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Displaying Articles for News: Mahurin Honors College News, Category: Alumni Spotlight
![From Immigrant to Academic Achiever: Manzar Rzayeva's Story of Dreams and Determination](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/12021.jpg)
Jun 3rd, 2024
Manzar Rzayeva, a two-time WKU graduate, shares her Hilltopper experience, including not being selected as a Fulbright scholar twice, her resilience and passion for education drive her pursuit of becoming a doctor and achieving her dreams.
View Article![From Chicago to Southeast Asia: The Journey of a Boren Scholar at Western Kentucky University](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/12005.jpg)
May 20th, 2024
Samuel Gorecki, a Western Kentucky University alumnus from Chicago, is set for his capstone year in Southeast Asia via the Chinese Flagship Program, supported by the Boren Scholarship.
View Article![Rooted in Education, Flourishing in Entrepreneurship: Jeanna Smith's Story](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/11993.jpg)
May 13th, 2024
Jenna Smith, WKU alumna, transitioned from healthcare to sustainable agriculture, founding a thriving small business. Her journey highlights the transformative power of education, mentorship, and community support.
View Article![Kentucky Roots, British Adventures: A Tale of Embracing Change Across Oceans](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/11855.jpg)
Mar 25th, 2024
Brittany Moster Bergonzi, PhD, shares her transformative journey from Kentucky to the United Kingdom, sparked by a fateful encounter with a brochure from Harlaxton College. Her story reflects the power of curiosity, resilience, and seizing opportunities.
View Article![Michaela Snyder - Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/11634.jpg)
Nov 22nd, 2023
Michaela Snyder (MHC `23) explains what inspired her CE/T and how it helped shape her college career!
View Article![Nicholas Barth - Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/11624.jpg)
Nov 15th, 2023
MHC Alumni Nicolas Barth (MHC` 22) speaks on how his time studying abroad at Western helped to shape his career and changed his perspective by growing his experiences and exposing him to culture around the globe!
View Article![Morgan Flanagan - Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/11564.jpg)
Oct 18th, 2023
Former MHC Scholar Morgan Flanagan shares how her transfer into the honors college was able to shape her college career and achieve her goals!
View Article![Jessica Williams Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/11389.jpg)
Jun 28th, 2023
Jessica Williams (MHC `21) outlines how her Honors Self Designed Studies helped her excel in her studies by tailoring her major to her career interest!
View Article![Brice Harney](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10919.jpg)
Nov 23rd, 2022
Brice Harney (MHC ‘15) details his magical rise to fame as his skills allowed him to accomplish his wildest dreams!
View Article![Nate Hovee](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10835.jpg)
Nov 16th, 2022
Nate Hovee (MHC’ 13) details his incredible study abroad experiences that helped to shape his future career and turn him into a YouTube star!
View Article![Dr. Rodney King and Gillie Brown](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10814.jpg)
Oct 14th, 2022
Our MHC Branding Team sat down with Dr. Rodney King and 2022 alumna Gillie Brown to talk about what MHC Scholars can do outside of the classroom via research.
View Article![George](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10792.jpg)
Oct 7th, 2022
George Carpenter (MHC `14) goes into detail over his CE/T he completed during his time at the MHC
View Article![Elaine Flynn Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10492.jpg)
Apr 25th, 2022
The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) seeks to develop scholars into masters of their passions- whatever those may be. For scholars like Elaine Flynn (MHC ‘13), her passion could only be found in a geology research lab.
View Article![Jayme Hardy Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10493.jpg)
Apr 22nd, 2022
A key pillar of the Mahurin Honors College (MHC) is training scholars for success within their unique and diverse passions. In some cases, this allows scholars like Jayme Hardy (MHC ‘14) to trailblaze brand new opportunities and forge novel career path
View Article![Dr. Spencer Wright Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10375.jpg)
Mar 21st, 2022
Giving back and serving your community is a core principle of The Mahurin Honors College (MHC). For some, this takes place many miles away, and for others, they choose to serve near Bowling Green. In Dr. Spencer Wright’s case, he decided to do both.
View Article![Ameerah Palacios Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10298.jpg)
Feb 25th, 2022
As the saying goes: ”home is where the heart is,” and many Mahurin Honors College (MHC) scholars such as Ameerah Palacios (MHC ‘05) have set their heart atop the great hill of WKU.
View Article![Obadiah Kirk Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10278.jpg)
Feb 17th, 2022
The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) strives to provide the greatest opportunities and resources for all of our scholars. While most enter the MHC following their senior year of high school, that was not the case for Obadiah Kirk (MHC ‘20)
View Article![Ena Viteskic Demir Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10240.jpg)
Feb 8th, 2022
Our Mahurin Honors College (MHC) Scholars come from a vast array of backgrounds and each one has a beautiful, unique story to tell. For Ena Viteskic Demir (MHC ‘09), her story began over 5,000 miles away in her native homeland of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
View Article![Chad Coomer Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10190.jpg)
Jan 25th, 2022
While Mahurin Honors College (MHC) scholars study a broad scope of subjects, some such as Chad Coomer (MHC ‘14) have found their home in the STEM field.
View Article![Hannah Pennington Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10188.jpg)
Jan 25th, 2022
The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) believes that research provides hands-on experience for scholars to immerse themselves in their academic passions.
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