More than 1,200 students have been awarded scholarships to attend classes this academic year at Emporia State University. ESU is pleased to announce that the 2012-13 allocation of scholarship awards, at $2,076,690, is helping support the educational dreams of students in Kansas, 17 other states and 13 foreign countries.

Area students and the ESU scholarships they received include:

• Tyler Beebe, Ottawa, Rida Duckwall Scholarship, ESU Hornet, Foundation, Presdiential Scholarships, Esther B. and E. Pauline Annis Scholarship, Deloitte & Touche Accounting Scholarship and Willard Kauzer Scholarship.

• Victoria Blaufuss, Garnett, ESU Hornet, Foundation, Presidential Scholarships.

• Brittany Brown, Ottawa, William and Dorothy Schlicher Scholarship.

• Matthew Crome, Westphalia, Phi Delta Theta Alumni Club Scholarship, Capitol Federal Savings Scholar and Randall and Jan Steinert Business Scholarship.

• Josiah D’Albini, Ottawa, Henry A. and Margaret K. Humphrey Scholarship.

• Issac Fredricks, Ottawa, State Farm Agents Business Education Scholarship.

• Katie Gilbreth, Garnett, Henry A. and Margaret K. Humphrey Scholarship.

• Jessica Holt, Kincaid, Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship, ESU Hornet, Foundation, Presidential Scholarships, Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship and Grace Smith Rearwin/Helen Smith Copenhaver Scholarship.

• Taylor Huettenmueller, Garnett, ESU Hornet, Foundation, Presidential Scholarships.

• Janet Kellerman, Centerville, Dorothy and Fred Messenger Scholarship.

• Amy Miller, Ottawa, ESU Hornet, Foundation, Presidential Scholarships.

• Emilea Peine, Garnett, Empowering ESU Scholar, Emporia Theatre Guild Fund and Theatre Patrons Scholarship.

• Emily Scheckel, Ottawa, General Scholarship Fund.

• Whitney Schmidt, Wellsville, Lori Lyn Goertz Hubert Family Scholarship, ESU Hornet, Foundation, Presidential Scholarships and Richard and Inez Owen Business Scholarship.

• Megan Sprague, Garnett, Paul Johnston Field Geology Fund.