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Simon Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship

November 2, 2015

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MACOMB, IL – Civic Memorial High School senior Nathaniel Simon, of Bethalto, 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.

After graduation from Western, Simon hopes to become a police officer.

"I loved all the recognition of the LEJA (law enforcement and justice administration) program – I feel like it will give me the best chance to succeed," said Simon. "The campus is big enough to feel like a big university, but small enough not to get lost."

Simon said he expects to major in LEJA at Western.

In high school, Simon participated in Lifesavers and Saturday Scholars.

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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