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Vaughn Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship

July 15, 2019

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MACOMB, IL – Riverdale High School senior William Vaughn, of Cordova, 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 (or SAT equivalent of 1360), and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, are eligible for the scholarship.

Vaughn is planning to major in mechanical engineering. After graduation, he said he plans to "be an engineer who creates renewable and sustainable solutions for future generations." He said it was the available engineering opportunities that attracted him to WIU.

For more information about the Centennial Honors Scholarship, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (309) 298-3100.

Additional scholarship opportunities can be found by visiting wiu.edu/scholarship.

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