2009 Kansas Honors Program
Kansas Alumni Association
by Stuart Keener
October 13, 2009
(L-R) Stuart Keener, Samantha Churning, and Alicia Gurnee.
Students from across Southeast Kansas gathered to be honored by the University of Kansas Alumni Association as a Kansas Honor Scholar at a banquet on Monday, October 5, 2009. Representing Oswego High School were Samantha Churning, Alicia Gurnee, and Stuart Keener. The keynote speaker was William J. Crowe, Special Assistant to the Dean of Libraries at the University of Kansas.
The Kansas Honors Program strives:
* to promote academic excellence in secondary education.
* to reward high-school seniors for their hard work and
dedication.
* to support our Kansas communities.
The Kansas Honors Program recognizes and awards high-school seniors
for their academic achievements. Each year KU alumni gather in more
than 40 locations across the state for an awards ceremony and
honorary dinner or reception. All high-school seniors who rank
academically in the top 10 percent of their class are asked to
attend as guests of the Association with their parents, principals
and superintendents.
Each Kansas Honor Scholar receives a certificate and a special
edition of The American Heritage Dictionary. Kansas Honors Scholars
are selected based on academic records through the previous
semester that are provided by high-school principals. Selections
are made regardless of curricula (weighted or non-weighted),
majors, occupational plans or higher-education goals.
For more information about the Kansas Honors Program, please contact the Association at 800-584-2957.
