K-State News Service
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the following competitive scholarships.
Awardees of these highly selective scholarships, specific to the Manhattan campus, are carefully selected by committees that review additional supplemental application materials and/or administer a selective interview process to reward students who demonstrated exceptional achievements in high school.
Presidential Scholarship
The Presidential Scholarship, the largest and most selective scholarship awarded by K-State, recognizes students who have been truly outstanding, both academically and as student leaders, during their high school career. Only two Presidential Scholarships are awarded each year.
This year's winners of the $20,000-per-year scholarship — worth $80,000 over four years — are Isabelle Jones, Hays, and Camden Findlay, Liberty, Missouri.
Edgerley-Franklin Leadership Scholarship
The Edgerley and Franklin families support this scholarship to promote future engagement with the challenges facing communities and families. Recipients become part of the Leadership Scholars Program, earn a monetary award of $20,000 and receive access to academic and social experiences to encourage successful careers in any field offered at K-State.
The five recipients of this award include Ayanna Lopez and Anthony Valdez, Kansas City; Jordyn Tombs, Topeka; Raegan Brown, Kansas City, Missouri; and Lauren Woodruff, Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Civic Leadership Scholarship
The K-State Civic Leadership Scholarship rewards exceptional high school seniors who have demonstrated a commitment to serving others in their community, school or place of worship. By developing projects and programs with a lasting impact on those they serve, these students have initiated creative ways to make a difference in people’s lives.
This year's recipients of the nonrenwable, freshman-year award are Ava Gustin, $4,000, Carbondale, and Talia Gonzalez, $2,500, Fremont, Nebraska.
Nancy Landon Kassebaum Scholarship
Named in honor of Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, who served the state of Kansas in the U.S. Senate from 1978-1997, the Kassebaum Scholarship seeks to recognize students who aspire to careers in public service.
Recipients receive a $5,000 non-renewable award and the opportunity to work with a scholarship director to apply for the Truman Scholarship and additional prestigious scholarships.
This year’s recipients include Ava Gustin, Carbondale; Kate Kendig, Osborne; Kate Burdette, Wichita; Brylan Allen-Webb, McLoud, Oklahoma; and Adeline Jansson, Georgetown, Texas,