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West Liberty University President Robin C. Capehart announced the promotion of Stephanie Hooper-Golein to vice president of finance recently. Hooper-Golein previously held the position of controller. “I have a passion for higher education and really enjoy working in academia and at West Liberty University. I am grateful for this opportunity,” she said. Her promotion is…
Staff of the Boone Memorial Hospital Dietary Department commends two very loyal and dedicated individuals for their volunteer service. “For years Judy Harless and Mildred “Mick” Maynard have given tirelessly to our department and we wanted to do something to show our appreciation,” said Richard Holliday, Dietary Director. The Dietary Staff pulled together and bought…
The Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College will present Grammy award winning bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys as the headline attraction for the Augusta Festival Concert on Aug. 10. Two other nationally known groups will also perform. The concert will take place in Myles Center for the Arts…
Two rising second-year Marshall University School of Pharmacy students have been awarded scholarships for their efforts to embrace diversity and promote inclusion initiatives on campus. James Frazier, from Louisville, KY., was named recipient of the 2012-2013 Marshall University School of Pharmacy Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award for his strong commitment to raise diversity and…
The walls are up. And soon enough, a roof will cover the log-style energy efficient house being constructed by a team of West Virginia University students as part of the international Solar Decathlon competition. Students have spent several months designing and building a solar house for the Decathlon, a collegiate design-and-build competition sponsored by the…
Dr. Jingwei Xie, a senior scientist at the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR), has been awarded a $293,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to lead a project to develop a technique that may improve surgical repair of rotator cuff injuries. The project will combine the expertise of two research groups at Marshall University.…