KU News Release

LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas honored 15 students with $28,800 in scholarships and awards this spring.

The scholarships and awards were available to outstanding undergraduates in the College during the 2009-10 academic year. The scholarships and awards, which are made possible by gifts to KU Endowment from alumni and friends, were awarded based on merit, need or both. The recipients were selected from a pool of more than 100 applicants.

“The selection committee was charged with a difficult task because all the students who applied are outstanding scholars,” said Interim Dean Gregory B. Simpson. “To be selected is quite a prestigious achievement.”

Several general scholarships or awards were available, in addition to other scholarships and awards with specific criteria.

Scholarships provide funds that may be used for tuition expenses only. Awards provide cash that may be used without restrictions.

The general scholarships and awards are given to students in any major who exhibit exceptional merit: the Grace Caroline Eaton Scholarship for male sophomores; the Paul B. Lawson Award for a junior; and the Verne I. Wagner Bratton Memorial Scholarship for juniors or seniors. Other scholarships and awards made by the College include:

— Allen S. Wilber Scholarship, awarded to graduating seniors to assist them in pursuing graduate study at KU with a preference given to students planning graduate work in a social science field or modern languages and literature
— Betty Wahlstedt Student Memorial Award, given to a graduating senior planning graduate study in the behavioral sciences
— Engelmann Science Scholarship, given to a sophomore or junior studying science who exhibits exceptional merit
— Hilden Gibson Award, given to a junior or senior who is planning to continue his or her education at KU after graduation with outstanding scholarship in the social sciences
— Kate Stephens Fellowship Award, given to a graduating senior planning graduate studies in literature, history or ethics
— Max A. Miller Medical Scholarship, awarded to students preparing to study medicine who have demonstrated above-average academic ability and a serious intent to complete all academic requirements to obtain a medical degree
— Veta B. Lear Memorial Award, given to a freshman with a 4.0 grade-point average during his or her first year

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences enrolls more than 17,000 students and encompasses more than 55 departments, programs, centers and the School of the Arts. Nearly half of the students at KU earn their bachelor’s degrees from the College. Courses in the College cover hundreds of subjects including history, literature, chemistry, biology, art history, mathematics, anthropology, psychology, foreign language and political science.

Funds for the awards and scholarships are managed by KU Endowment, the independent, nonprofit foundation serving as the official fundraising and fund-management organization for KU. Founded in 1891, KU Endowment was the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university.

The scholarship and award recipients to be honored by the College are listed below by hometown, level in school for 2010-11, major, parents’ names and high schools.

COWLEY COUNTY
From Winfield 67156
Luke Anthony McCune, senior in psychology; son of Matt and Kimberly McCune; Winfield High School; Allen S. Wilber Scholarship and Hilden Gibson Award.

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence 66046
Joshua Adam Anderson, senior in English; Perry-Lecompton High School; Allen S. Wilber Scholarship.

Shannon Leigh Tierney, senior in applied behavioral science; Independence (Kan.) Senior High School; Paul B. Lawson Award.

Gerald Francis Wohletz Jr., junior in American studies and communication studies; son of Gerald and Jane Wohletz; Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park; Grace Caroline Eaton Scholarship.

From Lawrence 66049
Mason E. Heilman, senior in history, political science and secondary-level education; son of Steve and Sally Heilman; Lawrence Free State High School; Allen S. Wilber Scholarship and Kate Stephens Fellowship Award.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Olathe 66061
Hossein Sattarin, senior in biochemistry; Max A. Miller Medical Scholarship.

From Shawnee 66216
Hae Do Gon Kim, junior in biochemistry; son of Joosung Kim; Shawnee Mission Northwest High School; Grace Caroline Eaton Scholarship.

MITCHELL COUNTY
From Beloit 67420
Kristen Marie Meier, junior in biology and Spanish; daughter of Mike and Roberta Meier; Beloit Junior-Senior High School; Verne I. Wagner Bratton Scholarship.

MORRIS COUNTY
From Council Grove 66846
Abigail Joy Frese, junior in anthropology; daughter of Dan and Donna Frese; Council Grove High School; Betty Wahlstedt Student Memorial Award.

NEOSHO COUNTY
From Chanute 66720
Christian Lesta Marie Watkins, senior in religious studies and sociology; daughter of Mark and Lesta Diane Watkins; Chanute Senior High School; Allen S. Wilber Scholarship and Kate Stephens Fellowship Award.

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
From Belvue 66407
Jessica Ann White, sophomore in anthropology and journalism; daughter of Ann White; Wamego High School; Veta B. Lear Award.

SHAWNEE COUNTY
From Topeka 66611
Nicole Elizabeth McClure, senior in human biology and art; daughter of Anna McClure; Topeka High School; Engelmann Science Scholarship.

From Topeka 66614
Luke Brinker, sophomore in political science; son of Stephanie Brinker; Topeka High School; Veta B. Lear Award.

NEBRASKA
From Omaha 68138
Erik Anthony Radowski, senior in history; son of David and Julie Radowski; Millard South High School; Grace Caroline Eaton Scholarship.

SOUTH DAKOTA
From Pierre 57501
Amanda Sue Deis, senior in biology; daughter of Julie Deis; Theodore F. Riggs High School; Max A. Miller Medical Scholarship.