Meet Samantha Ennis ’25L: Writing Burks Scholar
Samantha Ennis enjoys helping students reach the breakthrough moment when working through a challenging concept.
student profile
Meet Saylor Snowden ‘25L, Research Burks Scholar
Being a Burks Scholar is a way for Saylor Snowden to pay it forward for help she received as a first year law student.
Meet Kendall Groza ’25L, Chair of the Moot Court Board
As the leader of the Moot Court Board, Kendall Groza hopes to expose students to the advocacy competitions that have defined her law school experience.
Zero L: Getting Ready for Law School
Law Ambassador Zoe Speas '25L offers her advice on what incoming students can do to prepare for the law school experience.
Meet William Dantini ’24
A global politics and economics double major, Dantini found his ‘home’ on campus with the University Singers.
In Case You Missed It
Meet Meg Graham ’23
Graham appreciates how W&L empowers students to follow their passions.
Meet Lauren Reese ’23
Reese was motivated by her summer research experience to pursue a career in medicine.
Meet Lily Bishop ’26
After choosing W&L off a gut feeling, Bishop says the campus already feels like home.
Meet Harry Barringer ’23
Barringer appreciates the learning experience he gained during his summer internship, both professionally and personally.
Meet David Li ’25
Li is excited to take advantage of the personalized education W&L offers and to explore the Lexington-Rockbridge area.
Meet Freddie Tobeason ‘23
Tobeason appreciates the balance she’s found at W&L as a student-athlete.
Meet Jamal Magoti ‘23
Magoti’s summer internship allowed him to apply knowledge from his neuroscience classes while also exposing him to cutting-edge technology in the field.
Meet Tytus Boston ‘26
Boston admires W&L’s Honor System and is inspired by the greater Rockbridge County community.
Meet Georgia Bernbaum ’25
Bernbaum is inspired by W&L’s emphasis on community-based learning.
Meet Ian Davis ‘23
Davis’s summer internship reinforced his career aspirations as a neuroscience major.
Meet Emily Moran ’23
Moran is inspired by W&L’s values and commitment to liberal arts education.
Meet Gabriel Stulce ’24
Stulce chose W&L because of the university’s well-rounded approach to encouraging individual growth.
Meet Estrella Burks-Parra ’23
W&L’s distinctive summer programming helped Burks-Parra develop her personal and professional interests.
Meet Jason Gu ’23
Gu looks forward to graduating in May and plans to help current W&L students as other alums have supported him during his time in college.
Meet Madison Lilly ’25
Lilly credits the friendliness she encountered on campus as one of her top reasons for choosing W&L as her home.
Meet Ebony Aiken ’25L, AmeriCorps Researcher and Policy Analyst
Before starting law school, Ebony Aiken worked in real estate and in policy research with AmeriCorps Public Allies division.
Meet Zoe Speas ’25L, From Shakespeare to Statutes
Before law school, Zoe Speas worked as a Shakespearean actor and musician across the country, eventually joining the American Shakespeare Center.
Meet Marc Sendra ’25L, Former Religious Affairs Specialist for the U.S. Army
Before law school, Marc Sendra helped look after the mental and spiritual well-being of 500 soldiers as a Religious Affairs Specialist.
Meet Kali Venable ’25L, Journalist Turned Law Student
Before law school, Kali Venable worked as a public safety reporter, and later as an investigative and environmental reporter at a daily newspaper in central south Texas.
Meet Stefanie Chiguluri ’24
Chiguluri chose W&L because the university challenges her and allows her to explore her interests.
Meet Trip Wright ’25
Wright chose to attend W&L after witnessing how the school stresses communal and academic relationships between students and faculty with its small class model.
Meet Chaz Jackson ’25
Jackson chose W&L because of the ability to explore different areas of academic interests.
Meet Elena Lee ’25
W&L was Elena Lee's '25 first choice.
A Love for Learning
Layne Setash '19 recently earned a Distinguished Teacher Award from the Virginia Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.
Scaling the Entrepreneurship Summit
Jesse Evans '20 spent his summer ensuring that this year's summit, which took place Sept. 21-22, would be a success.
Accounting Student Profile: Jane Chiavelli ’18
Jane Chiavelli '18 is captain of the Varsity Equestrian Team, president of Beta Alpha Psi, and president of Delta Society.
