Funding your high-quality Wichita State education is easy. Just get admitted, and
if you're eligible, we'll send you an automatic scholarship offer. You could also
qualify for some of the more than $100 million in other scholarships and financial
aid we award each year. In addition, many of our out-of-state students qualify for
in-state or reduced tuition.
Eduardo Avila, a senior at Liberal High School, has been named the 2020 Linwood Sexton
Scholar at Wichita State.
Avila will receive a full ride to attend WSU as an education major starting this fall.
In addition to leading within debate and forensics, Avila also serves his fellow students
in many different capacities. He is a history mentor, varsity captain for scholars
bowl, and is a constant champion for his classmates to do their best within their
academics.
Not only does Eduardo strive to help those within his school, but also within his
community through Teen Court, a program aimed at helping to rehabilitate troubled
teens. His passion for helping others has ultimately driven him to study education
in college.
The Linwood Sexton Scholarship was established in 2000 to honor its namesake, Linwood
Sexton. Sexton, a Wichita State legend in football, was a member of the Shocker Sports Hall
of Fame and Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. A tireless advocate for equal opportunity
and social justice, he was honored with many awards for his efforts to promote understanding
and respect among people of different racial, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
Linwood Sexton passed away at the age of 90 in 2017, but his legacy lives on in the
recipients of the Sexton Scholarship.
