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The Office of Scholar Development Celebrates Ten Years of Big Dreams
Oct 15th, 2018
The 2018-19 academic year marks the tenth year since the Office of Scholar Development at Western Kentucky University was created. Since 2008, OSD has helped WKU students and alumni earn recognition more than 450 times and more than $4.8 million.
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Record 80 WKU students recognized in national scholarship competitions in 2017-18
Aug 1st, 2018
In the 2017-18 academic year, a record number of WKU students and alumni applied for national scholarships. They earned more than $926,261 in funding for graduate school, language study, public service, and study abroad.
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3 WKU students awarded Gilman International Scholarships
Jun 26th, 2018
WKU students Katie Daniels of Glasgow, Kate Hart of Princeton and Tristan Shaw of Louisville were selected as Gilman Scholars and will receive up to $8,000 to fund their study abroad programs during fall 2018 and academic year 2018-19.
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Nellans awarded Rotary Global Grant Scholarship for master's degree abroad
May 25th, 2018
Lily Nellans, a 2018 graduate in philosophy and self-designed international conflict studies, will use a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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4 WKU students awarded Freeman-ASIA scholarships
May 23rd, 2018
Andrew Lambdin, Nathaniel Lambdin and Reuben Tang will study abroad in Taiwan and Robert Myers of Louisville will study abroad in China this summer through support from the Freeman Awards for Study in Asia scholarship program.
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13 WKU students recognized by Gilman International Scholarship Program
May 16th, 2018
WKU students Riana Berry, Sheila Butler, Elizabeth Chagnon, Lillian Golden, Elisabeth Hernandez-Torres, Michael King, Jeremy McFarland, Robert Myers, Antonio McManis, Aaliyah Neblett and Nyla Rogers were selected as Gilman Scholars.
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2 WKU students selected for Fulbright UK Summer Institutes
May 14th, 2018
Rachel Hunter of Owensboro and Isaac Keller of Kansas City, Missouri are the seventh and eighth WKU students to be selected for the prestigious program since 2012. This is the second year in a row that two WKU students were selected.
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4 WKU students recognized in Boren Scholarship competition
May 10th, 2018
Kate Hart of Princeton, Nathan Read of Belleveville, Illinois and Tristan Shaw of Glasgow will use Boren Scholarships to fund their Chinese Flagship capstone year in China. Michael Dimeo of Bowling Green was selected as an alternate.
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6 WKU students awarded Fulbright U.S. Student grants
May 9th, 2018
WKU students Sarah Angelle, Sarah Linder, Logan Mitchell, Lily Nellans, Maggie Sullivan and Elizabeth Upshur will use Fulbright U.S. student grants for a year of English teaching, graduate study or research abroad after graduation.
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WKU student, alumna recognized by Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
May 7th, 2018
Senior Erick Murrer of Nancy is the first WKU student to receive a Pickering Fellowship, which will provide $37,500 annually for a graduate degree related to the foreign service. Isabella Greene of Orlinda, Tennessee was selected as an alternate.
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Record 11 WKU students awarded Critical Language Scholarships
May 4th, 2018
Eleven WKU students will study languages intensively abroad this summer through support from the Critical Language Scholarship. Two other students were named alternates. This year's performance nearly doubles the previous record of 6 awardees in 2014.
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WKU student selected as Fund for Education Abroad Scholar
May 3rd, 2018
Reuben Tang, a second-year architectural science and Asian religions and cultures major and Chinese Flagship participant from Glasgow, will study in Taiwan this summer through support from a Fund for Education Abroad scholarship.
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WKU student, alumnae recognized by National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
May 2nd, 2018
Dana Biechele-Speziale has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and will receive an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost-of-education allowance to pursue graduate study in chemistry. Two WKU alumni were recognized as honorable mentions.
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Grace, Richardson first WKU students selected as Rangel Scholars
Apr 30th, 2018
Hayden Grace and Deven Richardson are the first WKU students to participate in the Rangel Summer Enrichment Program. They will enroll in classes at Howard University related to foreign policy this summer.
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Warren East teacher receives James Madison Fellowship
Apr 26th, 2018
WKU alumna Claire Bellar was selected as a 2018 James Madison Fellow. She will receive $24,000 to fund graduate education to become an outstanding teacher of the American constitution.
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WKU recognized among Gilman Scholarship top producers
Apr 24th, 2018
WKU has been named a 2016-17 top producer of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. WKU is tied for 26th among more than 100 institutions nationwide.
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WKU student receives Hollings Scholarship
Apr 20th, 2018
WKU student Dallas McKinney of Mayfield is one of 120 undergraduate students selected for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship.
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WKU student selected as 2018 Goldwater Scholar
Apr 18th, 2018
WKU student Lauren Pedersen of Barbourville was selected as a 2018 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, the premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
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WKU senior receives Princeton in Asia fellowship
Apr 16th, 2018
Natalie Webb, a WKU senior studying anthropology and international affairs, has been awarded a fellowship from Princeton in Asia.
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Dahmer selected as WKU's first Truman Scholar
Apr 12th, 2018
Loandria “Andi” Dahmer, a WKU junior from Fisherville, has been selected as a 2018 Harry S. Truman Scholar. WKU had at least one finalist each year since 2012, but Dahmer is the first student from WKU to earn this honor.
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