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Forward December 2024
On the Cover: Davis & Elkins College Glory Residence Hall. Celebrating community, legacy, and a vision for the future at Davis & Elkins College. To read this issue, click here or on the cover image. Forward is the magazine of Davis & Elkins College Editor: Stacy Kopp Writers: Emma Engle, Willow Ferguson, Scott Goddard, Elizabeth King, Stacy Kopp, Wendy Morgan, Cathy Nosel, Maureen Pasley, Cody Schauman, Linda Skidmore, and Tina Vial. Photographers: Ed Collier, Stacy Kopp, Wendy Morgan, Maureen Pasley, Sam Santilli, and Cody Schauman. Forward magazine is published annually by the Office of Communications & Marketing. To subscribe or to submit your news, please send an email to kopps@dewv.edu or write to Stacy Kopp, 100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV 26241. All previous issues of Forward Magazine can be viewed from here.
Forward Fall/Winter 2023
On the Cover: Davis & Elkins College President Chris A. Wood, Graduates Anna Ruf and Hussain Hamide. Both are recipients of the 2023 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards. They come from different parts of the world, two vastly dissimilar cultures, and polar opposite paths to D&E. Yet, on our campus where personal growth is cultivated and positive individual characteristics are brought to light, these two award recipients could not be more alike. To read this issue, click here or on the cover image.
Forward is the magazine of Davis & Elkins College
Editor: Stacy Schulman-Kopp
Writers: Stacy Schulman-Kopp, Ryann Moore, Wendy Morgan, Cathy Nosel, Patrick Snivley and Rosemary Thomas
Photographers: Lonnie Martin, Ryann Moore, Wendy Morgan, Maureen Pasley, Hannah Phillips, Hope Rogers, Stacy Schulman-Kopp, Sam Santilli and Steve Santilli
Forward magazine is published twice a year by the Office of Communications & Marketing. To subscribe or to submit your news, please send an email to kopps@dewv.edu or write to Stacy Schulman-Kopp, 100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV 26241.
All previous issues of Forward Magazine can be viewed from here.
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D&E Welcomes Six New Faculty to Campus
Elkins, W.Va. – Davis & Elkins College has welcomed six new faculty to campus for the upcoming academic year. New additions include Colten Biro, Ph.D.; Rachelle Hill, M.S.N.; Amy Wallingford, D.N.P.; Allison Musgrave, M.B.A.; Jenny Pippin, M.A.; and Kelsey Young,...
President Chris A. Wood Signs Five-Year Contract Extension
Elkins, W. Va. – The Davis & Elkins College Board of Trustees, following a unanimous vote, has announced a five-year contract extension for President Chris A. Wood, securing his continued leadership through the 2031 academic year. This marks Wood’s fourth contract...
Davis & Elkins College Students Recognized for High Academic Honors for Spring 2025
Davis & Elkins College has released the president’s and dean’s list for the Spring 2025 semester. The president’s list includes all full-time students who earned a 4.0 grade point average for the semester, while those named to the dean’s list include all...
Davis & Elkins College Named a 2025-2026 College of Distinction
In a higher education landscape often dominated by rankings and test scores, Davis & Elkins College has been recognized for what truly matters: a transformative undergraduate experience. For the 2025-2026 academic year, Davis & Elkins College has been named a...
Reflecting Along the Journey
I recently witnessed a moment that perfectly captures the heart of the Davis & Elkins College experience. I saw it more than 150 times last Friday, and it has stayed with me ever since. Harper-McNeeley Auditorium was filled for the baccalaureate service on the eve...
Feels Like Home
You might think, given her last name, that Chloe Travelstead would have come a long way to attend Davis & Elkins. Yet, it is just 74 miles from D&E to her hometown of Fairmont, West Virginia. Part of the reason for that is that both places give her a strong...
