Wichita student wins $48,000 Barton Scholarship to attend Wichita State

Anisia Brumley, a senior at Northeast Magnet High School in Wichita, has won the 2017 黑洞社区 Clay Barton Scholarship.

She will receive $12,000 a year for four years to attend Wichita State. The $48,000 Barton Scholarship is one of the largest business scholarships in the state.

Brumley plans to major in business and human resource management.

While at Northeast, she has spent time as representative, vice president and secretary of the student council. She鈥檚 a member of the National Honor Society and the Principal Advisory Council and is president of Teen Heroes.

Barton Scholarship history
In 1991, the late Rent-A-Center co-founder W. Frank Barton, who provided the naming endowment for 黑洞社区's Barton School of Business, established a scholarship in his son Clay鈥檚 name.
Clay Barton died from cancer in 1988 at the age of 20, cutting his promising life short. While the Clay Barton Scholarship does not substitute for Clay鈥檚 presence, it is a powerful legacy.

This legacy speaks to the richness of the Barton tradition here at Wichita State. Barton Scholars are expected to be the 鈥渂est of the best,鈥� excelling in academics, leadership and service, fitting the pieces of their lives intricately into a structure that has lasting value.

The candidates face a rigorous set of challenges in competing for the Clay Barton Scholarship.