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Nearly 50 Upshur County students honored as WVWC announces fall 2025 President’s List, Provost’s List

Forty-seven Upshur County students earned academic honors at West Virginia Wesleyan College for the fall 2025 semester.
West Virginia Wesleyan College campus

West Virginia Wesleyan College has announced its President’s List and Provost’s List for the fall 2025 semester, with 47 Upshur County students earning academic honors.

Fourteen local students achieved President’s List honors by earning a 4.0 GPA while completing at least 12 semester hours:

  • Destiny Babbitt, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Aubree Bozic, a sophomore from Buckhannon
  • Kayla Currence, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Shelly Gause, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Coley Hamrick, a sophomore from Buckhannon
  • Caleb Haney, a junior from Buckhannon
  • Dane Heath, a sophomore from Buckhannon
  • Bryson Johnston, a sophomore from Buckhannon
  • Haley Lane, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Rachel Rebelo, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Nathaniel Russell, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Malayla Tompkins, a junior from Buckhannon
  • Courtney Walton, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Jennifer Woods, a senior from Buckhannon

Thirty-three Upshur County students earned Provost’s List honors by achieving a GPA of 3.5 or above while completing at least 12 semester hours:

  • Dalton Auvil, a junior from Buckhannon
  • Reeds Benjamin, a junior from Buckhannon
  • Kelsey Bevins, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Aiden Brown, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Madison Brown, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Katherine Burnside, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Brianna Dalton, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Alexa Davis, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Kaylee Feather, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Kailey Gibson, a junior from Buckhannon
  • Kellie Gillum, a junior from French Creek
  • Samuel Hepburn, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Reese Hutson, a junior from Rock Cave
  • Katina Jones, a freshman from French Creek
  • Abby Kelley, a freshman from Tallmansville
  • Graci Ketterman, a junior from Buckhannon
  • Laikelyn Leggett, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Emmalea Lipps, a freshman from French Creek
  • Aaron Mabry, a sophomore from Buckhannon
  • Abigail Marsh, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Kaiden McDaniels, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Quinton Payton, a junior from Buckhannon
  • Tyson Perkins, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Grace Queen, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Cadence Ringer, a senior from French Creek
  • Alyssa Rohr, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Rachel Rush, a freshman from French Creek
  • Julianna Stark, a junior from Buckhannon
  • Katlyn Tenney, a sophomore from French Creek
  • Caroline Ware, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Taylor Weese, a senior from Buckhannon
  • Jaden Westfall, a freshman from Buckhannon
  • Morgan Wheeler, a sophomore from Buckhannon

The full President’s List and Provost’s List are available on the WVWC website.

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