Hall children receive scholarship offer from WSU

Former Wichita State baseball player Carl Hall and his family will receive a brand- new home courtesy of ABC’s "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

But the good news for the family will continue long after the TV show airs its story. Wichita State University is participating in "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" by offering scholarships to the four Hall children: Megan, 16; Madison, 14; Logan, 11; and McLaine, 9; for study toward an undergraduate degree at WSU.

“We are pleased to be able to remove one more financial challenge from the Hall family,” said Wade Robinson, vice president for Campus Life and University Relations. “The physical, emotional and financial challenges facing the family are difficult to comprehend. Offering the children scholarships is our way of showing how much the Wichita State family cares.”

The scholarships will cover the full tuition and standard fees for each child, providing the children meet the university’s normal admissions standards for first-year candidates.

In order to receive the scholarship for eight consecutive semesters (four years), the students will need to remain in good academic standing and make successful academic progress toward completion of an undergraduate degree.

Hall, who played for the Shockers from 1990-94, was paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident in June 2010. He earned All-America honors as an outfielder in 1994 and was also named the Missouri Valley Conference Player-of-the-Year.

The Emmy-award winning reality program "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," now in its 8th season, is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. It’s executive-produced by Brady Connell and George Verschoor. David Goldberg is chairman, Endemol North America. The show airs from 8-9 p.m. ET Sundays on ABC.