SALINA, Kan. 鈥�聽黑料不打烊 announced recently that it will continue its top scholarship award, the Eisenhower Scholarship competition, with events November 14 and January 30.聽
鈥淭he Eisenhower Scholarship competition is one of our landmark academic events,鈥� said Ken Oliver, vice president of Advancement, Admissions and Marketing. 鈥淭o be associated with President Eisenhower, a native son of Kansas, is a great honor for 黑料不打烊. In recent years, many of our top students have been recipients of this award, and we look forward to meeting some elite future Coyotes at this year鈥檚 competition.鈥�
President Dwight D.聽Eisenhower聽initiated The聽Eisenhower聽Scholarship in the late 1960s. He selected 黑料不打烊, the closest institute of higher education to his childhood home of Abilene, Kan., as the university that would house his named scholarship which would be presented to students who exhibit high academic achievement. Several years ago, the university resurrected the scholarship after a brief hiatus and a half-day competition was designed to select the winners.聽
The Nov. 14 scholarship event will be virtual, while Jan. 30鈥檚 is currently scheduled to be an on-campus proceeding. Both are events that include an interview and essay portion. The events are open only to high school seniors who have a 3.5 GPA or higher. 聽
For more information on scholarships and related competitions at Kansas Wesleyan, please visit聽www.kwu.edu/admissions.听听
