The following Marshall graduates from Cabell and Putnam counties in West Virginia and Lawrence County, Ohio have been recognized as ACTA Scholars:
Jordan Armstrong of Huntington, West Virginia
E Bowen of Huntington, West Virginia
Nathan Dossantos of Huntington, West Virginia
Ryan Green of Huntington, West Virginia
Reagan Heffner of Huntington, West Virginia
Ethan Matovich of Huntington, West Virginia
Katie Murphy of Huntington, West Virginia
Emma Rau of Huntington, West Virginia
Ren Roy of Huntington, West Virginia
Sydney Adkins of Barboursville, West Virginia
Joshua Dauber of Barboursville, West Virginia
Britney Mankin of Milton, West Virginia
Olivia Bird of Hurricane, West Virginia
Gatlin Zornes of Hurricane, West Virginia
Patrick Luikart of Winfield, West Virginia
Stephen Manns of Chesapeake, Ohio
“ACTA Scholars complete a set of course requirements providing advanced preparation for the responsibilities of informed and engaged citizenship, for effective communication and competition within the global marketplace, and for skilled and creative problem solving to address our present and future challenges,” said Drinko Academy Executive Director Dr. Montserrat Miller. “Three of the seven courses needed for National Society of ACTA Scholars eligibility are already built into Marshall’s core curriculum, and two more are included in College of Liberal Arts requirements. But only a few majors require students to study U.S. government, U.S. history, or economics. The National Society of ACTA Scholars chapter at Marshall encourages more students to take such courses, along with literature and foreign language classes.”
The National Society of ACTA Scholars was founded in 2020 by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit that promotes rigorous studies in the arts and sciences, and advocates for the study of civics at the college level. Marshall University was one of the first institutions of higher education in the country to establish a chapter of this new academic honorary society.
The National Society of ACTA Scholars is supported by ACTA’s Fund for Academic Renewal and by supporters of Marshall’s John Deaver Drinko Academy.