Students from 12 eastern Kansas counties were recognized for the scholarships they have been awarded from Fort Hays State University at a recent Student Recognition Program in Overland Park.
The event included students from Wyandotte County.
Scholarships awarded at the SRPs include the $1,200 Miller Black and Gold Academic Award and the $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award. Both are renewable provided students maintain the minimum required academic standing.
Also awarded are the $2,000 FHSU Presidential Award, the $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award and the $500 Copper Academic Award, all of which are one-time scholarships given only to incoming freshmen enrolling in college for the first time.
The $1,000 Transfer Student Scholarship, which is a one-time award, is also awarded at SRPs.
Each SRP event also featured two drawings — one for a $400 FHSU Student Recognition Program Scholarship and another for an iPad.
Students from Wyandotte County schools included:
Bishop Ward High School:
Ana Palacio, a 2014 Bishop Ward High School graduate, accepted a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant. Palacio, daughter of Carmen Palacio, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in nursing. She is with FHSU President Edward H. Hammond, right, and Dorothy Ochs, assistant professor of nursing, left.
Ricardo Zamora, a 2014 Bishop Ward High School graduate, accepted a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant, a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in the College of Business and Entrepreneurship and a $500 Copper Academic Award. Zamora, son of Veronica Vasquez, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in management and marketing. He is with FHSU President Edward H. Hammond, right, and Micol Maughan, associate professor of management and marketing.
Sumner Academy:
Irma Machuca, a 2014 Sumner Academy graduate, accepted an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in art. Machuca, daughter of Francisco and Graciela Machuca, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in studio art. She is with FHSU President Edward H. Hammond, right, and Joel Dugan, assistant professor of art and design.
A reception was held by Fort Hays State University for several scholarship students recently in Overland Park, Kan.