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 Four exceptional faculty members at West Virginia University have been named 2018-2019 Benedum Distinguished Scholars in recognition of the high caliber of their research and scholarly activity:

• Duncan Lorimer, professor of Physics and Astronomy and associate dean for research, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

• Peter Schaeffer, professor of Resource Economics and Management, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design

• Bernard Schreurs, professor of Neuroscience in the School of Medicine and director, West Virginia Alzheimer’s Disease Registry

• Janice Spleth, professor of French, department of World Literatures, Languages and Linguistics, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Eberly College faculty named 2018-2019 Benedum Distinguished Scholars

Four exceptional faculty members at  West Virginia University have been named 2018-2019  Benedum Distinguished Scholars in recognition of the high caliber of their research and scholarly activity:

Looking back on her career at West Virginia University, Elizabeth Young, a Charleston, West Virginia, native reflects on memories of her adventures competing on the rowing team, walking through the snow blanketed campus and the lifelong friendships she created along the way.

Her passion for history led her to double major in history and geography and obtain a minor in French. In summer 2018, the Gilman Scholarship sent Young on a four-week study abroad trip to Montpellier, France, where she was able to practice her French language speaking skills.

Meet the Grads: Elizabeth Young

2018 Phi Beta Kappa inductees

WVU’s Phi Beta Kappa inducts 2018 class

The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University is pleased to announce the induction of its 2018 class of scholars into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society for the arts and sciences. 

McKenna Williamson

Meet the Grads: McKenna Williamson

More than 1,000 students from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will walk across the stage on Sunday, May 13 as they graduate from West Virginia University , ready to take on the world.  

Morgan Stemler

Meet the Grads: Morgan Stemler

More than 1,000 students from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will walk across the stage on Sunday, May 13 as they graduate from West Virginia University , ready to take on the world.  

2018 Fulbright Scholars

Record number of WVU students receive Fulbright Scholarships

A record number of West Virginia University students have been named Fulbright Scholars this year, doubling the previous record of five. 2018 Fulbright Scholars

Lawrence Georgiana

Four WVU, Eberly College students to study abroad as Boren scholars

Four West Virginia University students have been awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship and will spend a year immersed in the language and culture of countries that have been identified as critical to U.S. interests.

Ángel Tuninetti, associate professor of Spanish at West Virginia University, will exchange classrooms this semester with Paola Vera Báez, professor of culinary anthropology at the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Mexico, as part of a short-term faculty exchange program.

Taste testing: Faculty exchange program brings professor from Mexico to WVU

Faculty exchange program brings professor from Mexico to WVU

Rodney Elliott

Air Force veteran wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

As a child in Texas, Rodney Elliott dreamed of going to college and studying science but it was a dream deferred because of family finances. He joined the Air Force and, after a 20-year career, enrolled at  West Virginia University gaining accolades, not just from his professors, but by winning the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering—the Goldwater Scholarship.