A talented cohort of 27 Emporia State University students are the latest undergraduates to benefit from ESU’s longstanding partnership with the Capitol Federal Foundation.
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, ESU celebrated its 2024-25 class of Capitol Federal scholars during the annual luncheon at the Sauder Alumni Center. In 2002, ESU became the first of seven Kansas higher education institutions to work with Capitol Federal on a scholarship program that prepares business students for the challenges of the future. For more than two decades, high-achieving students from Emporia State University’s School of Business + Technology have benefited from scholarships from the Capitol Federal Foundation. This year’s class also includes two Hornet student-athlete scholars and two nursing scholars.
“We are honored to support Emporia State University students each year through our business school scholarship program,” said John B. Dicus, chairman, president and CEO of Capitol Federal. “We understand how challenging it can be to balance schoolwork and extracurriculars, and we’re proud to provide financial support to these exemplary students. The opportunity to meet the students in person and hear about their unique journeys is one we look forward to every year.”
ESU’s policy of not limiting the number of scholarships students can receive allows this year’s Capitol Federal recipients to "stack" or combine multiple scholarship awards, further reducing the cost and financial burden for students attending Emporia State.
The 2024-25 Capitol Federal scholars:
Freshmen
Emma Bartholome, Overland Park
Cole Compton, Andover
Owen Goode, Manhattan
David Hodo, Ottawa
Emma Mitchell, Rossville
Sophomores
Truman Bailey, Olpe
Aidan Beck, Parsons
Abigail Stone, Leroy
Matthew Sulzen Watson, Topeka
Erica Unruh, Valley Center
Juniors
*Brooke Hammond, Garden Plain
Lance Hoffsommer, Sedgwick
Matthew Huddlestun, Carbondale
Jade McAllister, Hutchinson
Christopher Mick, Newton
Aaron Quillen, Ottawa
*Brogan Renfro, Silver Lake
Logan Roth, Madison
Lily Willming, Shawnee Mission
Seniors
#Alexis Brown, Emporia
#Josie Harrison (second bachelors), Saint Marys
Samuel Culp, Sedgwick
Harrison King, Scott City
Vaughn Lolley, Topeka
Devon Moncrief, Eudora
Brianna Sapp, Hartford
Zachary Slavin, Coffeyville
*Capitol Federal Athletic Scholars
#Capitol Federal Nursing Scholars