Emporia State University

When Emporia State University's Summer Theatre opens its final show of the 2012 season, area residents will be involved in the production of "U:Bug:Me," a children's musical by Jeremiah Clay Neal. Life isn't easy when you are a bug and Pico the housefly knows this only too well. His best friend is mad at him, his girlfriend, a caterpillar, is going through changes and an enormous horsefly is terrorizing him. A clever new musical for the whole family, this production is under the direction of Jim and Lindy Bartruff. Emporia State theater alum Ben Williams will design the set. His wife, Susan Williams, also an Emporia State theater alum, will design the costumes. Those from this area in the production and their roles are:

When Emporia State University's Summer Theatre opens its its third show on July 1, area residents will be involved in the production of "Leaving Iowa," a comedy by Tim Clue and Spike Manton. "Leaving Iowa" is the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, who returns home to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home. But when Don discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place. This father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood. Don's existential journey leads him to reconcile his past and present at the center of the United States. "Leaving Iowa" is a postcard to anyone who has ever found themselves revisiting fond memories of his or her youth. Those from this area in the production and their roles are:

Area students were among 25 senior nursing students who were recognized during the pinning ceremony at the end of the spring 2012 semester. The students are:

Area students were honored during the spring 2012 semester for their work on The Bulletin, the student newspaper of Emporia State University. The students and their awards are:

During elections in the spring 2012 semester, area students were elected to serve in Associated Student Government at Emporia State University. The students and their elected positions are:

Area students were among those inducted into the Lambda Pi Eta honor society at Emporia State University during the spring 2012 semester. The students are:

Students from this area received special recognition at the 28th Annual Teachers College Honors Banquet at Emporia State University in May. The students are:

Area students were among those inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society at Emporia State University during the spring 2012 semester. The students and their majors are:

Students from this area were honored students at the 28th Annual Teachers College Honors Banquet at Emporia State University in May. The students were among 33 recognized for having a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or higher and had or planned to graduate in December 2011, May 2012 or August 2012. They were:

Area students who compete athletically at Emporia State University recently earned academic honors from the MIAA conference. The athletes, their sports and honors are:

Emporia State University has released the School of Business honor roll for the Spring 2012 semester. To qualify for the list, students must earn a semester grade point average that puts them in the top 10 percent of all undergraduate students enrolled full-time within the school and have a cumulative 3.5 GPA for all Emporia State courses. Students from this area named to the honor roll are:

Emporia State University has released the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences dean's list for the Spring 2012 semester. To qualify for the list, students must earn a semester grade point average that puts them in the top 10 percent of all students enrolled in full-time undergraduate student within the college and have a cumulative 3.5 GPA for all Emporia State courses. Students from this area named to the honor roll are:

Emporia State University has released the honor roll for the Spring 2012 semester. To qualify for the semester honor roll, students must earn a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least 12 graded hours.Students from this area named to the honor roll are:

When Emporia State University's Summer Theatre opens its second show on June 27, area residents will be involved in the production of "The Fox on the Fairway." Written by Ken Ludwig, "The Fox on the Fairway" is the playwright's tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s. Audiences will enjoy the hilarious romp that pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it is a furiously paced comedy. Those from this area in the production and their roles are:

When Emporia State University's Summer Theatre opens its 58th season on June 13, area residents will be involved in the production of "Dearly Beloved," a comedy for all ages by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. The three Futrelle Sisters are throwing a wedding. But nothing is working out, and now the bride and her groom are missing. As they try to figure out a way to salvage the wedding, they reunite their old singing group "The Sermonettes." Those from this area in the production and their roles are:

Nearly 300 students were candidates for graduate degrees during commencement ceremonies May 12 in Albert Taylor Hall at Emporia State University. Students from this area, their degree and major included:

Approximately 600 students were candidates for undergraduate degrees during the May 12 commencement ceremony in White Auditorium in Emporia. Students from this area and their degrees included:

A new student-mentoring program at Emporia State University connects new students with those already on campus. Peer Academic Leaders, or PALs, was created in spring 2012.PALs from this area are:

Emporia State University recently awarded three Virginia Endly Memorial Scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year. The Endly scholarship is a full-ride scholarship offered by the university. Students from this area who received the scholarship are:

Celebrating the promise of continued academic achievement, Emporia State University introduced its 11 newest Shepherd Scholars Thursday, May 3. "Thanks to your kindness and generosity, we have the opportunity to recognize some real rock stars, our best and brightest students," said Dr. Michael D. Shonrock, ESU president, expressing appreciation to the Shepherd family of Emporia. Augusta Shepherd and her late husband, R. Herschel Shepherd of Emporia established the Shepherd Scholars program in 1994 to provide financial support for ESU's most accomplished students as they approach their senior year in college. The 2012-13 Shepherd Scholars, hometowns, and academic majors include:

Emporia State University has awarded two Graduate Teaching Assistant University Awards for Excellent Teaching. The two students receiving the awards are:

More than 140 students were honored during the First-Year Scholars Reception on Feb. 28 at Emporia State University. The inaugural event honored first-year students at ESU who earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average in their first semester. Students invited from this area were:

Twenty Emporia State University students attended the Region V annual meeting of the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival at Iowa State University Jan. 15 through 21. Nearly 1,600 students and faculty from more than 50 colleges and universities in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota attended the festival. Attending from this area were:

Area residents are involved with the Emporia State University Theatre production of "The Ladies Man," a new adaptation of Georges Feydeau's bedroom farce. The playwright Charles Morey provides a script loosely and freely translated from Feydeau's "Tailler Pour Dames." In the play, Dr. Molineaux is impotent, but his wife, Yvonne, thinks his lack of performance must be due to his infidelity. The doctor, recently married to his beautiful, young wife, cannot admit his problem, however, and lies about it, arousing her suspicions further. That one lie sets off a chain of misunderstandings involving everyone from his servants, Etienne and Marie, to his patients Bassinet, Gustav and Suzanne Aubin and of course, to his mother-in-law. "The Ladies Man," directed by Teresa Mitchell, is sure to please all audiences, but may contain some material not suitable for children under the age of 10. Containing the much-loved theatrical elements audiences have come to associate with farce, this show is balanced with hilarious, yet believable human beings, who are, as in life, a bit messy and unpredictable. Those from this area in the production and their roles are:

A team of 20 Emporia State University students has raised more than $130,000 for Emporia State University. The team works in the Emporia State University Foundation Call Center. They have worked Sunday through Thursday nights since August calling ESU alumni and friends as part of the annual giving program. Students from this area on the team are:

Emporia State University has released the School of Business honor roll for the Fall 2011 semester. The following local students were named to the honor roll:

Scholarships are helping almost 2,300 Emporia State University students are attending classes this academic year. ESU is pleased to announce that the 2010-11 allocation of scholarship awards, at $2,025,625, is helping support the educational dreams of students in Kansas, 22 other states and 12 foreign countries. Area students and the ESU scholarships they received include:

Emporia State University has released the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences deans list for the Fall 2011 semester. To qualify for the list, students must earn a semester grade point average that puts them in the top 10 percent of all students enrolled in full-time undergraduate student within the college and have a cumulative 3.5 GPA for all ESU courses. Students from this area named to the honor roll are:

Scholarships are helping almost 1,400 Emporia State University students attending classes this academic year. ESU is pleased to announce that the 2011-12 allocation of scholarship awards, at $1,836,727, is helping support the educational dreams of students in Kansas, 18 other states and 10 foreign countries. Area students and the ESU scholarships they received include:

Emporia State University has released the honor roll for the Fall 2011 semester. To qualify for the semester honor roll, students must earn a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least 12 graded hours. Students from this area named to the honor roll are: