K-State University Honors Program welcomes inaugural cohort of Robert E. Campbell Scholars
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
The inaugural cohort of Robert E. Campbell Scholars, the first four-year renewable scholarship program from the University Honors Program. Not pictured: Alyssa Boudreau, Sylvie Dewes, Grant Kozisek, Jack Kress, Suzanne Loomis, Jacob Mitchell, Jack Seal and Jayci Shepard. | Download this photo.
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University has selected the inaugural cohort of Robert E. Campbell Scholars, a group of high-achieving and academically talented students in the University Honors Program who will receive renewable scholarships.
Scholars receive $6,000 per year, renewable for up to four years, with the Campbell scholarship, which is the first four-year scholarship ever offered by the honors program. It was made possible by Robert "Bob" E. Campbell, a first-generation student who graduated from K-State with a degree in business administration in 1950 and went on to launch his own company, Robert E. Campbell Oil and Gas Operations.
To strengthen the Campbell Scholars community, first-year scholars will live together in honors housing in the Putnam and Van Zile residence halls and attend events throughout the academic year.
Members of the 2024-2025 inaugural cohort of Campbell Scholars are:
Alex Crook, junior in environmental engineering, Burlingame; Alexa Heseltine, senior in microbiology, Derby; Kasen Fudge, junior in computer science, Iola; Hannah Pierce, senior in psychology, Junction City; Jack Seal, freshman in business administration, Kansas City; Peter Burdick, freshman in mechanical engineering, Lawrence; Grant Kozisek, sophomore in communication studies, and Alyssa Boudreau, senior in biology, both from Leawood; Sydney Lanham, freshman in computer engineering, and Suzanne Loomis, freshman in civil engineering, both from Lenexa; AJ Grutsch, sophomore in open option, Maple Hill.
From Manhattan: Bailey Bliss, freshman in biomedical engineering; Mario Caycedo, senior in psychology; Elijah Cunningham, freshman in music education; Sasha Lapshova, freshman in business administration; William Lingenfelser, sophomore in philosophy; Patty McClain, senior in psychology; Campbell McNorton, junior in social transformation studies; and Jayci Shepard, senior in mathematics.
Adam Church, sophomore in business administration, Katie Janzen, senior in fisheries, wildlife, conservation and environmental biology, and Natalia Smith, freshman in elementary education, all from Olathe; Supriya Bolla, junior in computer science, Overland Park; Hannah Kipp, senior in English and journalism education, Riley; Ryan Uphaus, freshman in chemical engineering, Seneca; and Charles Boor, freshman in engineering technology, and John O'Malley, junior in management, Wichita
From out of state: Chris Kerns, sophomore in computer science, Marietta, Georgia; Will Mason, freshman in mechanical engineering, Lawson, Missouri; Rory Jenkins, senior in environmental engineering, Lebanon, Missouri; Connor Blackford, freshman in mechanical engineering, Maryville, Missouri; Sylvie Dewes, freshman in environmental design, St. Louis, Missouri; Mallory Applegate, sophomore in mathematics education, Cozad, Nebraska; Jack Kress, senior in animal sciences and industry, Randolph, New Jersey; Jacob Mitchell, freshman in communication studies, Apex, North Carolina; Jenna Wallace, senior in agricultural economics, Hermiston, Oregon; and Sam Newitt, sophomore in computer science, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
From out of the country: Jude Theophilus Nii Kwei Kweifio Okai, freshman in business administration, Accra, Ghana; Antoinette Dadzie, freshman in biology, Bogoso, Ghana; and Gimhan Sandeepa Hettiarachchi, sophomore in microbiology, Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka.
Graduating high school seniors and incoming transfer students will be eligible to apply for the 2025-26 cohort. Learn more on the Robert E. Campbell Scholarship website.
The University Honors Program is in the Staley School of Leadership, which also includes undergraduate and graduate leadership studies academic programs, leadership and service cocurricular programs, and Scholar Development and Undergraduate Research. The school equips learners with leadership skills and academic excellence through applied learning experiences, in-class learning and community partnerships around the world.
