{"id":29042,"date":"2025-12-22T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=29042"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:08:10","slug":"marshall-university-names-august-and-december-2025-national-society-of-acta-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/marshall-university-names-august-and-december-2025-national-society-of-acta-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall University names August and December 2025 National Society of ACTA Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"
Marshall University\u2019s John Deaver Drinko Academy for American Political Institutions and Civic Culture has announced its August and December 2025 class of National Society of ACTA Scholars.<\/p>\n

ACTA is an academic honorary society that 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 National Society of ACTA Scholars Chapter.<\/p>\n

\u201cACTA 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,\u201d said Dr. Montserrat Miller, Drinko Academy executive director. \u201cThree of the seven courses needed for National Society of ACTA Scholars eligibility are already built into Marshall\u2019s core curriculum. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thirty-five Marshall University students qualified to graduate as ACTA Scholars in the first half of the 2025-2026 academic year. Graduating Marshall ACTA Scholars are from 12 different counties in West Virginia, from Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and California. These students completed degrees with majors and minors in the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Education and Professional Development, the College of Health Professions, the Lewis College of Business and the College of Science.\u00a0 They are:<\/p>\n

Tatyana Adkins of Hurricane, W.Va.: B.A. in History with minors in U.S. and European History, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Sandra Adkins-Woody of Chapmanville, W.Va.: B.A.in History with minors in German, U.S. History, and European History, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Mckenzie Ashworth of Scott Depot, W.Va.: B.A. in Psychology, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Grace Blatt of Huntington, W.Va.: B.A. in Creative Writing, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Ashton Brumfield of Louisa, Ky.: B.A. in Political Science, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Byers of Catlettsburg, Ky.: B.A. in History with a minor in Japanese, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Jasmine Carlos of Woodbridge, Va.: B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Spanish, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Brent Cavallaro of Annapolis, Md.: B.A. in History, Aug. 2025<\/p>\n

Jack Clougherty of Pasadena, Calif.: B.A. in Communication Studies, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Kaylee Criner of Flatwoods, W.Va.: B.A. in Secondary Education with a Social Studies concentration and a minor in Geography, magna cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Bryce Daves of Charleston, W.Va.: B.A. degrees in History and Humanities with a Philosophy concentration, summa cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Jaalah Dech of Mount Hope, W.Va.: B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology, Aug. 2025<\/p>\n

Brent Doty of Accoville, W.Va.: B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Jayce Edwards of Ironton, Oh.: B.S. in Psychology, magna cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Kaytlin Elswick of Columbus, Oh.: B.A. in Psychology, cum laude, Aug. 2025<\/p>\n

Kain Fleshman of Rainelle, W.Va.: B.A. in Creative Writing, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Orion Floyd of Barboursville, W.Va.: B.A. in Latin & B.S. in Communication Disorders with a minor in Psychology, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Brent (Eric) Hamilton of Summersville, W.Va.: B.A. in Anthropology with an emphasis in Archaeological Anthropology, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Ethan Hatfield of Elkview, W.Va.: B.A. degrees in Political Science & Humanities with a minor in Latin, summa cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Savannah Hickman of Iaeger, W.Va.: B.A. in Psychology with a minor in English, magna cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Makinsey Hinkle of Craigsville, W.Va.: B.A. in Psychology, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Peyton Holley of Huntington, W.Va.: B.A. degrees in Political Science and History, summa cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Makayla Kelley of Ona, W.Va.: B.A. in Psychology and BS in Communication Disorders, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Jared Kushner of East Lynn, W.Va.: B.A. in History with minors in U.S., European, and World History, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Kathryne Lynn of Louisville, Ky.: B.S. in Geography with a minor in Meteorology, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Trenton Marcum of Kermit, W.Va.: B.A. in Secondary Education with a Social Studies concentration and minors in Geography and History, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Madison McNeal of Huntington, W.Va.: B.A. in Psychology & BS in Communication Disorders, magna cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Gentry Porter of Lesage, W.Va.: B.A. in Humanities with a Philosophy concentration, summa cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Anna Spagna of Huntington, W.Va.: B.A. degrees in Psychology & the Humanities and Latin with a minor in Greek, Aug. 2025<\/p>\n

Bayleigh Stevens of Franklin Furnace, Oh.: B.A. in Political Science with a minor in History, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Taylor Thomas of Greensboro, N.C.: B.A. in English with a minor in Creative Writing, summa cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Brea Wallace of Huntington, W.Va.: B.A. in Secondary Education with a Social Studies concentration and a minor in Geography, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Kimberly Warnick of Gerrardstown, W.Va.: B.A. in English, cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Carson White of Jane Lew, W.Va.: B.A. in Creative Writing with a minor in Film Studies, Dec. 2025<\/p>\n

Adam Whitehair of Clendenin, W.Va.: B.A. in History with a minor in Political Science, magna cum laude, Dec. 2025<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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