Five high school seniors win Klose Scholarship
Klose scholars – courtesy WSU
Five high school seniors won the Doris and Ralph Klose Endowed Scholarship Tuesday.
The scholarship, awarded by the College of Applied Studies, is won through a competition between high school seniors who declare a major in math or science education at WSU.
Winners receive up to $20,000 in merit and Klose Scholarships upon joining the teacher education program their junior year.
The 2019 Klose Scholarship winners are:
- Juan Aguilar
Senior, Garden City Senior High School
Planned major: Secondary education math - Megan Altgilbers
Senior, Wichita Northwest High School
Planned major: Secondary education math - Lailani Lemus
Senior, Wichita Northwest High School
Major: Secondary education biology - Elizabeth (Lizzie) Pierce
Senior, Valley Center High School
Major: Secondary education math - Sarah Rogers
Mingo Valley Christian School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Major: Secondary education biology
The scholarship originated from a $7.5 million gift to fund undergrad scholarships in math and science education from the estate of WSU alumni Doris and Ralph Klose.
Andrew Linnabary was the 2018-2019 Digital Managing Editor of The Sunflower. He studied journalism and minored in English. Linnabary is from Wichita, Kansas.
