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![59 Students Graduate in The Gatton Academy's Tenth Class](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5078.jpg)
May 13th, 2017
On Saturday, May 13, fifty-nine students representing forty counties from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky were recognized during The Gatton Academy’s tenth graduation ceremony in Van Meter Hall.
View Article![WKU Commencement: President Ransdell reflects on 'amazing 20 years'](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5077.jpg)
May 13th, 2017
In his final Commencement as WKU president, Dr. Gary A. Ransdell reflected on his tenure and thanked members of the Class of 2017 and the campus community “for the most amazing 20 years at the most amazing university in America.”
View Article![3 WKU students received Boren Scholarships](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6367.jpg)
May 12th, 2017
Ellen Linder of Louisville and Brandon Pruitt of Bowling Green are members of the Chinese Flagship Program and will complete their Capstone Year in China. Hannah Chaney of Louisville will study in CET’s Intensive Language Summer Program in Jordan.
View Article![Graduate ceremony begins WKU's 181st Commencement](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5076.jpg)
May 12th, 2017
WKU began its 181st Commencement on Friday night with the recognition of nearly 700 graduates of The Graduate School.
View Article![3 WKU students receive Boren Scholarships](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5075.jpg)
May 12th, 2017
Three WKU students have received David L. Boren Scholarships sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP) to fund study abroad in China and Jordan.
View Article![WKU National Pan-Hellenic Council presents awards](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5073.jpg)
May 12th, 2017
The WKU National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) presented awards and recognized its spring 2017 graduates at a banquet on May 9.
View Article![Susann deVries appointed Dean of University Libraries](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5071.jpg)
May 11th, 2017
WKU Provost David Lee has announced the appointment of Susann deVries as Dean of University Libraries.
View Article![WKU to recognize graduates of 3 doctoral programs at 181st Commencement](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5069.jpg)
May 11th, 2017
Graduates of three doctoral programs will be recognized Friday night (May 12) during WKU’s 181st Commencement.
View Article![WKU wins 6th consecutive Hearst multimedia championship](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5068.jpg)
May 11th, 2017
WKU’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting has won the Hearst Journalism Award Program’s Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition for the sixth consecutive year; two students named finalists for national photojournalism championship.
View Article![Student earns WKU's top graduation awards in back-to-back years](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5067.jpg)
May 11th, 2017
Jessica Canada Wellman was honored last May as WKU’s Ogden Foundation Scholar, the top undergraduate academic award. On Friday night, she will receive the John D. Minton Award, The Graduate School’s top award.
View Article![University of Mississippi Professor Chris Offutt named winner of 2017 Kentucky Literary Award](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5066.jpg)
May 11th, 2017
The Southern Kentucky Book Fest partnership announced Chris Offutt as the winner of this year’s Kentucky Literary Award (KYLA) for his book "My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir."
View Article![WKU junior selected for Library Student Assistant Scholarship](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5065.jpg)
May 11th, 2017
WKU junior Charlotte Briggs of Lexington has been selected as the recipient of the WKU Library Student Assistant Scholarship for fall 2017.
View Article![2 WKU graduates recognized by James Madison Fellowship Foundation](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6369.jpg)
May 10th, 2017
Kendrick Bryan, a WKU alumnus from Elizabethtown, was selected as a 2017 James Madison Fellow. Shelley Spalding, a WKU alumna and graduate student from Lebanon, was selected as an alternate.
View Article![2 WKU graduates recognized by James Madison Fellowship Foundation](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5062.jpg)
May 10th, 2017
Two WKU graduates were recognized by the James Madison Fellowship Foundation.
View Article![WKU students receive Undergraduate Library Research Awards](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5061.jpg)
May 10th, 2017
WKU students Dylan Duckworth of Antioch, Illinois, and Madelynn Williams of Bowling Green were recognized for receiving the Undergraduate Library Research Award for University Experience (UE) classes.
View Article![Two generations gather to discuss the Stoic philosophy](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5052.jpg)
May 9th, 2017
Members of WKU’s Society for Lifelong Learning shared their classroom with a younger generation this semester and enjoyed engaging discussions and new perspectives as a result.
View Article![8 WKU students recognized by Gilman International Scholarship Program](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6370.jpg)
May 8th, 2017
Sierra Bailey of Lexington, Austin Barnes of Hodgenville, Kate Hart of Princeton, Jade Haywood of Charlotte, North Carolina, Monica Wallace of Princeton, and Gracen Williams of Bowling Green were awarded for up to $5,000 for summer study abroad.
View Article![Breedlove Named President-Elect of The Association for the Gifted](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5407.jpg)
May 8th, 2017
Dr. Lynette Breedlove, Director of The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, has been elected President-Elect of The Association for the Gifted (TAG), a division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
View Article![8 WKU students recognized by Gilman International Scholarship Program](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5049.jpg)
May 8th, 2017
Eight WKU students were recognized by the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. Six students will receive scholarships of up to $5,000 for summer study abroad programs while two others were named alternates.
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