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Media invited to announcement of the 2025 Gore Scholars

Jan. 30, 2025
By WSU Strategic Communications

Contact for News Reporters: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of communication, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.

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Media are invited to attend the announcement of the 2025 cohort of Gore Scholars at Wichita State University.

The announcement will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31 in the Marcus Welcome Center.

The 12 finalists were announced earlier this week after being selected among the 551 students competing in this year’s Distinguished Scholarship Invitational.

The announcement on Jan. 31 will name the three final Gore Scholars, who will be attending Wichita State starting fall 2025. Each of them will receive the $64,000 Harry Gore Memorial Scholarship, which is among the largest undergraduate awards in the Midwest.

Parking information:

The Marcus Welcome Center is located on Mike Oatman Drive off East 21st Street North. Directions can be found on WSU’s campus map.

Media can park in lots labeled with the blue “V” signs. For Marcus Welcome Center parking, Lot 21N, Lot 21W and Lot 19E are available.

About Wichita State University

Wichita State University is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling more than 23,000 students between its main campus and WSU Tech, including 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 National Science Foundation ranked WSU No. 1 in the nation for aerospace engineering R&D, No. 2 for industry-funded engineering R&D and No. 8 overall for engineering R&D.

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.

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