KU to honor 87 seniors from Clay, Pottawatomie and Riley county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Nov. 3, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 87 seniors from high schools in Clay, Pottawatomie and Riley counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the Four Points by Sheraton, 530 Richards Drive, 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 will receive a Webster’s New College Dictionary and a commemorative certificate.
Frank DeSalvo, associate vice provost 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. 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 2015 scholars:
Clay
Clay Center Community High School
Audrey Desrosiers - Clay Center
Macey Dieckmann - Clay Center
Kelsey Drewelow - Clay Center
Emily Ebert - Clay Center
Tanner Fox - Clay Center
Macy Franson - Clay Center
Ricky Huse - Morganville
Kelsey Jones - Clay Center
Erika Swaim - Clay Center
Wakefield High School
Ethan Hammond - Wakefield
Hailey Teeter - Milford
Katie Yarrow - Wakefield
Pottawatomie
Onaga High School
Jonathan Fairbanks - Onaga
Rebekah Glessner - Onaga
Taylor Kufahl - Wheaton
Rock Creek High School
Anastasia Bell - Manhattan
Kayla Boltz - Westmoreland
Shannon Caffrey - Westmoreland
Jacy Johnston - Westmoreland
Chase Ridder - Westmoreland
Shilo Schaake - Westmoreland
McKenzy Umscheid - St. George
St. Mary's High School
Katelyn Hutley - St. Marys
Mallory Mitchell - St. Marys
Maria Moylan - St. Marys
Stephani Robbins - Emmeett
Kyle Wietharn - St. Marys
Wamego High School
Anthony Klecan - Wamego
Gabriel Klein - Wamego
Hannah Lincoln - Wamego
Samuel Long - Wamego
Ethan Malin - Wamego
Emily McMonagle - Wamego
Brianna Peddicord - Wamego
Alexis Pettay - Wamego
Matthew Scherer - Wamego
Allison Seufert - Wamego
Margaret Shermoen - Wamego
Madeline Vontz - Wamego
Riley
Blue Valley Randolph High School
Taylor Kaump - Randolph
Peter Shelby - Randolph
Flint Hills Christian School
Derek Pockrandt - Manhattan
Manhattan High School
Samantha Adams - Manhattan
Daniel Aramouni - Manhattan
Caroline Ballard - Manhattan
Audrey Barton - Manhattan
Rachel Beach - Manhattan
Rita Bedros - Manhattan
Tyler Brennan - Manhattan
Chayanon Chuwonganant - Manhattan
Tyler Daveline - Manhattan
Sachin Deyoung - Manhattan
Reid Erdwien - Manhattan
Kristen Fraley - Manhattan
Samantha Gameros - Manhattan
Roxanne Gehring - Manhattan
William Grogan - Manhattan
Lindsey Hageman - Manhattan
Miranda Hairgrove - Manhattan
Siera Haug - Manhattan
Xavier Hayden - Manhattan
Adam Hupp - Manhattan
Emma Irvine - Alta Vista
Taylor Jones - Manhattan
Marisa Lang - Manhattan
Alexander Lund - Manhattan
Pierson Mcatee - Manhattan
Fawwaz Naeem - Manhattan
Dheepthi Perumal Ramasamy - Manhattan
Niroop Rajashekar - Manhattan
Audrey Reever - Manhattan
John Riforgiate - Manhattan
Madison Ross - Manhattan
Chengzhang Sang - Manhattan
Mary Snyder - Manhattan
Luke Stegeman - Manhattan
Alex Stenberg - Clyde
Madison Urban - Manhattan
Luge Wuri - Manhattan
Katrina Yau - Manhattan
Angel Zelazny - Manhattan
Lisa Zhu - Manhattan
Riley County High School
Abigail Collins - Riley
Justin Cooper - Manhattan
Olivia Lowe - Manhattan
Megan Nelson - Manhattan
Katherine Sundgren - Leonardville.