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Smith Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship
December 17, 2014
MACOMB, IL – Lake Park High School senior Ryan Smith, of Itasca, IL, has been selected for Western Illinois University's Centennial Honors Scholarship, which awards $10,000 per year to academically high-achieving students.
High school students with an ACT score of 30 or higher and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher are eligible for the scholarship.
Smith said he expects to study computer science, business and math at Western.
"Western Illinois University has provided me with numerous opportunities to contact administrative support," Smith said. "Their constant helpful and motivating faculty and peers offer students a new level of education and study. I chose Western because of the variation of available majors, as well as its friendly and academically-balanced environment."
After graduation, Smith hopes to work at Google or become a criminal investigator.
For more information about the Centennial Honors Scholarship, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (309) 298-3100, or email admissions@wiu.edu. Additional scholarship opportunities can be found by visiting wiu.edu/scholarship.
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