Ten high school seniors have won the 2020 Wallace Scholarship in engineering to attend
Wichita State University. The scholarships total $228,000.
The 2020 Wallace Scholars were announced Friday, Feb. 7 at a ceremony in the John
Bardo Center. Wallace Scholarship recipients will receive $28,500 each to attend Wichita
State for four years. In addition, two students already receiving the Gore Scholarship
and Koch Honors Scholarship also will be designated as Wallace Scholars.
Wallace Scholars are a community of more than 40 engineering students, representing
every class and nearly every major in the College of Engineering. Wallace Scholars
are involved on the WSU campus and within the Wichita community to promote engineering,
math, science, leadership, and community service.
Selection for the Wallace Scholarship is based on recipients’ high school GPA, ACT
score, and performance at the annual Wallace Invitational for Scholarships in Engineering
(WISE), which was held in November and drew 206 students from 14 states.
The Wallace Scholarship is made possible through the Dwane and Velma Wallace Endowment,
created in 1976, which supports scholarships for engineering students and provides
funds for the College of Engineering. Since 1980, the endowment has benefited more
than 360 engineering majors at WSU.
The 2020 Wallace Scholars include:
Zane Berry, Bethany High School, Bethany, Ok., aerospace engineering
Kenzie Brant, Erie High School, Erie, Kan., aerospace engineering
Logan Hutchens, Edmond North High School, Edmond, Ok., computer science
MJ Jacques, Topeka High School, Topeka, Kan., aerospace engineering
Sean Morton, Salina South High School, Salina, Kan., aerospace engineering
Murphy Ownbey, Andover Central High School, Andover, Kan., computer science
Grace Peterson, homeschool, Overland Park, Kan., mechanical engineering
Mary Peterson, homeschool, Overland Park, Kan., electrical engineering
Fischer Simoncic, Erie High School, Galesburg, Kan., aerospace engineering
Ashley Thompson, Teutopolis High School, Teutopolis, Ill., aerospace engineering
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and career opportunities, alongside unsurpassed classroom, laboratory and online education.
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learn-work-live-play environment, where students gain knowledge and credentials to
prepare for fulfilling lives and careers. Students enjoy a wide selection of day,
evening and summer courses in more than 200 areas of study at the main campus and
other locations throughout the metro area and online. WSU's approximately 16,000 students
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