WVU’s Margaret Phillips Wins 2013 National Award for Excellence in Human Resources Practices

It’s not surprising that Margaret Phillips’ first reaction on learning she had won the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources’ national award for Excellence in Human Resources Practices, was to credit everyone else in West Virginia University’s Division of Human Resources. “I am both honored and humbled to receive this award on behalf…

Green Living

Although the Mountain State is primarily known for the use of coal and natural gas to heat and light houses, some West Virginians are taking a different route by using solar, geothermal and other green energy technologies to run their homes. The homes of Chip and Jan Pickering in Williamstown and Jason and Halcyon Moses in Huntington are two in particular that stand out. The Pickering home is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum-certified home in the state, and the Moses home is a zero net energy home.