John Auge Receives AAF-WV Silver Medal Award

The American Advertising Federation of West Virginia (AAF-WV) honored John Auge, principal and co-founder of Auge+Gray+Drake, with the Silver Medal Award during the 2017 American Advertising Awards Reception in Charleston on February 22. Auge, who has worked in the advertising industry in Charleston for decades, received a standing ovation from 100 of his colleagues and…

SBA Hosts Veterans Small Business Advisory Committee Meetings March 7 & 8

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Interagency Task Force (IATF) on Veterans Small Business Development and the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA) holds public meetings March 7 and 8, respectively, at SBA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The March 7 IATF meeting is from 1 to 4 p.m. The March 8 ACVBA meeting runs from…

Fifth Annual Urban Agriculture Conference to Screen “Farmers of America” Documentary

Registration is open for the fifth annual West Virginia Urban Agriculture Conference, happening April 12-14 at Camp Virgil Tate, near Charleston. The conference will feature a screening of the documentary “Farmers for America,” which profiles West Virginia farmer Calvin Riggleman, who will speak at the event. The film profiles a series of young farmers from…

First United Bank & Trust Welcomes Jason Schnopp as Community Relationship Manager

Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Kimberly R. Moyers, Market President for the North Central West Virginia area, welcome Jason S. Schnopp as Community Relationship Manager of the Star City Community Office in Morgantown, WV. Jason has over 14 years of financial services experience.  He began his financial services…

Seventeen Students Receive Inaugural Awards for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

Seventeen Marshall University students have each been awarded $750 plus expenses through a university program started this year to promote undergraduate research and creative activities. Made possible by funding provided through the Office of the President, the Undergraduate Creative Discovery and Undergraduate Research Scholar Awards provide students with an opportunity to pursue original creative work,…

Dementia Topic Community Seminar

WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on dementia. The seminar titled Is My Brain Aging Normally will be held on March 20 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center on…