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ISSUED: 1 May 2025
MEDIA CONTACT: Hans Fogle

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøUniversity recognized 47 students as McMurran Scholars, the highest academic honor bestowed by the University.

Students and their families gathered on April 25 for the sixty-fourth McMurran Scholar Convocation held at the Suzanne Shipley Wellness Center on Shepherd’s campus.

McMurran Scholars must complete at least 92 semester hours, maintain a minimum 3.86 grade point average, complete two consecutive semesters of study at Shepherd, and be nominated by at least three faculty members.

The 2025 McMurran Scholars are:

Alexandra Alward – Frederick, Maryland

Jillian Allen – Middletown, Maryland

Rebekah Banasik – Round Hill, Virginia

Abigail Bartlett – Frederick, Maryland

Delaney Bittner – York, Pennsylvania

Baxter Bickey – Beckley, West Virginia

Karli Brown – Stephens City, Virginia

Alecia Burgess – Martinsburg, West Virginia

Clarence Decatur – Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Amya Davis – Cortlandt Manor, New York

Liam Dardick – Charles Town, West Virginia

Hannah Fraley – Kearneysville, West Virginia

Alicia Glaves – Falling Waters, West Virginia

Emma Harbour – Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Alexander Heath – Bunker Hill, West Virginia

Mirian Hernandez – Kearneysville, West Virginia

Kayleigh Hess – Martinsburg, West Virginia

Shayna Hepner – Augusta, West Virginia

Cheyenne Hooker – Romney, West Virginia

Sage Holzinger – Inwood, West Virginia

Talia Holzinger – Inwood, West Virginia

Britney Huntley – Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Lauren Kimball – Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Kelsey King – Fallston, Maryland

Samuel Lake – Charles Town, West Virginia

Oliver Leonard – Kennebunk, Maine

Maria Leppo – Westminster, Maryland

Susannah Lisk – Charles Town, West Virginia

Charity Lundberg – Inwood, West Virginia

Carter Marcian – Bluemont, West Virginia

Ethan Mullican – Myersville, Maryland

Charity Meyer – Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Mason Miller – Wardensville, West Virginia

Emily Moran – Fairmont, West Virginia

Nayeli Plata-Candelario – Inwood, West Virginia

Caitlyn Reinhardt – Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Autumn Osborne – Clear Spring, Maryland

Joanna Schoonover – Preston, Maryland

Lindsay Smith – Martinsburg, West Virginia

Anna Cockerham – Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Jillian Williams – New Cumberland, West Virginia

Colton White – Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Laura Wilt – Summit Point, West Virginia

Gracie Walker – Sharpsburg, Maryland

Dylan Walker – Falling Waters, West Virginia

Anna Walter – Charles Town, West Virginia

You can read more about the McMurran Scholar Award and see past recipients at www.shepherd.edu/mcmurran.

The McMurran Scholar Award was established in 1961 in honor of Joseph McMurran, who served as the first principal when ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøwas established in 1871.

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