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.
Altamont: Cailyn Barnhart, Labette County High School, academic
Atchison: Alyson Elias, Atchison High School, academic; Lauren Pierce, Atchison
High School, academic; Taylor Walker, Atchison High School, academic
Baldwin City: Landon Hays, Lawrence High School, academic; Claire Peterson,
Baldwin High School, academic
Basehor: Emily Engler, Basehor-Linwood High School, academic; Lori Holstrom,
Kansas City Kansas Community College, transfer
Bendena: Amanda Pickman, Highland Community College, transfer
Burlington: Rhian Jones, Burlington High School, academic; Emily Lambert,
Burlington High School, academic
Carbondale: Kelsey Girardin, Santa Fe Trail High School, academic; Preston
West, academic and Garvey
Chanute: Forest Turner, Chanute Senior High School, academic
Coffeyville: Sydney Lemos, Field Kindley Memorial High School, academic; Brady
Riekeman, Field Kindley Memorial High School, academic
Council Grove: Derron Reddick, Council Grove High School, academic
Cummings: Katrina Reiss, Atchison County Community High School, academic; Megan
Vanderweide, Atchison County Community High School, academic
Denton: Mollie Tharp, Highland Community College, transfer
Edgerton: Caleb Clarke, Gardner Edgerton High School, academic
Effingham: Jenna Thompson, Atchison County Community High School, academic
Emporia: Breck Dakin, Emporia Senior High School, academic
Eudora: Cody Keener, Baldwin High School, academic; Sarah Prudden, Eudora High
School, academic
Fairview: Heather Jurgensmeier, Sabetha High School, academic
Fort Riley: Blake Parker, Junction City Senior High School, academic
Frankfort: Parker Gallion, Frankfort High School, Richey and Garvey
Gardner: Elizabeth Flora-Swick, Gardner Edgerton High School, academic;
Samantha Hickman, Johnson County Community College, transfer; Katie McAfee,
Gardner Edgerton High School, academic; Olivia Shepherd, Johnson County
Community College, Phi Theta Kappa and transfer
Garnett: Peyton Williams, Anderson County High School, academic
Girard: Kaitlyn Nepote, Girard High School, academic
Harveyville: McKenzie Walker, Mission Valley High School, academic
High Ridge, Mo.: Rachael Walsh, Northwest High School, academic
Highland: Ashley Brown, Highland Community College, transfer
Holt, Mo.: Corinne Pachl, Kearney R-1 Senior High School, academic
Holton: Rachelle Harman, Holton High School, academic; Stacey Korte, Holton
High School, academic and Garvey; Kylie Miller, Holton High School, academic;
McClain Morris, Holton High School, academic; Christopher McClaskey, Highland
Community College, transfer
Hoyt: Morgan Hammes, Royal Valley High School, academic; Nicholas Tuck, Royal
Valley High School, academic
Humboldt: Emmaline Durand, Humboldt High School, academic
Independence, Kan.: Sarah Doring, Independence Senior High School, academic
Independence, Mo.: Collin McKinney, Archbishop O’hara High School, academic and
Garvey; Harold Wingo, Truman High School, academic
Iola: Christian Kauth, Iola Senior High School, academic
Junction City: Danica Angeles, Cloud County Community College, transfer; Jordan
Bauman, Chapman High School, academic; Nadege Flore Nauhou, Cloud County
Community College, transfer
Kansas City, Kan.: Tracie Clark, Wyandotte High School, academic; Brooke
Grable, Piper High School, academic; Halie Horn, Piper High School, academic;
Sarah Morris, Lansing High School, academic
Kansas City, Mo.: Kevin Curtis, Park Hill South High School, academic; Demond
Jones, University Academy Charter School, academic; Tino Martin, Ruskin High
School, academic
Lancaster: Tara Phillips, Atchison County Community High School, academic
Lawrence: Cody Bonham, Johnson County Community College, Phi Theta Kappa and
transfer; Kyleigh Bowen, Johnson County Community College, transfer; Lauren
Byrn, Lawrence High School, academic; Kyley Coffelt, Pery-Lecompton High
School, academic; Brittany Fountain, Johnson County Community College,
transfer; Caitlin Laird, Lawrence Free State High School, academic and Garvey;
Olivia Marshall, Lawrence Free State High School, academic; Reina McCoy,
Lawrence Free State High School, academic; Katarzyna Potocka, Johnson County
Community College, Phi Theta Kappa and transfer; Ashley Schlesener, home
school, academic; Nicki Snodgrass, Lawrence High School, academic; Bahozhoni
White, Lawrence Free State High School, academic
Le Roy: Jordan Storrer, Sothern Coffey County High School, academic and Garvey
Leavenworth: Anthony Clouse, Immaculata High School, academic; Cecilia Curtis,
Leavenworht Senior High School, academic; Rory MacDonald, Pleasant Ridge High
School, academic; Bryna Parson, Leavenworth Senior High School, academic;
Morgan Warren, Leavenworth Senior High School, academic
Leawood: William Kirkpatrick, Shawnee Mission East High School, academic
Lenexa: Colton Anderson, Olathe North West High School, academic; Ashton
Harvey, De Soto High School, academic; Elaine Januszka, St. James Academy,
academic; Rachael Landis, Olathe North West High School, academic; Rebecca
Maasen, De Soto High School, academic; Danielle Moran, Shawnee Mission West
High School, academic; Armani Williams, Shawnee Mission West High School,
academic
Louisburg: Daniel Harris, Louisburg High School, academic
Lyndon: Andrew Morgan, Lyndon High School, academic
Manhattan: Diane Hinrichs, Hartford High School, academic; Katelyn Roush,
Manhattan High School, academic
Maple Hill: D’Neal Jenson, Royal Valley High School, academic
McLouth: Allison Bristol, McLouth High School, academic; Kelsey Campbell,
McLouth High School, academic
Melvern: Jamie Spencer, Allen County Community College, transfer
Meriden: Genoveva Callahan, Highland Community College, transfer; Kegan
Kennedy, Jefferson West High School, academic
Nortonville: Laura Flory, Highland Community College, transfer
Olathe: Meredith Bartlett, Johnson County Community College, Phi Kappa Theta,
transfer and Shaw; Mitchell Depriest, Olathe North West High School, academic;
Corinna Hodson, Olathe North West High School, academic; Alexander Hunter,
Olathe South High School, academic; Kylie Ruley, Olathe North High School,
academic; Aubrey Stewart, Olathe East High School, academic
Onaga: Cleotha Daniels, Onaga Junior Senior High School, academic and Garvey;
Riley Falk, Onaga Junior Senior High School, academic and Garvey
Osage City: Annie Christesen, Lyndon High School, academic; Lexie Fager, Osage
City High School, academic; Natasha Moon, Allen County Community College,
transfer
Osawatomie: Lindsey Cooper, Osawatomie Senior High School, academic; Nicole
Cooper, Osawatomie Senior High School, academic; Monica McDougal, Osawatomie
Senior High School, academic and Garvey
Oskaloosa: Haley Adam, Oskaloosa High School, academic and Garvey
Ottawa: Jordan Crowell, Ottawa High School, academic; Kali Hinman, Ottawa High
School, academic; Chelsea Jamison, Ottawa High School, academic; Evan Mietchen,
Ottawa High School, academic; Taylor Moore, Neosho Community College, transfer;
Rachel Pierce, Ottawa High School, academic
Overbrook: Krika Forster, Santa Fe Trail High School, academic; Robert Molt,
Allen County Community College, transfer; Keaton Romine, Santa Fe Trail High
School, academic
Overland Park: Allison Colonna, Shawnee Mission West High School, academic;
Matt Cooper, Blue Valley High School – Stillwell, academic; Courtney Hansen,
Blue Valley West High School, academic; Kayla Johnson, Century High School,
academic; Clara Kiedrowski, Olathe East High School, academic; Blair Lewis,
Olathe East High School, academic; Bradley Luebbert, Blue Valley Northwest High
School, academic; Clairice McKay, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School,
academic; Rachel Mellenbruch, Johnson County Community College, Phi Theta Kappa
and transfer; Abigail Ross, Blue Valley West High School, academic; Lauren
Watson, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, academic
Ozawkie: Jessica Corwin, Heritage Christian School, academic
Paola: Taylor Hankinson, Louisburg High School, academic; Annette Kessler,
Paola High School, academic and Garvey; Avery Ozier, Paola High School,
academic
Parkville, Mo.: Amanda Danneau-Rever, Park Hill South High School, academic
Parsons: Filmon Teka, Labette County Community College, Phi Theta Kappa and
transfer
Peculiar, Mo.: Jacob Rash, Raymore-Peculia R-2 High School, academic
Pomona: Lainey Lord, West Franklin High School, academic
Richmond: Katie Pedrow, Anderson County High School, academic
Sabetha: Darcy Crawshaw, Sabetha High School, academic; Kayla Herl, Sabetha
High School, academic; Daniel Strahm, Highland Community College, Phi Theta
Kappa and transfer; Chelsea Wenger, Sabetha High School, academic; Cory
Wilhelm, Sabetha High School, academic
Saint George: Paige Miller, Rock Creek Jr-Sr High School, academic; Devin Muir
Rock Creek Jr-Sr High School, academic
St. Marys: Allison Aubert, St. Marys High School, academic; Russell Budden, St.
Marys High School, Garvey and Richey; Jessie Gayner, Highland Community
College, Phi Theta Kappa and transfer; Anthony Hohman, St. Mary’s Academy and
College, academic and Garvey; Rafael Ramos, St, Mary’s Academy and College,
academic; Benjamin Whitehead, Highland Community College, Phi Theta Kappa and
transfer
Seneca: Chase Copeland, Nemaha Valley High School, academic
Shawnee: Colin Bonebrake, Mill Valley High School, academic; Karrin Branson,
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, academic; Grant Collison, home school,
academic and Garvey; Daniel Fleming, Mill Valley High School, academic; Natalie
Howe, Mill Valley High School, academic; Greg Mason, Mill Valley High School,
academic; McConnell Preston, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, academic
St. George: Katelyn Zimmerman, Rock Creek Junior Senior High School, academic
Stilwell: Sara Specht. Blue Valley High School-Stillwell, academic
Valley Falls: Chelsey Correll, Butler County Community College, transfer; Kelly
St. John, Jefferson West High School, academic
Wakefield: Brandi Bergmeier, Wakefield High School, academic
Wamego: Kiley Brown, Rock Creek Junior Senior High School, academic; Corinna
Swart, Wamego High School, academic
Wathena: Collin Studer, Riverside High School, academic
Wellsville: Savanna Wilson, Wellsville Junior Senior High School, academic
Westmoreland: Heidi Hamic, Highland Community College, Phi Theta Kappa and
transfer
Whiting: Kasie Robbins, Jackson Heights High School, academic
Scholarship Descriptions:
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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