Membership
Membership
Welcome to Blue Key
Blue Key Honor Society is a premier honor society that recognizes college students at senior institutions of higher education for balanced and all-around excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.
Blue Key Honor Society bases its eligibility for membership on all-around leadership in student life, high scholastic achievement, service to others, citizenship, and an adherence to principles of faith.
Blue Key Honor Society is unique in that it recognizes upper-classmen at colleges and universities throughout the nation for an exemplary and balanced record of achievement inside and outside the classroom.
Blue Key Honor Society celebrates and honors the many accomplishments of it membership. The special qualities of Blue Key members as they model service to others include intellectual curiosity with a desire to acquire knowledge, modeling a significant pattern of leadership which contributes to the institution's student and campus life, service to the community and citizenship, expressing humility through moral character and integrity, and a strong sense of faith in word and deed.
Benefits of Blue Key Include:
- Acknowledgement for a record of excellence in Leadership, Scholarship and Service with an internationally recognized Honor Society.
- Life membership and receipt of a credential that is recognized for quality and selectivity by graduate programs, institutions, and professional fields.
- Opportunity to make a significant contribution to the quality of campus life.
- Participate with a forum of stimulating individuals who create ideas and programs to serve others and implement those efforts.
- Experience the principle of "best leadership practices" with dedicated campus leaders.
Get to know the 2013-2014 Class!
Zach Boal
Position: Vice President
Hometown: Stilwell, KS
Major(s): Biology, Pre-Med
Other Activities: Student Alumni Board, VP of Development; Mortar Board Senior Honor Society; Delta Upsilon Fraternity, New Member Educator; Relay for Life, Team Captain; CAT Campus Crew Tour Guide and Student Panelist; Quest Freshman Honorary.
Favorite Quote: “The worst thing is never the last thing."
Favorite Move: The Blind Side
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Erin Clopine
Position: Catalyst Co-Director
Hometown: Wichita, KS
Major(s): Human Resource Management & Marketing
Other Activities: Gamma Phi Beta, President; Union Governing Board, Vice President; College of Business Senator; Student Alumni Board; Student Foundation
Favorite Weekend Activity: Spending time with friends
Favorite Quote: "Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work for it!”
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Kassie Curran
Position: Director of Alumni and Outreach
Hometown: Farlington, KS
Major(s): Food Science and Industry
Other Activities: Ag Ambassadors, President; Career Fair Coordinator; College Farm Bureau, VP of Community Outreach; Collegiate Cattlewomen, Beef Promotions Director
Favorite Quote: “Be in love with your life, every minute of it."
Favorite Weekend Activity: Working on the farm with my family!
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Kaitlyn Dewell
Position: Co-Director of Leadership and Programming
Hometown: Meade, KS
Major(s): Journalism and Digital Mass Media (Print Focus)
Other Activities: Gamma Phi Beta, Assistant Social Chair; K-State Singers, Public Relations Director; Ambassador for the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Favorite Quote: "Well-behaved women seldom make history."-Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Favorite Weekend Activity: Playing piano, napping, and eating bacon.
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Ben Harstine
Position: Director of Retreats and Team Training
Hometown: Towanda, KS
Major(s): Public Health Nutrition, Pre-Med
Other Activities: Farmhouse Fraternity, Kitchen Manager, Exec Board; Christian Challenge, Website Facilitator, Small- Group Leader
Favorite Weekend Activity: Swing Dancing
Thing That Excites You Most About Blue Key: Opportunity to build relationships
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Tyler Johnson
Position: Director of Membership
Hometown: Parsons, KS
Major(s): Human Resources and Marketing
Other Activities: Student Alumni Board, VP of Membership; K-State Student Ambassador; Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Favorite Quote: “The most important relationship in life is the one you have with yourself.”
Favorite Book: Anything involving Meryl Streep
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Reagan Kays
Position: President
Hometown: Weir, KS
Major(s): Agribusiness
Other Activities: Alpha Gamma Rho, VNR Alumni Relations, New Class President, Assistant VNR Recruitment; Student Foundation, New Member Class Co-Chair; Ag Ambassadors, College of Ag Training Program Co-Chair; SGA- Ag Senator, SCTE Committee, Priv. Fee Committee; College Farm Bureau; Ag Econ/Ag Business Club
Favorite Weekend Activity: Sports events, working with cows, going to mass
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
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Chris Kellenbarger
Position: Banquets and Recognition
Hometown: Derby, KS
Major(s): General Business Management with an emphasis in non-profit development
Other Activities: Delta Sigma Phi, Membership VP; K-State Proud; LEAD 212 Small Group Leader; Student Foundation, VP of Student Campaigns; Quest Freshman Honorary; New Student Services, Orientation Leader, Campus Tour Guide
Favorite Weekend Activity: Game day, sleeping
Favorite Quote: "If I have seen far it is because I have stood on the shoulders of Giants."-Issac Newton
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Sam Kellerman
Position: Quest Co-Director
Hometown: Leawood, KS
Major(s): Nutritional Sciences
Other Activities: Student Alumni Board, Quest, Alpha Delta Pi, Relay for Life, National Relief Network
Favorite Quote: “The perfect day: going to bed with a dream and waking up with a purpose.”
Favorite Book: The Shack
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Kaitlin Long
Position: Co-Director of Leadership Programming
Hometown: Leawood, KS
Major(s): Entrepreneurship
Other Activities: SGA, Chief of Staff; International Service Teams, Student Coordinator; Alpha Delta Pi Sorority; Student Alumni Board; College of Business Venture Accelerator; Chimes Junior Honorary
Favorite Quote: "There is no use in preaching unless our walking is preaching."
Favorite Weekend Activity: Spending time relaxing and cheering on the 'Cats with friends!
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Brett Seidl
Position: Quest Co-Director
Hometown: Valley Center, KS
Major(s): Public Relations
Other Activities: Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, President; Student Foundation, VP of Students; Student Alumni Board; Chimes Junior Honorary; Quest Freshman Honorary
Favorite Quote: “It's amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares who gets the credit."- Harry Truman
Thing That Excites You Most About Blue Key: The opportunity to develop future leaders
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Sara Schifferdecker
Position: Personal and Professional Development
Hometown: Girard, KS
Major(s): Agricultural Education
Other Activities: Alpha Xi Delta, President, Programs VP; Student Mobilization, Leadership Team; Kansas FFA, State FFA reporter
Favorite Quote: "Do you not know that in a race all runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” -1 Corinthians 9:24
Favorite Weekend Activity: Watching movies with my sorority sisters or anything outside
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Annika Schneider
Position: Catalyst Co-Director
Hometown: Lindsborg, KS
Major(s): Music Education and Spanish
Other Activities: Student Alumni Board, Secretary, Alumni Relations Chair; Chimes Junior Honorary, President; American Choral Directors Association, VP; Choral Ambassador; Quest Freshman Honorary; KSU Concert Choir; KSU Symphonic Orchestra; KSU Opera Guild
Favorite Quote: “I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything but still I can do something. It is because I cannot do everything that I will not refuse to do the something I can do." -Hellen Keller
Favorite Book: The Giving Tree
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Jake Unruh
Position: Director of Scholarships and Nationals
Hometown: Manhattan, KS
Major(s): Finance
Other Activities: Union Governing Board, President; Union Corporation Board, President; SGA, Student Body Vice President, Local Relations Director, Senator, Intern; Student Alumni board; IFC Social Responsibility Committee; Quest Freshman Honorary; Chimes Junior Honorary
Favorite Weekend Activity: Cheering on the 'Cats, Racquetball, Running
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
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Alexis Wingerson
Position: Director of ULead
Hometown: Smith Center, KS
Major(s): Horticulture
Other Activities: Ag Council, Secretary, Student and Faculty Awards Chair; FFA, State VP; Ag Ambassadors; Ag Ed Club; Alpha Zeta
Favorite Quote: “An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered."- G.K. Chesterton
Favorite Weekend Activity: Spending time with friends
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Pat Bosco
Position: Advisor
Hometown: Manhattan, KS
Career: Vice President & Dean of Student Life
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Jackie McClaskey
Position: Advisor
Hometown: Manhattan, KS
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Emily Lehning
Position: Advisor
Hometown: Manhattan, KS
Career: Assistant Vice President & Director, New Student Services
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