The Tomorrow's Teacher Scholarship Program is pleased to honor the memory of Barbara C. Blatz through the creation of the Tomorrow's Teacher Barbara C. Blatz Award. Barb Blatz worked for many years with R. Lee Harris, who with his wife Barbara Harris, founded the Tomorrow's Teacher Scholarship Program.

Mrs. Blatz was stricken with brain cancer and passed away on March 19, 2003. She and her husband John were dedicated to promoting educational initiatives in the communities where they lived including Kansas City, Topeka and Colorado Springs. The Blatz Award will serve as a legacy for Mrs. Blatz to promote the education of Kansans who wish to become teachers and ultimately the education of scores of young people taught by these teachers.

Barbara C. Blatz
August 5, 1956 – March 19, 2003

Three annual Blatz Award recipients will each receive a one-time stipend of $500 to be used for tuition or books. Recipients will be selected from qualified applicants for the Tomorrow's Teacher Scholarship Program who are not chosen for the scholarship. The staffs of the KSU Foundation and the College of Education will make the selections on a discretionary basis. Students who apply and are qualified but not selected for the Tomorrow's Teacher Scholarship will automatically be considered for the Blatz Award.