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Cross Chosen for Centennial Honor Scholarship
August 2, 2016
MACOMB, IL – Murphysboro High School senior Heather Cross, of Percy, 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.
Cross hopes to major in pre-nursing at Western, and to participate in intramural sports and volunteer service programs.
After graduation, Cross plans to pursue a master's degree to become a nurse practitioner.
In high school, Cross participated in Key Club, Zoology Clun, softball, basketball, volleyball, track, cross country and the Multicultural Club.
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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