Honors Stories
Dana Mulligan Named 2020 Outstanding Honors College Senior
Dana Mulligan has been named 2020 Outstanding Honors College Senior. During her four years at Virginia Tech, Mulligan has worked hard to embody the spirit of the Honors College and be a strong advocate for social responsibility. She majored in Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences and has three minors: French, International Studies, and Global Food Security and Health. Mulligan pursued her course of study to prepare herself for a career in international and domestic agricultural development with the goal of ending hunger as well as ensuring human rights through agriculture.
How do you Honors?
In this new series, Honors students share how they earn Honors credit — and what makes the Honors College special for them.
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From Biology to Spanish and Spanish to Biology: Katriona Felkel , articleHonors student Katriona Felkel shares how the Honors Faculty-Student Agreement impacted her education by merging her two passions in an unexpected way.
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The Honors Difference: Willow Pedersen's Story , articleHonors student Willow Pedersen reflects on her own Honors experience on her personal blog, emphasizing the impact the Honors College has had on her life by encouraging her to learn from experience and connect with transdisciplinary peers.
Recent Honors Stories
Shielding medical professionals from COVID-19
The Virginia Tech Honors College aims to cut 5,000 face shields in the next few weeks to aid Dr. Alex Leonessa's team in providing our medical professionals in the New River Valley area with protection while treating patients with COVID-19.
Incoming 2020 Stamps Scholars
Virginia Tech Honors College to welcome its largest ever class of Stamps Scholars
Nine members of the incoming Class of 2024 have been selected as Stamps Scholars by Virginia Tech’s Honors College. Hailing from four states, they will be the first cohort to arrive since the program was dramatically expanded thanks to the generous support of an Atlanta-based foundation.
Andrew Pregnall Awarded the Marshall Scholarshop
Virginia Tech Honors College Senior Andrew Pregnall has been named a British Marshall Scholar, making him the first Hokie to receive the Marshall Scholarship in 15 years. Pregnall, driven by his passion to remodel the health care system to improve the health outcomes of the LGBTQ community, is a double-major in microbiology and history.
