Shepherd Students Volunteer in Southern West Virginia During Spring Break
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 […]
Spilman Member Battle Elected to College of Workers’ Comp Lawyers
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 […]
WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center, Jefferson Medical Center Celebrate National Doctors’ Day
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, […]
Marshall University School of Medicine Residents Recognized for Outstanding Medical Care of US Veterans
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 […]
West Virginia State University Hosts Annual Human Rights Conference
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 […]
SBA Administrator Announces National Small Business Week Awardees
Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, today announced the 2017 National Small Business Week awardees for 16 different categories ranging from exporting, outreach, contracting, lending, disaster recovery to manufacturing and research and development. Last week McMahon announced the 54 Small Business Person of the Year state and territorial winners. These recipients […]
