Eastern Mennonite University

Eastern Mennonite University congratulates the Spring 2025 Dean's List honorees.

Eastern Mennonite University congratulates the Fall 2024 Dean's List honorees.

Eastern Mennonite University congratulates the Spring 2024 Dean's List honorees.

Eastern Mennonite University congratulates the Fall 2023 Dean's List honorees.

Eastern Mennonite University congratulates the Spring 2023 Dean's List honorees.

Ten graduating Eastern Mennonite University seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a special ceremony on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Six education students from EMU were selected to attend the 2024 Teachers of Promise Institute, which was held March 22-23 in Midlothian, Virginia. The annual event brings together 100 of the top pre-service teachers in Virginia for professional development, mentorship and networking opportunities.

Whether collaborating with graduate students in a university medical center's research lab or shadowing doctors in hospitals in Peru, several Eastern Mennonite University undergraduate students heading into careers in medicine and the health sciences came away from summer 2022 with memorable experiences and insights into their future. Aden Weybright spent nine weeks at Baylor University working in a lab through the Baylor College of Medicine's undergraduate research SMART program. He applied to about 20 programs offering similar opportunities and was accepted to five. Baylor's program matched his research interests. He hopes to return there after graduation to a lab environment and then pursue a career in surgical oncology. Cindi Boyer and Belen Hernandez Rosario, with several EMU MS in biomedicine students, traveled to Peru with Professor Kristopher Schmidt. They were recipients of CT Assist's annual Experiential Learning Grant for students in EMU's pre-professional health sciences program. Boyer hopes to become a physician's assistant. Rosario is considering earning an MS in biomedicine before moving on to medical school and a specialty in cardiology.

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) has announced the 2022 Yoder and Webb Scholars. The scholarships cover full tuition and include admission into EMU's Honors Program. The Yoder Scholars program was founded by Carol and Paul R. Yoder Jr., both graduates of 1963, with a gift of more than $1.2 million. [Read more about their reluctance for a spotlight and long legacy of philanthropy when named as 2011 Philanthropists of the Year by the Fundraising Professionals of America, Shenandoah chapter.] The Webb Scholars program honors Ada Webb, one of the first African-American students to attend the university; and Margaret (Peggy) Webb who was the first African-American graduate in 1954. The 2022 Yoder and Webb scholars are Elili Asefa, Nia Boyd, Anne Cornelius, Maria Longenecker, and Arelys Martinez Fabian.

Seven Eastern Mennonite University engineering students put their brains and muscles to work this summer with Engineers in Action, contributing to bridge building projects that increased access and safety for rural communities in West Virginia and Bolivia.

EMU awarded 408 degrees at the 2022 Commencement. Congrats to all of our grads.

EMU awarded 351 degrees at the 2021 Commencement. Congrats to all of our grads.

The Hubert R. and Mildred Pellman Scholarship honors full-time students in EMU's language and literature department, with preference to English majors.

The Judy H. Mullet Award for Internship Excellence honors EMU students with outstanding and consistent performance in a psychology internship with exceptional independent work in establishing a unique field placement experience.

Two EMU psychology students were awarded the Galen R. Lehman Outstanding Achievement in Research Award. Both had exceptional designs, data collection and interpretation of results in their research.

The Outstanding Student in Music Award honors students for leadership, service, music performance and music scholarship.

Eastern Mennonite University's Outstanding Senior in Computer Science Award is given by the faculty as the highest honor for the graduate demonstrating academic excellence, service, and contributions to community and culture at EMU.

The Athletic Department staff votes for the Athletes of the Year, for most outstanding athletic achievement in the current academic year.

The President's Award is given to the male and female who has most exemplified the values of the athletic department during their career through academic achievement, athletic contribution, Christian commitment, leadership, campus involvement and service.

Freshman of the Year honors a male and female EMU athlete for most outstanding athletic achievement.

Two EMU men's volleyball players earned a spot on this year's Continental Volleyball Conference All-Academic Team. Junior Jacob Durren (Gloucester, Va./Gloucester) claimed his third consecutive All-Academic honor. Senior Joshua Gomez (Puerto Montt, Chile/German School Puerto Montt) earned a repeat spot on the team.

Sierra Lantz's (Broadway, Va./Broadway) explosive season has yielded one final award, as the EMU junior was named All-State Second Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.