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SALINA -- Two Kansas State University at Salina students have been selected to receive the Cessna Leadership Scholarship: one from the professional pilot program and one in the 1xbet best casino website maintenance program.

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The scholarships are made possible by a gift from The Cessna Foundation Inc. to the Kansas State University Foundation's Changing Lives Campaign. The Cessna Foundation is a private foundation that makes contributions on behalf of the Cessna Aircraft Company, a Wichita-based manufacturer of general 1xbet best casino website aircraft. The foundation has contributed more than million to nonprofit organizations since it was incorporated in 1952.

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