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University of the Cumberlands is the largest and most affordable private university in Kentucky. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, Cumberlands is an institution of regional distinction offering quality undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and online degree programs.

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University of the Cumberlands is the largest and most affordable private university in Kentucky. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, Cumberlands is an institution of regional distinction offering quality undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and online degree programs.

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Maura Allen wins Dr. Tessa Nelson Humphries Freshman Writing Award

Scholarship honoring student achievement.
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Scholarship - May 14

Lucas Bargo wins Virginia Lovett Scholarship for Superior English Students

Scholarship honoring student achievement.
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Scholarship - May 14

Macy Daugherty wins Mavis F. Broome Scholarship

Scholarship honoring student achievement.
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Scholarship - May 14

Cayden Rowe wins Gorman Jones Scholarship

Scholarship honoring student achievement.
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Scholarship - May 14

Kelsey McDaniel wins George I. Alden Scholarship

Scholarship honoring student achievement.
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Scholarship - May 14

Celia Brass wins Berger Full-Tuition Scholarship

Full-tuition scholarship highlighting student achievement.
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Scholarship - May 14

Georgia Carli Smith Wins Student of the Year and Gwynn Cornell Helping Hand Scholarship

University of the Cumberlands proudly recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional achievement in academics, service, and leadership. Each year, select students are chosen by their respective departments to receive departmental awards in recognition of their accomplishments and character. Georgia Carli Smith has been honored with the Gwynn Cornell Helping Hand Scholarship.
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Scholarship - May 14

Nathan Keith Howard Wins Fred Roth Tuition Scholarship

University of the Cumberlands proudly recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional achievement in academics, service, and leadership. Each year, select students are chosen for scholarships in recognition of their accomplishments and character. Nathan Keith Howard has been honored with the Fred Roth Tuition Scholarship.
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Scholarship - May 14

Cajun "Mickee" McKennah Stevens Wins Phyllis Richardson Wood Scholarship

University of the Cumberlands proudly recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional achievement in academics, service, and leadership. Each year, select students are chosen by their respective departments to receive departmental awards in recognition of their accomplishments and character. Cajun "Mickee" McKennah Stevens has been honored with the Phyllis Richardson Wood Scholarship.
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Scholarship - May 14

Korbin Keith named Presidential Scholar

University of the Cumberlands offers undergraduate students who have excelled academically an opportunity to complete significant research in their major field of study. This advanced independent study or creative activity is conducted over two semesters and mentored by a faculty member. The resulting thesis and oral presentation are reviewed and approved by both the academic department and the Presidential Scholars Research Committee. This year, two undergraduate students have completed the requirements for this honor.
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Scholarship - May 12

Rita Aguye Cots named Presidential Scholar

University of the Cumberlands offers undergraduate students who have excelled academically an opportunity to complete significant research in their major field of study. This advanced independent study or creative activity is conducted over two semesters and mentored by a faculty member. The resulting thesis and oral presentation are reviewed and approved by both the academic department and the Presidential Scholars Research Committee.
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Scholarship - May 12

Kenzie Lacefield awarded Mavis F. Broome Scholarship

Kenzie Lacefield of Corbin, Kentucky, was the 2022 winner for the Mavis F. Broome Scholarship.
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Scholarship - 2022 May 10

Accounting students win scholarships

Accounting students in the Hutton School of Business at University of the Cumberlands recently received scholarships from the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants' Educational Foundation (KYCPA).
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Scholarship - 2019 Apr 30

Kara Rebennack wins NHSC scholarship

University of the Cumberlands wishes to congratulate Kara Rebennack, a graduate student from Cincinnati, Ohio, on being selected as part of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program Class of 2021!
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Scholarship - 2021 Oct 13

Alicia Vanover receives Mavis F. Broome Memorial Scholarship

Alicia Vanover, a senior at University of the Cumberlands, has been chosen as the recipient of the Mavis F. Broome Memorial Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Scholarship - 2020 Oct 15

Nursing student wins scholarship

Diane Glenn, a nursing student at University of the Cumberlands (UC), was recently awarded a scholarship through the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives (KCNPNM).
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Scholarship - 2018 May 10

Education Major Receives KAPE Scholarship

Samantha Langdon Bishop, a senior education major at University of the Cumberlands (UC), was recently awarded the 2018 Student Teacher Scholarship from the Kentucky Association of Professional Educators (KAPE).
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Scholarship - 2018 May 8

UC English Students Receive Lovett Scholarship

The English Department at University of the Cumberlands presented the Lovett Scholarship to Michael Prewitt of Williamsburg, Kentucky, and Sarah Rainous, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Scholarship - 2016 Jul 14

Cumberlands Announces Trustee Scholarship Recipients

University of the Cumberlands (UC) is pleased to announce that three students have been named Trustee Scholarship recipients for the 2015-2016 school year.
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Scholarship - 2015 May 18

Two UC students receive Kappa Delta Pi Scholarship from UC

University of the Cumberlands honored Hope Rebecca Coleman and Jason Luke Hedquist with the Kappa Delta Pi Scholarship at the 56th annual Honors Day program.
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Scholarship - 2015 May 5

Two UC students Earn Gorman Jones Scholarship from UC

Two University of the Cumberlands students were presented with the Gorman Jones Scholarship during the 56th annual Honors Day program.
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Scholarship - 2015 May 5

Cumberlands students receive H.N. Frances Berger Foundation Endowed Scholarships

University of the Cumberlands presented Kaylyn Collette and Jon Wilson with the H.N. and Frances Berger Foundation Endowed Scholarship during the fifty-sixth Annual Honors Day.
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Scholarship - 2015 May 5

Eight UC students receive George I. Alden Endowed Scholarships at UC

University of the Cumberlands presented eight students with Alden Scholarships during the 56th Annual Honors Day Program. Two students received the George I. Alden Endowed Full Scholarship and six students received the George I. Alden Endowed Half Scholarship.
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Scholarship - 2015 May 4

UC students receive Knights Templar Scholarship

Ethan Hamilton and Tiffany Herron, students at University of the Cumberlands (UC), each received a $1000 scholarship from the Williamsburg Grand Commandery of Kentucky Knights Templar and Williamsburg Lodge 490 on March 28, 2015.
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Scholarship - 2015 Apr 21

UC recognizes eight Jim Taylor, II Memorial Scholarship students

University of the Cumberlands is pleased to announce that eight students were honored as recipients of the Jim Taylor, II Memorial Scholarship during the 56th annual Honors Day service in the Gatliff Chapel.
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Scholarship - 2015 May 4

Jim Thorpe Family Scholarship Awarded to UC student

University of the Cumberlands (UC) is pleased to announce that UC student, Virginia Jacobs (Waynesboro, PA) is the first UC recipient to ever receive the Jim Thorpe Family Scholarship. Jacobs is a sophomore, pursuing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Psychology.
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Scholarship - 2015 Apr 20

UC student receives Knights Templar scholarship

On August 27, University of the Cumberlands' (UC) student, Stephanie McVay Pettit was awarded a $1,000.00 scholarship by the Williamsburg Grand Commandery of Kentucky Knights Templar and Williamsburg Lodge 490. The award was presented to Pettit by Commander, Larry Carte.
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Scholarship - 2014 Oct 30
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