Harrison-Pitaniello Named 20th Drinko Fellow; President Kopp Honored for Support of the Drinko Academy

Dr. Marcia Harrison-Pitaniello, a professor in Marshall University’s department of biological sciences, has been selected as the 2014-2015 Distinguished John Deaver Drinko Academy Fellow, according to Dr. Alan Gould, executive director of the academy. Gould announced Harrison-Pitaniello’s selection as the latest—and 20th overall—fellow during the annual Drinko Symposium Saturday night in the Francis-Booth Experimental Theater,…

Andrew Christy Makes it Three in a Row as West Virginia Geographic Bee Champion

Andrew Christy, an 8th grader from St. Francis Central Catholic School in Morgantown, is the first place winner in the 2014 West Virginia Geographic Bee. The event was held Friday, April 4 at Concord University. This is the third championship in the annual competition for Christy. He won the West Virginia Geographic Bee the past…

Marshall Donors, Recipients Honored at Brunch

Marshall University donors and current recipients of privately funded scholarships were honored recently at the Scholarship Honor Brunch in the Memorial Student Center’s Don Morris Room on the Huntington campus. The event, sponsored by the Marshall University Foundation Inc., was attended by a record crowd of more than 400 people. Marshall President Stephen J. Kopp…