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Former Lakeland Football Star Recipient of Postgraduate Big Ten Scholarship
Steve Wilson was awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based primarily on academic achievements, to continue his education at a graduate degree program.
Univeristy of Michigan football player and Lakeland High School alumni Steve Wilson was recognized this week as one the inaugural recipients of a postgraduate Big Ten scholarship.
Wilson, along with women's swimmer Val Barthelemy, of Ann Arbor, were selected as the University of Michigan recipients by a committee of faculty and staff from the institution, according to mgoblue.com.
The two students were awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based primarily on academic achievements, according to the report, to continue their education at a graduate degree program.
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Wilson, who plans to attend medical school after earning his degree in cellular and molecular biology this spring, was a walk-on cornerback for the Michigan football team, according to the report.
In a previous White Lake-Highland Patch story, Wilson commented on his college football experience.
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"Being on the U-M football team will stay with me forever because it means being a part of something greater than any individual," he said perviously. "The fact that I'll be able to look back and say that I was a part of such a great tradition is truly special to me."
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