The Office of Graduate Education and Life held a reception in the Mountainlair Ballroom in October to welcome and recognize new and returning Graduate Fellows. Nineteen new Fellows from across the nation began their graduate studies at WVU in August.
The 2021-22 academic year presents a total of 76 students who hold a Fellowship and an additional four STEM completion grant recipients. A grand total of 80 students have received esteemed fellowship awards and are hard at work in research.
Provost Maryanne Reed and Julie Lockman, assistant vice president for graduate education from the Health Sciences Center, were among the honored guests at the reception to welcome the Fellows. The Fellows were recognized in a brief ceremony by Richard Thomas, interim associate provost for Graduate Academic Affairs, and Jessica Queener, assistant provost for graduate education policy.
SREB Fellow Md Amdad Hossen, a Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering, and NSF Fellow Hannah Clipp, a fourth year Ph.D. candidate in the Davis College, gave short remarks on their experiences as Graduate Fellows at WVU.
The new Fellows include:
Provost Fellows
Lillian Skiba-Thayer, Eberly College
Madison Troha, College of Education and Human Services
Brittany Hughes, Eberly College
Krystal Hughes, School of Medicine
Morgan Harris, Eberly College
Grace Wheeler, Eberly College
Ruby Fellows
Claire Kisamore, School of Medicine
Anuj Kankani, Eberly College
Zoe Pagliaro, Eberly College
Matthew Waalkes, Eberly College
Kelsey Bentley, Davis College
Julia Ivey, School of Medicine
STEM Fellows
Sharon Phillips, Eberly College
Anishka Jean, Eberly College
Marisela Aguilar, Eberly College
Swiger Fellows
Aryaunna Mosley, Davis College
Mackenzie Miller, Chambers College
Kirby-Estar Laguerre, Eberly College
Emily Morrell, Eberly College
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