Kansas State University announces its December graduates. Commencement ceremonies were Dec. 11 and Dec. 12.

Area students earning bachelor’s degrees are:

• Baldwin City — Sarah Barkley, agriculture; and Andrew Osborn, biological and agricultural engineering.

• Basehor: Erin Staab, art.

• De Soto: Aaron Duerksen, computer engineering; Stephanie Hoover, business administration; and Crystal Labrum, interior design.

• Eudora: Frank Male, physics.

• Lawrence: John Blackwell, business administration; Richelle Chaney, family studies and human services; Erinn Faulconer, family studies and human services; Kyle Frank, construction science and management; Caitlin Hinkle, agriculture; Tess Ludwick, food science and industry; Megan McGraw, speech; Catherine Vogler, education; and Claire Wilkinson, hotel and restaurant management.

• Linwood: Samantha Box, fine arts.

• McLouth: Hallie Watson, biology.

• Meriden: Amanda Bisnett, business administration; and Rebecca Pierson, business administration.

• Oskaloosa: Travis Holter, chemical engineering.

• Ottawa: Kale Katt, education; Shawn Turner, agriculture; and Katie Wasser, music education.

• Overbrook: Grace Tucker, agribusiness; and Jason Zeller, mechanical engineering.

• Tonganoxie: Matthias Smith, mechanical engineering.

• Wellsville: Stephen Jones, electrical engineering.

Other area students earning degrees are: Brian Kraus, doctorate in administration and leadership, Baldwin City; and Keith Sieg, master’s in academic advising, Ottawa.

Lawrence High and Central Junior High schools earned the first and second place trophies, in the K-12 section, and West Junior High School finished first in the K-9 section of the Christ the King Chess Tournament Feb. 27 in Topeka. Cordley also took second in K-3, while Quail Run finished third in K-6. LHS’s Roy Wedge, West’s Aaron Simon, and Langston Hughes’ Shrivatsa Malladi were individual champions in K-12, K-9 and K-3, respectively.

Other Lawrence-area medal winners in K-12 were: Venkatta Malladi, Southwest Junior High, third; Eddie Wilson, Central, fourth; Sam Beaulieu, Central, fifth; Austin Bailey, Central, seventh; Kirk Yager, LHS, 11th; Kris Jackson, LHS, 14th; and Stephen Obiefule, LHS, 15th.

In K-9: Joseph Miller, West, third; Christopher Greenfield, Southwest, seventh; Tom Brooks, West, eighth; and George Wedge, Central, 10th.

In K-6: Kelsey Jian, Sunflower, fifth; Jonathan Lesslie, Quail Run, sixth; Maxwell Briggs, Prairie Park, eighth; Ting-Ting Shi, Quail Run, ninth; John Ely, Sunflower, 11th; Josh Kallenbach, Quail Run, 17th; Lacey Greenfield, Prairie Park, 19th; and Dusty Morris, Prairie Park, 20th.

In K-3: Andrew Wettengel, Cordley, fifth; Jasmine Mihu, Prairie Park, ninth; Sebi Brown, Cordley, 11th; and Jillian Schwartz, Prairie Park, 13th.

Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla, announces Lawrence students named to the honor list in the 2009 fall semester.

David Long and Leah Williams were named to the honor list, by earning a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher.

Kristina Haima, Topeka, and Craig Shatswell, Lawrence, announce the birth of their son, Landon Hein Shatswell, on March 1, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Landon has a brother, Alex Hein Shatswell, 12; and two sisters, Abigale Asiu Shatswell, 5, and Kali Mei Ling Shatswell, 4.

His maternal grandparents are Linda Haima, Ozawkie, and the late Don Haima; his paternal grandparents are Charlie and Amy McGonigle, Topeka.

His great-grandparents are Melvin and Charlotte Bone, Lawrence; Luis Willis, Ozawkie; and Modena Wise, Tonganoxie.

Sara Fevurly, Lawrence, was named to the president’s honor roll for the fall 2009 semester at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, by earning a grade-point average of 4.0.

Fevurly is a 2009 graduate of Lawrence High School.

Mark Jongman-Sereno, Lawrence, was named to the dean’s list for the 2009 fall semester at Iowa State University in Ames, by earning a grade-point average of at least 3.5.

Jongman-Sereno is a pre-architecture major at the university.

Baker University announces area students on its College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education undergraduate dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester with a 3.5 grade-point average or higher.

• Baldwin City: Samuel Beecher, Parker Duncan, William Duncan, Jesse Green, Aaron Hannon, Amanda Helm, Jessica Hill, Courtney Masrud, Amanda Mock, Catherine Richards, Allyson Sass, Amber Smith, Ashley Snedeger and Carly Young.

• Basehor: Eric Hendricks.

• De Soto: Austin DeGraeve, Douglas Ireland, Katie James, John King, Hannah Smith and Amber White.

• Eudora: Chelsea Carnagie, Kelsey Epperson, Judy Erpelding, Katy Kendrick, Bryan Kindle and Loryn Walrod.

• Lawrence: Adrienne Barclay, Jenna Brantley, Jack Caywood, Rebecca Davis, Genevieve Des Marteau, Katherine Dick, Amanda Garrison, Casey Gleue, Amber Jacobs, Wolfgang Johanning, Jamie Larsen, Hillary Long, Eric Loux, Keith Pipkin, George Swisher, Lauren Thames and Jason Vitale.

• Lecompton: Sarah Henry.

• McLouth: Kylie Campbell.

• Oskaloosa: Cassandra Allen and Alexandra Moeller.

• Overbrook: Brooke Pryor and Samantha Waldman.

• Perry: Wesley Henson and Adam O’Trimble.

• Tonganoxie: Eli Jones.

• Wellsville: Gary Van Horn.

Rockhurst University announces area students named to its dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester, by earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Area students are: Josh Linton, Basehor; Nick Johnson, De Soto; Brian Talbert, Eudora; Kaela Severa and Joseph Varberg, Lawrence; and Victoria Marrs, Tonganoxie.

Shannon Wanna, Lawrence, received a bachelor’s degree in business administration during the Dec. 19 winter commencement ceremony at Creighton University in Omaha.

Thirty-one beginning educators from around the state have been named 2010 Kansas Horizon Award recipients. The award recognizes exemplary first-year educators and is sponsored by the Kansas State Department of Education. The recipients were honored at a luncheon Feb. 26 during the Kansas Exemplary Educator Network (KEEN) State Education Conference.

Area recipients are: Andrew Bricker of Lawrence High School and Tara Wycoff of Lexington Trails Middle School in De Soto.

Janet Dehnert, Lawrence, earned a master’s degree in leadership from Bellevue University in Omaha during winter commencement ceremonies Jan. 30.

Rebecca Marquez, Lawrence, earned a Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology in Dec. 18 commencement ceremonies at the University of Iowa.

Cloud County Community College announces students named to the fall 2009 honor roll, by earning a minimum 3.6 grade-point average. Area students are: Parker Donahey, Lawrence; Michael Lee, Oskaloosa; and Kayla Sneath, Perry.

Jessica Sears, Baldwin City, and Spencer Wilson, Eudora, were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester at Harding University, Searcy, Ark., by earning a grade-point average of 3.65 or higher.

Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, announces its academic honor rolls for the fall 2009 semester.

Justine Ahle, Lawrence, was named to the president’s list, by earning a 4.0 grade-point average.

Matthew Farrier, Timothy Stuart and Peter Zemansky, all of Lawrence, were named to the dean’s list, by earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

Southwestern College, Winfield, announces students named to the dean’s honor roll for the fall 2009 semester, by earning a grade-point average of at least 3.7. Area students are: Alyssa Peterson and Sarah Rommelfanger, Baldwin City; Elizabeth Bellinger, Oskaloosa; and Elizabeth Higbee, Tonganoxie.

Ashleigh Pitts, Lawrence, was named to the dean’s list for the 2009 fall semester at the University of Delaware, Newark, by earning a grade-point average of 3.33 or above.

Pitts is a senior art conservation major at the university.

The Lawrence Accredited Music Teachers will present a recital at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lawrence Art Center. Students represent the studios of Carol Cook, Elaine de San Miguel, Jean Drumm and Julie Holmberg. Performing will be: Lydia Bulgren, Brooke Yehle, Ethan and Amanda White, Luther Fuller, Maria Matamoros, Omar Roth, Jack and Sarah Miller, Quincy Beeler, Noah Cachiguango, Dingding Ye, Anya and Sydney Combs, Ryan Duan, Devlin Grewal, Laura Willoughby, Bonnie Miller, Angela and Cal Young, Jeffrey and Jessica Chen, Saskia and Maria Ferrara, Abby Hosek, Di Xie, Yihan Li and Morgan Manger.

Darci Rodecap, Perry, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Rodecap is the daughter of Larry Rodecap and Denise Pickens.

Area students earning master’s degrees from Avila University in December are: Julia Donaldson, counseling psychology, Eudora; and Catherine Frantz, education, Lawrence.