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![WKU student selected as 2018 Goldwater Scholar](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6349.jpg)
Apr 18th, 2018
WKU student Lauren Pedersen of Barbourville was selected as a 2018 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, the premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
View Article![WKU senior receives Princeton in Asia fellowship](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6350.jpg)
Apr 16th, 2018
Natalie Webb, a WKU senior studying anthropology and international affairs, has been awarded a fellowship from Princeton in Asia.
View Article![Dahmer selected as WKU's first Truman Scholar](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6351.jpg)
Apr 12th, 2018
Loandria “Andi” Dahmer, a WKU junior from Fisherville, has been selected as a 2018 Harry S. Truman Scholar. WKU had at least one finalist each year since 2012, but Dahmer is the first student from WKU to earn this honor.
View Article![WKU again named Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Student grants](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6352.jpg)
Feb 19th, 2018
Five WKU students received Fulbright awards for academic year 2017-18, placing WKU in a tie for fourth place among master’s institutions nationally. WKU is the only Kentucky institution to make the list, published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
View Article![WKU named Diversity and Inclusion Champion in International Education](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6353.jpg)
Feb 2nd, 2018
WKU has taken a leap forward in its diversity and inclusion efforts, receiving a prestigious award from Diversity Abroad. WKU has been named the Diversity & Inclusion Champion in the 2018 Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion in International Education.
View Article![WKU student awarded Freeman-ASIA scholarship](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6354.jpg)
Feb 1st, 2018
Keeley Rather, a third-year Asian religions and cultures major from Owensboro, was awarded a Freeman-ASIA scholarship of up to $5,000 to study in Japan during the spring 2018 semester.
View Article![WKU students recognized by Gilman International Scholarship Program](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6355.jpg)
Dec 13th, 2017
Isaac Barnes of Frankfort, Anais Compton of Bowling Green and Jada Jefferson of Louisville were selected as Gilman Scholars and will receive up to $8,000 to fund their study abroad programs during the spring 2018 semester.
View Article![3 WKU students selected as Gilman Scholars](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6364.jpg)
Aug 14th, 2017
Whitley Gregory of Nicholasville, Kelsy Leppo of Lexington, and Bradley Orr of Guston will receive scholarships of up to $8,000 to study abroad during the fall 2017 semester or academic year.
View Article![Shoaf receives Rotary Scholarship for master's degree abroad](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6363.jpg)
Aug 14th, 2017
WKU alumna Emma Shoaf will use a $40,000 Rotary Foundation Global Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in development studies at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.
View Article![2 WKU students recognized by Freeman-ASIA Program](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6365.jpg)
Jul 5th, 2017
Bradley Orr of Guston was awarded a scholarship of up to $7,000 to study abroad during the 2017-18 academic year. Rheanna Bostick of Cadiz was selected as an alternate.
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