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Richardson Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship

June 17, 2019

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MACOMB, IL – High school senior Emily Richardson, of Osceola, MO, 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 (or SAT equivalent of 1360), and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, are eligible for the scholarship.

Richardson is planning to major in mathematics with an emphasis in data science and statistics. After graduation, she plans to become an officer in the Navy Reserve, while pursuing a career as a data scientist in the intelligence community.

"Affordability, size and great opportunities to work with professors and conduct research were factors that contributed to my decision to attend WIU," she said.

For more information about the Centennial Honors Scholarship, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (309) 298-3100.

Additional scholarship opportunities can be found by visiting wiu.edu/scholarship.

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