WVU TODAY
Four Morgantown High School students and one from University High are among the 20 statewide who are part of the cohort of Bucklew Scholars this year.
The Bucklew Scholarship is given to 20 high-achieving West Virginia students accepted to the university. It qualifies them to be considered for the Foundation Scholarship, WVU’s highest academic scholarship.
Area scholars are:
- Liza Wan, a biology major from Morgantown High School, seeks to bridge her interests in art and healthcare and is considering a career as a prosthodontist to help those recovering from drug addiction and others in need.
- Dominic Gabriele, an immunology and medical microbiology major from Morgantown High School, was inspired by his father’s and grandfather’s careers as radiologists to become a physician, while a love of sports has sparked his interest in orthopedic medicine.
- Isabella Ferrell, an international studies major from Morgantown High School who believes the real impetus for change in the world are insights gained by combining history and politics research, aspires to attend law school and ultimately serve as a United States diplomat.
- Julia Leyden, a history major minoring in biology from Morgantown High School whose passion to eradicate health inequities was propelled by stories of sickle cell disease and “Cancer Alley,” aspires to become a civil rights attorney.
- Lucas Watson, a physics major from University High, is considering a minor in education or music, plans to eventually teach in a STEM-related field at the university level.
Other candidates are:
- Laya Chennuru from Martinsburg High School
- Creek Richmond from Woodrow Wilson High School
- Samvat Yadav from Princeton Senior High School
- Liam Risk from Capital High School
- Lee Chua from Elkins High School
- Annmarie Raschella from Elkins High School
- Rebecca Cox from Fairmont Senior High School
- Reese Allen from Bridgeport High School
- Matthew Olivero from Hurricane High School
- Luke Graham from George Washington High School
- Carter Leadmon from Hurricane High School
- Zachary Taylor from Roane County High School
- Savannah Jones from Lincoln High School
- Emma Fleming from Parkersburg High School
- Sarah Warder from Pocahontas County High School
The Neil S. Bucklew Scholarship is named after WVU’s 20th president and is valued at $40,000, providing its recipients with $10,000 per year over four years to be used toward educational costs. All Bucklew Scholars have qualified for the Honors College at WVU, and the scholarship may be used in addition to the state’s PROMISE Scholarship.
The scholarships are part of the university’s comprehensive awards program and are supported, in part, by the WVU Foundation, the private nonprofit corporation that generates, receives and administers private gifts for the benefit of WVU.
