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Giving Takes Center Stage

Cynthia Cornwell’s son, Nicholas Dancik, was a member of the Davidson College Class of 2001. Sadly, he passed away during his time as a student. His family’s connection to and love for Davidson remained, and Cornwell chose to include the college in her estate plan.

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On a Roll at Davidson: Savannah Vonesh ’26

James B. Duke Scholar Savannah Vonesh ’26 applied to Davidson from her home in Richmond, Va., during the pandemic. Though no official campus tours were operating, she came down and did her own tour, set up Zoom meetings with a few professors—and she was sold.

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Davidson College: One Student’s Big Break

If you glanced at Chelsea Gaesser’s weekly planner, you’d probably want to close it as quickly as you opened it. The Davidson sophomore has one of those plates that’s always spilling off the sides, but somehow she does it all and with a huge, grateful smile.

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From the Track to the Lab, Kierra Marshall Exemplifies Meaning of Success

Conducting Alzheimer’s disease research with Professor Julio Ramirez…setting multiple records on the women’s track team…mentoring Wildcats through Strategies for Success…serving on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

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Scholarship Inspires Mover and Shaker on Campus

Los Angeles native Joe Choe ’24 intends to double major in communication studies and digital studies and then take the fashion and branding worlds by storm.

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At Home at Davidson

Belk Scholar Skylar McVicar ’23 has kept her plate full, both on campus and across the pond. A politics, ethics and religion major (created through the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies), Skylar recently returned from studying abroad at King’s College London.

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Leading by Serving

Bri Foster ’22 has never been one to shy away from opportunities. A biology major on the pre-med track, she is the newest president of the Sigma Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., nominated and voted in by the chapter, and is learning every day what it means to lead.

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Using His Gifts to Lift Others Up

When Brandon Harris ’22 got a scholarship to attend a private high school in his hometown of Annapolis, Maryland, that was his opportunity to do more.

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Finding Her Place in the World

Education. Experience. Impact. That’s the story of Tifani Panek ’22, a first-generation college student who has embraced every opportunity at Davidson.

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Satchel Moore Never Looks Back

Choose a school closer to home or try something new down South. Thankfully, when Satchel Moore '21 was weighing his college options, it resulted in a packed suitcase and a move from New York City to Davidson, North Carolina—quite a change after traveling to high school each morning by bus and a 45-minute train ride.

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