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Announcing our 2026 Rudd Scholars

The Rudd Foundation is pleased to announce its ninth cohort of Rudd Scholars. We are committed to helping young Kansans with proven grit, determination, and work ethic achieve their long-term goals. Check out our Official Press Release.

Emporia State University Rudd Scholars

JaenaBaker
Council Grove High School
ZaylaEnfield
Moundridge High School
KassidyKirkham
Hugoton High School
AshlynSwindler
Belle Plaine High School
AleahWeaver
Council Grove High School

Wichita State University Rudd Scholars

AmiyahBeard
Newton Sr High School
GracinBergmeier
Inman Jr/Sr High School
JaydenBoggess
Washington High School
AshleyCaligiuri
Junction City Sr High School
AdisonHenderson
Central Jr-Sr High School
GabrielHeredia
Pratt Sr High School
KinleyJones
Ellis High School
DanielleMacKinney
South Barber High School
SumaitaMasum
Wichita Northeast Magnet High School
MadisonMcCaskill
Wichita High School South
SuttonO'Crowley
Douglass High School
AveryPowell
Andover High School
KentonPowless
Paola High School
VanessaRayoReal
Dodge City High School
JulissaRomero-Lopez
Wichita High School West
N'AlieciaTaylor
Central Jr-Sr High School
AbrahamVasquez
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science

Fort Hays State University Rudd Scholars

SarahChristian
Hill City Junior-Senior High School
EastonDunstan
Blue Valley High School
LucyGorges
Cheney High School
GiselleRodriguez
Hutchinson High School
EmilySerrano
Cheylin High School
AnnaStallbaumer
Bishop Carroll High School
ZaneWagner
Beloit Jr-Sr High School

Kansas State University Rudd Scholars

AvaArriaga
Bishop Carroll High School
MadelineBaier
Southeast of Saline High School
KeltonBish
Northern Heights High School
LuisCamacho
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
MaryCarman
Oakley Sr High School
LillyDuran
Southeast of Saline High School
MadelineHeidesch
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
TyHenderson
Central Jr-Sr High School
LillythHuston
Paola High School
JosephJensen
Washburn Rural High School
ElijahKlenda
Marion High School
HaileyLong
Paola High School
HadleyMusson
Arkansas City High School
DanicaPeterson
Baldwin High School
JosePinedoDeLaTorre
Salina High School South
IsabellaPonceGalaviz
Maize South High School
KatherineRathbun
Ellsworth High School
KeaganShowalter
South Gray High School
Jeadon-ZaneUmeri
Wichita High School Northwest
EleanorVaughn
Jayhawk-Linn High School
ShawnWinn
The Independent School

The Rudd Foundation is dedicated to improving individual lives and our community in key areas. The Rudd Scholars Program supports Pell Grant-eligible high school students in Kansas attend top Kansas universities.

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