By FHSU University Relations<\/b><\/p>\n
The Honors College at Fort Hays State University has selected 30 new students for the 2018-19 academic year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Honors College has surpassed the enrollment goal for the fourth year in a row by double-digit percentages,\u201d said Matt Means, director of the Honors College.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s class has an average ACT score of 31 and a grade point average of a 3.975 and includes many class valedictorians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe FHSU Honors College has exceptional retention,\u201d said Means. \u201cThe college\u2019s model focuses on four key, mission-driven concepts: academic pre-eminence, leadership, engagement and continuous growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
The college offers three exclusive scholarships: The Regents Scholarship, the Tier 1 Scholarship and the Tier 2 Scholarship, all of which are renewable for three additional years.<\/p>\n
The Regents Scholarship covers full tuition and fees up to 18 credit hours, room and board and includes $450 per semester for books. The Tier 1 Scholarship provides students with $4,000 for tuition and $6,000 for room and board. The Tier 2 Scholarship provides students with $3,500 for tuition and $3,200 for room and board.<\/p>\n
The new members are listed alphabetically by hometown:<\/p>\n
ANDALE:<\/strong> Zachary Meyer, a sophomore majoring in chemistry, is a 2017 Andale High School graduate.<\/p>\n ALDRICH, Mo.:<\/strong> Jerrad Watts, an incoming freshman majoring in geology, is a 2018 Dadeville High School graduate.<\/p>\n DERBY: <\/strong>Patrick Cook, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Derby High School and Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science graduate.<\/p>\n EMPORIA:<\/strong> Abigail Stewart, an incoming freshman majoring in biology, is a 2018 Emporia High School graduate.<\/p>\n HAYS:<\/strong> Brendan Chapman, an incoming freshman majoring in history, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate. HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.:<\/strong> Makenna Allen, an incoming freshman majoring in informatics, is a 2018 Rock Canyon High School graduate.<\/p>\n HOLTON:<\/strong> Nathan Smith, a freshman majoring in biology, is a 2018 Holton High School and Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science graduate.<\/p>\n LINCOLN, Neb.:<\/strong> Henry McVeigh, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Parkview Christian School graduate.<\/p>\n MARION:<\/strong> Kyle Brinker, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Marion High School graduate.<\/p>\n NAMPA, Idaho:<\/strong> Kendra Strunk, a sophomore majoring in mathematics, is a 2016 Skyview High School graduate.<\/p>\n OLATHE:<\/strong> Christian Cortes-Alfaro, a freshman majoring in biology, is a 2017 Olathe South High School graduate.<\/p>\n OVERLAND PARK:<\/strong> Jared Crist, a freshman majoring in technology studies, is a 2017 Blue Valley Northwest High School graduate.<\/p>\n PRAIRIE VIEW:<\/strong> Jack Pakkebier, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Phillipsburg High School graduate.<\/p>\n SALINA:<\/strong> Anne Hayes, an incoming freshman majoring in art, is a 2018 Salina Central High School graduate. TOPEKA:<\/strong> Katherine Mulqueen, an incoming freshman majoring in nursing, is a 2018 Seaman High School graduate. WICHITA:<\/strong> Alec Bevis, an incoming freshman majoring in chemistry, is a 2018 Bishop Carroll High School graduate. By FHSU University Relations The Honors College at Fort Hays State University has selected 30 new students for the 2018-19 academic year. \u201cThe Honors College… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11722],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38378,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38377\/revisions\/38378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBlade Goering, an incoming freshman majoring in information networking and telecommunications, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate.
\nMark Schuckman, an incoming freshman majoring in technology studies, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate.
\nTaryn Stauth, an incoming freshman majoring in biology, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate.
\nConrad Vajnar, a sophomore majoring in accounting, is a 2017 Hays High School graduate.
\nZachary Wagner, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate.<\/p>\n
\nKaiden O\u2019Dell, an incoming freshman majoring in geosciences, is a 2018 Salina South High School graduate.
\nAlissa Zajac, an incoming freshman majoring in history, is a 2018 Salina South High School graduate.
\nJaime Zajac, an incoming freshman, is a 2018 Salina South High School graduate.<\/p>\n
\nRiley Sanford, an incoming freshman majoring in geosciences, is a 2018 Washburn Rural High School graduate.<\/p>\n
\nLailah Collins, an incoming freshman majoring in mathematics, is a 2018 Wichita South High School graduate.
\nJohn Egan, a freshman majoring in finance, is a 2017 Wichita Collegiate School graduate.
\nCarson Pierce, an incoming freshman majoring in chemistry, is a 2018 Maize High School graduate.
\nKate Rockey, an incoming freshman majoring in history, is a 2018 Goddard High School graduate.
\nKaitlyn Scriven, an incoming freshman majoring in geosciences, is a 2018 Wichita Northwest High School graduate.
\nTessa Simon, an incoming freshman majoring in art, is a 2018 Bishop Carroll Catholic High School graduate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"