Kansas City Kansas Community College scholars to be honored

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Two Kansas City Kansas Community College students are among 55 Kansas community college scholars that will be honored for their academic accomplishments Feb. 12 in Topeka during the 19th-Annual Phi Theta Kappa Honors Luncheon.

The Luncheon will be held at the Ramada Inn Hotel in Topeka in conjunction with February’s Kansas Board of Regents meeting.

Those in attendance will hear from Dr. Rod Risley, Executive Director Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The KCKCC students selected were Joseph Lutz and Wendy Monarres.

Bishop Ward seniors awarded Martin Luther King Jr. college scholarships

Courtesy of Bishop Ward High School

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- The Kansas City, Kan., Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday Celebration Committee awarded Bishop Ward seniors Dani Braun, Elizabeth Gilbert, Lesslie Martinez, Kendall Nick, and Donovan Watts $600 college scholarships.

The awards were presented on Jan. 19 at the Jack Reardon Civic Center.

Wyandotte County students honored by Wichita State University

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- Wichita State University has announced the names of more than 2,300 students who were on the WSU dean's honor roll for fall 2014.

To be included on the dean's honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Two Wyandotte County students honored by Benedictine College

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- Benedictine College has recognized those students who have distinguished themselves academically during the last semester.

Whitney Morrow of Kansas City, Kan., was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2014 semester, which ended in December.

Kaihtlyn Schlachter of Bonner Springs, Kan., was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2014 semester, which ended in December.

To achieve the honor, a student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and a grade point average of 3.5 or above per semester. Of the 1,854 students on campus for the 2014-2015 academic year, 528 made the Dean's List.

Fort Hays State honors students from Wyandotte County

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- Local students are among the 1,167 named by Fort Hays State University to the Deans Honor Roll for the fall 2014 semester.

The list includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have enrolled in 12 or more credit hours and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time on-campus and FHSU Virtual College students are eligible.

Students honored from Wyandotte County:

Northwest Missouri State University honors Wyandotte County students

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- The Office of the Registrar at Northwest Missouri State University announced the names of students named to the Academic or President's Honor Roll at the end of the 2014 fall trimester.

To be included on the Academic Honor Roll a student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and attain a grade point average of 3.50 or above on a 4.00 scale. Students named to the President's Honor Roll have attained a perfect 4.00 GPA for the trimester.

BONNER SPRINGS, KAN.

• Kaylie N Holloway, President
• Dalton Vitt, Academic

KANSAS CITY, KAN.

• Alexandria K Blaurock, Academic
• Christine M Hatcher, President
• Alicia L Johnson, President

Jessica Paxton is named to Morningside College Dean's List

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- Jessica Paxton, daughter of Stacy Paxton of Kansas City, Kan., and Scott Paxton of Cleveland, Mo., was named to the Dean's List at Morningside College for the 2014 fall semester. Paxton had a perfect 4.00 grade point average for the semester.

Each semester the Dean's List recognizes students who achieve a 3.67 grade point average or better and complete at least 12 credits of coursework with no grade below a "C-." William C. Deeds, provost at the college, recently released the Dean's List for the fall semester, and each student received a letter of recognition.

Morningside College is a small, private college in Sioux City, Iowa, that offers bachelor's degrees in a variety of disciplines, and graduate programs in education and nursing.

For more information about Morningside College, visit the college's website at www.morningside.edu.

MidAmerica Nazarene University honors students from Wyandotte County

OLATHE, KAN. ----- MidAmerica Nazarene University recently announced its President's List, Dean's List and Honor Roll for the fall 2014 semester. A total of 427 students qualified for one of the honors.

Following are MNU students named to the President's List, Dean's List and Honor Roll from Wyandotte County include:

BONNER SPRINGS, KAN. 

• Tyler McMahan, Dean's List

KANSAS CITY, KAN. 

•  Vanessa Kelley, Dean's List
•  Edith Menhusen, Dean's List
•  Christopher Parker, Honor Roll
•  Samuel Stowe, Honor Roll

All students in traditional programs carrying 12 semester hours or more with a term GPA from 3.2 to 4.0 may qualify for one of these academic honors.

Neutral credit hours are excluded from the calculation and reduce the course load used to figure the honor. The President's List is a 4.0 grade point average for the semester; Dean's List ranges from 3.5 to 3.99; and the Honor Roll is 3.2 to 3.49.

MidAmerica Nazarene University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university of more than 1860 students. Offering 40 plus traditional undergraduate majors, the university is also known for its accelerated professional and graduate programs.

Study abroad as well as service-learning experiences are encouraged through MNU's Go Global, MNU Europe and ServiceCorps programs.

The campus is located on 105 acres in Olathe, Kansas, and operates a location in Liberty, Missouri, for professional and graduate programs. More information may be found at www.mnu.edu.

KCK students honored by Bethany College

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- More than 180 Bethany College students have earned semester honors for their academic performance during the fall 2014 semester and have been named to the Dean's List.

To qualify for the list, students must be enrolled full-time and earn a semester grade point average of 3.5.

Students honored from Kansas City, Kan., were:

• James Lohman, Criminal Justice

• Jenni Yulich, Christian Ministry Minor

Wyandotte County students graduate from Emporia State University

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Several students from Wyandotte County recently graduated from Emporia State University

Area students who were candidates for degrees are listed below.

Four Wyandotte County students receive academic honor from Washburn University

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Washburn University has released the names of students who were named to the fall semester President's Honor Roll.

To be named to the list, a student must be enrolled in at least 12 graded semester credit hours and attain a semester grade point average of 4.0.

Students from Wyandotte County who attained membership on the honor roll:

Kansas City, Kan. 

• Meg Marie Calvert

• Jena Susanne Dean

• Michelle Jewel Gerety

• Madelin Hayes

Wyandotte County students awarded scholarships from Kansas State University

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- More than 12,000 academic scholarships have been awarded to Kansas State University students for the 2014-2015 school year.

Overall, students have earned more than $25.6 million in scholarships for the current academic year — $6.4 million more than the previous year.

Most of the scholarships are made possible through donations and gifts to the Kansas State University Foundation. Information on the university's student financial assistance is available at http://www.k-state.edu/sfa.

Wyandotte County students receiving scholarships include:

Benedictine College announces 2014 graduates from Wyandotte County

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., has announced its May 2014 graduates.

Below are those graduates from Wyandotte County

• Mary Harrity of Kansas City (66102) earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Political Science

• Elizabeth Maurin of Kansas City (66102) earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Physical Education.

• Zachary Nill of Kansas City (66109) earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Management.

• Nicole Papageorgiou of Kansas City (66109) earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Mass Communications.

• Kayla Phillips of Kansas City (66109) earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in English.

Founded in 1858, Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine, residential, liberal arts college located on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas.

The school is proud to have been named one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report as well as one of the top Catholic colleges in the nation by First Things magazine and the Newman Guide.

It prides itself on outstanding academics, extraordinary faith life, strong athletic programs, and an exceptional sense of community and belonging. It has a mission to educate men and women within a community of faith and scholarship.

University of Kansas announces spring 2014 honor roll for Wyandotte County

KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Approximately 4,600 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2014 semester.

The students, from KU’s Lawrence campus and the schools of Health Professions and Nursing in Kansas City, Kan., represent 94 of 105 Kansas counties, 43 other states and 38 other countries.

The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and in the schools of Architecture, Design & Planning; Business; Education; Engineering; Health Professions; Journalism; Music; Nursing; Pharmacy; and Social Welfare.

Honor roll criteria vary among the university’s academic units.

Some schools honor the top 10 percent of students enrolled, some establish a minimum grade-point average and others raise the minimum GPA for each year students are in school.

Students must complete a minimum number of credit hours to be considered for the honor roll.

Below are those students honored from Wyandotte County:

• Garret Kahle, Basehor, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Peter Beatty, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Cassandra Bever, Bonner Springs, School of Education

• Chloe Carroll, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Kyle Chadwick, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Bridget Davis, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Alyson Espy, Bonner Springs, School of Education

• Elizabeth Grinter, Bonner Springs, School of Nursing

• Elizabeth Heimes, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Daniel Hilliard, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Spencer Himpel, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Jessie Kelly, Bonner Springs, School of Business

• Brendan Martin, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Anna Nelson, Bonner Springs, School of Education

• Tessa Newberry, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Harley Ruszala, Bonner Springs, School of the Arts

• Shauna Shoemake, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Kelsey Stanbrough, Bonner Springs, School of Health Professions

• Mario Vlasic, Bonner Springs, School of Business

• Cortney Wise, Bonner Springs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Jamie Arnett, Edwardsville, School of Pharmacy

• Suhaib Bajwa, Edwardsville, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Ala Abusalim, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Nana Agyen, Kansas City, School of Health Professions

• Ashley Arnett, Kansas City, School of the Arts

• Laura Banks, Kansas City, School of Nursing

• Jordan Biel, Kansas City, School of Education

• Elizabeth Brock, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Ann Budd, Kansas City, School of Business

• Caitlin Buerge, Kansas City, School of Nursing

• Christopher Burch, Kansas City, School of Education

• Chase Cook, Kansas City, School of Education

• Briana Curry, Kansas City, School of the Arts

• Paul Duckworth, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Holly Ellington, Kansas City, School of Pharmacy

• Melissa Fewell, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Jillian Frick, Kansas City, School of Nursing

• Julia Glenn, Kansas City, School of Nursing

• Vashti Goracke, Kansas City, School of the Arts

• Nicole Hampton, Kansas City, School of Nursing

• Day Harris, Kansas City, School of Social Welfare

• Rebecca Harris, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Ashley Hart, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Brendan Higgins, Kansas City, School of Pharmacy

• Carolina Jimenez-Garcia, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Chloe Lockman, Kansas City, School of Architecture, Design & Planning

• Bernardo Luque Jr., Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Monica McGlory, Kansas City, School of Social Welfare

• Brittany Moore, Kansas City, School of Health Professions

• Carmen Ortiz, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Peyton Peaches, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Julie Peterson, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Betsy Ramirez, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Jamie Redic, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• LaTierra Sambol, Kansas City, School of Nursing

• Kevin Schnirch, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Michelle Selbe, Kansas City, School of Education

• Courtney Simcoe, Kansas City, School of Education

• Michael Smith, Kansas City, School of the Arts

• Erica Smith, Kansas City, School of Social Welfare

• Timaira Smith, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Zachary Smith, Kansas City, School of Engineering

• Dominic Sosinski, Kansas City, School of Architecture, Design & Planning

• Krista Sturm, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Courtney Swift, Kansas City, School of Health Professions

• Carlie Thomas, Kansas City, School of Education

• David Valdiviezo, Kansas City, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Mai Vue, Kansas City, School of Health Professions

• Jackson Wagner, Kansas City, School of Business

• Stacie Yang, Kansas City, School of Health Professions

• Tyler Yoder, Kansas City, School of Engineering

• Ethan Zolotor, Kansas City, School of Engineering.

Local student receives academic honor from SMU

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Kansas City, Kan., resident Marquelle Smith received the Award of Achievement at the 24th Annual SMU Multicultural Academic Achievement Ceremony.

The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs recognizes the academic achievement of minority students who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above.

To be recognized with the Award of Achievement, a student must have a grade point average of 3.5-3.749.

Former Turner student graduates from basic military training

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Air Force Airman Matthew D. Wise graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Wise earned distinction as an honor graduate.

He is the son of Susan and Ronald Rise of Olathe, Kan.

The airman is a 2013 graduate of Turner High School, Kansas City.

University of Saint Mary honors Wyandotte County students

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- University of Saint Mary Provost Dr. Bryan Le Beau has announced the Fall 2013 Dean's Honor List.

The following USM students from Wyandotte County ended the semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or better:

Bonner Springs, Kan.

• Ellen Farris
• Kacey Peterson
• Gregory Riley
• Cory Stephens
• Christina Ward
• Chantal Williams

Kansas City, Kan.

• Chris Douglas
• Christina Hankinson
• Zachary Kolenda
• Samantha Novak
• Ashley Schindel
• Kristin Schneemeyer
• Michael Smith
• Jordan Trowbridge

Wyandotte County students receive scholarships from K-State

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- More than 6,533 academic scholarships have been awarded to Kansas State University students for the 2013-2014 school year.

Overall, students have earned more than $19.2 million in scholarships for the current academic year – more than $3 million more than the previous year.

Click "read more" to view all the Wyandotte County students who received scholarships.

KCK students graduate from Rockhurst

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Rockhurst University has announced the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester.

This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. 

Rockhurst University is one of 28 Catholic, Jesuit universities in the United States. 

It challenges students to become leaders while providing a supportive environment for intellectual and personal growth. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Rockhurst among the top Midwest Regional Universities. 

Rockhurst is the only institution in the Kansas City area to have earned the community engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. 

Those from Kansas City, Kan., include:

• Juliana Alvey 

• Meghan Callahan

• Paulina Chavez

• Kelley Hein 

• Gracy Kubicki 

• Anthony Moran 

• Timothy Rodriguez 

• Andrea Villanueva

Several Wyandotte County students earn academic honors from Kansas State University

More than 3,350 Kansas State University students have earned semester honors for their academic performance in the spring 2013 semester.

Students earning a grade point average for the semester of 3.75 or above on at least 12 credit hours receive semester honors along with commendations from their deans.

The honors also are recorded on their permanent academic records.

Students from Wyandotte County earning semester honors include:

Wyandotte

Bonner Springs, Kan.,: Jared Burns, Jordan DeTar Newbert, Kara Douglas and Alex Slater

Kansas City, Kan.,: Nadia Bahadori, Samuel Banach, Guillermo Borrego, Ellyn Calvert, Jena Dean, Khiana Harris, Jeremiah Herr, Holly Johnson, Mollie Kennedy, Stephen Kucera, Sierra Martin, Karla McDaniel, Michael Novotney, Jennifer Ortiz, Jennifer Padelli, Javier Quinonez, Breanna Robbins, Melissa Slater, Marshe' Slaughter, Jennifer Smisek and Emily Twitchel