The Western Kansas Chapter of American Petroleum Institute held its annual Scholarship Night at the Club at StoneRidge on May 23.The evening began with a social hour and steak dinner. The speaker was Dwight Keen, chairman of the Kansas Oil and Gas Commission, who gave an informative speech on the value of fossil fuels in this area and also the world.After the meal and speech, Terry Naylor, the chapter’s scholarship chairman, presented four $4,000 scholarships. API scholarships are for $1,000 per year for a period of four years.Scholarships were presented to the following graduating high school seniors:• Ben Kirmer, Claflin High School – Kirmer had a 3.7 grade-point average and a 24 ACT score.