HAYS, Kan. – Students from the south-central and southeast Kansas regions were recognized at the recent Student Recognition Program in Wichita for the scholarships they have been awarded from Fort Hays State University for the 2018-19 academic year.
The annual Wichita SRP primarily serves students from 19 Kansas counties: Barber, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner, Wilson and Woodson. Students from outside the primary area, including students from Oklahoma, are also welcome.
Students are arranged alphabetically by high school. Cutlines are provided for the photos.
Rachel Ewertz, a 2018 Andale High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in allied health. Ewertz, daughter of Ken and Arlyn Ewertz, Colwich, plans to major in radiologic technology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Denise Orth, associate professor of allied health.
Lauren Koehler, a 2018 Andale High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in chemistry. Koehler, daughter of Doug Koehler and Amy Mounts, Andale, plans to major in chemistry. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Szeto, assistant professor of chemistry.
Trevor Meyer, a 2018 Andale High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in business. Meyer, son of Rob and Phyllis Meyer, Andale, plans to major in business management. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Bonnie Landgraf, assistant professor of nursing.
Gwendolyn White, a 2018 Andale High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in social work. White, daughter of Jason and Kasey White, Garden Plain, plans to major in social work. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Jung Hee Lee, assistant professor of social work.
Michael Giebler, a 2018 Andover Central High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award. Giebler, son of Andrew and Tara Giebler, Andover, plans to major in chemistry. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Jenna Radtke, graduate assistant of academic advising and career exploration.
Madalynn Rhea, a 2018 Argonia High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in business. Rhea, daughter of Tony and Anna Rhea, Argonia, plans to major in finance. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Robert Lloyd, assistant professor of management.
Jenna Nichols, a 2016 Augusta High School graduate and a Cowley County Community College transfer student, received a $1,000 Transfer Student Award and won the drawing for a laptop. Nichols, daughter of Bruce and Paula Nichols, Douglass, plans to major in marketing. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Robert Lloyd, assistant professor of management.
Kennedy Carpenter, a 2018 Bishop Carroll High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in allied health. Carpenter, daughter of Derek and Paula Carpenter, Wichita, plans to major in medical diagnostic imaging. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Denise Orth, associate professor of allied health.
Jason Irwin, a 2018 Bishop Carroll High School graduate, received a $3,500 Presidential Award of Distinction and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in biological sciences. Irwin, son of Jason and Annamarie Irwin, Wichita, plans to major in biology. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Wendy Martin, instructor of biological sciences.
Danielle Chilcott, a 2016 Bluestem High School graduate and a Butler Community College transfer student, received a $1,000 Transfer Student Award. Chilcott, daughter of Michael and Michelle Chilcott, Leon, plans to major in agricultural education. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Craig Smith, associate professor of agriculture.
Donald Doornbos, a 2018 Campus High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in informatics. Doornbos, son of Juanita Acosta, Wichita, plans to major in informatics. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Dave Schmidt, assistant professor of informatics.
Alexis Sanchez, a 2018 Campus High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in psychology. Sanchez, daughter of Anthony and Melissa Sanchez, Haysville, plans to major in psychology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Trey Hill, interim chair of the Department of Psychology.
Hannah Berk, a 2018 Derby High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in biological sciences. Berk, daughter of John and Tina Berk, Derby, plans to major in biology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Wendy Martin, instructor of biological sciences.
Jillian Harper, a 2018 Douglass High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in nursing. Harper, daughter of Deborah Chizek, Rose Hill, and Kevin Harper, Valley Center, plans to major in nursing. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and and Bonnie Landgraf, assistant professor of nursing.
Ashleigh Varner, a 2018 Eisenhower High School graduate, received a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in agriculture. Varner, daughter of Frank and Amber Varner, Wichita, plans to major in agriculture. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Craig Smith, associate professor of agriculture.
Brianna Warzeka, a 2018 Eisenhower High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in chemistry. Warzeka, daughter of Shawn and Kacey Warzeka, Goddard, plans to major in chemistry. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Szeto, assistant professor of chemistry.
Payton Sadowski, a 2018 El Dorado High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in business. Sadowski, son of Kelley and Jorene Sadowski, El Dorado, plans to major in finance. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Robert Lloyd, assistant professor of management.
Kathrine Collister, a 2018 Frederic Remington High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in elementary education. Collister, daughter of Chris and Jamie Collister, Whitewater, plans to major in elementary education. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Sarah Broman, instructor of teacher education.
Samuel Thimmesch, a 2018 Garden Plain High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in biology. Thimmesch, son of Don and Virginia Thimmesch, Goddard, plans to major in biology. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Wendy Martin, instructor of biological sciences.
Cole Caraway, a 2018 Goddard High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award. Caraway is the son of Mike and Geri Caraway, Goddard. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Jenna Radtke, graduate assistant of academic advising and career exploration.
Baylee Heinrich, a 2018 Goddard High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award. Heinrich, daughter of Cory Heinrich and Miranda Hayden, Goddard, plans to major in nursing. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Wendy Martin, instructor of biological sciences.
Paeten Howard, a 2018 Goddard High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in allied health. Howard, daughter of Todd and Lisa Howard, Wichita, plans to major in medical diagnostic imaging. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Denise Orth, associate professor of allied health.
Anthony Vasquez, a 2018 Goddard High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in chemistry. Vasquez, son of Tom and Katrina Vasquez, Wichita, plans to major in chemistry. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Szeto, assistant professor of chemistry.
Andrew Blaylock, a 2018 Halstead High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in agriculture. Blaylock, son of Terry and Renee Ediger, Halstead, and Grant Blaylock, plans to major in agriculture. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Craig Smith, associate professor of agriculture.
Dakota Blaylock, a 2018 Halstead High School graduate, received a $3,500 Presidential Award of Distinction and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in computer science. Blaylock, son of Terry and Renee Ediger, Halstead, and Grant Blaylock, plans to major in computer science. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Hong Zeng, professor of mathematics.
Dalton Kraus, a 2018 Halstead High School graduate, received a $3,500 Presidential Award of Distinction and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in applied technology. Kraus, son of Jason and Brianna Kraus, Halstead, plans to major in construction management. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Kim Stewart, chair of the Department of Applied Technology.
Christopher Hogan, a 2018 Kapaun Mount Carmel High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in informatics. Hogan, son of William and Kimberly Hogan, Wichita, plans to major in information networking and telecommunications. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Dave Schmidt, assistant professor of informatics.
Brianna Rose, a 2018 Kapaun Mount Carmel High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in education. Rose, daughter of Kris and Jessica Rose, Derby, plans to major in education. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Sarah Broman, instructor of teacher education.
Anna Turner, a 2018 Kapaun Mount Carmel High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award. Turner, daughter of Gregg and Kathleen Turner, Wichita, plans to major in radiologic technology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Jenna Radtke, graduate assistant of academic advising and career exploration.
Devon Patchin, a 2018 Labette County High School graduate, received a $3,500 Presidential Award of Distinction and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in informatics. Patchin, daughter of Joanna Milks, Mound Valley, plans to major in informatics. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Dave Schmidt, assistant professor of informatics.
Kylee Twyman, a 2016 Lake Havasu High School graduate and a Cowley County Community College transfer student, received a $7,700 FHSU Arizona Award. Twyman, daughter of Richard Twyman, Lake Havasu City, plans to major in biology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Wendy Martin, instructor of biological sciences.
Veronica Landeros, a 2013 Lyons High School graduate and a Hutchinson Community College transfer student, received a $2,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant and a $1,000 Transfer Student Award. Landeros, daughter of Salvador Landeros and Juana Luna, Lyons, plans to major in health and human performance. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. John Zody, chair of the Department of Health and Human Performance.
Sean Engler, a 2018 Maize High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in art. Engler, son of Lee and Laura Engler, Wichita, plans to major in graphic design. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Linda Ganstrom, professor of art and design.
Brett Loving, a 2018 Maize High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in business. Loving, son of Dan and Maria Loving, Wichita, plans to major in business. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Robert Lloyd, assistant professor of management.
Devin Onwugbufor, a 2018 Maize High School graduate, received a $2,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant, a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in health and human performance. Onwugbufor, son of Ike and Sarah Onwugbufor, Maize, plans to major in exercise therapy. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. John Zody, chair of the Department of Health and Human Performance.
Carson Pierce, a 2018 Maize High School graduate, received a $3,500 Presidential Award of Distinction and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in chemistry. Pierce, daughter of Roger and Lori Pierce, Wichita, plans to major in chemistry. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Szeto, assistant professor of chemistry.
Jonah Rich, a 2018 Maize High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in business. Rich, son of Jeff and Donna Rich, Wichita, plans to major in finance. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Robert Lloyd, assistant professor of management.
Drayton Weidner, a 2018 Maize South High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in art. Weidner, son of Patrick Turner and Marilyn Weidner, Wichita, plans to major in graphic design. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Linda Ganstrom, professor of art and design.
Wyatt Kolb, a 2018 Medicine Lodge High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in geosciences. Kolb, son of Bill and Deb Kolb, Medicine Lodge, plans to major in geosciences. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Laura Wilson, curator of the Sternberg Museum.
Tanner Wedel, a 2018 Medicine Lodge High School graduate, received a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in psychology. Wedel, son of Maurice and Leslie Wedel, Medicine Lodge, plans to major in psychology. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Trey Hill, interim chair of the Department of Psychology.
Gavin Olson, a 2018 Mulvane High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in biological sciences. Olson, son of Corey and Christine Olson, Mulvane, plans to major in biology. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Wendy Martin, instructor of biological sciences.
Madison Swanson, a 2018 Mulvane High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in communication studies. Swanson, daughter of John and Vicki Swanson, Udall, plans to major in communications. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Brittney Reed, instructor of communication studies.
Gavin Powell, a 2018 Newton High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in criminal justice. Powell, son of Scott and Casie Powell, North Newton, plans to major in criminal justice. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Bonnie Landgraf, assistant professor of nursing.
Lilith Samples, a 2018 Northeast Magnet High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in chemistry. Samples, daughter of Misty Samples, Wichita, plans to major in chemistry. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Szeto, assistant professor of chemistry.
Ciara Wiley, a 2016 South Haven High School graduate and a Cowley County Community College transfer student, received a $1,500 Transfer Student Award. Wiley, daughter of Jason and Twaila Wiley, South Haven, plans to major in early childhood education. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Sarah Broman, instructor of teacher education.
Andria Dry, a 2018 Wellington High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in agriculture, and she won the drawing for a $600 FHSU University Bookstore Scholarship. Dry, daughter of Jeff and Julie Dry, Wellington, plans to major in agricultural business. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Craig Smith, associate professor of agriculture.
Chelsea Gageby, a 2018 Wellington High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in nursing. Gageby, daughter of George and Sarah Edgeington, Wellington, plans to major in nursing. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Bonnie Landgraf, assistant professor of nursing.
Jack Heimer, a 2018 Wellington High School graduate, received a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in applied technology. Heimer, son of Erich and Teresa Heimer, Wellington, plans to major in applied technology. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Kim Stewart, chair of the Department of Applied Technology.
Gabriel Adair, a 2018 Wichita East High School graduate, received a $3,500 Presidential Award of Distinction and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in criminal justice. Adair, son of Peyton and Bell Adair, Wichita, plans to major in criminal justice. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Kweilin Lucas, instructor of criminal justice.
William Barfield, a 2018 Wichita East High School graduate, received a $3,500 Presidential Award of Distinction and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in communication studies. Barfield, son of Mark Barfield and Tracy Callard, Wichita, plans to major in communication studies. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Brittney Reed, instructor of communication studies.
Jose Hernandez, a 2018 Wichita East High School graduate, received a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant and a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award. Hernandez, son of Jose Hernandez and Veronica Plascensia, Wichita, plans to major in biology. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Wendy Martin, instructor of biological sciences.
Daisy Perez, a 2018 Wichita East High School graduate, received a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant, a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in nursing. Perez, daughter of Hector Perez and Catalina Plascencia, Wichita, plans to major in nursing. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Bonnie Landgraf, assistant professor of nursing.
Braelyn Brown, a 2018 Wichita Heights High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in biological sciences. Brown, daughter of Christopher and Darla Brown, O’Fallon, Ill., plans to major in biology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Wendy Martin, instructor of biological sciences.
Keegan Claassen, a 2018 Wichita Heights High School graduate, received a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in chemistry. Claassen, daughter of Warren and Kelly Claassen, Wichita, plans to major in chemistry. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Szeto, assistant professor of chemistry.
Caleb Woodson, a 2018 Wichita North High School graduate, received a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in informatics. Woodson, son of Jeremy Woodson and Kendra Blick, Wichita, and Justin Blick, plans to major in informatics. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Dave Schmidt, assistant professor of informatics.
Jordan Bauman, a 2018 Wichita Northwest High School graduate, received a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in art. Bauman, son of Amanda Clarke, Wichita, plans to major in graphic design. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Linda Ganstrom, professor of art and design.
Samantha Gales, a 2018 Wichita Northwest High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in agriculture. Gales, daughter of Alan and Robin Gales, Wichita, plans to major in animal science. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Craig Smith, associate professor of agriculture.
Rayonna Glover, a 2018 Wichita Northwest High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in leadership studies. Glover, daughter of Amy Sisk, Wichita, plans to major in leadership studies. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Sarah Broman, instructor of teacher education.
Kaitlyn Scriven, a 2018 Wichita Northwest High School graduate, received a $3,500 Presidential Award of Distinction. Scriven, daughter of James Doly and Jennifer Scriven, Wichita, plans to major in geosciences. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Laura Wilson, curator of the Sternberg Museum.
McKayla Siemiller, a 2018 Wichita Northwest High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in allied health. Siemiller, daughter of Steve and Belinda Siemiller, Wichita, plans to major in radiologic technology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Denise Orth, associate professor of allied health.
Lailah Collins, a 2018 Wichita South High School graduate, received a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in mathematics, and she won the drawing for a $400 FHSU Student Recognition Program Scholarship. Collins, daughter of Tara Converse, Wichita, and Jeremy Collins, Wichita, plans to major in mathematics. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Mohammad Riazi-Kermani, professor of mathematics.
Robert Halley, a 2018 Wichita South High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in health and human performance. Halley, son of Ken Halley, Wichita, and Amy Halley, Willcox, Ariz., plans to major in health and human performance. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. John Zody, chair of the Department of Health and Human Performance.
