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SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND IN VARYING AMOUNTS

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Scholarships in varying amounts for all WSU Tech programs are available through the WSU Tech Foundation, thanks to generous private gifts, community contributions, and employee support.

Establish a Scholarship

Scholarships are imperative to the success of our students and most scholarships available through the WSU Tech Foundation are need based. Our team works with donors to establish criteria, and our Scholarship Committee make awards on an annual basis.

  • Annual Scholarship Contribution: Annual scholarships are awarded to students to who meet the scholarship criteria. We ask that scholarship pledges be made in a minimum amount of $1,000 per year with a five-year pledge.
  • Endowed Scholarship Contribution: Endowed scholarships offer living tributes and memorials to family and friends. The created fund benefits current and future students and programs for years to come. In this situation, we invest the principal and return a portion of the earned interest in a scholarship each year. We ask for a minimum contribution of $25,000 (which can be pledged over multiple years) to endow a scholarship.

Your gift will have lasting impact on a student’s future. To learn more or to establish a scholarship, contact Courtney Sendall (csendall@wsutech.edu or 316.677.1034).

Honoring A Legacy of Lifelong Learning

You are invited to contribute to the Dr. Rosemary A. Kirby Legacy Scholarship Fund at the WSU Tech Foundation, which will award an annual scholarship to a deserving student in Rosemary’s name. Click the button below to contribute now.

Scholarship Donors

To learn more about our donors, click on their names below.

Spirit Aerosystems

Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets. With expertise in aluminum and advanced composite manufacturing solutions, the company’s core products include fuselages, integrated wings and wing components, pylons, and nacelles. Also, Spirit serves the aftermarket for commercial and business/regional jets. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit has facilities in the U.S., U.K., France, Malaysia and Morocco.

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Jet AirWerks

Jet AirWerks, LLC is a FAA Part 145, EASA, CAAC approved repair station, Veteran Owned Small Business and ISO 9001:2008 and AS9110B certified shop. Specializing in CFM56, CF6, & CF34 engine component repair for parts suppliers, engine shops and airlines.

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Airbus

In 1970, Airbus was established as a European consortium of French, German and later, U.K. and Spanish companies. Airbus became a single integrated company in 2001 and in June 2002, Airbus North American Engineering opened its first engineering and design facility in the United States in Wichita.

WSU Tech is proud of the graduates of our programs who are now employed by Airbus and with help from the company want to expand this opportunity to more students. As a way of maintaining highly skilled local talent, the company established the Airbus Americas Design Scholarship. Airbus hopes that this scholarship will permit students to allocate more time to studying and less to work, enabling them to participate in research projects and other constructive extracurricular activities.

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Christiansen Aviation

Christiansen Aviation Inc. opened in May of 1972 with two employees and three aircraft. Today, the company boasts 45 employees in Tulsa and more than 200 aircraft on lease around the country.

For 40 years Christiansen Aviation has worked toward diversification for business success, offering Flight Training, aircraft rental, aircraft leasing, maintenance, sales of new and used Cessnas, pilot supplies and a full service fixed-base operator.

Delta Theta Chi

Delta Theta Chi is a non-profit fraternal corporation. Its purpose is to promote cultural education, to foster personal development and good citizenship, to form a nation-wide fellowship, and to attain a broader outlook and enjoyment of contact with those of similar purposes and ideals.

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Family of Doug Tate

Douglas (Doug) Tate (pictured) was a graduate of the WSU Tech (formerly known as WATC) Machining Technology program, where he excelled both in and out of the classroom by competing in SkillsUSA at the state and national levels. Following graduation, he followed in his father’s footsteps by working as a machinist at Spirit AeroSystems.

The Douglas M. Tate Memorial Scholarship was established in 2022 by his father, Michael Tate, in Doug’s memory to provide opportunities for others pursuing careers in the field of machining.

Black Hills Energy

Black Hills Energy operates natural gas and electric utilities and serves 1.3 million customers in eight states: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. As a way of maintaining highly skilled local talent, the company established the Black Hills Energy Climate & Energy Control Technologies (HVAC) Scholarship. Black Hills Energy hopes that this scholarship will permit students to allocate more time to studying and less to work, enabling them to participate in research projects and other constructive extracurricular activities.

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, the state’s largest health insurer, incorporated the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation in July 2005 as a way to further deepen its commitment to helping all Kansans lead healthier lives.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation seeks opportunities to fund programs and activities that promote health improvement, community health access and/or health education, healthy behaviors, prevention initiatives and direct health services to the uninsured.

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Gene Haas Foundation

The Gene Haas Foundation was established in 1999, by Gene Haas, founder and owner of Haas Automation, Inc., to support the needs of the local community, through grants to such local charities as the Boys and Girls Clubs, Food Share, Rescue Mission, and others.

Seeing a growing need for skilled manufacturing employees industry wide, the Foundation expanded its mission to include support for manufacturing training programs throughout North America and beyond. By providing scholarship grants, sponsoring individual and team CNC competitions, and partnering with the very best CNC training programs in the world, the Foundation helps expand the availability of high-quality manufacturing technology training worldwide.

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Meineke of Wichita

Meineke Car Care Centers offer complete auto repair services including, oil changes, brake repair, exhaust services & more.

The Meineke of Wichita Scholarship was established in 2022 to support students who enroll fulltime in either the Automotive Technology or Alternative Fuel Maintenance & Advanced Electronics programs at WSU Tech.

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Soroptimist International of Wichita, Kansas, Inc.

Soroptimist International of Wichita, Kansas, Inc. is part of a global volunteer organization, with over 72,000 clubs in more than 120 countries and territories, that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment.

The Soroptimist Club, along with a contribution from the estate of member Olive Ann Beech, has established a fund to award annual scholarships to students attending WSU Tech, with preference given to adult women who are endeavoring to acquire a career which will benefit themselves and others who may depend upon them.

Judy Smith

Terry D. Smith was a dedicated faculty member, department chair and dean at WSU Tech (formerly WATC) in the welding department who committed his professional life to sharing his passion and knowledge for the trade with his countless students.

His artistry talents led his to start Buffalo Road Originals, where he made collectibles of metal art.

His family and wife, Judy, established the Terry D. Smith Endowed Scholarship in 2021 in his memory to benefit students pursuing welding careers.

Bombardier U.S. Headquarters

Bombardier is a global leader in aviation, focused on designing, manufacturing and servicing the world’s most exceptional business jets. Bombardier’s Challenger and Global aircraft families are renowned for their cutting-edge innovation, cabin design, performance and reliability. Bombardier has a worldwide fleet of approximately 5,000 aircraft in service with a wide variety of multinational corporations, charter and fractional ownership providers, governments and private individuals. Bombardier aircraft are also trusted around the world in special-mission roles.

Headquartered in Montréal, Québec, Bombardier operates aerostructure, assembly and completion facilities in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The company’s robust customer support network includes facilities in strategic locations in the United States and Canada, as well as in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, the UAE, Singapore, China and an Australian facility opening in 2022. Bombardier’s Wichita site is also home to one of the world’s leading flight test centers, which performs testing and certification on all new Bombardier aircraft programs and upgrades. Bombardier Defense operates in the United States and Canada to meet the needs of specialized aircraft missions.

In 2022, Bombardier designated Wichita as its new U.S. Headquarters.

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Valmont Utility

Valmont Utility provides utility products and services including utility substations, utility poles, renewable energy, solar trackers, lattice towers, and more.

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