Congratulations, Roan Class of 2020

LOGAN CARMODY

Mathematics Hometown: Bristol, TN Highlights: Graduating Summa Cum Laude, Logan completed a mathematics thesis on spatial ability and patterning skills in preschoolers. She performed with the ETSU Chorale, Belles Women’s Choir, Chamber Singers, and Opera Workshop, and has served on the Music Student Advisory Council. She held several officer positions in Chorale and traveled with the group to recruit new students and compete internationally. A future teacher, Logan interned at Girls Inc. of Bristol for her Roan Summer of Service. Immediate Plans: Logan is working toward a Master of Arts in Teaching at ETSU under the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program for STEM Educators. She will begin a yearlong residency in fall 2020 and be certified to teach Secondary Mathematics in May 2021.

SETH JEWETT

Microbiology Hometown: Johnson City, TN Highlights: Seth spent hundreds of hours in Dr. Sean Fox’s lab researching antimicrobial compounds. He received a Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant to support this research and presented his findings at the 2019 Boland Undergraduate Symposium. As a University Honors-in-Discipline Scholar, he completed a thesis on his research. Seth also interned in the Quillen College of Medicine’s gross anatomy laboratory and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Immediate Plans: Seth is continuing his education as a medical student at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine.

BRIANNA MCCOY DONACHY

Health Sciences (concentration in Human Health) Hometown: Ashe County, NC Highlights: Brianna has welcomed hundreds of potential Buccaneers to campus as an ETSU Admissions Ambassador. She was chapter president of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, where she helped implement professional development activities. She completed research with ETSU’s Dr. Beatrice Owens on the impact of prerequisites on success in physical therapy graduate training. She also worked with Dr. Megan Quinn of ETSU’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology to develop a research project on healthcare disparities in Ashe County, North Carolina. Brianna was named one of ten inaugural members of The 1911 Society, honoring ETSU’s most distinguished graduates from undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Immediate Plans: Brianna was recently married and made a temporary move to Georgia, where she will gain experience as a Physical Therapy Technician. Brianna will begin ETSU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program in January 2021.

TAYLOR OSBORNE

Psychology Hometown: Canton, NC Highlights: Taylor worked as a research assistant in ETSU’s Crime, Addiction, Re-Entry (CARE) Lab, studying factors that lead individuals into the criminal justice system. She interned two summers with Frank Lay Law Firm of Sylva, NC. Taylor spent a semester studying abroad in Spain and served at ETSU as a Presidential Ambassador. She is a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, where she served as chapter president. Immediate Plans: Taylor continued to work with the Frank Lay Law Firm this summer and will be starting law school in the fall of 2020.

SYDNEY ROSS

Anthropology and International Affairs Hometown: Church Hill, TN Highlights: Sydney was named this year’s outstanding Anthropology student. While at ETSU, she studied abroad in France, hiked in the Alps and the Himalayas, and volunteered at a children’s home in Nepal. She spoke of her travels and the lessons she learned in her talk entitled “Attitude vs. Altitude” at IDEAcademy in 2017. Sydney was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha and one of ETSU’s first recipients of a Society Fellowship, which supported a research project in Cuba. Immediate Plans: Sydney is a new training coordinator for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals in Alexandria, Virginia. She plans to pursue graduate studies.

BRADEN TRENT

Communication Studies Hometown: Johnson City, TN Highlights: Braden was a four-year member of ETSU Army ROTC, serving as Battalion Commander for more than 120 Cadets across four different universities and colleges. He was also president of ETSU’s Speech and Debate team. Braden was a Distinguished Military Graduate, ranking in the top 10% of over 8,000 Army ROTC Cadets nationwide. Prior to Commencement, he commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the US Army. Immediate Plans: Braden is completing the Infantry Officer Basic Course and Ranger School. Following that training, he anticipates being assigned to a unit to take command of an Infantry Platoon.

ZACHARY WARREN

Microbiology Hometown: Bluff City, TN Highlights: Zachary graduated in December 2019, Magna Cum Laude. He was a member of BYX - Beta Upsilon Chi - Brothers Under Christ fraternity, where he served as chaplain and president. Zachary also researched the effects of the CTRP3 gene on alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice. His research was presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum and contributed to a published paper. Immediate Plans: Zachary is enrolled in ETSU’s Master of Arts in Teaching program, with the goal of teaching high school chemistry and biology. He is relocating to Auburn, Alabama to support his wife as she pursues her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University.

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