Four Columbia natives received scholarships from Kansas State University for the 2007-08 school year. Melissa Nicole McMillin was awarded a $7,000 Legacy Award, Russell Neil Propp was awarded a $7,000 Legacy Award, Lee Ann Watson was awarded a $7,000 Purple & White Scholarship and Ryan Andrew Wilkerson was awarded a $1,000 Finance Advisory Board Scholarship, $5,000 Nancy Landon Kassebaum Scholarship and $7,000 Purple & White Scholarship.