Jan. 18, 2023

TKE alumni award 14 scholarships through Northwest Foundation

The alumni association of the Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) fraternity at Northwest Missouri State University has awarded 14 academic scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. 

The scholarships are made possible by TKE alumni and their financial support to the TKE Scholarship Funds held with the Northwest Foundation.

The scholarships are awarded annually to recognize academic and leadership attributes demonstrated by recipients as well as their involvement in the active TKE chapter and on the Northwest campus. 

Pictured left to right in the front row are Blake Leasure, Sal Bonadonna and Landyn Cowger. In the middle row are Brandon Wooton, Carter Kinslow, Caleb Goodwin, Jackson Faulkner, Corben McClintock and Jake Layman. In the back row are Peyton Baker and Austin Walker. Not pictured are Tanner Carriker, Noah Graham and Drew Walker.

The 2022-2023 TKE Scholarship recipients are:

• Peyton Baker, a sophomore emergency and disaster management major from Kansas City, Missouri
• Salvatore Bonadonna, a junior speech and theatre education major from Kansas City, Missouri
• Tanner Carriker, a sophomore social studies and history education major from New Cambria, Missouri
• Landyn Cowger, a junior business technology major from Liberty, Missouri
• Jackson Faulkner, a sophomore speech and theatre education major from Kansas City, Missouri
• Caleb Goodwin, a sophomore elementary education major from Liberty, Missouri
• Noah Graham, a senior speech and theatre education major from Kansas City, Missouri
• Carter Kinslow, a sophomore physical education major from Kansas City, Missouri
• Jacob Layman, a junior computer science major from Olathe, Kansas
• Blake Leasure, a senior biology education major from Keytesville, Missouri
• Corben McClintock, a junior computer science major from Kansas City, Missouri
• Austin Walker, a freshman business technology major from Kansas City, Missouri
• Drew Walker, a senior theatre performance major from Maryville, Missouri
• Brandon Wooten, a sophomore biology and psychology major from Kansas City, Missouri

The Delta Nu chapter of TKE was established at Northwest on May 15, 1954, with 37 members, making it the institution’s third fraternity. The Delta Nu Alumni Association has more than 1,700 alumni and is recognized as one of the top alumni associations in the TKE international fraternity.

Northwest President Emeritus Dr. B.D. Owens is among the chapter’s alumni, and numerous others have served with the Northwest Foundation Board of Directors and the Northwest Alumni Association.