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Chelsea Ingram
  • Business Administration
  • Class of 2017
  • Topeka, KS

Chelsea Ingram Named a Capitol Federal Scholar

2016 Dec 19

Chelsea Ingram of Topeka , Kansas, recently was named a Capitol Federal Scholar at Emporia State University.

In 2002, Emporia State was the first of seven Kansas higher education institutions to partner with Capitol Federal in a scholarship program preparing business students for the challenges of the future. The 2016-17 Capitol Federal scholars were celebrated during an annual luncheon at the Sauder Alumni Center.

Recognizing high-achieving students in Emporia State's School of Business, this program's scholarships are renewable annually. This means a student who becomes a Capitol Federal Scholar as a freshman will remain eligible through graduate school as long as he or she maintains the required minimum 3.25 grade point average.

Ingram is a Graduate Student majoring in Accountancy.

Over the years, the Capitol Federal Foundation has given Emporia State more than $750,000 in support of the Capitol Federal Scholars program. Capitol Federal Chairman, President and CEO John Dicus, Foundation President Tammy Dishman and members of the Foundation Trustees traveled to Emporia for this annual celebration.

"Our scholarship program at Emporia State was the first that we set up, so it's very sentimental to us," said Dicus. "What's impressive to us is what the students not only achieve in the classroom, but also in university life; the student-athletes and what they're balancing; and the work students do outside the classroom. We're always honored to be a part of students' college education and to give back."

Since 2013, the Capitol Federal Foundation has also awarded student-athletes through their Capitol Federal Athletic Scholars program.

"We are deeply honored that the Capitol Federal Foundation plays such a key part in the success of our high-achieving business students," said Allison D. Garrett, ESU president. "Capitol Federal's generosity is making a difference now in students' lives and in the future as they move into their careers and impact their communities."