2009‐2010 FarmHouse Foundation Scholarship Winners WILLIAM S. & CATHERINE MAY SCHOLARSHIPS Andy Gigstad (KS ’07) Major: Agricultural Economics and Accounting GPA: 3.50 Fraternal offices and involvement: Vice president of communications; member of standards board; chair of officer compensation committee; summer intern with FarmHouse International Fraternity and the FarmHouse Foundation Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s William S. & Catherine May scholarship recipient (2008, 2009); 2009 Power of 7 Seminar attendee Scholarly accomplishments: Order of Omega Greek honorary; Phi Kappa Phi honor society; Chester E. Peters Leadership Scholarship University activities: Interfraternity council president and vice president; member of the K‐State Student Alumni Board; College of Agriculture ambassador; K‐State PROUD campaign (student foundation campaign); student advisory board; Greek new member of the year; Greek man of the year; member and volunteer at St. Isadore’s Catholic Church; Mid‐American Greek Conference Association outstanding student leader Andrew Harris (KS ’07) Major: Industrial Engineering GPA: 3.93 Fraternal offices and involvement: Vice president; standards board chairman; summer facilities manager; scholarship chairman; executive committee; social committee; intramural sports; Regional Leadership Conferences Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s William S. & Catherine May scholarship recipient (2008, 2009); Kansas State association scholarship Scholarly accomplishments: Mortar Board national honor society (leadership team leader); steel ring senior engineering council; chimes junior service honorary (community service chair); Tau Beta Pi national engineering honorary; Tau Beta Pi Stabile Scholarship; Alpha Pi Mu industrial engineering honorary (treasurer); Order of Omega Greek honorary (vice president, treasurer) University activities: Greek man of the year; Interfraternity council academic advisory board; IFC judicial policy board; K‐State Triathlon club team (co‐founder, vice president); engineering open house; St. Isadore’s Catholic Church (communion minister, lector); graduate research related to integer programming; student researcher in the industrial engineering department; office technician for Evans‐Bierly‐Hutchinson & Associates Community Service: Adopt‐a‐school program (classroom mentor, teacher aide); Manhattan Red Cross Blood Donor; painting of Manhattan Hill; academic decathlon judge Padon Holt (TAM ’08) Major: Agricultural Leadership and Development GPA: 3.26 Fraternal offices and involvement: President; vice president of recruitment Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s William S. & Catherine May scholarship recipient Scholarly accomplishments: Texas FFA state officer; National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassador for the National FFA Organization; nominated to attend the Texas Leadership Forum on Faith and Ethics two years in a row University activities:Student Government Association (caucus leader for the College of Ag and Life Sciences); College of Ag & Life Sciences student council; Dr. Joe Townsend Leadership Fellows program; Interfraternity council member Christopher Kuehl (MN ’07) Major: Biomedical Engineering GPA: 3.72 Fraternal offices and involvement: Director of alumni relations; director of academics; chair of the athletic committee; athletic committee chairperson Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s William S. & Catherine May scholarship recipient, 2009 Power of 7 Attendee Scholarly accomplishments: Dean’s list, Biomedical Engineering Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars University activities: Lab assistant in the biomedical engineering lab, experimental surgery services volunteer, crop surveyor for United Ag Tech Community Service: Second Heartland Harvest volunteer, Goodwill Stores volunteer, Aeon volunteer Andrew Steinmetz (IA ’06) Major: Materials Engineering GPA: 3.69 Fraternal offices and involvement: President, vice president; risk management officer, business manager; Homecoming lawn display co‐chair; pride week committee chair; assistant business manager Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s Herbert Folken scholarship recipient; FarmHouse Foundation’s Bert Krantz Memorial Scholarship (2008); J.C. & Mary Holbert scholarship recipient (2008, 2009) Scholarly accomplishments: Cardinal Key senior honorary (vice president of selections); David C. Moll scholarship (awarded to engineering student) University activities: Greek Week central (tournaments co‐director); dance marathon operations committee; material advantage club (intramural coordinator); lab research assistant; studied abroad in Mali, Africa, and Valencia, Spain; advanced operations engineering co‐op at Rockwell Collins BERT KRANTZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP William Osborne (KY ’08) Major: Public Service & Leadership and Political Science GPA: 3.35 Fraternal offices and involvement: Vice president; house manager; new member class president; Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s Bert Krantz Memorial Scholarship recipient Scholarly accomplishments: Inter Greek programming assembly sophomore leadership retreat; University of Kentucky Emerging Leaders Institute; University of Kentucky Leadership Summit University activities: University of Kentucky College of Republicans (cabinet member); Agronomy Club; College of Agriculture student council (representative); Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow Community Service: Volunteer for the Heartwalk in Lexington; volunteer for Camp KYSOC; Race for the Cure; Special Olympics Bowling Night HERBERT FOLKEN SCHOLARSHIP Chris Olsen (IA ’07) Major: Animal Science/Pre Veterinary Medicine GPA: 3.13 Fraternal offices and involvement: President; business manager; assistant business manager; secretary; historian/awards committee chair; philanthropy committee chair; new member educator; co‐founded weekly “What FarmHouse Means to Me” discussion sessions Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s Herbert Folken Scholarship recipient; JC and Mary Holbert Scholarship recipient (Iowa State chapter); Gaylord & Helen Wilson Scholarship recipient (Iowa State chapter) Scholarly accomplishments: Alpha Zeta agricultural honor society; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation scholarship recipient; T. Joseph Morrissey Memorial Animal Science scholarship recipient University activities: Teaching assistant for the undergraduate Animal Anatomy & Physiology course; collegiate beef team; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student council (representative, VEISHEA committee member); Block & Bridle Club Community service: Great Relationships in Pairs mentor (for elementary students) .