Inductees include 澳门六合彩历史记录 recipients or finalists for the most prestigious national and international scholarships. Elite scholarships include the Rhodes, Truman, Goldwater, Fulbright, Udall, Mitchell, Mellon, Boren, Madison, Lagrant and Portz Scholarships. These are the most competitive and widely recognized scholarships in the world. Following is a list of these stellar students:
Mariah Dicksen (Lockport, IL) Mariah was the first female 澳门六合彩历史记录 student to win the renowned Barry Goldwater Scholarship, and the first 澳门六合彩历史记录 student to be nominated for the prestigious Rhodes, Truman and Goldwater scholarships. Ms.... Read More
Mariah Dicksen (Lockport, IL) Mariah was the first female 澳门六合彩历史记录 student to win the renowned Barry Goldwater Scholarship, and the first 澳门六合彩历史记录 student to be nominated for the prestigious Rhodes, Truman and Goldwater scholarships. Ms. Dicksen was also the recipient of the 2019-2020 Lincoln Academy of Illinois' Student Laureate Award. The prestigious award, presented annually to an outstanding senior of each of Illinois' four-year degree-granting institutions, honors a student's overall academic excellence and participation in extracurricular activities. She was a student vice-president of the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Phi Kappa Phi Chapter and a member of the Centennial Honors College. She was awarded a $500 fellowship by the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Chappter of Phi Kappa Phi, and went on to receive the distinguished $8,500 fellowship from the Phi Kappa Phi National Organization to pursue a Ph.D. in microbiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in fall 2020.
Karissa Kouchis Karissa was selected to receive a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, becoming the eighth Western Illinois student athlete to earn the award. A May 2016 graduate, Kouchis is one of four finalist from the Summit League... Read More
Karissa Kouchis Karissa was selected to receive a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, becoming the eighth Western Illinois student athlete to earn the award. A May 2016 graduate, Kouchis is one of four finalist from the Summit League and 516 nationally for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. Kouchis graduated Magna Cum Laude with a cumulative 3.90 GPA and double-major in Communication and Journalism.
Jillian Ross (Cedar Falls, IA) As a junior in the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration (RPTA) was selected as one of only 197 college juniors named as a finalist for the competitive... Read More
Jillian Ross (Cedar Falls, IA) As a junior in the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration (RPTA) was selected as one of only 197 college juniors named as a finalist for the competitive national Truman Scholarship. Ross is only the second student in 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 history to be selected as a finalist for the prestigious scholarship opportunity.
Nicholas Breslin (Galesburg, IL) As a junior physics major, Nick was named an honorable mention award winner in the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Breslin is also a student in 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚... Read More
Nicholas Breslin (Galesburg, IL) As a junior physics major, Nick was named an honorable mention award winner in the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Breslin is also a student in 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Centennial Honors College. Breslin is one of only nine college students in Illinois named honorable mention award winners.
Ashley Luke Luke was named as the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year for Division I women鈥檚 basketball. Luke was selected out of five Division I players who earned First Team Academic All-America honors. Of the 15... Read More
Ashley Luke Luke was named as the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year for Division I women鈥檚 basketball. Luke was selected out of five Division I players who earned First Team Academic All-America honors. Of the 15 selected on the three academic teams, Luke is one of two repeat honorees from the previous year. She received many other academic and athletic awards, which are too numerous to list here.
Michael Quigley (Camp Point, IL) Quigley was a Rhodes (2013) and Truman (2012) nominee from 澳门六合彩历史记录. He was awarded the 108th Sustainment Brigade NCO of the year in 2013 and in 2012 he came in second for the... Read More
Michael Quigley (Camp Point, IL) Quigley was a Rhodes (2013) and Truman (2012) nominee from 澳门六合彩历史记录. He was awarded the 108th Sustainment Brigade NCO of the year in 2013 and in 2012 he came in second for the Illinois Soldier of the Year award. He has served two terms as the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Board of Trustees student member. He was elected as an SGA senator and served as Speaker of the Senate twice.
Victoria Kappel (Orland Park, IL) joins elite company in Western Illinois Athletics鈥� history by becoming just the seventh student-athlete in 澳门六合彩历史记录 history to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. She is the first Western... Read More
Victoria Kappel (Orland Park, IL) joins elite company in Western Illinois Athletics鈥� history by becoming just the seventh student-athlete in 澳门六合彩历史记录 history to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. She is the first Western Illinois female to receive the prestigious national academic award. Kappel is a double major in communication science and disorders and Spanish. She plans on pursing a master鈥檚 degree in speech language pathology.
Juliana Goodman An English major, Goodman was 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 first student to make it to the final round of the 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Scholarship competition.
Juliana Goodman An English major, Goodman was 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 first student to make it to the final round of the 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Scholarship competition.
Elizabeth Etta Etta 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 first ever Truman Scholar finalist. She graduated from 澳门六合彩历史记录 in 2013 with a BA in African American Studies. She is currently attending the Seattle University School of Law.
Elizabeth Etta Etta 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 first ever Truman Scholar finalist. She graduated from 澳门六合彩历史记录 in 2013 with a BA in African American Studies. She is currently attending the Seattle University School of Law.
Devin Johnson In spring of 2015, Devin Johnson was one of only 20 undergraduate students in the U.S. to be awarded the annual Lagrant Scholarship.
Devin Johnson In spring of 2015, Devin Johnson was one of only 20 undergraduate students in the U.S. to be awarded the annual Lagrant Scholarship.
Hannah Drake In spring of 2015 Hannah Drake received an honorable mention in the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
Hannah Drake In spring of 2015 Hannah Drake received an honorable mention in the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
Joshua Wood Joshua Wood was selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in 2013 to teach English in South Korea for 12 months during the 2013-2014 academic year. He graduated from 澳门六合彩历史记录 in 2012 with a BA in Economics and went on... Read More
Joshua Wood Joshua Wood was selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in 2013 to teach English in South Korea for 12 months during the 2013-2014 academic year. He graduated from 澳门六合彩历史记录 in 2012 with a BA in Economics and went on to receive his MA in Economics at Western in 2013.
Jenna (Verity) DeRango In 2011, 澳门六合彩历史记录 graduate Jenna (Verity) DeRango, from Schaumburg, IL, was selected as the school鈥檚 first Rhodes Scholarship finalist, the highest academic achievement college students can accomplish. Jenna... Read More
Jenna (Verity) DeRango In 2011, 澳门六合彩历史记录 graduate Jenna (Verity) DeRango, from Schaumburg, IL, was selected as the school鈥檚 first Rhodes Scholarship finalist, the highest academic achievement college students can accomplish. Jenna graduated from 澳门六合彩历史记录 in 2012 with a BA in Political Science. She was a member of 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 track and field team during her time at Western. She received ninth place at the 2011 Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships in weight throw. Jenna is currently attending Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
Ryan Gordon Ryan Gordon, Ph.D, is the second 澳门六合彩历史记录 student to receive the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. He was among 310 students selected from 1,113 undergraduate sophomores and juniors from across the United States to earn a... Read More
Ryan Gordon Ryan Gordon, Ph.D, is the second 澳门六合彩历史记录 student to receive the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. He was among 310 students selected from 1,113 undergraduate sophomores and juniors from across the United States to earn a 2004-2005 Goldwater scholarship. Dr. Gordon graduated from 澳门六合彩历史记录 as a physics and mathematics major and went on to receive his doctorate degree in Condensed Matter Physics from Iowa State University in 2011. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at 澳门六合彩历史记录.
Michael C. Baxa Michael C. Baxa, Ph.D, was 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 very first Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship recipient in 2001. Dr. Baza graduated from 澳门六合彩历史记录 with a BS in Physics and Mathematics in 2002. In addition to receiving the Goldwater... Read More
Michael C. Baxa Michael C. Baxa, Ph.D, was 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 very first Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship recipient in 2001. Dr. Baza graduated from 澳门六合彩历史记录 with a BS in Physics and Mathematics in 2002. In addition to receiving the Goldwater Scholarship, he also received the award of a national Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship.
After graduating from 澳门六合彩历史记录, he entered the graduate physics program at The University of Chicago, where he conducted research in the area of protein folding and dynamics, receiving his Ph.D. in bio-physics in the fall of 2009. Dr. Baxa is currently a Post-doctoral Researcher at the Sosnick Lab at the University of Chicago.
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