(January 18, 2012) TOPEKA, Kan.—The Kansas Bar Foundation (KBF) recently presented Washburn Law student Whitney Casement, Topeka, with its inaugural Maxine S. Thompson Memorial scholarship award of $1,000.
“Whitney is a most worthy candidate to receive this award due to her outstanding scholarship and service to the community,” said Kathy Kirk, Scholarship Committee chair. “We are honored to award her this scholarship.”
The new scholarship will be awarded each year to a law student attending the University of Kansas School of Law or Washburn University School of Law. The criteria of the award include academic achievement and participation in community activities, as well as a bona fide intention to practice law in Kansas. Preference will be given to those committing to practice in rural Kansas.
Posted: 11:13 AM - Beginning Monday, May 21, and continuing through Sunday, June 3, drivers can expect increased police presence on the campus as the university Police Department joins more than 150 other law enforcement agencies in aggressively enforcing the state occupant restraint and other traffic laws as part of the 2012 Kansas Click It or Ticket traffic enforcement campaign. Read More
Updated: 1:33 PM - A Junction City man is being called a hero after he spared a young girl from being crushed under a collapsing porch. The man was seriously injured in the process and spoke to WIBW about how the risky feat played out and why he put himself in danger. Read More
Updated: 11:07 AM - Close to 400 seniors from Manhattan High School received their diplomas on Sunday. The graduates received more than $1 million in scholarships to colleges and universities across the country. Read More
Posted: 05/18/12 - The Riley County Police Department, along with members of other local and state agencies, honored officers killed in the line of duty Friday. Read More
Posted: 05/17/12 - Doug Messer has been named the new transportation director for Manhattan-Ogden schools. Messer comes to USD 383 from the Riley County Fire Service where he has served for 17 years as the Assistant Fire Chief Supervisor. Read More
