Three Names Will be Added to the West Liberty University Alumni Wall of Honor during Homecoming 2012

The West Liberty University alumni association will add the names of three distinguished alumni, Jack Adams ’63, Joan Campbell ’62 and Dr. Melvin Sorkowitz ’62, to its Wall of Honor at an induction ceremony breakfast, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 13 in the R. Emmett Boyle Conference Center. The ceremony is part of the Hilltopper Homecoming…

Marshall will announce new senior-level research administrator for Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Monday

Marshall University will announce the hiring of a new senior-level research administrator for the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8. Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp and Joseph I. Shapiro, dean of the School of Medicine, will make the announcement. WHO: Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp and Joan…

Gastroenterologist Joins WVUH-East

West Virginia University Hospitals-East officials recently announced that Timothy Orphanides, M.D., gastroenterologist, has joined the medical staff at City Hospital and opened WVUH-East Gastroenterology in Martinsburg on October 1. Board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Orphanides has been practicing in Doylestown, Pennsylvania since 1988. Orphanides earned his medical degree at the New York University…

Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia Urges Local Residents to Join Push Saturday to Help Make Local Children’s Wishes Come True

When Charleston area residents go to a participating Walmart this weekend to take part in the “One Minute. One Million.” campaign sponsored by Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia and no-contract cell phone provider Straight Talk Wireless, they’ll help grant the true, heartfelt wishes of children throughout the Charleston region. Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia is encouraging consumers…

The U.S. SBA Teams up with ICIC, Bank of America and FORTUNE to Help Inner City Entrepreneurs Access Capital

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Bank of America, FORTUNE and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) announced today that they have joined together to advance inner city small business growth by supporting the Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program. ICCC educates investment-ready urban companies about sources of growth capital and matches them…