Local Students make University of Kansas Honor Roll

More than 4,500 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2011 semester.

The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and in the schools of allied health; architecture, design and planning; business; education; engineering; journalism; music; nursing; pharmacy; and social welfare.

Area honorees are as follows:

Jacob Ashton Clemen of Hopkins, Minn. He is a sophomore in News and Information. He was named to the honor roll for the School of Journalism.

Monica Leslie Routman of Minnetonka, Minn. She is a senior in English. She was named to the honor roll for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Honor roll criteria vary among the university's academic units. Some schools honor the top 10 percent of students enrolled, some establish a minimum grade-point average and others raise the minimum GPA for each year students are in school. Students must complete a minimum number of credit hours to be considered for the honor roll.