Following the two 2025 Scholarship Interview Days held in January and February, Newman University has offered 92 students its top scholarships. Some students were offered multiple awards.
St. Newman scholars
Five individuals were chosen to receive Newman’s most prestigious scholarship, the St. John Henry Newman Scholarship, for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year.
The St. Newman scholarship is a full-tuition annual award renewable for five years and valued at at least $177,500. Applicants are required to complete an online application, which includes the submission of a personal resumé, a picture and a 30-60 second video explaining why they want to attend Newman University. They also took part in one of the two interview days.
Applicants must have at least a 3.9 cumulative high school grade point average to apply. St. Newman scholars must complete 32 hours of community service, maintain a 3.4 or higher GPA and live on campus each semester.
The 2025-26 St. Newman Scholars are:
Anahi Gonzalez, of Wichita, Kansas, and Wichita High School South; major: elementary education
Alex Liu, of Newbury Park, California, and Thousand Oaks High School; major: digital design
Ebiladei “Aviva” Pondei, of Wichita, Kansas, and Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School; major: nursing
Carlie Riedlinger, of Wichita, Kansas, and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School; major: elementary education
Teagan Scherer, of Cheney, Kansas, and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School; major: biology with a concentration in pre-medicine
Monsignor McNeill scholars
The university also selected 30 students to receive its prestigious Monsignor Leon McNeill Scholarship for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. The scholarship is an annual award renewable for five years and valued at a total of $100,000.
Applicants are required to complete an online application, which includes the submission of a personal resumé, a picture and a 30-60 second video explaining why they want to attend Newman University.
The Monsignor Leon McNeill Scholarship is named for the first president of the university. The scholarship requires that recipients have at least a 3.9 cumulative high school GPA. Recipients must complete 32 hours of community service each semester and maintain a 3.4 or higher GPA.
The 2025-26 McNeill Scholars are:
Miya Bailon-Batrez, of Wichita, Kansas, and Wichita Southeast High School; major: biology with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine
Emily Black, of Douglass, Kansas, and Douglass High School; major: diagnostic medical sonography
Danielle Brown, of Clearwater, Kansas, and Clearwater High School; major: nursing
Ilese Burroughs, of Wichita, Kansas, and Maize South High School; major: elementary education
Alexis “Lexi” Crispin, of Rockwall, Texas, and Rockwall High School; major: early childhood unified
Abigail “Abby” DeWitt, of Wichita, Kansas, and Maize High School; major: psychology
Austin Goetz, of La Porte, Texas, and Academy of Viola DeWalt High School; major: sports media and promotion with an emphasis on media
Lizeth Gomez-Contreras, of Wichita, Kansas, and Wichita North High School; major: nursing
Brayden Hunt, of Maize, Kansas, and Maize High School; major: business data analytics
Emily Jacobs, of Wichita, Kansas, and Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School; major: biology with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine
Claire Jacobson, of New Prague, Minnesota, and St. Wenceslaus Catholic School; major: elementary education
Tomohito “Tomo” Kobari, of Bel Aire, Kansas, and Sunrise Christian Academy; major: computer science
Evan Levy, of Pearland, Texas, and St. Thomas High School; major: business data analytics
Sydney Miller, of Olathe, Kansas, and Olathe North High School; major: biochemistry
Tianna Miller, of Manhattan, Kansas, and Manhattan High School; major: biochemistry with a concentration in pre-medicine
Aishah Munoz, of Sedan, New Mexico, and Clayton High School; major: radiologic technology
Lena Nguyen, of Wichita, Kansas, and North High School; major: nursing
Thao Nguyen, of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Martin Luther High School; major: computer science
Kaitlyn Olson, of Rose Hill, Kansas, and The Independent School; major: nursing
Rose Pacheco, of Niwot, Colorado, and Centaurus High School; major: biology with a concentration in pre-medicine
Adaline “Addie” Pauly, of Conway Springs, Kansas, and Conway Springs High School; major: radiologic technology
Marko Pavlovic, of Bel Aire, Kansas, and Sunrise Christian Academy; major: exploring
Isabella Richardson, of Wichita, Kansas, and Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School; major: biochemistry with a concentration in pre-medicine
Ben Schramm, of Cloquet, Minnesota, and Esko Lincoln High School; major: accounting
Molly Sporleder, of Windsor, Colorado, and Severance High School; major: nursing
Melanie Stockemer, of Wichita, Kansas, and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School; major: diagnostic medical sonography
Anna Strickbine, of Wichita, Kansas, homeschooled; major: biology with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine
Ailen Tejeda-Garcia, of Wichita, Kansas, and Wichita North High School; major: biology with a concentration in pre-dentistry
Oliver Vinduska, of Wichita, Kansas, and Wichita High School Northwest; major: biomedical science
Caleb Yaeger, of Wichita, Kansas, and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School; major: exploring
Adorer of the Blood of Christ Service Awards and the Honors Program
In addition to the St. Newman and McNeill scholarship, 35 students were selected for the ASC Service Awards and 53 were extended invitations for Newman’s Honors Program.
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