Meet some of the amazing graduates who will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas this weekend (May 10-12).
Posts
Petal Palmer, a member of the WVU track and field and cross country teams from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, who has maintained a 4.0 grade point average while bravely battling through cancer treatments, will graduate with a degree in exercise physiology.
WVU graduates will mark Commencement Weekend with many of the people who have supported them over the years as they made their way to the graduation stage. Families — biological and chosen — are a huge part of a student’s college experience and success.
Paul Cassak, professor of physics and astronomy and science advisor for Spark! Imagination and Science Center, is being recognized for the Hands-on School Science Kit outreach program. The winner of the prize receives 500 English pounds, which Cassak pledged directly back to Spark.
Growing up in a wheelchair, Dr. Jesse Lawrence learned how doctors can positively affect experiences for patients. Set to graduate from the School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery’s residency program this spring, he hopes to instill the same calmness and confidence in his patients.
The peer-nominated award is presented to a second-year medical student who portrays ongoing compassion, friendliness and an overall caring attitude toward patients, peers, faculty and staff following the completion of Physical Diagnosis and Clinical Integration coursework.