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Governor Earl Ray Tomblin recently announced the appointment of Speaker Rick Thompson as cabinet secretary of the Department of Veterans Assistance. The appointment will be effective following the retirement of Secretary Keith Gwinn. “I want to take this opportunity to thank Secretary Gwinn, our first Secretary of the Department of Veterans Assistance, for his service…
Ashley Schumaker has been named chief of staff and special assistant to the president of West Virginia State University (WVSU). She will begin her new duties July 1. Schumaker is currently the senior director of board and public relations for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC). “I am delighted to have someone with…
Architectural historian and author John C. Allen Jr. was awarded an honorary doctor of letters degree at Davis & Elkins College’s 104th commencement ceremony on May 18. Making the presentation were chancellor and president-elect Dr. Michael Mihalyo and president G.T. ‘Buck’ Smith. Allen is the author of “Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, West…
One of Boone Memorial Hospital’s (BMH) own has received a very prestigious award from Wheeling Jesuit University. Greg Zornes, who serves as the director of radiology, was recently presented with the Gloriam Award for leadership, service and academic excellence. Zornes is enrolled in the Bachelor’s of Organizational Leadership and Development (BOLD) program at Wheeling Jesuit. He…
A two-day, hands-on workforce training seminar hosted by the West Virginia Film Office will be held on June 22 and 23 in Huntington. Skills training will be provided by the Los Angeles-based company Production Assistant Training Seminar (PATS), which will offer skills training for entry-level production assistants in the film industry. Pam Haynes, director of…
The Radiology Department at Boone Memorial Hospital recently finished its renewal process for the mammography accreditation and was granted a 3-year certification from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Food and Drug Administration. “Three years is the maximum certification they can grant,” explained radiology director, Greg Zornes. “The process is actually quite involved.…