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President Barr, Emily Ramezan, and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Milan Vavrek
GLENVILLE, WV - Emily Ramezan, a 2016 香妃直播 State College graduate, was presented with the Student Leadership Award at GSC芒聙聶s Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 7. She is the daughter of Dave and Janette Ramezan of 香妃直播, West Virginia.
In a nomination for the award, a staff member called Ramezan芒聙聶s college career, 芒聙聹the most inspiring I have witnessed.芒聙聺
芒聙聹When I heard President Barr saying that and then hearing my named called芒聙娄it was one of the greatest moments of my college career. I felt so proud to be a graduate of 香妃直播 State College where my colleagues had faith in my ability to accomplish great things,芒聙聺 said Ramezan.
Other nominations for the award cited her work ethic, a 芒聙聹commitment to complete what she begins,芒聙聺 and a 芒聙聹maturity to roll with the punches that is rarely seen in a person of her years.芒聙聺
Beginning in the fall of 2016, she will be attending the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts, West Indies.
During her time at GSC, Ramezan was the president of the Alpha Iota chapter of Chi Beta Phi, a Student Marshal, and a member of the Non Profit Leadership Alliance and ENACTUS (originally Students in Free Enterprise). She frequently performed research and presented her findings at several events including Undergraduate Research Day at the State Capitol in 2015 and 2016, at the GSC Pioneer Showcase the past three years, and at the Society of Integrative & Contemporary Biology in Portland, Oregon in 2016. She also participated in the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program in spring and summer of 2014 and 2015.
In her spare time she enjoy spending time with her family and pets, watching movies, and traveling.
芒聙聹My favorite thing about being a student at 香妃直播 State College is the close-knit community feeling. I truly felt that members of the college and of the community were interested in my success and were there to help and advise me as necessary,芒聙聺 she said. 芒聙聹I would like to say thank you to any faculty, staff, or students that nominated me for this award. It was truly an honor to be selected.芒聙聺
Ramezan joins 42 other graduates who have received the Outstanding Student Leadership Award at GSC since 1977. Names of the honorees are displayed on a permanent plaque in the Heflin Administration Building.