Students receive scholarships at K-State event in Dodge City
Fifteen area students were awarded scholarships to Kansas State University totaling
$3,850 at the Dodge City Catbackers K-State Fun Day on May 15 in Dodge City, Kansas.
The recipients are Nick Ast and Hunter Dewey, Cimarron, Kansas; Caleb Crockett, Jordan Dewell, Sydney Headrick, Eli Kistler, Tanner Tieben and Cara
Unruh, Dodge City; Madison Cannon, Greensburg, Kansas; Kyra Lampe, Jetmore, Kansas; Felicity Tepe and Caitlin Herrmann, Kinsley, Kansas; Ryan Koons, Meade, Kansas; and Luke Heskamp and Kyler Stein, Spearville, Kansas.
The scholarships were awarded by the Dodge City Area K-State Alumni Club, the Col.
Gayle Foster Endowed Scholarship Fund, the Donnie Schmidt Memorial Scholarship fund
and the K-State Alumni Association.
“We are so pleased to congratulate these outstanding students,” said Amy Button Renz,
president and CEO of the Alumni Association. “The Alumni Association board of directors
is committed to helping prospective students attend K-State, and the alumni club scholarship
program is a vital component in assisting those efforts. We greatly appreciate local
alumni and friends who have helped make these awards possible through their loyal
support.”
The scholarships are for the 2017-18 academic year. The Alumni Association annually awards approximately $400,000 in student scholarships with funding provided by local K-State alumni and friends and Alumni Association programming. There are more than 1,500 K-State alumni and friends in the Dodge City area.