A Reflection of Creativity on the D&E Campus

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 […]

Smith Leading American Mental Health Counselors Association

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, […]

New Alumni Director Named at Marshall University

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 Receives 2013 Vandalia Award

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 […]

Chen appointed dean of MU College of Business

Marshall University has announced the appointment of Dr. Haiyang Chen as dean of its College of Business. Formerly a professor and founding managing director with the Global Financial Services Institute in the Cotsakos College of Business at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J., he assumed his position at Marshall on July 1. Chen has been […]