Winners of WSU Klose Scholarship Competition Named
Leon Chau
Hannah Morrical
Krystine Phillips
Klose Scholars for the 2015-2016 academic year have been named at Wichita State University. Leon Chao from he Wichita Heights High School, Hannah Morrical from Smoky Valley High School; and Krystine Phillips from Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, were the top three finalists in the Klose Scholarship Competition held at Corbin Education Center on the WSU campus.
The Doris and Ralph Klose Scholarship covers the top three finalists' tuition, books and fees for their junior and senior years at WSU. Other scholarships and financial aid packages can pay for those costs during their freshman and sophomore years.
High school seniors who apply to Wichita State and declare a math or science education major in the College of Education, and have a minimum 3.5 GPA and 24 ACT composite score are eligible to compete for the scholarship.
Ralph and Doris Klose left a $7.5 million estate to the WSU Foundation for math and
science education scholarships in the College of Education. The gift is the largest
of its kind in the nation to fund scholarships for future math and science teachers.