Vy H. Le, a senior at Campus High School in Haysville, Kan., is the winner of the 2015 Lenora N. McGregor Endowed Scholarship at Wichita State University.

The Lenora McGregor Endowed Scholarship awards up to $26,000 over four years to an incoming freshman student who has demonstrated academic excellence in the past, has an academic vision for the future and who expresses an interest in advancing knowledge through individual learning. The McGregor Scholar agrees to maintain active membership in WSU’s Honors College. The Honors College in the new Shocker Hall residence hall continues the tradition of academic rigor and faculty mentorship that began in 1957 when WSU created one of the first Honors programs in the country. To be admitted to the Honors College, a student must have a minimum 3.7 high school GPA or 27 ACT score or a 3.5 college GPA.

Le, daughter of Ha Huynh and Hon Le, moved from Vietnam to the United States in 2006. Fluent in Vietnamese and English, Le has also studied Korean, French and Spanish. Her first choice for reading these days is her chemistry textbook. She plans to major in chemistry to prepare for a career in pharmacy, neurology or general medical practice.

In addition to maintaining a strong academic record, Le has been active in the Wichita community. She served as president of the Campus High School Knitting Club, where she expanded the community outreach of the Purple Hat Pledge Drive for the Purple Crying Campaign, dedicated to informing families of the normal crying period for newborns and of strategies to handle frustration. She is also among the first members of the Campus High School Chemistry Club and has been active in Scholars’ Bowl, Art Club, French Club and the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.

As a graduate in the first class of Campus High School’s International Baccalaureate program, Le says that she feels proud. “We were one of the first to take on the new challenge -- to become ‘knowers’ instead of students,” she says.

In the Honors College, Le looks forward to the discussion-based classes, multi-disciplinary perspectives and the opportunity to be around other critically minded thinkers.