(Source: Western Kentucky University) A record number of WKU students and recent graduates were recognized in prestigious national scholarship competitions in 2012-13. To date, 31 WKU students and recent graduates were successful in competitions such as the Harry S. Truman, George J. Mitchell, Barry Goldwater and Benjamin A. Gilman scholarship programs. Several students are under consideration in competitions that have yet to announce results. "The quality and growing quantity of these national and international awards earned by WKU students is both impressive and encouraging," WKU President Gary Ransdell said. "Such success is a tribute to the rising academic strength at WKU, which is made...
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