Scholars
TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP
About 60 to 65 students are selected each year to receive these scholarships, valued at about $30,000, for graduate study. Criteria include academic achievement and leadership in public service.
K-State ranks first in the nation among 500 state universities and seventh overall in producing Truman scholars since the program began in 1977.
In 1996 the Truman Foundation named K-State a Truman Scholar Honor Institution. K-State was among the inaugural group of 17 schools–chosen from the more than 450 colleges that have produced Truman scholars–to receive this title.
2010
Amy Sents, animal sciences and industry, pre-veterinary medicine, and international agriculture, McPherson
2009
Dena Bunnel, political science and agricultural communications and journalism, Welda
2007
Jenna Kennedy, pre-medicine, microbiology, and natural resources/environmental sciences, Hoxie
2006
Kourtney Bettinger, pre-medicine, Spanish, international studies, and Latin American studies, Beloit
2005
Victoria Luhrs, secondary education, Overland Park
2004
Brooklyn Lippelmann, political science and international studies, Lyons
2003
Jessica Burch, sociology/criminology, Wichita
2002
Leslie Small, agricultural economics, Arkansas City
2000
Sarah Glaser, biology and natural resources/environmental sciences, Emporia
1998
Ryan Bock, political science and modern languages, Kansas City
Tim Riemann, agricultural economics and pre-law, Derby
1997
Victoria Choitz, political science, women's studies, and education, Salina
Justin Kastner, food science and industry, Manhattan
1996
Shanté Moore, political science and Latin American studies, Junction City
1994
C. Charles Walters, pre-law, Anoka, Minnesota
1992
Scott Truhlar, pre-medicine and pre-law, Ellsworth
1991
Alicia Poteat, political science, women's studies, and pre-law, Fort Riley
Jean Sonnenfield, biology and pre-veterinary medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
1989
Kristy Parker, political science and pre-law, Valley Center
1988
Mary E. Hale, history and political science, Topeka
Sharon Patnode, political science and public administration, Abilene
1987
Janice Norlin, political science, public administration, and women's studies, Concordia
Jeff Wing, political science, economics, and pre-law, Altoona
1986
Kent Bradley, nutrition science and pre-med, Lawrence
Lori Shellenberger, pre-law, political science, history, and German, Ransom
1985
Patty Hipsher, political science and modern languages, Wichita
1984
Cindy Leighton, history and pre-law, Overland Park
1983
Brad Russell, pre-law, speech, and political science, Topeka
Tracy Turner, economics, political science, and pre-law, Great Bend
1982
David Carlin, political science and pre-law, Smolan
Mike Gibson, political science and pre-law, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
1980
Peggy Grosh, economics and sociology, Manhattan