Wyatt Sander named Kansas Honors Scholar

2014 Feb 7

Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 19, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment, including Wyatt Sander, of Louisburg.

Sander is a senior at Louisburg High School.

A total of 53 seniors from high schools in Linn and Miami Counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Prairie View High School, 13731 KS Highway 152, La Cygne.

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.

Neeli Bendapudi, dean of business 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. Geri Hartley and Jeff Dasenbrock serve as site coordinators and Linn and Miami County coordinators.

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