A $2.8 million gift is funding scholarships for medical students at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The gift is from the estate of two alums of Kansas universities.
$2.8M Gift Funds KU Scholarships
Gift To Benefit University’s Medical Students
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas School of Medicine says a gift of more than $2.8 million will fund scholarships for medical students.
The school announced the gift from the estate of Alton and Helen Knechtel, of Chula Vista, California, on Thursday. The two were Kansas natives who graduated from Kansas universities.
Alton Knechtel was born in Larned and Helen was born in Alma. He died in 1984 and she died in 2018.
Dr. Mark Meyer, senior associate dean for student affairs at the School of Medicine, says the gift will help medical students whose average debt at graduation is more than over $180,000.
Helen Knechtel earned a music degree from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and studied music at the University of Kansas. Alton Knechtel earned an architectural engineering degree at Kansas State University.
Yale Given $5M To Support Scholarships https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/yale-5m-scholarships
Hispanic Outlook is an education magazine in the US available both in print and digital form. Visit https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/education-magazine for information about our latest issue.
