WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors Scholarship Fund to Honor Violet Mosser
The West Virginia University at Parkersburg (WVUP) Board of Governors has generously started a scholarship fund to honor long time WVUP family member Violet Mosser. The Violet Mosser Scholarship Fund, established at the WVU at Parkersburg Foundation, will provide more opportunities to deserving individuals in the Mid-Ohio Valley who hope to further their education. Ms. […]
West Liberty University’s Professor Courtney Huffman Named Professor of the Year
West Liberty University students named Courtney Huffman Professor of the Year for 2017 recently. “As an educator, one of my goals is to have an impact on my students’ lives so it is very humbling and a true honor to receive this award,” she said. The awards ceremony took place during the annual Spring Honors […]
West Virginia’s Premier Running Camps Grow for Summer 2017
Camp River Runners Summer Youth Run Camps are back, bigger, and better for 2017. New is our overnight High School Camp July 16-19. We continue our Middle School Day Camp July 10-13 and High School Day Camp July 13-15. The camps focus on the joy and play of running, skill development, building endurance safely, drills […]
Clear Mountain Bank’s Whetsell to Serve as Board President of Boys & Girls Club of Morgantown
Bryan Whetsell, branch manager of Clear Mountain Bank’s Suncrest office, has been elected to serve as president of the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Morgantown. Whetsell has been with Clear Mountain Bank since 2015. A native of Petersburg, he obtained his bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from West […]
Tom Dunn Energy Leadership Academy Application Deadline Extended
The Tom Dunn Energy Leadership Academy application deadline has been extended. West Virginia high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in attending the three-day educational camp now have until May 30 to submit an application. This year’s Academy will take place July 11-13, 2017, on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W. […]
WVU Professor’s Patented System Could Make Cities More Resilient after Natural Disasters
Fear of the “Big One,” a magnitude 8.0 or greater earthquake, has been fodder for cinema and amusement park rides for decades, but the reality could be devastating for communities who are unprepared for that rare rupture or even weaker, but more common, lower-magnitude tremors. West Virginia University professor Hota GangaRao and Praveen Majjigapu, a […]