KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Former Western Michigan men’s soccer player Jason Grant was recently one of 50 students university-wide recognized as Western Michigan University’s top seniors for 2016 during the 36th annual Presidential Scholars Convocation. Grant was named the top student in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering.
The Presidential Scholar designation is the highest academic honor that Western Michigan University can bestow on its undergraduates. Selection is based on the students' general academic excellence, academic and artistic excellence relative to their majors, and intellectual and artistic promise.
Each year, faculty members from across the University select the most outstanding senior in their various academic schools, departments and programs to represent their units as a WMU Presidential Scholar.