• Danielle Boese, Mitch Boese, Jason Reynolds and Amy Reynolds, for being the winning team at the Chisholm Trail Festival road rally.
• Timothy Warsnak, for being named Kansas History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Preserve America.
• Lily Pankratz, for earning her associate degree from Cottey College.
• Jared Calbert and Shane Knauss, for taking part in Masonic band camp.
• Justin Brookens and Elyssa Buss, for being named to the dean’s list at Drake University.
• Jennifer Krehbiel, for being named to the dean’s list at Bluffton College.
• Emily Dyck, for receiving a scholarship to attend the Marie Walsh Art Foundation 2008 Summer Seminar Program.
• Stephanie Gomez, for being chosen for the Latino Vision Council at The University of Kansas.
• Rep. Marc Rhoades, for being named to the Kansas Performance Measurement Commission and for being selected for the 2008 Emerging Political Leaders Program.
• Chelsea Williams, for being awarded the Honors College Degree at Oklahoma State University.
• Navy Lt. J.G. Seth E. Short, for being designated a Naval Aviator.
• Jonathon L. Dyck, for making the dean’s list at Iowa State University.
• Korrie Bennett, for making the dean’s list at The Art Institutes International Minnesota.
• Aaron Dyck, for making the dean’s honor list at Kansas State University.
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Charles Ricketts, for completing the Marine Corpos Basic Enlisted Supply Course and being promoted to his current rank.
• Tricia Fensky, for being named to the honor roll at McPherson college.
• Brenda Sooter, for being promoted to executive director of the Hertzler Research Foundation and the Kansas Learning Center for Health.
• Grasshopper Co./Moridge Manufacturing Inc., for receiving a 2008 Best in Business Award from the Wichita Business Journal.