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October 25, 2019

Geology department awards more than $99,000 in scholarships

Submitted by K-State Geology Department

Geology Scholarship Recipients 2019

The geology department awarded $99,550 in scholarships at its annual award banquet on Oct. 4. Family members, guests, donors and faculty members attended the event to support the department's scholarship recipients.

The following students are scholarship recipients:

  • Barnabas Adeyemi, master’s student in geology, David C. Underwood Geology Scholarships.
  • Katie Andrews, master’s student in geology, Gale R. and Linda M. Yarrow Graduate Student Fellowship.
  • Iffat Azmi, master’s student in geology, Anita C. Lehner Geology Scholarship.
  • Brock Blair, freshman in geology, Claude W. Shenkel Jr. First-Year Scholarship.
  • Hallie Bruce, master’s student in geology, Danheim Nelson Scholarship/Fellowship Fund.
  • Misagh Esmaeilpour, master’s student in geology, Dr. Page Twiss Grad Fellow.
  • Emily Fenner, master's student in geology, Danheim Nelson Scholarship/Fellowship Fund.
  • Sarah Green, senior in geology, Hydrogeology Scholarship-Bill Johnson '56 and Frank E. Byrne Memorial Scholarship.
  • Lindsay Gutierrez, senior in geology, Topeka Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. Scholarship.
  • Hunter Hershey, senior in geology, J.R. Chelikowsky Scholarship and Elden E. II and Sylvia H. Leasure Student Field Geology Fund.
  • Kevin Johnson, sophomore in geology, John L. and Marilyn A. Johnson Hern Geology Scholarship.
  • Isaac Kubacka, senior in geology, Ivy Fuller Olds Geology Scholarship.
  • Bimal Pandit, master's student in geology, Mudge-Thompson Geology Scholarship and Paul & Deana Strunk Geology Fellowship.
  • Eric Parker, senior in geology, Arthur B. Sperry Memorial Scholarship Fund and Elden E. II and Sylvia H. Leasure Student Field Geology Fund.
  • Mikaela Rader, master's student in geology, Charles and Helen Steincamp Geology Scholarship.
  • Luke Rijfkogel, master's student in geology, Gary and Kathie Sandlin Geology Scholarship and Paul & Deana Strunk Geology Fellowship.
  • Jolaine Rolofson, freshman in geology, Claude W. Shenkel Jr. First-Year Scholarship.
  • Noelle Schumann, freshman in geology, Claude W. Shenkel Jr. First-Year Scholarship.
  • Ethan Senne, freshman in geology, Claude W. Shenkel Jr. First-Year Scholarship.
  • Ganiyat Shodunke, master's student in geology, Howard Lee Kendall Memorial Fund.
  • Madison Smith, master's student in geology, Ronald D. Schulz Memorial Scholarship and Paul & Deana Strunk Geology Fellowship.
  • Rhowe Stefanski, master's student in geology, Petroleum Geology Scholarship and Paul & Deana Strunk Geology Fellowship.
  • Wyatt Totten, senior in geology with minor in leadership studies, Elden E. II and Sylvia H. Leasure Student Field Geology Fund and John L. and Marilyn A. Johnson Hern Geology Scholarship.
  • Jacob Underwood, freshman in geology, Claude W. Shenkel Jr. First-Year Scholarship.
  • Christine Ward, master's student in geology, Danheim Nelson Scholarship/Fellowship Fund.
  • Nick Warren, sophomore in geology, John L. and Marilyn A. Johnson Hern Geology Scholarship and Neil Wendling Memorial Scholarship.
  • Breanna Waterman, master's student in geology, Woody and Lynne Leel — Mary Vanier KSU Family Scholarship.
  • Colton Wright, senior in geology, Elden E. II and Sylvia H. Leasure Student Field Geology Fund, Ivy Fuller Olds Geology Scholarship, and Iris M. Totten Memorial Scholarship.
  • Brandon Yokeley, master's student in geology, Dr. Sambhudas "Sam" Chaudhuri — Mary Vanier KSU Family Scholarship.