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Kayla Lansing
  • Accounting
  • Class of 2015
  • Leavenworth, Kansas

Kayla Lansing among 12th class of Capitol Federal(R) Scholars at Emporia State

2013 Sep 10

The 2013-14 class of Capitol Federal Savings Scholars in Emporia State University's School of Business has been chosen.

Among the honorees is Kayla Lansing, a sophomore Accounting major from Leavenworth, Kan.

The scholarship's benefactor, the Topeka-based Capitol Federal(R) Foundation, has doubled its commitment to the Capitol Federal Scholars Fund for this academic year at Emporia State, granting $80,000 for student scholarships.

"I am so grateful not only for Emporia State's partnership with the Capitol Federal Foundation, but also for CapFed's philanthropic leadership in Kansas," said DenaSue Potestio, Foundation president/CEO.

The Capitol Federal Scholars program targets high-achieving students in Emporia State's School of Business, rewarding them with scholarships for their academic performance. Each scholarship is renewable annually, meaning a student who earns the scholarship as a freshman will remain eligible through graduate school as long as he or she maintains the required minimum 3.25 GPA.

"This fall marks the 12th year of Capitol Federal driving excellence from our students in the School of Business at Emporia State University," said Dr. Kristie Ogilvie, the school's dean.

"This generous scholarship program has assisted over 100 students financially during its existence. Many of the students who have received the Capitol Federal Scholarships while at Emporia State have gone on to exemplary professional careers," Ogilvie said, listing Koch Industries, Ernst and Young, Grant Thornton, ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Department of Agriculture as some of the employers of Emporia State's Capitol Federal Scholars.

A new component of the Capitol Federal partnership with Emporia State is creation of a scholarship program for student-athletes. The new Capitol Federal Athletic Scholars Fund will award scholarships to one or more male student-athletes and one or more female student-athletes each year. Those students' names will be announced later this fall.

John Dicus, chairman, president and CEO of Capitol Federal Savings Bank, described his company's longstanding support for education this way: "Education has a ripple effect, being the key to a person's success, leading to the strength and development of the community. Knowing education makes such a difference, we continue to support the Capitol Federal Scholars Fund and the newly created Capitol Federal Athletic Scholars Fund offered to Emporia State University students."

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. "I thank Capitol Federal for saying 'yes' to our students and for supporting and encouraging them through the Capitol Federal Savings Scholarship program," said Dr. Michael D. Shonrock, Emporia State's president.

Emporia State will host a luncheon recognizing its twelfth class of Capitol Federal Scholars and the new Capitol Federal Athletic Scholars in November.