Aber presents paper
Jeremy Aber of Emporia, a graduate student from the geography department at Kansas State University, presented the paper, “The Video Arcade in Memoriam: California Extreme and Place Attachment” recently at the 103rd annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in San Francisco.
Phi Beta Kappa
Another Emporia Aber, Jay Aber, also the son of James and Susan Aber, has been inducted into the K-State chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society founded in 1776. Jay Aber is a senior in civil engineering and German.
A K-State student from Council Grove has also been seklected to join the K-State Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Amanda Collier of Council Grove is a senior in sociology and Spanish.
To be eligible for consideration, a student must be a junior or a senior with a grade point average of at least 3.7; students with grade point averages between 3.5 to 3.7 may be considered if the level and depth of their course work indicates an unusually distinguished record.
Homecoming committee
Three K-State students from Council Grove have been selected to serve on the 2007 Homecoming committee. The students are: Drew Adams, junior in accounting; Kayla Bryant, junior in elementary education; and Anna Miller, sophomore in business administration pre-professional.
Adams and Miller are new members. Bryant is a returning member.
Tagtmeyer honored
A Kansas State University graduate student in landscape architecture received an award at the 2007 American Society of Landscape Architects Central States Conference in Kansas City, Mo.
Brett Tagtmeyer of Emporia received an Honor Award in the student unbuilt design category for “Confluence,” a study of Sullivan’s Cove in southern Tasmania’s River Derwent Estuary. His design solution centered on returning a water drainage channel to its original path and creating wetlands that filter urban runoff.
Tagtmeyer is working this summer at EDSA in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Completes basic
Army Reserve Pvt. James D. Baker, a 2006 graduate of Northern Heights High School, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During his nine weeks of training, Baker studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values and physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
KU honors
The University Honors Program at the University of Kansas commended more than 150 graduating students at a ceremony May 19, at the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall.
The ceremony recognized KU seniors who completed the University Honors Program and the University Scholars Program, a mentorship program students participate in during their sophomore years. During the ceremony, students received gold cords to wear during commencement activities.
Students from this area who were honored are Audra Rochelle Jenkins of Admire and Laura Ashleigh McMurray of Burlington. Each completed the University Honors Program and received their gold cords.
Jenkins, daughter of Clayton and Rene Jenkins of Admire, also received the National Merit Scholar and Chancellor's Club Scholar wards. Jenkins, a senior student in theater and film, is a graduate of Emporia Senior High School.
The Chancellors Club, the major-donor organization at KU Endowment, annually awards 10 renewable scholarships worth $1,500 to $2,000 to recognize National Merit finalists, five from Kansas and five from out of state, who have outstanding high school records.
The National Merit scholarship is regarded as the most prestigious national award bestowed upon high school seniors. Fewer than 9,000 students of the 1.3 million who compete for the award, or fewer than 1 percent, receive National Merit scholarships. Recipients are chosen based on their academic abilities and extracurricular activities.