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WKU’s Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) Inducted 67 new members to the society on Thursday. The NSLS is an organization that provides a life-changing leadership program that helps students achieve personal growth, career success, and empowers them to have a positive impact in their community. 

With 868 chapters, the NSLS currently has 2,157,165 members nationwide. WKU’s NSLS chapter is led by Chapter President, Abby Smith, who worked on communicating with inductees throughout the semester and providing opportunities for students to meet the induction criteria.

“WKU’s NSLS chapter is different than other organizations that we sponsor in the WKU Student Activities office. NSLS gets students involved from WKU’s main campus but also from our satellite campuses and online students. We also have many graduate students and non-traditional students participate as well. I am glad that we have the opportunity to connect students from across WKU’s different areas because many of our programs are often geared directly toward the traditional undergraduate students,” Chapter Advisor Amelia Kolb said.

To be inducted, students participated in an orientation, a leadership training day, listened to at least three speaker broadcasts, and developed SMART goals with success networking teams. In spring 2025, broadcasters included Kate McKinnon, Judge Frank Caprio and Malcolm Gladwell.

WKU’s spring 2025 inductees are as follows:

Abigail Darling 

Abriana Mower

Adrionna Phillips

Aicha Soumbounou

Alayah Crutcher

Andrew Bates

Andrew Blosser

Andrew Oluwashijibomi Adegojui

Ann-Riley Sexton

Anna Jones

Audrey Centers

Bailey Poole

Benjamin Covell

Breanna Embry

Brennan Neal

Brittany Denton

Brittany Hammons

Calie Dowell

Cameron Calvert

Cameron Roach

Carolena Whitaker

Charlotte Kaufman

Christopher Collins

Clara Monfette

Cole Compton

Corrine Aguilar

Crystal Lake

David Cox

Deborah Ishimwe

Emily Reinbold

Grace Tabb

Ilana Fink

Isabella Wooden

Jaela Smith

Jaylyne Gardner

Jessica Ferguson

John Atkinson

Joshua Blair

Julia Roach

Kelsey King

Kiarah Revelette

Knik Durman

Kristina Harney

Lainey Castle

Lindsey Aleridge

Lucy Sherba

Lydia Cooper

Madison Carby

Maggie Bohlander

Maria Greenwalt

Mary Owens

Maya Moore-Carranco

Mina Turner

Naomi Rowland

Olufemi Aina

Robin Cooper

Saydee Bottoms

Shawna Yates

Shelby Moore

Shelby Weckerly

Sydney Egerton

Tatyana Peterson

Tavyonna Greer

Taylor Alexander

Tinley Graves

Vanessa May

Zackery Nelson

For more information, contact WKU Student Activities (270) 745-2459.

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