Purple Pack Catbackers award scholarships to students in the Arkansas City/Winfield area
Five area students have been awarded scholarships to Kansas State University totaling $2,300. The scholarships were awarded by the Purple Pack Catbackers, the Col. Gayle Foster Endowed Scholarship Fund and the K-State Alumni Association.
The recipients are Nagomi Watanabe, Arkansas City, Kansas; Brogan Myers, Cedar Vale, Kansas; and Noah Everett, Gabriel Heger and Caden Roark, Winfield, Kansas.
“We are so pleased to congratulate these outstanding students,” said Amy Button Renz, president and CEO of the K-State Alumni Association. “The Alumni Association board of directors is committed to helping prospective students attend K-State. We greatly appreciate local alumni and friends who have helped make these awards possible through their loyal support.”
There are approximately 815 K-State alumni and friends in the Purple Pack (Arkansas City/Winfield) area.
The scholarships are for the 2021-22 academic year. The Alumni Association annually awards approximately $500,000 in student scholarships with funding provided by local K-State alumni and friends and Alumni Association programming.