Local students named to Emporia State honor roll

News release

EMPORIA – Nearly 700 Emporia State undergraduates were named to the university honor roll for spring 2026. To qualify for the university honor roll, students earned a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least 12 graded hours.

Area students on the honor roll and their majors are:

• Darci Haupt of La Cygne, Kansas, Elementary Education

• Qi Ballinger of Pleasanton, Kansas, Language Literary Studies & Writing

• Eryn Sabine of Pleasanton, Kansas, Pre-nursing

• Kara Umphenour of Pleasanton, Kansas, Nursing

Emporia State University offers a range of academic programs through its seven schools: Applied Health Sciences, Business and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Library and Information Management and Library and Archives, Science and Mathematics and Visual and Performing Arts, along with The Teachers College.

ESU stands out for its innovative education practices. It ensures accessible education by offering in-state tuition rates to full-time undergraduate students from all lower-48 United States. Additionally, full-time undergraduates benefit from flat-rate tuition - students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours with at least one credit hour on campus pay a flat rate.

For more information, visit www.emporia.edu.