Stacy Goedeke was raised on a small farm in Southeast Kansas. She loved the Kansas countryside and farm life. Stacy attended Kansas State University and, in 2008, graduated with a degree in Milling Science. Stacy wanted to be the best she could be no matter what challenge was in her path, and she worked tirelessly toward that goal. Stacy’s career and sense of adventure led her far from home, but Kansas and Manhattan were never far from her heart. She died unexpectedly in 2017 at the age of 31.
During Stacy’s life, she observed that most scholarships are established on criteria such as GPA, test scores, or class rank. Stacy always felt that these criteria caused students who possessed non-classroom skills to be overlooked. She believed that students should be rewarded for investing time in school and engaging in and improving their world through community outreach programs such as church and 4-H. Objective standards also ignore students who are committed to earning their college degrees despite enduring adversities not generally faced by college students, such as the death of a close relative, medical or mental illness of themselves or an immediate family member, or even substantial economic hardship. The abilities of these students cannot be measured by their GPA or test scores. Still, Stacy believed that their investment in their communities and resilience in adversity should be rewarded. This scholarship was created to honor her memory.
Amount of award(s): TBD (up to 2 installments, fall and spring)
Number of recipients: TBD
Eligibility criteria
- Graduate from a Kansas high school
- Currently enrolled, full-time or part-time, at Kansas State University
- Must have a declared major in milling science
Selection considerations
- Preference may be given to students:
- Who graduated from the following Kansas counties:
- Chautauqua
- Cherokee
- Crawford
- Elk
- Labette
- Montgomery
- Neosho
- Wilson
- Who have completed 60+ hours toward their milling-science degree
- With a GPA between 2.5 and 3.5
- Who graduated from the following Kansas counties:
- Applicant’s transcript may be considered
- Applicant’s other scholarship awards may be considered
- Previous recipients or applicants may reapply
Supplemental information
Applicants will be asked to submit an essay regarding his or her experience as it relates to community involvement through a church, 4-H, or other charitable, civic, or community-outreach organizations; any hardships the applicant has experienced or is experiencing that increases the need for financial assistance; and other experiences the applicant believes are relevant to the spirit of this scholarship as described above, such as work history, work ethic, or financial need.