Editing Will Hedgecock

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'''Ronald William "Will" Hedgecock II''' (born September 25, 1985) is an electrical engineer and singer. He is currently a graduate student at [[Wikipedia:Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University]], set to graduate in 2010 with a [[Wikipedia:Doctorate|doctorate]] in [[Wikipedia:Electrical engineering|electrical engineering]]. He is the son of local electrical engineer Ronald "Ron" Hedgecock. 

==Background==
Will Hedgecock was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida. At age nine, he joined the [[Pensacola Children's Chorus]].<ref>http://www.willhedgecock.com</ref> Will sang with the group for ten years, touring with the group throughout the U.S., England, Canada, France, and Mexico, and performing at many prestigious venues, including the [[Wikipedia:White House|White House]]. Will also graduated from [[Pensacola High School]]'s rigorous [[Wikipedia:IB Diploma Programme|International Baccalaureate program]]. He also was distinguished as a semi-finalist in the [[Wikipedia:National Merit|National Merit Scholarship Program]].

==Discovery==
Around the time of his graduation, Will was discovered by [[Larry Butler]]. However, it was announced at the 2004 Pensacola Children's Chorus production of ''[[Showtime!]]'' that he would be heading to Vanderbilt University to obtain a degree in electrical engineering instead of focusing on his singing career. He later spearheaded a benefit concert in Pensacola in [[2005]] to help [[Rebuild Northwest Florida]] after the destruction of [[Hurricane Ivan]]. This concert produced over $100,000 for hurricane victims. 

==Vanderbilt and Engineering==
In the fall of [[2004]], Will began attending Vanderbilt University. There, he was a member of Original Cast, an organization that produces shows filled with numbers from Broadway musicals. It was also at Vanderbilt that Will met his manager, [[Wikipedia:Jimmy Gilmer|Jimmy Gilmer]], who introduced him to [[Wikipedia:George Collier|George Collier]], COO of Aspirion Records, who Will signed with. Will graduated from Vanderbilt in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in [[Wikipedia:Computer engineering|computer engineering]] and [[Wikipedia:German|German]]. He returned from graduate school and is currently pursuing a doctorate in electrical engineering.

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