Alumni Association, Catbackers award scholarships to students in Hays area
Fourteen area students have been awarded scholarships to Kansas State University totaling $21,000. The scholarships were awarded by the Heartland Catbackers, the Col. Gayle Foster Endowed Scholarship Fund, the Larry and Kay Weigel Family Scholarship Fund and the K-State Alumni Association.
The recipients are Maleah Vine, Ellis, Kansas; Ainsleigh Bain, Hannah Crain, Kaycee Cranwell, Aryahn Fischer, Teagan Gottschalk, Feyden Hileman, Cooper Johnson, Jaysa Roa, Breanna Seiler, Dylan Shuck, Marisa Wasinger and John Weisenborn, Hays, Kansas; and Hailey Gier, Russell, Kansas.
“We are so pleased to congratulate these outstanding students,” said Josh Diazdeleon, 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.”
There are more than 1,220 K-State alumni and friends in Ellis County.
The scholarships are for the 2025-26 academic year. The Alumni Association annually awards more than $650,000 in student scholarships with funding provided by local K-State alumni and friends and Alumni Association programming.