TOPEKA — Incoming Washburn University students have been awarded the Garvey Scholarship for the fall 2019 semester.

The Garvey Scholarship is a renewable scholarship worth up to $2000, awarded to students with the highest scores on the Garvey Competitive Exam.

The exam is offered several times a year at Washburn University. High school seniors with a GPA of 3.25 or higher, who have previously applied for admittance to Washburn, qualify to take the exam. To learn more about the Garvey Scholarship, and other scholarships offered at Washburn University, visit washburn.edu/scholarships.

Scholarship recipients include:

Hailey Franson of Clay Center, graduate of Clay Center Community HS

Mara Coufal of Abilene, graduate of Abilene High School

Reagan Dalke of Chapman, graduate of Chapman High School

Rachel Zimpfer of Inman, graduate of Buhler High School

Founded in 1865, Washburn University is a public institution with more than 7 thousand students and a thousand faculty and staff involved in more than 200 academic programs. Washburn’s programs lead to certification, associate, bachelor, master’s degree or doctor of nursing practice and juris doctor degrees.