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Russ McClain, Director of The Center for Sustainability Studies and Coordinator of the Sustainability Studies and Environmental Science academic curricula of Davis & Elkins College, was awarded a Salzburg Global Seminar Fellowship from the Appalachian College Association (ACA) to attend an international conference in Austria this summer regarding global change. The theme for this season’s…
The renovated Myles Center for the Arts – part learning space, part performance space – is creating a renaissance for the arts on the Davis & Elkins College campus. Thanks to the vision, leadership and generous financial support of Trustee June Myles, the arts have a new home – with beautiful, engaging spaces that reward…
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine officials have announced the appointment of Dr. Todd H. Davies as the new director of research development and translation for the Marshall Clinical Research Center. He also has a faculty appointment as research clinical associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. Davies, who previously served as the…
Davis & Elkins College Assistant Professor of Psychology Judith Smith assumed the presidency of the American Mental Health Counselors Association during the organization’s annual national conference July 18-20 in Washington, D.C. The AMHCA is a growing community of nearly 7,000 clinical mental health counselors with the mission of enhancing professional mental health counseling through advocacy,…
Matt Hayes has been named executive director of alumni relations at Marshall University. Hayes comes to Marshall from Wells Fargo Insurance. Previously he was at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Altria, Premier Farnell Corp. and The Herald-Dispatch. He said his previous positions have provided him the opportunity to develop specialized skills in meeting the needs of clients…
Gerald Milnes, former Folk Art Coordinator for Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College, was presented the Vandalia Award, West Virginia’s highest folklife honor at the 37th Annual Vandalia Gathering on May 24. Milnes recently retired from the Augusta Heritage Center after 25 years. During that time, he amassed more than 2,000 hours of…