"I'm honored to receive this incredible scholarship and this wouldn't be possible without thanking the teachers who've cared and pushed me to do my best, and take advantage of every opportunity."

- Devin Brooks, junior
Broadcasting major

"Without Western Illinois University, I would never have been able to become the person I am to today: a confident young female, working her way toward a career in a male–dominated field, with no reservations about my future."

- Victoria Ketterer, junior
Fire Protection Services major

"I felt like at other universities I visited as a freshman that I was a number. I came to Western and I felt like I was a person, I was valued and I was me. That's something really important to take into account when you're choosing a university. I really feel like Western appreciates its students."

- Mariah Dicksen, senior
Biology major and member of the Marching Leathernecks