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Donors paying it forward: Students receive $25.6 million in scholarships from university donations
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More than 12,000 academic scholarships have been awarded to Kansas State University students for the 2014-2015 school year.
Overall, students have earned more than $25.6 million in scholarships for the current academic year — $6.4 million more than the previous year.
Most of the scholarships are made possible through donations and gifts to the Kansas State University Foundation. Information on the university’s student financial assistance is available at http://www.k-state.edu/sfa.
Area recipients included: Claflin- Timothy Demel, Medallion Scholarship, and the Mr. and Mrs. S.N. Endsley Scholarship Fund; Carly Hoffman, W.E. Long Scholarship; Natalie Hoffman, Carolee Baertch Clowers Memorial Scholarship, and Earle W. and Pearl G. Campbell Scholarship; Peter Krier, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship, and Leslie W. Beckman and Edna L. Beckman Memorial Scholarship; Courtney Liebl, Jaconette L. Tietze Memorial Scholarship; William Radenberg, Foundation Scholarship and Ralph and Dora Rogers Memorial Scholarship; Sydney Rugan, Achievement Award and Max E. and Jean Hollinger Scholarship in Journalism and Mass Communications; Timothy Stueder, Achievement Award and Bernard I. and Caroline N. Melia Scholarship in Agriculture; Nolan Wirth, Engineering Scholarships Fund, Hutton Construction Scholarship in Construction Science and Nightingale Scholarship; Ellinwood- Kyle Blakeslee, K-State Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship, Leslie W. Beckman and Edna L. Beckman Memorial Scholarship and Transfer Achievement Award; Cody Clair, Business Administration Dean’s Scholarship and Transfer Achievement Award; Ansley Herzog, First Scholars Program-Suder Foundation Scholarships and K-State Alumni Association Scholarship; Ethan Linden, Joseph F. and Kathryn Y. Allison Scholarship and Transfer Achievement Award; Jenna Snell, K-State Transfer Academic Award; Stephanie Troyer, Transfer Achievement Award; Brett Whelan, R.E. “Gene” and Mary Beth Bonnell Scholarship; Great Bend- Amber Baker, Gayle Foster Alumni Club Scholarship; Bonny Boultinghouse, Borck Leadership Scholars and Max M. Polk Scholarship; Christopher Burley, C.J. Hsu Engineering Scholarship, Lambda Chi Alpha Brotherhood and Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Scholarship and Leadership Scholarship; Gregory Burley, Achievement Award, Jimmy V. and Lucile A. Hoar Memorial Scholarship and Memorial Scholarship; Jesus Carbajal, Achievement Award, Housing Leadership Award and Memorial Scholarship; Maria Chavez, K-State Transfer Academic Award; Kelsey Couture, Transfer Achievement Award; Samantha Dreiling, Catherine Hardin Tendick Scholarship; Logan Evers, Agricultural Enhancement Fund, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship and William E. and Stella Miles Family Scholarship; Jessica Freund, Gayle Foster Alumni Club Scholarship; Taylor Fry, Leadership Scholarship, Marion H. Pelton Scholarship, Marion Herfort Pelton Music Scholarship Fund and Verna Belle Barr Cassell Wildcat Scholarship in the College of Business Administration; Morgan Gauby, Alvin E. and A. Katherine Mulanax Scholarship Fund and Foundation Scholarship; Aaron Goerl, Arlin B. Ward Scholarship and Putnam Scholarship; Rachael Gros, Foundation Scholarship and Memorial Scholarship; Hunter Harrison, Herbert H. and Neva J. Blevins Scholarship; Gregory Hildebrand, Shepard Rader Memorial “Willie the Wildcat” Fund; Hannah Hildebrand, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship, Medallion Scholarship, and Victor C. and June L. Koelsch Scholarship Fund; Jeffrey Hipp, Foundation for Engineering at Kansas State University Fund; Cameron Jackson, John R. and Polly Rhudy Curtis Scholarship and Medallion Scholarship; Tyler Krizek, Foundation for Engineering at Kansas State University Fund and Ralph and Dora Rogers Memorial Scholarship; Taylor Latham, Barton County Scholarship, Gayle Foster Alumni Club Scholarship and Medallion Scholarship; Sarah Liston, Leadership Scholarship and Lucile Rust Scholarship; Logan Marshall, Peter Seitz Management Scholarship; Jacob Martin, Ralph and Dora Rogers Memorial Scholarship; Sara McAfee, Activity Scholarship and K-State Alumni Association Scholarship; Kelli McManaman, Medallion Scholarship and W.E. Long Scholarship; Allison Niederee, Pi Beta Phi Leadership Scholarship and Soaring with Eagles Scholarship; Dakota Peterson, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship, Milton Z. Pelischek Scholarship and W.E. Long Scholarship; Jeffrey Pike, Transfer Achievement Award; Nicole Reiter, Dennis and Sally von Waaden Business Scholarship and Memorial Scholarship; Alaycia Ryan, Achievement Award, Gayle Foster Alumni Club Scholarship, Memorial Scholarship, Norman D. and Trella A. Currie Scholarship, and Tommy L. and Ann Denise Smith Scholarship; Aaron Sanko, Achievement Award; Brianna Schartz, Achievement Award and K-State Alumni Association Scholarship; Connor Sell, Art Glade Milling Science Scholarship and David G. and Robert K. Page Memorial Scholarship in Milling Technology; Erin Sullivan, Helen Ensign McManis Housing and Dining Scholarship in Human Ecology; Elizabeth Swigart, K-State Transfer Academic Award; David Tomlin, Foundation for Engineering at Kansas State University Fund and Warren and Mary Lynn Staley Engineering Excellence Scholarship; Madison Unruh, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship; William Walters, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship; Logan Zecha, Foundation Scholarship and K-State Alumni Association Scholarship; Hoisington- Julie Bitter, Arthur S. and Leora J. Peck Scholarship, Brining Family Scholarship and Kansas Cooperative Dairy Products Association Scholarship; Kagan Blackwell, Huschka Family Scholarship and Leadership Scholarship; Brannon Donovan, Foundation Scholarship; Kelsey Hall, Helen Jones Manus Memorial Scholarship; Drew Reisner, Betty L. Norris Scholarship in Arts and Sciences, K-State Theatre Fund, Rebecca Ollington Memorial Scholarship, and Vincent and Jamey Stonestreet Theatre Scholarship; Hannah Wilborn, Putnam Scholarship; Olmitz- Jenifer Axman, Mary Ann Walker Memorial Scholarship; Otis- Anndrea Kraisinger, Activity Scholarship; Larned- Makenzie Harper, Gayle Foster Alumni Club Scholarship, Leon E. and Mildred P. Smith Memorial Scholarship and Memorial Scholarship; Alexandra Lessard, Jaconette L. Tietze Memorial Scholarship and Paul Beer Scholarship; Karlee Rainbolt, Eldon B. Johnson Scholarship; Michael Reece, Gayle Foster Alumni Club Scholarship; Meredith Rogers, Paul D. Stephenson Scholarship; Katie Seeman, Elmer M. Van Horn Memorial Scholarship, K-State Transfer Academic Award and Leslie W. Beckman and Edna L. Beckman Memorial Scholarship; Ashley Smith, Leslie W. Beckman and Edna L. Beckman Memorial Scholarship and Transfer Leadership Scholarship; Logan Van Horn, Engineering Scholarships Fund; Kevin VonFeldt, Engineering Scholarships Fund and Foundation Scholarship
Pawnee Rock: Abigail Ayre, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship and Tami D. Borck Memorial Scholarship; Kylie Hanson, Nutrition for Youth Graduate Scholarship; Rozel- Darice Colglazier, Leadership Scholarship and Merna M. Zeigler and Val Zeigler Student Grant Fund; Casey Spence, Physics Department Excellence Fund and Putnam Scholarship; Rush Center- Katherine Karst, ADM Alliance Nutrition Feed Science Scholarship and Land O’ Lakes Inc. Feed Science and Management Scholarship.