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Koenig Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship

February 19, 2019

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MACOMB, IL – Lakeville North High School senior Olivia Koenig, of Lakeville, MN, 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.

Koenig plans to major in forensic psychology at Western.

"The forensic psychology program is what attracted me to WIU," said Koenig. "It's a unique major that I'm looking forward to exploring."

After graduation, Koenig plans to pursue her master's degree and become a forensic psychologist who is an expert witness in court cases.

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.

Posted By: Kayla M. Harrington (WIUnews@wiu.edu)
Office of University Communications & Marketing