Media are invited to naming of College of Engineering Wallace Scholars Media are invited to naming of College of Engineering Wallace Scholars

Wichita State University's College of Engineering will award 11 high school seniors $220,000 in Wallace Scholarships. Each scholar will receive a four-year renewable scholarship for a total of $20,000. The 2015-2016 Wallace Scholars will be announced at the Wallace Reception at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in the Marcus Welcome Center. President John Bardo and College of Engineering Dean Royce Bowden will announce the Wallace Scholars.

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 composed of more than 40 members from every class and major within the College of Engineering. Wallace Scholars are involved on the WSU campus and in 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 more than 280 engineering majors at WSU.
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For more information, contact Andrea Holzwarth at andrea.holzwarth@wichita.edu or 316-978-5914.