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Walberg Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship
January 23, 2015
MACOMB, IL – Ottawa Township High School senior Jackson Walberg, of Ottawa, IL, has been selected for Western Illinois University's Centennial Honors Scholarship, which awards $10,000 per year to academically high-achieving students.
High school students with an ACT score of 30 or higher and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher are eligible for the scholarship.
Walberg said he expects to major in network technology at Western.
At Western, Walberg would like to explore theatre and music activities and the University's Technology Club.
In high school, Walberg participated in chemistry club, German club, band, speech team, technology club and National Honor Society, and he was a theater technician and an Illinois State Scholar.
For more information about the Centennial Honors Scholarship, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (309) 298-3100, or email admissions@wiu.edu. Additional scholarship opportunities can be found by visiting wiu.edu/scholarship.
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