Kyla Scanlon

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Volunteer Experience

  • Mentor

    Super Saturdays

    - Present 8 years 10 months

    Children

    Work with gifted and talented students from all over southwestern Kentucky. Provide a mentorship role in academics and tutoring in specialized subjects, particulary genetics.

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    Member

    Dynamic Leadership Institute

    - Present 9 years

    Education

    Develop as a leader on and off campus by cultivating a personal leadership style. Encourage others to work in teams, and I represent others by motivating and providing mentorship in various fields. Work together to discover strengths and develop strategies to overcome weaknesses.

Honors & Awards

  • Competitive Paper: 3rd Place

    Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference

  • C Keith Davis Memorial Scholarship Recipient

    WKU

    Awarded to an outstanding economics student in rememberance of C Keith Davis

  • Charles B and Anita Hardin McDole Scholarship Winner

    Gordon Ford College of Business

    Charles B and Anita Hardin McDole established this scholarship for one student in WKU's Gordon Ford College of Business to express their regard for the importance of education, and pay tribute to the educational accomplishments and contributions said student has made to the school

  • 2017 Outstanding Junior in Economics

    Western Kentucky University

    Awarded to one Economics student for outstanding work in and outside of the classroom.

  • Beta Gamma Sigma Member

    Western Kentucky University

  • Published Author on MindSumo.com

    MindSumo

    https://blog.mindsumo.com/how-college-student-invest-savings/

    Proposed an idea to MindSumo.com for an article comparing active and passive investing techniques for millenials. Published to an audience of 250,000+.

  • Commissioner's Academic Medal

    Conference-USA

    Medals are given to those C-USA student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better.

  • Omicron Delta Epsilon Member

    Western Kentucky University

    Omicron Delta Epsilon is one of the world’s largest academic honor societies. The objectives of Omicron Delta Epsilon are recognition of scholastic attainment and the honoring of outstanding achievements in economics.

  • President's List

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    Awarded for maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout freshman year

  • Golden Key Society Member

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  • Senator Jeff Green Scholar

    Jefferson County Public Schools

    To earn this honor, a student must have a 4.0 gradepoint average (GPA) each year of high school as well as at least a 28 composite on the ACT.

    The scholar designation, which is bestowed by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA), honors the late state Sen. Jeff Green of Mayfield, who served in the Kentucky General Assembly from 1992 to 1997.

  • National AP Scholar

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    Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams

  • Recipient of the Eastern Class of 1955 Scholarship Award

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    Given to a student with an excellent academic record and demonstrated leadership abilities in community service, co-curricular or extra-curricular activities

  • Most Tech Savvy

    Ms. Lana Kaelin

    Voted by my 400 peers as the "Most Tech Savvy" female of the graduating class. I was chosen as someone who displays proficiency in the field of technology, especially computer programming.

  • Governor's Scholars Program

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    I was a graduate of the Governor's Scholars Program on Bellarmine University's campus in the summer of 2014.

  • 2019 Outstanding Senior in Economics

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  • 2019 Outstanding Senior in Financial Management

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  • 2019 Robert W Jefferson Outstanding Senior Award

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  • WKU Ogden Foundation Scholar

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Professional working proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Tech Ladies

    Member

    - Present

    Tech Ladies is a worldwide community with 50,000 members. Through a supportive online group, a free job board, and opportunities to learn, we help Tech Ladies grow their careers. Since then, our partner companies have hired hundreds of Tech Ladies through our job board and we’ve connected thousands of women in tech with opportunities across the world.

  • Western Kentucky University Cross Country

    Team Member

    - Present

    A member of my university's Division 1 cross country program.

  • MindSumo

    Intern

    - Present

  • ENACTUS

    Member

    - Present

    Develop business solutions for campus and community by assessing situations and identifying resources. Work together to provide a sustainable impact, foster passion and innovation. Current projects include translating the Kentucky driver’s license manual and developing refugee mentorship programs.

  • Girl Rising

    Member

    - Present

    We use the power of storytelling to share the simple truth that educating girls can transform societies. Girl Rising unites girls, women, boys and men who believe every girl has the right to go to school and the right to reach her full potential. Our mission is to change the way the world values the girl. Everything we do is to ensure that girls’ education is part of the mainstream conversation. We raise awareness about the issue, inspire action and drive resources to our partners, and…

    We use the power of storytelling to share the simple truth that educating girls can transform societies. Girl Rising unites girls, women, boys and men who believe every girl has the right to go to school and the right to reach her full potential. Our mission is to change the way the world values the girl. Everything we do is to ensure that girls’ education is part of the mainstream conversation. We raise awareness about the issue, inspire action and drive resources to our partners, and together we make change happen. We do this through film and other tools, such as educational and advocacy videos, screening guides and a free standards-aligned school curriculum.

  • Kentucky Academy of Science

    Member

    - Present

  • Dynamic Leadership Institute

    Leader

    - Present

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