Fort Hays State University's College of Business and Leadership recently held its annual ceremony to award scholarships for the 2006-2007 academic year. Over 200 scholarship donors, students, parents and faculty attended the event where the college awarded 87 scholarships totaling $62,400.

"I'm thrilled by the continued generosity of our College of Business and Leadership donors who demonstrate their support of the best and the brightest of tomorrow's leaders," said Dr. Steve Williams, dean of the college. "These gracious contributors, like our excellent faculty, believe student success is our business professionally, personally and for a lifetime."

FHSU's College of Business and Leadership offers a Master of Business Administration in Leadership, nine undergraduate degrees, nine minors and six certificates through is four departments. It also offers, through FHSU's Virtual College, the MBA in Leadership, the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and six certificate programs.

Students are listed blow by hometown, classification and scholarship.

ABILENE
Jodi Havice, junior, Business Education, $500

ALMENA
Joshua Copper, senior, Creta Lois Sproul, $500

Alicia Tubbs, senior, Accounting Club, $200; Brungardt Hower Ward Elliott & Pfeifer, $1,000

ATWOOD
Joseph Sramek, special student, NBEA Award of Merit for 2006

BELOIT
Julie Melton, senior, William E. Lusk, fall semester tuition; Ameriprise Financial Planning Scholarship, $700

BLAIR, NE
Koryn Nordquest, sophomore, Emprise Bank/Marketing, $500

BURR OAK
Kevin Boley, senior, Department of Management and Marketing, $1,000

BUSHTON
Kristen Habiger, senior, KOCH Industries Inc., $500

CHEYENNE WELLS, CO
Mallory Padilla, junior, Ruthetta Krause, $400; Commerce Bank/Management & Marketing, $600

CHINA
Zijiao Wang, senior, Graduate Assistantship/MBA

CLAFLIN
Rachel Kirmer, junior, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, $400

CONCORDIA
Brandi Gallagher, junior, Commerce Bank/Management & Marketing, $600

Stephanie Gallagher, junior, Scott & Rita Harmon, $600

DODGE CITY
Matthew Tuxhorn, senior, Keller & Miller Accounting, $1,250

ELLSWORTH
Jason Bock, junior, David L. Meckenstock Financial Planning, $1,000

ERIE
Clarice Buscher, senior, Accounting Club, $200; Kennedy & Coe, $750

GREAT BEND
Jenna Hayes, senior, Arthur E. Andersen, $300; Department of AIS/Accounting, $600

GOODLAND
Trista Lalicker, junior, Department of AIS/Accounting, $600

GORHAM
Jeanie Lapka, junior, Emprise Bank/Management, $500

HAYS
Bradley Berland, senior, Department of Management and Marketing, $1,000

Sarah Brown, senior, Deana G. Elston-Rupp, $500

Molly Denning, junior, Northwest Kansas Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors, $250; Robert S. Armstrong Memorial, $300

Cole Engel, senior, William C. & Carolyn Miller, $500; BKD Accounting, $1,000; Emprise Bank/CIS, $500

Ann Brungardt, junior, Dan Rupp Memorial, $400, Golden Plains Credit Union, $500

Emily Giersch, sophomore, Department of Management and Marketing, $1,000

Cara Gilreath, senior, Adams Brown Beran & Ball, $500

Ashley Goetz, senior, Mapes & Miller CPA, $1,000; Golden Plains Credit Union, $500

Jessica Heronemus, graduate student, Graduate Assistantship/MBA; Schwaller Award, $1,000

Kelly Holder, senior, Graduate Assistantship/MBA

Alyssa Klaus, sophomore, Insurance Planning Inc., $500; Robert S. & Elizabeth W. Armstrong, $1,000

Raymond Knox, freshman, Commerce Bank/Management & Marketing, $600

Kelsey Koerner, sophomore, Insurance Planning Inc., $500

Brittney Stecklein, senior, Alpha Kappa Psi, $500

HEDVILLE
Shanadi Lemman, senior, Accounting/Special Donations, $1,500

HILL CITY
Nichole Bryant, graduate student, Graduate Assistantship/MLS

HUGOTON
Casey Settlemeyer, junior, Department of Management and Marketing, $1,000

JENNINGS
Christopher McKenna, senior, Creta Lois Sproul, $500

JETMORE
Jeremy Appel, sophomore, Kennedy & Coe, $750

Ashley Goebel, junior, Keller & Miller Accounting, $1,250

KNOXVILLE, TN
Stephanie Larsen, senior, Jack & Peggy McCullick, $1,000; BKD Accounting, $1,000; Jack Logan, $500

LARNED
Janet Hewson-Hammond, senior, Graduate Assistantship/MBA

Jeffrey Reece, senior, Lindburg & Vogel, $1,000

LUDELL
Nathan Most, junior, Robert S. & Elizabeth W. Armstrong, $1,000

MARION
Samantha Hett, sophomore, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, $400

MODOC
Durin West, senior, William E. Lusk, fall semester tuition

MINNEAPOLIS
Sheena Newhouse, junior, Adams Brown Beran & Ball, $500

MANKATO
Angela Richard, Dr. & Mrs. M.J. Little, $600

NESS CITY
Ryan Vavricka, senior, KOCH Industries Inc./Accounting, $500; Economics and Finance Alumni & Friends, $1,000; Peier Family, $500

NIGERIA
Kenneth Osuwah, senior, John & Nancy Francis, $500

NORTON
Shana Persinger, senior, Larry Grimsley Memorial Scholarship, $500

OSBORNE
Kelli Ubelaker, senior, Brungardt Hower Ward Elliott & Pfeifer, $1,000

OTIS
Amy Funk, Accounting/Special Donations, $1,500

PEABODY
Robert McVey, senior, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, $400

PAOLA
Michael Blumhorst, junior, Department of Leadership Studies, $250

SUBLETTE
Brett Whitaker, senior, William C. & Carolyn Miller, $500

SALINA
Joshua Muller, senior, Accounting/Special Donations, $1,500

TIPTON
Tavish Marshall, senior, KOCH Industries Inc./Accounting, $500; Alpha Kappa Psi, $500

Jenna Schroeder, senior, Commerce Bank/Economics & Finance, $600

VICTORIA
Jolene Hoffman, senior, High Plains Farm Credit, $500; Department of AIS/Accounting, $600

Erica Schmidtberger, senior, Kansas CPA Undergraduate, $2,000; Farmers Alliance, $500

Meagan Schmidtberger, senior, Brungardt Hower Ward Elliott & Pfeifer, $1,000

VINITA, OK
Felicia Hayes, junior, Andrew Gottschalk Economics-Finance, year tuition

WaKEENEY
Rheta Mai, junior, Kansas Farm Credit Services, $500

WAMEGO
Chad Williams, junior, Data Center Incorporated, $500; Department of Accounting & Information Systems, $400; Farmers Alliance, $500

WINONA
Kasiah Rothchild, senior, Emprise Bank/Finance, $500