Cody Mitchell was selected to receive a 2025 West Virginia University Foundation Outstanding Senior Award. This award was established in 1995 and marks the 30th anniversary of the WVU Foundation.
The Outstanding Senior Award honors students for their contributions and achievements in scholarship, leadership and service. Only the top-ranking academic scholars of the 2025 class were eligible for this award. Being selected for this means he was in the top 1 percent of the graduating seniors at WVU. The field of applicants was exceptional, and only a selected few were chosen for the honor.
“Every year, I continue to be in awe of the WVU Outstanding Seniors,” said Corey Farris, dean of students. “They have made incredible contributions to WVU, the state, and the nation. As the top 1% of their graduation class, I have no doubt their futures are bright. We’ll continue to see great accomplishments that make our world better from these outstanding graduates.”
As a WVU Foundation Outstanding Senior Award recipient his name will be listed in a permanent membership register housed in the Scholar’s Lounge in the Mountainlair.
Mitchell is the son of Greg and Pammy Mitchell of Upper Tract and is a 2022 graduate of Petersburg High School. He graduated from WVU with a bachelor of science degree in agribusiness management and applied economics.
His activities included being the president of the WVU Collegiate Farm Bureau, active member of Baptist Campus Ministries and Reformed University Fellowship, while receiving his American FFA Degree in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He worked for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture in the Morgantown and Moorefield offices, while regularly speaking at different area churches. He plans on attending Liberty University Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Virginia, this fall to pursue his master of divinity degree, all while continuing his passion for spreading the gospel.
Article and photo courtesy of The Grant County Press.
