Wichita State University's College of Engineering awarded 11 high school seniors more than $200,000 in Wallace Scholarships on Friday, Feb. 20. Each scholar will receive a four-year renewable scholarship for a total of $20,000. The Wallace Scholarships are in addition to their merit award offerings.

Selection for the Wallace Scholarship is based on recipients’ high school GPAs, ACT scores and performance at the annual Wallace Invitational for Scholarships in Engineering (WISE), which was held in December.

In addition to the scholarship, selected students will become part of the Wallace Scholars, a community of engineering students comprised of more than 40 members from every class and major within the College of Engineering. Wallace Scholars are involved on the WSU campus and within the Wichita community to promote engineering, math and science, and community service.

The Wallace Scholarship is made possible through the Dwane and Velma Wallace Endowment, created in 1976, which supports scholarships for engineering students and provides funds for the College of Engineering. Since 1980, the endowment has benefited almost 300 engineering majors at WSU.

Wallace Scholars for the 2015-2016 academic year include:

• Grant Blizzard, Andover High School, undecided engineering
• Mary Buchele, Garden City High School, aerospace engineering
• Benjamin Fradella, Living Stones Academy, mechanical engineering
• Diego Gomez, Northwest High School (Ft. Worth, Texas), undecided engineering
• Meghan Grimes, Maize High School, electrical engineering
• Luke Hansen, Shawnee Mission High School, aerospace engineering
• John Colby Moore, Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, (Oklahoma City, Okla.) aerospace engineering
• Hunter Picard, Rose Hill High School, electrical engineering
• Charlotte Rippy, Wichita East High School, computer science
• Kayle Schapmann, Norfolk High School (Norfolk, Neb.), aerospace engineering
• Brianna Wallace, Bishop Miege High School (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) aerospace engineering