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2009–2010 Annual Report

2009-2010Annual Report


Letter from the PresidentDear Alumni and Friends,

It was a year for the history books.

• Our football program broke into the national Division II Top Ten, and finished last year ranked 19th in the country. Not to be outdone, the UC men’s soccer team made it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament and Head Coach Chad Duernberger, ’06, was named national Division II Soccer Coach of the Year.

• UC brought two controversial figures together for the “Forum on Energy,” featuring Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship and environmental activist, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., gleaning more national attention than any prior event at UC.

• We added a $22 million apartment/parking facility next to the School of Pharmacy, on the former site of Dickinson Hall. The innovative design won a “Growing Smart” award from the City of Charleston.

• The UC Annual Fund remained healthy despite a weak economy – a testament to the loyalty of our supporters and the value they place on making private higher education accessible to students.

• I traveled far and wide, from Slovakia and Turkey to Washington, DC, and Little Rock, AR, speaking about the outcomes-based, assessment-saturated curriculum that has come to be UC’s trademark. Watch for an in-depth look at Learning Your Way in the next issue of the Maroon & Gold magazine.

• UC granted degrees to the first Doctors of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.). Never before in the history of Morris Harvey College/University of Charleston has the institution awarded a doctoral degree. The increased number of graduates forced us to seek a larger venue for commencement. You can see the result on the cover – a memorable outdoor commencement on the riverfront lawn.

This Annual Report gives you the highlights of a year in the life of the University. As always, we seek excellence – in teaching, in learning and in service to our students. A printed magazine can only say so much; it is my hope that you visit campus often to see it for yourselves.

Sincerely,

Dr. Edwin H. Welch President


Year in Review........................................................................2

2009–2010 Gift Income..........................................................4

Dr. Letha Zook: VP, Dean, Cow Lady....................................5

Honor Roll of Donors.............................................................6

Fraternity Offers “Greek Challenge”...................................18

Hallowed Ground: The UC Riverbank.................................19

Commencement 2010..........................................................20

UC’s First Pharmacists........................................................21

Robert C. Byrd: UC’s Most Famous Alum..........................22

Alumni Giving by Class Year...............................................26

2009–2010 Advisory Boards................................................32

Senior of the Year Beats Long Odds to Achieve Success....34

Scholarships..........................................................................35

Heritage Society...................................................................37

A New Home for UC Alumni...............................................39

Where Were You in 1960?....................................................40

Basketball Fever: New Men’s Coach Mark Downey............41

Contents

How to reach the UC Advancement staff

Ben Beakes, Vice President for Development304.357.4849, [email protected]

Stephanie Martin, Director of Donor Relations304.357.4734, [email protected]

For all other questions, please call 304.357.4735 or email [email protected]

The mission of the University of Charleston is to educate each student for a life of productive work, enlightened living, and community involvement.

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President: Dr. Edwin H. Welch

Editor: Jennie FerrettiManaging Editor: Scott Castleman

Design: Rachel BushWeb: Kurt Wolf

Contributors:Ben Beakes

Ronna DittmanStephanie Martin

Tina Wright

Questions or comments:Scott Castleman

Director of Public Relations304.357.4719

[email protected]

Annual Report 2009-2010

On the CoverMay 2010 Commencement marked many milestones. See story p. 20. Photo by Steve Davis.

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2009–2010 Year in ReviewJuly

December

January

August

September

October

November

East Apartments

Edgar Loring, ’48

Forum on the Future of Energy

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• Friends and family of community leader Mary Price Ratrie gather to dedicate Ratrie Hall, formerly New Hall, in her honor.

• Class of 2013 descends on campus. Faculty and administrators celebrate the end of summer.

• For the second year in a row, UC is the highest ranking baccalaureate college in West Virginia, according to U.S. News & World Report.

• Two hundred seventy-three freshmen, 93 transfer students, and 44 graduate business students begin their UC educations, and 80 new pharmacy students don the white coat for the first time.

• Four School of Pharmacy professors, Dr. Gagan Kaushal, Dr. Rebecca Linger, Dr. Dean Reardon, and Dr. Aladin Siddig, are awarded research grants by the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (WV-INBRE).

• Dr. Bart Morrison is named the second Dean of the UC Graduate School of Business.

• The University of Charleston is the beneficiary of a surprise $1 million gift from the Estate of Edgar Loring, ’48.

• UC’s new parking garage opens for business, providing over 500 much-needed parking spaces.

• Dr. John Ratey, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, speaks on “The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain” in Geary Auditorium.

• Faculty and students from the School of Pharmacy and the nursing program, in cooperation with the Kanawha County Health Department, administer 370 free doses of H1N1 vaccine in November and December.

• Thirty-nine graduates join the ranks of UC alumni at December commencement, followed by the 14th annual Holiday Gala.

• First residents move into East Apartments, the University’s newest, apartment-style residence hall.

• Chad Duernberger, ’06, is named national Division II Soccer Coach of the Year.

• The world tunes in to UC as environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., joins Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship for a Forum on the Future of Energy, moderated by President Welch.


February

March

April

May

June

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• A delegation of faculty and academic administrators from two universities in Japan visits the University of Charleston to learn about outcomes-based education and the assessment of student learning.

• UC students bring the world to Charleston at the annual WorldFest Celebration and Global Sensations dinner.

• Dr. Gagan Kaushal of the School of Pharmacy and Dr. Mark Watson of the biology department are named 2010 University Fellows in recognition of service that reflects extraordinary credit upon the University and its faculty.

• The UC School of Pharmacy announces the opening of patient care services at the PharmUC Patient Care Clinic, providing medication and disease education for patients.

• President Welch is selected for The State Journal’s “Who’s Who in West Virginia Business” award.

• The UC Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team is named a Regional Champion at the SIFE USA Regional Competition held in Charlotte, NC.

• The University of Charleston is one of only 115 schools in the country named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, based on 5,098 hours of community service performed by 550 students.

• UC announces the hiring of Mark Downey, ’95, as the head men’s basketball coach. See story p. 41.

• John Allison, former president and CEO of BB&T, presents “Dissecting the Financial Crisis” in Geary Auditorium.

• John Sturm, CEO of the Newspaper Association of America, squares off against John Abel of Team Light Bulb, in the Debate on the Future of Print Media.

• The 2010 Governor’s Cup/Alumni Weekend is a smashing success, with beautiful weather, fast boats, and over 150 alumni returning.

• UC confers degrees on 248 graduates at the 122nd commencement of Morris Harvey College/University of Charleston, including its first-ever doctorates. See story pp. 22–23.

• The Master of Business Administration and Leadership (MBAL) class of 2011 leaves for Varese, Italy, to learn the language and culture, and intern in local businesses.

• Forty-two Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) students return from the Netherlands and France.

• Dr. Ed Welch and Dr. Barbara Wright are part of a Charleston delegation to Charleston’s sister city, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, where they laid the groundwork for future student and faculty exchanges with Matej Bel University.

• Erin Cipolat James, ’06, is the first graduate of the UC School of Pharmacy to pass the NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination). • Dr. Letha B. Zook joins the University of Charleston as Vice President for Academic Affairs, succeeding Dr. Charles Stebbins. See story p. 5.

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

John Allison

Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) students at the Eiffel Tower


Where They Gave

Who Gave

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Where They Gave

Who Gave

Donors Number Gifts Percent of Total

Alumni 1,020 $1,367,832 27%

Corporations 120 $1,121,191 22%

Friends 719 $471,273 9%

Foundations 22 $1,603,060 32%

Parents 35 $5,811 1%

Others 141 $481,656 9%

Total 2,057 $5,050,823 100%

Annual Fund $2,813,776 56%

Endowment $504,884 10%

The Vision: UC $1,732,163 34%

Total $5,050,823 100%

$2,813,776Annual Fund

$504,884Endowment

$1,732,163The Vision: UC

2009–2010 Gift Income

$1,603,060Foundations

$5,8111%

Parents

$481,656Others

$1,367,832Alumni

$1,121,191Corporations

$471, 273Friends

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After graduating from high school, Dr. Letha Zook left her home in small-town Chambersburg, PA, for Messiah College, just 45 minutes away, to play col-legiate field hockey and follow her aspirations of be-coming a physical education teacher and coach. Little did the University of Charleston’s new Vice President for Academic Life and Dean of the Faculty know that cross-country travels and a successful career in higher education awaited.

A three-sport athlete growing up, it only seemed natu-ral at the time that Dr. Zook would pursue a career that would keep her involved in athletics. However, during her first two years at Messiah her interests changed from instructing players from the sidelines to helping injured athletes get back on the field.

“I loved the idea of physical therapy and helping peo-ple maximize their potential despite illness or injury,” said Dr. Zook.

Dr. Letha Zook: VP, Dean, Cow LadyBy Scott Castleman

Since Messiah didn’t have a PT program, Dr. Zook transferred after her sophomore year to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. At Penn she was able to pursue a career in physical therapy, play Division I field hockey, and experience life in the hustle and bustle of a metropolitan area.

“Philadelphia was my first introduction to a city and I fell in love,” said Dr. Zook.

The country girl quickly became a city slicker. Soon after graduating from Penn, Dr. Zook headed to New York City, where she received her master’s degree from NYU and doctorate from Columbia. And when she wasn’t sitting in classes she was teaching them. Dr. Zook rekindled her passion for working with stu-dents and developed a funny nickname as well.

“When I was teaching kinesiology and anatomy I would use examples from the farm, so the kids started call-ing me the ‘Cow Lady,’” said Dr. Zook. “Soon they started bringing me little cow orna-ments and then one of them found out about ‘Cows on Parade’ from the Metropoli-tan Museum of Art, so people started buying me those col-lectibles as well.”

When she was ready for a change of scenery, Dr. Zook packed up her bovine collectibles and moved about as far away as she could to Northridge, CA. She taught at

Cal State Northridge for two years before heading to Charles Drew University in Los Angeles to help start a PT school there. Unfortunately, the program never came to fruition, after an unfriendly affirmative action ruling in 1998 caused funding to disappear.

“I was sitting in California thinking, ‘I took the wrong job this time,’ when I received a call from Wheeling Jesuit telling me they were looking for a director of PT,” said Zook. “So I came back east in 1998.”

Dr. Zook said it took some time to adjust to Wheeling after living in big cities, but it grew on her. She was instrumental in getting the PT school recertified and rose through the ranks to Academic Vice President. She enjoyed her 12 years at WJSU but the opportunity to come to UC was too good to pass up.

“I’ve watched the University of Charleston grow for the last 12 years from Wheeling,” said Dr. Zook. “I have always admired President Welch, so when this job came open I felt it was probably time for me to leave.” Since arriving this past summer Dr. Zook says that she has fallen in love with the city of Charleston.

The Cow Lady’s prestigious career has led her across the country and back, but Dr.

Welch and the UC family hope to keep her here for many years to come.

“I’ve watched the University of Charleston grow for the last 12 years from Wheeling. I have always admired President Welch, so when this job came open I felt it was probably time for me to leave.”

“ “Dr. Zook shows off her cow collection.

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Honor Roll of Donors

Mr. Andrew B. JordonMrs. Frances Pritchard JordonMr. and Mrs. Allenby LewisLoop Pharmacy & Home MedicalEstate of Edgar LoringMaier Foundation Inc.McDavid FoundationBernard McDonough FoundationBerkeley Minor and Susan Fontaine Minor FoundationMrs. Carol Martin MontgomeryAnn and Paul MoranNiSource/Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.Reed Brothers Limited PartnershipMr. and Mrs. William A. Rice Jr.Smith Fastener Company

American Electric Power FoundationAmherstMadison, Inc.AnonymousAnonymousBallard Family FoundationBB&TBB&T West Virginia FoundationBBL Charitable Foundation Inc.Michael* and Augusta BrannenCAMCMr. William C. CampbellChapman Technical Group/Sharon L. ChapmanChester A. Lewis TrustThe Daywood FoundationJ. Q. Dickinson & Co.The John L. & Maude H. Dickinson FundThe Dow Chemical Company FoundationJohn and Fonda ElliotThe Elliot FoundationFrederick Lively Testamentary TrustThe Greater Kanawha Valley FoundationH. B. and Cecilia Wehrle FundBernard H. & Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation

Gifts received between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010

Every attempt has been made to create an accurate list of donors. Some individuals have requested that their gifts remain anonymous. Should there be an error or omission, please bring it to our

attention by calling the Advancement Office at 304.357.4735, or email [email protected].

St. Francis HospitalStandard Laboratories Inc.State of West VirginiaDr. C. Carl * and Margaret A. TullyCecil I. Walker Charitable Trust, Advisory CommitteeMr. Michael S. WalkerH. B. Wehrle FoundationMartha Gaines and Russell Wehrle Memorial FoundationStephen and Laura WehrleWest Virginia Independent Colleges & Universities Inc.Tony and Lynne Zande

Deborah Martin BelcherMary Beth Martin CarsonDr. and Mrs. William H. CarterDr. John T. ChambersMr. and Mrs. Richard H. ChildressChrist Church United MethodistDickinson PropertiesMrs. Frances Fruth, in memory of Jack E. FruthGoldman Associates Inc.Flick and Lynn GoldsmithThe Goldthorpe FoundationDr. and Mrs. W. Henry Harmon

Herscher FoundationCharles T. and Mary Ellen JonesKanawha Realty Investment GroupKenneth and Joy KleemanMr. and Mrs. R. S. LongMrs. Julia C. McCormickPine Grove Realty CompanyMr. and Mrs. John M. RansonTommy and Suzy ReichJoe and Cathy RiceJed and Vicki SmithSodexoMr. James R. Thomas IIMr. Jason P. ThompsonUnited BankWalgreens CompanyWal-MartMr. and Mrs. H. Bernard Wehrle IIILewis and Julia Woodford

Mrs. Katharine Bullard Becker and Mr. W. Marston BeckerBrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.Carbon Fuel Foundation FundCarpenter’s Local Union No. 1207Mrs. Mary Batman Converse, CPACVS / pharmacy Charitable TrustMr. William M. Davis

*Deceased+Matching Gift

Barboursville Society ($20,000+)

Morris Harvey Society ($10,000+)

Riggleman Society ($5,000+)

UC students raise money for cancer research at “Dig for the Cure” event.


Rudolph L. and Martha V. DiTrapanoMr. and Mrs. H. Michael DyeFindlay’s Tall Timbers Distribution Center, Inc.Fruth PharmacyDominic and Rosalie GazianoGibbons and Kawash, CPAsMr. and Mrs. David E. HadenMr. Gregory T. HammondMr. and Mrs. R. E. HillI.B.E.W. Local 466International Assoc. Heat & Frost Insulators Allied WorkersKimberly and Rory IsaacKanawha - Roxalana Co.Kawash FamilyLaborers’ Union Local 1353Local Union No. 301Mr. J. Kemp McLaughlin Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. MorabitoMs. Bonnie OtisPainters & Allied Trades District Council 53Reserve Oil & Gas, Inc.Rite Aid CorporationMr. Houghton RobsonEstate of Lee O. RockwellHerk and Sherry SimsSubway Development of West VirginiaMs. Linda R. TorreGene and Bonnie WaggyDrs. Edwin H. and Janet WelchWest Virginia American Water

A.M. Scott Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Verlin T. Adams IIAnonymousMarion H. and Frank A. Baer IIMr. David Howell and Judge Irene BergerChuck & Dee Dee Bills

Mrs. Sandra G. BishopMrs. Jean Ann BollingMr. John and Dr. Sandra BowlesBrewer and Company of West VirginiaBriar Mountain Coal and Coke CompanyMr. John and Dr. Jennifer BrittonC & D Bills LtdMr. Charles Capito and The Honorable Shelley CapitoMr. and Mrs. Russell W. Casto Jr.Charleston Area Adult League TennisMrs. Elizabeth Early ChiltonMs. Nelle Ratrie ChiltonCathy Collins Stewart, Michael Collins, Patrick CollinsMr. Joseph B. CookMr. A. Lawrence Crimmins Jr.CVS Pharmacy, Inc.George and Ellen DavisDr. Donald and Dr. Lisa DrakemanDr. Harold Thomas Elmore, ’52 and Mrs. Sylvia Conklyn Elmore, ’73Mr. Tim Euler and Dr. Mary EulerDavid P. and Jennie O. FerrettiDr. and Mrs. Daniel S. FosterAllan and Linda FowlerMr. David FreshwaterMr. Scott FreshwaterDr. Robert and Patricia FreyMrs. Katherine H. GatesMr. and Mrs. C. E. GaunchMr. and Mrs. William E. GouckenourMr. Bradford D. HagueTodd and Cleta HarlessMr. and Mrs. James H. HarlessWilliam and Margaret HitchmanMr. and Mrs. Joey HollandI.U.O.E. Local No. 132Patricia and John JohnstonKanawha City Lions ClubMs. Elizabeth KeightleyDr. and Mrs. Jamal H. KhanMr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kincaid Jr.Joe and Carol Kinder

Mr. Matthew KingeryMr. Ted LawsonMr. Richard LegonEdward “Ned” B. Lehmann Sr.Liberty Mutual GroupMr. Alan LiebrechtLipoplasty InstituteMs. Betty White LuddenStephen and Janell LundinMr. Tom MaddoxWard and Pat MaxsonMr. William McDavid and Mrs. Diana LongMs. Deborah L. McHenryME Consulting Engineers, Inc.Mr. Richard R. MeckfesselJohn and Karen MerrimanMr. and Mrs. Mark E. MillerHarry and Mary Ellen MooreMorgan Stanley Matching Gifts Program +

David C. and Anna Anderson MorrisHolmes and Antoinette MorrisonNACDS FoundationNiSource Charitable Foundation +Gerald and Harriett NottinghamBob and Ann OrdersMr. and Mrs. Corey PalumboMrs. Mary J. PaynePharmacists MutualPilot Club of Charleston, Inc.Mrs. Virginia PointMr. and Mrs. Robert L. PriceMr. and Mrs. Robert PumoJames and Virginia RiceDon R. and Sally K. RichardsonDorothy S. RidingsBrad and Robin RitchieThe Ross FoundationRotary Club of CharlestonMrs. Agatha RubinMr. Steven M. Rubin

*Deceased+Matching Gift

1888 Society ($1,000+)

Professor David Haas supervises a chemistry experiment with students Amanda Lloyd and Sarah Jones.


Charles and Becky RyanHarry and Ann Santen Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationSears HoldingsMs. Mary D. SellaRichard and Marion SinclairPete and Sally SlicerDr. Charles L. Smith, D.D.S.Mr. James F. SmithMr. and Mrs. Louis S. Southworth IIMr. and Mrs. Troy F. StallardCatherine Collins Stewart and William L. StewartMr. and Mrs. James B. StrawSummit Community BankMr. J. C. SupcoeMr. and Mrs. L. N. Thomas Jr.Dr. L. Blair ThrushTri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal CompanyW. E. Stone FoundationDr. Parvez WadiaMr. and Mrs. D. Stephen WalkerCecil I. Walker Machinery Co.Ms. Marjorie J. WashburnMr. Raey W. S. WebsterMr. and Mrs. Henry B. Wehrle Jr.Mr. Michael H. WehrleWellness Council of West VirginiaGreg and Catherine WiddecombeMr. Robert K. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas WynnEstate of Abreeza Zegeer

Mr. Denver AllenAmerican Geotech, Inc.Associated Architects, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. David J. BauerDr. Alan BelcherMr. Gordon L. Berlin

Ms. Patricia J. BillsMs. Kimberlee BlackwellMr. and Mrs. Dennis M. BoneMs. Jane Bowling and Mr. Sam BowlingDavid BowyerMr. Thomas J. BurgerMr. and Mrs. Donald CalhoonMr. Richard S. CarneyCharleston Steel CompanyDBD Sports LLCMr. and Mrs. Timothy DiPieroMr. Robert W. DorseyDr. Michelle EastonMr. and Mrs. Charles W. EntsmingerMrs. Annette Zizzi EvansExxonMobil FoundationMelva and William FergusonMr. C. Brent GibsonGSB Process — A Division of GSB, Inc.Mrs. Sharon L. GuestMr. Simon G. HaddadDr. William E. HammMs. Joan M. HammondsMr. Richard L. HarrahHastings & Chivetta Architects, Inc.Mrs. Janet HolmesHoward P. & Mary Needles McJunkin FoundationMr. Larry A. HyattIBM Matching Gifts Program +Joe Holland Chevrolet & Imports, Inc.Mr. Fred L. KellmeyerMs. Joan C. KentnerKilgore Gas CompanyMs. Lisa J. KlopferMs. Kellee LowdermilkJudge James C. MahanDr. Peter A. MarescoMs. Kim L. MaysMr. James R. McCartneyMr. Douglas W. Metten

Mr. Robert L. MonsheimerMark I. and Barbara C. MurovitzMs. Lisa A. NecastroMr. Thomas O. NelsonMr. and Mrs. John Neuner IIINichol & Associates Pharmaceutical Care Consultants, Inc.Mr. Alan C. NicholasNorthwestern Mutual FoundationNTELOS FoundationDr. and Mrs. George H. PiersonPotesta & Associates, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. QuickMrs. Theresa M. RabelMs. Wanda Nunley RadcliffeGeorge A. and Susan C. RaglandMrs. Virginia Roberts*Mrs. Joan G. RollinsMs. Jill RossmanMs. Brenda SalisburyMr. Martin H. ScharfMr. Jerry C. SkellyMr. and Mrs. Glenn W. SmithReginald and Sally SmithMr. Stephen P. SydnorDr. and Mrs. Julio D. TeodoroMr. and Mrs. Ed ThompsonDr. Garold W. ThummMs. Moyra G. VazquezVerizon FoundationWachovia Matching Gifts Program +Mr. David L. WaggyMr. and Mrs. James R. WaggyMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. WilkersonMr. Richard S. Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. AbrahamMrs. Genevieve T. AdamsDr. Robin D. AdamsDr. Sarah J. Adams

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory D. AdkinsMrs. Barbara AgstenMs. Geneva AideMr. Rodney K. AlbertsonMr. and Mrs. Ruffner AlexanderMajor Robert E. Alfred Jr.Mr. Paul D. AllenAllman Insurance ServicesAluminum MetalworksMs. Sarah S. AlvarezMs. Hazelene E. AndersonMs. Beverly E. AndrzejewskiAppalachian Children’s ChorusMr. and Mrs. Benny J. ArgentoMr. and Mrs. Wayne ArmstrongMs. Kimber Lee AsseffAstar Abatement, Inc.Mr. Billy B. AtkinsMr. Grant M. AtkinsonKeith W. and Phyllis S. AtkinsonMr. and Mrs. Richard A. Atkinson IIIAvon Matching Gifts Program +Mr. John A. BabalisDr. Frank BadgerMr. Charles E. BarnettMs. Marie-Anne BarnhartMr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. BeakesMr. Daniel N. BeanMr. Calvin BeckelheimerMr. Paul E. Bedrin

Scholar Club($100+)

Maroon and Gold Club ($500+)

Governor Joe Manchin poses with UC/MHC alumni at Governor’s Cup event.


Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick H. Belden Jr.Mr. Robert BennetteMr. Charles C. BibbeeMs. Vanessa K. BillsMr. Vernon H. BirthiselDr. and Mrs. Spencer L. Bivens Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jesse J. BlackMr. Rod BlackstoneMr. and Mrs. David A. BlashfordMr. Robert L. BlissMr. and Mrs. Ezra E. BoehmMr. Robert Ted BoehmMr. Frederick L. BoggsMrs. Susan BohnertMr. and Mrs. Frederic G. BollingerMr. Steve BolteMr. and Mrs. Michael BonassoDr. Michael BottorffDavid and Elizabeth BowlesMs. Erica S. BraceyMs. Vada M. BraceyMs. Judith L. BradburyMs. M. A. BradleyMs. Amanda R. BrandeburgMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey BranhamMs. Lynn R. BriaPaul and Ellen BrinkleyMr. Bob S. Brotherton Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James F. Brown IIIMr. and Mrs. Jack G. BrownMr.* and Mrs. Roy BrownMr. Stephen V. BrownMs. Sherry BroylesBilly R. and Carolyn BryantMr. William D. BryantMr. Jack R. BuckalewMr. and Mrs. James L. BuckalewEd and Lynn BunnMr. Tommy BuntingMrs. Kristine B. BurfeindMs. Tammie BurgettMs. Lisa M. BurnsideMs. Beth Ann Byrnside

C. H. Summers and Co. Property RentalsMr. and Mrs. David A. CampbellJ. Clark and Nancy D. CampbellMr. Kenneth E. CanterDr. Kathleen CantwellMr. David G. CarneyMr. and Mrs. James H. CarrMr. Chester C. CarterMr. Arthur C. CartwrightMr. and Mrs. Donald E. CasseMr. John P. CastoMr. and Mrs. John S. CastoDr. and Mrs. James W. CaudillMr. and Mrs. Larry E. CavenderMr. John N. Charnock Jr.*Mr. David B. ChenowethRev. Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Chenoweth Jr.Mr. and Mrs. A. Webb ChenowethDr. and Mrs. Ross G. ChildressMr. Richard ChristianMr. James P. ClarkMs. B. Diane ClementsMr. and Mrs. Mark J. ClickMrs. Janet U. ClouseMr. William I. CohenMr. and Mrs. Charles ColbertMs. Llewellyn S. ColeMs. Martha D. ColeMrs. Vicky R. CollierJoe and Jane ComiskyDr. Colleen Jackson-CookMrs. Delores W. CookMr. W. L. Cooke Jr.Mr. Gerard P. CooneyMr. David J. CooperMr. Donald Lucci and Mrs. Deborah CopelandMr. John Paul CornellMr. Howard CrainMr. and Mrs. John CreccaDr. Patricia Zekan CrumplerMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Crutchfield

Mr. and Mrs. Pete R. CulicertoMrs. Betty T. CunningsMr. Edward CurryTimothy and Ramona DagostineMr. and Mrs. Philip J. D’AgostinoMs. Tina DaigneauMs. Robin F. DarnellArthur and Deloris Jean DavisMr. Gerald H. DavisMs. Mary Jean DavisMrs. Toni L. DavissonMr. Robert B. DawsonMr. Michael J. Del GiudiceMrs. Catherine DePauloMr. and Mrs. John A. DeRitoMr. and Mrs. John L. DeRooDesign Concepts by T. Jane HodgesMr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. DevlinMs. M. Suzanne DevoreMs. Mae DevoreMr. Jay DewhurstMs. Sue A. DickMrs. Patty W. DillonMr. James H. DingeeMs. Jane DittmanMs. Ronna J. DittmanDon and Karen DorowMs. Kourtney DorowDorward Energy CorporationDr. J. Chiropractic & Wellness CenterMr. James E. Drotar Jr.

Mr. Steve D. DuCettMr. Chuck C. DunlapRobert L. and Irene M. DunnE Blake, Inc.ECA FoundationMr. Nick G. EhleMr. Ted EllisMr. Anthony M. EngesserMr. Donald J. EnglishMrs. Mary L. Milam EntzmingerMr. and Mrs. Phillip C. FamillettiThe Family of Charles E. MeadowsMr.* and Mrs. William A. FerrellMr. Michael S. FigginsMr. and Mrs. Douglas FisherMr. and Mrs. James S. FoglesongPeyton and Anna ForbesMr. and Mrs. Jerry ForsterMr. and Mrs. Michael D. FosterMs. Cheryl FoutMs. Sharon S. FrameMrs. Flora L. FrancisMr. R. Ford FrancisMr. David W. GallagherMrs. Ellen Gannon WeiderHarold and Allison GarrisonMr. William L. GaudreauMrs. Terri Gallanter Geifman, ’70Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.Mr. Tim GephartMr. Steve GernertMs. Kathy GetzMr. Louis M. Gioia Jr.Mr. William D. GlassMr. Ellis Glover Jr.Ms. Sarah GloverMs. Kay GoetzJerry and Donna GoldbergMs. Susan E. GoldcampGoldfarb Electric Supply Co., Inc.Mr. William K. GordonMr. Jeffrey A. GrantzMr. Earl E. GraybealMr. Thomas Greene

Scholarship recipient Gabrielle Wright gets to know Frank and Tanya Law.


Mr. Michael E. GreenleafMrs. Audrey GreeverBishop William and Mary Lou GroveMr. Frank GuglielmiMr. and Mrs. John F. HallMr. Thomas HalloranMr. Wade L. HalseyMr. and Mrs. Earl Hamner Jr.Dr. Avas B. HamonRichard Hanlon in memory of Janet T. HanlonHanna and HannaMrs. Raenel R. HansenMr. Michael J. HardisonMr. and Mrs. Phillip HarichMs. Beverly Ruth HarlessMr. Larry HarrisMr. Richard E. Harris

Mr. Richard R. HarrisMs. Nancy R. HarroverMr. Joe S. HartneyMr. and Mrs. Buford R. HartsogMr. Darel HathawayMr. Richard R. HawkinsMr. William H. HaydenMr. James E. HeatonMs. Gertrude H. HebronMr. and Mrs. Richard HeffelfingerMr. J. C. Hemmings Sr.Rev. Basil HensleyMr. and Mrs. Charles HeraldMrs. Ana M. HernandezMs. Kimberly F. HessDr. and Mrs. Donald L. HeywoodMr. Benjamin C. HibbsMr. Harley R. HillMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hill

Ms. Carolene HoffmanMs. Hazel C. HoffmanMr. and Mrs. Jack HoffmanMajor Eric O. Hoke USAF (Ret.)Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. HolsteinMr. and Mrs. Stephen HoptaWilliam and Virginia HornMs. Nettie A. HorneMr. and Mrs. Charles S. HouckMr. Roger HouckMrs. Ann M. HuffmanMs. Phyllis C. HuffmanMr. Joel R. HuntingtonMr. Dominick Iacovone Jr.Mrs. Beverly IsnerMr. Corey N. IsnerJ&B SalesMrs. Geraldine B. JacksonMr. Shida JamieDr. Joseph JanischMrs. Mary S. JarmuschMr. and Mrs. Greg JarvisFrank and LaDonna JenningsJohn L. and Lucy M. JividenMrs. Denise C. JohnJohnna Lynn Gas CompanyMs. Mary Edith JohnsonMr. Orland C. JonesMr. Ray E. JonesMrs. Marcia Heavner KaminskiMs. Christine KampferKanawha Coin ShopMr. and Mrs. Asaad N. KaramDr. and Mrs. Percy R. KavasmaneckMs. Alexa KayMr. and Mrs. Daniel L. KayRex and Janet KeenerMr. Robert G. Keller Jr.William E. and Marguerite P. KellyMr. and Mrs. Donald L. KerrMr. David A. KingMr. Kelly S. KingMrs. Linda Beth KingMr. and Mrs. Walter H. Kistler

Ms. Tamara J. KlemkowskyMr. Gerald A. KlyneE. D. Knight FamilyJohn and Sandra KonstantinosMr. Frank A. KovachMrs. Kimberly F. KristicMr. David N. KurtzDr. and Mrs. Paul LambertMs. Susan LancasterMs. Nola D. LandersMr. and Mrs. Richard LaneLang Gas CompanyMr. Guy W. Lanham Jr.Mrs. Barbara LantzLaw Office of Larry W. George, PLLCMr. Stephen J. LawMr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lawson IIILazy H. FarmMs. Susie D. LeasureMs. Ruth R. LeggDr. Joan B. LehmannMr. and Mrs. James LewisMrs. Lucy W. LewisMr. Richard Leyva Jr.Mrs. Elvira F. LicupNorwin and Donna LillyMrs. Colleen LimingJack C. and Betty Mick LimingMs. Carol L. LoatsLog Garden ApartmentsMr. Morris LoganMr. Sidney LopinskyMr. John LoughMr. and Mrs. David E. Love Jr.Ms. Allyson LowdermilkMs. Judy A. LowdermilkMr. Joseph G. Lucas Sr.Mr. William H. LuchtDr. Peter J. LukowskiLynn Creek Gas CompanyMs. Traci MarkhamMr. Richard B. MarksDr. Henry and Dr. Mary MarockieMrs. Helen S. Marsh

Freshmen from the Avampato living-learning community compete for the best “can-struction” project.


Mr. and Mrs. Brandon M. MarshallMr. Chet MarshallMrs. Joyce S. MartinMr. and Mrs. Roy C. MartinMr. Larry A. MaserMr. William B. Maxwell IIIMr. John W. MayMr. Albert V. Mays Jr.Mr. John C. McChesney Jr.Mrs. Thelma H. McClanahanMr. and Mrs. Robert L. McClellandMs. Deanna O. McClungMs. Kayleigh McCormickMrs. Kathy McCulloughMs. Rachelle McGlaughlinMr. Jack W. McGrawWilliam H. and Martha B. McKeeMr. Todd J. McLaughlinMr. Dennis McMillenMr. Tom McNeelMr. Allan L. McVeyDrew and Bethany MeighenMr. James MelmigeMrs. Melba M. MerrillMr. Mathew L. MillenMr. and Mrs. Lester H. Miller Jr.Mr. Lowell Thomas MillerMr. and Mrs. Douglas W. MillsMillwood & Affliated CompaniesMr. Okey W. MoffattDr. Gannett MonkMonsanto CompanyMr. Thomas H. MooreMr. and Mrs. G. E. Moran Jr.Ms. Sandra MorganDr. and Mrs. W. C. Morgan Jr.Robert L. and Ann Vintroux MorrisMr. Archie O. Morris IIMr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. MorrisMr. Bob MoyersMr. Joseph MullinsMs. Bing M. MurphyMr. Tim MurrayMs. Nora Myers

Myers Taylor Gas CompanyMr. and Mrs. Victor G. NaseefMr. Joseph O. NatalieMr. Robert L. NealTom and Bev Casdorph NealMr. and Mrs. George J. NeilanMr. James H. Nelson Jr.Louise H. NelsonDr. and Mrs. Robert G. NewmanMs. Ruby M. Newman-PeckMr. Arthur B. NicholasMr. Robert J. NicholsMr. and Mrs. Russell NicholsMr. Harold E. Nicholson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. NickellMs. Sheila A. NicollMr. Todd E. NorthropMr. and Mrs. Ronald E. NowviskieMrs. Jacquelyn OblingerMrs. Jean O’ConnorMr. Robert J. O’NeilMr. John T. OplingerMr. and Mrs. Robert B. OrdersMr. and Mrs. Robert O. OrdersRichard and Tammy OwenMs. Shannon PackMs. Margaret N. PalmerMr. Samuel L. ParkerMr. and Mrs. Dean ParkinsDr. Robert W. PaskelMr. Dean W. PatrickMrs. Bonnie Woolwine PattieRev. George R. PauleyMr. and Mrs. Tom PayneDr. Ernest N. PenningtonMr. Meredith PersingerMrs. Ruth R. PeytonMs. Tamara A. PikeMs. Christine S. PilcherMr. Larry T. PoeMr. Warren M. PomroyMr. John D. PopeMr. Daniel Popovich

Mr. Ron PotestaMr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Priddy Jr.Mrs. Louise PullenMrs. Marjorie T. Rabourn*Mr. Timothy J. RafterMary Watson RaglandDr. Desingu RajaRamsey Plumbing & HeatingMr. and Mrs. Marvin E. ReedDaniel S. Reich M.D.Mrs. Rebecca A. ReierMr. John O. Rider IIIMrs. Judy A. RidingerMr. Thornton J. RidingerMs. Cecilia RiegertMrs. Constance C. RileyMr. Ronald C. RingnessRMS Electric, LLCRev. G. Todd RobertsMr. Jeffrey S. RobertsonMr. and Mrs. Joseph L. RobertsonMr. William S. Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. RockwellMs. N. G. RoseDr. Lewis S. RosenbergMs. Susan E. RosensteelMrs. Lisa K. RothMr. and Mrs. Samuel RubinMr. Richard W. RueheGlen and Rosie RuttencutterMs. Cristine SahotaMr. and Ms. Glenn SalisburyMr. Howard G. Salisbury Jr.Mr. David A. SamsonSamuel L Gas CompanyMrs. Sukhbinder K. SanduMr. Dennis C. SauterMr. Glenn R. SavageRev. Thomas and Dr. Kay SchulzeMr. John R. ScottRev. and Mrs. Charles W. Scragg Jr.Ms. Jacqueline ScyocMs. Marsha E. SeadlerSears Monument CompanySecurity America, Inc.Mr. Duane K. SellardsJohn and Joan Ritchie SevilleMr. and Mrs. William R. SharpMs. Ruth ShepherdHarvey and Phyllis ShermanMr. Michael SherryDouglas E. and Carol Palmer SherwoodMr. and Mrs. Frederick H. ShipleyMr. James M. ShockMr. Bob SholesMr. and Mrs. Charles M. ShowalterDr. and Mrs. Richard H. SibleyMr. Lonnie C. SimmonsMr. and Mrs. Carroll SimpkinsMargaret Ann Simpson and Chuck SimpsonMs. Melody A. SimpsonMs. Joyce F. SinclairMs. Deborah A. SinkMr. Joseph Sisson

Professor Neale Blackwood enjoys his retirement event.


Dr. Donna Slayton and Gregory WhiteDr. Glenn and Mrs. Nora SmithMr. and Mrs. Isaac N. Smith IVMr. Joseph F. SmithMs. Julie L. SmithMr. Kenneth D. SmithMs. Midge SmithDr. Richard Duff SmithMr. Rodney K. SmithMrs. Dale S. SnyderSokolosky & Weaver, DDS, Inc.Mr. Michael I. and Dr. Martha S. SpikerDr. and Mrs Thomas SporckPaul and Carol SpradlingMs. Patricia E. SteadmanCharles and Sarah StebbinsMr. and Mrs. Eric SteeleMr. and Mrs. Carl SteinbergMs. Bren A. StevensMrs. Nora B. StewartMs. Lora StoneDr. and Mrs. Samuel A. StricklandMs. Karla H. StullMs. Ruth A. SwansonSwarthmore Investment CorporationMr. William R. SweckerMs. Judith SzarowskiMs. Kristin A. SzarowskiMs. Janet M. SzopoMr. Donald L. TateMr. and Mrs. Paul TaylorMs. Olivia A. TeelMr. and Mrs. Alvin M. Thacker Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. ThaxtonMs. DeAnn ThomasMr. J. Christopher ThomasMr. and Mrs. Gary S. ThompsonDallas E. and Gay A. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. H. E. ThompsonDr. and Mrs. James P. TierneyMr. and Mrs. Thomas TinderMs. Alison TobiasMr. and Mrs. Thomas Tobias

Margaret Foster TurkMrs. Dorotha TurleyMr. and Mrs. James UnderhillJoy and Fouziee UnderwoodMr. William K. ValkoDr. Pegg VanekMs. Lara Nichole VaughanMr. and Mrs. Michael B. VictorsonMr. John K. VintrouxMr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Voorhees Jr.Mr. Olaf K. WalkerDr. Glenn and Dr. Nancy WarnerWarren Eye Clinic, Inc.Mr. Michael E. WarrenMrs. Rita WatsonMr. Gregory A. WebbMr. Chadd WeikertMs. Judy L. WellingtonWesbanco Bank WheelingMr. Charles W. WestWells Fargo Insurance Services of WV, Inc.Mr. Paul S. WhiteMr. Peter S. WhiteMr. Daniel E. WhittMs. Virginia S. WilcoxMr. and Mrs. Jay WildtMr. Okey Z. WileyMrs. Carolyn F. WilhoitTimothy R. and Janice L. WilkingMr. and Mrs. Charles B. Williams

Mr. and Mrs. John R. WilliamsMrs. Martha Jane WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Robert M. WillockWillowood Gas CompanyMrs. Debra K. WilsonMs. Tera L. WinfreeMr. Clarence L. WinnMs. Sherry M. WinnMs. Kathryn E. WinterMr. and Mrs. Jack D. WisemanMr. Stanton WithrowMr. and Mrs. Lowell C. WittersMr. Warren J. WoomerMr. William A. WorkmanWV United Federal Credit UnionMs. Joanne YoultonMr. and Mrs. Carl R. YoungMs. Camelia ZakaibDr. John E. Zegeer, D.D.S., PLLCMs. Andrea ZekanMr. Mike ZelekMrs. Xiu Z. ZhengDr. Ericka P. ZimmermanMr. and Mrs. Benjamin P. Zukosky

Mrs. Jane C. AaronMr. Richard L. AbelMs. Roslyn AdamsMr. John AdkinsMs. Shirley L. AdkinsAnonymousAEP Appalachian PowerMr. Kevin AikenheadMr. Stephen C. AkersMr. and Mrs. Michael M. AlbertMs. Carol A. AlbertsonMrs. Annette L. AlbrightMrs. Betty P. AlexanderMr. and Mrs. George W. Alexander IIRick and Julie Allen

Mr. and Mrs. John AllevatoAllied ArtistsMr. and Mrs. Brian AllmanMr. and Mrs. Patrick R. AmendolaMr. and Mrs. Bob AndersonMr. Bob T. Anderson Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Dalton L. AndersonMr. Dave AndersonMrs. Jane Best AndersonMr. and Mrs. Donald R. AndrewsMr. and Mrs. Paul C. ArcellMrs. Merle Kadish ArcovioMr. Martin M. ArcureMrs. Tammy A. ArgentoMs. Alexandra Claudia ArgyrisMs. Kaitlyn ArickMs. Rebecca ArickMs. Joyce L. ArmentroutMr. William R. ArthurMs. Korin M. ArvilaMrs. Lisa G. AsburyMs. Dorothy S. AshmoreMr. William R. AtkinsMrs. Jeanette AtkinsonMrs. Melanie Hickman AtkinsonMs. Jennifer AttleyMr. Jack L. AuerMrs. Juanita AuerMrs. Erma V. AxelsonMr. J. Tedford BachmanMr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Bailey IIIMrs. Juanita M. BaileyMrs. Kelli A. BaileyMs. Lois C. BaileyMs. Susan BaileyMr. and Mrs. Thomas K. BaileyMs. Patricia L. BairdMs. Elizabeth A. BakerMs. Fredia V. BaldwinMr. and Mrs. Danny L. BallMr. Robert J. BallMrs. Catherine M. BallengeeMs. Christine A. BallengeeMr. Ed Balthazar

Friends Club

Professor John Robinson leads UC’s pre-professional programs.


Mrs. Christi D. BanksMrs. Deborah K. BarberMrs. Sallie BardelasMrs. Teresa V. BarnesMr. and Mrs. Daniel R. BarnettMr. Scott BarrMrs. Judy BarrettMr. and Mrs. Roger J. BarronMr. John M. BarryMr. and Mrs. Alan E. BartJoe and Toni BartgesMs. Leslie Eva BartnerMr. and Mrs. Cyrus J. Barton Jr.Mrs. Ruth S. BartonMr. H. Dill Battle IIIMr. and Mrs. Henry W. BattleMr. Donald BeaneMs. Allyson BeattyMs. Tina BeattyMr. Joseph J. BeaudoinWalton U. and Joyce H. BeauvaisMr. William B. BeeMs. Geraldine BegayMs. Abbe BelcherMr. Arnold D. BelcherMs. Kimberly Y. BeltMr. Howard D. Ben-AsherMrs. Loretta BensonMr. Earl BenzenhaferMs. Gladys B. BerchtoldMs. Amanda BergerMrs. Virginia A. BergoshMs. Jamie BeroMs. Elizabeth BeuryMs. Ashley BialekMs. Karen BialekMs. Lil BiasMrs. Lora W. BibbeeMr. Ernest G. BilodeauMr. Philip M. BindermanMrs. Linda L. BirdMr. and Mrs. Robert K. Bird IIMs. Nancy A. BirthiselMr. Earl H. Blackshire Jr.

Drs. Neale and Jo BlackwoodMr. and Mrs. John W. BlaggMr. Charles W. BlakeMrs. Deborah L. BlakemanMr. Albert L. BleibergMrs. Sara J. BlincoeMrs. Carter V. BlundonMr. David R. BoardMr. Steve BodgeMs. Linda BodieMr. Mike L. BoehmeMr. and Mrs. Fred BoggsMs. Laura D. BohnertMr. Hughes BooherMs. Ernestyne D. BookerProfessor Bernard L. BostickMs. Linda K. BottgerDr. and Mrs. Michael M. BoustanyDr. and Mrs. William G. BowlesMr. and Mrs. William S. Bowles Jr.Mrs. Marcelle BowneMs. Debbie S. BowyerMs. Jacqueline BranchMr. Kelly D. BrandtMrs. Alyce U. BraunMrs. Fern BrazdaMr. Herbert T. BrennenMr. P. J. BrennerMr. William G. BrewerMrs. Nancy BrickerMr. and Mrs. Philip A. BrightMrs. Janet M. BrightbillJim and Marilyn BrinkmanMrs. Danielle R. BrooksMs. Tressie L. BrooksMrs. Bonnie BrothersMrs. Alma Evans BroughMr. Ben A. BrownMs. Bonnie BrownMs. Brenda BrownMr. James L. BrownMrs. Leslie F. BrownMr. and Mrs. Marion L. Brown

Mr. Robert L. BrownRev. and Mrs. John D. BrowningMrs. Alice K. BrunerRev. Ronald W. BuckalewMrs. Laura BuckelMr. and Mrs. Laurence J. BumbaloMr. Ralph W. BurchettMrs. Freda Simon-BurdetteMr. James R. BurgessMs. Kathryn BurgessMr. James BurgettMs. Sue BurgettMrs. Nancy Faith BurksMr. Curry BurnsideMr. and Mrs. John BushkarMs. Ellen C. ButtMs. Katherine “KC” ButtMr. and Mrs. Matthew I. ByockMs. Nancy K. CahallMr. Kenneth CainMr. Jonathan Caldwell

Ms. Gloria J. CallanMr. Bob CampbellMrs. Carol CampbellMs. Brenda CanalMrs. Donna R. CantleyMs. Margaret P. CareyMs. Patricia H. CarlossMrs. Eloise Crickard CarolandMs. Patty E. CarpenterMr. and Mrs. John R. CarperMrs. Kim CarrMr. James CarricoMrs. Reba J. CarsonMr. Dennis CarteMr. Rodney CarterMr. Steve CarterCielo CarvajalMr. John P. CaseyDr. and Mrs. Stephen CassisMr. Richard L. CassisMrs. Joan R. Casto

Students enjoy outdoor socializing at the CT.


Mr. Marion E. CastoDr. Jean P. CavenderMr. and Mrs. William S. CentnerKenneth and Barbara ChaffinsMs. Dianna ChapmanMs. Judith ChapmanMr. and Mrs. Patrick ChapmanMr. Park V. ChapmanCharleston Area AllianceMr. David E. ChenowethMr. Stephen CheredarMrs. Deborah A. ChildersMr. and Mrs. Donald R. ChristianMrs. Lillian I. ChurchMs. Briana Cicero-Johns and Mr. Scott JohnsMs. Kim White CiottaMs. Frances ClarkEdward and Joan ClarkMrs. Patricia L. ClarkMr. Wilson F. Clark Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James ClarkeMs. Pamela N. Clarke

Mr. Thomas ClarkeMr. Timothy J. ClarkeMrs. Garnet ClayMs. Joan L. ClaypooleMr. Sydney C. ClickMr. Carlos M. CliftonMs. Samantha N. CoatesMrs. Rita P. CobbMrs. Frances M. CoburnMr. Mark CochranMs. Shirley R. CochranMr. Peter M. CohenMs. Bridgette A. ColliganMrs. Jo A. CollinsMrs. Lila Geraline ColterMs. Joyce CombsMr. and Harry T. ComerMrs. Dormal E. ComettiMrs. Marsha R. CondeeMs. Taryn ConklinMs. Tina ConklinMrs. Jody ConnellNoble and Margaret Conner

Mrs. Susan K. Conner and Mr. Cloyd ConnerMr. Norman S. ConstanzaMr. and Mrs. Charles CookMs. Martha CookMr. Richard J. CookMrs. Sylvia CookMs. Stella CookseyMr. Daniel CooneyMs. Deborah CooneyMs. Rita M. CooneyMs. Andrea Hahn CooperMs. Jamie N. CooperMrs. Mabel S. CostenMr. John T. CoyleMr. Ivan J. CoynerMr. Jacob D. CrabtreeMr. Adam CraftMr. and Mrs. Gary CraftMs. Connie CredeMs. Christine CrockerMr. Sonny CrockerMiss Carol CrowMr. Michael R. CummingsMrs. Cathryn T. CunninghamMrs. Phyllis CunninghamMr. and Mrs. John M. CurryMs. Michele L. DahlMr. Robert J. DailyMr. David R. DanielMs. Susan Kay DanielMs. Megan DanielsMr. and Mrs. Allan I. DavisMr. and Mrs. J. Hornor Davis IVMs. Kay M. DavisMrs. Linda W. DavisMrs. Mary E. DavisMrs. Ouida C. DavisMr. Steven T. DavisMr. and Mrs. Charles W. DavissonMs. Maria De La CuevaMrs. Helen H. DeanDr. and Mrs. Alva W. DeardorffMr. Michael G. Debenedette

Mr. Ernest H. deHaasMr. Robert T. DeitzMrs. Mary A. DemeyerMrs. E. Jean DennisonMrs. Harriet B. DeutschMs. Tonya S. DewhurstMs. Anita S. DillonMs. Stephanie S. DobbinsMr. Andrew W. DolanMrs. Judith D. DonnalleyMs. Patricia DorowMr. and Mrs. David DorseyMs. Nancy M. DouglasMs. Ellen P. DozetMs. Marjorie DuffyPat and Jim DuffyMrs. Gladys V. DuncanMr. Andrew DunlapMr. Al DurbackMrs. Patricia A. DurginMr. and Mrs. Fred DutyMs. Meagen DwyerMs. Jenny DyerMs. Teresa EdgarMr. Gregory EdwardsMrs. Janice M. ElkinsMr. and Mrs. Earl ElliottMrs. Anna M. Crewdson Elskus*Mr. Dean L. EmigMr. and Mrs. Albert O. EplinMrs. Helen EppsMr. Robert ErnstMs. D. Lynette EvansMrs. Karen EwtonMrs. W. R. ExleyMr. Robert S. FarlowMrs. Mary L. FastMs. Lois A. FaundaMs. Mandy M. FaundaMs. Barbara A. FeldbushMs. Wilma J. FeldbushMs. Priska FergusonMr. Frances E. FerrariMr. Glen R. Ferrell

The state Capitol forms a beautiful backdrop for an outdoor class.


Ms. Martha FerrellMs. Patricia FieldsMs. Jan FinlayMrs. Debra H. FinnellMr. Francis M. FisherMs. Leila J. FisherMr. and Mrs. Philip G. FitzpatrickMr. and Mrs. David FixMs. Laura J. FlaughMr. Daniel P. FlintMr. William G. FlintMs. Tocarra FlowersMr. Frank N. FloydMs. Barbara J. FornariMrs. Kathy S. FosterMr. Robert E. FrameMr. and Mrs. Richard M. FrancisMs. Beatrice M. FrancoMr. Alexander L. FranklinMr. and Mrs. Jerry FrazierMrs. E. Richard FreerMr. Fredric A. FriendMrs. F. C. FrostickMr. Brian FullerMs. Christina FullerMrs. Jean C. Dolin FultonMrs. Karen Gage-WoodyMs. Lucille GainerMrs. Mary L. GallaherMs. Adrienne A. GallowayMs. Ann GarcelonMs. Megan E. GarnesMr. Bruce GarrettMs. Susie GarrsionMr. Patrick E. GartenMr. William H. Garten Jr.Ms. Nancy G. GarwoodMs. Erin R. GaukerMr. Edwin S. GauldGeneral Electric FoundationMrs. Anna GeorgetsonCaptain Richard I. GerberMr. James C. GetzMs. Loriette Gibbs

Sheila Kay Duncan GibbsMr. Randall and Mrs. Bernadette GibsonMr. Larry GilbertMrs. Katherine GiltinanMs. Virginia GirardMs. Lois F. GodbeyMs. Sharon A. GodwinMr. Michael A. GoldmanMr. and Mrs. Jay C. GoldmanMr. Jay GoldsmithMr. David GoldsteinMs. Lori C. GollanMr. Hullet C. GoodMr. John R. GormanMrs. Elizabeth A. GorrellMrs. Pamela K. GorrellMr. Carlos E. GraleyMr. and Mrs. Harold T. GraleyDr. and Mrs. David B. GrayRev. Dr. and Mrs. George H. GrayMs. Diana K. GreenMs. Robin D. GreenMrs. Betty M. GreeneMr. and Mrs. John F. GreeneMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. GreenwoodMr. and Mrs. Richard R. GreshamGrigoraci, Paterno & AssociatesMrs. Trina M. GrigsbyMr. William K. GrizzellMr. and Mrs. Robert F. GroomMrs. Beverly S. GroseMr. Bernard GroveMrs. Jeanne GrubbMrs. Bette I. GrubbsMr. Brad H. GrutterMs. Kim R. GuiseMs. Lynn GunnoeMrs. Sandra Hamon-GuntherMr. David HaasMr. Russell HaasMs. Kelly G. HackneyMrs. Priscilla M. Haden

Ms. Mary L. HagerMr. and Mrs. Richard G. HaleMrs. Beverley HallMr. Stephen Halpin Jr.Mrs. Donna A. HalsteadMs. Dorothy HalsteadMr. and Mrs. J. W. HaltiwangerMs. Debra Ann HambrookMrs. Roxalena Hissom HamerMs. Betty A. HamiltonMrs. Jeanne HamiltonMrs. Maureen W. HamiltonMs. Sharon L. HamiltonMr. Nathan HanshewMs. Amanda R. HardisonMs. Diane W. HarperMr. Stephen E. HarperMrs. Judith E. HarrisMrs. Vicki L. HarrisMs. Lori HarrisonMs. P. K. HarrisonMr. Robert L. HarrisonMs. Ursula P. HartensteinMs. Elisabeth W. HartmanMr. and Mrs. Terry D. HarveyMs. Kaitlin R. HastieMs. Joanne A. HatcherMrs. Sandra L. HavelyRev. Dr. Gregory L. HayesMs. Constance HaysMr. Charles F. HearnMrs. Virginia HedrickMr. Gregory J. HenshallDr. Richard G. Herndon Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. HershbergerMr. Jack W. HickmanMs. Sybil HickmanMrs. Mary A. HigginbothamMiss Traci L. HigginbothamMs. Maureen HighMrs. Velma HighMr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hillenbrand

Mr. and Mrs. Mark HirschMr. and Mrs. John R. HoblitzellMr. David K. HoffmanMrs. Jennifer G. HoffmanMrs. Imogene G. HoganMr. Kyle M. HoganMr. John R. HoglundMrs. Dana L. HolbrookMrs. Pat Harris HolcombRev. Richard C. HollidayMr. Daniel W. HolmesMr. and Mrs. C. J. Holmes Sr.Ms. Tammy HolstineMs. Helen L. HopkinsHorizon Medical Technologies, LLCMs. Bernice HoseyMr. Grant R. HubbardMr. and Mrs. John L. HuddlestonMr. Brerry D. HudsonMrs. Susan B. HuffordMs. Brenda HughesMr. Douglas M. HughesMs. Glenda HughesMs. Lisa K. HughesMr. James S. HuntMr. Jarred W. HurleyMr. Curt HutchinsonMs. Barbara S. HyleMs. Joann M. HyleMr. Mark G. Hylton

Alumni from far and wide return to UC for Greek Weekend.


Mr. Pat HymanMrs. Kelly J. IcenhowerMs. Beverly C. IgoMs. Charlene M. IhrigMr. and Mrs. Christopher A. InghramMr. David L. IngramMs. Deborah S. IngramMs. Betty S. IrelandMr. Ray F. IsaacsDr. Mochito IshiiMs. Jeanette JacksonMs. Mary K. JacksonMrs. Nancy B. JacksonMr. and Mrs. Harold E. JacksonMr. Donald J. JaconiaMs. Abha JainMs. Jennie L. JamesMs. Betty C. JarrellMs. Cora L. JarrellMrs. Penny L. JarrellMr. Thomas L. JarrellMs. Olivia JefferdsMrs. Jennifer Jeffries-GallagherMrs. Deborah S. JefkoMr. Ronald W. JelliffMr. Donald E. JohnsonMrs. Elizabeth S. JohnsonMrs. Maggie JohnsonMs. Mary JohnsonMs. Virginia JohnsonMrs. Betty W. JohnstonMs. Elizabeth M. JohnstonMr. Levi S. JohnstonMs. Emily JonesMrs. Emma W. JonesMr. Robert L. JonesMr. Robert J. JontosMrs. Sarah E. JordanMs. Sharon JoyceMr. Keith KampsMs. Patricia KanervaMrs. Sara KapoMr. Richard J. Karlis

Mr. John J. KarszenMr. and Mrs. James F. KatzensteinMs. Cheryl B. KauffeltJudge and Mrs. Tod J. KaufmanMrs. Kimberly S. KayMs. Sally A. KayMs. April KearnsMr. Larry KeatonMr. Carlye B. KeeMr. and Mrs. James KeeneMr. and Mrs. Wayland F. KennerMrs. Jeanette KeeneyMrs. Phyllis L. KeirMr. James B. KelleyMr. and Mrs. Joshua C. KellyMs. Latricia P. KellyMs. Elizabeth M. KernsRoger and Joellen KerrMrs. Carolyn P. KerstingMs. Maria KibblewhiteMr. Dominic I. KimMs. Sarah A. KimbleMr. and Mrs. Larry KingMr. and Mrs. Donald H. KingMs. Dortha KingMs. Georgiana B. KingJ. Suzanne KingMr. and Mrs. James R. KingMs. Sharon King

Mr. William S. King IIMs. Chelsea R. KinzingerMs. Marilyn H. KirchnerNathan and Dianna KirkMrs. Polly A. KirkMrs. Jean K. KiserMs. Joan D. KlemkowskyMs. Pamela S. KlopferMrs. Terri C. KnightMs. Karen KnoppMr. and Mrs. Roy R. KnucklesRon and Linda KoganRonald J. and Margaret E. (Muller) KranchalkMs. Katy M. KriebelMr. and Mrs. Roger D. KrineyMr. and Mrs. Clyde E. KriseMr. Alan J. KristalMr. and Mrs. Harry KurtzMr. William H. Lake IIMrs. Katharine S. LambDr. and Mrs. John LambrosMrs. Barbara J. LampMrs. Marianne LaneMrs. Alicia S. LangMs. Lena T. LangerMr. Oliver O. LanglandMs. Carole A. LapinskyDr. A. Vernon LappsMr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Lavender Sr.Ms. April J. LawrenceMrs. Priscilla P. Lawson and Mr. Robert W. LawsonMs. Sandra K. LawsonFrances Houston LaytonMr. Clarence E. Lee and Mrs. Brenda C. LeeMrs. Helena E. LeeMr. Kenneth LeeMrs. Alfreda LeefMr. James M. LeggMr. and Mrs. Steve LeggeMrs. Greta C. Leighty

Mr. Frank LePageMr. Chad M. LeportMrs. Laura L. LeportMs. Pauline F. LesterMrs. Susan Bader LevieMrs. Lillian C. LevineMs. Roberta L. LevineMr. David J. LevinsonMr. Mike LevyMrs. Donna LewisMr. Richard V. LewisMs. Robin A. LewisMr. Gary LeyvaMr. Steve LickliterMs. Dorthy LillyMs. Sarah E. LillyMr. and Mrs. Norman LindellMr. Robert A. LinkenhokerMrs. Paula LinsenmeyerMrs. Mary C. LinvilleMr. Donald W. ListerMs. Evelyn H. LivingstoneMrs. Denise R. LongMr. Donald C. LongMrs. Rosalind A. LongScott and Sara LongMr. Michael LonsingerMr. Robert L. LookabillMr. John S. LopezMrs. Blossom W. LopinskyMs. Regina LougheryMs. Lisa A. LoweMs. Patricia LuchsingerMs. Tracy L. LutsyMr. George P. MadridMr. and Mrs. Michel G. Maggio Jr.Mrs. Billie J. MaguireMs. Dolores J. MagulickMr. Anthony W. Maisano IIIMrs. Prudence MajestroMr. and Mrs. Duncan C. MalcolmMr. and Mrs. Bobbie H. MaltempieMs. Barbara G. Mangus

Follow the tracks to a great education.


Mr. Steven L. MangusMr. and Mrs. Dewey W. MannMs. Gloria G. MargesonMr. and Mrs. Jay L. Margolis Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth MarianiMr. Michael C. MarieMrs. Virginia R. MarionMs. Helen Y. MarriaMs. Carol J. MarshallMrs. Jeanette M. Brown MarshallMs. Alberta MartinMrs. Gloria J. MartinMs. Molly G. MartinDr. and Mrs. Michael MartinMs. Mary A. MartinezMr. and Mrs. Bernard MarxMrs. Barbara MasonMichael S. and Reginia A. MasonMs. Stephanie W. MasseyMr. Jerry M. Matthews Sr.Ms. Linda S. MattsonMaverick Gymnastics, Inc.Ms. Karren MaynardMrs. Marjorie McAuleyMs. Amy McBeeMr. and Mrs. Harvey A. McCallisterMrs. Evelyn A. McChesney-KnightMr. and Mrs. Jack C. McClanahanMs. Amy McClellanMs. Alexis E. McConihayMs. Anne McConihayDr. Tera L. McCownMrs. Dawn McCoyMrs. Mary Ann McCrayKemp Littlepage McElweeMs. Marilyn McGeorgeMr. and Mrs. Jimmie J. McGlossonMs. Judy D. McGohonMr. Seaman F. McGrewMrs. Carolyn S. McIntireWilliam H.* and Anne McKeeMs. Vickie King McLaughlinTom and Toni McMillanMr. John M. McMillion

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McNamaraMrs. Betty M. McQuainMr. James D. MeadowsMrs. Jean D. MeadowsMr. and Mrs. Michael K. MeadowsMrs. Sally J. MeadowsMr. S. M. MecumMrs. Lucie A. MellertMs. Beth A. MeloneMrs. Patricia R. MeltonMr. and Mrs. Robert L. MeltonMr. and Mrs. Anthony MessinaMr. Mathew C. MessinaMr. Steven L. MethenyMr. and Mrs. Charles E. MettenMs. Deidre D. MezgerDr. and Mrs. Dickran MgrdechianMrs. Pamela J. MiddletonMs. Sarah K. MidkiffMs. Sallie MilamMs. Mary A. MilanoMrs. Gail Cavender MileyMs. Alberta Salem MilhemMs. Eileen MillerMr. Gary J. MillerMr. Kenneth MillerMrs. Mara Scatena MillerMrs. Patricia Huffman MillerMs. Alana MinearMs. Deanna MitchellMs. Janet MitchellMr. Samuel E. MitchellRev. Robert MoalesMrs. Kathy S. MobleyMr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Molinari Jr.Mrs. Nancy L. MonroeMs. Eugenia G. MooreMr. James R. MooreMrs. Sharon A. MooreMs. Priscilla E. MoredockMs. Pamela A. MoretonMs. Angela C. Morgan

Mr. John G. MorganMrs. Kay J. MorganMr. Wayne MorganThomas F. and Sharon Rollins MoriartyMr. Charles W. Morris IIIMrs. Doris M. MorrisMr. Eric MorrisMr. Sean MorrisDr. J. Bart MorrisonMr. Willard E. Morrison IIMr. Anita A. MortonMrs. Barbara MortonMrs. Patricia A. MortonMrs. Holly E. MostellerMr. and Mrs. Charles G. Moyers Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Muldoon IIIMs. Lorene MullinsMs. Misti MullinsMrs. Phyllis N. MullinsMs. Arminda Munoz

Mrs. Mary G. MurphyMr. Sean MurphyMrs. Nancy E. MurrayMs. Anamae MurzynskiMs. Jacqui A. MurzynskiMs. Elizabeth MusanteMrs. Lucretia P. MyersMs. Pamela S. MyersMr. R. D. MyersMr. Michael NecessaryMrs. Elizabeth NelsonMs. Lois NelsonMs. Patricia S. NelsonMrs. Virginia M. NelsonMr. and Mrs. Donn NeurmanMrs. Barbara J. NicholsMr. Dale NicholsMr. Ernest D. NicholsMr. and Mrs. Richard NicholsMr. Gary L. NistMrs. Richard E. NolanMr. and Mrs. John E. Nolley

Pharmacy students try out their techniques on a simulation mannequin.

*Continued on pg. 23


Fraternity Offers “Greek Challenge”

Dear Greek Alumni,

Oh, the times we had with our fraternity brothers and sorority sisters! I could elaborate on

the memories from Morris Harvey/University of Charleston, but they are probably better

left unwritten.

This past April I had the pleasure of coming back to campus during Greek Weekend, along

with 150 other Greeks and alumni. What a sight! If you haven’t been back for a while you

will be amazed at the growth and beauty of our beloved alma mater. UC has advanced itself

beyond my imagination and we should all be proud.

While on campus I learned about the successes of The Vision: UC campaign, which has

transformed the campus with new residence halls, graduate programs, and an expanded cur-

riculum. For the final phase the University is planning to construct a new Sports & Fitness

Center to replace Eddie King Gym, the oldest structure on campus, and Gorman Physical

Education Building. Over the past decade, seven of the 11 buildings on campus have been

built and those remaining have been renovated — except for Eddie King. I knew I wanted

to help.

Therefore, it is my pleasure, with the endorsement of the University, to announce the Greek

Challenge. We would like for each Greek organization to participate in the challenge,

which will make a huge difference for the Sports & Fitness Center campaign. The brothers

of Sigma Phi Epsilon are committed to raise $50,000 toward the project and have nearly ful-

filled this promise through several pledges. I understand other organizations have inquired

and begun the process of raising money as well.

The Office of Advancement staff will track the progress of the challenge and will publish

results in the Maroon & Gold and on the website. If you want to get involved with the

Greek Challenge or organize your fraternity or sorority, please contact Ben Beakes, vice

president for development, at 304-357-4849 or [email protected]. The challenge will

run for a period of two years starting now and ending June 30, 2012.

We have all benefited from UC and received a great education. It’s time we give back and

help our alma mater complete its vision. I hope each of you finds it appropriate to partici-

pate in this challenge. However, I know that none of you will raise more money than the Sig

Eps. Good luck, and thank you!

Sincerely,

Phil Morabito, ’79


What’s your favorite memory of the UC riverbank? Sunbathing between classes? Dorm Wars tug-of-war? Having your picture taken with the Capitol in the background? For many alumni, that memory is the annual Governor’s Cup crew races, either as a rower or as a spectator. This was evident at the annual Alumni Spring Weekend and Greek Reunion on April 23–24, sponsored by Huddleston, Bolen LLP. From as far away as Osaka, Japan, over 150 alumni gathered on that hallowed ground to reconnect with old friends and make new ones.

UC kicked off the festivities Friday night as John Duernberger, ’72, introduced his son, Chad, ’06, as UC Alumnus of the Year. In only his second season as head men’s soccer coach at UC, Chad was named the Division II national coach of the year.

The rotunda and patio were the perfect site for the reception, giving alumni the chance to mingle and reminisce.

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Under a large tent on the riverbank, alumni began gathering on Saturday morning to watch the crew races on the Kanawha River. West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin made a surprise visit to the tent and had the opportunity to speak and be photographed with many alumni. While the festivities were scheduled to end mid-afternoon, many lingered until much later, enjoying the river and the company of good friends.

For many, this was the first trip back to campus in 30 years. While the campus had changed, the feelings of our alumni for their alma mater have only grown sweeter. David Kurtz, ’80, summed it up well in a letter written after the weekend: “There were lots of hugs, plenty of laughter, and even a few tears. My throat was raspy from talking so much, and my face hurt from smiling all day long.”

As the evening came to a close, and in the weeks that followed, many alumni expressed the same feelings David Kurtz shared as he concluded, “I often dream at night about those undergrad days, and know that if I could ever go back in time, UC would be the place to go. I’m glad that I was able to return there yesterday and spend a day on the riverbank revisiting the people and the place that helped to make me who I am today. Thanks to all of those who were in attendance, and to those who helped to make it happen. To those alums who missed it, you should try to attend a future event — the reconnections are inspiring and invigorating. The UC riverbank will always be hallowed ground to me.”

Hallowed Ground: The UC Riverbank

I often dream at night about those undergrad days, and know that if I could ever go back in time, UC would be the place to go...the reconnections are inspiring and invigorating. The UC riverbank will always be hallowed ground to me.

- David Kurtz, ’80

By Ronna Dittman, ’85

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Photographers were stra-tegically placed on the lawn and on the rooftop of Riggleman Hall to cap-ture the occasion from every angle. Grand Mar-shal Dennis McMillen led the colorful cohort to their seats in front of a

stage directly across the river from the State Capitol. President Welch awarded 69 pharmacy doctorates, 10 MBALs, 127 bachelor’s degrees, 24 associate’s degrees, 14 executive MBAs, nine EMFAs, and three honorary degrees (see sidebar).

Serving also as the commencement speaker, Dr. Welch exhorted the graduates to “Dream Big, Plan Small.” Dewayne Kirkpatrick, a radiology student from Coalton, WV, won senior of the year honors (see story p. 34). Following the ceremony, families and friends gathered on the patio for food, drink and entertainment by the UC steel drum band to celebrate the accomplishments of the class of 2010.

As the party wound down, the weather geared up, and Mother Nature brought the outdoor celebration to an end, as 248 new University of Charleston alumni went out into the world to lead their lives of productive work, en-lightened living, and commu-nity involvement.

When asked to identify the biggest event of the 2009–10 academic year, President Welch did not hesitate: “Graduating the first class of doctoral phar-macists.” For an institution that began as Barbours-ville Seminary in 1888, this was indeed a crowning achievement.

Years of planning the vision for the future of UC came together when hundreds of parents, friends, faculty and staff gathered on the riverfront lawn on Sunday, May 2, for the 122nd Commencement of the University of Charleston. The ceremony marked many milestones: the first outdoor commencement in 20 years, the largest graduating class (248) in a decade, and the inaugural graduates not only of the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program, but also of two new master’s programs: the Master of Business Administration and Leadership (MBAL) and Execu-tive Master of Forensic Accounting (EMFA).

Commencement 2010


From left: Thomas Menighan, Dr. Welch, Honorable Robin Jean Davis and Greg Burton, ’82

2010 Honorary DegreesUC's First Pharmacists

Congratulations 2010 UC graduates!

The UC School of Pharmacy opened its doors in Au-gust 2006, and its first class of graduated in May 2010. To date, 97 percent of the UC graduates who have taken the national certification test (NAPLEX) have passed, exceeding both state and national pass rates.

Soon after commencement, the UC School of Phar-macy received the welcome news that it had

achieved full national accredi-tation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Edu-

cation (ACPE). The ACPE awards full accreditation to

a new program that has met all standards and has graduated its

first class.

A remarkable number of graduates have garnered

As part of the commencement ceremony, UC awarded honorary degrees to a notable alumnus, a member of the West Virginia Supreme Court, and the CEO of the American Pharmacists Association. The three recipi-ents spoke at a luncheon in the Erma Byrd Gallery prior to the ceremony, and each received a doctoral hood and formal citation during commencement.

Greg Burton, ’82, is president and CEO of BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his accom-plishment in transforming the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission from an expensive state agency to a profitable private company.

The University also awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree to Robin Jean Davis, chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court. Thomas Menighan, executive vice president and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree.

competitive post-graduate positions, six in pharmacy residency programs and three in clinical research fel-lowships, for a total of 13% of the graduating class. The large proportion of UC graduates in these post-graduate training opportunities is notable in any graduating class, not to mention the first graduating class from a newly established pharmacy school. About three quarters of the graduates are committed to practicing as community pharmacists, and 10 per-cent will practice in institutional settings like hospi-tals and nursing homes.

One of the primary goals of the UC program has been to improve the quality of health care in underserved regions of West Virginia and Appalachia. Approxi-mately 80 percent of the inaugural pharmacy gradu-ates will be staying in the Appalachian region: 34 percent in West Virginia, 24 percent in Kentucky, five percent each in Ohio and Maryland, and the other 12 percent spread across North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Tennessee. The remaining graduates are spread out from Delaware to Florida and as far west as California.

Commencement 2010


By Scott Castleman

UC’s Best-Known Alum

Robert C.Byrd

It isn’t often that a student with a 4.0 GPA takes 53 years to graduate from college. But the late West Virginia senator and University of Charleston alumnus Robert C. Byrd was never by any means conventional.

It took Senator Byrd 16 years to begin schooling at Morris Harvey College after graduating from Mark Twain High School in Stotesbury, WV, just outside of Beckley. When he enrolled in classes in 1950, Byrd did so having already served four years as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Working as a college student and delegate would probably be more than enough to keep most people busy, but Byrd found the time to run for, and win, a seat in the state sen-ate in 1950 as well. He did all this while taking 27 course hours from the fall of 1950 to the spring of 1951 and main-taining straight A's.

Duty to his state called after Byrd’s first and only year as a student at Morris Harvey, as he went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives for six years. His time spent at the school was not forgotten though. He claimed political science professor Dr. Evelyn Harris was the best teacher he ever had, and once said, “I have a warm place in my heart for the University of Charleston, where I started to obtain the kind of learning that I longed for from excel-lent teachers and faculty.”

In 2003, more than a half-century after enrolling in his first class at Morris Harvey, Senator Byrd was awarded a bach-elor’s degree summa cum laude from UC. The degree was given for his work in the classroom, as well as his supe-rior work in Washington, DC. According to UC President Edwin Welch, being able to award the senator the degree

was a very special moment for everyone involved. “He was moved because he said it was ‘his’ degree,” said Dr. Welch. “This was the one he began as a student – rather than the other honorary degrees he received so often.”

The senator and his beloved wife Erma have been invalu-able to the advancement of UC and have each been hon-ored on campus. In 2004 the school unveiled the Erma Byrd Women Artists Gallery in Riggleman Hall, which features paintings and sculptures by virtually every well-known female artist from West Virginia. Although Mrs. Byrd was in poor health when the gallery was completed, Senator Byrd made sure she knew how wonderful it was.

“The most touching moment I had with Senator Byrd was when Janet and I were alone with him in the Byrd Gallery and he called his dear Erma to describe to her in loving words the gallery he knew she would never see,” said Dr. Welch.

The following year the senator announced $9.6 million in federal money for construction of the UC School of Phar-macy building, which was named in his honor. The return on investment was seen in May of 2010 as the first class of 69 pharmacy doctorates were granted by UC, helping to alleviate the critical need for more pharmacists in Appala-chia. Senator Byrd also acquired funds in recent years to renovate Riggleman Hall, helping to accommodate nurs-ing and radiology students. All of these projects have en-sured that his legacy will live on at his original alma mater.

“Senator Byrd’s work forever enriched the University, West Virginia, the United States Senate, and the nation,” said Dr. Welch. “We are grateful for his assistance and we cherish him as our best known and most influential alumnus.”


Mr. David A. NortrupMr. and Mrs. Billy K. NuckolsMrs. Ramona NunleyMs. Ibifuro D. ObomanuMr. Otis L. O’ConnorMrs. Joyce F. OfsaMr. Brian D. OkraskaMrs. Susie OrdersMr. Andrew Thomas OrrisonMs. Robin Lynn OsborneMr. Thomas D. OsborneMs. Ellen M. O’SheaMr. Pete OstaseskiMrs. Elsie J. OursMr. Charles E. OverstreetMr. Robert PaetzMrs. Hazel R. PainterMrs. Anna G. ParadoMrs. Kiesha A. ParkerMrs. Margaret Parks

Mrs. Catherine W. ParsonsMs. Pamela O’Connell ParsonsMr. Robert A. ParsonsMr. Sam A. PascalMs. Jessica R. PaschallMr. Gregory L. PasquarellaMrs. Ruth Marian PattonMs. Beth Anne PauleyMs. Irene M. PauleyMs. Sharon P. PaxtonMs. Jackie PayneMr. and Mrs. Michael L. PeavleyMr. and Mrs. Charles L. PelzelMr. and Mrs. C. E. Penn IIIMr. Edwin M. PereiraMrs. Patricia PerelmanMs. Mary L. PerrielloMs. Catherine PerryMr. George W. PestaMr. Marlon Peters

Mr. Robert W. PetersMr. and Mrs. Charles PetryMrs. Angus PeytonMr. George W. PfefferMrs. Lynn Eileen PhelpsMr. Ronald S. PickmanMrs. Rebecca PilcherMr. Loren A. PiotrowskiMr. Dana PitchfordMs. Audrey C. Pitonak-GoffMr. William E. Pittman Jr.Mr. Stephen R. PlainRev. George F. Plybon Jr.Glenn and Clara PoeMrs. Emily P. PolingMs. Margaret A. PolingMr. Douglas and Mrs. Sharon PondMs. Andrea T. PopwellMr. Thomas C. PorterMr. David N. PotterPowers AppraisalsMr. William B. PowersDr. Mary C. PozegaMr. William R. Praschil IIIMr. L. Andrew Price IIIMr. and Mrs. Edward PriceMrs. Cathy S. ProctorMr. James F. ProssMr. and Mrs. Morris PurdyMs. Katherine QuesenberryMr. Terry L. RabelMrs. Anne K. RadaMr. Patrick T. RaganMr. Henry E. RameyMs. Kirsten A. RamseyMs. Neha RanaMr. and Mrs. DeLane RandolphRebecca RandolphMr. and Mrs. Steve RansonMrs. Leroy M. RashidMr. and Mrs. Steve L. RaymanMs. Janice A. RebertMs. Marlene ReedMrs. Lynne G. Rees

Mrs. Dian A. ReevesMr. Fredric J. ReidMrs. Gaye McCoy ReinacherMr. and Mrs. Lloyd D. ReinhardMs. Karyn K. ReisMrs. Maury R. ReishmanMr. Lloyd M. RevealMr. and Mrs. Gordon RiceMrs. Barbara L. RichardsonMrs. Iris RiggsMr. Robert L. RileyMr. and Mrs. Ron RileyJack and Karen RinchichMr. and Mrs. Curtis RippetoeMrs. Betty B. RobbinsMr.* and Mrs.* Belford RobertsMr. Philip B. RobertsonMr. and Mrs. William D. RobinetteMs. Janet M. RobinsonMr. and Mrs. Maurice M. RobinsonMrs. Wilma I. RobinsonMs. Carolyn A. RocchioMrs. John D. Rockefeller IVMr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Rockwell Jr.Ms. Ana Paula RodriguesMrs. Sandra M. RohrMrs. Brenda M. RomaneMrs. William T. RomineDr. Carl J. Roncaglione, M.D.*Mrs. Janet Menconi RorrerMr. Joseph S. RoseMr. and Mrs. Dan RotellaMs. Rona RothhouseMs. Barbara RubinMr. and Mrs. Rick RubinMr. and Mrs. Donald S. RuckerMrs. Joanne RudisillMs. Kimberly A. RudisillMs. Carol R. RuesswickMs. Kathleen RuggeryMrs. Frances C. RumleyRichard A. and Frances C. Rumley

Members of the UC Sports Medicine Club prepare to volunteer at the Scarecrow Festival.


Mr. and Mrs. David S. RunyonMs. Carol B. RussoMs. Laurie M. SageMs. Paige C. SalgadoMrs. Cathleen SalmonsMs. Pamela SalyerMr. Kamal Samar Mrs. Sondra L. SamplesMrs. Penny SamsMr. Young SandersMr. Benjamin SangerEdward and Laura SarlucaMrs. Della L. SayreMr. and Mrs. Lee F. SayreMrs. Susan McEwing SchauberMrs. Mark H. SchaulJoseph and Phyllis ScheirmanMrs. Ann Barry SchneiderSchroeders Service Station, Inc.Mrs. Deborah A. Schuchart

Mr. Claudio SciaraMr. Peter R. Scoppa Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David J. ScottMs. Gail S. ScottMr. and Mrs. Charles A. SeaboltMr. and Mrs. Robert J. SeamanMr. Mark SeayMrs. Bernadette SeckerMs. Judy SehnalMrs. Kathy SeltzerMr. and Mrs. Robert H. SemderMrs. Carol T. SeuferMr. Norman R. ShaarMs. Carolyn L. ShaferMr. and Mrs. Michael K. ShafferMrs. Doris T. ShankMs. Donna J. ShaverMr. and Mrs. Robert K. ShaverKen and Becky ShawMr. Patrick Sheehan

Ms. Lana R. SheetzMs. Patricia ShinnMr. Michael B. ShockMrs. Nancy ShockMr. and Mrs. Henry C. ShoresMr. and Mrs. Carl D. Short Jr.Ms. Johana D. ShowMr. Michael ShrewsburyMrs. Jane H. ShumanMr. David H. ShumateMrs. Kathryn C. ShumateMr. and Mrs. Robert A. SiegelMr. Matthew A. SilvaShane and Susanne Lovell SilverMrs. Lisa G. SimmonsMr. Donald J. SimpsonMs. Paula SimsMs. Sally M. SkullMs. Doris SlackMr. and Mrs. Frederick J. SloanMrs. Ellen R. SlotnickMrs. Mary S. SmalleyMr. Carl C. SmartMs. S. SmialekMrs. Barbara A. SmithMr. Christopher S. SmithMs. Connie SmithMs. Deborah L. SmithMs. Debra SmithMr. and Mrs. Donald P. SmithMs. Dreama SmithMs. Helen W. SmithMs. Norma D. SmithMr. and Mrs. Phil E. SmithMrs. Reba J. SmithMr. Timothy R. SmithMr. and Mrs. David A. SneedMrs. Mary Norman Sneed*Ms. Bonnie H. SniderMs. Jessica D. SniderRev. and Mrs. Thomas SoudersMs. Barbara S. SpainMr. Robert H. SpainMr. Laurence E. Spaner

Mrs. Joy G. SpanglerMrs. Patricia A. SpanglerMr. S M. SpanglerMr. Ryan D. SpauldingMr. Donald Mark SpearsMr. David G. SpeerMr. Andrew J. SpellmanMrs. Virginia SpenceAndy and Mylissa SpradlingMr. Robert E. SpradlingMr. Edward SquirtsMarnie C. StahlMr. Charles E. StalnakerMr. James P. StancoMrs. June StanleyMs. Linda StanleyMr. Norris E. StanleyMs. Alexis J. StearosMr. Ron StempkaMs. Catherine L. SteortsMr. and Mrs. Floyd R. StephensMr. and Mrs. George W. SteveMrs. Connie L. StewartMrs. Carol J. StieghanMr. Patrick StockMr. Nels StollingsStonewall Jackson Middle SchoolMs. Helen D. StrausMs. Sharon C. StricklandMs. Kathleen M. StuderStudioidm, Inc.Ms. Barbara C. SturdevantMr. Ralph H. SturdevantMr. and Mrs. Stephen K. SturmMrs. Carole A. SullMs. Marsha L. SuttonMs. Joe Ann SwannMr. and Mrs. Henry L. Swoope Jr.Ms. Kim SykesMr. and Mrs. Michael J. SyvertsonMr. Charles R. Szarowski Jr.Maj. General Allen E. Tackett

Dr. Ed Welch, John Duernberger, ’72, and Mary Converse, ’65, congratulate 2010 Alum of the Year Chad Duernberger, ’06.


William and Linda TalbottMs. Helen D. TallmanMs. Heidi TalmageMs. Christine TateMs. Patricia TateMr. Daniel TaylorMs. Joanne G. TaylorMr. Kasey C. TeegardinMr. Thomas A. TenneyMrs. Kay M. TeufelMrs. Helen ThalheimerMr. Jeff D. TheobaldMr. Les Guy ThomasMs. Betty L. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Bruce Thompson Jr.Mrs. Janet P. ThompsonMr. Keith ThomsonMs. Sandra TilcheMr. Robert N. TitcherMr. Thomas J. TitusMr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Todd

Mr. and Mrs. Nick TomkinsMrs. Mable (Faye) TompkinsMr. Robert C. ToppingMr. Brian TottenMs. Deborah E. TottenMr. Richard S. TottenMrs. Sandra H. TottenMr. Arnold TraupmanMs. Carolyn TretickMr. Ronald R. TsuchiyaMrs. Claudia Q. TullMrs. Marjorie N. TurkettMrs. Susan B. Turnbull and Mr. David D. TurnbullMs. Alice TurnerMr. Justin B. TurnerMs. Leesa UlrichMr. Jerry UpdegraffMr. Martin L. ValerioMrs. Melanie M. Van MetreMr. Kenneth R. Van Wyen

Mrs. Virginia S. VanceMs. Judith A. VanRaaphorstMs. Gerrie E. VerdiVernon Gas CompanyMr. C. W. WaddillMr. Charles O. WalkerMs. Helen L. WalkerMr. and Mrs. John P. WalkerMr. Michael D. WalkerMr. and Mrs. Michael W. WalkerDerek and Nicole WalkerMr. and Mrs. Stewart D. WalkupMs. Diane WallaceMrs. Margaret WallaceMr. and Mrs. Harry A. Wallace IIIMrs. Virginia M. WaltherMr. and Mrs. Donald C. WandlingMr. Jay WangMrs. LeMoyne WardMs. Betty Ann WarnerMr. and Mrs. Dan WarnerMr. and Mrs. Edward WarnerMs. Glenda L. WatkinsMrs. Shirley F. WatkinsMs. Elizabeth A. WatsonMr. James E. WatsonMs. Margaret WaybrightMr. Franklin D. WebbMr. and Mrs. Steven W. WebbMrs. Phyllis Ann WebberMr. David E. WebsterMrs. Betty N. WeikleMrs. Josephine WelcherMs. Katherine WellfordMs. Ellen WellsMrs. Sandy WellsMs. Dorothy L. WestMr. Jude Raymond WhelanKevin and Linda WhelanMs. Betsy J. WhiteMr. and Mrs. David M. WhiteMrs. Jo WhiteMr. William A. White Jr.Ms. Carolyn S. Whitlock

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. WhitmanMs. Brittney L. WilliamsDr. Lansing E. WilliamsMr. Todd R. WilliamsMs. Victoria WilliamsMr. Loren WilmsMrs. Bonetta S. WilsonMs. Christine WilsonMs. Mae Ellen WilsonMrs. Joan G. WinklerMr. R. Bruce WiseMr. and Mrs. Russell B. WiseMrs. Lucy WithrowMs. Mary Lou WittekindMr. Ronald C. WlliamsMs. Lisa J. WooMs. Jennifer WoodMr. Thomas E. WoodallMs. Viola S. WoodsMs. Elaine WootenMr. Adam E. WorkmanMs. Sandra WotringDr. Gary D. WrayDr. Barbara D. WrightAlan and Tina WrightArtie and Josie WristonMrs. Annamae WukitschMrs. Cynthia WukitschMr. Gallus Wukitsch IVMrs. Geraldine P. WyattMr. Stanley D. WyattMrs. E. Suzan YanceyMrs. Molly E. YatesMrs. Carol E. YeagerMr. Howard L. Yeager Jr.Mrs. Ann G. YetterMs. Mary E. YohoMs. Sophia YoungMs. Asma B. YousafMr. Jose E. ZambranoMr. and Mrs. Michael J. ZedoskyMr. Curtis ZeilengaMs. Brandy R. ZickefooseRev. George A. Zimmermann, Jr.

2010 Peer Educators gather on Rashid Family Wall.


Alumni Giving by Class Year

Class of ’35Mary E. Davis

Class of ’37C. C. Tully*

Class of ’38Robert W. Dorsey

Class of ’39S. M. Mecum

Class of ’40Garold W. Thumm

Class of ’41Jane B. AndersonStella CookseyShirley J. Lewis

Class of ’42Alice K. BrunerLlewellyn S. ColeVirginia J. HornAnne C. McKee

Class of ’43Barbara AgstenRichard H. ChildressMartha D. ColePhyllis CunninghamWilliam H. McKee*Stanton R. Withrow

Class of ’44Genevieve T. AdamsBlossom W. LopinskyCatherine W. ParsonsMarjorie T. Rabourn*

Class of ’45Charles L. Pelzel

Class of ’46Ross G. ChildressFrank A. KovachBetty J. Rippetoe

Class of ’47Charles W. DavissonRichard R. GreshamFrank LePageJohn G. MorganHazel R. PainterOkey Z. Wiley

Class of ’48Calvin BeckelheimerAugusta BrannenR. J. ChenowethMargaret B. ConnerMary L. FastStephen HoptaEdgar Loring*Louise PullenWilliam S. Robinson

Class of ’49Noble F. ConnerAnna M. Elskus*Virginia HedrickFrances H. LaytonBillie J. MaguireHelen S. MarshElmer A. PriddyAnne K. Rada

Class of ’50Juanita AuerMarcelle BowneJack R. BuckalewJohn BushkarFrances M. CoburnAl DurbackImogene G. Hogan

Betty W. JohnstonJack C. LimingAnne McConihayG. E. MoranMyrna H. RockwellStephen K. SturmJanet P. ThompsonCharles W. WestLansing E. Williams

Class of ’51John P. CornellEdward CurryRobert B. DawsonJack W. HickmanRosemary R. HoffmanGrant R. HubbardRay F. IsaacsWalter H. KistlerSeaman F. McGrewLucretia P. MyersJames H. NelsonGeorge R. PauleyGeorge F. PlybonEdward L. RockwellDoris T. ShankMary N. Sneed*Virginia S. VanceOlaf K. Walker

Class of ’52Susan J. BohnertGerald H. DavisIrene DunnHarold T. ElmoreRoxalena HamerMary S. JarmuschLucy W. LewisRobert L. MorrisGlenn E. SmithDavid H. Wallace

Gifts received between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010

Class of ’53Dalton L. AndersonRobert J. BallJoe BartgesRoy Brown*Betty T. CunningsRobert L. DunnMargaret H. HitchmanCarlye B. KeeWilliam E. KellyJean K. KiserLowell T. MillerGeorge W. PfefferVirginia Roberts *Belford Roberts *William T. RomineWilma SmithCarl R. Young

Class of ’54Alma BroughJ. C. CampbellNancy D. CampbellA. W. ChenowethWanda M. ChenowethRichard G. HaleRichard B. MarksMary MarockieCharles E. MettenPatricia MillerMorris PurdyNorman R. ShaarPete SlicerGlenn W. SmithNora L. SmithHenry L. Swoope

Class of ’55James P. ClarkJodie A. CreccaThomas W. GreenwoodMary A. Higginbotham

Janet G. KeenerRex C. KeenerDana PitchfordJanet R. PurdyBarbara L. RichardsonG. Todd RobertsRobert K. ShaverDorotha TurleyFrances H. ValkoJames R. Waggy

Class of ’56Joseph E. BallengeeCharles E. BarnettWalton U. BeauvaisEzra E. BoehmRobert T. BoehmFrederick L. BoggsJames L. BrownFreda M. BurdetteEloise C. CarolandCarlos M. CliftonJoe F. ComiskyMabel S. CostenNick G. EhleRobert H. HillRobert A. LinkenhokerLewis N. McManusJames MelmigeConstance C. RileyJoanne RudisillCharles W. ScraggRichard S. TottenBonetta S. WilsonGeorge A. Zimmermann

Class of ’57Keith W. AtkinsonVernon H. BirthiselGarnet ClayThomas A. CrutchfieldFrank N. Floyd

* Deceased


Basil A. HensleyCharles HeraldDavid K. HoffmanRobert MoalesElsie J. OursDean ParkinsMaurine K. PriceVirginia M. RiceJohn R. ScottJoan R. SevilleRodney K. SmithFloyd R. StephensRobert N. TitcherWilliam K. ValkoBonnie K. WaggyGene T. WaggyVirginia M. WaltherRobert D. WhitmanJulia F. Woodford

Class of ’58Thomas K. BaileyFlora L. FrancisHarriet W. GreenwoodBette I. GrubbsBuford R. HartsogVelma HighRay E. Jones

Clyde E. KriseJohn M. McMillionBenjamin E. MeltonRobert MeltonRobert W. PaskelPhil E. SmithEdward SquirtsBruce ThompsonJude R. WhelanCharles B. WilliamsLowell C. Witters

Class of ’59Paul D. AllenJack L. AuerPatsy J. BlackBilly R. BryantJames E. CookHullet C. GoodNorma HeraldRobert L. JonesJames B. KelleyMelba M. MerrillRobert L. PriceNancy ShockWanda SimpkinsMable F. Tompkins

Class of ’60AnonymousJuanita M. BaileyDonna R. CantleyJoan R. CastoLarry E. CavenderJane D. ComiskySylvia R. CookJudith D. DonnalleyClarence C. DunlapPolly H. GreeneHarley R. HillC. J. HolmesRoy L. HolsteinOrland C. JonesCharles W. KincaidAlicia S. LangArchie O. MorrisBob SholesFranklin D. WebbDavid E. Webster

Class of ’61Danny L. BallIva J. BallPhilip M. BindermanJo BlackwoodFrederic G. BollingerBernard L. BostickMary L. BrownTommy BuntingJames H. CarrBarbara A. ChaffinsDavid E. ChenowethNelle R. ChiltonVicky R. CollierPete R. CulicertoRobert A. ErsekSharon L. HamiltonDominic I. KimRuth R. LeggErnest D. NicholsGaye M. ReinacherFouziee K. UnderwoodJoy D. Underwood

Class of ’62Gregory D. AdkinsAlbert L. BleibergMarion L. BrownCarolyn A. BryantLillian I. Church

James M. DuffyJanice M. ElkinsPhilip G. FitzpatrickPatrick E. GartenWade L. HalseyRichard C. HollidayCharlene S. HuddlestonJames S. HuntCarol W. KinderEddie J. KinderPolly A. KirkTom McNeelDavid C. MorrisJohn M. RansonJames M. Rice

Class of ’63Elaine F. AndersonErma V. AxelsonErnest L. BaileyHenry W. BattleJoyce H. BeauvaisPaul M. BrinkleyJack G. BrownKathryn BurgessIvan J. CoynerJames E. DrotarWilliam E. FergusonAnna GeorgetsonSandra K. GuntherMary L. HagerRoger L. HershbergerCarolyn P. KerstingH. M. LoganJack W. McGrawBetty MoranAnna A. MorrisBonnie W. PattieThornton J. RidingerJoseph S. RoseSondra L. SamplesLee F. SayreNorris E. Stanley

Class of ’64Rodney K. AlbertsonRobert E. AlfredChristine A. BallengeeMarie-Anne BarnhartDaniel N. BeanWilliam S. BowlesWilliam G. BrewerLeslie F. Brown

William S. CentnerLila G. ColterDeloris J. DavisTed EllisFrances E. FerrariWilliam G. FlintGeorge H. GrayJoan M. HammondsSarah K. JacksonEmma W. JonesGerald A. KlyneBrenda C. LeeJoyce S. MartinJack C. McClanahanJoyce L. McClanahanThomas G. McMillanAlberta S. MilhemPatricia M. MoyersLynne G. ReesThomas E. ReichJudy A. RidingerDavid J. ScottDonna J. ShaverWilliam R. SweckerKay M. TeufelGay A. ThompsonSue WarnerEdward WarnerGeraldine P. Wyatt

Class of ’65David W. AndersonBenny J. ArgentoNancy BrickerJohn D. BrowningB. D. ClementsMary ConverseLinda W. DavisDoris B. DutyDavid GoldsteinBradford D. HagueRobert L. HarrisonEric O. HokeJohn S. LopezDavid E. LoveJames C. MahanGail C. MileySamuel E. MitchellAnn V. MorrisPatricia A. MortonMark I. MurovitzVictor G. NaseefC. E. Penn

Athletic training students pause for a photo before presenting a case study at the 2010 Academic Showcase.


Wanda N. RadcliffeDouglas E. SherwoodJames M. ShockLinda M. TalbottWilliam M. TalbottAlvin M. ThackerThomas J. TitusJohn R. WilliamsJack D. WisemanThomas E. WoodallGary D. WrayHoward L. YeagerCamelia Zakaib

Class of ’66George W. AlexanderAlan E. BartPatricia BivensJesse J. BlackP. J. BrennerWilliam D. BryantKristine B. BurfeindMatthew I. ByockMildred M. CarperJohn R. CarperDonald E. CasseMarion E. CastoJudith ChapmanPatty W. DillonH. M. Dye

Daniel P. FlintJay C. GoldmanRichard R. HawkinsAnn M. HuffmanMarilynn A. HuntingtonDavid L. IngramRobert G. KellerDonald H. KingAlan J. KristalEdward B. LehmannBobbie H. MaltempieVirginia R. MarionBarbara C. MurovitzBilly K. NuckolsJacquelyn OblingerClara G. PoeBetty B. RobbinsSue M. RobinetteRona RothhouseSally ShafferCarol P. SherwoodBronson G. ShoresJoseph F. SmithDavid G. SpeerJohn P. WalkerRobert M. Willock

Class of ’67Jeanette F. AlexanderVictoria E. Amendola

Billy B. AtkinsJ. T. BachmanFredia V. BaldwinMarsha B. BartSandra G. BishopCharles W. BlakeRalph W. BurchettAllan I. DavisW. R. ExleyDavid W. GallagherJudy GallagherSharon C. GouckenourHarold T. GraleyJohn F. GreeneJane H. HarichKathleen H. HolmesDonald E. JohnsonStephen J. LawDonald W. ListerMary A. McCrayRichard NicholsRonald E. NowviskieMary L. PerrielloRebecca A. PilcherDaniel S. ReichElizabeth RicePhilip B. RobertsonWilliam D. RobinetteRichard A. RumleyLaurence E. SpanerLinda L. StanleyNora B. StewartLora StoneOlivia A. TeelDavid L. WaggyWilliam A. WorkmanBenjamin P. ZukoskyMartha A. Zukosky

Class of ’68Patrick R. AmendolaDonald C. BellJennifer BrittonCarol M. BuckalewRonald W. BuckalewThomas J. BurgerJames R. BurgessThea P. ByockRichard ChristianHelen H. DeanRobert T. DeitzPeter M. GayowskiRebecca P. Goldman

William E. GouckenourCarlos E. GraleyJeffrey A. GrantzAlbert F. GrauerAvas B. HamonUrsula P. HartensteinRobert J. JontosRonald J. KoganRoger D. KrineyMathew L. MillenJohn NeunerAnna G. ParadoEdwin M. PereiraJohn O. RiderSuzanne R. RubinEdward M. SarlucaKay G. SchulzeThomas R. SchulzeBernadette SeckerCarol G. SiegelRobert A. SiegelSherry SimsCarla C. Sneed

Class of ’69Annette L. AlbrightPaul E. BedrinHoward D. Ben-AsherJohn W. BlaggEllen H. BrinkleyWilson F. ClarkWilliam I. CohenJohn M. CurryRobert F. GoldsmithWilliam K. GordonBetty M. GreeneWilliam K. GrizzellKathleen GroomBeverly S. GroseJoe S. HartneySybil HickmanCharles S. HouckJohn L. HuddlestonDouglas M. HughesMary K. JacksonDonald J. JaconiaSarah E. JordanLarry KeatonRobert L. LookabillPeter A. MarescoRoy C. MartinBernard MarxDonna J. McCallister

Betty M. McQuainMary A. MilanoDale A. NicholsSam A. PascalStephen R. PlainLarry T. PoeEmily P. PolingWilliam R. PraschilTheresa L. RabelLloyd M. RevealJoseph L. RobertsonMaurice M. RobinsonLewis S. RosenbergSusan M. SchauberCharles A. SeaboltDonald J. SimpsonMarion J. SinclairJerry C. SkellyJames F. SmithJoy G. SpanglerRobert C. ToppingDonald C. WandlingMargaret WaybrightThomas WynnElizabeth S. Yancey

Class of ’70Verlin T. AdamsMerle ArcovioJohn A. BabalisSallie BardelasEarl H. BlackshireErnestyne D. BookerStephen V. BrownLaurence J. BumbaloNancy D. BurksKathleen CantwellHoward CrainA. L. CrimminsPeggy L. DorseyPatricia A. DurginDean L. EmigAnthony M. EngesserMary L. EntzmingerPhillip C. FamillettiKimberly C. FamillettiBarbara J. FornariRobert E. FrameTerri GeifmanRichard I. GerberLouis M. GioiaMichael A. GoldmanDiana K. Green

EMBA students take in the sights in Amsterdam.


John R. HoglundSara KapoRonald J. KranchalkWilliam H. LakeClarence E. LeeSusan LevieWilliam H. LuchtBarbara G. MangusGloria J. MartinLarry A. MaserDouglas W. MettenNancy L. MonroeJames R. MooreNancy E. MurrayRussell NicholsJohn E. NolleyIrene M. PauleyLynn E. PhelpsLloyd D. ReinhardMary M. RobertsonKamal SamarLaura J. SarlucaPeter R. ScoppaDuane K. SellardsPatrick SheehanPatricia A. SpanglerJoanne G. TaylorPamela F. Thacker

Class of ’71Richard L. AbelLois D. AbrahamRobert W. BennetteVirginia A. BergoshLinda L. BirdPatricia B. BlaggJames L. BuckalewReba J. CarsonPeter M. CohenDormal E. ComettiDelores W. CookMichael G. DebenedetteJohn A. DeRitoGlen R. FerrellFrances K. FitzpatrickEllen Gannon WeiderJohn R. GormanHelen L. HopkinsPhyllis C. HuffmanLarry A. HyattDonald L. KerrMargaret E. Kranchalk

David J. LevinsonJimmie J. McGlossonMichael K. MeadowsPatricia R. MeltonSharon P. PaxtonSharon C. PondDouglas R. PondDavid A. SamsonMichael SherryS M. SpanglerJames P. StancoMichael E. WarrenRichard S. Williams

Class of ’72Michael M. AlbertJohn M. BarryGladys B. BerchtoldBonnie BrownEdwin D. BunnLynn K. BunnBrenda CanalJo A. CollinsRichard J. CookPatricia Z. CrumplerLawrence M. DevlinJean C. FultonWilliam H. GartenMaureen W. HamiltonJudith E. HarrisGregory J. HenshallTheresa L. HouckDeborah S. IngramCora L. JarrellDeborah S. JefkoSteven E. LickliterAnthony W. MaisanoJohn C. McChesneyRobert L. McClellandConstance S. MeadowsAnthony A. MolinariDavid A. NortrupMargaret ParksRonald S. PickmanGlenn K. PoeWilliam B. PowersHugh L. RockwellFrances C. RumleyRosalie H. RuttencutterGloria SteinbergCarol J. Stieghan

Clyde H. SummersClaudia Q. TullKevin S. Whelan

Class of ’73William R. ArthurGordon L. BerlinDavid B. ChenowethSylvia ElmoreRichard G. HerndonJacqueline M. HeywoodNettie A. HorneBarbara J. LampPaula W. LeggeNorwin C. LillyAlbert V. MaysSharon A. MooreAntoinette MorrisonJohn D. PopeCathy S. ProctorMartin H. ScharfJoseph E. ScheirmanCharles M. ShowalterMartin L. ValerioLinda K. WhelanRobert K. WilsonCarol E. Yeager

Class of ’74Catherine M. BallengeeLinda K. BottgerDeborah A. ChildersMarsha R. CondeeEllis GloverEarl E. GraybealMichael E. GreenleafDaniel W. HolmesJames F. KatzensteinRoy R. KnucklesDeborah P. LambertSandra K. LawsonGreta C. LeightyRichard V. LewisSteve L. MangusHelen Y. MarriaBeverly L. NealThomas H. NealLaurie M. SagePhyllis R. ScheirmanVirginia SpenceStephen P. SydnorSandra H. TottenStephen C. Voorhees

Mary M. VoorheesJudy D. WisemanLisa J. Woo

Class of ’75Deborah M. BelcherElizabeth A. BowlesBob S. BrothertonJohn T. CoyleDonald J. EnglishEarl HamnerMochito IshiiSally A. KayJames KeeneGuy W. LanhamDebbie LindellMary C. LinvilleDiana L. LongDennis A. McMillenDouglas W. MillsAndrew J. MuldoonConstance C. MuldoonPhyllis J. MullinsLouise H. NelsonRamona NunleyKerri R. PetryRobert H. SemderMary SemderFrederick J. SloanJerry Updegraff

Class of ’76Marion H. BaerLora W. BibbeeMichael R. CummingsGeorge J. DavisEmily J. DennisonAlbert O. EplinThomas GreeneGregory L. HayesHazel C. HoffmanWilliam S. KingTerri C. KnightPaula C. LinsenmeyerSharon R. MoriartyCharles W. MorrisDian A. ReevesJeffrey S. RobertsonWilma I. RobinsonMary S. Smalley

Class of ’77Shirley L. AdkinsHazelene E. AndersonGrant M. AtkinsonLeslie E. BartnerJanet U. ClouseAndrew W. DolanSandra L. FixJohn L. JividenTed Lawson

Graduate business students enjoy the school's proximity to Charleston’s Capitol Street.


Carol J. MarshallGary J. MillerRobert J. NicholsRichard E. NolanSharon P. RockefellerWilliam A. White

Class of ’78Mitchell L. AbrahamGloria J. AtkinsonNancy A. BirthiselDavid R. BoardJean Ann BollingDianna L. BranhamJohn W. BrittonColleen J. CookBrenda J. DittmanDebra H. FinnellDenise C. JohnJudith G. LewisEugenia G. MooreThomas F. MoriartyCharlotte Y. NeilanMargaret A. PolingShirley W. RandolphDonald S. RuckerLisa G. Simmons

Linda R. TorreSteven W. Webb

Class of ’79Stephen C. AkersBetty P. AlexanderPaul C. ArcellDeborah K. BarberTeresa V. BarnesWilliam T. BollingAlyce U. BraunFern E. BrazdaCarol CampbellPatty E. CarpenterMelisa K. CassisRita P. CobbCathryn T. CunninghamErnest H. deHaasSheila K. GibbsMark G. HyltonJohn J. KarszenKathy S. KingHelena E. LeeDenise R. LongBeth A. MelonePamela J. MiddletonPhillip A. Morabito

Robert L. NealSheila A. NicollRobert W. PetersRebecca A. ReierPenny L. SamsCharles L. SmithJune StanleyPhyllis A. WebberBetty N. WeikleDebra K. Wilson

Class of ’80Cathleen S. ArcellWilliam R. AtkinsSusan L. BaileyRoger J. BarronSteve G. BolteCharles B. GibsonSusan E. GoldcampMarcia H. KaminskiDavid N. KurtzMichael S. MasonDickran MgrdechianJoseph O. NatalieEllen M. O’SheaJohn T. OplingerThomas D. OsborneTammy J. OwenJacqueline ScyocBren A. StevensJ. C. Supcoe

Class of ’81Daniel R. BarnettDavid A. BlashfordKaren S. BuckalewKimberly F. HessKimberly F. KristicJoseph G. LucasDeborah L. McHenryThomas O. NelsonRobert PumoDavid H. ShumateTroy D. StanleyMarsha L. SuttonDavid M. White

Class of ’82Richard A. AtkinsonMelanie H. AtkinsonAlex M. Belcher

Nancy B. JacksonPenny L. JarrellCheryl A. RansonKathryn C. ShumateReba J. SmithKim SykesDorothy J. ThaxtonGreg A. WebbCatherine L. WiddecombeJay Wildt

Class of ’83Patricia S. CalhoonJerry ForsterGayle S. HirschDana L. HolbrookKimberly S. KayJames M. LeggElvira F. LicupSandra MarianiJohn W. MayMark E. MillerDella L. SayreMarjorie N. TurkettMichael S. Walker

Class of ’84Park V. ChapmanCynthia L. DanielToni L. DavissonAnnette R. EvansMelanie J. LeeKenneth R. LeeClaudio SciaraDonald P. SmithGlenn H. Turkett

Class of ’85Joyce L. ArmentroutKelli A. BaileyRonna J. DittmanElizabeth M. KeeneJoan E. LehmannJeanette M. MarshallAllen E. Tackett

Class of ’86Jane C. AaronRobin D. AdamsLoretta J. BensonRobert K. BirdJanet M. BrightbillDavid R. Daniel

Carla B. HuffmanIbifuro D. ObomanuDean W. PatrickWilliam A. RiceJohana D. ShowSherry M. WinnStanley D. WyattMolly E. Yates

Class of ’87William G. BowlesKara M. BowlesBernadette R. GibsonKimberly J. IsaacMara S. MillerMary G. Murphy

Class of ’88Frank W. BadgerAngela S. BirdWilliam H. HaydenMary E. JohnsonJoy KleemanLisa A. LoweAlberta MartinKenneth C. MorrisLoren A. PiotrowskiGary S. Thompson

Class of ’89Nancy L. ChapmanAna M. HernandezT. J. HodgesRonald W. JelliffLucia M. JividenNorman LindellMichel G. MaggioDoris M. MorrisMary C. PozegaTimothy J. RafterLisa K. RothSukhbinder K. SandhuCarl C. SmartMae Ellen WilsonViola S. Woods

Class of ’90Lynn R. BriaRodney A. CarterChristopher A. InghramThomas L. Jarrell

Incoming freshmen from the Elliot living-learning community compete in “can-struction” event.


UC Annual Fund Highest Participation

1944 21.05% 1943 16.22% 1942 15.38% 1964 14.81% 1979 14.69% 1956 13.53% 1963 13.37% 1969 12.76% 1957 12.72% 1947 12.50%

Top Ten Classes for Giving

1948 $770,690.00 1937 $30,000.00 1962 $12,470.00 1969 $11,645.00 1943 $10,415.37 1968 $8,890.00 1965 $7,635.00 1973 $7,455.00 1967 $5,870.00 1957 $5,460.00

Giving by Class:

Robin A. LewisBarbara J. NicholsCharles E. Stalnaker

Class of ’91Joan L. ClarkHarry T. ComerRobin D. GreenLynn GunnoeKelly J. IcenhowerStephanie W. MasseyTodd J. McLaughlinHenry E. RameyKaren L. RinchichDeborah L. SmithGeorge W. SteveMichael D. Walker

Class of ’92Tammy A. ArgentoDeborah L. BlakemanMichael L. BoehmeLaura J. BuckelKenneth E. CanterEdward F. ClarkSharon L. GuestTracy L. Lutsy

Steven L. MethenySean MurphyBrian D. OkraskaSandra M. RohrPatricia E. SteadmanJason P. Thompson

Class of ’93William B. BeeDebbie S. BowyerPatricia A. BrightSharon L. ChapmanCrystal J. RunyonCarl D. ShortVicki G. SmithTimothy R. SmithMylissa C. SpradlingKatherine S. WalkerJanice L. Wilking

Class of ’94Carol A. AlbertsonTrina M. GrigsbyDonald C. HutchinsonSally J. MeadowsRobert A. ParsonsKathleen A. PayneJennifer L. PeavleyRobin L. RitchieSusanne G. SilverAndrew J. SpellmanNicole WalkerStewart D. Walkup

Class of ’95Kyle M. HoganAbha JainOkey W. MoffattHolly E. MostellerVirginia M. NelsonMichael L. PeavleyElisabeth Shipley

Class of ’96Chester C. CarterJennifer G. HoffmanMichael B. ShockEllen R. Slotnick

Class of ’97Christi D. BanksStephanie S. DobbinsAllison N. Garrison

Traci L. HigginbothamApril J. LawrenceWillard E. MorrisonGlenn R. Savage

Class of ’98Julie A. AllenBrad H. GrutterVicki L. HarrisJennifer Jeffries-GallagherStuart T. MollerupJanet M. RobinsonDale S. SnyderConnie L. StewartAngela R. SyvertsonMichael J. SyvertsonJames E. Watson

Class of ’99Philip J. D’AgostinoHarold D. GarrisonDonna A. HalsteadBobby J. LavenderBrandon M. MarshallAlison C. MarshallKiesha A. ParkerLonzy A. PriceJames F. ProssPatrick T. RaganMarnie C. Stahl

Class of ’00Danielle R. BrooksAdam M. BrooksSharon A. GodwinKaty M. KriebelMolly G. Martin

Class of ’01Sara J. BlincoeErin R. GaukerSarah E. LillyPamela S. MyersBrandy R. Zickefoose

Class of ’02Benjamin R. BeakesBrerry D. HudsonThomas A. TenneyAsma B. Yousaf

Class of ’03Priscilla E. Moredock

Class of ’04Sarah E. BeakesJamie N. CooperAnita S. DillonTocarra C. FlowersLevi S. JohnstonMichael C. MarieJames D. MeadowsBrittney L. WilliamsXiu Z. Zheng

Class of ’05Cheryl B. KauffeltAmy McClellanBethany D. MeighenKirsten A. RamseyMarlene Reed

Class of ’06Amanda R. BrandeburgFredric A. FriendOliver O. LanglandMathew C. MessinaLes G. Thomas

Class of ’07Samantha N. CoatesBing M. MurphyBenjamin A. Sanger

Class of ’08Andrea H. CooperCorey N. IsnerEmily M. JonesChelsea R. KinzingerChad M. LeportLaura L. LeportAndrew T. OrrisonKasey C. TeegardinKenneth R. Van Wyen

Class of ’09Roslyn AdamsMegan E. GarnesMatthew A. SilvaJustin B. Turner

Class of ’10Earl BenzenhaferAshley BialekDennis CarteJacob D. CrabtreeAdam Craft

Christina FullerAdrienne A. GallowayStephen E. HarperJennie L. JamesMichael LonsingerAmy McBeeEric MorrisRobert H. Spain

Professor Michael Martin gets “on their level” with his class in Clay Tower Building.


William Henry Harmon, Ph.D., chairman; president and CEO, Triana Energy, Inc.Katharine Bullard Becker, community leaderHon. Irene Berger, judge, Circuit Court of Kanawha CountyCharles L. Capito Jr., executive vice president and director of business development, United BankWilliam H. Carter, M.D., professor and Warren Point chair, cardiology, WVU-CharlestonMary Batman Converse, Ross, Langan & McKendree, LLP, CPAs, retiredFonda Elliot, executive vice president, AMFM, Inc.Allan E. Fowler, vice president, WV Operations, The Dow Chemical Company, retiredRobert F. Goldsmith, president, Cascades Coal Sales, Inc.Patrick C. Graney III, president, Petroleum Products, Inc.R. Edison Hill, Esq., Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & DeitzlerPatricia A. Johnston, Ed.D., vice president/chief nursing officer, Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC), retiredAndrew B. Jordon, president and CEO, Pritchard Mining Co., Inc.Elizabeth Keightley, vice president, BB&T Wealth ManagementKenneth Kleeman, Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.R. Scott Long, Esq., Hendrickson & Long

Board of Trustees

Phyllis Sherman, presidentBetty AlexanderLibby BeuryRuth BoggsRita CobbAlex FranklinRosalie Gaziano

School of Pharmacy Advisory Board

Rahul Gupta, M.D., Kanawha-Charleston Health DepartmentNate Kahn, R.Ph., St. Francis Hospital

2009–2010 Advisory Boards

Ward Maxson, M.D., physician, retiredAnn C. Moran, community leader Corey L. Palumbo, Esq., Bowles, Rice, McDavid Graff & Love; member, WV SenateMary J. Payne, assistant treasurer, Capito for CongressDavid L. Ramsey, president and CEO, CAMC Health Care System, Inc.James W. Reed, CFO, Reed Brothers Limited PartnershipDorothy Ridings, CEO and president, Council on Foundations, retiredBrad Ritchie, president, Summit Community BankSteven M. Rubin, president and CEO, Blue Creek Gas CompanyCharles Ryan, CEO, Charles Ryan Associates, retiredLouis S. Southworth, Esq., Jackson and KellyTroy Stallard, chairman of the board, Standard Laboratories, Inc.James R. Thomas II, president, Carbon Industries, retiredParvez Wadia, D.Sc., chief technology officer and executive vice president Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center (MATRIC)H. B. Wehrle III, former president & CEO, member, Board of Trustees, McJunkin Red ManEdwin H. Welch, Ph.D., president, University of Charleston, ex officio

University Builders Board

Connie HillenbrandMaggie JohnsonSharon King, secretaryKathy McCullough, treasurerPriscilla LawsonCathy RiceConnie Riley

Sandy SmithDale SnyderVicky SporckSarah StebbinsBeth Ann SurberKim Sykes

Eric Lambert, R.Ph., Fruth PharmacyWilliam “Bill” McFarland, R.Ph., Loop PharmacyGerry Nottingham, R.Ph., Rite Aid Pharmacy

Harriett Nottingham, R.Ph., Rite Aid PharmacyKaren Reed, R.Ph., K-Mart PharmacyMitch Vickers, R.Ph., Thomas Memorial Hospital


National Advisory Committee

National Alumni Board

Graduate School of Business Advisory Board

Gordon Berlin, president, MDRCCharles Bills, president, Ohio LogisticsHon. Shelley Moore Capito, Congresswoman, U.S. House of RepresentativesH. Rodgin Cohen, partner, Sullivan & CromwellH. Michael Dye, chairman, PBS&J, retiredJerry Englert, chairman, Bank of Internet USAJames S. Foglesong, former president, DOT Records and Capitol Records, Nashville DivisionFrank Gottschalk, president and CEO, The Baldwin-Gottschalk GroupWilliam Boyd Grove, D.Min., bishop, retired, United Methodist ChurchWilliam Hamm, Ph.D., president, Lutheran Educational Conference of North AmericaWilliam Henry Harmon, Ph.D., president and CEO, Triana Energy, Inc.Dennis L. Hesse, managing partner, Brinson Partners Inc., retired

W. Marston (Marty) Becker, chairman; chairman and CEO, Max Capital Group, Ltd.Paul Arbogast, president, West Virginia RoundtableDave Bauer, president/owner, GSB Process, Inc.Deborah L. Copeland, president and owner, Work Smart Business Consultants, Inc.Dr. Glenn Crotty, executive vice president and COO, CAMCJohn A. DeRito, executive vice president and director of commercial banking, City National BankJay Goldman, president, Goldman Associates, Inc.Patrick Graney III, president, Petroleum Products, Inc.

Donald Anderson, ’66Kaitlyn Arick, ’10J. Tedford Bachman, ’67Sarah Beakes, ’04Benjamin Blackwell, ’67Peter Burr, ’66B. Diane Clements, ’65, secretaryMary Batman Converse, ’65, chairmanLarry Devlin, ’72Kevin Fulmer, ’70 & ’74Justin Gaull, ’02Michael Gibbs, ’79

Kenneth Kendrick, founder, Datatel Inc.; co-owner, Arizona DiamondbacksRichard Legon, president, Association of Governing Boards of Universities & CollegesJohn Lough, Ph.D., manager, BB&T Professional Development ProgramsStephen Lundin, Ph.D., writer, filmmaker, speakerMark Miller, president/CEO, Miller Environmental GroupJ. Holmes Morrison, president, BB&T West Virginia, retiredEd Rabel, Emmy-winning broadcast journalistPeter Radakovich, president/CEO, Christian Fellowship FoundationDorothy Ridings, CEO and president, Council on Foundations, retired David Wilhelm, president, Wilhelm & Conlon Public StrategiesTom Reich, president/COO, Underwriters Service Agency, retired

Grace Vandecruze-Heyliger, strategic consultant, Fox-Pitt, Kelton, Inc.Matt Kingery, Esq., Dinsmore and Shohl, LLP, representing Generation CharlestonMike Lutz, general manager, Toyota, West VirginiaRobert O’Neil, Esq., Dinsmore and Shohl, LLPBrad Ritchie, president, Summit Community BankSteve Walker, president, Walker MachineryDana Waldo, president and COO, Appalachian PowerSteve Wehrle, executive vice president sales, McJunkin Red ManJudy Wellington, CEO, The Clay Center

Sharon Gouckenour, ’67William Gouckenour, ’68Charles Houck, ’69Jennifer Jeffries-Gallagher, ’98Andrea Keaton, ’03Scott Kinard, ’11Donald King, ’66David Kurtz, ’80Edward Lehmann, ’66Joseph Lucas Sr., ’81Dickran Mgrdechian, ’80James Meadows, ’04

Thomas Miller, ’66Jennifer Overstreet, ’02Nina Pasinetti, ’65John Ranson, ’62Robin Ritchie, ’94Michael Shock, ’96J. Michael Shock, ’65James Smith, ’57Vivien Souders, ’12Alvin Thacker, ’65Lisa Woo, ’74


Senior of the Year Beats Long Odds to Achieve Success

Growing up, Dewayne didn’t know his father. He had walked out on the family by the time Dewayne was four. What he knew of his mother included financial struggles, involvement in criminal activities, and her eventual incarceration. When Dewayne was 13, he was adopted by complete strangers, a couple who took him in and raised him as their own child. With the care and support of his adoptive parents, he had the opportunity to rebuild his life.

Dewayne gained confidence, applied to college, and was accepted. The University of Charleston was his destination and radiology his chosen field of study. Though his adoptive parents had some money, they were retired and living on a fixed income. Dewayne felt responsible for financing school without draining his parents’ savings account. With the assistance he received from donor-funded scholarships, Dewayne was able to cover a good portion of the cost of his college education.

During the President’s Donor Appreciation Night dinner in March, Dewayne met Ed Maier, the donor who made his scholarship possible. He was able to learn firsthand what motivated the Maier Foundation’s philanthropy. What Dewayne realized was the donor of his scholarship was a genuine, down-to-earth man who believes passionately in the value of higher education. Maier shared in the emotion of the evening as Dewayne took the stage—one of four student speakers—and openly recounted his life story to a room full of teary-eyed guests.

Dewayne has flourished and become a success story despite his rocky childhood. He credits his experience

at the University of Charleston with having a profound and positive impact on his life, and says that attending UC was one of the best decisions he ever made. He graduated in May with a 3.9 grade point average, beat out 12 other accomplished seniors to win the 2010 “President’s Outstanding Senior of the Year” award, passed his radiology board exams on the first attempt, and earned a highly coveted, full-time position as a magnetic resonance imaging technician with Charleston Area Medical Center, normally a position reserved for those with 10 or more years of work experience. Because of his accomplishments in the field of radiology, he has already been asked to return to UC as an instructor after gaining a few years of work experience.

Dewayne feels fortunate for his success and acknowledges there have been many people along the way who have helped him to arrive where he is today. He hopes some day to be able to lend a hand to students in need, just as the Maier Foundation did for him. He also believes his story can inspire others to succeed and reach their goals. “The best way I can help students is to tell them how I made it through,” says Dewayne. And with many students in need of encouragement and financial help for college, he knows he will be telling his story for a long time.

By Stephanie Martin

If you would like to help students at the University of Charleston reach their educational and career goals and realize their dreams, please consider establishing or contributing to a scholarship. Over 95% of students at UC rely on some form of financial aid. Please contact the Office of Advancement at 304.357.4735 for more information.

It’s hard to believe the Dewayne Kirkpatrick of today – accomplished college graduate and winner of the University of Charleston’s 2010 “President’s Outstanding Senior of the Year” award — could have ever lacked vision for his future. Once you know Dewayne’s story, however, you will understand.

As a child, Dewayne broke his arm, sparking an in-terest in radiology. Sitting in the hospital and looking at the x-ray of his broken arm, he was fascinated what he saw on the film. In middle

school he started toying with the idea of a career in radiol-

ogy, and by high school he was taking classes to help him prepare for a future in the field. By his own ad-mission, it wasn’t until his senior year of high

school that Dewayne even began to consider col-

lege an option. Until then, his focus had been on mending his tattered self-esteem and on reforming definitions of love and trust, results of a tumultuous childhood.

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Dewayne Kirkpatrick on graduation day


Sparky Adams Memorial ScholarshipWilliam W. Allen ScholarshipJohn C. and Ada K. Arter Memorial FundCurtis H. Barnette ScholarshipHerman Beckelheimer ScholarshipGladys Stallard Berchtold ScholarshipAshby C. Blackwell ScholarshipBenjamin H. Blackwell Scholarship FundIvor F. Boiarsky Memorial Scholarship FundSandra Sulsberger Bowles Nursing ScholarshipDr. Bert Bradford ScholarshipMarshall and Mary Hover Buckalew ScholarshipGodfrey Cabot Endowment for Scholarship and Current OperatingHerbert P. Campbell Memorial ScholarshipCardwell Family ScholarshipLucille Paris Carp ScholarshipKirk Casto Memorial ScholarshipCharleston High School Class of 1949 Memorial ScholarshipChesapeake Energy Endowed Scholarship FundRobert J. and Jane E. Clark Nursing ScholarshipEdith and Daniel Clay and Abe and Mina Cunningham Memorial Scholarship

Endowed scholarships provide a continuing source of financial aid and enhance the University of Charleston’s ability to attract and enroll the best young people, regardless of their financial circumstances. Donors may provide financial aid to students either by designating a gift to be awarded as

scholarship funds or endowing a permanent named scholarship. An endowed scholarship required total contributions of $10,000 for scholarships created prior to June 21, 2002; $20,000 for scholarships created between June 21, 2002 and July 1, 2004; and $50,000 for scholarships created thereafter.

Annually funded named scholarships may be created for a minimum gift of $5,000 per year for at least five years.

Scholarships

Mary J. Cochran FundFred S. and Ruth Coffindaffer ScholarshipRosa C. and Virgil W. Collins ScholarshipVirgil W. Collins ScholarshipCaptain Mary Louise Conner ScholarshipStella Cooksey Outstanding Mathematician ScholarshipEarl and Martha Jarvis Cottrell ScholarshipArtemus Ward Cox ScholarshipOra E. Crawford ScholarshipElaine Karnes Culpepper Education ScholarshipSidney P. “Tote” Davis ScholarshipCharles and JoAnne Dickinson FundJames F. Duncan ScholarshipDye Family Endowed ScholarshipSylvia Conklyn Elmore Endowed ScholarshipDaniel and Catherine Bush Emrick ScholarshipHarold Ewing Endowed ScholarshipElecta A. Pruett Farley ScholarshipJohn A. and Mayme Field ScholarshipFisher Family Endowed ScholarshipClaire W. Foster ScholarshipMax Frankenberger Memorial ScholarshipFruth Pharmacy ScholarshipNellie Agnes Perrow Fuller Endowed ScholarshipGallery Artists Endowed ScholarshipCharles B. Gates Scholarship FundGibbons and Kawash Endowed Scholarship

Elizabeth Evans Goluchowski Scholarship FundFloyd and Hanna Gwinn TrustFred Haddad Endowed ScholarshipG.W. Harris Endowed ScholarshipProfessor Evelyn Harris ScholarshipThomas H. Harvey Scholarship FundCaptain Harry and Helen Lee Boone Haverland ScholarshipWilliam Randolph Hearst ScholarshipSamuel Hindman Memorial ScholarshipCatherine E. Bailey Kerr Hoch ScholarshipArthur B. Hodges Endowed TrustWilliam P. Holfinger Endowed ScholarshipJohn L. Hoselton ScholarshipGladys J. Hundley ScholarshipLucy Jackson EndowmentBernard H. and Blanche E. Jacobson ScholarshipBernard H. Jacobson FundBlanche E. Jacobson ScholarshipJ. Clair and Elsie Jarvis Endowed Trust FundCharles T. and Mary Ellen Jones ScholarshipWalter Moreland and Daisy Bransford Judy ScholarshipKanawha City Lions Memorial ScholarshipMaster Sok Ho Kang Endowed ScholarshipLois Silverstein Kaufman Music ScholarshipAban P. Kavasmaneck Scholarship

Paula Newton Kee Endowed ScholarshipKeenan Scholarship FundKenhill Endowed ScholarshipCharles W. Kincaid, Jr. ScholarshipCoach Eddie King ScholarshipGeorge A. Kinley Scholarship FundFrank J. and Ruth Krebs Endowed ScholarshipKVB Nursing Scholarship FundEvelyn Collins Lattin ScholarshipWalter Vincent Lewis ScholarshipJoe Lowenstein Endowed ScholarshipLoring ScholarshipBetty White Ludden Endowed ScholarshipStephen and Janell Lundin ScholarshipTalmage R. Mallory and Ernestine Sims Endowed ScholarshipCharles C. Mantle ScholarshipRichard Marks ScholarshipGeorge T. Martin Endowed ScholarshipJ. William “Bill” Martin ScholarshipElizabeth McDavid Nursing ScholarshipJ. E. and Elizabeth McDavid FundJohn F. and Ruth B. McGee Endowed ScholarshipDr. Thomas J. McGinnis, Jr. Endowed ScholarshipProfessor Constance B. McLaughlin Endowed ScholarshipMcMillan Hospital Auxillary Nursing ScholarshipCharles Sennet and Mary Elizabeth Morris Memorial Scholarship

Endowed Scholarships

Bold type indicates new scholarships created in 2009-10.


Vicie Neighbert ScholarshipNursing Endowment ScholarshipLewis R. and Priscilla Pelzel ScholarshipEsther T. Peters ScholarshipMatthew and Luke Poffenbarger Memorial ScholarshipJoseph Leonard Potter Music ScholarshipLeslie D. Price Endowed ScholarshipG.M.M. Ragland Memorial ScholarshipE. Ray Reed ScholarshipW.A. Rice Family Nursing ScholarshipRotary Club of Charleston ScholarshipJohn Scheirman ScholarshipDr. Ernest Snodgrass Memorial ScholarshipSpilman, Thomas & Battle ScholarshipFrederick M. Staunton, Jr. Nursing ScholarshipVivian E. Steahly Memorial ScholarshipDr. William C. Stewart Memorial ScholarshipErma C. Surface Endowed Scholarship Fund for Sports MedicineFrank L. Taylor, Jr. Memorial ScholarshipColonel Lloyd Teague ScholarshipGolda Davidson Tetlow EndowmentE.C. Thompson Memorial ScholarshipGeorge W. and Myrtle V. Thumm ScholarshipDeal Tompkins Memorial ScholarshipCleo Bess Trail Endowed ScholarshipDr. C. Carl and Margaret A. Tully ScholarshipJoan E. Turner Memorial ScholarshipUniversity of Charleston Builders ScholarshipGene Thomas and Bonnie K. Waggy ScholarshipDr. and Mrs. W.H. Walker Memorial ScholarshipMichael S. Walker ScholarshipThe Waltons EndowmentMary and LeMoyne Ward Scholarship Fund

Jesse E. Washburn ScholarshipE.H. and H.B. Wehrle Endowed ScholarshipRussell S. Wehrle Memorial ScholarshipDr. Henry S. Wolfe Memorial ScholarshipWV Special Student Aid Endowment FundWV Symphony League Endowed Memorial ScholarshipJohn A. and Oma B. Young ScholarshipPauline D. and Ralph R. Young Nursing Scholarship

Scholarships in the Process of Endowment

Academic Chairs

Annually Funded Scholarships

Annual Nursing Scholarship Fund (Daywood)BB&T Scholarship FundBrickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. ScholarshipChesapeake Energy ScholarshipFreshwater Family ScholarshipLoring ScholarshipNiSource Business ScholarshipPerry S. and Helen Wood Poffenbarger Annual ScholarshipReserve Oil & Gas ScholarshipWest Virginia American Water Scholarship

Scholarships Held byOther Organizations

Jack Basman Nursing ScholarshipFred A. Bloomberg Scholarship FundGustavus Capito ScholarshipCircle of Vision FundEarl F. Cottrell ScholarshipGalyean Family FundBernard H. Jacobson Emulation ScholarshipElizabeth Johnston ScholarshipDavid Ray Keenan Scholarship

T. Lee Baker Memorial FundRobert L. Baylous Scholarship FundWilliam J. Briggs Memorial ScholarshipPaula C. Butterfield ScholarshipMarjorie and Braxton Davenport Student AidDorothy Draper Scholarship FundRebecca D. Goldsmith Memorial FundMartha Walker Harrington Memorial ScholarshipProfessor Coleman J. Harris ScholarshipRalph Holmes Memorial ScholarshipElaine Edwards Howell Endowed ScholarshipDavid Jarvis Scholarship Fund

Dr. Bert and Harriet D. Bradford Chair in Natural Sciences Held by: Dr. Phillip ClemRay M. Evans Chair in Humanities Held by: PendingMcGee Chair of Doctoral Studies (School of Pharmacy) Held by: Dr. Mary EulerMaier Foundation Chair in Pharmacy Held by: Dr. Michael BottorffHerchiel & Elizabeth Sims “In God We Trust” Chair in Ethics Held by: Mr. Jay DewhurstCecil I. Walker Professor of Management Chair Held by: Dr. Robert BlissEdwin H. Welch Colleague Program Chair Held by: Dr. Barbara WrightJeanne and Lawson Hamilton Chair of Business and Finance Held by: Dr. Philip Pyburn

Harry P. Kessell and Pauline K. Davis FundGeorge King Basketball ScholarshipNorman Kristic Jr. ScholarshipChester A. and Rosetta D. Lewis Residuary TrustJ. W. Loop ScholarshipBerkeley and Susan Fontaine Minor Foundation ScholarshipByron Neal and Sara J. Morris Scholarship TrustC. Blaine and Mae D. Nicholson ScholarshipPierson ScholarshipPoffenbarger ScholarshipRose C. Riggio ScholarshipRoss Foundation ScholarshipShepherd ScholarshipRobert L. Smith/ Charleston Gazette ScholarshipE.M. Thomas Memorial ScholarshipJohn H. and Antoinette B. Thomas ScholarshipJ. L. Thompson FundUniversity of Charleston Centennial Trust Fund

Luther V. “Nick” Koontz Memorial ScholarshipNorm Kristic Memorial ScholarshipDavid N. Kurtz Endowed ScholarshipPaul Leslie Lewis Memorial ScholarshipElsie Lumsden ScholarshipC. Thomas and Merewyn Davis Meadors Memorial ScholarshipVirginia Byrnside Robson Endowed Memorial ScholarshipEdward L. Rockwell Football ScholarshipHaven T. Rollins Endowed ScholarshipJack Thompson Memorial ScholarshipGary and Connie Toney ScholarshipBarbara W. Walters Memorial ScholarshipPaul Preston Wilson Memorial ScholarshipWV Society of Washington, DC Book Scholarship


Mr. John and Dr. Sandra BowlesMr. Luke B. Briggs ’74Ms. Paula C. Butterfield ’67Mrs. Loretta June CardwellMrs. Lucille Carp ’60Mary Beth Martin CarsonMr. and Mrs. Russell W. Casto Jr.Bruce and Miriam H. CrawfordMarvin and Elaine Culpepper ’54Mrs. Betty King Davis ’60Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Dickinson IIIDr. Harold T. and Mrs. Sylvia Conklyn Elmore ’52, ’73Mrs. Max FrankenbergerMrs. Frances FruthMs. Cavendish A. Galyean

Holmes† and Antoinette Morrison ’73Mark I. and Barbara C. Murovitz ’65, ’66Mrs. Betty Sweet NessMr. and Mrs. John Neuner III ’68Mr. Henry C. Pearson III ’67Mrs. Karen B. Post-Leach ’66Mr. and Mrs. John D. Robertson ’74Mr. and Mrs.† Harvey Shreve Jr. ’49Dr. Barbara SnyderDr. and Mrs. James T. SpencerMs. Beverly A. Stevens ’87Mrs. Lisa SutphinMrs. Antoinette B. ThomasMr. James R. Thomas II†

Mr. and Mrs. John H. ThomasMr. Gary E. Toney ’65Ms. Nancy L. Trotter ’59Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Voorhees Sr.Mr. Kenneth Warren ’68Mr. Raey W. S. WebsterDrs. Edwin H. and Janet WelchMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. WilkersonMr. Robert K. Wilson ’73

AnonymousMr.† and Mrs. Curtis H. BarnetteDeborah Martin Belcher ’75Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Blackwell ’67

Mrs. Genevieve T. Adams ’44Dr.† and Mrs. William H. CarterMr. Robert Clemenz ’82Mr. and Mrs. H. Michael Dye ’66Mrs. Catherine Kerr-HochMrs. Shirley A. Lundeen ’74Mr. Richard B. Marks ’54Mr.† and Mrs. John F. McGeeDr. John P. “Jack” Newton ’59John† and Jane RayDr. and Mrs. Robert SingletonMr. Jason P. Thompson ’92Dr. Garold W. Thumm ’40Gene and Bonnie Waggy ’57, ’57Mr. and Mrs. David H. Wallace ’52Lewis and Julia Woodford ’57

Platinum Circle

Gold Circle

Silver Circle

Ms. B. Diane Clements ’65Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Alexander Jr. ’67Dr. and Mrs. Bipin H. AvashiaDr. Frank Badger ’88Marion H. and Frank A. Baer II ’76Ms. Christine A. Ballengee ’64Mr. David Allen Barker ’71

Ms. Marie-Anne Barnhart ’64Mrs. Helen Jane Beckelheimer Baugh ’51Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Boss ’66Mrs. Carolyn K. Burton ’71Mrs. Bonnie L. Cawood ’44Ms. Llewellyn S. Cole ’42Ms. Martha D. Cole ’43Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cox ’60Mr. William M. DavisMr. and Mrs. William M. DrennenMr. James A. Faraldi ’76Mr. William B. Fiaccone ’70Dr. Robert and Patricia FreyMr.† and Mrs. James H. HarlessDennis L.† and Martha A. HesseMs. N. Camille Keller ’76Mrs. Elizabeth P. KennaMrs. Magdalene N. Kennedy ’74Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. KromerMr. David N. Kurtz ’80Dr. and Mrs. John LambrosCaptain Guy Leonard ’49Jack C. and Betty Mick Liming ’50Mrs. Thelma H. McClanahanMr. and Mrs. Robert P. McTeague Jr. ’68, ’69Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Miller ’83Ms. Alana MinearMs. Eugenia G. Moore ’78Mr. Frederick H. Morgan

Many alumni and friends have chosen to support the University with planned gifts, including bequests, gifts with retained life income, charitable trusts, or gifts of life insurance. Those who support the University of Charleston with a planned gift are recognized as members of the University of Charleston Heritage Society.

The Platinum Circle is our highest level of recognition, for those who have notified the University that they have made planned gifts and also endowed an academic scholarship. The Gold Circle recognizes the donors who have notified the University that they have committed gifts through planned giving.

The Silver Circle recognizes donors who have established an endowed scholarship for the benefit of UC students.

Heritage Society

Donors and students alike look forward to the annual scholarship dinner.


Mrs. Katherine H. GatesMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Gibbons ’75Mrs. Karen S. Haddad ’71Ms. Henrietta P. HankinDr.† and Mrs. W. Henry HarmonDr. Evelyn Harris† Mrs. Helen Boone-Haverland ’47Mr. and Mrs. John S. HillMr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Hindman ’74William and Margaret Hitchman ’53Mrs. Janet HolmesMs. Nancy E. Howell ’78Mr. L. D. HudginsMrs. Caroline Rose Hunt†

Charles T.† and Mary Ellen JonesDr. and Mrs. Percy R. KavasmaneckMr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Kawash ‘78Mr. and Mrs. M. Fisher Kee ‘39Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kincaid Jr. ‘60Mr. and Mrs. Allenby Lewis ’41Ms. Betty White Ludden†

Stephen† and Janell LundinMr.† and Mrs. Ed H. MaierMr. William McDavid† and Mrs. Diana Long ‘75

The UC website has in-depth resources and information on estate planning and charitable giving. Log on to www.ucwv.edu and click “Support UC.” For more information about planned giving options, call or email Ben Beakes, vice president for development, at 304.357.4849 or [email protected].

Mr. J. Kemp McLaughlin Sr.Mrs. Carol Martin MontgomeryDavid C. and Anna Anderson Morris ’62, ’63Mr. Jay NesbittMr. and Mrs. Charles L. Pelzel ’45John and Susan PoffenbargerDr. and Mrs. Arthur L. PoffenbargerMrs. Leslie D. PriceDr. Jeffrey G. PriddyMary Watson RaglandMr. and Mrs. William A. Rice Jr. ’86Mr. David L. RockwellMr. and Mrs. Edward L. Rockwell ’51, ’50Mrs. Gayle RockwellHerk and Sherry Sims ’68Mr. and Mrs. John SleemanMr. and Mrs. Troy F. StallardColonel and Mrs. Lance P. Steahly, M.D. ’63Mr. Michael S. Walker ’83Mrs. LeMoyne WardMr. and Mrs. H. Bernard Wehrle IIIDr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Wright

Italics indicate MHC/UC alumni† Honorary Degree

Gifts in Memory:

Gifts in Honor:

Estate Gifts:

Frank Adams: Sarah J. Adams

Pete Anania: Genevieve T. Adams

Roy Brown: Genevieve T. Adams Myrna H. Rockwell

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Heritage Society

Bonnie and Gene Waggy enjoy spending time with Jessica Johnson, the recipient of the Waggy Scholarship.

Gerald C. Celente: Robert J. Jontos

Michael Graney: Marion H. and Frank A. Baer II

Elizabeth Keightley: Virginia S. Wilcox

Ann C. Moran: Virginia S. Wilcox

Mary W. Ragland: George A. and Susan C. Ragland

Edgar LoringLee O. RockwellAbreeza ZegeerFrederick Lively Trust

Claire W. Foster: Margaret Foster Turk

Ralph W. Holmes: Rebecca Randolph Richard and Marion Sinclair

Julius Kozlove: Steven M. Rubin

Robert B. Maxwell: Genevieve T. Adams Martin M. Arcure

Mary P. Ratrie: Sarah J. Adams Ruffner Alexander Katharine B. Becker Charleston Area Alliance Llewellyn S. Cole Martha D. Cole Mary L. Gallaher Grigoraci, Paterno & Associates J. W. Haltiwanger Sara Hoblitzell Elizabeth Keightley Kelly S. King E. D. Knight Family Susan Lancaster Law Office of Larry W. George, PLLC Stephen and Janell Lundin Ann and Paul Moran Holmes and Antoinette Morrison Meredith T. Persinger Ruth Shepherd Richard and Marion Sinclair J. C. Thomas Edwin H. Welch

Brisben F. Smith: Genevieve T. Adams

James A. Stec: Genevieve T. Adams


The Erickson Alumni House has served as host to hundreds of visiting alumni since it was purchased and renovated in 1991, but the growth of campus, in-crease in alumni activity, and need for professional offices eventually caught up with the once residential home. This past summer, the newly christened “Er-ickson Alumni Center” moved to the heart of campus on the first floor of Riggleman Hall.

“The Alumni House was located at the end of campus, off the beaten path for visitors,” said Ben Beakes, ’02, vice president for development. “Now, we are visible and accessible to everyone who comes on campus.”The move reflects the importance of alumni to the

Advancement Office staff extend a welcome (from left): Dawn McCoy, Tina Wright, Stephanie Martin, Ben Beakes, Morgan Poore, and Jennie James.

A New Home for UC Alumni

Stay Connected

By Ronna Dittman,’85

University and recognizes the need for them to al-ways have a place to call their own. The seven-office suite is also a more efficient workspace, providing the alumni and development staff with an environ-ment more conducive to work. “In the old house, we were spread out on two floors and had no doors on most of the offices. Now, our space is better or-ganized and we can talk with our visitors in a more comfortable atmosphere,” said Beakes.

A new exterior entrance at the front of the west wing of Riggleman Hall makes the center easy to find and easy to enter. Since the move, which occurred on June 22, 2010, several alumni have already taken the opportunity to check out the new space. The new lo-cation has increased traffic to the center. More alum-ni are stopping by in person, and fewer are calling to find out where the alumni offices are.

As the alumni and development staff continue to of-fer programs and opportunities for alumni to come back to campus and be involved with the University, they hope the new space will serve as the center for reconnections. “It’s important to UC for our alumni to feel appreciated and ‘at home’ on campus. In the same way, we hope our alumni want to invest their time and resources in making their treasured alma mater feel like home for future students,” Beakes said.

All alumni are encouraged to drop by the new Erick-son Alumni Center when visiting campus—for direc-tions, for information, or just to say “Hello.”

Did you know that you can stay up to date with what’s going on at UC through Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere? If you are a social media junkie, be sure to follow the accounts below. You can find out all of the happenings from across campus and beyond.

Twitter accounts to follow:

• Official UC account: @UCWV

• Golden Eagle Athletics: @UCsid Facebook accounts to friend:

• Official UC account: University of Charleston

• Official School of Pharmacy account: University of Charleston School of Pharmacy

• Official Grad School of Business account: University of Charleston Graduate School of Business

• UC Center for Career Development account: University of Charleston Center for Career Development

Blog to read:

• The UC Experience: www.theucexperience.com


This year marks the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s election as president. During a campaign swing through West Virginia, Kennedy addressed a capacity crowd in Morris Harvey College’s Geary Auditorium. This photo was part of an exhibit at the state Culture Center commemorating JFK’s 1960 West Virginia campaign, and we’re guessing that the young people pictured were Morris Harvey students.

If you can help us identify the students in this photo, or have other information about the event, please write or email Jennie Ferretti, vice president for communications, at 2300 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25304, or [email protected]. We’ll publish the results in the next issue of the Maroon & Gold magazine. For more of Kennedy’s campus appearance, you can access a five-minute film segment at http://www.ucwv.edu/about_uc/historical_alamanac.aspx.

Where were you in 1960?


UC men’s basketball coach Mark Downey loved his first coaching job. The only downside was he had to avoid catching Barton College fever while he was there. No, the 1995 Golden Eagle alum wasn’t dodging school spirit. He wasn’t even avoiding falling in love with the college’s campus set in Wilson, NC. Downey was actually ducking every infectious germ and illness afflicting students as he navigated through the school infirmary to his living quarters.

“I had a little room with a closet and the bathroom was down the hall,” said Downey. “On down the hallway was a big room with four hospital beds, and when stu-dents got sick with something they didn’t want to have taken back to the dorms they would have them stay there.”

Besides his humble living quarters, the only other compensation Downey received as an assistant coach was three meals per day in the cafeteria. He worked at a local junior college every morning, where he tutored adult students for an actual paycheck.

Basketball FeverBy Scott Castleman

“I wasn’t making any money, didn’t have anything to my name, but I don’t ever remember being happier,” said Downey.

After paying his dues at Barton, Downey made coach-ing stops at Marshall University (assistant), Indepen-dence Community College (assistant and head coach), and the University of New Orleans (assistant) before landing the head coaching job at Arkansas Tech. ATU had only won eight conference games over the previ-ous three years, but the Morgantown, WV, native saw the potential. Four short years later, Downey and the Wonder Boys compiled a remarkable 30-1 regular sea-son record and a No. 1 national ranking heading into the Division II NCAA tournament.

Despite falling a little short in the tournament, the 2009–10 season seemed to be a launch pad for the fu-ture of the program in Russellville, AR, with Downey as the pilot. Fate stepped in though as long time UC coach Greg White resigned in April and opened the door for the former Golden Eagle guard to return home.

“Before I made it to Arkansas Tech, I thought that if I was going to coach Division II that UC is the place I would like to be,” said Downey. “When Coach (Greg) White decided to leave I got a bunch of calls, and so at that point I thought if I was pursued I would really have to think about it.”

Thanks to encouragement from Coach White and oth-ers, Downey did more than think about it as he ac-cepted the job and the challenge to return the Golden Eagles to the top. Although he was a lights-out shooter as a player, fans should expect more emphasis put on the defensive end by their new coach.

“When I played I couldn’t guard a soul but now I am a defensive and rebounding coach because it wins games,” said Downey. “Playing tough, smart and hard makes up for a lot of other things. There are going to be nights when you don’t shoot the ball very well, and when that happens you better be ready to do the other things that can help you win.”

Downey believes that the talent he was left by White is much better than what he inherited at Arkansas Tech, but he isn’t ready to make predictions for the upcom-ing year. He isn’t afraid to state the long-term goals for his program though.

“We want to play for it all,” said Downey. “People always tell me that, historically, teams from the WVIAC haven’t gone very deep in the NCAA tournament, but we are going to use that as a chip on our shoulder.”

Coach Downey has come a long way from his modest beginnings at Bar-ton College. Much to the liking of his wife, Ericka, the couple is not re-siding anywhere close to the school infirmary. But that doesn’t mean his team isn’t capable of spreading a little bas-ketball fever this year.


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