Megan Wilson selected as Eberly College of Science fall 2025 student marshal
Megan Wilson of Newport News, Virginia will be honored as the student marshal for the Penn State Eberly College of Science at the University’s fall 2025 commencement ceremony on Sunday, December 21, at the University Park campus.
Wilson will graduate with a 3.99 grade-point average and a bachelor’s degree in forensic science and a minor in chemistry. During her college experience, she was a well-rounded student with involvements in Club Ultimate Frisbee, Club Pickleball, Forensic Science Club, and Delta Delta Epsilon National Honor Society.
Throughout her college career, Wilson was named a Schreyer Honors College Academic Excellence scholar and received additional awards and recognitions. In 2023, she received the President Walker Award, and in 2024, she was honored with the President Sparks Award and R. Donald and Rose Marie Anderson Memorial Scholarship. Most recently, she was a recipient of the Walter K. and Lynn-Marie C. Wieland Scholarship.
As part of her honors thesis, Wilson conducted research with William Campbell, assistant teaching professor in the forensic science program. She performed a study of high-performance liquid chromatography columns and evaluated how the mass transfer term of the Van Deemter equation responded to differences in specific parameters.
Wilson shared how excited and honored she was to be named the Eberly College of Science student marshal.
“I was so excited to tell my friends and family,” she said. “When Dr. Brooks told me how uncommon it was a forensic science student to achieve the award, I was honored to represent the hard work and dedication that is required for this major.”
Wilson’s Penn State experience taught her other lessons that stretch beyond those in a textbook, such as the importance of community.
“The lesson I will take with me from Penn State is how important it is to surround yourself with those who support you and push you to be the best version of yourself,” Wilson said. “I am thankful to have parents and peers who have always supported my dreams and faculty members at Penn State who have helped me achieve them.”
Last summer, Wilson was an analytical chemistry intern with MilliporeSigma, which she will continue post-graduation and before she pursues a master’s degree in chemistry.