Congratulations to Sally Landis Derstine ’82 and Kate Landis ’24, recipients of Dock Mennonite Academy’s 2026 Alumni of the Year awards. Derstine received the Outstanding Achievement award, while Landis was named Young Alum of the Year. ... read more about EMU alumnae receive 2026 Dock Alumni of the Year awards from Dock Mennonite Academy
Ten graduating EMU seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients at a ceremony on Friday, April 24, in Martin Chapel. As one of the university’s most valued, cherished, and ... read more about Ceremony honors 2026 Cords of Distinction recipients
Ceremony also honors student writing and academic award winners As part of its ninth annual Academic and Creative Excellence (ACE) Festival, EMU held its 17th annual Authors’ Reception and Award ... read more about EMU celebrates 2026 Excellence in Teaching Award recipients
Award is considered “one of the highest honors a Sentara RMH physician can receive” Dr. Ben Ruth ’09, a noninvasive cardiologist with Sentara Cardiology Specialists in Harrisonburg, received the 2026 ... read more about Cardiologist Ben Ruth ’09 receives prized Golden Stethoscope Award
EMU honored students for their accomplishments at the Fall 2025 Student Recognition Celebration, held Wednesday morning in Lehman Auditorium. “This event is about lifting one another up,” said Tyler Goss, ... read more about EMU recognizes standout students, announces Engage Award winners
Ishtiaq Khan MA '24 (conflict transformation), a refugee resettlement caseworker and restorative justice practitioner for The Refugee Center in Champaign, Illinois, received the Immigrant Leadership Award from the Champaign-Urbana Immigration Forum on Sept. 20. Through his work, "Khan focuses on helping people from war-affected and conflict zones like Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, be it organizing children's education, finding jobs or honing in on health," states an article in The News-Gazette. ... read more about CJP alum honored with Immigrant Leadership Award from The News-Gazette
EMU Athletics recently held its annual year-end awards ceremony to celebrate its student-athletes and teams along with their accomplishments over the past academic year. The ceremony recognized the recipients of ... read more about EMU recognizes 2024-25 athletes of the year
EMU Athletics recently held its annual year-end awards ceremony to celebrate its student-athletes and their accomplishments over the past academic year. The ceremony recognized the recipients of the Royals Freshman ... read more about EMU recognizes athletes of the year
Dr. Jackie Font-Guzmán, vice president of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at EMU, received the 2023 Diversity Business Leadership Award from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards ... read more about Font-Guzmán receives Diversity Business Leadership Award
Earlier this month, as EMU students Madelynn Hamm, Vanessa Gardiner and Aja Laun pieced together the slides for their ACE Festival presentation, they received some exciting news. The Smithsonian Institute ... read more about ACE Festival celebrates scholarly research, creative arts