UVa-Wise inducts new Darden Society members

The Darden Society of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise added 34 new members during a May 1 induction ceremony.

The College’s oldest honor society, the Darden Society is named for Colgate W. Darden, Jr., former governor of Virginia and former president of the University of Virginia, whose belief in higher education and love for Southwest Virginia brought him to lend support essential to the founding and growth of UVa-Wise. The Darden Society was founded in 1964 by the late E. L. “Buck” Henson, Jr., professor emeritus of history.

Darden Society membership is based upon high scholarly achievement and intellectual promise. Sophomores become eligible for membership by completing their first three semesters in residence at the College with uniformly superior records. Juniors and seniors must be nominated by faculty members of their respective major departments.

The only branch campus of the University of Virginia, UVa-Wise is ranked among the nation’s top ten public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report. UVa-Wise offers Virginia's only undergraduate degree in software engineering, among 28 other degrees and professional programs in the liberal arts tradition of Thomas Jefferson.

Inductees for the 2007-2008 academic year are:

VIRGINIA

Alexandria
Emily Barrett Witucki

Big Stone Gap
Kevin Matthew Fowler

Bristol
Autumn Rhea Lauzon

Dale City
Inmar Romero

Chilhowie
Kelly Hunter

Clintwood
Olga Cardeno Hayes

Coeburn
April Ashby
Steven Hensley
Brian Newberry

Floyd
Natasha Bambarger

Gate City
Brittany Hartgrove

Glade Spring
Travis Lyle Brannon

Grundy
Kasey R. Cantrell
Lauren Fletcher

Haysi
Bruce Blansett

Hurley
Andrea Justus

Lebanon
Morgan Machel Cook

Nora
Caleb Patrick Ryan Neece

Norton
Kathrine Baldwin
Amanda M. Mullis

Pennington Gap
Nicole Danielle Carter

Pound
Sara Ashton Keith
Tara Large
Erica Dell

St. Paul
Irvin Taylor Hill
Veronica Rasnick

Stafford
Andrew McQuillan

Wise
Jade Ayers Bolling
Joy Rachel Bryant
Jessica Lawson
Lindsay Lipps
Morgan Elizabeth Pennington Meade
Tuan Van Pham
Tosha Sturgill

KENTUCKY

Whitesburg
Karen Elaine Boggs

TURKEY

Istanbul
Gokhan Mufit Cakar

Posted May 6, 2008