ASHLAND — A dozen recent graduates of Richland and Ashland county high schools have been accepted into the Ashland University Honors Program.
From Richland County, the students were Cecilia Fonseca and Abbie Wilson (Madison Comprehensive), Hannah Tarr (Clear Fork), Teddy Togliatti (Lexington), Kaitlynn Winters (Shelby) and Madalynn Aumend, Kristin Crider, Jimmy Dunn, and Quinn Wright (Crestview).
From Ashland County, the students were Kayin McDonald and McKenzie Mendenhall (Ashland) and LeighAnn Cutlip (Loudonville).
The Ashland University Honors Program is open to all incoming students. Admission to the program is based on high school GPA and test scores, as well as an application essay and interview.
“The Ashland University Honors Program offers academically talented undergraduates cross-disciplinary experiences, the opportunity to participate in an intellectual community devoted to discussion and dialogue, and special projects and courses that challenge the mind”, said Jeffrey Weidenhamer, director of the Honors Program.
“The cornerstone of the Honors Program is the belief that intellectual stimulation and camaraderie among Honors students gives them a more complete college experience. We seek students for the program who have a deep intellectual curiosity and who want to make a difference in the world.”
Students in the Honors Program have the opportunity to take special honors sections of required courses, interact with visiting lecturers, and to carry out a capstone project their senior year in which they work with a mentor in their major field to carry out, write and publicly present an independent project.
Students also have the opportunity to study abroad and to live in honors housing while at Ashland. The Honors Program also offers an annual and renewable scholarship for incoming students.
A total of 57 first-year students were selected to enter the program for the 2021-2022 academic year.
