TheBuzz Welcome Graduates! JANUARY 2012 WVSU ALUMNI & FRIENDS E-NEWSLETTER 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 issue 165 New Graduates P. 1 WVSU Headlines P. 2 2012 Alumni Conference P. 2 December 2011 In Memoriam P. 2 2012 Upcoming Events January 17 Spring Semester Begins February 7 WVSU Day at the Legislature May 3-6 National Conference (Philadelphia, PA) WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY wvstateu.edu/alumni/publications/thebuzz West Virginia State University Office of Alumni Relations 200 Erickson Alumni Center P.O. Box 1000 Institute, WV 25112 Phone: 304.766.3322 Fax: 304.766.4107 Questions? Comments? Email Us Check out these great publications Extension Matters - Expert Articles and Advice from the Research and Knowledge of West Virginia State University Extension Service. Le Journal - West Virginia State University Office of International Affairs Newsletter.
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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)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITYwvstateu.edu/alumni/publications/thebuzz
West Virginia State University
Office of Alumni Relations
200 Erickson Alumni Center
P.O. Box 1000
Institute, WV 25112
Phone: 304.766.3322
Fax: 304.766.4107
Questions? Comments?
Email Us
Check out these great publications
Extension Matters - Expert Articles and Advice from the Research and Knowledge of West Virginia State University Extension Service.
Le Journal - West Virginia State University Office of International Affairs Newsletter.
WVSU National Alumni Association Chapters
EASTERN REGION
Baltimore, MD
Buffalo, NY
Harrisburg, PA
New England
New York/ New Jersey
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
SOUTHERN REGION
Atlanta, GA
Charlotte, NC
Greater Williamsburg, VA
Gulf Coast Region
Hampton Roads, VA
Jacksonville, FL
Memphis, Mid-South
Metropolitan Washington (DC)
North Carolina Triad
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Richmond, VA
Roanoke, VA
South Carolina
South Florida
MID WEST REGION
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Dayton, OH
Detroit, MI
Indianapolis, IN
Kanawha Valley WV
Metro Charleston WV
Toledo, OH
FAR WEST REGION
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Pacific Northwest
For Chapter contact information,
please visit our website at
http://www.wvstateu.edu/alumni
WVSU Headlines News items about the
University, alumni, faculty,
staff, students, and friends.
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:
wvstateu.edu/alumni/memoriam
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
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