30 WKU STUDENT-ATHLETES SET TO GRADUATE ON SATURDAY
A total of 30 WKU student-athletes will graduate this Saturday in commencement ceremonies set to begin at 10:00 a.m. at E.A. Diddle Arena. The 30 student-athletes will hold degrees in 18 separate majors and comprise 11 total sports. Twelve members of the football team will graduate, the most of any sport.
“The commencement ceremonies in December and May are the most gratifying days of the year for me,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Camden Wood Selig. “When our outstanding student-athletes receive their degrees, it validates so many things. It rewards their dedication and commitment to consistently applying themselves in the classroom, and it proves we are indeed recruiting student-athletes and are giving them the proper support structure and resources to succeed. The perseverance they have exhibited in obtaining their degrees will prepare them in so many ways for life’s future challenges.”
Nine of WKU’s 19 programs have a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher, and WKU student-athletes in the university’s 19 sports are majoring in 76 different programs. The Gordon Ford College of Business has 58 student-athletes, the most of any division. Thirty student-athletes are majoring in Biology and additional majors for student-athletes include diverse programs such as Anthropology, Chemistry, French and Spanish.
WKU has had more individuals honored by the league academically than any other institution in each of the last four years after 158 made the league’s Commissioner’s List and Academic Honor Roll in 2007-08. Since Selig’s arrival in 1999, 87% of WKU student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility have graduated.
WKU STUDENT-ATHLETES GRADUATING ON DECEMBER 13
Student-Athlete Sport Major
Dusty Bear Football Interdisciplinary Studies
Andrew Campbell Football Physical Education
Austin Chestnut Football Interdisciplinary Studies
Dan Cline Football Corporate and Organizational Communication
Jared Holland Football Business Administration
Chris McConnell Football Interdisciplinary Studies
Greg Ryan Football Construction Management
Tanner Siewert Football Management
Bo Smith Football Health Care Administration
Ben Sowders Football Physical Education
Zachary Thuney Football Management
David Wolke Football Management
Adam Howard M Basketball Mass Communication
Asa Dew Men’s CC Sociology
Morris Smith Men’s CC Biology
Matthew Fuqua M Golf Corporate and Organizational Communication
James Perry M Golf Computer Information Systems
Michael Caruso M Swimming Construction Management
Michael Freese M Swimming Social Studies
Kyle Peterson M Swimming Elementary Education
Robert Wimberly M Swimming Industrial Sciences
Kyle Schroeder Soccer Physical Education
Jessica Magley W Basketball Political Science
Natalie Leeper Women’s CC Sociology
Heather Ross Women’s CC Elementary Education
Jeris Freesmeier W Golf Marketing
Mallory Neltner W Swimming Communication Studies
Elizabeth Peterson W Swimming Elementary Education
Tessa Weghorst W Swimming English & Allied Language Arts
Holly Kell W Tennis Physical Education 
