{"id":19890,"date":"2015-04-27T15:15:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T20:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=19890"},"modified":"2017-08-14T10:46:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:46:24","slug":"inaugural-class-selected-for-honors-college-at-fort-hays-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=19890","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural class selected for Honors College at Fort Hays State"},"content":{"rendered":"
The new Honors College at Fort Hays State University will begin its first year in the fall with a class of 31 students, 17 of them incoming freshmen plus one transfer student and a current student joining the honors program.<\/div>\n

They will join 12 students converting from the Distinguished Scholars Program, which the Honors College replaces. The idea in both is to provide a challenging curriculum across the range of programs for academically gifted and ambitious students.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eighteen of the students qualified for three scholarships created especially for the Honors College.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We have a great incoming class, and we exceeded our incoming freshman goal by 60 percent,” said Matt Means, director of the Honors College. He also founded the predecessor Distinguished Scholars Program.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is a very auspicious beginning for the FHSU Honors College and augurs well for the future,” he said. “It is a testament to a phenomenal sense of teamwork from a great number of committed FHSU students, faculty and staff that this was accomplished in only three and a half months.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is an impressive cadre of bright young minds,” said FHSU President Mirta Martin. <\/span>“Matt Means and his team have accomplished in three and a half months what it has taken other universities two and a half years to accomplish. I want to thank them all for making our founding class of the Honors College so very impressive and for instilling in these young people a passion to make FHSU their destination of choice.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Of the college scholarship winners, two won full-ride Regents Scholarships, which provide full tuition and housing to qualifying students from in or out of state. It also provides up to $450 per semester for books.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twelve students qualified for $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarships, which provide $4,000 for tuition and fees and $6,000 toward room and board. The housing award is dependent on the student living on the honors floor established in McMindes Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four others qualified for $6,700 FHSU Honors College Scholarships, which provide $2,700 for tuition and fees and $4,000 for housing. The housing award, again, is dependent on the recipient living in university housing designated for Honors College students.<\/span><\/p>\n

The inaugural Honors College class listed by hometown<\/span><\/h3>


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Abilene (67410): <\/b>Jenna Klein, a freshman majoring in medical diagnostic imaging, is a 2015 graduate of Abilene High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Alexander (67513): <\/b>Katie Showalter, a junior majoring in biology (education), is a 2013 graduate of Western Plains High School. Showalter qualified for a $6,700 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Boise, Idaho (83713): <\/b>Micah Johnson, a freshman majoring in physics, is a 2015 graduate of the Ambrose School.<\/span><\/p>
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Brownell (67521): <\/b>Andrew Flax, a sophomore majoring in agriculture-beef cattle management, is a 2014 graduate of Ransom-Western Plains High School. Flax qualified for a $6,700 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Calhan, Colo. (80808): <\/b>Mariam Sears, a freshman majoring in biology (medical technician), is a 2015 graduate of Branson School Online. Sears qualified for a full tuition, fees and housing Regents Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (80909): <\/b>Lucille Partlow-Loyall, a freshman, is a 2015 graduate of Coronado High School. Partlow-Loyall qualified for a full tuition, fees and housing Regents Scholarship.<\/span>

\nColorado Springs, Colo. (80911): <\/b>Alexis Wyatt, a freshman majoring in English, is a 2015 graduate of Widefield High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Concordia (66901): <\/b>Amanda Lawrence, a junior majoring in elementary education, is a 2013 graduate of Concordia High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Derby (67037): <\/b>Broque Short, a freshman majoring in accounting, is a 2015 graduate of Derby High School.<\/span>

\nAinsley Smith, a sophomore majoring in communication sciences and disorders, is a 2014 graduate of Kapaun Mount Carmel High School. Smith qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Dighton (67839): <\/b>Clayton Capra, a junior majoring in music education, is a 2013 graduate of Dighton High School. Capra qualified for a $6,700 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Downs (67437): <\/b>Trystan Schlaefli, a freshman majoring in biology (pre-physical therapy), is a 2015 graduate of Lakeside High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Elbert, Colo. (80106): <\/b>Reilly Franek, a freshman majoring in political science, is a 2015 graduate of Elbert High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Gove (67736): <\/b>Taylor Tustin, a freshman majoring in athletic training, is a 2015 graduate of Wheatland High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Hays (67601): <\/b>Nicole Feyerherm, a sophomore majoring in English, is a 2014 graduate of Hays High School. Feyerherm qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span>

\nConrad Hoffman, a freshman majoring in information systems engineering, is a 2015 graduate of Hays High School. Hoffman qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span>

\nSamantha Rohleder, a sophomore majoring in biology (environmental), is a 2014 graduate of Hays High School. Rohleder qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Holdrege, Neb. (68949): <\/b>Reinette Strydom, a junior majoring in medical diagnostic imaging, is a 2013 graduate of Holdrege High School. Strydom qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Leavenworth (66048): <\/b>Megan Rust, a freshman majoring in organizational leadership, is a 2015 graduate of Leavenworth High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Lincoln (67455): <\/b>Breanna Meier, a freshman majoring in secondary education, is a 2015 graduate of Lincoln High School. Meier qualified for a $6,700 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Marysville (66508): <\/b>Jensen Scheele, a junior majoring in athletic training, is a 2013 graduate of Manhattan High School-iQ Academy. Scheele qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Minneola (67865): <\/b>Joseph Harrington, a freshman majoring in physics (pre-engineering), is a 2015 graduate of Minneola High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Mission (66202): <\/b>Jason Foster, a junior majoring in political science, is a 2013 graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School. Foster qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Morrison, Colo. (80465): <\/b>Megan Garcia, a freshman majoring in political science, is a 2015 graduate of Bear Creek High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Overbrook (66524): <\/b>Colin McIver, a freshman majoring in information networking and telecommunications, is a 2015 graduate of Santa Fe Trail High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Plainville (67663): <\/b>Aaron Fisher, a freshman majoring in biology (pre-veterinary), is a 2015 graduate of Plainville High School. Fisher qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Salina (67401): <\/b>Kylie Metzger, a senior majoring in secondary education and English, is a 2012 graduate of Salina South High School. Metzger qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Topeka (66615): <\/b>Sarah Pimentel, a junior majoring in radiologic technology, is a 2013 graduate of Hayden High School. Pimentel qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span>

\nTopeka (66617): <\/b>Samantha Montgomery, a freshman majoring in biology (pre-med), is a 2015 graduate of Jefferson West High School.<\/span><\/p>
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Wichita (67206): <\/b>Lauren Wiebe, a senior majoring in social work, is a 2012 graduate of Wichita East High School. Wiebe qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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Winona (67764): <\/b>Faith Edwards, a sophomore majoring in agricultural business, is a 2014 graduate of Triplains High School. Edwards qualified for a $10,000 FHSU Honors College Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>
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