209 Kansas State University students receive 2021-22 Legacy Scholarships
More than 200 K-State legacies have been recognized with the K-State Alumni Association’s Legacy Scholarship.
The $1,000 scholarships were awarded to 209 students who are children and grandchildren of K-State alumni for the 2021-22 academic year. K-State students receiving the scholarships are incoming freshmen as well as current and transfer students. The recipients include both in-state and out-of-state students. Applicants are considered if at least one parent or grandparent is a K-State alumnus, with preference given to members of the Alumni Association.
“Alumni across Kansas and the nation have encouraged the university and Association to address tuition issues of legacy students, and this program greatly assists us in those efforts,” said Amy Button Renz, president and CEO of the Alumni Association. “The Association’s board of directors is committed to helping prospective students attend K-State.”
The scholarships are made possible through funds generated by the K-State License Plate program, administered by the Alumni Association for the university.
The state-issued license plates with the purple Powercat logo can be found on the back of more than 11,000 vehicles in Kansas. The program began in 1997, and the tax-deductible royalties paid on K-State License Plates have raised more than $5.5 million for student recognition and scholarships.
The Legacy Scholarship recipients listed by Kansas hometown: Marissa Ober, Alden; Anya Pohl, Assaria; Janessa Waltemath, Augusta; Astoria Kindel, Aurora; Oliver Schmitz and Simon Schmitz, Axtell; Isabelle Pfeifer, Bel Aire; Hayley Piroutek, Belleville; Brandon Bates and Mason Fuller, Beloit; Abigail Depperschmidt, Bennington; Grace Holle and Grant Holle, Bremen; Brooke Faimon and Eric Faimon, Burlington; Emma Gustin, Carbondale; Jenri Conley, Centralia; Lawson Collins and Sage Collins, Chanute; Brigham Glaves, Clay Center; Terin Rundus, Concordia; Dylan Schultejans, Corning; Ryan Kohr, Caleb Stout and Joseph Stout, Cottonwood Falls; Jessica Jensen, Courtland; Jackson Mills, El Dorado; Sydney Wilson, Ellsworth; Karsen Deweese, Emporia; Jordan Gatz and Lauren Gatz, Fairview; Kreed Curran, Farlington; Gavin Cornelison, Frankfort; Kaiden Luna, Garden City; Christian Hawkins, Goddard; Riley Buss, Grantville; Jordan Popp, Great Bend; Regan Konz and Alexis White, Hays; Ben Woodworth, Haysville; Kade Tollefson, Hiawatha; Aaron McDowell, Hill City; Quentin Guhr and Stephanie Hiebert, Hillsboro; Katherine Mongeau, Holcomb; Kaitlin Colle, Kevin Colle and Jacob Milburn, Hutchinson; Richelle Reichenberger, Independence; William Ayers, Lansing; Jacob Gillespie, Jenna Gillespie, Joseph Mann, Vincent Otchere and Mason Parrish, Lawrence; Megan Stubbings, Leavenworth; Josie Dulan, Leawood; Austin Burenheide, Lecompton; Logan Cox, Braden Hudelson and Alicia Keller, Lenexa; Kelsie Benney, Leonardville; Cora Astin, Luke Benfer, Benjamin Biggs, Talia Clanton, Nash Downie, Nadiyah Gamble, Matthew Gates, Jayden Gittle, Chase Hagemann, Anna Hastings, Seth Hoffman, Hallie Matteri, Abram Mugler, Isabella Nelson, Katelynn Page, Chanae Parker, Madison Reishus, Noah Sapp, Anna Schrader, Juliana Schwartz, Parker Stephens and Witt Williams, Manhattan; Ryan Grutsch, Maple Hill; Zoey Whorton, McPherson; Morgan May, Mt. Hope; Lucas Roth, Newton; Kash Liddeke, Norwich; Alynn Bratkiv, Allison Burnett, Carly Duncan, Chase Gigstad, Brooklyn Griffin, Claire Harris, John Hug, Logan McIntosh, Shane McIntosh, Kristen Medlin, Molly Smith and Kristin Wingate, Olathe; Alexander Hurla, Onaga; Caroline Wingert and Isaac Wingert, Ottawa; John Allred, Avery Kapple, Grace Odgers and Samantha Traffis, Overland Park; Madeline Towns, Palco; Claire Keeten, Megan Keeten and Ty Sides, Phillipsburg; Blythe Bolar and Graham Bolar, Prairie Village; Alesha Bergner and Lindsey Bergner, Pratt; Skyler Forge, St. George; Karter Fuller and Hannah Kipp, Salina; Nyah Heinen, Seneca; Brett Atwell, Emma Barge, Megan Haymaker, Molly Haymaker, Ella Martin, Erin Martin, Emma Moore, Abbie Morgan, Dain Priddy, Tyson Priddy, Emma Reinke, Tyler Reishus and Maverick Shuler, Shawnee; Mary Gerber, Silver Lake; Taylor Rowan, Spring Hill; Caleb Hildebrand and Jayce Hildebrand, Stafford; Joshua Hanna, Stilwell; Cory Johnson, Strong City; Maura Meyer, Tampa; Dajarrio White, Tonganoxie; Kendra Buckman, Madison Pokorny, Ethan Spindler, Heather Thummel and Mackenzie Waggoner, Topeka; Ellie Schwertfeger, Turon; Blake Arria and Jay Olson, Wamego; and Alexis Cannizzo, Caroline Chapman, Amanda Dennis, Celia Eichbauer, Finnegan Eichbauer, Reagan Evans, Joseph Hathaway, Julia Howey, Anna Lindebak, Miles McMahon, Madelyne Rose, Kamryn Stark, Carrington Thom, Mackenzie Trippel and Matthew Wolgast, Wichita.
Out-of-state recipients are: Maly Sears, Adrian, Missouri; Harleigh Schneider, Azle, Texas; Thomas Lacy, Bentonville, Arkansas; Ellie Yuska, Berthoud, Colorado; Madeline Evans, Blue Springs, Missouri; Hunter Turrell, Byers, Colorado; Carson Miller, Carl Junction, Missouri; Lacey Pavlak, Centralia, Missouri; Makenna Campbell, Chillicothe, Missouri; Christopher Feldman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Michael Thompson and Zelie Thompson, Cypress, Texas; Gabriela Gutierrez, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Jordan Deason, Elk City, Oklahoma; Haven Habhab, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Laura Duncan, Fort Collins, Colorado; Mitchell Bennett, Frankfort, Illinois; Reed Roney, Jonesboro, Arkansas; Cole Chambers, Jocelin Egeland, Elena Mannebach, Catherine Nelson and Tyler Rodvelt, Kansas City, Missouri; Tillie Wheeler, Kearney, Missouri; MacKenna Franssens and Caden Stirtz, Liberty, Missouri; Emma Brown, Paige Brown and Campbell Mandery, Lincoln, Nebraska; Amelia Brandt Moore, Littleton, Colorado; Kelby Meisinger, Louisville, Nebraska; Colleen Fulton, Loup City, Nebraska; Abigail Kugler and Nathanael Kugler, Monument, Colorado; Alexis Hoover, Nebraska City, Nebraska; Noah Kotlinski, Normal, Illinois; Elanor Brandt, Olean, New York; Kharli Schiffner, Ozark, Missouri; Jane Eilers, St. Charles, Missouri; Madiera Lister, Spearfish, South Dakota; Melissa Melgren, Springfield, Missouri; Jenna Ellison, St. Joseph, Missouri; John Sullivan, Superior, Nebraska; Sophie Hawks, Verona, Wisconsin; and Meredith Schnebbe, Victor, Iowa.