Dear Graduates,
Today represents a remarkable turning point in your journey — one filled with excitement, a sense of accomplishment and perhaps a touch of uncertainty. You’re standing on the cusp of a new beginning, ready to take on the world. We’re here today to celebrate the achievements, determination and perseverance that have brought you to this pivotal moment.
During your time at West Virginia University, you’ve gained knowledge, confidence and life experiences that will enable you to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities that lie ahead. You’re ready to face your future with the same passion, grit and determination that is engrained in the spirit of Mountaineers everywhere.
As graduates of WVU School of Public Health, you now join a distinguished community of alumni and professionals dedicated to the purposeful mission of advocating for a safer, healthier world for all — both an honorable and respectable calling. You’ll use your education, skills and innovative thinking to help communities address health disparities, promote community wellness and develop policies and programming that will ultimately transforms lives for the better.
On behalf of the School of Public Health community, we are immensely proud of each of you and look forward to seeing the mark you’ll leave on the world as the newest generation of public health professionals. Wherever your journey may lead, remember that country roads will always lead you home.
Congratulations again, and may your future be filled with adventure, good fortune and fulfillment.
Let’s go!
Erik L. Carlton, DrPH, CPH, FACHE
Interim Dean
Sarah C. Woodrum, DrPH, FACHE
Interim Dean
December 2024 Graduates
Doctor of Philosophy
Epidemiology
- Olayemi Adeniyi Adeniran
- Erin Delaney Caswell
- Melody Kay Gwilliam
Occptnl & Envmntl Health Sci
- Brandon Frederick Law
- Yaw Barima Twum
Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Caterina DeFazio
- Stephen John Heck
- Brenna Owens Kirk
- Rosalina Garcia Mills
- Zachary Shane Ramsey
- Brittany Ti-esha Smith
Master of Health Admin
Health Administration
- Brandon Lee Gregory
- Calvin Parmiter
- Alex DShawn Rittman
- Thuc T Tran
Master of Science
Biostatistics
- Hang Li
Industrial Hygiene
- Natasha Cherese Hope
- Katelynn Monti
- Jared Michael Shepherd
Population Health
- Sandy Brundage
- Shyanna Marie Frye
- Brandon Lee Gregory
- Shipra Gupta
- Cheyenne Marie Lewis
- Yadira Perez-Marcano
- Minhenga Ngijoi Yogo
Master of Public Health
Public Health
- Seth Lilly
Bachelor of Science
Hlth Services Mgmt & Ldrshp
- Sona Seay Magassouba ***
- Jamya Price **
- Gracey Brianna Wilt
Public Health
- Dilary Heredia Beltran
- Brayleigh Aryn Brown
- Katelyn Marie Eaves ***
- Ayanna A Perry
- Emma Nicole Tomb *
- Kyah Anne Watson
Certificate
Applied Biostatistics
- Andrea Renee Milstred
- * 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.