Newberg Outstanding Seniors to be recognized Monday

Emporia State University will kick off Senior Week 2008 with the Dwight & Ida Curry Newberg Outstanding Senior Banquet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 7, in the Memorial Union Ballroom, to honor the Newberg nominees and recognize the Outstanding Senior and the Distinguished Senior.

Twenty-one seniors have been nominated for the Newberg recognition, and on Monday night, the top two will be named. The nominees are listed below; the Outstanding Senior receives a plaque and a $500 award, while the Distinguished Senior receives a plaque and a $250 award. For more on the Newberg award, click here. To RSVP for Monday’s banquet, email Nikki Metz or phone her at 341-5440. The cost is $12 per person.

Senior Week, the annual celebration of 2008 graduates, is themed “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” and hosted by the ESU Ambassadors. In addition to the Newberg banquet, Senior Week events include the Emporia State Federal Credit Union Senior Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in Webb Lecture Hall; Senior Appreciation Day with discounts at local businesses on Wednesday; and Senior Night on the Town from 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday at Wheat State Grill in downtown Emporia.

Newberg Outstanding Senior nominees, hometowns and majors:

Jason Baker – Marienthal – accounting/management

Petra Darling – Hutchinson – English/creative writing

Lindsay Davis – Olpe – biology

Kasha Graham – Harper – health promotion, minor in physical education

Megan Grisell - Olathe – secondary education/Spanish with a minor in coaching

Kara Kai Kirton – Emporia – crime and delinquency studies/Spanish

Andrea Luthi – Madison – chemistry/biology & Spanish

Becky Lundblom – Mulvane – communication

Maiko Okamura – Kawasaki City, Japan – pre-art therapy

Sarah Price – Lyndon – American history

Rachel Reeves – Olathe – political science/public affairs

Julian Rios – Bogota, Colombia – business administration

Adam Rust - Wichita – history/political science

Jaclyn Sill -  Wichita – education-social sciences, minor in coaching

Jennifer Spears – Paola – pre-art therapy

Faye Stevenson – Harveyville – engraving arts/jewelry and metals

Kelly Thompson – Alma – secondary education-speech, theater and communication

Jessica Velazquez – Shawnee – communication, minors in business and Spanish

Natalie Villaflor – Oklahoma City, Okla. – chemistry, minor in Spanish

Stephanie Wade – Columbia, Mo. – biology (pre-med) and psychology

Heather Wilson – Ottawa – nursing

Last Updated April 3, 2008>