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Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine officials have announced the appointment of Dr. Todd H. Davies as the new director of research development and translation for the Marshall Clinical Research Center. He also has a faculty appointment as research clinical associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. Davies, who previously served as the…
Davis & Elkins College Assistant Professor of Psychology Judith Smith assumed the presidency of the American Mental Health Counselors Association during the organization’s annual national conference July 18-20 in Washington, D.C. The AMHCA is a growing community of nearly 7,000 clinical mental health counselors with the mission of enhancing professional mental health counseling through advocacy,…
Matt Hayes has been named executive director of alumni relations at Marshall University. Hayes comes to Marshall from Wells Fargo Insurance. Previously he was at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Altria, Premier Farnell Corp. and The Herald-Dispatch. He said his previous positions have provided him the opportunity to develop specialized skills in meeting the needs of clients…
Gerald Milnes, former Folk Art Coordinator for Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College, was presented the Vandalia Award, West Virginia’s highest folklife honor at the 37th Annual Vandalia Gathering on May 24. Milnes recently retired from the Augusta Heritage Center after 25 years. During that time, he amassed more than 2,000 hours of…
Marshall University has announced the appointment of Dr. Haiyang Chen as dean of its College of Business. Formerly a professor and founding managing director with the Global Financial Services Institute in the Cotsakos College of Business at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J., he assumed his position at Marshall on July 1. Chen has been…
The Davis & Elkins College Board of Trustees have established the G.T. ‘Buck’ Smith Presidential Chair in honor of the College’s 13th President in appreciation for his years of service from 2008 to 2013. It is funded with initial commitments totaling $1 million from members of the Board of Trustees. In addition to supporting the…