I must admit, I am biased and one of these artists’ biggest fans!

This kid knows how to weave a story together. She found her love of writing just like her father, by reading. She earned her way through scholarships to Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV.

I plan to feature her work on this site so everyone can discover how talented she is.

(As soon as she starts getting me her stuff)

My Daughter just graduated from college. She now has a BA in English, and she is a better writer than I am. I plan to feature her work in the coming months because she is the next generation of struggling artists. She sings (started an a cappella group in college). She started playing piano by ear at 12 and is a very talented painter.

She is my hero!

My main goal is legacy. I lost my father at the age of 9. I grew up knowing very little about him. My mother talked very little about him, and the two sides of the family drifted apart. This will not happen to my Daughter. She will have physical evidence of all I have done. She will know her lineage.

Davis & Elkins College Publication Aurora 2025 Edition – Leanna has three featured stories. Above the Mountain Below the Sea. Jamie Lynn, and Pappy.

D&E’s BSU Leaders Set Goals for Celebrating Diversity

by D&E Marketing & Communications | Oct 12, 2022 | News & Press Releases

Davis & Elkins College Black Student Union officers recently attended the REACH Conference. From left are President Charles Morrison, Treasurer Leanna Trout and Secretary Alyssa Shine.

Officers of the Davis & Elkins College Black Student Union are ready to step up leadership efforts on campus and in the community after attending the REACH Conference at West Virginia University. The three-day multicultural student leadership retreat focused on promoting, fostering and celebrating diversity.

Attending the event were BSU President Charles Morrison, a senior from Buffalo, New York; Treasurer Leanna Trout, a freshman from Reedsville; and Secretary Alyssa Shine, a freshman from Morgantown.

Morrison says they learned the importance of following the three goals of advocating, educating and elevating students and people they encounter.

“BSU has plans to engage with the D&E community in order to help students become leaders of integrity, and flourish, not just in the classrooms, but their daily lives,” Morrison said. “Through the three main goals, we aim to spread awareness and education on Black culture, diversity and inclusion.”

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