Bailey Gillig named Kansas Honor Scholar

2014 Mar 17

Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, April 9, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment, including Bailey Gillig, of Pratt. Gillig is a senior at Pratt High School.

A total of 34 seniors from high schools in Barber, Harper, Kingman and Pratt Counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Kingman High School, 260 West Kansas, Kingman.

Since 1971, the Kansas Honors Program has recognized over 120,000 scholars, who rank in the top 10 percent of their high school senior classes and are selected regardless of occupational plans or higher-education goals. Each year, the KU Alumni Association and its volunteers host 37 programs that reach all 105 counties across the state and include approximately 360 high schools.

During the ceremony, each student will receive a Webster's New College Dictionary and a commemorative certificate.

Robert Walzel, dean of music at the University of Kansas, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.

Honored students will be guests of the alumni association and KU Endowment; parents and area alumni are welcome to attend at a cost of $15 each.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Charles Holcomb, of Cunningham, is the site and Kingman County coordinator. Cindy Keller and Marcia Suiter, of Pratt, are the Pratt County coordinators. Bob Slinkard, of Medicine Lodge, is the Barber County coordinator. Ron Giesen, of Anthony, is the Harper County coordinator.

The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program