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WKU has selected 15 students as recipients of the 2024-2025 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award. The scholarship is valued at $16,000 annually and worth $64,000 during a four-year period.

The 2024-2025 Cherry Presidential Scholarship recipients are:

• Jack Bolin of Louisville, a senior at Martha Layne Collins High School who plans to major in Biology in the Ogden College of Science & Engineering.
• Joseph Dye of Hendersonville, Tennessee, a senior at Hendersonville High School who plans to major in Computer Science-Prep in the Ogden College of Science & Engineering.
• Emily Ferrell of Georgetown, a senior at Great Crossing High School who plans to major in Visual Arts in the Potter College of Arts & Letters.
• Peyton Harmon of Bardstown, a senior at Thomas Nelson High School who plans to pursue Exploratory Studies in the Gordon Ford College of Business.
• Hannah Hash of Versailles, a senior at Woodford County High School who plans to major in Legal Studies in the Potter College of Arts & Letters.
• Morgan Hicks of Clarksville, Tennessee, a senior at Rossview High School who plans to major in Nursing in the College of Health & Human Services.
• Mackenzie Jebsen of Nolensville, Tennessee, a senior at Nolensville High School who plans to major in Hospitality Management/Dietetics-Prep in the College of Health & Human Services.
• Mia Lawalin of Santa Claus, Indiana, a senior at Heritage Hills High School who plans to major in Science and Math Education in the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences.
• Kylie Lessenberry of Glasgow, a senior at Barren County High School who plans to major in Elementary Education in the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences.
• Katherine London of Cave City, a senior at Barren County High School who plans to major in Finance in the Gordon Ford College of Business.
• Irina Macaranas of Louisville, a senior at Brown School who plans to pursue Exploratory Studies in the Ogden College of Science & Engineering.
• Cameron McCullough of Elizabethtown, a senior at Elizabethtown Senior High School who plans to major in Elementary Education in the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences.
• Jodie Meiser of Wilder, a senior at Campbell County High School who plans to major in Mathematical Economics in the Gordon Ford College of Business.
• Sidney Murrell of Bowling Green, a senior at Greenwood High School who plans to major in Biology in the Ogden College of Science & Engineering.
• Ethan Nabors of Scottsville, a senior at Allen County-Scottsville High School who plans to major in English in the Potter College of Arts & Letters.

Contact: Susan Fitzpatrick, susan.fitzpatrick@wku.edu

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Western Kentucky University prides itself on positioning its students, faculty and staff for long term success. As a student-centered, applied research university, WKU helps students expand on classroom learning by integrating education with real-world applications in the communities we serve. Our hilltop campus is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which was recently named by Reader’s Digest as one of the nicest towns in America, just an hour’s drive from Nashville, Tennessee.