More than 20 Upshur County students graduate from WVU in Spring 2024

Community Bulletin

Foot and ankle pain no longer means a long drive. Vandalia Health Foot & Ankle now treats patients in four central West Virginia towns — Buckhannon, Cowen, Elkins and Philippi — part of the network long known as Davis Health System. Read more →

This story brought to you paywall-free, courtesy of the My Buckhannon team and our community partners

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University has released a complete list of spring semester graduates.

Thousands of graduates participated in nine Commencement ceremonies at the Coliseum May 10-12, including more than 20 students from Upshur County.

  • Nathaniel Beer, of Buckhannon, Communication Studies
  • Leigh Bennett, of Buckhannon, Dental Hygiene
  • Miranda Brooks, of Tallmansville, Social Studies/Secondary Education
  • Heidi Bryan, of Rock Cave, Mechanical Engineering
  • Cassandra Coen, of Buckhannon, Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
  • Sarah Cunningham, of Buckhannon, Ceramics
  • Cory Hamner, of French Creek, Psychology, Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Jessica Lane, of Buckhannon, Communication Studies
  • John Leigh, of Buckhannon, Finance
  • Drake Lemansky, of Buckhannon, Management Information Systems
  • Austin Light, of Buckhannon, Finance
  • Alex Marsh, of Buckhannon, Criminology
  • Austin Mccartney, of French Creek, Energy Land Management
  • Patrick Nanners, of Buckhannon, Marketing
  • JaKobe ONeil, of Buckhannon, General Business
  • Emma Reger, of Buckhannon, Health Sciences
  • Parker Surface, of Buckhannon, Business Administration
  • Dalton Tenney, of Buckhannon, Public Administration, Social Work
  • Hannah Tenney, of Buckhannon, Medicine
  • Caitlin Wiley, of Buckhannon, Multidisciplinary Studies/BMdS
  • Kristin Young, of French Creek, Social Work

The final total graduate number for Spring 2024 was 3,858.

Local Businesses

[FMG] [2026-02-02] Emergency Weather Repairs 1
[HWORKS] [2025-01-08] When Your Body Hurts (Sign)

Recent Stories

Stephanie Jo Casada Snapp

Stephanie Jo Casada Snapp, 43, of Kingsport, TN, died on June 16, 2026, at UT Medical Center in Knoxville. She was a longtime employee of McCoy’s Salvage Grocery and loved spending time with her grandchildren.