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Marshall alumnus Brad Roeher has received the Excellence in Values Award for his work with the NASA Independent Verification and Validation Program (IV&V) Secure Coding Portal. Roeher, a 26-year old information assurance contractor for NASA, said his job is to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of NASA information. “The Secure Coding Portal (SCP) is…
West Virginia Caring, one of the largest and oldest nonprofit hospice and palliative care providers in West Virginia, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its parent organization, Capital Caring, of Falls Church, VA. Capital Caring was founded in 1977 and has since cared for nearly 110,000 families in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, and now, West…
Westbrook Health Services’ Executive Director Jo Ann Powell was recently honored by the Westbrook Board of Directors in recognition of 16 years of service. Powell retired on April 21, 2017. The Board has renamed the “Friends of Westbrook Permanent Endowment Fund” the “Jo Ann Powell Visionary Fund for the Friends of Westbrook” to high light…
The Highmark Foundation has released its 2016 annual giving report: Getting Health Right: Now and for the Future. The report details the impact of the nearly $3 million in funding in 2016 to support initiatives that educate and improve the overall well-being of the communities served by Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates in…
The University of Charleston announced the offering to two new majors and a new minor, enrolling now for Fall 2017. The University will offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Movement Science, designed to help students interested in working as a personal trainer, conditioning specialist or health and fitness educator, focusing on an interdisciplinary approach…
Davis & Elkins College junior Emily Coffman received the Barbara F. Sims Award for Year-Long Excellence in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. The award is one of two top honors of excellence presented to individuals by the Collegiate Forensics Association (CFA), a regional speech and debate organization in the mid-Atlantic region. As a member of the Calliduz Debate…