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April 14, 2026

SCOTTSVILLE WKU STUDENT RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD

Chris Nelson
Chris Nelson
SCOTTSVILLE WKU STUDENT RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD

W-K-U JUNIORS……COLE MEADOR AND ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ…..HAVE BEEN NAMED “GOLDWATER SCHOLARS” IN THE 20-26 COMPETITION……AND THEY ARE TWO

OF FIVE STUDENTS IN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITIES TO EARN THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS UNDERGRADUATE AWARD IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE,

ENGINEERING AND MATH…..

 

COLE MEADOR…..THE SON OF AMY AND CRAIG MEADOR OF SCOTTSVILLE…..IS A JUNIOR PURSUING A DEGREE IN BIOCHENISTRY AND MATH….WITH MINORS IN  

NEUROSCIENCE AND APPLIED STATISTICS…..COLE ALSO RECEIVES ACCESS TO MEDICAL SCHOOL AND LICENSING EXAM PREPARATION RESOURCES THROUGH “U-

WORLD”…..THE GOLDWATER FOUNDATION’S SOLE…..PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTNER…..

 

THE  “BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP”….WAS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 1986…..THIS YEAR MORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND STUDENTS APPLIED

NATIONWIDE…..AND 454 STUDENTS EARNED AWARDS……

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