K-State Alumni Club awards scholarships to students in the Great Bend area

Posted April 13, 2022

Great Bend Alumni Club

Four area students have been awarded scholarships to Kansas State University totaling $1,100. The scholarships were awarded on March 28 by the Great Bend Alumni Club, the Col. Gayle Foster Endowed Scholarship Fund and the K-State Alumni Association.

The recipients are: Elysse Ellis and Taryn Warren, Great Bend, Kansas; Chase Maier and Noah Dolezal, Hoisington, 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.”

The scholarships are for the 2022-23 academic year. The Alumni Association annually awards approximately $550,000 in student scholarships with funding provided by local K-State alumni and friends and Alumni Association programming.