Marshall University has received the sixth installment in a series of gifts from BB&T supporting the BB&T Center for the Advancement of American Capitalism at the university’s College of Business.
David Helmer, senior vice president and regional corporate banking manager for BB&T, presented the latest check for $100,000 to Marshall President Dr. Stephen Kopp and Dr. Ronald Area, CEO of the Marshall University Foundation.
“We are grateful to BB&T for their ongoing support,” Kopp said.
Marshall’s Center for the Advancement of American Capitalism sponsors a lecture series and upper-division course in capitalism for business students, among other activities.

David Helmer, senior vice president and regional corporate banking manager for BB&T, presents a check for $100,000 to Marshall University President Stephen Kopp in support of the BB&T Center for the Advancement of American Capitalism at Marshall University’s College of Business.