Parkersburg, W.Va. (June 21, 2022) – West Virginia University at Parkersburg is pleased to announce its President’s and Dean’s scholars for the Spring 2022 semester.

President’s Scholars

Students on the President’s List maintained a 4.0 grade point average while earning 12 or more hours of college credit. The scholars include:

CABELL COUNTY – Huntington: Donnell Reed;

CALHOUN COUNTY – Creston: Hannah Stephens;

Spencer: Caroline Northedge;

CLAY COUNTY – Clay: Timothy Crum;

DODDRIDGE COUNTY – West Union: Jared Harris;

GRANT COUNTY – Petersburg: Cayleigh Ketterman;

JACKSON COUNTY – Cottageville: Makayla Edwards; Jonathan Fields; Tyler Hill; Adam Hoschar;

Evans: Maria Harrah; Kiley Hersman;

Given: Brooke Shouldis;

Kenna: Jahlea Bumpus; Chase Casto; Madison Coon;

Millwood: Molly McCutcheon;

Ravenswood: Rebecca Burdette; Julie Coberly; Raygan Hickman; Emma Jacobs; Jordan Knotts; Fiona Lane; Samantha Pittman; Jacob Watson; Kinsey Wolfe;

Ripley: McKenzie Barickman; Hunter Evans; Joely Good; Amanda Lee; Jasmine McClure; Micah Ranson; Zaya Settle; McKenzie Stalnaker; Johnathan Zuniga;

Sandyville: Alexandra Miller; George Mowery;

KANAWHA COUNTY – Clendenin: Tabitha Adkins;

LINCOLN COUNTY – West Hamlin: Ashley Bowman;

MARION COUNTY – Fairmont: Richard Cole; Tammy Cole;

MASON COUNTY – Leon: Valissa Bailes;

Letart: Emma Gibbs; Noah Litchfield;

New Haven: Tyler Bumgarner; Trayner Howard; Joshua Petry;

Point Pleasant: Benjamin Halley; Lathan Harrison;

MONROE COUNTY – Ballard: Andrew Bonnell;

PLEASANTS COUNTY – Belmont: Kamryn Armstrong; Logan White;

St. Marys: Allison Amos; Jenna Barnhart; Sarah Bowie; Mara Eisenbarth; Mariah Evans; Charity Hannah; Caraline Lancaster; Katie Lemon; Natalie Malone; Sydney Maston; Josey Moore;

RITCHIE COUNTY – Cairo: Valerie Bircher; Alex Hendrickson;

Ellenboro: Blaine Bowie;

Harrisville: Larissa McDonald; Daniel McGinnis;

Pennsboro: Creed Knight;

ROANE COUNTY – Reedy: Kelly Hardbarger;

Spencer: Kolleen Bradley; Kaley Sisk; Zachary Whitehouse;

TYLER COUNTY – Friendly: Erica Davis; Thomas Hill;

Middlebourne: Breauna Anderson; Zoe Lemasters;

Sistersville: Millicent Kehrer;

West Union: Amanda Gist;

WAYNE COUNTY – Huntington: Norma Harbolt;

WETZEL COUNTY – Paden City: Kyra Dennis;

WIRT COUNTY – Elizabeth: Mikayla Bailey; Nicholas Bain; Lexis Hill; Autumn McKenna; Kelsey Moore; Hailey Sams; Katrina Smarr;

LeRoy: Morgan Cale;

Palestine: Peyton Richards; Adeline Sims; Brooklyn Smith;

WOOD COUNTY – Belleville: Jordan Flinn; Morgan Habeb; Bradley McPeek, Zoey Smith;

Davisville: Brandon Dix; Amy Hutton;

Mineral Wells: Ashley Beall; Tyler Byars; Eli Francis; Robert Jarvis; Jayde Metz;

Parkersburg: Daxa Babariya; Gideon Barton; Jaya Bell; Devon Bertus; Tabitha Bingle; Tara Boston; Nicole Buck; Makayla Burns; Ryan Cobb; Alexis Dailey; Olivia Dailey; Jonathan Defibaugh; Megan Dennis; Matthew Dodrill; Lloyd Frazier; Amelia Gesell; Emily Givens;  Kelsey Golden; Mikaela Grant; Rachael Green; Amelia Hartzog; Payton Harvey; Abigail Homan; Jacelyn Hyde; Sean Lilly; James Malson; Taylor Marks; Tyler Martin; Hailee Merritt; Toria Moore; Aliza Nehls; Coleen Nicoles; Gregory Oxley; Lacy Parsons; Jessica Perkins; Abram Poling; Savannah Ruble; Madison Sayre; Megan Seevers; Alexandra Tennant; Reganne Thomas; Remy Toncray; Nhi Tran; Ashleigh Utt; Yuan Uy; Emily Valentine; James Voutour; Olivia Wilson;

Rockport: Haley Parsons;

Vienna: Maxwell Crum; Emily Davis; Randa Eddy; Devon Fancher; Charles Helmick III; Rachel Somerville; Brittany Underwood;

Walker: Devin Cooper;

Washington: Heather Lawson; Gracie Lowers; Travis Spears; Julie Wolfe;

Waverly: Dominic Cartmel; Whitney Kiger;

Williamstown: Emma Berman; Elizabeth Collie; Aubrey Erwin; Tiffany Evans; David Underwood;

OHIO – Belpre: Kylee Bethel;

Beverly: Jadelynne Baker;

Coolville: Ashley Ward;

Cutler: Christy Barton; Alexander Eckhart; Bethany Steele;

Hamden: Yvonne Coleman;

Malta: Tori Gormley;

New Matamoras: Nicole Haught;

Racine: Domenic Nudi;

PENNSYLVANIA – Mather: Melissa Rychtarsky;

Dean’s Scholars

Students named to the Dean’s List maintained a 3.5 grade point average while earning six or more hours of college credit. The scholars include:

BARBOUR COUNTY – Philippi: Megan Rumney;

CABELL COUNTY – Culloden: Breanna Akers; Aime Nuckolls;

Huntington: Andrew Gillispie; Valerie Sanders;

CALHOUN COUNTY – Grantsville: Alexander Petrovsky;

CLAY COUNTY – Maysel: Heather Dawson;

DODDRIDGE COUNTY – New Milton: Emily Gola; Abby Kelley;

Pennsboro: Alexia Whitehair;

Salem: Noah Burnside; Makenna Curran; Faith Galagar; Jack Hutson; Karlee Jozwick; Hailey Keith; Abby McDonough; Lacy Rummler; Nora Sias;

Troy: Sidney Hinzman;

West Union: Gabriel Bates; Adam Burnside; Taylor Davis; Hallie Shepherd; Jaydah Smith; Anna Trent; Mackenzie Underwood; Alyssa Weekley; Caleb Wekseth;

FAYETTE COUNTY – Ansted: Victoria Boggs;

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY – Romney: Madison Wilkins;

HARDY COUNTY – Mathias: Amanda Kern;

Moorefield: Ashley Kesner; Jordan Mongold;

Wardensville: Hannah Merritt; Morgin Miller;

HARRISON COUNTY – Bristol: Soffi Bee;

Salem: Maggie Sleeth;

JACKSON COUNTY – Cottageville: Ada Freshour; Cortney Gandee; Andrew McDowell;

Evans: Haley Carson; Caden Harpold; Benjamin Smith; Tucker Williams;

Given: Megan Barnett;

Kenna: Kayla Jones; Taylor Myers; Megan Pauley; Aubrey Stephens; Mason Stephens; Joseph Wortham;

LeRoy: Elijah Price;

Millwood: Jayme Shaver;

Ravenswood: Andrew Anglin; Chloe Blevins; Damien Caldwell; Samantha Casto; Madison Dye; Samantha Eades; Tiffany Fender; Joel Fisher; Rachel Fisher; Jacob Graham; Taylor Heath; Isabella Hughes; Brett Jacobs; Natasha Lemley; Richard Mahan; Sabrina Mills; Logan Nelson; Lacee Postlethwait; Autumn Pursley; Tate Riley; Megan Scarberry; Deanna Schindler; Myna Spencer; Emma Weekley; Kylee Williams;

Ripley: Zack Benson; Jacob Casto; Victoria Cochran; James Coon; Seth Gainey; Hunter Harper; Gabriel Haynes; Ashlea Huffman; Miranda Johnson; Sara Jones; Megan Kay; Anna Kimble; James Manley; Elaina Segsworth; Jaylyn Sheppard; Katelin Sinclair; Ayda Tuttle;

Sandyville: Natasha Canterbury; Kasara DiSciullo; Patrick Francis; Julia Holbert; Michael Lanham; David Smith;

JEFFERSON COUNTY – Ranson: Miranda Day;

KANAWHA COUNTY – Charleston: Jody Farmer; Rebecca Fouts;

Clendenin: Jennifer Mitchell;

Elkview: Morgan Carpenter; Ashley Eplin;

St. Albans: Lindsey Brewer; Molly Caldwell; Joseph Casey; Lindsay Holbert;

South Charleston: April McCune;

LOGAN COUNTY – Chapmanville: Shawn Wolford;

MARSHALL COUNTY – Moundsville: Mitchel Herbold;

MASON COUNTY – Leon: Jason Bechtle; Christina Boggs;

Letart: Sophie Beattie; Brittni Kaylor; Adrianna Stewart;

Mason: Payton McFarland;

New Haven: Bryton Grate;

Point Pleasant: Grace Haddox; Hannah Halley; Carla Stover; James Walker; Catherine Wasonga;

West Columbia: Chesnie Brinker;

MONONGALIA COUNTY – Morgantown: Tiaa Ferrebee;

OHIO COUNTY – Wheeling: Eva Reid;

PLEASANTS COUNTY – Belmont: Kyle Jones; Cara Masters; Michelle Neff; Ian Niemczyk;

Friendly: Hannah Dearth;

St. Marys: Brianna Barker; Edgar Barker; Aliyah Bennett; Grant Barnhart; Erika Becker; Alexis Carder; Megan Cronin; Ethan Davis; Nathanael Decker; Madison Eaton; Haley Farson; Jonathan Goodfellow; Paul Gordon; Emily Hadley; Brayden Hall; Anondae Hesson; Macy Hilvers; Garrytt Horner; Dillon Johnson; Brandon Lawhon; Jessica Lipscomb; Adriana Matson; Emily Meeks; Teddi Northrop; Emma Powell; James Powell; Jeremy Rhodes; Tacia Rodriguez; Jadon Satterfield; Justin Scadden; Madison Scott; Matthew VanFossen; Ethan Weikart; Brayden Whited;

Waverly: Patricia Miller;

PRESTON COUNTY – Bruceton Mills: Ashlynn Phillips;

PUTNAM COUNTY – Eleanor: Phaedra Higgs;

Poca: Tammy Naylor;

Red House: Amanda Blackshire;

Scott Depot: Melissa Melton;

RALEIGH COUNTY – Beaver: Kailea Sawyers;

White Oak: Kimberly Keller;

RITCHIE COUNTY – Cairo: Jeremy Darnold; Erik Miehrig; Angela Stewart;

Ellenboro: Zoe Butcher; Brie Butta; Olivia Cress; Madison Hall; Shannon Reilly;

Harrisville: William Bell; Lily Butcher; Charles Copeland III; Gavin Easton; Ethan Haught; Chaslyn Jones; Alexander King; Darren Lanham; Haley Martin; Taylor Osborne; Quentin Owens; Kayden Procacina; Jillian Schimmel; Mary Spencer;

Pennsboro: Andrew Freeland; Alexander Gilliland; Chandos Hamilton; Presley Johnson; Tanner Langmeyer; Ian Martin; Vanessa Patton; Marin Rader; Hannah Ray; Emma Stahlman; Karissa Weekley; Kiarra Weekley;

Pullman: Leewood Molessa;

Smithville: Katie Rollins;

ROANE COUNTY – Gandeeville: Zane Tanner;

Looneyville: Coleen Mitchell; Ellie Sayre; Kaydence Steele;

Reedy: Erica Ellison; Alyvia Freeland; Madison Marshall; Holly Terrell;

Spencer: Macy Burdette; Emily Chandler; Kaitlyn Clarkson; Mikalah Clarkson; Shayla Claypool; Kyan Douglass; Madison Rhodes; Emily Stotts; Zachary Taylor; Marleigh Unger; Savannah Williams;

Walton: Jamie Huffman; Emma Looney;

TUCKER COUNTY – Davis: Sara Luzier;

TYLER COUNTY – Alma: Larissa Ahouse; Lea Ahouse; Alyssa Kimball; Havannah Lemasters; Shelby Thomas;

Friendly: Kashia Brown; Madeline Cecil; Jordan Ebert; Garrett Freeland;

Middlebourne: Kendra Beaver; Leah Cathers; Emily Ebert; Walker Hoover; Abigail Rose; Jacklyn Seagrave; Ryley Vandyne; Mallory Westbrook;

Paden City: Justin Barker; Alec Chaplin; Jamie Daugherty; Carson Gorby; Hannah Shreves;

Pennsboro: Madison Lovejoy; Autumn Shepherd;

Sistersville: Garrett Ammons; Charles Brown; Audrey Dennis; Jocelyn Foltz; Jesse Griffith; Emily Gorby; Caitlyn Hayes; Jayden Helmick; Grace Howell; Trenton Huffman; Abigail          Ice; Avery Kemp; Abigail Kimble; Shayli Kocher; Leah Loudin; Maeson Maxwell; Mason Nichols; Caleigh Phillips; April Ramsey; Kaci Shanabarger; Madison White; David Wickham;

WAYNE COUNTY – Crum: Kassandra Spaulding;

WETZEL COUNTY – New Martinsville: Khloe Adkins; Telah King;

Paden City: Tanley McEldowney; Kylee Yeater;

WIRT COUNTY – Elizabeth: Taylor Anderson; Madelynn Cogar; Meredith Cottrell; Kylie Cox; Chad Crouser; Jonathan Daggett; Madison Devaughn; Cherokee Edwards; Jody Hill; Jason Hopkins; Shelby Knicely; Mika Parsons; Kaeleigh Parsons; Ethan Phillips; Madison Richards; Brooklyn Rood; Sierra Runner; Cheyann Seevers; Nicole Wood; Noah Yoak; Emily Young;

LeRoy: Moriah Cale;

Palestine: Jeremy Davis; Riley Nutter; Emmeline Pethtel; James Riggs; Malane Smith; Dakota White; Emma Wyer;

WOOD COUNTY – Belleville: Matalenne Foggin; Jenna Mathess; Megan Smith;

Davisville: Victoria Delancey; Eliza Lawrentz;

Mineral Wells: Breanna Beverage; Skyler Boice; Allison Boyd; Aaron Crites; Zachary Cumpston; Dylan Daley; Michael Dugan; Abigail Lathem; Lora Litman; Mallory Marks; Pamela Morehead; Colton Parsons; Kolton Parsons; Logan Penn; Trinity Phillips; Kimberly Thomas; Elizabeth Weaver; Chelsey Yates;

Parkersburg: Abby Anderson; Franklin Angelos; Alyssa Arthur; Austin Atkinson; Sierra Backus; Katelyn Baker; Rikki Barre; Abigail Barton; Casie Bevins; Taylor Black; Brittany Blevins; Justin Blevins; Sydney Bohn; Mary Boley; Julian Brady; Kristen Brandjes; Connor Branham; Joseph Bredon-McFarland III; April Brooks; William Burge; Maxwell Carnes; Sean Carpenter; Carson Chambers; Emily Cogar; Trinity Cogar; Sydney Coler; Garrett Colvin; Katie Copeland; Alanna Cottrill; Hunter Coull; Evan Cowan; Lanae Dailey; Allison Davis; Christian Deem; Kira Dowler; Haley Drake; Halley Durkin; Brandy Edgar; Olivia Edinger; Kandi Ellison; Bradley Emerick; Rory Essenmacher; Allison Felker; Gage Fiore; Katerina Floyd; Danielle Folwell; Stacey Fordyce; Ashley Fornash; Abigail Francisco; Tobin Francisco; Laura Gant; Jaden  Garner; Olivia Gibbs; Brandon Gill; Rhylea Graham; Serena Graham; Courtney Greathouse; Kaylee Greer; Kensley Hager; Cameron Hanshaw; Alexandra Hamric; Brayden Hatfield; Garrett Hatfield; Riley Hilling; Carson Huck; Taylor Isaly; Imori Johnson; Kayleigh Johnson; Kristofer Jones; Rylee Jones; Sherri Jones; Perrin King; Savannah Knowlton; Joshua Kopec; Amanda Lan; Johnathon Laxton; Mark Lee; Blake Lewis; Alexander Life; Michele Looney; Lee Lynch; Sophia Mahoney; Brittany Marrone; Brittany Martin; Elizabeth Martin; Kimberly Matheny; Wesly McCune; Travis McDonald; Lauren McDonnell; Alexus McEldowney; Kasey McKinney; Randy Merced; Colin Minear; Lauren Modesitt; Clay Morgan; Melissa Morris; Jessica Morrison; Madison Newbanks; Sydney Nuckolls; Logan Nutter; Kaylyn Parsons; Rachael Pierce; Lyndsie Pinkston; Vincent Post IV; Ryann Province; Angelina Randolph; Carl Ray; Noah Ray; Isabella Reidmiller; Carrie Rhodes; Nevada Richards; Laura Richardson; Ryan Richardson; Jasmine Roberts; Kelly Rockhold; Amber Saltz; Jerenie Sands; Jadon Sandy; Harley Saxton; Parker Schartiger; Abrielle Schmitt; Andrea Sears; Timothy Sharp; Alexander Sidwell; Zach Silvia; Kaci Sink; Makayla Sirk; Christopher Smith; Elliott Smith; Angel Spangler; Amariah Sprouse; Serenity Sprouse; Audrey Sprout; Katrina Steelsmith; Kimberly Sturm; Michelle Sturm; Tiana Tauber; Paul Teltscher; Audrianna VanCamp; Jena Vincent; William Watson; Isaac Weekley; Lily Wharton; James White; Guinevere Wigal; Gracie Wilkinson; Hollie Williamson; Melissa Wilson; Phillip Wilson; Hannah Wingrove; Gavin Wise; Markie Wolfe; Andrew Woofter; Nelson Woofter;

Rockport: Kaleb Dean; Caylen Ward;

Vienna: Yasmeen Alamin; Canyon Alkire; Abigail Anderson; Macey Anderson; Maxwell Anderson; Shelby Anderson; Aliana Bennett; Emily Bond; Savanna Channell; Katelyn Collins; Grace Curry; Austin Cutlip; James Dauphin; Kendal Domenick; Anna Earl; Lillian Floyd; Echo Full; Chelsea Haught; Emily Higginbotham; Abigail Hine; Lauren Hissem; Alyssa Hoffmann; Sheza Ikhlaq; John Justice; Dylan Khoury; Rylee Kisner; Maxwell Lauer; Anna Martin; Virginia Martin; Hayley McCale; Molly McLean; Ethan Metz; Annette Mildren; Emily Newbanks; John O’Brien III; Sofia Olson; Talia Patterson; Beyonce Pierce; Hallie Pierce; Jade Poling; Logan Rake; Jaxen Ranson; Courtney Rather; Philip Richmond; Mariah Sands; Chandler Seita; Niveah Smith; Riley Smith; Kylie Spencer; Brandon Stanley; Simon Strobl; Mindy Thompson; Audrey Ungar; Jonah Varner; Megan West; Rylee Wise; Ella Wix; Bastet Zyla;

Walker: Chad Cottrill; Allison Ezell; Abigail Farnsworth; Mya Green; Anna Haught; Ivy Hogue; Chere Jenkins; Katelyn Uppole; Haley Woollard;

Washington: Priscilla Brady; Chelsea Bunner; Drew Corley; Alayna Goff; Nathaniel Griffith; Hannah Habeb; Taylor Harrison; Amy Hays; Jackie Hunt; Kenzie Johnson; Emily Jones; Sean Marks; Michael Midkiff; Kayla Ross; Brooke Sandy; Javier Santelices; Sarah Smith; Aurora Tennant; Megan Vankirk; Rylee Waggoner; Joseph Whipkey; Ramona Wilson;

Waverly: Issac Cutright; Zoey Davis; London Flores; Sara Hall; Lacey Smith; Amber Ward; Brianna Winsett;

Williamstown: Kaci Adkins; Rickie Allen; Madelyn Anderson; Emily Bailey; Andrew Baker; Vanessa Baughan; Gavin Bosgraf; Tara Boyce; Sarah Brooker; Gage Carpenter; Boston Caruthers; Natalie Chambers; Skyler Chancellor; Alexander Cockerham; Audrey Coiner; Lydia Conner; Emily Dietz; Connor Elliott; Grace Everly; Audrey Fenton; Andrew Florence; Alison Gates; Julian Guckert; Wyatt Hall; Harbor Haught; Kamryn Haynes; Michael Hendrickson; Rainer Holl; Alexander Hurst; Georgie Inman; Alexander Irvin; Isaac Joy; Lakyn Joy; Lindsey Keller; Halley Landis; Chloe Lightfritz; Ivy Linger; Ella McMullen; Macy Morgan; Alexia Mynes; Riley Oblisk; Hope Pickens; Landon Richards; Sara Richards; Alexis Rickard; Maybree Rinard; Jaina Rinehart; Alexis Sivard; Avery Smith; Willow Somerville; Kaden Spencer; Karly Starcher; Alyssa Stump; Katelynn Tucker; Conner Walker; Gabrielle West; Logan White; Payton Woodard;

ALABAMA – Guntersville: Jennifer Shedd;

ARKANSAS – Bentonville: Sheena Ramey;

ARIZONA – Chandler: Maryann Garcia;

FLORIDA – Lake Worth: Denise Davis;

Tamarac: Sarah Quick;

West Palm Beach: Willieritta Sherman Lewis;

GEORGIA – Dawsonville: Amy Brookins;

KENTUCKY – Ashland: Cody Wood;

OHIO – Ashland: Jordan Hoffman;

Athens: Brooke Grubb; Sydnee Whaley;

Belpre: Chase Baker; Kelly Byrne; Megan Gorham; Rafael Mendez; Carla Rasmussen;

Caldwell: Shailyn Hayes;

Carroll: Wesley Yors;

Coolville: Melissa Graham;

Fleming: Jessica Knadler; Hunter Schrader; Matthew Stuckert;

Lowell: Cara McIntosh;

Lower Salem: Kelly Casto;

Marietta: Emily Buchanan; Julie Elliott; Nathan Hale; Madeline Hawkins; Kimberly Null; Anna Moening; Amanda Page; Emilie Scarbro; Jared Smith; Paige Stotts;

Ostrander: Sean Luellen;

Powell: Andrew Matson;

Racine: Ryan Parsons;

Reedsville: Melissa Cowdery;

Rutland: Shalynn Mitchell;

Tuppers Plains: Nathaniel Hensley;

Vincent: Brayden Hanes; Ethan Lang; Jessica Mosier;

OREGON – Canby: Leigh Brocki;

TENNESSEE – Antioch: Yasmin Gonzalez;

Kingsport: Robert Arnold;

Murfreesboro: Tammy Barr;

TEXAS – Lyford: Eleazar Rangel.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (June 10, 2022) – Members of the Mid-Ohio Valley community have the chance to perform in front of and be mentored by Broadway star Tony Vincent during an in-person master class on Saturday, June 25, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., in downtown Parkersburg. 

The Tony Vincent Live Master Class provides rising creative professionals exclusive access to advice, insight and training from a titan of the theatre industry. The master class allows attendees to hear the many ways to find their way in show business and Vincent’s unique journey and path to success as a creative.

From a young age, Vincent was exposed to the music of The Beatles, David Bowie, Depeche Mode and New Order. While attending university, Vincent recorded a five-song EP, which led to a recording contract with EMI records.

In 1998, Vincent took a detour into rock-based theater, joining the Broadway cast of “RENT.” He also starred in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Queen’s smash hit “We Will Rock You,” Green Day’s “American Idiot,” and was a finalist on NBC’s “The Voice.”

Today, Vincent continues to write and record, along with leading PCG Theatrical in Nashville, helping to develop young aspiring musical theater performers.

The master class with Vincent and PCG, is sponsored by the Arts Collaborative of the MOV and its member, the Parkersburg Actors Guild.

Tickets to the event are $25 and are available at facebook.com/ArtsoftheMOV. The event will be held at WVUP on Market, located at 414 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101.

For more information, contact the Arts Collaborative of the MOV by calling 304-424-8341.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (June 8, 2022) – West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Board of Governors will meet Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The meeting will take place at 3:15 p.m. in the Francis & Nina Phares Board Room (Room 1300). Due to COVID-19, a virtual option to attend is also available.

For further details and instructions on how to attend the meeting, please contact Brady Whipkey, WVU Parkersburg chief of staff, at brady.whipkey@wvup.edu.

Visit http://www.wvup.edu/about/board-of-governors/agendas/ to view the complete agenda.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (June 6, 2022) – Coplin Health Systems, Minnie Hamilton Health Systems and the Ritchie Regional Health Center, in conjunction with several partners including WVU Parkersburg, will be holding a FARMACY course to educate participants on the benefits of eating nutritious and provide them with health screens for a1C, high blood pressure, lipids and weight.

Participants of the program must be 20 to 65 years old and not previously been diagnosed with hypertension, stroke or cancer. It is preferred that participants live in a rural community, have an income at 200% or below the federal poverty rate, are racial/ethnic minorities or have a disability.

“The FARMACY is a dynamic program that addresses health from a variety of angles. We provide participants access to healthy food, vital health screenings, and education that helps improve healthy habits, including healthy eating and information about primary care,” said Sarah Barton, senior projects manager at Coplin Health.

In the weekly 30-minute course, participants will participate in food demos, learn new recipes, and gain information about health problems. The first and tenth week of the course will provide opportunities to receive free health screenings for a1C, blood pressure and weight.

In addition to learning about eating healthy, course participants will receive a large portion of fresh fruits and vegetables and heart-healthy food that can be used at home to jumpstart their behavioral changes recommended in the program.

Courses will be taught during the following times:

• Elizabeth Baptist Church
• June 21 – August 30: Tuesdays, 1 or 2 pm

• Jackson County Jr. Fairgrounds
• June 22 – August 24: Wednesdays, 9 or 11 am

• Minnie Hamilton Hospital (Grantsville)
• July 15 – September 16: Fridays, 10 or 11 am

• Ritchie Regional Health Center (Harrisville)
• July 12 – Sept 13: Tuesdays, 3 or 4 pm

• Parkersburg Senior Center – Market Street Location (Parkersburg)
• June 21-August 30: Tuesdays, 9 or 10 am

“Achieving and maintaining good health requires active participation in multiple healthy habits, and we want to support participants wherever they are in the process of reaching their goals,” Barton said.

Those interested in participating can fill out the referral form here. For more information, contact Sarah Burton at 304.679.6680 or at sarahb@coplinhealth.com.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (May 31, 2022) – The West Virginia University at Parkersburg Veterans Corps hosted a Memorial Day Celebration May 27 on campus. The ceremony can be rewatched on WVU Parkersburg’s Facebook page.

“[On Memorial Day], we mourn as we try to continue to heal. We go forth and honor our brothers and sisters in arms by living a life worth their sacrifice, because their cost is truly greater than I,” said Jared Smith, WVU Parkersburg Veteran Corps student president. “We say their name, so we may not forget the cost of a free nation and a government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from this Earth. May we honor their sacrifice and celebrate their legacy.”

The ceremony honored the 7% of Americans that have served in the United States Armed Forces, but no longer walk among us with a reading of General John A. Logan’s Memorial Day Order, a poem and personal messages for the Veterans Corps.

2021 National MCL Marine of the Year, Scott Kirby, was the keynote speaker for the Memorial Day Ceremony.

“Memorial Day is completely different from Veterans Day and Armed Forces Day,” Kirby said. Armed Forces Day is a day to celebrate those who are currently wearing the uniform. Veterans Day is a day to celebrate those who have served and have hung up their uniform. Memorial Day is a day we honor and remember those who never made it back to hang up their uniform.”

Kirby shared the three monuments in the Mid-Ohio Valley where people can go to honor Veterans: in Parkersburg at City Park, in Vienna at Spencer’s Landing and in Marietta at Harmar Village.

For more information or to become a WVU Parkersburg Veterans Corps member, please contact Darren Shearlock at darren.shearlock@wvup.edu or 304-424-8000 ext. 337.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (May 25, 2022) – The first graduating class of the Constellium Skilled Trades Scholarship Program received associate degrees and will enter a five-year employment agreement with Constellium. In 2020, WVU Parkersburg and Constellium partnered to provide financial assistance to area high school students for the opportunity to earn a college degree and gain employment in a skilled trades job.

“After a two-year journey, our first class of the Skilled Trade Scholarship Program will begin working at Constellium on June 6,” Constellium CEO Buddy Stemple said. “Congratulations to each graduate, and we look forward to them joining the Constellium team. I want to thank WVU Parkersburg for their tremendous partnership in this critical program for our business.”

 

 

The following students were selected for the inaugural scholarship and will successfully receive their Associate of Applied Science in Multi-Craft Technology or Reliability and Maintenance Technology and a Certificate of Applied Science in Electricity and Instrumentation Technology or Industrial Maintenance.

Zack Tyler Benson, AAS, Reliability and Maintenance Technology, CAS, Industrial Maintenance;

Gavin Blankenship, AAS, Reliability and Maintenance Technology, CAS, Industrial Maintenance;

Chase Casto, AAS, Electrical Reliability and Maintenance, CAS, Electricity and Instrumentation, CAS, Industrial Maintenance;

James Andrew Coon, AAS, Reliability and Maintenance Technology, CAS, Industrial Maintenance;

Wyatt Cottrill, AAS, Reliability and Maintenance Technology, CAS, Industrial Maintenance;

Kenley Drew Hickman, AAS, Electrical Reliability and Maintenance, CAS, Electricity and Instrumentation Technology, CAS, Industrial Maintenance;

Trevor Hunt, AAS, Electrical Reliability and Maintenance, CAS, Electricity and Instrumentation Technology, CAS, Industrial Maintenance;

James Riley Lemaster, AAS, Reliability and Maintenance Technology, CAS, Industrial Maintenance;

Joshua Isaac Scritchfield, AAS, Electrical Reliability and Maintenance, CAS, Electricity and Instrumentation Technology, CAS, Industrial Maintenance.

“Through this experience with the Constellium Skilled Trades Scholarship Program, I’ve gained a job and a life full of success,” said Coon.

 

 

“We are thankful for this partnership which supports and encourages students to participate in the skilled trades,” Michele Wilson, WVU Parkersburg Workforce and Economic Development dean, said. “Today’s high school students are the workers of the future, and the Constellium Skilled Trade Scholarship Program is a wonderful opportunity to train students to fill a job demand and provide them with high-paying jobs after graduation.”

To learn more about the scholarship program and how WVU Parkersburg and Constellium are building the skilled trades workforce, contact Wilson at michele.wilson@wvup.edu.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (May 16, 2022) – WVU Parkersburg’s Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), an international honor society in education, has partnered with Fairplain Elementary School in Jackson County to provide sensory paths for youth.

Sensory paths are a series of guided movements for children to follow, helping develop motor skills. According to Stephanie Stopiak, WVU Parkersburg Education instructor, sensory paths can also help students develop coordination skills and increase focus and attention.

“At Fairplain, KDP students completed five pathways, including a meditation maze, agility tires, snake, alphabet butterfly and color block road,” Stopiak said. “All of these seem like fun activities to children, and they are, but they also serve as brain breaks. The children can use these to self-regulate their focus and become more aware of their feelings.”

 

 

Alexandra Tennant, KDP member, presented the project and was a clinical teacher of record at Fairplain during the Spring 2022 semester.

“Thanks to the members of KPD, we were able to bring color and new interactions to the students at Fairplain” Tennant said. “The students love the pathways and always ask to take a break to play on them, improving their motor skills and giving them a chance to be more active throughout the school day.”

Other members of KDP who painted pathways include:

Chase Baker
Valerie Bircher
Jahlea Bumpus
Maggy Criser
Mikayla Dawson
Allison Ezell
Leah Harvey
Brooke Hatcher
Anna Kimble
Gracie Gill
Alexandra Miller
Victoria Shepherd

 

 

The project was funded by the SNAP-Ed grant, which aims to educate families on healthy choices and promotes active lifestyles. The WVU Parkersburg KDP organization plans to partner with other schools this summer.

For more information on the WVU Parkersburg Elementary Education program, please visit wvup.edu/education.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (May 7, 2022) – WVU Parkersburg held its 51^st annual spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, at 2 p.m., in its College Activities Center. Dr. E. Gordon Gee, West Virginia University president, served as the keynote speaker.

Gee reminded the spring class of 2022 that while success in life is important, failure creates an opportunity for self-growth.

“The possibility of failure is not a reason to resist change. Failure is, in fact, an inevitable and even mandatory detour on the road to any worthwhile goal,” Gee said. “If one is not failing, one is not learning. Your own journey…can lead a positive change if you commit to your unique purpose and make your choices serve that purpose.”

 

 

Gee has been a leader in higher education for more than 30 years. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in History and earned his Juris Doctor and Doctorate in Education from Columbia University.

WVU Parkersburg President Dr. Chris Gilmer also had words of encouragement for the graduating class, congratulating them on their accomplishments, which have been built on the sacrifice of family members who have come before them.

“Graduates hear this from me if you hear nothing else I say. You too are the accumulation of the dreams of generations,” Gilmer said. “While you have worked hard and should be duly proud of your accomplishments, no one comes to a moment like this alone. It is a milestone no one can ever take away from you – you have earned it, but you have earned it on the shoulders of generations of people you never even met.”

This is the last commencement Gilmer will preside over as WVU Parkersburg president. He will be assuming the interim campus presidency at WVU Potomac State College. Gilmer will be remembered as a student-focused leader, rebuilding strong relationships with area businesses, industries, nonprofits and schools.

Over 180 graduates crossed the stage, with a total of 350 students earning certificate, associate and bachelor’s degrees, pending final grades. The college also presented recognition awards to exceptional members of the campus and surrounding community, including:

Philanthropist of the Year: The Erickson Foundation, Laurie Erickson and Kathy Eddy

The Generations Award from the National Institutes for Historically-Underserved Students: Dr. Donzell Lee and Family

The Governor of West Virginia’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteerism: Kiki Angelos

Alumni of the Year: Christie Willis

Business Partner of the Year: The Blennerhassett Hotel, Wayne Waldeck and Lee Rector

Innovator of the Year: The Ross Foundation, Tres and Melissa Ross

Nonprofit Partner of the Year: The United Way, Stacy DeCicco and Justin Raber

Also, during commencement, WVU Parkersburg recognized Christie Calvert, Child Development program coordinator, as the Bernard P. McDonough Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year. She has doubled program enrollment and received multiple rankings from Intelligent.com as having one of the nation’s best online Child Development degree programs.

To watch the Spring 2022 commencement ceremony, visit youtube.com/wvuparkersburg.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (May 5, 2022) – This is a reminder that the WVU Parkersburg Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremony may be streamed live at wvup.edu/youtube. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 7, at 2 p.m., EST.