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School of Public Health

May 2026
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Dear School of Public Health Graduates,

Today, we join with family, friends, mentors, and classmates to celebrate not only what you have achieved but who you have become. We honor the hard work, sacrifice, and spirit that brought you to this milestone.

This moment is both a culmination and a commencement. It reflects the years of study, exploration, and dedication that have brought you to this milestone, while also marking the beginning of a new chapter. As you leave this campus, you step into a future that is ready for your ideas, your leadership, and the contributions only you can make.

You studied in a world that challenged you — a world that revealed how fragile health can be, how deep inequities run, and how much work remains to be done. Yet even as the world felt uncertain and overwhelming at times, you stood firm.

You chose compassion over cynicism. You chose service over silence. You chose to believe that meaningful change is possible, and that you have a role in leading it.

As you begin this next journey, I encourage you to face adversity with bold confidence, knowing that you have the knowledge, skills, and perseverance to navigate whatever comes next. Rely on your Mountaineer roots to lead with your heart, your passion, and your ambition.

On behalf of the West Virginia University School of Public Health community, congratulations. And wherever your path may lead, remember that WVU will always be a place you can call home.

Let’s Go!

Sarah C. Woodrum signature

Sarah C. Woodrum, DrPH, FACHE
Dean, WVU School of Public Health

Graduates

Doctor of Philosophy

Epidemiology

  • Elly Marie Marshall
  • Jeffrey Alan Pesarsick

Occptnl & Envmntl Health Sci

  • Manal Mutieb Almutairi

Social & Behavioral Sciences

  • Mawyah Adel Bashatah

Master of Science

Biostatistics

  • Dhaval Chauhan
  • Oghenekaro Omodior
  • Leo Brendan Paul Ware
  • Donovan Eryk Weekley
  • Michael Karol Wojciechowski

Population Health

  • Catherine Mallory Brake
  • Hannah Mackenzie Parker
  • Levi James Phillips
  • Teisha Marie Prim
  • Melanie Rose Zanabria

Master of Health Admin

Health Administration

  • McKenzie Erle Akers
  • Ayesha Brown
  • Anna Maria Ecker
  • Courtney Paige Feight
  • Brooke Lawson
  • Elizabeth Ann Lingo
  • Mac McMillen
  • Joseph William Monastra
  • Shaelee Malynn Nelson
  • Meaghan Olivia Nichols
  • Lisa Pitrolo
  • Eric David Reed
  • Kennedy Jo Scarry
  • Sophia Rose Selvaraj
  • Emily Smith
  • Erica Lynn Smith
  • Tracy Leanne Smith
  • Rieley Lynn Snyder
  • Olivia Paige Stewart
  • Hannah Kennedy Warden

Master of Public Health

Public Health

  • Jillian Taylor Bratton
  • Shelby Nichole Floyd
  • Chloe Leeann Hatfield
  • Morgan Johnson
  • Benjamin R Lee
  • Monica Jean Mason
  • Katherine Minor
  • Zoe Mollencop
  • Abigale Chantal Mullings
  • Elliot Grace Nesbitt
  • Sydnee Roberts
  • Payton Summer Shreve
  • Elisabeth Ruth Smiley
  • Jenisha Timalsina
  • Austin J Ulrich
  • Logan Woodburn

Bachelor of Science

Health Servces Admin

  • Brooklyn P Carpenter
  • Mackenzie Victoria Placek **

Hlth Services Mgmt & Ldrshp

  • McKenzie Erle Akers ***
  • Brianna Markell Ferguson ***
  • Emily G Fleenor **
  • Bryan Keith Mcdonald *
  • Shaelee Malynn Nelson **
  • Rieley Lynn Snyder ***
  • Olivia Paige Stewart ☙ ***
  • Hannah Kennedy Warden ***

Public Health

  • Shelby Lee Cavender **
  • Mackenzie Lee Crossman
  • Kassidy Paige Dean
  • Alexandra Petrie
  • Payton Summer Shreve ***
  • Elizabeth Arwen Straud

Public Health Sciences

  • Lillian Grace Grey ***
  • Amelia Anne Holtschneider ***
  • Catherine Anne Magrogan
  • Maddex Allen McMillen *
  • Melissa Marian Spohn **

Certificate

Applied Biostatistics

  • Madeline Paige Smith
  • * Cum Laude
  • ** Magna Cum Laude
  • *** Summa Cum Laude
  • ☸ Honors EXCEL Scholar
  • ☙ Honors Foundations Scholar
  • ⟡ Honors Laureate

Names listed in this program are taken from applications for graduation made to the WVU Office of the University Registrar. This document is not an official record of degrees awarded. Honors listed in this program are based upon the next-to-last term of enrollment and are not official until all academic work has been certified by the WVU Office of the University Registrar.