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Webb Promoted To News Director

WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg has promoted Jay Webb to News Director. Webb was previously Director of Weather at the ABC, CBS, and FOX duopoly located in the Shenandoah Valley.

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Israel O'Quinn: Position of Change

When the seat for Virginia House of Delegates became available in 2011, Emory & Henry graduate Israel O’Quinn saw it as an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people in Southwest...

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Amy Wilson: Changing Negative Perceptions

As a student at Emory & Henry, Amy has completed two internships in physical therapy. By engaging in these practical settings with patients, she hopes to not only assist them with their physical...

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Sydney England: Fellowship Opportunity

England, a 2014 graduate of Emory & Henry College, was nominated by the college, which is among many liberal arts colleges and universities eligible for support from the Jessie DuPont Fund. England...

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Sharp Gets Special Look at Public Service

Rachael Sharp of Williamsburg, Va. is getting an inside view of how public policy takes shape in her home state after being selected for a prestigious fellowship this summer.

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Jason Jones: Giving Hope

The 2012 Emory & Henry graduate is giving hope every day to at-risk children in San Antonio, Texas, hundreds of miles from his hometown in Greeneville, Tenn., where he teaches K-5 music during the...

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Katie Beth Bordwine: Big Year

As the summer break sun starts its descent, Emory & Henry College rising senior Katie Beth Bordwine sits 300 miles away from her Saltville, Va. home reflecting on the past 12 months and the places...

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Taequan Kates: Legal Lessons

Summer breaks are meant to be exactly that: a break from the stress and hard work of the academic year. However, rising Emory & Henry College senior Taequan Kates has a tough time slowing down.

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Laken Brooks: Raising Awareness

Laken Brooks has witnessed the positive impact of an annual campaign at Emory & Henry that seeks to raise regional awareness about dating and domestic violence.

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Cristin Colvin: Finding Much to Sing About

Cristin Colvin, a vocal and piano major, says she’s in the “young artist" phase of her life ---gaining performance experience wherever she can in summer opera festivals and small companies. She also...

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Devin Altizer: Award-winning Actor

Devin Altizer, who signed a contract for one of his first acting jobs before he graduated from Emory & Henry last year, recently received an Ostrander Award for Leading Actor in a Drama.

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Hai Yan Chen: Working with Honors Students

Alumna Hai Yan Chen returned to Emory & Henry College last year to work in the Honors Program, the same organization she participated in while a student at the College.

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Van Tran: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

You could say Van Tran got the most out of her college experience. Tran graduated cum laude from Emory & Henry College in 2005. She was a Bonner Scholar for three years. And she received the...

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Henri Fitzgerald: Success Inspired by Service

While most of his classmates were adjusting to being away from home, Emory & Henry alumnus Henri Fitzgerald was juggling a college education and raising a family.

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Fishburne Writes Screenplay for ABC TV Drama

Emory & Henry alumnus Rodes Fishburne was recently interviewed by Kai Ryssdal, host of Marketplace, a widely heard program dealing with business and the economy.

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Ben Smith: Building Business Success

He taught himself to play the harmonica. He’s a connoisseur of English literature, and he appreciates the artistic side of construction. You could say Ben Smith is a versatile kind of guy. The 2004...

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Will Coleman: Playwright, Director, Theatre Company Owner

Will Coleman, a playwright and director based in Chicago, has started his own theatre company in Chicago, appropriately naming it Wheelhouse Theatre, which is in the midst of its first production,...

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Scott: Emmy Award Winning Photojournalist

An Emory & Henry graduate who humbly describes himself as a “county boy from Lynchburg, Virginia,” Eric Scott said his college experience gave him the opportunity to transition into adulthood and...

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Sawyers: Federal Prosecutor Serving Most Vulnerable

Some of the proudest moments in Brooklyn Sawyers’ career are standing at the lectern in the United States District Court and announcing she is there on behalf of her client, the United States of America.

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Strutner Named the 2016 Advocate of the Year By Community Anti-Drug...

Stephanie Strutner ('02) has been named the 2016 Advocate of the Year by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), the nation’s leading substance abuse prevention organization representing...

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On Stage with Victor Trussell ('13)

Victor Trussell starting acting on a whim. Now, it's his life.

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Virginia Becomes First State to Functionally End Homelessness for Veterans

Pam Kestner (E&H '83) has been quietly leading as the Governor's Coordinating Council on Homelessness has made history.

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Doug Dalton: More Than Meets The Eye

Doug Dalton (E&H '93) might seem like he's only interested in a good time, but the truth is that his business success is improving the whole of San Francisco.

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Making A Difference in Liberia

Mwenda Kazadi (E&H '10) is using his E&H degree to boost the economy of his home community in Liberia.

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Lisa Jordan ('84) Appointed to NBER Board

Lisa Jordan is on the National Board of Economic Research Board of Directors.

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