Weil Scholars
Meet the Weil Scholars
2025-26 Cohort

Alex Allen
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Louisville, Ky.

Elie Amenyenu
MPH, Epidemiology
Antioch, Tenn.

Gavin Brown
BS, Biology
Germantown, Tenn.

Cameron Daun-Barnett
BS, Exercise, Sport and Movement Sciences
Buffalo, N.Y.

Parker DePriest
BSN, Nursing
Olive Branch, Miss.

Otis Gbala
MS, Data Science
Monrovia, Liberia

Samantha Hall
PhD, Biomedical Engineering
Memphis, Tenn.

Vincent Heeney
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Horn Lake, Miss.

Emily Heinkel
BS, Biomedical Engineering
Memphis, Tenn.

Ted Helmhout
JD, Law
Oxford, Miss.

Eden Holding
BA, Film and Video Production
Memphis, Tenn.

Tyler Howell
MS, Computer Science
Collierville, Tenn.

Savannah Kilgore
MPH, Public Health
Collierville, Tenn.

Tonya Kirkham
BS, Chemistry
Collierville, Tenn.

Isabella Macher
MS, Engineering Management
Memphis, Tenn.

Mary Morgan
MPH, Behavioral Health
Memphis, Tenn.

Nacim Osman
MS, Computer Science
Cordova, Tenn.
BBA, Finance
Arlington, Tenn.

Louis Smith
BBA, Accounting
Millington, Tenn.

Rebecca Spencer
BBA, Accounting
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Niresha Wanigasekara
MS, Biomedical Engineering
Memphis, Tenn.

Elle Wiggins
JD, Law
Arlington, Tenn.

Yuelin Zhu
MS, Data Science
Luoyang, Henan, China
2024-25 Cohort

Kierra Calhoun
MBA, Business
Oakland, Tenn.

Will Clayton
MS, Biomedical Engineering
Memphis, Tenn.

Lane Clement
BS, Biology
Cordova, Tenn.

Veronica Cooney
MBA, Business
Camdenton, Mo.

Simon Dickerson
Academic Focus - Business
Memphis, Tenn.

Srinivasa Donthireddy
MS, Data Science
Yerragondapalem, Andhra Pradesh Prakasam, India

Ainsley Duncan
MS, Computer Science
Atoka, Tenn.

Amy Enlow
BA, Music
Bartlett, Tenn.

Aidan Fitzhugh
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Atoka, Tenn.

Max Friedman
JD, Law
Memphis, Tenn.

Ella Harris
BS, Biology
Clarksville, Tenn.

Leah Hayes
MS, Public Health
Dallas, Texas

Alex Iliev
BS, Biology
Cordova, Tenn.

Sai Teja Koppolu
MS, Data Science
Telangana Nalgonda, India

Logan Longo
MS, Public Health
Cordova, Tenn.

West McElhany
BA, Music
Kansas City, Mo.

Jayce Morse
BFA, Theatre
Mayflower, Ark

Dulce Salcedo
JD, Law
Jackson, Tenn.

Natalie Severs
BA, Music
Atoka, Tenn.

Faith Smith
MS, Biomedical Engineering
Montgomery, Ala.

William Surbrook
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Bartlett, Tenn.

Ruby Thurman
BS, Physics
Cookeville, Tenn.

David Wagner
BS, Biology
Catonsville, Md.

Jeremiah Young
BS, Electrical Engineering
Collierville, Tenn.
