05/14/19
HAYS, Kan. – The Honors College at Fort Hays State has selected 42 new students for the 2019-20 academic year.

“The new, incoming 2019-20 class of the FHSU Honors College truly represents the best of the best,” said Matt Means, director of the Honors College. “These 42 individuals bring to the university a vast array of prior accomplishment; they have amassed a significant collection of leadership and academic successes that portend extraordinary futures at FHSU and beyond.”

“The Honors College set a new record for number of applications received this year, maintained a 90-percent yield rate among those accepted, and will grow to a total program size of around a hundred this fall,” he said.

“These new students are joining a program of great strength and will become part of an ethos that has established a high bar of success,” said Means.

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.

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.

New members are listed alphabetically by hometown. The list does not include students who requested privacy.

ALMENA (67622): Micah Kasson, an incoming freshman majoring in graphic design, is a 2019 Norton High School graduate.

ANDOVER (67002): Hannah Wiebe, an incoming freshman majoring in psychology, is a 2019 Andover Central High School graduate.

BELOIT (67420): Autumn Sneath, a sophomore majoring in general science, is a 2018 Beloit High School graduate.

BOGUE (67625): Seth Thompson, an incoming freshman majoring in general science, is a 2009 Hill City High School graduate.

BOULDER, Colo. (80303): Reilly Madden, an incoming freshman majoring in communication sciences and disorders, is a 2019 Boulder High School graduate.

COLBY (67701): Isabel Rosales, a sophomore majoring in biology, is a 2017 Colby High School graduate.

CONCORDIA (66901): Grace Carder, an incoming freshman majoring in art education, is a 2019 Concordia High School graduate.

Kali Harvey, a freshman majoring in radiologic technology, is a 2018 Concordia High School graduate.

GREAT BEND (67530): Kaitlin Adams, a sophomore majoring in management, is a 2017 Great Bend High School graduate.

HAYS (67601): Kallie Leiker, an incoming freshman majoring in chemistry, is a 2019 Hays High School graduate.

Rebekah Porter, an incoming freshman majoring in accounting, is a 2019 Hays High School graduate.

HOUSTON, Texas (77084): Franklin Solorio, a freshman majoring in marketing, is a 2018 Mayde Creek High School graduate.

HOXIE (67740): Brynn Niblock, a sophomore majoring in biology, is a 2017 Hoxie High School graduate.

LAWRENCE (66049): Lydia Wood, an incoming freshman majoring in psychology, is a 2019 Lawrence Free State High School graduate.

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (64082): Lily Flint, an incoming freshman majoring in nursing, is a 2019 Lee’s Summit West High School graduate.

LYONS (67457): Brady Stephenson, a sophomore majoring in finance, is a 2019 Little River High School and Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science graduate.

McPHERSON (67460): Ashley Achilles, an incoming freshman majoring in management, is a 2019 McPherson High School graduate.

OLATHE (66062): Natalie Miller, a freshman majoring in political science, is a 2018 Olathe South High School graduate.

OMAHA, Neb (68137): Tanner Lukowski, an incoming freshman majoring in management, is a 2019 V.J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School graduate.

PRATT (67124): Jorja Elliott, a freshman majoring in biology, is a 2019 Pratt High School and Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science graduate.

PRETTY PRAIRIE (67570): James Budge, an incoming freshman majoring in marketing, is a 2019 Haven High School graduate.

RUSSELL (67665): Alexia Charbonneau, a sophomore majoring in biology, is a 2017 Russell High School graduate.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (78258): Daniel Huantes, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2019 Ronald Reagan High School graduate.

SCOTT CITY (67871): Brenda Aguirre-Apodaca, a sophomore majoring in biology, is a 2018 Scott Community High School graduate.

SHARON SPRINGS (67758): Hayley Pierce, an incoming freshman majoring in psychology, is a 2019 Wallace County High School graduate.

STERLING, Colo. (80751): Jordan Matthews, an incoming freshman majoring in chemistry, is a 2019 Merino High School graduate.

STILWELL (66085): Kimberly Stone, a freshman majoring in political science, is a 2018 Stanford University Online High School graduate.

TONGANOXIE (66086): Rose Reilly, an incoming freshman majoring in biology, is a 2019 Lawrence Virtual High School graduate.

WAMEGO (66547): Caden Moore, an incoming freshman majoring in political science, is a 2018 Wamego High School graduate.

WASHINGTON (66968): Malari L’Ecuyer, an incoming freshman majoring in music, is a 2019 Washington County High School graduate.

WHITE CITY (66872): Jamie Beck, an incoming freshman majoring in chemistry, is a 2019 White City High School graduate.

WICHITA (67230): Isabelle Reynolds, a sophomore majoring in biology, is a 2018 Andover High School graduate.

WICHITA (67211): Megan Roth, a sophomore majoring in social work, is a 2017 Wichita East High School graduate.