Kansas State University

Political science awards 2023-2024 scholarships and assistantships

Submitted by Braylee Santana

For the 2023-2024 academic year, the political science department awarded more than $30,000 in scholarship funds to its undergraduate and graduate students. The department also awarded stipends for graduate assistantships to nine students across two graduate programs.

2023-2024 scholarship recipients are:

• Andrew Navarro, junior in political science, Don and Marian Button Political Science Scholarship.
• Natalie Nusz, junior in political science and philosophy, Reba L. Cobb Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Women in Political Science.
• Jacob Hofman, junior in political science and economics, Louis H. Douglas Scholarship.
• Kate Thomas, junior in political science and history, Donald R. Hill Scholarship.
• Elizabeth Chapman, junior in political science and international studies, Orma Linford Scholarship.
• Macy Steinlage, senior in political science and modern languages, Edward Allen McCoy Jr. Memorial Scholarship.
• Duru Dogan, senior in political science and statistics & data sciences, Edward Allen McCoy Jr. Memorial Scholarship. 
• Joseph Pondillo, junior in political science, Barbara Meyer Scholarship in Political Science.
• Michael H. Thompson, junior in political science and history, Richter Family “Beyond the Campus” Scholarship.
• Robert Bruckner, sophmore in political science, Dennis K. Tapsak Memorial Scholarship.
• Karissa Smith, junior in political science, Jon David Wagner Scholarship.
• Sawyer Shutts, senior in political science, Sally Coberly Political Science Scholarship.
• James Fogel, master of public administration student, John W. and Lynn L. Carlin Public Administration Scholarship.
• Francis Agyekum Kwame, doctorate of security studies candidate, Joseph Hadja Student Scholarship.
• Abe Drury, master of security studies student, Rieger-McCrery Scholarship.
• Roberto Noriega, doctorate of security studies candidate, Nicolas Salgo Political Science Scholarship.
• Marissa Lux, master of public administration student, Tummala Master of Public Administration Fellowship.
• Roberto Noriega, doctorate of security studies candidate, Jon Wefald International Security Scholarship.
• Marissa Lux, master of public administration student, Raoul Wallenberg Scholarship in International Relations.
• Paeton McCarty, masters of security studies student, Evelyn M. Bieker Political Science Scholarship.
• Abe Drury, master of security studies student, Don Kissinger Political Science Excellence Award.

The following are 2023-2024 graduate teaching/research assistantship recipients:

• Noëlie Frix, doctorate in security studies.
• Arcadio Luis Guerra Munoz, doctorate in security studies.
• Emmanuel Ofori-Bah, doctorate in security studies.
• Richard Johnson,doctorate in security studies.
• Korey Kneisley, Master of Public Administration.
• Channa Dissanyake, doctorate in security studies.
• Sarah Prickett, Master of Public Administration.
• Alex Partin, Master of Public Administration.
• Emily Velazquez, Master of Public Administration

Congratulations to all the award recipients and thank you to all the donors who make these scholarships possible!