Kansas State University

Political science department announces scholarship winners, graduate assistantships for 2022-2023

Submitted by Braylee Santana

For the 2022-2023 academic year, the political science department has awarded more than $25,000 in scholarship funds to its undergraduate and graduate winners. The department also awarded stipends for graduate assistantships to six students across two graduate programs.

The following are scholarship recipients:

• Rhianna Thomas, junior in political science and international studies, Don and Marian Button Political Science Scholarship.
• Braden Johnson, master's student in public administration, John W. and Lynn L. Carlin Public Administration Scholarship.
• Scout Molder, junior in political science, Reba L. Cobb Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Women in Political Science.
• Georgia Ubel, junior in political science and sociology, Sally Coberly Political Science Scholarship.
• Duru Dogan, senior in political science and statistics and data sciences, Louis H. Douglas Scholarship.
• Adrein McFarland, sophomore in political science, Joseph Hajda Student Scholarship.
• Michael H. Thompson, sophomore in political science and history, Donald R. Hill Scholarship in Political Science.
• Elizabeth Chapman, junior in political science and international studies, Orma Linford Scholarship.
• John F. Scott V, senior in political science, Edward Allen McCoy Jr. Memorial Scholarship in Political Science.
• Kate Thomas, sophomore in political science and history, Edward Allen McCoy Jr. Memorial Scholarship in Political Science.
• Laura Anderson, junior in political science, Barbara Meyer Memorial Scholarship.
• Sierra Salazar, junior in political science, Richter Family "Beyond the Campus" Scholarship.
• Andrew Navarro, sophomore in political science, Rieger-McCrery Scholarship.
• Cathleen Cowell, senior in political science and international studies, Rieger-McCrery Scholarship.
• Muhammad Mohsin Raza, doctoral student in security studies, Nicolas Salgo Political Science Scholarship.
• Jada Harris, sophomore in political science, Dennis K. Tapsak Memorial Scholarship.
• Sawyer Shutts, junior in political science and international studies, Dennis K. Tapsak Memorial Scholarship.
• Dawson Maring, senior in political science and history, Tummala's Master of Public Administration Fellowship.
• Katie Sleichter, senior in political science and global food systems, Jon David Wagner Scholarship.
• Lasath Channa Dissanayake, doctoral student in security studies, Raoul Wallenberg Scholarship in International Relations.
• Andrew Rieper, master's student in security studies, Jon Wefald International Security Scholarship.

The following are 2022-2023 graduate teaching/research assistantship recipients:

• Noëlie Frix, doctoral student in security studies.
• Arcadio Luis Guerra Munoz, doctoral student in security studies.
• Domenic Alexander Corrado, master's student in public administration.
• Richard Johnson, doctoral student in security studies.
• Korey Kneisley, master's student in public administration.
• MaKenna Eilert, master's student in public administration.

Congratulations to all the award recipients and thank you to all the donors who make these scholarships possible.