About
Eileen Thacker, of Clark County, Ky., is a member of the McConnell Scholar Class of 2029 at the University of Louisville. She plans to earn a BA in French with a minor in political science.
Honors & Awards
University of Louisville Honors Program
Vogt Scholar
High School Experience
Eileen is a graduate of St. Albertus Magnus Homeschool Academy, where she was involved in 4-H, American Heritage Girls, Choir, Students for Life, Seat of Wisdom Homeschool Cooperative, and Speech and Debate Club. She was a 2024 participant in the Governor's Scholars Program and received the American Heritage Girls Stars and Stripes Award. She also worked as a page for the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 2025 legislative session. Her community service experience includes working as Junior Fundraising Coordinator for Seat of Wisdom Homeschool Cooperative, a volunteer teacher for 4-H Sewing and Advanced Cooking clubs, a 4-H volunteer Camp Counselor, and Students for Life Club Executive Board Member.
Favorite Books
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The Aeneid by Virgil
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
"I am so excited to become a part of the dynamic and encouraging community of scholars at the McConnell Center. I hope to discuss many books and ideas, new and old, over the next four years. I expect to laugh at my mistakes along the way, and I know that I will grow as a person through every challenge and opportunity that the McConnell Scholars Program will offer me."