Departmental News
RECENT NEWS
Two Political Science Seniors Selected for
Dean of Students Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards
We are very excited to share that two Political Science seniors – Andrew Navarro and Bently Taulbert – were selected for Dean of Students Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards.
Thomas Lane, vice president for academic success and student affairs and dean of students, will present the awards at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in the Flint Hills Room of the K-State Student Union. Family, friends, faculty and staff are invited to attend the celebration.
Read the full announcement here - K-State Today announcment
Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Political Science Scholarship/Assistantship Winners
For the 2025-2026 academic year, the political science department awarded more than $33,000 in scholarship funds to its undergraduate and graduate students. The department also awarded stipends for graduate assistantships to six students across two graduate programs.
The Political Science Department's 2025-2026 scholarship recipients are:
SCHOLARSHIP/FELLOWSHIP WINNERS
Evelyn M. Bieker Scholarship |
Patrick Donnelly, sophomore in the university honors program majoring in political science |
Amy Button-Renz Public Administration Scholarship |
Josie Brooks, master’s student in public administration |
Don and Marian Button Political Science Scholarship |
Andrew Quang Le, junior in the university honors program, double majoring in political science and global food system leadership, with a minor in leadership studies |
John W. and Lynn L. Carlin Public Administration Scholarship |
Jacob Hofman, accelerated master’s student in public administration |
Reba L. Cobb Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Women in Political Science |
Gracie Jo Stanton, junior in political science with two minors in business and English, a pre-law designation, and a primary text certificate |
Sally Coberly Political Science Scholarship |
MaKenna Villwok, sophomore in political science and economics |
Louis H. Douglas Scholarship |
Brenna Barnes, junior in political science and natural resources and environmental science, with a pre-law designation |
Joseph Hadja Student Scholarship |
Gibson Akers, master’s student in public administration |
Donald R. Hill Scholarship |
Gabriela Patricia Guillen, junior in political science and Spanish, with a pre-law designation |
Edward Allen McCoy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship |
Alondra Alvarez, junior in political science and Spanish with a pre-law designation Samantha Suchanek, junior in political science with a pre-law designation, a certificate in film studies, and a minor in gender, women, and sexuality studies |
Barbara Meyer Scholarship in Political Science |
Reagan Montgomery, junior in the university honors program, majoring in political science, with a minor in business, and a pre-law designation |
Political Science Excellence Award |
Anna Halstead, sophomore in the university honors program, majoring in political science and art, with a pre-law designation Kadence Henke, freshman in political science with a pre-law designation Dylann Hoffman, freshman in political science with a pre-law designation Isabella Leo, freshman in political science with a minor in journalism & mass communications Zachary Weeks, freshman in political science with a pre-law designation and a primary texts certificate. |
Richter Family “Beyond the Campus” Scholarship |
Brooke Miller, junior in political science and Spanish with a pre-law designation and a primary texts certificate |
Rieger-McCrery Scholarship |
Zahir Nooristani, master’s student in public administration |
Nicolas Salgo Political Science Scholarship |
Lilly Schultejans, junior in political science and history with a pre-law designation |
Samarrai Middle East Fellowship |
Grant Holsman, freshman in political science with a minor in middle east studies |
Dennis K. Tapsak Memorial Scholarship |
Emily Freeman, sophomore in political science and history with a pre-law designation and a minor in leadership studies |
Tummala Master of Public Administration Fellowship Student |
Emily Voskoyan, master’s student in public administration |
Jon David Wagner Scholarship |
Sophie Bond, junior in political science and French with a pre-law designation and a primary texts certificate |
Raoul Wallenberg Scholarship in International Relations |
Rosa Estrada-Ramirez, master’s student in public administration |
GRADUATE TEACHING/RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP RECIPIENTS
Graduate Teaching Assistantship |
Lamya Achelha, doctoral student in security studies Emmanuel Ofori-Bah, doctoral student in security studies Stephen Zimmer, master’s student in public administration Mia Wells, master’s student in public administration |
Graduate Research Assistantship |
Richard Johnson, doctoral student in security studies Channa Dissanayake, doctoral student in security studies |
Congratulations to all the award recipients and thank you to all the donors who make these scholarships possible!
Department of Political Science
Kansas State University
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101D Calvin Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-6842
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