Emporia State University has awarded more than $3.5 million in scholarship funds to help more than 1,700 students from Kansas, 23 other states and 32 foreign countries realize their educational dreams during the 2016-2017 academic year.
Students from the Wyandotte County area and the scholarships they received:
• Hannah Baughman of Kansas City, Kan., Presidential-Transfer Scholarship.
• Chloe Bridge of Kansas City, Kan., city of Emporia grant.
• Kate Dorian of Kansas City, Kan., L. A. Parke Scholarship and Presidential-Transfer Scholarship.
• Deidra Elijah of Kansas City, Kan., Breidenthal Scholars Program for KCKCC Education Scholarship.
• Jessie Farnsworth of Bonner Springs, Kan., Presidential-Transfer Scholarship.
• Alyssa Grissom of Kansas City, Kan., Leona M. Goodwin Memorial Scholarship and Presidential-Transfer Scholarship.
• Cathleen Grissom of Kansas City, Kan., Virginia L. Smith Scholarship.
• Tyler Hill of Kansas City, Kan., Albert H. and Lois S. Fitzgerrel Scholarship, George and Leta Swiercinsky Music Education Scholarship, Mildred Fulhage Music Scholarship and Presidential-Transfer Scholarship.
• Raymond Horvat of Kansas City, Kan., Presidential-Transfer Scholarship, Shepherd University Scholars Fund and Valeta J. and Warren E. Ives Scholarship.
• Jordan Jackson of Bonner Springs, Kan., Evans Family Scholarship, Everette Ross Barr Scholarship and Presidential-Transfer Scholarship.
• Ana Morales of Kansas City, Kan., Leona Sneed Dillard and Emil L. Dillard Scholarship Fund and Pauline Henderson Memorial Scholarship.
• Brian Mosier of Kansas City, Kan., John W. Carlson Graduate Award in Mathematics.
• Laura Pack of Kansas City, Kan., Lee and Marjorie Nelson Scholarship, Richard and Inez Owen Business Scholarship and Single Parents with Children Scholarship Fund.
• Samantha Reeves of Kansas City, Kan., Virginia L. Smith Scholarship.
• Meghan Rice of Kansas City, Kan., Breidenthal Scholars Program for KCKCC Education Scholarship and Virginia L. Smith Scholarship.
• Courtney Romero of Kansas City, Kan., Emporia Theatre Guild Fund, Frances M. Stefano Memorial Fund, Golden Patrons Scholarship and Presidential-Transfer Scholarship.
• Christopher Schinzel of Bonner Springs, Kan., Edwin J. Brown Graduate Scholarship.
• Brianna Shively of Kansas City, Kan., Jennifer (Russell) Diel and Kim (Gatescranz) Shannon Chi Omega Scholarship and Virginia L. Smith Scholarship.
• Jodi Smith of Kansas City, Kan., Virginia L. Smith Scholarship.
• Emma Stucki of Bonner Springs, Kan., Louise Porter Memorial Scholarship.
• JaShawn Wallace of Kansas City, Kan., James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarships.
• Jeneice Waters of Kansas City, Kan., Breidenthal Scholars Program for KCKCC Education Scholarship.
• Jessica Wayne of Kansas City, Kan., Galen and Dorothy Milsap Athletic Scholarship and William and Aloha Preston Accounting Scholarship.
• Linelle Wilson of Kansas City, Kan., Beth Schnatterly Muilenburg Memorial Scholarship, Breidenthal Scholars Program for KCKCC Education Scholarship, Marge Potter Education Scholarship and Virginia L. Smith Scholarship.