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Presidential Augusta Ambassador Leadership Lecture Series - Fall 2023

 Melany Atkins  Melany B. Atkins (OoA, 2002)

Dr. Melany B. Atkins (Order of Augusta 2002) received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from West Virginia University in 2002 and was named to Phi Beta Kappa. After graduating from the WVU School of Medicine in 2006, she completed her radiology residency in 2011.  From 2011-2012, she was a Cross-Sectional Imaging Fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.


Since 2012, she has served as Director of Cardiac Imaging and Co-Medical Director of the Fairfax MRI Center for Fairfax Radiology Consultants in Fairfax, Virginia. Since 2017, she has served as a Clinical Advisory Board  member, Arterys, Cloud based medical imaging company specializing in deep learning/artificial intelligence and cardiac imaging applications. Her October 2023 presentation was titled "Utilizing AI in Medicine and Radiology: Will we still need doctors?"



Liz Henderson   Liz Gulick Henderson (OoA, 2015)

Liz Guilick Henderson graduated from West Virginia University in 2015 as an Order of Augusta recipient with a Bachelor of Arts in multidisciplinary studies and Master of Arts in elementary education. She played for the WVU volleyball team from 2010-2013, and she was named to the 2012 & 2013 Capital One Academic All-District 2 Women’s Volleyball Team, was a 2013 Big 12 Leadership Summit Attendee, named a 2013-14 Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year Finalist,and served on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee 2010-2014 and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes leadership team from 2013-2014.

After working for two years as an elementary special education teacher in Mississippi, Liz transitioned to staying home as a military wife and, eventually, mom to two boys. During that time, she found ways to pursue her passion for health and fitness while holding down the home front during various cross-country moves and military deployments.

Currently, she hosts the Tough Love Mom Podcast, a top ranked fitness podcast for moms.


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