alumni

Reflecting Along the Journey

Davis & Elkins College alumni are coming home. “Home” is magnetic. It tugs at our hearts like a favorite melody, drawing us back again as surely as a moth to a flame. Childhood […]

October 2, 2025 D&E Marketing & Communications

From Business Class to Business Owner

Most business students spend their college years learning the fundamentals of how to develop a business plan, manage finances, create promotional strategies, and navigate the challenges of running a successful company. For Gabriel […]

April 8, 2025 D&E Marketing & Communications

Reflecting Along the Journey

“Cultures grow on the vine of tradition,” penned syndicated columnist Jonah Goldberg. A favorite tradition for me at Davis & Elkins College is the 1904 Society Gala which occurred on March 21. Inherent […]

April 3, 2025 D&E Marketing & Communications

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The ceremony was a simple one. Barefoot under their beloved weeping cherry tree, the couple renewed the vows they had exchanged 49 years earlier. Their two daughters and their families, along with their […]

February 13, 2025 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Honors 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

Davis & Elkins College proudly recognizes the 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees on Saturday, October 12. The event takes place in the McDonnell Center and is part of Homecoming Weekend for the […]

October 10, 2024 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Recognizes Outstanding Alumni during Homecoming Weekend

Davis & Elkins College proudly recognizes four outstanding alumni for their contributions and service to their communities, dedication to volunteering, philanthropic investment of talents and funding, and professional and career advancement and its […]

October 10, 2024 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Welcomes Alumnus and Scholar-in-Residence

Davis & Elkins College is privileged to have Dave Morrison, PhD, member of D&E’s Class of ‘79 and founder of the Morrison-Novakovic Center for Faith and Public Policy, as its “Scholar-in-Residence.” Morrison began […]

September 17, 2024 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Alumna Completes $5 Million Pledge Toward Glory Residence Hall

Davis & Elkins College Class of 1974 alumna Kathy (Dunbar) Ramsdell has paid in full the $5 million pledge made to the Creating Home: It Takes a Village Capital Campaign. The payment, totaling […]

June 21, 2024 D&E Marketing & Communications

D&E Alumnus Awarded Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for Community Engagement

Davis & Elkins College Class of 2022 alumnus Alessandro Trujillo has been awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award (Sullivan Award) upon graduation. The award is typically granted to a graduating senior who displays […]

June 20, 2024 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Alumna Returns to D&E as Member of Rustic Mechanicals 2024 Thundering Hearts Tour

Davis & Elkins College alumna Kyia McGill has been cast as a member of the Rustic Mechanicals “Thundering Hearts Tour.” The troupe, amid their summer West Virginia Shakespeare in the Park(s) outdoor tour, […]

June 4, 2024 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Alumnus Serves as Keynote Speaker during 2024 Friendship Walk

Davis & Elkins College alumnus Clay Weintraub was one of two keynote speakers during the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Best Buddies Friendship Walk on April 27 at the National Mall in Washington, […]

May 31, 2024 D&E Marketing & Communications

Davis & Elkins College Student Artwork on Display at the Arts Center

More than 30 Davis & Elkins College students and alumni will display close to 90 pieces of their creative works at the Arts Center in Elkins throughout February. The student visual art exhibit […]

January 24, 2023 D&E Marketing & Communications