Honors College students come from 39 states and all 55 counties in West Virginia. They can be found in academic colleges across campus.
Olivia Barbee
Major/Minor: Forensic Chemistry major, Biology minor
Graduation Year: 2022
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Student Organization Involvement: Research Apprenticeship Program, Honors College testWELL tutor, Biology 115 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Rural Undergraduate Shadowing in Healthcare program, and Remote Area Medical Clinic club
Interests and Hobbies: Gardening, watching TV and spending time with friends.
Fun Fact: I am a certified beekeeper, and I have three hives back home.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: My favorite thing is the tight-knit community and the friends I have made through the Honors College.
Georgia Beatty
Major/Minor: English & History majors, German minor
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Weirton, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Model United Nations, WVU Global Medical and Global Dental Brigades, German Club vice president, WVU Student Government Association local governance liaison
Interests and Hobbies:
- Writing poetry and historical fiction (I love WWII history!)
- Travel and language
- Reading,
- Playing guitar, piano, ukulele and organ
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Musical theater.
Fun Fact: My cat’s name is Newt Scamander. He’s a Hufflepuff.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: All of the opportunities, especially study abroad! This university has exposed me to so many places, languages and cultures I never would have experienced otherwise. WVU has taken me to Nicaragua, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and (last spring) Honduras, and to even more places within the classroom.
Emma Blair
Major/Minor: Exercise Physiology major, Psychology minor
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Wheeling, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Helvetia Honors Society vice president, School of Medicine Pre-Professional Programs student ambassador, Chem 115 tutor, Bio 115 teaching assistant, Pre-Medical club
Interests and Hobbies: I love to bake, read and travel. I especially love watching Disney movies and going thrift shopping!
Fun Fact: I’ve been to 43 out of the 50 states.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: My favorite thing
about the WVU Honors College is the atmosphere they provide. I love the programs
and events that help me make new college friends while still encouraging a
studious and academic environment.
Olivia Crum
Major/Minor: Neuroscience major
Graduation Year: 2022
Hometown: Madison, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Mountaineer Maniacs, National Residence Hall Honorary member, Student Service Advisory Committee secretary, WVU Paws, WVU Neuroscience Club, Honors 298o mentor.
Interests and Hobbies: Majorettes, band, travelling, yoga, running and hiking.
Fun Fact: I went abroad in search of vampires.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: My favorite thing about WVU and the Honors College is that I am comfortable with talking to and meeting anyone. It provides me with a sense of home and belonging.
Thaiddeus “Ted” Dillie
Major/Minor: Biochemistry & Business Administration majors
Graduation Year: May 2020
Hometown: Weirton, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Global Business Brigades vice president, WVU Student Government Association Davis College Rep, Student Life ambassador, member of Global Medical Brigades pilot program to Ghana, and assist at the Office of Undergraduate Research
Interests and Hobbies: Watching sports, talking with my friends, playing card games and ukulele. I'm also interested in science and human behavior.
Fun Fact: I have a twin sister.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: Both of these have a family-like structure to them. In the Honors College, I feel as if I am at home.
Grant DuVall
Major/Minor: Biology B.S. major, Addiction Studies minor
Graduation Year: 2022
Hometown: Bridgeport, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Neuroscience club, Medlife, Young Life
Interests and Hobbies: Photography, tennis, hiking and traveling.
Fun Fact: I lived in Destin, Florida for 14 years before moving to West Virginia my freshman year of high school.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: I love the pride every student has here at WVU and the extensive opportunities the Honors College grants their students on a regular basis.
Jasleen Gandhi
Major/Minor: Biology major,Psychology minor
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Bridgeport, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Global Intervarsity, Association for India's Development (AID) Morgantown, Outdoor Adventure Club
Interests and Hobbies: Travelling, photography, reading and camping.
Fun Fact: I have travelled to 35 countries.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: I love the kind of opportunities and resources available for every student to strengthen their critical thinking, professional skills, and cultural experiences.
Raimah Hossain
Major/Minor: Biomedical Engineering major, History and Math minors
Graduation Year: 2022
Hometown: I was born in Starkville, Mississippi, but went to high school in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Student Organization Involvement: Engineers Without Borders, TEDx WVU Sponsorship Committee member
Interests and Hobbies: Music, makeup, and cooking.
Fun Fact: I once saw Venus Williams at an airport in Dubai, UAE.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: Even though I went to high school in Morgantown, being a member of the Honors College has made this town and my college experience completely unique and different from what I knew of Morgantown before.
Kirsten Johnson
Major/Minor: Biology major, Spanish minor
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Student Organization Involvement: Alpha Lambda Delta, Neuroscience Club, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), Pre-Medical club, Global Medical Brigades, MedLife.
Interests and Hobbies: Reading, watching crime shows (NCIS, Brooklyn 99, CSI), watching football, playing softball and running.
Fun Fact: My best friend is my yellow lab, Toby.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: The connections made between students and professors. It truly feels like one big family!
Marleah Knights
Major/Minor: Biology & English majors
Graduation Year: 2023
Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Presidential Student ambassador, Honors Students of Color Affinity Group, Honors Hall Council, Residence Hall Association, WVU Student Government Association intern, College Democrats.
Interests and Hobbies:
- Traveling and cultural immersion
- Reading and creative writing
- Playing steel drums
- Learning languages
- Swimming
Fun Fact: During my elementary school years, I spent 4 years living in Trinidad and Tobago.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: My favorite things about the Honors College are the opportunities students have to be mentored and the fellowship created between students.
Hunter Moore
Major/Minor: Aerospace Engineering major, Physics minor
Graduation Year: 2022
Hometown: West Milford, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Engineers Without Borders (Local Project team), WVU American Institute of Aero/Astronautics, WVU Student Government Association, Mountaineer Mentors, Honors Student Association.
Interests and Hobbies: Movies, soccer, space, travelling and science.
Fun Fact: I spent the summer working for NASA with the CubeSat Program!
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: My favorite thing about WVU and the Honors College is definitely the people — no matter what or where, I can always find a great group of friends.
Natalie Rogers
Major/Minor: Economics & Mathematics majors
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Honors College testWELL tutor, Actuarial Science Club, Helvetia Sophomore Honorary
Interests and Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends and reading.
Fun Fact: I was born in Japan.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: The interesting like-minded people that I have met, and the opportunities to further my learning outside of a classroom environment.
Pareera Uqaily
Major/Minor: Accounting and Management Information Systems major
Graduation Year: 2023
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Student Organization Involvement: Delta Sigma Pi, Women in Business, TEDx WVU, Pakistani Students' Association, Muslim Students Association.
Interests and Hobbies: Rowing, travelling, shopping and spending time with my family and friends
Fun Fact: I have rowed at the 2008 Summer Olympics venue in Shunyi, China.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: The welcoming atmosphere regardless of where they live and the also really cool events they host which is a great way to network!
Bethany Wager
Major/Minor: Wildlife and Fisheries Resources major
Graduation Year: 2022
Hometown: Waverly, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Chi Alpha, American Fisheries Society, LeadWELL mentor, Research Apprenticeship Program student
Interests and Hobbies: Basketball, running, hunting, fishing, hiking, arts and crafts.
Fun Fact: I love baking.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: I love all of the different clubs and activities offered at WVU. Coming from a small town, WVU was intimidating, but the Honors College made the University feel smaller and friendlier from the start.
Katherine Whittington
Major/Minor: Political Science and Business Administration majors
Graduation Year: 2022
Hometown: Charleston, West Virginia
Student Organization Involvement: Residence Hall Association (Honors Hall representative), Mountaineer Maniacs
Interests and Hobbies: Shopping and spending time with family and friends.
Fun Fact: I once met Creed from "The Office" in an airport.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors College: The atmosphere at WVU and the family the Honors College brings!