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Just in time for Women’s History Month, the West Virginia Women’s Commission (WVWC) appointed West Liberty University student Michelle Yadrick as a student ambassador. A junior psychology major from Weirton, W.Va., she is the daughter of Debra and John Yadrick and also a graduate of Weirton Madonna High School. “Being chosen for the West Virginia…
While many Shepherd University students went home or on vacation during spring break March 12-17, a group of 19 students and staff spent the week doing community service work in Southern West Virginia. During this year’s Alternative Spring Break, students spent time volunteering in Mingo, Wayne, and Logan counties. “They worked with an organization…
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Member H. Dill Battle III recently was inducted as a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. The Eleventh Annual Induction Dinner of the College was held March 18, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers was established to honor…
On Thursday, March 30, WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center will join health systems and hospitals across the nation in honoring medical staff members on National Doctors’ Day. The first Doctors’ Day celebration was organized in 1933 in Winder, Georgia. The idea was conceived by Barrow County Medical Auxilian Eudora Brown Almond,…
Justin Smith, D.O, and Mohamed Tashani, M.D., both second-year internal medicine residents at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, were recently recognized with awards from the Huntington VA Medical Center. Smith received a Praise Nomination, which is awarded to employees in recognition of efforts that go above and beyond the scope of…
The fourth annual International Human Rights Conference will be held March 29-30 at West Virginia State University (WVSU) and explore the theme of women’s rights. Sponsored by the WVSU College of Business and Social Sciences, the WVSU National Center for Human Relations and the Southern Christian Leadership Foundation, this year’s conference will feature a variety…