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Dr. Gayle Ormiston, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Marshall University, today announced that two university administrators have assumed new roles. Dr. Sherri Smith, executive director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, has accepted an interim appointment as associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of undergraduate studies. Smith’s appointment…
Attorney Craig J. Hines has joined the Morgantown, West Virginia office of regional law firm Bowles Rice LLP. He will focus his practice in energy law and real estate law. Prior to joining Bowles Rice, Mr. Hines worked for a West Virginia law firm where he practiced bankruptcy law, business law, commercial law and real…
William B. Grant, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of First United Bank & Trust, and R.L. Fisher, senior vice president and chief lending officer announce the promotion of Brad McMillian to vice president. He is located at our Suncrest Centre Community Office, 651 Suncrest Towne Centre, Morgantown, WV. Brad can be contacted…
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The U.S. Small Business Administration has received more than 800 applications from accelerators and incubators hoping to win one of 50 cash prizes of $50,000 each in the SBA’s first Growth Accelerator Fund competition. August 2 was the deadline to submit an application. Accelerators and entrepreneurial ecosystem models representing industries that include technology, health services,…
Two faculty members from Marshall University’s psychology department, along with two doctoral students, presented a session at the 45th Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego. Comic-Con is an educational corporation that creates awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular art forms. Dr. April Fugett and Dr. Keith Beard, as well as doctoral students…