First class of Scholarship winners begin college

Published by Claudette Glenn on October 12, 2020 January 7, 2021

First Class of Scholarship winners begin college

We’re excited to see our first round of scholars begin their college educations! Although this semester presents a mixture of in-person and virtual studying due to the pandemic, all our students are busy full-time in their new college experience. We look forward to following their journeys.

Lifelong Learning Scholars

Amanda Phanivong

Former High School:
Campus (Haysville)

Now Attending:
Wichita State University

Major(s):
Integrated Marketing and Communications

Campus Activities:
Student Ambassador Society, Alpha Phi International Fraternity, Cohen Honors College

Benjamin Brake

Former High School:
Wichita Collegiate

Now Attending:
Columbia University in New York City

Major(s):
Undeclared (Though interested in Joint Major: Economics/Political Science)

Campus Activities:
The Columbia Witness: A Journal of Christian Perspectives and Alexander Hamilton Society

Finalist Scholars

Michelle Kha

Former High School:
Campus (Haysville)

Now Attending:
Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Major(s):
Interest in neuroscience

Campus Activities:
The Asian Students Association, Quest-Bridge Community, Random Acts of Kindness, and part of the Meiklejohn Fellowship Program.

Kameryn Overton

Former High School:
Wichita Northeast Magnet High School

Now Attending:
Tuskegee University in Tuskegee Alabama.

Major(s):
Environmental Science

Jordan Tran

Former High School:
Maize South High School

Now Attending:
Duke University in Durham, North Carolina

Major(s):
Biology and minor in Statistics

Campus Activiites:
GlobeMed, and the American Sign Language (ASL) Club.

First class of Scholarship winners begin college