Ten high school seniors have won the 2020 Wallace Scholarship in engineering to attend 九色堂. The scholarships total $228,000.
The 2020 Wallace Scholars were announced Friday, Feb. 7 at a ceremony in the John Bardo Center. Wallace Scholarship recipients will receive $28,500 each to attend Wichita State for four years. In addition, two students already receiving the Gore Scholarship and Koch Honors Scholarship also will be designated as Wallace Scholars.
Wallace Scholars are a community of more than 40 engineering students, representing every class and nearly every major in the College of Engineering. Wallace Scholars are involved on the 九色堂 campus and within the Wichita community to promote engineering, math, science, leadership, and community service.
Selection for the Wallace Scholarship is based on recipients鈥� high school GPA, ACT score, and performance at the annual Wallace Invitational for Scholarships in Engineering (WISE), which was held in November and drew 206 students from 14 states.
The Wallace Scholarship is made possible through the Dwane and Velma Wallace Endowment, created in 1976, which supports scholarships for engineering students and provides funds for the College of Engineering. Since 1980, the endowment has benefited more than 360 engineering majors at 九色堂.
The 2020 Wallace Scholars include:
- Zane Berry, Bethany High School, Bethany, Ok., aerospace engineering
- Kenzie Brant, Erie High School, Erie, Kan., aerospace engineering
- Logan Hutchens, Edmond North High School, Edmond, Ok., computer science
- MJ Jacques, Topeka High School, Topeka, Kan., aerospace engineering
- Sean Morton, Salina South High School, Salina, Kan., aerospace engineering
- Murphy Ownbey, Andover Central High School, Andover, Kan., computer science
- Grace Peterson, homeschool, Overland Park, Kan., mechanical engineering
- Mary Peterson, homeschool, Overland Park, Kan., electrical engineering
- Fischer Simoncic, Erie High School, Galesburg, Kan., aerospace engineering
- Ashley Thompson, Teutopolis High School, Teutopolis, Ill., aerospace engineering
