Elizabethtown area scholars honored

WKU honored 47 students from six Elizabethtown area high schools for their academic achievements.

This year’s group has an average ACT composite score of 28.7 and grade-point average of 3.9 and included four National Merit Semifinalists and 25 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars.

The following students were honored at a luncheon Nov. 10 at the State Theater in Elizabethtown:

WKU honored 12 students from Elizabethtown High School on Nov. 10. Front row (from left): Morgan Thompson, Taylor Graham, Sarah Greenwell, Rebecca Hinkle, Heather Butler; back row: Reza Haider, Audra Duke, Zeeshan Bhatti, Matthew Moreman, Nathaniel Wilson, Darian Ditto, Jacob Harrison, WKU President Gary Ransdell. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

WKU honored 11 students from Central Hardin High School on Nov. 10. Front row (from left): Samantha Stevenson, Kassie Huffman, Rachel Allen, Catherine Lee, Skylar Jeffries; back row: Nolon Dant, Caleb Mabry, Samuel Kennedy, Kyle Weiner, Kaitlin Paschetto, Jakob Burnham, WKU President Gary Ransdell. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

WKU honored eight students from John Hardin High School on Nov. 10. Front row (from left): Hunter Thompson, Regan Buckler, Amber Hampton, Anley Layson; back row: Steve Lau, William Mitchell, Brenden Ott, Erik Krivitsky, WKU President Gary Ransdell. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

WKU honored 11 students from LaRue County High School on Nov. 10. Front row (from left): Nicholas Paden, Megan Smith, Olivia Ledzema, Octiana Phillips, Landon Wolford; back row: superintendent Sam Sanders, Zachary Lee, Sean Wathan, Shan Lin, Nathaniel Schafer, Misty England, Chelsea Blair, WKU President Gary Ransdell. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

WKU honored four students from North Hardin Christian Academy on Nov. 10. From left: Lacey Lundy, Anthony Walden, WKU President Gary Ransdell, Dakota Yount, Samantha Epstein (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

WKU and President Gary Ransdell honored Ivonne Schneider from Fort Knox High School on Nov. 10. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

Schedule of upcoming luncheons

• Nov. 16: Bowling Green/Warren County Scholars Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at WKU’s Carroll Knicely Conference Center in Bowling Green.
• Nov. 18: Lexington Area Scholars Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern time) at Lexington Signature Club.
• Dec. 6: Glasgow Area Scholars Luncheon, sponsored by South Central Bank, at 11:30 a.m. at the South Central Bank Operations Center in Glasgow.

Contact: Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.