WKU honored 44 students from six high schools in five southcentral Kentucky counties for their academic achievements.This year’s group has an average ACT composite score of 27.96 and grade-point average of 3.93 and included 21 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars.

The following students from Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Logan and Simpson counties were honored at a luncheon Oct. 14 at WKU’s Augenstein Alumni Center:

Allen County-Scottsville High School: Tori Edwardson, Quinn Towery, Sydney Blankenship, William Slaten, Sam Calvert;

Butler county: Alison Kurfiss, Brittney Gruber, Emily Rich, Brittany Qualls, Haley Adkins;

Edmonson County High School: Amber Hagan, Norma Patel, Morgan Vincent, Regan Saling;

Franklin-Simpson High School: Ahleena Bell, Elizabeth Peden, Hannah Clark, Emily Clark, James Hill, Mitul Patel, Shivam Champaneria, Jordan Santimaw, Cynthia Bunton, Molly Fleming;

Logan County High School: Savannah Rogers, Molly Bell, Katelynn Collins, Chandler Larson, Kelsey Coleman, Kayla Hazel, Reagan Thomaston, Sydney Mimms, Caleb Williams, Andrew White, Ben Wright, Wesley Estes, Mark Chapman;

Russellville High School: Eduardo Rodriguez, Rachel Fisher, Jada Morris, Kelsey Patterson, Derrick Porter, Sarah Williams, Wesley Stratton.

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