Centennial Honors College
Graduating seniors who have achieved academic excellence are recognized at the Academic Honors Convocation ceremony. These students receive medallions for the following designations: College Scholar, Departmental Scholar, Centennial Honors Scholar, and Academic Distinction. Additionally, one outstanding Honor student is selected to address the graduating scholars as Convocation Speaker.
COLLEGE SCHOLARS & STUDENT SPEAKER
Each of WIU’s four academic colleges, the the Centennial Honors College, and the Libraries select a graduating senior as the college’s outstanding student, who is designated as the College Scholar. This year's Student Speaker will present the Convocation Address at the Commencement ceremonies.
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Abigail Carlin (Huxley, IA)
Centennial Honors College Scholar
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Ryan Homer (Batavia, IL)
Arts and Sciences College Scholar
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Solomon Hamm (Macomb, IL)
Business and Technology College Scholar
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Hannah Akers (Cambridge, IL)
Education and Human Services College Scholar
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Elizabeth Lutz (California, MO)
Fine Arts and Communication College Scholar
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Brandi Gollihar (Augusta, IL)
University Libraries College Scholar
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Joana Perez (Monmouth, IL)
Convocation Address to be presented at Commencement
Title: "Echale Ganas: Give It Your All"
ALL SCHOLARS
Elementary Education
- College Scholar-Education and Human Services
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College Early Childhood Education Honors Scholar
Biology
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Honors College Law Enforcement And Justice Administration Honors Scholar
Psychology
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Psychology
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Nursing
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Communication
- Cum Laude
Communication
- Cum Laude
Elementary Education
- Department Scholar Elementary Education
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College Elementary Education Honors Scholar
Agriculture
- Department Scholar Agriculture
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College Agriculture Honors Scholar
Psychology
- Summa Cum Laude
Elementary Education
- Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
Social Work
- Summa Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Law Enforcement And Justice Administration
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Magna Cum Laude
Nursing
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
- Cum Laude
Political Science
- Department Scholar Political Science
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Law Enforcement And Justice Administration
Supply Chain Management
- Magna Cum Laude
Chemistry
- College Scholar-Centennial Honors College
- Department Scholar Chemistry
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Chemistry
Political Science
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Agriculture
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
Physical Education
- Department Scholar Physical Education
- Summa Cum Laude
Biology
- Honors College Biology Honors Scholar
Art
- Department Scholar Art-Bachelor of Arts
- Cum Laude
Geographic Information Science
- Department Scholar Geographic Information Science
Engineering
- Department Scholar Civil Engineering
Psychology
- Magna Cum Laude
Psychology
- Cum Laude
Supply Chain Management
- Magna Cum Laude
Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Summa Cum Laude
Agriculture
- Magna Cum Laude
Anthropology
- Magna Cum Laude
Nutrition and Dietetics
- Summa Cum Laude
Political Science
- Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
Music
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Music
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
Finance
- Cum Laude
Elementary Education
- Cum Laude
Economics
- Cum Laude
Finance
- Magna Cum Laude
Special Education
- Magna Cum Laude
Anthropology
- Honors College Anthropology Honors Scholar
Anthropology
- Magna Cum Laude
Physics
- Summa Cum Laude
Agriculture
- Cum Laude
Psychology
- Magna Cum Laude
Psychology
- Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Psychology
Physics
- Department Scholar Physics
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Cum Laude
Computer Science
- Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Department Scholar Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
Fire Protection Services
- Cum Laude
Accountancy
- Department Scholar Accountancy
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
Human Resource Management
- Magna Cum Laude
Health Services Management
- Department Scholar Health Services Management
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College Health Service Management Honors Scholar
Construction and Facilities Management
- Cum Laude
Accountancy
- Cum Laude
Economics
- Department Scholar Economics-Bachelor of Business
- Magna Cum Laude
Supply Chain Management
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Supply Chain Management
Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Department Scholar Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Speech Pathology And Audiology
Exercise Science
- Department Scholar Exercise Science
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
General Studies
- College Scholar-University Libraries
- Department Scholar General Studies
Mathematics
- Department Scholar Mathematics
- Cum Laude
- Honors College Mathematics Honors Scholar
Supply Chain Management
- Cum Laude
Computer Science
- Department Scholar Computer Science
- Cum Laude
Communication
- Magna Cum Laude
Communication
- Honors College Communication Honors Scholar
Construction and Facilities Management
- Department Scholar Construction and Facilities Management
- Summa Cum Laude
Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Recreation, Park And Tourism Administration
Marketing
- College Scholar-Business and Technology
- Department Scholar Marketing
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
Supply Chain Management
- Cum Laude
English
- Department Scholar English
- Cum Laude
Anthropology
- Department Scholar Anthropology
Construction and Facilities Management
- Cum Laude
Psychology
- Cum Laude
Music
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
Musical Theatre
- Department Scholar Musical Theatre
Psychology
- Department Scholar Psychology
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Psychology
Biology
- College Scholar-Arts and Sciences
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Political Science
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
Theatre
- Department Scholar Theatre
- Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
Psychology
- Magna Cum Laude
Psychology
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College Psychology Honors Scholar
Physical Education
- Magna Cum Laude
Agriculture
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Law Enforcement And Justice Administration
Music
- Summa Cum Laude
Agriculture
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Nursing
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College Law Enforcement And Justice Administration Honors Scholar
Finance
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Finance
Musical Theatre
- Cum Laude
Psychology
- Cum Laude
Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Cum Laude
Nursing
- Department Scholar Nursing
- Magna Cum Laude
Sociology
- Cum Laude
Anthropology
- Cum Laude
Business Analytics
- Department Scholar Business Analytics
- Cum Laude
Fire Protection Services
- Department Scholar Fire Protection Services
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
Health Services Management
- Cum Laude
Psychology
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Foreign Languages and Cultures
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Communication
- Cum Laude
Management
- Department Scholar Management
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College Law Enforcement And Justice Administration Honors Scholar
Elementary Education
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
History
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-History and Pre-Law Honors Minor Scholar
Music
- Magna Cum Laude
Communication
- College Scholar-Fine Arts and Communication
- Department Scholar Communication
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-History and Pre-Law Honors Minor Scholar
Nursing
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Elementary Education
- Cum Laude
Economics
- Department Scholar Economics-Bachelor of Arts
Exercise Science
- Cum Laude
History
- Department Scholar History
- Magna Cum Laude
Management
- Cum Laude
Engineering
- Department Scholar Engineering
Biology
- Department Scholar Biology
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Biology
Biology
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Biology
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
Fire Protection Services
- Honors College Fire Protection Services Honors Scholar
Political Science
- Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
Management
- Magna Cum Laude
Social Work
- Department Scholar Social Work
Social Work
- Cum Laude
Nursing
- Cum Laude
- Honors College Nursing Honors Scholar
Biology
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Biology
Marketing
- Cum Laude
Social Work
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
Communication
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Nursing
- Cum Laude
Elementary Education
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Elementary Education
English
- Magna Cum Laude
Meteorology
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Foreign Languages and Cultures
- Department Scholar Foreign Languages and Cultures
- Cum Laude
Music
- Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College Law Enforcement And Justice Administration Honors Scholar
Marketing
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College Law Enforcement And Justice Administration Honors Scholar
Biology
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Human Resource Management
- Department Scholar Human Resource Management
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College Law Enforcement And Justice Administration Honors Scholar
Social Work
- Cum Laude
Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Psychology
- Magna Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
Agriculture
- Cum Laude
Public Health
- Department Scholar Public Health
- Magna Cum Laude
Human Resource Management
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Biology
- Cum Laude
Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
- Department Scholar Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
- Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Elementary Education
- Cum Laude
Engineering Technology
- Department Scholar Engineering Technology
- Summa Cum Laude
Mechanical Engineering
- Department Scholar Mechanical Engineering
Biology
- Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Biology
Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
- Cum Laude
Accountancy
- Cum Laude
Agriculture
- Summa Cum Laude
Supply Chain Management
- Department Scholar Supply Chain Management
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Anthropology
- Honors College Anthropology Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Music
- Department Scholar Music
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Music
Music
- Summa Cum Laude
Physical Education
- Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Department Scholar Sociology
- Cum Laude
- Honors College Law Enforcement And Justice Administration Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Accountancy
- Magna Cum Laude
Broadcasting and Journalism
- Cum Laude
Communication
- Cum Laude
Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Magna Cum Laude
Anthropology
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Anthropology
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Exercise Science
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Meteorology
- Department Scholar Meteorology
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Special Education
- Department Scholar Special Education
- Cum Laude
Cyber Security
- Department Scholar Cyber Security
- Cum Laude
Accountancy
- Magna Cum Laude
Broadcasting and Journalism
- Department Scholar Broadcasting and Journalism
Social Work
- Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College Law Enforcement And Justice Administration Honors Scholar
Agriculture
- Cum Laude
Nutrition and Dietetics
- Department Scholar Nutrition and Dietetics
- Summa Cum Laude
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
English
- Magna Cum Laude
Accountancy
- Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Agriculture
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors College Law Enforcement And Justice Administration Honors Scholar
Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
- Cum Laude
Forensic Chemistry
- Department Scholar Forensic Chemistry
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Nursing
- Honors College Nursing Honors Scholar
Supply Chain Management
- Cum Laude
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Agriculture
- Cum Laude
Psychology
- Cum Laude
Art
- Department Scholar Art-Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Honors College Art Honors Scholar
Finance
- Department Scholar Finance
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College Finance Honors Scholar
Psychology
- Magna Cum Laude
Exercise Science
- Magna Cum Laude
Finance
- Magna Cum Laude
Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College Recreation, Park And Tourism Administration Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Honors College General Honors Scholar
Psychology
- Cum Laude
Biology
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College Biology Honors Scholar
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors College University Honors Scholar-Law Enforcement And Justice Administration
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