The Road to Miss America – Miss Kansas Kendall Ellen Schoenekase
Photo Courtesy: Miss America Organization
Our next contestant to be featured for our series, The Road to Miss America, is Miss Kansas, Kendall Ellen Schoenekase.
Age: 22
Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas
Platform Issue: Stay Alive, Don’t Text and Drive
Talent: Vocalist
Education: Graduate of the University of Arkansas
Scholastic Ambition: Obtain Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP), specializing in family medicine.
Scholastic Honors: Graduated Top 10% of the University of Arkansas (UofA) College of Education and Health Professions; Dean’s and Chancellor’s Honors List 6 consecutive semesters; Recipient of Miss America Academic Scholarship; Senior Scholar: Nursing Honors Student; Recipient of Lorene Jones Nelson Scholarship to Belmont University; Member of Pi Theta chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing
My Proud Accomplishment: Graduating nursing school in 3.5 years in the top 10% of my college and immediately being accepted into numerous Doctorate of Nursing Practice programs across the country, including Belmont University and Vanderbilt.
What I’ve learned from the Miss America Program: True beauty is not solely what one sees on the outside, rather, true beauty is on the inside, stemming from the heart of a servant.
As a victim in a car accident due to a texting driver, and as a Registered Nurse treating patients daily who are hospitalized due to similar accidents, Kendall has made it her life mission to put an end to this preventable epidemic. By founding the Kansan’s Care Campaign and utilizing her voice to advocate for the implementation of legislation for uniform consequences against texting and driving, Kendall is striving to make our country the safest place to drive. Simultaneously, she is promoting STEM Education as a healthcare professional, and working diligently toward raising CMNH funds and awareness.
