Marvin C. Woodie Jr.
When Marvin Woodie Jr. was 19 years old, he spent his summer working as a cowboy and ranch hand south of Garden City, KS. It was a world away from the Southern West Virginia coalfields, but it was there that one phone call changed the trajectory of his life. Jim Connolly, founder of Conn-Weld Industries, was on the other end of the line. When Woodie mentioned his current manual labor-intensive work, Connolly responded with, “You are hired.”
Wally Thornhill
Growing up in the small Logan neighborhood of Justice Addition,
Wally Thornhill had an honest upbringing. Most of his early years were spent outside playing sports with friends or getting involved with the community.
Amy Tawney
On any given day, Amy Tawney might structure a complex bank merger, steer a financial institution through shifting regulations or mentor a young attorney through a first major transaction.
Teresa Dolan Michaels
Teresa Michaels’ winding career path has been anything but traditional. Currently, she is a financial strategist and regional manager at McKinley Carter Wealth Services. Before she managed the money of high and ultra-high net worth individuals
and families, she served as a social worker at Florence Crittenton Home in Wheeling, WV, a residential and outreach facility for pregnant and parenting young women.
Mark A. Manchin
For nearly five decades, Dr. Mark Manchin has devoted his life to one belief: education has the power to transform lives. As
president of Glenville State University,
he continues a lifelong commitment to public service.
Torie Jackson
When Torie Jackson was young, her father lost his job during a company strike.
“I understood very clearly he didn’t have much to fall back on without
an education to support him,” she says. “At that point, I became determined that education was going to be important to me.”