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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.
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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
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Rev. Zac Morton is 2024 Baccalaureate Speaker
Rev. Zac Morton, an ordained Minister of Word & Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA) serving First Presbyterian Church of Morgantown, WV, will be the speaker for the Davis & Elkins College Class of 2024 Baccalaureate Service and Recognition of Graduates....
Reflecting Along the Journey
The transition from high school to college is challenging for any student. For foster care youth, without family support, that challenge is magnified. Melody Smith, a Davis & Elkins College senior, spent almost half her life living with a single foster family. At...
Butler Named D&E Director of Dining Service
Davis & Elkins College welcomes James “Jim” Butler as the new Director of Dining Services. Butler brings a wealth of experience in the food service industry with him. Butler was born in a small town near Madison, Wisconsin and began cooking in his family’s...
Reflecting Along the Journey
This past weekend we experienced a blast from the past on the Davis & Elkins College campus. We were transported back 25 years and deposited into the middle of pop culture amidst lots of pink and “Omigod You Guys” being heard quite frequently…at least from the...
D&E Receives Grant for Trail Construction
Davis & Elkins College has been awarded $150,000 from the Richard King Mellon Foundation for construction and activation of approximately 3 miles of natural surface trail on the College campus. The project is a product of a Trail Master Plan that came to life...
Reflecting Along the Journey
Recently, I experienced the wisdom of two popular adages. The first states, “You are never too old to learn.” The second is gleaned from Mary Lathrap’s 1895 poem entitled “Walk a Mile in His Moccasins.” On April 5, and for the third year in a row, a Davis & Elkins...
