MANHATTAN — Twenty-eight students at Kansas State University have been named members of Chimes, K-State's junior honorary, for the next academic year.
Chimes members are chosen on the basis of a 3.0 grade point average, and past contributions of scholarship, leadership and service to their fellow students at K-State and their community. Chimes activities include selecting and facilitating the K-State Family of the Year and participating in monthly service projects in Manhattan and selected communities.
The following students, all who will be in their third year at K-State in the 2020-2021 academic year, are new members of Chimes; included are majors and hometowns:Jordan Cutsinger, interior architecture & industrial design, El Dorado; Tracy Neis, agricultural economics, Eudora; Brittney Ellerman, athletic training, Garden City.
From Greater Kansas City: Sydney Sprague, human development and family science, Kansas City; Michael Porter, political science, Leawood; Marone Shimekt, management, Lenexa; Chase Gigstad, dietetics, Olathe; Angela Guieb, mechanical engineering, Isaac Harnden, management and pre-law, and Peter Sears, history and anthropology, all from Overland Park.
Tyler Blochlinger, business administration, Gypsum; Evan Fox, business administration, Holton; Britta Beesley, personal financial planning, Hugoton; Cody Ballou, political science, and Jackson Boyle, business administration, both from Manhattan; Nathan Vontz, computer engineering, McPherson; Cassidy Finley, hospitality management, and Mackenzie Porter, life sciences, both from Moundridge; Jayden Hanna, animal sciences and industry, Richfield; Kelsey Warren, biomedical engineering, St. George; Jackson Willis, political science, Tonganoxie; Caroline Gatschet, animal sciences and industry, and pre-veterinary medicine, and Kaitlin Hiestand, business administration, both from Topeka; Cadence Ciesielski, philosophy and Spanish, Valley Center.
From Wichita: Presley Chan, mechanical engineering; Mia Kossover, sociology; Caitlin Riordan, political science; and Shymel Townes, agricultural economics.