Katie Bullock - A Leadership & Character Scholar

Katie believes that college should be a place that you are “forced to re-evaluate yourself.” Katie is drawn to critical thinking as a way of life - in everything from scholarship to relationships. She wrote her senior thesis on the portrayal of suffering in the media and various non-profits. She performed an original poem at the March for Our Lives Rally in Kansas City entitled “Moment of Silence” that urged people to remember that “our connection has power.” She served as the President of her school’s Key Club and logged countless hours over the course of four years. She also founded a mentor group that pairs upper-class students with younger students in student government. Words matter greatly to Katie, not just because she is the Editor-in-Chief of her school newspaper or participates in the Slam Poetry club at her school, but because she uses them to connect meaningfully with people. Katie decided to write a personal thank you note to each employee of her high school after they staged a walk-out regarding gun violence. In addition to being a writer and community leader, Katie is a gifted cellist, a passion she shares with her father, who is a music teacher and conductor in her school district. She was a varsity-level runner, swimmer, and cyclist, as well as the captain of her cross country team. Katie embodies collaboration alongside competition, seeing that these attributes are not mutually exclusive, as she reaches for more compassion and excellence through service to others.
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