UVa-Wise inducts new Darden Society members

The Darden Society of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise added 55 new members during a May 6 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. 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 faculties of their respective major departments.

Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, UVa-Wise is ranked among the nation’s top ten public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report. The only branch campus of the University of Virginia, UVa-Wise is home to 1,700 students and offers undergraduate and professional programs in the liberal arts tradition of Thomas Jefferson.

Inductees for the 2003-2004 academic year are:

Virginia
Abingdon
Donna Kim Naffah

Afton
Brandon McGann

Appalachia
Larry P. Huff

Big Stone Gap
Candace T. Browning
David Peace
Jamie E. Rutherford

Bristol
Lillie DeLancy
Justin Hutton
Jessica Johnson
Carrie Grace Read

Callaway
Nancy Milliron

Castlewood
Kathy Parsons

Chesapeake
Danielle Benton

Chilhowie
Melissa Kim Baumgardner

Clintwood
Toni R. Lynch
Jaelyn Lea Mullins
Joshua Hunter Newberry
Mary Alice Puckett
Jessica LeAne Smith

Council
Verna T. Boyd

Davenport
Maggie Denise Breeding

Duffield
Tiffany D. Scott

Fork Union
Matthew A. Cagle

Gate City
David A. Flanary Jr.
Kenita Herron

Haysi
Garrick Lee Tackett

Honaker
Heather Dean Crabtree

Jewell Ridge
Jacalyn Paige Gilbert

Jonesville
Rachel Allen
Chelsie Marie Lawson

Leesburg
Jesse Bradley

Lynchburg
Jennifer Lee Ezell

Marion
Timothy R. Smith Jr.

Nora
Timmy Neece Jr.

Norton
Calvin Columbus Honaker, Jr.
Nellibrooke Ann Stidham

Oakwood
Brianna Sheppard

Pennginton Gap
Holly Aldridge

Pound
Courtney Paige Belcher

Richmond
Cleopatra Lightfoot

St. Paul
Sheena Lynn Jessee

Weber City
Jennifer Conklin

Wise
Ashley D. Garrett
Jeremiah Christopher Hopkins
Erica Danielle Jensen
Jessica Leigh Kennedy
Angela McAmis
Scott McDaniel
Lora Clare Wharton

Kentucky
Jeremiah
Matthew Corey Ison

Virgie
Amanda F. Hall

West Virginia
Bluefield
Kenneth Levi Howell

Shepherdstown
Crystal Michelle Morgan

Turkey
Istanbul
Suna Oz
Zehra Nevce Gurkan