Honors College

“Six Western Kentucky University students have been recognized in national federal scholarshipcommemorative scholarship competitions with one receiving a Goldwater Scholarship and two winning Udall Scholarships.

In addition, two students received honorable mentions in the Goldwater Scholarship competition and another student has been selected as a Truman Scholarship finalist. WKU had more students recognized for the federal commemorative scholarships than any other school, public or private in Kentucky, according to Amy Eckhardt, director of the Office of Scholar Development at WKU.”

Congratulations to the following Honors students included in this press release:
John Brantley, Joey Coe, Patrick Stewart, Dalton Hubble (Gatton Academy)

Read the full story here:
WKU Students Win Prestigious Goldwater, Udall Scholarships; Three Others Honored

“Western Kentucky University’s forensic team won its sixth American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament earlier this week in Akron, Ohio.”

Included among the winning forensic team members are the following Honors students:
Rachel Wigginton, Robert Whittley, Seth Peckham

Read the full article here:
WKU Forensic Team Wins Sixth AFA National Championship

Check out the article about HonorsToppers’ Trivia Bowl in today’s Herald. Please congratulate the HonorsToppers on a job well done if you see them - they have worked exceedingly hard on this event.

HonorsToppers to host first Big Red’s Trivia Bowl

“Dalton Hubble, a senior at the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at Western Kentucky University and John Hardin High School, has been selected as a semifinalist in the Intel® Science Talent Search 2009, a program of the Society for Science & the Public.” - WKU News Release

Read the whole article about Dalton here.

Honors students, including Colin Moss (whose finger and luggage tag are featured below), are spending some time in Africa over WKU’s J-Term. While helping people in Africa, the WKU Honors College continues to gain a global reach.

Below, Colin Moss takes a picture of his H4 luggage tag and gives us a glimpse of the African landscape.