After a record number of high school students applied to its 2023 Scholarship Interview Days, Newman University has offered 135 of its top scholarships to participants of this year’s competition. Some students were offered multiple awards.
Five individuals were chosen to receive Newman’s most prestigious scholarship, the St. John Henry Newman Scholarship, for the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year.
The interviews were held Jan. 21 and 28.
The St. Newman scholarship is a full-tuition annual award renewable for four years, valued at at least $135,000. Applicants are required to complete an online application, which includes the submission of a personal resumé, a picture, two professional or academic references and a 30-60 second video explaining why they want to attend Newman University. They also took part in one of two interview days in January.
Applicants must have at least a 3.9 cumulative high school GPA to apply. St. Newman scholars must complete 32 hours of community service each semester.
The 2023-24 St. Newman Scholars are:
April Burnett, of Mulvane, Kansas, and Mulvane High School; major: psychology
Anna Lobmeyer, of Garden City, Kansas, and Garden City High School; major: secondary education history/government
Grecia Nunez-Palomares, of Wichita, Kansas, and Wichita North High School; major: biomedical science
Aiden Rea, of Topeka, Kansas, and Washburn Rural High School; major: business management
Maya Watkins, of Agency, Missouri, and East Buchanan C-1 High School; major: biology/pre-medicine
Monsignor McNeill Scholars
The university also selected 41 students to receive its prestigious Monsignor Leon McNeill Scholarship for the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year. The scholarship is an annual award renewable for four years, valued at a total of $80,000.
Applicants are required to complete an online application, which includes the submission of a personal resumé, a picture, names of potential references 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.
The 2023-24 McNeill Scholars are:
Christopher Allen, of Wichita and Homeschool; major: business management
Makenzie Amphone, of Andover, Kansas, and Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School; major: biomedical research
Lydia Andreo, of Goddard, Kansas, and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School; major: nursing
Sydney Andres, of Wichita and Eisenhower High School; major: biology/pre-medicine
Ashton Bennert, of Amarillo, Texas, and Randall Hugh School; major: business management
Marc Bergman, of Wichita and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School; major: exploring
Rihanna Blanchard, of O’ Fallon, Missouri, and Fort Zumwalt North High School; major: Exploring
Grace Burney, of Winslow, Arkansas, and Arkansas Virtual Academy; major: Communication
Parker Carothers, of Edmond, Oklahoma, and Edmond Memorial High School; major: exploring
Joseph Davis, of Wichita and Andover High School; major: biology/pre-medicine
Selene Dixon, of Wichita and Wichita North High School; major: biomedical science
Emari Doby, of Topeka and Shawnee Heights Senior High School; major: healthcare science/business
Taryn Edwards, of Goddard and Goddard High School; major: radiologic technology
Mason Fair, of Oklahoma City and Classen School of Advanced Studies; major: sports media and promotion/entertainment and promotion
Josie Fejfar, of Burlington, Kansas, and Burlington High School; major: biology/pre-medicine
Jaidynn Fields, of Wichita and Wichita Northwest High School; major: psychology
Matthew Fowler, of Wichita and Wichita East High School; major: biology/pre-medicine
Chloe Hall, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Broken Arrow High School; major: nursing
Delanie Hall, of Andover, Kansas, and Andover High School; major: nursing
Andrew Hartegan, of Olathe, Kansas, and St. James Academy; major: exploring
Sydney Henning, of Derby, Kansas, and Derby High School; major: biomedical science
Parker Hurla, of Eudora, Kansas, and Eudora High School; major: exploring
Elias Iseman, of Wichita and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School; major: exploring
Edward Johnson, of Wichita and Andover High School; major: chemistry/industrial chemistry
Jose Juarez, of Norman, Oklahoma, and Cristo Rey High School (Oklahoma City); major: finance
Tryphena Kayode, of Goddard and Eisenhower High School; major: biology/pre-dentistry/pre-medicine
Tryphosa Kayode, of Goddard and Eisenhower High School; major: biology/pre-medicine
Hunter Lough, of Wellington, Kansas, and Wellington High School; major: biomedical science
Danielle Lyle, of Wichita and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School; major: exploring
Mariam Medina, of Lewisville, Texas, and Homeschool; major: marketing
Joscelyn Monarrez-Cruz, of Garden City, Kansas, and Garden City Senior High School; major: biology/pre-medicine
Magdalen Pennycuff, of Augusta, Kansas, and Augusta Senior High School; major: exploring
Aspen Peterson, of Augusta and Augusta Senior High School; major: biology/pre-medicine
Halea Proctor, of Owasso, Oklahoma, and Sequoyah High School; major: exploring
Gianna Rhein, of Wichita and Kolbe Academy; major: exploring
Sophia Richardson, of Wichita and Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School; major: biology/pre-medicine
Mary Sicard, of Milwaukie, Oregon, and Summit Learning Charter; major: biochemistry
Madison Stafford, of Haughton, Louisiana, and Airline High School; major: biology/pre-occupational therapy
Rosy Us Castro, of Elkhart, Kansas, and Elkhart High School; major: psychology
Elizabeth Williams, of Lenexa, Kansas, and Shawnee Mission West High School; major: elementary education
Katelyn Wilson, of Udall, Kansas, and Udall High School; major: radiologic technology
Adorer of the Blood of Christ Service Awards and the Honors Program
In addition to the St. Newman and McNeill scholarship, 39 students were selected for the ASC Service Awards and 51 were extended invitations for Newman’s Honors Program.
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