thebuzz - january 2012
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TheBuzz E-Newsletter for WVSU Alumni & Friends of the UniversityTRANSCRIPT
TheBuzz
Welcome Graduates!
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 W V S U A L U M N I
& F R I E N D S E - N E W S L E T T E R
Congratulations and best wishes go out
to the newest 165 Alums of West Virginia
State University! Commencement was
held on Sunday, December 18, 2011
at the Civic Center in Charleston, WV.
This year’s keynote speaker was Dr. Orlando
F. McMeans, Dean and Director of the Gus R.
Douglass Land-Grant Institute and Special Assistant
to the President for Research and Public Service.
He began his remarks with advice from his mother
- the 3 “Bs” - Be Clear, Be Concise, and Be Seated.
He went on the remind the students of WVSU’s
land-grant history and the importance of that status.
The December 2011 commencement student
response was delivered by Russell P. McDonald, II,
a Communications major from Indianapolis who was
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S.
Army. In his parting words he reminded his fellow
students to hold their heads up high as graduates of
West Virginia State University.
this issue165 New Graduates P.1
W VSU Headl ines P.2
2012 Alumni Conference P.2
December 2011 I n Memoriam P.2
2012 Upcoming Events
January17 Spring Semester Begins
February7 WVSU Day at the Legislature
May 3-6 National Conference
(Philadelphia, PA)
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In Memoriam
December 2011
Georgia F. Morris, ‘44
Gordon A. Rowe ‘64
Richard Greene ‘58
For more information, please visit our In Memoriam page at:
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Submissions welcome!We welcome and encourage submissions from all alumni and friends of the University. If you would like to have your information placed in one of our publications, please click here or contact our office.
Main Street guru on resurging East End, WV Gazette http://www.wvgazette.com/News/SandyWells/201201080051 He’s the quintessential young professional. At 28, [WVSU Alumnus] Ric Cavender serves as a mayor of sorts for the venerable and increasingly vibrant East End. He’s executive director of East End Main Street, a nonprofit organization devoted to rejuvenating one of the city’s most iconic neighborhoods.
John Fowler - Poca Valley Bank, State Journal http://www.statejournal.com/story/16329649/poca-valley-bank
Congratulations to alumnus John Fowler who recently joined Poca Valley Bank as
vice president-branch manager of the Winfield office.
Fowler has 12 years of experience in retail banking. He has a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia State University and an MBA from the University of Charleston.
WVSU National Alumni Association – 21st National Alumni ConferenceThe 21st National Alumni Conference will be held in Philadelphia, PA May 3-6, 2012.
Click HERE to view the Registration Form for the Conference (Deadline to register is April 15th, 2012)
Click HERE to view the Souvenir Journal Contract/Ad Application for the Conference
WVSU National Alumni Association 21st National Conference