Rudd Foundation to award 19 students with scholarships to attend WSU
March 23, 2021
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
Rudd Foundation News Conference 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 25 Marcus Welcome Center
Media are invited to attend a news conference announcing the 19 high school seniors
who will be awarded with prestigious Rudd Scholarships to attend Wichita State University.
Each recipient will receive a full-ride scholarship to attend WSU, which includes
tuition, fees, on-campus housing and considerable networking/coaching support along
the way. All Rudd Scholars are from right here in Kansas
This brings the greater total of Rudd Scholars studying at WSU to 62 students, the
most of any Regents institution. Total, there will be 103 Rudd Scholars at three different
institutions (Emporia State University and Fort Hays State University). This represents
approximately a $4 million financial commitment to date since the program’s inception
in 2018.
Wichita State University serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling
more than 15,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries.
Wichita State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation
driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in
the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),
Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of
applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the Wichita State University main campus, is one
of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing
over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
