by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
MANHATTAN - Fourteen current and future Kansas State University students were awarded more than $20,000 in scholarships at the College of Business' Women in Business Career Summit.
The event brought together more than 600 high school students, college students, faculty, staff and community members for breakout sessions and opportunities to create connections.
Speakers at the event included K-State First Lady, Sally Linton; K-State Alumna & Chief Diversity Officer at ConocoPhillips, Natacha Buchanan; K-State Alumna & Vice-President of Inclusive Practices at Weber Shandwick, North America, Danielle Calhoun; and Executive Vice-President & Senior Advisor for Boeing, Leanne Caret.
Six high school students were awarded $1,000 scholarships to pursue educational opportunities at K-State:
• Emma Morack, Blue Springs, Missouri, Blue Springs High School.
• Jasmine Butler, Hanover, Hanover High School.
• Aubri Markham, Kansas City, Piper High School.
• Emma Markley, Manhattan, Manhattan High School.
• Katie Albertson, Overland Park, Blue Valley High School.
• Gracyn Lierz, Seneca, Nemaha Central High School.
Eight current KSU students were awarded scholarships to continue their educational journey with K-State:
• Alayna Inbody, senior in operations and supply chain management, Chanute, was awarded the Blanche Howe Parsons Scholarship.
• Emily Howard,junior in professional strategic selling and entrepreneurship, Eudora, was awarded a Joanne M. Giese Memorial Scholarship.
• Serenity Holmes, junior in professional strategic selling and Spanish, Kansas City, Missouri, was awarded a Joanne M. Giese Memorial Scholarship.
• Amy Truong, junior in marketing, Leawood, was awarded a Terry Suzanne "Speed" and James King Foster Scholarship.
• Aurora Ortega, sophomore in finance and accounting, Liberal, was awarded the Leanne and Steve Caret Business Scholarship.
• Mena Walker, freshman in marketing, Overland Park, was awarded a Terry Suzanne "Speed" and James King Foster Scholarship.
• Alyson McCallop, freshman in accounting, Overland Park, was awarded the Cheryl L. Hart Scholarship.
• Silvia Ruiz Diaz, freshman in marketing, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, was awarded a Terry Suzanne "Speed" and James King Foster Scholarship.
The K-State Women in Business Initiative fosters a network of innovation and collaboration through academic and co-curricular learning opportunities and supports business research related to the broader goals of the initiative. The initiative works to educate, empower and engage leaders to create social and economic impact and enhance societal prosperity.