka
Sabrina Kuhn - Topeka
Julisa Martinez - Topeka
Michelle Martinez - Topeka
Asianah McCracken - Topeka
Korynne McWilliams - Topeka
Nathaniel Muriithi - Topeka
Cecilia Nuno - Topeka
Paula Ramos - Tecumseh
Dy'Esha Risby - Topeka
Jose Rivera - Topeka
Camille Sanders - Topeka
Manuel Soto-Carrillo - Topeka
Rossville High School
Eric Ebert - St. Marys
Justin Logan - Topeka
Kyle Parr - Rossville
Britnee Zemek - St. Marys
Seaman High School
Marcy Anderson - Topeka
Michelle Anderson - Topeka
Erin Boyd - Topeka
Colton Brennan - Topeka
Brett Broadbent - Topeka
Alix Fisk - Topeka
Spencer Fortney - Meriden
Sydney Gifford - Topeka
Lexus Gower - Topeka
Cassidy Harden - Topeka
Kaylee Havenstein - Topeka
Madison Henley - Topeka
Emily Hersh - Topeka
Amanda Hurla - Topeka
Sydney Marney - Topeka
McKenna Miller - Topeka
Molly Mulqueen - Topeka
Rylee Neigenfind - Topeka
Shayla Podlena - Topeka
Sydney Polzar - Topeka
Hailey Reed - Topeka
Victoria Rothenberger - Topeka
Emma Sauer - Topeka
Lakota Shehi - Topeka
Tatum Smith - Topeka
Kaylee Snell - Topeka
Andrea Sodergren - Topeka
Katelyn Tolin - Topeka
Deven Wallace - Topeka
Noah Weible - Topeka
Brenlee Yingling - Topeka
Ryan Zeferjahn - Topeka
Shawnee Heights High School
Madeline Boles - Tecumseh
Nicholas Bonavia - Topeka
Miranda Boyer - Topeka
Parker Campbell - Tecumseh
Jarod Cooper - Berryton
Andrea Crimmins - Topeka
Natalie Crimmins - Topeka
Madison Foster - Tecumseh
Alison Fowler - Topeka
Derek Gauntt - Topeka
Avery Heaven - Berryton
Makenna Janke - Topeka
Carter Joy - Topeka
Kathryn Lipka - Lecompton
Madison Lysaught - Topeka
Emily Noble - Topeka
Garrett Rademacher - Lawrence
Noah Riley - Topeka
Lauren Scott - Berryton
Alexander Sheikh - Topeka
Jamie Siess - Tecumseh
Mallory Silkey - Tecumseh
Sam Steuart - Topeka
Storme Sully - Berryton
Mira Taliaferro - Topeka
Chloe Vincent - Topeka
Yi Ting Wang - Tecumseh
Kamrin Wells - Berryton
Mikala Wells - Topeka
Emily Wilson - Topeka
Alexander Wittman - Tecumseh
Silver Lake High School
Kenzie Kriss - Silver Lake
Taylor Martin - Silver Lake
Elizabeth Moore - Silver Lake
Taylor White - Silver Lake
Brianna Womack - Silver Lake
Topeka High School
Oladele Adegbore - Topeka
Megan Baker - Topeka
Gabrielle Barger - Topeka
Isabelle Bauguess - Topeka
Michael Brown - Topeka
Kathryn Cherveny - Topeka
Jacob Cole - Topeka
Danielle Cottrell - Topeka
Destiny Emery - Topeka
Samantha Friess - Topeka
Molly Hatesohl - Topeka
Riley Huckabay - Topeka
Lydeah Kearse - Topeka
Sofia Kennedy - Topeka
Elizabeth Lange - Topeka
Jeremy Mazas - Topeka
Troy Morgan - Topeka
Blake Morrell - Topeka
Elizabeth Mugler - Topeka
Quinn Patterson - Topeka
Ida Pieschl - Topeka
Kemper Robertson - Topeka
Madison Sawyer - Topeka
Jackson Schiefelbein - Topeka
Carley Sullivan - Topeka
Katherine Sweeney - Topeka
Alexis Tibbits - Topeka
Brian Truesdell - Topeka
Brianna Ullom - Topeka
Yazmin Vega - Topeka
Donna Whipple - Topeka
Jessica Whitfill - Topeka
Tyler Wible - Topeka
T'Keyah Williamson - Topeka
Ashley Yoder - Topeka
Topeka West High School
Jamie Cox - Topeka
Addison Donohue - Topeka
Katy Evenson - Topeka
Jensen Fair - Topeka
Hannah Garrard - Topeka
Sara Hanley - Topeka
Rachel Hockenbarger - Topeka
Emily Hodge - Topeka
Eric Hoyt - Topeka
Alexis Kelly - Topeka
Catherine LaRue - Topeka
Aubrey Miller - Topeka
Chloe Neukirch - Topeka
Camille Parman - Topeka
Rylan Prieb - Topeka
Arlene Quintana - Topeka
Joshua Scheck - Topeka
Sierra Smith - Topeka
Laura Suarez - Topeka
Ellen Wenger - Topeka
Monica West - Topeka
Washburn Rural High School
Tori Agler - Topeka
Jose Alaras - Topeka
Wolf Blaser - Topeka
Evan Brunner - Topeka
Samantha Brunton - Topeka
Jenna Buckley - Auburn
Samantha Buesing - Topeka
Max Burkholder - Topeka
Caroline Craig - Auburn
Srividya Dasaraju - Topeka
Amanda Edwards - Topeka
Leah Fisher - Topeka
Lily He - Topeka
Jack Hillman - Topeka
Darby Hirsch - Topeka
Emma Hirschi - Topeka
Weston Johnson - Topeka
Caleb Jones - Topeka
Christopher Lawrence - Topeka
Chloe Luckeroth - Topeka
Lukas McCalla - Topeka
Ian McDonald - Topeka
Thomas Meek - Topeka
Laura Nicolae - Topeka
Nathan Osborn - Auburn
Michael Padgett - Topeka
Anita Patel - Topeka
Joshua Pokorny - Topeka
Sage Pourmirza - Topeka
Dillon Prokop - Topeka
Mira Ram - Topeka
Orion Razo - Topeka
Kyle Resnik - Topeka
Rebecca Reutzel - Topeka
Nicholas Schroeder - Topeka
Jordan Schwerdt - Topeka
Jeremiah Shipman - Topeka
Megan Strasburg - Topeka
Pranav Trivedi - Topeka
Lauren Vlach - Topeka
Samantha Walker - Topeka
Anika Wu - Topeka
James Wu - Topeka
Katelyn Yee - Topeka
Wabaunsee
Mission Valley High School
Kylie Coble - Auburn
Emily Schwant - Topeka
Cassidy Willsey - Maple Hill
Wabaunsee High School
Alison Herren - Alma
Katie Mayer - Maple Hill
Taylor Nikkel - Maple Hill.