AGH Scholarship Competition

Check in will open at 8:30 a.m. on the second floor of Clinton Hall. The event will kick off at 9:00 a.m. with a welcome session, followed by the competition and parent/guest information session. Students and their parents/guests will reconvene after the competition for a closing remarks.  You will receive a detailed schedule at check-in on November 22.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Time	Activity	Location
8:30 a.m.-- 9:00 a.m.	Check In	Clinton Hall 2nd floor
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Welcome Session	126 Clinton Hall
9:30 a.m. -- 10:15 a.m.	Parents dismissed to go to the Parent Session	107 Clinton Hall
9:30 a.m. -- 10:15 a.m.	Management Assessment and Written Exercise	126 Clinton Hall
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	Student Speeches	Various Rooms
11:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m.	Lunch	Shocker Hall Dining
12:30 p.m. -- 1:30 p.m.	Group Exercise	Various Rooms
1:30 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m.	Wrap-Up Dean Larisa Genin  Next step: What to expect!	126 Clinton Hall

There are three competitive elements students will participate in on November 22 -- three minute prepared and one-minute impromptu speeches, group activitiy and a written essay. Participants will complete all of these elements during the competition portion of the day.

While students are completing the written exercise in Clinton Hall, parents and guests will attend an information session in 107 Clinton Hall. 

There is a three-minutes Prepared Speech, note cards may be used as appropriate during your prepared speech, but no other form of multimedia will be allowed.

The topic for that speech is as follows:  What do you think is the most important trend that will influence U.S. businesses in the next five years?  And why?

We will provide you with all of the information, materials, and instructions you need on November 22.

The best advice we can give you is to relax and have fun! Although you are competing for scholarships, we want to you to have fun and enjoy learning more about Wichita State University and the Barton School of Business.

No! We will provide you with all of the materials you need for the competition. In fact, we encourage you to bring as few items with you as possible. You will be moving around Clinton Hall quite a bit, so the less you bring, the less you have to worry about keeping track of throughout the day. There is no need to bring copies of resumes, they do not factor into our scoring process.

If you need lodging for Thursday and/or Friday night, you are welcome to stay at the hotel/motel of your choosing. We unfortunately do not have lodging on campus, but there are a lot of great options within a 10-15 minute drive to campus. For a listing of options, visit www.visitwichita.com/hotels. Most of the options listed in the Downtown and East Side sections will be a short drive to campus.

Professional business attire is expected for students participating in the competition. Business casual or casual attire is acceptable for parents and guests.

Park in Lot 16S on the southwest side of campus near Hillside Avenue and 17th Street.

The Scholarship Committee will select six finalist to return to campus for a final round of interviewing prior to the selection of the $48,000 Clay Barton Scholar.

2019  Trevor Cumpston

2018  Joshua "Tate" Watts

2017  Anisia Brumley

2016  Caelan Dean

2015  Alyssa Ward

2014  Bailey Bryand

2013  Kiah Duggins

2012  David Berry

2011  Jessica Crumrine

2010  Blake Krier

2008  Rochel Groene

2007  David Friedberg

2006  Timothy Wilson

2005  Jeff Orr

2004  Katie Kontz

2003  Casey Woolfolk

2002  Lance Miller

2001  Kristen Munday

2000  Tiffany Pankratz

1999  Mary Rachel Hattrup

1998  Amanda Nelson

1997  Jennifer Morrow

1996  Collin Stieben

1995  Joseph Hand

1994  Joseph John Wawrzaszek Jr

1993  LaTisha Garner

1992  Gregory Richards

1991  Erika Plagge