Eberly News

During WVU’s 2024 Homecoming celebration, seniors Megan Frappier and Hannah Warden were crowned Homecoming Royalty at halftime of the Kansas State game. Frappier, a criminology and political science major from New Jersey, and Warden, a health services management major from Cross Lanes, are both leaders in WVU’s diversity and service initiatives.The celebration also included alumni awards, with Tracy Schoenadel and Laura Boyd honored as Outstanding Alumni, and Paul Lewis receiving the David W. Jacobs Lifetime Service Award. Astrophysicists Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin served as grand marshals for the Homecoming Parade.

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An Eberly College alumna with a passion for storytelling and exploring cultural similarities between Appalachia and the Arab world is the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright scholarship. 

Clara Haizlett of Bethany is one of approximately 2,200 college students and recent graduates selected to participate in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program. 

2 Eberly College students earned Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to travel abroad without financial constraints.

In recognition of her loyalty and service to West Virginia University, Eberly College Professor Emerita Sophia Peterson has been inducted into The Order of Vandalia.

Three outstanding West Virginia University students have been named winners of the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences. Easton Cahill, Rachel King and Christopher Smith are among the 438 scholars selected nationwide and join the ranks of 47 Mountaineers selected before them. Each scholarship provides as much as $7,500 annually for up to two years of undergraduate study.

Duncan Lorimer, professor of physics and astronomy in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a 2024 Fellow of the Royal Society of London for his contributions to pulsar astrophysics and his role in the discovery of fast radio bursts.

Maura McLaughlin, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been selected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in the scientific world. She is the first WVU researcher to join the prestigious group.

Erin Goodykoontz, a Teaching Professor in Eberly College’s School of Mathematical and Data Sciences, has been named 2023 Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia.