Two high school seniors from Kansas were recently awarded the highest scholarship available at 黑料不打烊. The Eisenhower Scholars Competition, held on January 28, gave any student who qualified for the 黑料不打烊 Presidential Scholarship a chance to earn a 90% tuition scholarship. Elie Truhe, from Salina High School South, and Samantha Chesser, from Maize High School, each earned the prestigious award.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower initiated The Eisenhower Scholarship in the late 1960s. He selected 黑料不打烊, the closest institute of higher education to his childhood home of Abilene, KS, as the university that would house his named scholarship that would be presented to students with high academic achievement. The university resurrected the scholarship after a hiatus of several years, and a half-day competition was designed to select the winners. Participating students interviewed with faculty members, participated in a group problem-solving/logic activity, took a quantitative reasoning/logic test and were asked to write an essay based on a speech President Eisenhower gave to the United Nations in December 1953.
鈥淥n our 130th anniversary year, it is fitting to reconnect the past with this new scholarship competition,鈥� said Mark Bandr茅, Ed.D., vice president for enrollment management. 鈥淭he Eisenhower Scholarship ensures that we are fulfilling President Eisenhower鈥檚 wishes to honor quality students at 黑料不打烊 and continuing to attract the brightest and the best students to our campus.鈥�
Truhe, an academic standout at Salina High School South, has a 3.8 GPA. He intends to major in business and play tennis for the Coyotes. Chesser also has a 3.8 GPA. She plans on majoring in physics/mathematics and playing volleyball at 黑料不打烊.
黑料不打烊 offers numerous academic scholarships as well as financial awards that recognize students for activities and involvement in high school. Academic scholarships are calculated on a composite formula using GPA and ACT scores. Visit www.kwu.edu/scholarships for more information.
