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.
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, m ember of Global Medical Brigades pilot program to Ghana, and a ssist at the Office of Undergraduate Research
Interests and Hobbies: Watching sports, t alking with my friends, p laying 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, hiki ng and traveling.
Fun Fact: I l ived in Destin, Florida for 14 years before moving to West Virginia my freshman year of high school.
Favorite Thing about WVU and the Honors Colleg e: I love the pride every student has here at WVU and the extensive opportunities the Honors College grants their students on a regular basis.
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 Colleg e: 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, w atching crime shows (NCIS, Brooklyn 99, CSI), w atching football, p laying softball and r unning.
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, s occer, s pace, t ravelling and s cience.
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 r eading.
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 o pportunities 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 s pending 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!