Western Washington University student Samantha Rose Gunderson, daughter of Cliff and Cindi Gunderson of Bothell, received a $1,000 Alumni Association Leader Scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year.

The Alumni Association Leader Scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate achievements of or potential for successful leadership that aims to make the world a better place.

Miller, a junior who graduated from Bothell High in 2009, is majoring in kinesiology/pre-physical therapy and minoring in Spanish. She is also a member of the National Collegiate Honor Society and an honorary member of the National Residence Hall, and is involved in Western’s Residence Hall Association and Mathes Hall Council. She is a resident adviser in the Edens/Higginson Community and participates in intramural flag football, soccer, softball and basketball. She hopes to become a physical therapist with a specialty in sports medicine and work with the youth.