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West Virginia Wesleyan College December graduates encouraged to ‘keep dreaming big’

Twenty-six Fall Semester West Virginia Wesleyan College graduates were recently recognized at a program commemorating their academic achievement. All Fall graduates are invited to walk in the May 10 Commencement.

President of West Virginia Wesleyan College Dr. James Moore asked graduates to think about the faculty, staff, fellow students, friends and family who helped them achieve success in their academic journeys and reminded them that this support does not end upon graduation.

He also encouraged the graduates to “keep dreaming big.”

“Dream big, don’t lose that sense of hope you have and know that whatever life throws at you, you have graduated from one of the finest institutions anywhere,” Moore said. “We have been doing this for 134 years. You’ve got this and we know it because you are absolutely the best measure of our success as an institution.”

The following is an official list of December graduates as of Dec. 10, 2024:

  • Omolade Aderemi ’24, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences
  • Electra Allembert ’24, of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminal Justice
  • Loan Chau ’24, of Worcester, Massachusetts, Master of Science in Nursing
  • Madysan Chisholm ’24, of Waldorf, Maryland; Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
  • Ashton Crosten ‘24, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Master of Science in Nursing
  • Hanna Davis ’24, of Elkins, West Virginia; Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
  • Kelsey Dean ’24, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Master of Science in Nursing
  • Abigail Fowler ’24, of Hurricane, West Virginia, Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
  • Chelsey Fritz ’24, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, Bachelor of Arts in English
  • Devin Johnson ’24, of Matthews, North Carolina, Five-Year Master of Business Administration
  • Kihiro Karasawa ’24, of Japan, Bachelor of Science in Physics
  • Victoria Klinger ’24, of Coalton, West Virginia, Master of Science in Nursing
  • Emily Lahman ’24, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, Bachelor of Science in Management
  • Bree Moll ’24, of Craigsville, West Virginia, Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • Itsuki Muramatsu ’24, of Japan, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  • Kosei Nkamura ’24, of Japan, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  • Jaime Razo Jr. ‘24, of Tomball, Texas, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
  • Bethani Rucker ‘24, of Hampton, Virginia, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
  • Novalee Schmidt ‘24, of Inwood, West Virginia, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
  • Elizabeth Sendling ‘24, of Coalton, West Virginia; Master of Science in Nursing
  • Christopher Taylor ‘24, of Leesburg, Virginia, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
  • Chance Walther ‘24, of Greenbank, West Virginia, Master of Science in Nursing
  • Colyn Webster ‘24, of Accokeek, Maryland, Bachelor of Science in Management
  • Nathan Whitman ‘24, of South Charleston, West Virginia; Bachelor of Arts in Religious Life Studies
  • Gabriella Wolverton ‘24, of Exchange, West Virginia; Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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