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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