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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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A Change in Direction
“Come play for me.” Hearing those words, Isabella (Bella) Martinelli changed directions. She had been prepared to start school at a small college in Wisconsin, ready to play lacrosse and major in Nursing; but, when David Pomeroy said he had the opportunity to coach at...
D&E Recognizes Outstanding Achievements with Academic Awards and Recognition Convocation
On Tuesday, April 15th, a wealth of students, organizations, faculty members, and additional honorees of Davis & Elkins College were presented with awards for outstanding achievements in their respective categories during the annual Davis & Elkins College...
The Small Things Make a Big Difference
Sometimes it’s tough to break with tradition. For Harmony Wilson, that break meant attending college somewhere other than Davis & Elkins, as three generations of her family had already gone here. “D&E was not my first choice,” she says. “Growing up in Elkins,...
Davis & Elkins College Receives $80,000 in Gifts to Strengthen Naylor Learning Center
Davis & Elkins College is thrilled to announce two generous gifts totaling $80,000 to support the Naylor Learning Center, a crucial resource that helps students excel academically. The contributions come from Sylvia Fields of The Eden Hall Foundation in...
Reflecting Along the Journey
At Davis & Elkins College, student success is not just a goal—it is the heart of everything we do. Often, the secret ingredient to that success is not found in a textbook or even a classroom, but in the unexpected magic of community. Whether it is leading a...
A More Balanced Man
Lots of children enjoy going to work with a parent—seeing what it is that they do for a living. When your father is a singer and tours with the Oak Ridge Boys, Willie Nelson, and Dolly Parton, work takes on a whole different meaning. “I’ve been backstage at the Grand...
