Harrison-Pitaniello Named 20th Drinko Fellow; President Kopp Honored for Support of the Drinko Academy

Dr. Marcia Harrison-Pitaniello, a professor in Marshall University’s department of biological sciences, has been selected as the 2014-2015 Distinguished John Deaver Drinko Academy Fellow, according to Dr. Alan Gould, executive director of the academy. Gould announced Harrison-Pitaniello’s selection as the latest—and 20th overall—fellow during the annual Drinko Symposium Saturday night in the Francis-Booth Experimental Theater, […]

Andrew Christy Makes it Three in a Row as West Virginia Geographic Bee Champion

Andrew Christy, an 8th grader from St. Francis Central Catholic School in Morgantown, is the first place winner in the 2014 West Virginia Geographic Bee. The event was held Friday, April 4 at Concord University. This is the third championship in the annual competition for Christy. He won the West Virginia Geographic Bee the past […]

Marshall Donors, Recipients Honored at Brunch

Marshall University donors and current recipients of privately funded scholarships were honored recently at the Scholarship Honor Brunch in the Memorial Student Center’s Don Morris Room on the Huntington campus. The event, sponsored by the Marshall University Foundation Inc., was attended by a record crowd of more than 400 people. Marshall President Stephen J. Kopp […]

West Virginia Trout Stocking Week of March 31 – April 4, 2014

The following waters were stocked the week of March 31, 2014: Anthony Creek Bear Rocks Lake Big Run Lake Blackwater River Buckhannon River Bullskin Run Burnsville Tailwaters Cacapon Park Lake Camp Creek Chief Logan Pond Clear Fork of Guyandotte River Clear Fork of Guyandotte River (delayed harvest) Conaway Run Lake Cranberry River Dry Fork (Randolph, […]

Stonewall Resort State Park Marina to Open April 5, 2014

Stonewall Resort State Park’s 370-plus slip marina will open for the season Saturday, April 5, 2014. Stonewall Jackson Lake, near Weston in Lewis County, is 26 miles long and has 82 miles of shoreline, making it the second largest lake in West Virginia. “The marina has various models of watercraft available for rental, as well […]

American National University Announces Dean’s List

American National University (www.an.edu) in Princeton has released the Dean’s List for the Winter Term. The following students earned a minimum grade point average of 3.5 out of a possible 4.0, and thus achieved the honor and privilege of being placed on the Dean’s List: Ballard, WV Catherine Webb Bluefield, WV Danielle Hart, Bonnie Shrader, […]