KU Dining recognizing 27 students with scholarships for 2023-2024


LAWRENCE, KAN: KU Dining is excited to announce 27 scholarship recipients for the 2023-2024 academic year. Students working for KU Dining and Catering are eligible for the Lenoir Ekdahl scholarship or the KU Dining Services scholarship. 

Full Name 

Primary Work Location 

Area of Study 

Seif Shaker 

Catering 

Aerospace 

Emily Battye 

Engineering Coffeehouse 

Business - Marketing 

Farai Musonza 

Mrs. E's 

Pre-Pharmacy 

Huzaifa Zahid 

Mrs. E's 

Computer Science 

Jawad Ahsan 

Mrs. E's 

Computer Science / Physics 

Laia Terencia Hernandez 

Mrs. E's 

Biology  

Manish Singh 

Mrs. E's 

Computer Science 

Muhammad Ahsan 

Mrs. E's 

Computer Science 

Naresh Mandla 

Mrs. E's 

Master's in Engineering Management 

Rizwan Khan 

Mrs. E's 

Master in Computer science 

Shazil Faisal Mir 

Mrs. E's 

Computer Science 

Isabella Ceruzzi 

North College Cafe 

Geology/Astrobiology 

Larissa Michelle Ortiz-Moreno 

North College Cafe 

Pre-Nursing 

Meredith Graves 

North College Cafe 

Elementary Education Unified major and Anthropology minor 

Talia Acevedo 

North College Cafe 

Electrical Engineering 

Courtney Wilson 

South Dining Commons 

Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 

Sydney Pilger 

South Dining Commons 

Mathematics 

Ryan Laird 

The Market 

Mathematics 

Taylar Fagerberg 

The Market 

Pre-Med Exercise Science 

Thi Quynh Nhi Tran 

The Market 

Business Analytics 

Yuting Zou 

The Market 

Business 

Arun Kumar Punjala 

The Studio 

Masters in Computer Science 

Emmanuel Jacob Kanagala 

The Studio 

Computer Science 

Jennifer Pando-Bravo 

The Studio - Coffeehouse 

B.A. in psychology with a minor in communication studies 

Nathan Li 

The Studio 

 Metalsmithing/Jewelry Major, Japanese Minor 

Shabraiz Shabbir 

The Studio 

Mechanical Engineering 

Vydhika Krishna Meka 

The Studio 

Masters in computer science 

 

  

About KU Dining: KU Dining Services is a campus organization that serves a variety of customers, ranging from students to faculty, staff, and visitors. Our residential dining centers, cafés, convenience stores, food court, restaurants, catering department, bakery, and food stores are all here to serve you. We work closely with student and faculty groups to ensure that we are meeting and exceeding the needs of the University of Kansas community. 

About the KU Memorial Union: The KU Memorial Union, a not-for-profit affiliate of the University of Kansas, operates the KU Bookstores, KU Dining, KU Event Services, and KU Union Programs. Its major campus facilities include the Kansas Union, the Burge Union, and the DeBruce Center. Proceeds resulting from Union services are reinvested into KU student initiatives. For more information about the KU Memorial Union or any of its services, please contact Bailee Myers at myersb@ku.edu