During a night of joyful celebration, Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace acknowledged how Kauffman Scholars embodies the legacy of Ewing Kauffman.

“You have to know how beautiful it is to stand up here, and look across this room, and to see these scholars, these leaders, these educators who are taking Mr. Kauffman at his word to be uncommon; to change the world,” said Kauffman President and CEO DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Ed.D., on Sept. 15, during the Kauffman Scholars Celebration event at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri.

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