Parkersburg, W.Va. (February 9, 2021) – The opportunity for Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College students to turn their Associate of Science (A.S.) degrees into Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) in Elementary Education at WVU Parkersburg will begin in Fall 2021. The institutions’ partnership formally recognizes their commitment to expanding educational opportunities for the state.

“Eastern is thrilled to reunite with WVU Parkersburg for a 2+2 partnership in Elementary Education,” said Eastern President Dr. Chuck Terrell. “This is an accessible and affordable pathway for students and a greatly needed partnership to provide quality educators for West Virginia.”

W.Va. is experiencing significant teacher storages and ranks near last in the number of residents holding at least a bachelor’s degree. Eastern and WVU Parkersburg’s 2+2 Agreement will help meet the state’s economic needs and ensure an educated and prepared workforce.

“This collaboration with our CTC colleagues at Eastern provides an incredible opportunity for West Virginia students from across the state to pursue the teaching profession without going far from home,” said WVU Parkersburg Provost Chad Crumbaker. “We are happy to be again partnering with Eastern for the B.A. and hope to provide additional similar opportunities for our students.”

To be eligible for the B.A. program, Eastern students must complete an A.S. with a concentration in Elementary Education. Concentration and B.A. courses will be offered through WVU Parkersburg on Eastern’s campus via Zoom, Live, Blackboard, hybrid or web. All field placements, including student teaching, will be completed in Eastern’s service area and supervised by Sherry Michael, Eastern Education Programs coordinator.

“I am very excited to be a part of the WVUP and Eastern 2+2 agreement in Elementary Education, and I look forward to working with everyone involved in the program,” said Michael. “With the local need of teachers in our surrounding areas, I know this will be a great opportunity for our colleges and local communities.”
Students who qualify for financial aid will receive aid at Eastern for the first two years. Upon graduation from Eastern and acceptance into WVU Parkersburg’s Elementary Education program, students must re-apply for financial aid at WVU Parkersburg.

“I’m so excited to be working with the Eastern community again. My last experience working with students from this area was outstanding,” said Dr. David Lancaster, WVU Parkersburg Education Division chairperson. “We can change our students’ lives, and the lives of the children of West Virginia; what an opportunity!”

To learn more about WVU Parkersburg’s Elementary Education program, visit wvup.edu/education. To get started on your journey at Eastern, visit easternwv.edu.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (February 5, 2021) – Two WVU Parkersburg students recently placed in the Fall 2020 West Virginia Criminal Justice Educators Association (WVCJEA) Paper Competition. In addition to winning a cash prize, both students’ papers will be published in the association’s peer-reviewed journal, the Mid-Southern Journal of Criminal Justice.

Cody Salvatore, a December 2020 graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice, won first place for his paper, “Diversity in Criminal Justice Education.” Early College student Hannah Stephens won second place for her paper, “Improving Policing: Criticisms and Supports.”

Stephens’ paper addresses the essential principles of policing, different issues facing policing today and proposed solutions to those problems.

“It is an amazing feeling to have my paper receive the recognition that it has. I am thrilled to have people read my essay and really think about what it could mean,” said Stephens. “Without the classes and expertise I received from my professors, the ideas I explained in my paper would not have taken off.”

Upon graduation, Stephens plans to become a police officer in the Wood County area.

The Paper Competition is a part of the WVCJEA’s annual conference and is open to any criminal justice undergraduate student whose institution is a member of the association. WVU Parkersburg has been a member since 2014 and attends the conference to share and listen to the research of faculty, students and criminal justice professionals around the state.

“I am always inspired by the hard work and perseverance all our students display. Both Cody and Hannah went above and beyond this past fall to perfect their papers and submit them for competition, and I am extremely pleased with their achievements,” said Andrew Walker, WVU Parkersburg assistant professor of criminal justice. “It is exciting for them to have a paper published in a peer-reviewed journal this early in their academic careers. Their success is one example of the many opportunities our students have here in the criminal justice program at WVUP.”

Visit wvup.edu/criminal-justice for more information or to apply to WVU Parkersburg’s criminal justice program. To learn more about WVCJEA and the Mid-Southern Journal of Criminal Justice, visit mds.marshall.wvu.edu.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (February 2, 2021) – The WVU Parkersburg Nursing and Health Sciences division has received news that the university will now accept new transfer courses from BridgeValley Community and Technical College and Marshall University.

“By accepting these courses as transfer equivalency, our students will be ready to take the entrance exam, the HESI A2 and have a better chance of successfully being admitted to the program,” said Dr. Kathy Frum, chairperson of the Nursing and Health Sciences Division.

WVU Parkersburg now accepts the following transfer courses from Bridgevalley Community and Technical College:

BIOL 201 –  Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 202 – Human Anatomy and Physiology II

The following transfer courses are also accepted from Marshall University:

BSC 227 – Human Anatomy
BSC 228 Human Physiology
PHY 201 College Physics I
PHY 211 University Physics I

Dr. Frum anticipates that the quality of the applicants to the program will be enhanced as well as the increase in enrollment numbers in the Nursing and Health Sciences division. Students will continue to be prepared for the HESI A2; however, with the addition of the accepted transfer courses, students will be even more prepared to pass on their first attempt.

“Accepting these courses permits transfer students to seamlessly continue their education with us, particularly in our health sciences programs. It also reaffirms the quality of higher education provided across West Virginia and at home at WVU Parkersburg,” said Provost Chad Crumbaker.

For more information on the Nursing and Health Sciences division, visit wvup.edu/nursing or contact Dr. Kathy Frum at 304-424-8326.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (January 22, 2021) – In 1961, WVU Parkersburg, then known as the Parkersburg Branch of West Virginia University, opened its doors at the old Madison school building. One hundred four students enrolled. Today, the college serves over 2,500 students from the Mid-Ohio Valley and across the United States.

To celebrate its Diamond Birthday, WVU Parkersburg will host a community service project each month this year to give back to the communities which have given so much to it. 2021 will be the year of WVUP Gives.

“Each month, we will identify a need, and each month, our campus community will come together to help fill that need for the communities we serve,” said WVU Parkersburg President Dr. Chris Gilmer. “It is a wonderful opportunity for us to say, ‘thank you,’ in a real and tangible way for decades of support, and for us to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to be a resource for the citizens of the Mid-Ohio Valley, the state of West Virginia and beyond.”

Senta Goudy, WVU Parkersburg dean of Civic Engagement and Innovation, continues, “With many of our students, faculty and staff working from home, we realized a great way to bring us all together, yet be socially distant, was to find a way to support our community and be safe.”

WVUP Gives is currently accepting Gifts of Warmth. During January, donations of gloves may be dropped off in specially marked boxes at the entrances of the WVU Parkersburg main campus, Jackson County Center and Center for Civic Engagement (414 Market Street in downtown Parkersburg).

Donations of scarves and hats will be accepted in February and March, respectively.

Donations will be distributed with area food and clothing pantries, including the Salvation Army, Children’s Home Society and WVU Parkersburg student emergency needs.

“Over the past 60 years, nearly 200,000 students have come through our doors,” said Goudy. “WVUP Gives is a great opportunity for these alumni to help celebrate the gift of education by sharing the Gift of Warmth through the winter season.”

For more information about WVUP Gives, contact Senta Goudy at senta.goudy@wvup.edu or 304-424-8341.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (January 19, 2021) – The WVU Parkersburg spring 2021 student teacher candidates are making the final transition from student to professional by sharing the classroom with experienced teachers in three W.Va. counties, including Jackson, Wirt and Wood.

The West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Education Division presents the following student teacher candidates:

• Morgan Carez
• Heather Carpenter
• Sarah Davis
• Paige Flanigan
• Rashelle Hamilton
• Shane Johnson
• Laura Maidens
• Samantha Paxton
• Breanna Pelfrey
• Tkeirston Sams
• Lauren Seckman
• Paiten Wotring

“This student teaching experience will give me practice in running a classroom full time,” said candidate Paiten Wotring. “I’ve been told that nothing can truly prepare you for having your own classroom, but student teaching certainly helps! This will be a guided practice of my future job, where I will have the support needed to succeed.”

Wotring is in a first grade classroom at Blennerhasset Elementary School in Wood County. She will be in this classroom placement until May and assist in teaching. Wotring will learn about classroom management and create lesson plans for core subjects.

“I’m most excited to have the students back in-person,” said Wotring. “Last spring and this past fall’s placements ended suddenly due to the COVID-19-related school closures, and virtual learning has presented many challenges for both students and teachers. I love learning, and I hope to help my students become lifelong learners.”

“Nothing gives me more pride than to see our teacher candidates implement the knowledge and skills that they have learned in our program in their own classrooms during student teaching,” said Dr. Missy Spivy, associate professor of Education. “It is awesome to see them transform from teacher candidates to teachers by the end of student teaching. We hope that our student teachers are given an opportunity to demonstrate mastery of all of the concepts that they have learned about in our program, and, ultimately, we hope, by the end of the student teaching experience, that they will be confident in their abilities to teach in their own classrooms.”

Visit wvup.edu/education to learn more about WVU Parkersburg’s accredited Elementary Education program.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (January 15, 2021) – Stephen Hupp, WVU Parkersburg library director, has recently published his sixth novel titled, “The Czar of Wheeling.”

The “Czar of Wheeling” is about organized crime in the Wheeling area during the early and mid-twentieth century, and it is based on true events.

“Readers with an interest in West Virginia History and crime stories should like the book,” Hupp said.

In “The Czar of Wheeling,” fictional crime-lord Leo Ganas controls vice in the city with an iron fist. He ruthlessly disposes of anyone challenging his control over alcohol, gambling and prostitution. Leo also holds sway over local police and politicians.

In 1969, with health failing, Ganas decides to tell his life story. He approaches Professor Eugene Sanborn to serve as biographer. The reluctant Sanborn agrees. The pair engage in a series of interviews in which Ganas lays bare the sorted details of his life.

“I would call it a dramatic book with a mix of action,” Hupp said.

His next project is a novel based on events that occurred in 2020 and will occur during 2021.

The novel is available as an eBook or paperback through Amazon. His other novels are “Daughter of the Valley,” “Of Gods and Spirits,” “Born to the Breed,” “Wings in the Night” and “On a Sunday in May.”

For more information, contact Stephen Hupp at stephenlhupp@gmail.com.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (January 11, 2021) – The West Virginia University at Parkersburg Board of Governors will meet Wednesday, January 13. Due to COVID-19, the members will not meet face-to-face. The meeting will take place at 3:15 p.m. via video conference.

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 wvup.edu/about/board-of-governors/agendas/ to view the complete agenda.

Parkersburg, W.Va. (January 5, 2021) – West Virginia University at Parkersburg awarded certificates, associate and bachelor’s degrees to December 2020 graduates.

Graduates who attained a 3.50 to 4.00 grade point average (GPA) earned academic honors, as follows: 3.50-3.749, Cum Laude; 3.75-3.99, Magna Cum Laude; and 4.0, Summa Cum Laude. The December WVU Parkersburg graduates include:

BERKELEY COUNTY – Martinsburg: Judy Courtney, RBA;

BOONE COUNTY – Seth: Sarah Foster, BAS, Child Development, Magna Cum Laude;

CABELL COUNTY – Huntington: Donnell Reed, AAS, Occupational Development;

CALHOUN COUNTY – Big Springs: Andrea Frymier, CAS Child Development;

Grantsville: Monica Heiney, BAS, Child Development, Cum Laude;

FAYETTE COUNTY – Fayetteville: Samantha Bess, AAS, Surgical Technology;

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY – Levels: Lindsey Pearce, CAS, Child Development, Summa Cum Laude;

JACKSON COUNTY – Cottageville: Andrew Hoschar, BAS, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude; Rachel Kerns, AAS, Business Administration; Brittany Sword, CAS, AAS, BAS, Legal Studies, Magna Cum Laude;

Evans: Haley Conley, CAS, Criminal Justice;

Kenna: Jessica Goosman, AAS, Nursing; Erin Petry, CAS, Paraprofessional Pre-K-12;

Millwood: Andrew McDowell, AAS, Business Administration;

Ravenswood: Alexis Adkins, BA, Elementary Education; Victoria Allinder, BA, Elementary Education, Caylee Carmichael, AAS, Surgical Technology; Nathanael Flesher, AAS, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Jaime Gillespie, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Heidi Hess, AAS, Nursing; Michael Hupp, BA, Elementary Education; Sean Matics, BAS, Business Administration; Santana Phillips, AA, General Education; Marissa Simmons, AAS, Business Administration; Lisa Thompson, CAS, Child Development, Cum Laude;

Ripley: Grace Ashworth, AA, General Education; James Dobbs, AAS, Strategic Communication; Casey Edwards, RBA; Kimberly Hill, AAS, Nursing; Bobbi Nichols, RBA; Kevin Renforth, CAS, Chemical and Polymer Operator Technology, Cum Laude;

Sandyville: Jennifer Riggs, CAS, Child Development; Michaella Prater, AAS, Nursing;

KANAWHA COUNTY – Elkview: Annessa Sweeney, AS, General Education, Cum Laude;

MASON COUNTY – Leon: Emily Keefer, BS, Business Administration;

Mason: Joshua Petry, AS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Courtney Rickard, AAS, Child Development;

New Haven: Lauryn Fields, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude;

MONONGALIA COUNTY – Morgantown: Zoe Dalton, AAS, Business Technology; Brooke McDonald, CAS, Child Development, Cum Laude;

NICHOLAS COUNTY – Craigsville: Taylor Brown, CAS, Child Development;

PLEASANTS COUNTY – Belmont: Alexis Carder, AAS, Strategic Communication, Magna Cum Laude; Michelle Neff, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Erica Pierce, AAS Business Administration, and AAS, Business Technology;

St. Marys: Dylan Fitzsimmons, CAS, AAS, Welding Technology, Summa Cum Laude; Chance Hughart, BAT; Dyvan Locke, AAS, Criminal Justice; Miranda Myers, RBA, Magna Cum Laude; Willio Rene, AAS, Welding Technology, Cum Laude; Mallory Webb, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude;

Waverly: William Riddle, CAS, Welding Technology; Bryson Shingleton, CAS, Residential and Commercial Electricity;

PUTNAM COUNTY – Buffalo: Hannah Matthews, AAS, Nursing;

Hurricane: Jordan Lane, BAS, Child Development;

RITCHIE COUNTY – Cairo: Fallyn Buffington, BAS Criminal Justice, Summa Cum Laude;

Ellenboro: Shannon Reilly, RBA;

Harrisville: Margaret Hardbarger, RBA; Laken Stout, BAS, Criminal Justice;

Pennsboro: Olivia Vanoy, AAS, Nursing;

Smithville: India Hodge, CAS, Child Development, Brianna Luther, BAS, Business Administration;

ROANE COUNTY – Spencer: Jennifer Obrien, BAS, Child Development, Cum Laude;

Walton: Jamie Huffman, AAS, Legal Studies, Cum Laude;

TYLER COUNTY – Alma: Christopher Potoczny, CAS, Chemical and Polymer Operator Technology;

Friendly: Carl Maxwell, CAS, Chemical and Polymer Operator Technology;

Middlebourne: Andrew Ruble, CAS, Chemical and Polymer Operator Technology;

Sistersville: Nathan Baker, CAS, Electricity and Instrumentation, Cum Laude;

WETZEL COUNTY – New Martinsville: Holly Moore, AAS, Nursing; William Nice, CAS, Chemical and Polymer Operator Technology, Cum Laude;

Paden City: Tanya Duncan, BAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude;

WIRT COUNTY – Elizabeth: Addie Bailey, AAS, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Deborah Darling, AAS, Legal Studies, Magna Cum Laude; Kaitlyn Frazier, CAS, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Cassandra Mason, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Lynsey Munday, AAS, Business Administration; Kaitlyn Thompson, BAS, Communication and Media Studies-Strategic Communication, Magna Cum Laude; Kaysi Trickett, AAS, Surgical Technology;

Palestine: Brooklyn Smith, CAS, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Dakota White, AAS, Welding Technology, Magna Cum Laude;

WOOD COUNTY – Belleville: Arin Townsend, CAS, Electricity and Instrumentation;

Davisville: Zachary Elkins, BAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude; Nancy Goff, BAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Tyler Marlow, BAS, Business Administration; Lesley Miller, BA, Elementary Education; Anthony Roberts, CAS, Chemical and Polymer Operator Technology; Ryan Westfall, AAS, Nursing;

Mineral Wells: Ashley Beall, AAS, BOG; Zoë Bookman, BAT; Brooke Buchanan, BAS, Communication and Media Studies-Strategic Communication, Magna Cum Laude; Haleigh Kent, AAS, Business Administration; Justina Morris, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Caitlyn Oldaker, AAS, BOG; Kirstin Reynolds, AAS, Nursing; Tyiesha Robinson, AAS, Nursing; Jennifer Ward, AAS, Business Administration; Hannah Warner, AAS, Nursing;
Parkersburg: Jillian Ballengee, CAS, BS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Tristen Beha, RBA, Cum Laude; Casie Bevins, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Brennan Commiskey, AAS, Nursing; Leslie Couture, AAS, BOG; Chelsea Ferguson, AAS, Business Administration; Amber Florence, AAS, BOG; Taylor Flowers, AAS, Surgical Technology; Sara Furner, CAS, Business Technology, CAS, General Education, and AAS, BOG; Michael Gaines, RBA, Cum Laude; Christopher Galloway, AS, Business Administration; Cameron Gault, BA, Elementary Education; Toni Grogg, BAS, Communication and Media Studies-Strategic Communication, Magna Cum Laude; John Hickman, AAS, BOG, Cum Laude; Samuel Homan, AAS, Drafting, Cum Laude; Kaileigh Husk, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Nicole Kittrell-Hughart, AAS, Surgical Technology; Desiree Krafft, CAS, Criminal Justice, and RBA, Magna Cum Laude; James Lawrence, CAS, General Education, CAS Business Technology, and AAS, BOG, Cum Laude; Parker Lowe, AAS, Business Administration; Abbi Marshall, AAS, Surgical Technology; Samantha McClead, AAS, Nursing; Holley McBride, AAS, Surgical Technology; Wesley Mendoza, AAS, Business Administration; Mikala Miller, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Rebecca Mullans, RBA, Summa Cum Laude; Mitchell Newbanks, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Kelee Nigh, BS, Business Administration; Hannah Onesto, CAS, Child Development; Eleanya Onuoha, BAT; Carrie Perry, AAS, BOG; Nachelle Pidcock, BAS, Criminal Justice; Anthony Province, CAS, Electricity and Instrumentation; Bahrom Rahmatov, AAS, Business Administration; Jennifer Riffle, BA, Elementary Education; Jasmin Ross, AAS, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude; Chloe Salvatore, BAS, Criminal Justice; Madison Sayre, AAS, Strategic Communication, Cum Laude; Daniel Seebaugh BAS, BS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Kelsey Short, RBA, Magna Cum Laude; Kaci Sink, AAS, Criminal Justice; Korey Smith BAS, BS, Business Administration; Ethan Stanley, AA, General Education; Whitney Stewart, BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude; Bailey Surbaugh, AS, BAS, BS, Business Administration; Austin Sweeney, BAS, Business Administration; Rebecca Thompson, BAS, Criminal Justice; Danielle Toothman, RBA; Ashley Vest, AAS, BOG, Cum Laude; Elizabeth Vincent, BA, Elementary Education; Victoria Voshel, AA, AS, General Education, and BA, Elementary Education; Justin Welsh, AAS, Business Administration; Angela White, RBA; Hollie Williamson, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Jason Young, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude;
Vienna: Alexis Bannister, BAS, Business Administration; Ashlee Canterbury, AAS, BS, Business Administration; Robert Clatworthy, BAS, Business Administration; Dawson Cyran, BS, Business Administration; Jullian Evans, AAS, Surgical Technology; Nicole Evans, AAS, Child Development, Magna Cum Laude; Remington Hitchcock, AAS, Business Administration; Andrew Lyons, BAS, Business Administration; Jennifer Mackey, BAT; Teresa Ohrn, RBA, Magna Cum Laude; Ryan Richards, CAS, AAS, Business Administration; Jesse Shockey, CS, AS, Business Administration; Lacey Smith, AAS, Business Administration; Cindy Todd, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude;
Walker: Chad Cottrill, AAS, BOG; Savana Goff, BA, Elementary Education; Sandra Henthorn, BAS, Business Administration; Tina Knopp, AAS, BOG; Mariah Stansberry, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Trevor Woodyard, AAS, Drafting; Darian Wright, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude;
Washington: Priscilla Brady, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Trace Elder, RBA; Megan Newberry, RBA; Audra Parker, CAS, Child Development; Chase Porter, BAS, Business Administration; Alex Saunders, BS, Business Administration; Robert Shank, RBA; Amanda Stout, RBA; Zachary Watson, AAS, Drafting;
Waverly: Stevie Florence, BA, Elementary Education;
Williamstown: Mason Adkins, AAS, Business Administration; Anna Gibbs, AAS, Nursing, Kathryn Hubbard, AAS, Drafting, Cum Laude; Ronald Morrison, AAS, Drafting, Sydney Newton, AAS, Surgical Technology; Alisa Taylor-Moore, AAS, BOG; Kevin Townsend, AS, Business Administration; Isaiah Yeater, CAS, Residential and Commercial Electricity, Cum Laude;

FLORIDA – Palm City: Cortney Gramenz, AAS, Surgical Technology, Cum Laude;

INDIANA – Fort Wayne: Christopher O’Bryne, AAS, Occupational Development, Summa Cum Laude;

OHIO – Ashland: Jordan Hoffman, AAS, Occupational Development, Magna Cum Laude;

Belpre: Jennifer Anderson, AAS, BOG; Mary Aquino, AAS, BOG; William Holland, BAS, Business Administration; Kaylyn Smith, AAS, Business Administration; Austin Spencer, CAS, Chemical and Polymer Operator Technology, Cum Laude;

Caldwell: Shailyn Hayes, AAS, Business Administration;

Crown City: Samantha Buttrick, AS, Business Administration;

Malta: Tori Gormley, AAS, Business Administration;

Marietta: Jessica Arnold, AAS, Surgical Technology; Hannah Gessel, CAS, Child Development; Marjorie Ingraham, AAS, Nursing; Crystallee Miller, AAS, Nursing; Kelsie Ross, RBA;

Martins Ferry: Tylar McGhee, BAS, Child Development;

St. Clairsville: Megan Shaw, RBA;

Stockport: Sabrina Lauer, AAS, Business Administration;

Summerfield: Macy Warner, AAS, Surgical Technology;

Waterford: Abigael Huffman, BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude;

GEORGIA – Newnan: Amber Frymier, AAS, Business Administration;

TEXAS – Austin: Ivan Chaparro, AAS, BOG; Nicole Jones, AAS, BOG, Summa Cum Laude;

Texarkana: David Lafayette, AAS, Occupational Development

Parkersburg, W.Va. (January 5, 2021) – West Virginia University at Parkersburg is pleased to announce its President’s and Dean’s scholars for the Fall 2020 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:

BOONE COUNTY – Seth: Sarah Foster;

BRAXTON COUNTY – Gassaway: Jacob Ellis

CABELL COUNTY – Huntington: Taylor Baker;

Milton: Mckenna Meadows;

DODDRIDGE COUNTY – West Union: Staclyn White;

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY – Levels: Lindsey Pearce;

JACKSON COUNTY – Cottageville: Jonathan Fields; Adam Hoschar; Alexis Whited;

Kenna: Jahlea Bumpus; Dylan Casto; Megan Pauley; Madison Williams;

Millwood: Devin Haid; Andrew McDowell;

Ravenswood: Anabelle Alfred; James Bergum; Damien Caldwell; Raygan Hickman; Jordan Knotts; Fiona Lane; Natasha Lemley; Dianna Lester; Ryan Moore; Santana Phillips; Samantha Pittman; Cole Thompson; Jacob Watson; Emma Weekley; Corbin Wilkins;

Ripley: James Dobbs; Hunter Evans; Joely Good; Miranda Johnson; Elijah Randolph; Dewayne Rotenberry; Zaya Settle; Johnathan Zuniga;

Sandyville: Brooke Hatcher; Alexandra Miller;

KANAWHA COUNTY – Charleston: Emily Burdette; Stefani Lacy;

Elkview: Morgan Henry;

St. Albans: Lindsey Seacrist;

LINCOLN COUNTY – Branchland: Ashley Spence;

MASON COUNTY – Letart: Noah Litchfield; Adrianna Stewart; Mariah Young;

Leon: Valissa Bailes;

Mason: Joshua Petry;

New Haven: Bryton Grate;

Point Pleasant: Benjamin Halley; Hannah Halley; Kinneson Leslie;

PLEASANTS COUNTY – St. Marys: Hannah Barker; Sarah Bowie; Dylan Fitzsimmons; Brody Grimes; Miranda Myers; Juan Timmons; Mallory Webb;

RALEIGH COUNTY – Crab Orchard: Shawna Hopkins;

RITCHIE COUNTY – Cairo: Fallyn Buffington; Valerie Bircher; Alex Hendrickson;

Harrisville: Alexander King;

Pennsboro: Olivia Vanoy;

Smithville: Brianna Luther;

TYLER COUNTY – Alma: Lauren Seckman;

Friendly: Thomas Hill;

Middlebourne: Andrew Ruble;

Sistersville: Abigail Kemp;

West Union: Amanda Gist;

WETZEL COUNTY – New Martinsville: Holly Moore; William Nice;

Paden City: Tanya Duncan;

WIRT COUNTY – Elizabeth: Addie Bailey; Maggie Bailey; Paul Bunner; Cianna Murray; Penny Shrader; Katrina Smarr; Shannon Stanley; Kaitlyn Thompson;

Leroy: Aarin Cale;

Palestine: Brooklyn Smith; Stacey Wyer;

WOOD COUNTY – Belleville: Sarah Kaufman; Olivia Smith;

Davisville: Kylee Bethel; Johnathan Hitt; Anthony Roberts; Ryan Westfall;

Mineral Wells: Zoë Bookman; Brooke Buchanan; Alicia Life; Tkeirston Sams; Emilee Sturms; Hannah Warner;

Parkersburg: Lorrie Allman; Khloe Adkins; Jillian Ballengee; Rikki Barre; Corey Beach; Devon Bertus; Casie Bevins; Brittany Blevins; Justin Blevins; Cynthia Clemons; Jonathan Defibaugh; Seneca Donahue; Travis Doss; Chelsea Ferguson; Travis Fordyce; Lloyd Frazier; Serena Graham; Alexia Haislop; Adam Hall; John Hickman; Lindsey Hinkle; Kristofer Jones; Paris Kessinger; Alexander Life; Tyler Martin; Kimberly Matheny; Samantha McClead; Travis McDonald; Darlin Muelas Cruz; Rebecca Mullans; Aliza Nehls; Elizabeth Parks; Daniel Parsons Jr.; Lacy Parsons; Candy Pyles; Jeffery Rawson; Dylan Reeder; Nevada Richards; Jenna Robinson; Jasmin Ross; Savannah Ruble; David Sears; Daniel Seebaugh; Jessica Sharp; Womba Shepherd; Kelsey Short; Alexandra Tennant; Douglas Tingler; Matthew Vanmeter; Ashley Vest; William Watson; Sarah Weeks;

Vienna: Jennifer Broffman; Addie Christie; Michelle Gonzalez; Leah Harvey; Kathryn Jeffrey; Jeremy Tanner; Bryan Van Norman; Matthew Wilson;

Walker: Ashley Gilbert; Trevor Woodyard; Darian Wright;

Washington: Amy Hays; Jakob Hupp; Gracie Lowers; Javier Santelices; Zachary Watson; Jacob White; Julie Wolfe; Heather Lawson;

Waverly: Meredith Davis; Whitney Kiger; Amber Ward; Morgan Wise;

Williamstown: Sedonie Beckford; Heather Carpenter; Devon Dalrymple; Anna Gibbs; Jillian Leo; Grace Newbanks; Ethan Tawney; Kevin Townsend; Isaiah Yeater;

OHIO – Belpre: James Perkins Jr.; Rebecca Garrett;

Coolville: Ashley Ward;

Little Hocking: Chase Weihl; Paiten Wotring;

Marietta: Katlyn Holsinger; Hannah Tornes;

Racine: Ryan Parsons;

Vincent: John Shoup

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 – Moatsville: Bailey Nestor;

BERKELEY COUNTY – Martinsburg: Judy Courtney; Daniel O’Brien;

BOONE COUNTY – Peytona: Betty Jarrell;

CABELL COUNTY – Culloden: Breanna Akers;

Huntington: Donnell Reed; Hannah Workman; Karen Workman;

CALHOUN COUNTY – Arnoldsburg: Mason Bennett; Mackenzie Holbert;
Grantsville: Courtney Lewis;

CLAY COUNTY – Clay: Jamie Williams;

Maysel: Heather Dawson;

FAYETTE COUNTY – Fayetteville: Samantha Bess;

GREENBRIER COUNTY – Ronceverte: Ashtann Brown;

HARDY COUNTY – Wardensville: Morgin Bennett;

JACKSON COUNTY – Cottageville: Makayla Edwards; Cortney Gandee; Tyler Hill; Andrew Hoschar; Brittany Sword;

Evans: Noah Carson; Franki Harrah; Kiley Hersman;

Gay: Trevor Price; Nicole Thomas;

Given: Megan Barnett;

Kenna: Shelby Anderson; Kenzie Crowder; Klarie Garnes; Jessica Goosman; Jace Hill; Kayla Jones; Joseph Wortham;

LeRoy: Alexis Knopp;

Ravenswood: Diana Brown; Amanda Casto; Julie Coberly; James Dale; Jenny Dixon; Nathanael Flesher; Jacob Graham; Ethan Knotts; Emily McCommack; Logan Nelson; Aubrey Nichols; Russell Nichols; Whitney Pifer; Autumn Pursley; Megan Scarberry; Ea Shanholtzer; Tiffany Stepp; Trevor Tallman; Lisa Thompson; Hunter Vankirk; Skyler Varney; Kinsey Wolfe;

Ripley: Mckenzie Barickman; Brooklyn Board; Heaven Burge; Alex Burns; Victoria Cochran; Casey Edwards; Tyler Harmon; Whitney Harmon; Nisha Holley; Jonathan Jones; Anna Kimble; Ryan Manley; Savanna Monk; Bobbi Nichols; Kalyn Parrish; Midajah Randolph; Isaiah Riffe; William White;

Sandyville: Sara Almashy; Thomas Higgins; Adriana Miller; David Smith; Michaella Prater;

KANAWHA COUNTY – Belle: Victoria White;

Charleston: Ryan Burgess; Samuel Johnson; Courtney Mongold; Jordon Nunnery; Jacqueline Pring; Rebecca Sheppard; Anetria Stewart;

Cross Lanes: Alexandria Musilli;

Elkview: Annessa Sweeney; Emma White;

Nitro: Stephanie Pitzer;

St. Albans: Molly Caldwell;

South Charleston: Candace Morgan;

LEWIS COUNTY – Jane Lew: Erica Anderson;

LINCOLN COUNTY – Yawkey: Kassie McCormick;

LOGAN COUNTY – Man: Megan Justice;

MARION COUNTY – Fairmont: Rachel Wyandt;

MARSHALL COUNTY – Moundsville: Mitchel Herbold;

MASON COUNTY – Leon: Emily Keefer;

New Haven: Lauryn Fields;

Point Pleasant: Josiah Sargent; Marlee Harper;

MERCER COUNTY – Princeton: Jaime Tooley;

MINGO COUNTY – Delbarton: Carl Dempsey;

MONONGALIA COUNTY – Morgantown: Zoe Dalton;

NICHOLAS COUNTY – Craigsville: Taylor Brown;

PLEASANTS COUNTY – Belmont: Benjamin Adams; Alexis Carder; Michelle Neff; Erica Pierce;

St. Marys: Jeffrey Bennett; Cody Moore; Phillip Price; Noah Spitzer;

Waverly: Lakyn Ankrom; Maria George; Melissa Parsons; Bryson Shingleton;

PRESTON COUNTY – Bruceton Mills: Ashlynn Phillips;

PUTNAM COUNTY – Buffalo: Hannah Matthews;

Eleanor: Phaedra Burke;

Hometown: Joseph Nesbitt;

Liberty: Travis Hanna;

Scott Depot: Adrien Gibbs;

Winfield: Andrew Gillispie;

RALEIGH COUNTY – Beckley: Brandi Bationo;

RITCHIE COUNTY – Cairo: Samantha Hardbarger; Erik Miehrig;

Ellenboro: Morgan Reilly; Shannon Reilly; Trinity Smith;

Harrisville: Chaslyn Jones; Amanda Mowery;

Pennsboro: Kenneth Church; Samantha Waggoner;

Pullman: Evan Napier;

Smithville: Misty Furr; Nichole Tallhamer;

ROANE COUNTY – Leroy: Cheyenne Brown;

Reedy: Anna Errickson; Madison Marshall; Samantha Paxton; Holly Terrell;

Spencer: Amber Arko; Elizabeth Collins; David Mullins; Kristen Myers; Kaley Sisk;

Walton: Jamie Huffman;

TYLER COUNTY – Middlebourne: Breauna Anderson; Shayla Griffey;

Sistersville: Nathan Baker; Levi Shreves; Sierra Wright;

UPSHER COUNTY – Buckhannon: Vanessa Hedrick;

WAYNE COUNTY – Huntington: Norma Harbolt;

WETZEL COUNTY – New Martinsville: Telah King;

Paden City: Bradley Baker;

WIRT COUNTY – Elizabeth: Toni Cain; Haylee Exline; Kaitlyn Frazier; Beth Goodwin; Lexis Hill; Cassandra Mason; Jenna Mathess; Sierra Runner; Nicole Wood; Amber Yoak;

Palestine: Emily Shearlock; Dakota White;

WOOD COUNTY – Belleville: Jordan Bowman; Baileigh Lewis; Allie Perkins;

Davisville: Autumn Corne; Melinda Digman; Zachary Elkins; Becky Ellison; Tyler Marlow; Chance Rawson; Amy Reaser;

Elizabeth: Lauren Somerville;

Mineral Wells: Emily Browning; Cole Burrows; Emily Fought; Rhylea Graham; Rebekah Hogsett; Robert Jarvis; Keithlynn Johnson; Tiffany Johnston; Grace Kent; Haleigh Kent; Danielle Lockhart; Chelsy Martin; Kenneth Mason; Tyiesha Robinson;

North Parkersburg: Hanna Richards;

Parkersburg: Samuel Abels; Makenzie Allman; Abby Anderson; Chase Anderson; Leea Armstrong; Sierra Backus; Katelyn Baker; Timothy Bales; Tristen Beha; Ashley Boice; Joseph Bredon-Mcfarland III; April Brooks; Brian Buck; Nicole Buck; Samantha Burns; Morgan Carez;
Sean Carpenter; Katelyn Carroll; Alexis Coleman; Brennan Commiskey; Alexis Dailey; Olivia Dailey; Mattyson Darling; Amber Davis; Jamicha Davis; Ashleigh December; Megan Dennis; Winter Dolson; Michael Easton; Brandy Edgar; Cheri Emerich; Stacey Fordyce; Ashley Fornash; Dusty Fox Jr.; Allison Freeland; Sara Furner; Michael Gaines; Jessica Gonzalez; Toni Grogg; Rashelle Hamilton; Kirsten Hester; Michael Holbert; Abigail Homan; Amy Hupp; Michaela Hupp; Kaileigh Husk; Adrienne Isaacs; Yvette Johnson; Kelly Jones; Glenna Kaltenecker; Karen Kemmerer; Desiree Krafft; James Lawrence; Brenda Leasure; Paige Leasure; Kara Leisure; Ashley Lewis; Sean Lilly; James Malson; Taylor Marks; Elizabeth Martin; Megan McCoy; Terry McDonald; Mary Mcgill; Savannah Miller; Lauren Mollohan; Jessica Morales; Clay Morgan; Sarina Morris; Mitchell Newbanks; Kelee Nigh; Sydney Nuckolls; John O’Brien III; Blessing Onianwa; Jessica Perkins; Carrie Perry; Rachael Pierce; Abram Poling; Joshua Price; Christina Prunty; Bahrom Rahmatov; Logan Rake; Jonathan Reynolds; Steven Rinehart; Chloe Salvatore; Jadon Sandy; Abrielle Schmitt; Christopher Schmitt; Andrea Sears; Victoria Shepherd; Alexis Starcher; Braden Starcher; Bailey Surbaugh; Madison Suszek; Christina Swiger; Robert Taylor; Alexandra Tennant; Ashley Tennant; Remy Toncray; Danielle Toothman; Amanda Trimble; Ean Tustin; Ashleigh Utt; Cyndie Wade; Dalton Waits; Justin Welsh; Stacey Whitlatch; Hollie Williamson; Jennifer Williamson; Jason Young;

Rockport: Bentley Singleton; Jonathan Winkler;

Vienna: Allison Akers; Stone Allman; Kara Bennett; Robert Clatworthy; Austin Cutlip; Dawson Cyran; Paul Day; Brianna Deem; Zachary Dickel; Nicole Evans; Sean Ferree; Thomas Flis; Kelly Gordon; Darla Graham; Edith Hart; Lauren Hissem; Remington Hitchcock; Taylor Hoover; Samantha Lowther; Andrew Lyons; Jennifer Mackey; Elizabeth Malm; Christina Mcfee; Sloane Miller; Clay Morris; Uzoaru Nkpa; Teresa Ohrn; Nathan Settle; Jacob Shaver; Cindy Todd; Kelsey Tylka; Nina VanWay; Brianna Vogel; Tyler Walker; Sara Williams; Kathleen Wright;

Walker: Allison Ezell; Anna Haught; Katie Hudkins; Tina Knopp; Michelle Moore; Nathan Stoneking;

Washington: Shaun Belcher; Allyson Bevins; Kaitlyn Boston; Asia Brady; Priscilla Brady; Chelsea Bunner; Kinley Caudle; Cathy Curfman; Melissa Dailey; Kohl Eddy; Paige Flanigan; Madison Halaj; Paige Hughes; Jackie Hunt; Rylan Johnson; Chasity Kerns; Audra Parker; Meredith Perkins; Chase Porter; Alex Saunders; Samuel Shaffer; Courtlyn Williams;

Waverly: Shannon O’Dell;

Williamstown: Mason Adkins; Kendra Allen; Tressa Burton; Skyler Chancellor; Joshua Fluharty; Allison Hurst; Carley Jarvis; Ivy Linger; Laura Maidens; Curtis Mayo; Ronald Morrison; Sara Richards; Brooke Shockey; Marie Spiroff; Courtney Taylor; David Underwood; Bailee Westbrook; Adesa Williams;

ALABAMA – Guntersville: Jennifer Shedd;

CALIFORNIA – Victorville: Jaylene Barrueta;

FLORIDA – Palm City: Cortney Gramenz;

Pt. St. Lucine: Jessica Catter-Gomez;

GEORGIA – Macon: Alweera Memon;

KENTUCKY – Whitesburg: Johnny Collins;

NEW YORK – Seaford: Betty Berthiaume;

OHIO – Ashland: Jordan Hoffman;

Athens: Megan Heater;

Belpre: Whitley Uppole; Chase Baker; Dillon Blair; Stephanie Brookover; Kelly Byrne; Cari Harpold; Hannah Heck; William Holland; Carla Rasmussen; Benjammin Sampson; Jessica Schofield; Ashley Sunderman; Kimberly Weiner; Shatona Wolfe;

Beverly: Jadelynne Baker;

Fleming: Rebecca Gilliland;

Gallipolis: Tiffany Marcum;

Little Hocking: Christine Berg;

Lowell: Dustin Brooks; Isabella Strahler;

Matla: Tori Gormley;

Marietta: Taryn Harris; Majeda Al Waked; Jessica Arnold; Nathan Hale; Emily Hinton; Megan Ludwig; Jasin Plaugher; Kelsie Ross; Jared Smith; Amanda Snyder; Joseph Taranto;

New Marshfield: Kimberly Null;

Racine: Kendra Barton;

Summerfield: Macy Warner;

Syracuse: Christine Morgan

Tuppers Plains: Jonathon Newell;

Vincent: Jennifer Radabaugh;

Waterford: Hannah Guiler; Katelyn Huck;

Whipple: Audrey Erb; Hannah Lord; Heather Lord;

OKLAHOMA – Chickasha: Chandra Lewis;

OREGON – Canby: Leigh Brocki;

TENNESSEE – Kingsport: Robert Arnold;

TEXAS – Texarkana: David Lafayette;

VIRGINIA – Mauertown: Mary Moats;

Middletown: Kassi Scruggs

A message from WVU Parkersburg President Dr. Chris Gilmer:

Parkersburg, W.Va. (December 30, 2020) – “David and I were vaccinated for COVID-19 today. We felt it to be our responsibility to serve as role models for the West Virginia University at Parkersburg community and the community-at-large because of the positions of leadership we are honored to hold in the public trust. We were vaccinated as part of the first group of 10 WVUP employees to receive the vaccine from a group of almost 80 employees who have volunteered. WVUP received 10 doses of the vaccine in Week One and expects to receive 20 doses in Week Two and more doses in future weeks until all employees who desire to take the vaccine have had the opportunity to do so.

WVUP is following all state protocols in administering the vaccine in partnership with the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, and we appreciate their incredible partnership with WVUP in every way since this pandemic began. State authorities tell us that their goal is for the vaccine to be made available to all West Virginians as quickly as possible and as long as the supply continues uninterrupted. Since the great majority of our students will be learning online as we begin the spring semester, the state made it a priority to vaccinate employees first. No employee is being required to take the vaccine. WVUP took into consideration the following factors in prioritizing the list for receiving the vaccine: age, self-disclosed pre-existing medical conditions, and likelihood of a face-to-face work assignment in the near future. According to state authorities, there will be an opportunity for additional WVUP employees to volunteer for the vaccine in the coming weeks. It is my great hope that additional doses will be made available from the state for us to vaccinate volunteer students in the near future. We sincerely thank Governor Jim Justice and Chancellor Sarah Armstrong Tucker for making higher education a priority in assigning doses of the vaccine as WVUP remains open for business in service to its students and to the public, even as our instruction has moved primarily online and most employees are working remotely.

We understand that some people have concerns about the safety of the vaccine. So far, only one-fourth of WVUP’s total employees have volunteered to take the vaccine. David and I do not desire or intend to pressure anyone, but we want to demonstrate that in this moment we place our firm trust in science and affirm with our own status as the first volunteers that we believe the vaccine to be both safe and necessary. WVUP will continue all current COVID-19 protocols including mandatory wearing of masks and social distancing in our facilities until it is safe not to do so. Coupled with the vaccine which will hopefully in time lead toward what public health experts refer to as herd immunity, these protocols are our best protection as a community during what will likely be very challenging months ahead.

Personally, David and I wish to share that David has at least one potentially life-threatening drug allergy and a very high sensitivity to almost all medications. Because of this condition, he was very apprehensive about taking the vaccine because of any possible side effect, but he did it because he feels a responsibility to this community and because we both believe, as public health experts assure us, that any possible side effect of the vaccine is much less likely and much less serious than contracting and spreading the virus. We tell you this because we understand and validate the fear and apprehension that exists both around contracting this disease and around the vaccine itself. We are happy to report that the vaccine experience went well for both of us with minimal discomfort and no side effects so far. We will continue to update the community on how we feel during the coming days, and while we respect each individual’s right to make a personal decision, we ask you to strongly consider taking the vaccine when it is available to you as an investment in your health and the health of our community.

We are especially proud of the first WVUP volunteers whose confidentiality we will protect. David and I are entrusted with positions of leadership in this community, and we take the honor and the responsibility of those positions seriously. If you have questions about our vaccination experience and would like to speak to us, please reach out to us. We are not qualified to offer medical advice, and nothing expressed herein or in future should be misconstrued as such, but we are happy to bring any comfort and assurance that we can bring by sharing our own experience.”