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President's Scholarship Finalists Announced
October 31, 2014
MACOMB, IL -- Seventeen high school seniors from around the state have been selected as finalists for Western Illinois University's President's Scholarship, which covers tuition, fees and room and board for four years. Five students will be selected for the full-ride scholarship.
Fifty-one students took part in interviews for the scholarship at Western's inaugural Scholarship Interview Day at the WIU campus Oct. 15. In addition to the President's Scholarships that will be awarded, nearly $2 million in scholarships — $40,000 each — were presented to students with a 30 ACT and 3.0 grade point average.
President's Scholarship finalists include: Tyler Allen (Abingdon High School); Alexander Brewer (Mount Zion High School); Logan Brown (South Elgin High School); Liam Buchanan (Knoxville High School); Sydney Coker (Macomb High School); Shea Fili (Spoon River Valley High School); Austin Goleman (Brimfield Community High School); Walker Kelly and Breanne Norton (Galesburg High School); Sai Komaragiri (Normal Community High School); Beth Obendorf (Oregon High School); Mariah Peters (Blue Springs, MO High School); Margaret Ross (Urbana High School); Emma Sandstrom (Glenwood High School); Ian South (Dixon High School); Emily Stewart (Guilford High School); and Killian Tracey (Geneva Community High School).
For more information on Western's Commitment Scholarships and other scholarships, visit wiu.edu/admissions/next.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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