Our daughter was chosen for the prestigious Student Laureate award by WIU (Western Illinois University). It is given by the State of Illinois' Lincoln Academy and is an award for exceptional, living Illinoians. Awardees are recognized once in the Fall (for Student Laureates) and once in the Spring (for Order of Lincoln Awardees). The ceremony is presided over by the incumbent Governor of Illinois (Republican, Bruce Rauner).
We Parents are thrilled and thankful to God who makes these good things possible.
Daughter is pursuing a double major; thus she represents two University Departments at her school. It was 1988 since the College of Communication Sciences & Disorders had a winner; and 2006 since a College of Music student was picked. Thus, that many more are pleased with her award.
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| wikipedia: The breast star of the Order of Lincoln |
Notable Honorees (Order of Lincoln Award):
- Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, awarded 1997
- Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of State, awarded 2014
- Jean Driscoll, wheelchair racer, awarded 2012
- Paul Harvey, radio broadcaster, awarded 1987
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track and field athlete, awarded 2005
- Shahid Khan, philanthropist, UIUC College of Engineering alumnus, awarded 2011
- Jim Lovell, astronaut, awarded 2012
- Mary Ann McMorrow, Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice, awarded 2007
- Walter Payton, football player, awarded 1987
- Ronald Reagan, United States President, awarded 1981
- Paul Simon, United States Senator, awarded 1998
- Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Illinois religious leader, awarded 1977
- Scott Turow, author, awarded 2000
- Studs Terkel, author, awarded 2004
Student Laureates Inducted Yr 2017
Lincoln Academy of Illinois
WIU Hall of Fame
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