Arts & Sciences Alumni

Shenandoah Announces Recipients Of 2024 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards

Annual awards presented to Maya Horner ’24, Gabriella Raspanti ’24 and Associate Professor of PA Studies Michelle Gruver, D.M.S., PA-C.

Shenandoah University presented the 2024 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards to recent graduates Maya Horner ’24 and Gabriella Raspanti ’24 and Associate Professor of Physician Assistant…

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Harding Library of Law & History Officially Named

Davis Hall Space Reflects Alumni Family’s Affection for the University

The new name of the library in Shenandoah University’s Davis Hall honors a family of alumni with a deep connection to the university.  The Harding…

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Shenandoah Student Selected for WSCF-US Student Leadership Team

Jolonnie Reed Joins Leadership Team of Historic Christian Student Movement

Shenandoah University student Jolonnie Reed ’25 was commissioned in a virtual ceremony with four other student leaders from across the country as a new member…

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Shenandoah Professor Chosen To Lead Winchester School Board

Department Chair & Professor of Hispanic Studies Bryan Pearce-Gonzales, Ph.D., has served on the board since 2017

A full story about Pearce-Gonzales’ election is featured in the Jan. 11, 2024, edition of The Winchester Star. 

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Public Health Faculty Member And Students Publish Together

Alumni also contributed to paper published in the Journal of Affective Disorders

Student researchers Yohanna Díaz-Amaya (Public Health/Spanish) and Zoe Star (Public Health/Biology) along with their public health professor, Scott McClure, Ph.D., recently saw their paper published…

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Shenandoah’s Profound Influence

First-Gen Alumni Shares How Her Shenandoah Experience Transformed Her

LaVonda Taylor ’13, credits Shenandoah University with providing the support she needed to push past challenges and build a career dedicated to empowering the next…

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PA Student Wins National Health Service Corps Scholarship

Award covers all educational expenses; requires recipients to serve in areas with shortages of health professionals after graduation

Kimberly Siguenza Depaz ’21, ’25, knew she wanted to be a physician assistant back when she started looking at colleges in high school. Now, she’s…

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Shenandoah University Names Cecil Pruitt, Jr. Health & Life Sciences Building After Longtime Supporter

Pruitt has played a key role in facilitating the university’s growth

Shenandoah University’s Health & Life Sciences Building now bears the name of a longtime SU supporter whose contributions helped fund the state-of-the-art building’s construction on…

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Noyalas ’01 Honored By Josephine School Community Museum and African-American Cultural Center

He received the accolade alongside former Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust, Ph.D., and 2024 Virginia Teacher of the Year Jeff Keller

On Thursday, Sept. 7, Jonathan A. Noyalas ’01, M.A., director of Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute, was honored by the Josephine School Community Museum…

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Byrd ’21 Making A Mark With Performing Arts Organization

Ashayla Byrd ’21, who graduated from Shenandoah with degrees in dance and English, said her time at Shenandoah prepared her for life by teaching her…

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