Students attending area high schools and
community colleges have been awarded scholarships by Washburn University.
Students, who were able to attend, were recognized for their achievements at a
recent scholarship banquet.
Students are listed below by their hometown, their school and the scholarships
they have been awarded.
Andale: Savannah White, Andale High School, academic
Andover: Katie Longhofer, Andover Central High School, academic
Bel Aire: Jessica Fisher, Independent High School, academic and Garvey
Belleville: Blake Porter, Republic County High School, academic
Bison: Zachary Stejskal, Otis-Bison Senior High School, academic
Chapman: Brittni Schmidt, Chapman High School, academic
Cheney: Brittany Dome, Cheney High School, academic
Cimarron: Chelsea Dupree, Cimarron High School, academic and Finnup
Concordia: Slater Champlin, Concordia High School, academic; Luisa Jones-Velez,
Cloud County Community College, transfer
Conway Springs: Abby Koester, Conway Springs High School, academic and Garvey
Derby: Natalie Jones, Derby High School, academic
Dodge City: Paula Cabrera, Dodge City Community College, Finnup and transfer;
Gentry Cork, Dodge City Senior High School, academic, Finnup and Garvey; Erin
Finley, Dodge City Senior High School, academic, Finnup and Garvey; Emily
Hicks, Dodge City Community College, Phi Theta Kappa and Transfer
Douglass: Mika Kaylor, Douglass High School, academic
Elkhart: Devini Harn, Elkhart High School, academic and Finnup
Ellsworth: Kaitlyn Koralek, Ellsworth High School, academic
Enterprise: Kaitlyn Koralek, Ellsworth High School, academic
Garden City: Nicholas Franco, Garden City Senior High School, Finnup; Jemisha
Gandhi, Garden City Senior High School, Finnup; Samuel Leal, Garden City Senior
High School, Finnup; Rachel McMillan, Garden City Senior High School, Finnup;
Linda Montemayor, Garden City Senior High School, academic and Finnup; Whitney
Swender, Borger High School, Finnup
Great Bend: Bailey Schartz, Ellinwood High School, academic
Haven: Caden Ford, Haven High School, academic
Hays: Kinsey Ashworth, Hays High School, academic; Katlynn Krug, Hays High
School, academic
Hesston: Morgan Reeves, Hesston High School, academic
Holcomb: Tiffany O’Rourke, Garden City Community College, Finnup, Phi Theta
Kappa and Transfer; Katelyn Symmounds, Garden City Community College, Finnup
Phi Theta Kappa and Transfer
Hoxie: Tayler Hawks, Hoxie High School, academic and Garvey
Kingman: Murray Heikes, Kingman High School, academic
La Crosse: Kolin Klozenbucher, La Crosse High School, academic
Lindsborg: Braxton Bolden, Smoky Valley High School, academic
Marquette, Perla Vivanco, Smoky Valley High School, academic
McPherson: Kirsten Holle, McPherson High School, academic; Samantha Silver,
McPherson High School, academic
Minneapolis: Connor Christensen, Minneapolis High School, academic; Quinton
Church, Minneapolis High School, academic and Garvey
Plainville: Kyle Becker, Plainville High School, academic
Pratt: Samantha Wahrman, Pratt High School, academic
Russell: Daniel Barney, Russell High School, academic
Salina: Whitney Albers, Ell-Saline High School, academic; Allison Hanson,
Salina High School Central, academic; Courtney Koch, Salina High School
Central, academic; Nikia Stone, Salina High School South, academic; Tionna
Trarbach, Salina High School Central, academic
Sharon Springs: Hayley Pletcher, Wallace County High School, academic
Smith Center; Danielle Bradrick, Smith Center Jr-Sr High School, academic
Soloman: Sarah Minneman, Solomon High School, academic and Garvey
Syracuse: Blake Miller, Syracuse High School, Finnup
Tribune: Benjamin Pierce, Greeley County High School, Finnup
Ulysses: Brady Buxman, Ulysses High School, academic and Finnup; Paige Eslick,
Seward County Community College, Phi Theta Kappa and transfer; Garret Kissell,
Ulysses High School, Finnup
Victoria: Corey Dinkel, Victoria High School, academic
WaKenney: Kylie Dunn, Trego Community High School, academic; Deven
Schoenthaler, Trego Community High School, academic; Jacob Weber, Trego
Community High School, academic
Wichita: Sydney Andrews, Wichita High School Northwest, academic; Maddison
Downs, Campus High School, academic; Spencer Elkinton, Wichita High School
Northwest, academic; Thalia Fenton, Wichita High School Northwest, academic;
Andrew Gregg, Bishop Carroll High School, academic and Garvey; Keenan Noller,
Maize High School, academic; Nicholas O’Donnell, Kapaun Mount Carmel High
School, academic; Casey Shanks, Goddard Senior High School, academic; Xavia
Warren, Butler Community College, Phi Theta Kappa and transfer
Winona: Zachery Hinnergardt, Triplains High School, Garvey
Scholarship Descriptions:
Finnup Scholarship – Is awarded to 24 students who have graduated from a high
school in one of the following counties: Comanche, Greeley, Wichita, Scott,
Lane, Ness, Hamilton, Finney, Kearny, Ford, Gray Grant, Stanton, Morton,
Stevens, Seward, Mead, Clark, Haskell, and Hodgeman. The awards are in the
amount of $2,000 and the student must have a minimum high school grade point
average of 2.0 and maintain a 2.0 or higher grade point average while attending
Washburn University. The award amount is subject to change. To renew the
scholarship, you must maintain a grade point average of 2.00
Freshman Academic Scholarship - To qualify for academic scholarships, students
must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Garvey Competitive Exam Scholarship - Scholarships range between $500 and
$2,000 and are given to those with the 28 highest exam scores. To renew the
scholarship, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.25. Students
must have a minimum high school grade point average of 3.25 in order to
register for the exam.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship – This transfer scholarship is available to students
who are members of Phi Theta Kappa at an accredited Kansas community college or
selected Kansas City area Community College. The minimum grade point average
for this scholarship is 3.6.
Shaw Scholarship - A $1,250 scholarship awarded to four students pursuing a
pre-law or pre-med major. To be eligible, first-time freshmen must have a
completed admissions file; at least a 3.5 grade point average and a 28 ACT: and
a completed scholarship application. Transfer students must have a completed
admissions file, at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, and ACT or
COMPASS scores if transferring fewer than 24 credit hours, along with a
completed scholarship application. The award is limited to eight semesters for
incoming freshmen or four semesters for incoming transfer students. To renew
the scholarship, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.50.
Transfer Academic Scholarship – This transfer scholarship is awarded to
transfer students who are enrolled for the first time as a degree-seeking
student at Washburn. In addition, students must not have attended another four
year institution after high school and have completed more than 48 semester
hours at an accredited Kansas community college. To maintain the transfer
scholarship, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.25.
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