Students receive scholarships from Franklin County Friends of K-State, K-State Alumni Association
Seven area students were awarded scholarships to Kansas State University totaling $6,500 from the Franklin County Friends of K-State Alumni Club, the Col. Gayle Foster Endowed Fund, the K-State Alumni Association, the Huschka family and the Lancaster family.
The recipients are Danya Mitchell, Baldwin City, Kansas; Caden Lail and Cayden Turner, Ottawa, Kansas; Ally Williams, Overbrook, Kansas; and Haydan Walters, Pomona, Kansas.
Additionally, Jeffrey Mollett, Rantoul, Kansas, received the Jim and Sherry Huschka Family Scholarship, and Uriel Najera, Ottawa, received the Trent and Jody Lancaster Family Scholarship.
“We are so pleased to congratulate these outstanding students,” said Alan Fankhauser, associate director of alumni programs for 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 2025-26 academic year. The Alumni Association annually awards approximately $650,000 in student scholarships with funding provided by local K-State alumni and friends and Alumni Association programming.