Class of 2020

Brooke Marie Hebert

Second Major

Emmaline Herring

Major

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Dean's List every semester from Fall 2016 to Fall 2019, International Studies Office Scholarship for Fall 2017 SIT Jordan: Geopolitics Program, College of Arts and Sciences Education Abroad Scholarship for Fall 2017 SIT Jordan: Geopolitics Program, 2020 Winner of the Madison Lane and Rugby Road Charitable Trust Visual Arts Prize

After graduation Emmaline plans to get a policy research or analyst position at an organization such as the ACLU, the Center for American Progress, the Center for Reproductive Rights or something similar.

Laura Ann Hinnenkamp

Second Major

Emily Ivers

Major

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Cum Laude GPA

Favorite WGS Class: I loved Feminist Theory because it was challenging but really opened my eyes to how important WGS studies are.  

Dylan Lackey

Major

Pronouns: They/Them or He/Him

WGS Distinguished Major

Favorite WGS Class: Queer Theory- This course introduced me to so many important thinkers and concepts that push the boundaries of feminist and gender studies. Plus Doug is a fantastic lecturer who is seriously dedicated to his students and the development of their theoretical knowledge.

Kathryn Nicole Larsen

Minor

Piper Loehrke

Major

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Dean's List

After graduation Piper will work as a literacy tutor with Americorps for a year before grad school.

Matthew Lowry

Major

Lauren Christine Maze

Minor

Caetlin McFadden

Minor

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Favorite WGS Class: Intro to WGS because it really sparked my interest in gender related issues and feminist politics.

Parting Thoughts: Thank you so much to Bonnie Hagerman, Lisa Speidel, and Doug Meyer for inspiring my studies and feminist/LGBTQ activism. There's no one like you guys.

Colleen Norair

Minor

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Favorite WGS Class: Gender Based Violence... Lisa was a great teacher!!

Favorite Books: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

 

Emily Perkins

Minor

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Dean's List 

After graduation Emily will be interning with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, and completing a Master of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy next May. 

Olivia Phillips

Major

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Favorite WGS Class: Human Sexuality with Professor Lisa Spiedel was my favorite WGS class because it really pushed me out of my comfort zone and made me consider my ideals.

Favorite Book: My favorite book in WGS was Living a Feminist Life by Sarah Ahmed. 

 

Katherine Rabinowitch

Second Major

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Dean's List: Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019

Parting Thoughts: Thank you to Professor Hagerman for being such a great professor and advisor! 

Favorite Book: "An Invisible Thread," by Laura Schroff. It is about how one person can come into your life and be the thread that changes you, pulls you to another version of yourself and allows you to connect.

 

Vittoria Katherine "Nina" Richards

Major

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, Academic Distinction

Favorite WGS Class: Feminist Theory with Denise Walsh. It opened my eyes to all the different ways one can think about gender, and how deeply connected feminist theory is to both everyday life and other academic subjects. 

 

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