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Master Gunnery Sergeant Ryan R. Glau
On April 28, 2021, the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Marine Corps Detachment held a retirement ceremony for Master Gunnery Sergeant Ryan R. Glau at the EOD Memorial wall, marking the close of a 24-year career of service in the United States Marine Corps. At the ceremony, he was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. The citation included recognition of his exceptional leadership, extensive military knowledge, and untiring dedication to duty. The Marine Corps Detachment presented Glau with a United States Flag flown over the Joint Service EOD memorial. In a letter presented at the ceremony, President Donald J. Trump extended his personal thanks and appreciation for Master Gunnery Sergeant Glau’s honorable service to the country.
Emma Blair, left, and Amelia Jones, right.
MORGANTOWN Two Wheeling natives Emma Blair and Amelia Jones are among eight West Virginia University seniors awarded the Order of Augusta, the university’s highest student honor.
Also, Adam Craig of Wheeling is one of 42 other WVU seniors to be honored by the WVU Foundation as “Outstanding Seniors.”
“Each spring, WVU recognizes its top graduates with the Outstanding Senior award and the Order of Augusta,” said Maryanne Reed, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. “These students have already become leaders, innovators and change-makers in their communities and beyond. I have no doubt that they will continue to ‘go first’ in everything they do.”
Emma Blair, left, and Amelia Jones, right.
Two Wheeling natives Emma Blair and Amelia Jones are among eight West Virginia University seniors awarded the Order of Augusta, the university’s highest student honor.
Also, Adam Craig of Wheeling is one of 42 other WVU seniors to be honored by the WVU Foundation as “Outstanding Seniors.”
“Each spring, WVU recognizes its top graduates with the Outstanding Senior award and the Order of Augusta,” said Maryanne Reed, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. “These students have already become leaders, innovators and change-makers in their communities and beyond. I have no doubt that they will continue to ‘go first’ in everything they do.”
Meet some of the notable UWâMadison graduates of spring 2021
The pandemic couldnât hold them back â theyâve won major national academic honors, appeared on network TV shows, helped classmates avoid COVID-19, improved the campus, and even won a Grammy.
Hereâs a look at just a few of the students who will be graduating from UWâMadison May 8. Consider them a small subset of the excellence of the Class of 2021.
Her campus legacy? The first South Asian a cappella singing group
Mahima Bhattar
As a freshman
, Mahima Bhattar noticed there was no a cappella singing team among the South Asian performing arts student organizations. She soon rectified that, founding Wisconsin Waale (