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![Meet December 2020 grad Maryssa Beasley (PhD, Chemistry).](/files/b66d4432-33ba-4959-a9eb-05f92da72c8c/400x.webp?cb=6b8cba8d20669862c0378e4f8ecd687c)
Meet the December 2020 Grads: Maryssa Beasley
Meet December 2020 grad Maryssa Beasley (PhD, Chemistry).
2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Jordan Pugh
Meet English major Jordan Pugh.
2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Adam Craig
Meet international studies major Adam Craig
Peace Tree Ceremony honors COVID-19 losses in West Virginia
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Native American Studies peace tree ceremony was a small, private event involving just six people. They met at the peace tree outside Martin Hall on Saturday, Nov. 7, during Native American Heritage Month. The gathering marked the 28th anniversary of the WVU peace tree, planted by Haudenosaunee (Iroquoian) leaders and commemorated annually by the University community with Native American keynote speakers from tribes throughout the U.S.
2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Adia Kolb
Meet sociology and women's and gender studies major Adia Kolb.
2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Heather Woolridge
Meet history and philosophy student Heather Woolridge.
2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Jaxon Miller
Meet history and Russian studies major Jaxon Miller.
2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Amelia Jones
Meet English student Amelia Jones.
2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Tristan Sanders
In association with the ongoing generosity of the Eberly family, the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board established the Eberly Scholars program in 1988. Each year, up to 25 students majoring in the arts and sciences are designated as Eberly Scholars. They are provided with scholarship support in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement. This award is the Eberly College’s most prestigious scholarship honor for undergraduate students. Meet all of this year's Eberly Scholars.
![Growing up as a loyal fan of “Jurassic Park” in a family of nature lovers, West Virginia University student Sam Ocon always knew she wanted to be a paleontologist. Some of Ocon’s earliest memories are learning to identify the local fauna around her hometown of Gainesville, Florida, with her dad and digging for fossils in the limestone among her grandfather’s plants. Today, Ocon is fulfilling her dream of studying invertebrate paleontology in the WVU Department of Geology and Geography.](/files/7f9976b1-ccd1-4d7d-b89f-7b34f239a5f5/400x.webp?cb=cb9eb89b98591691fb238b51f557b598)
Unlocking the history of life on Earth
Growing up as a loyal fan of “Jurassic Park” in a family of nature lovers, graduate student Sam Ocon always knew she wanted to be a paleontologist.