Trinity Shaver is a rising senior majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology, statistics and women’s and gender studies. She spent the spring 2019 semester studying abroad at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Colleges
As two West Virginia University alumni prepare for the next stages of their collegiate careers, they can breathe a little easier knowing they have some financial support as recipients of scholarships from the H.E. “Doc” Kidder Memorial Trust. The trust provides students in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design with thousands of dollars for each year of their post-baccalaureate instruction.
Chambers USA has shortlisted Marilyn McClure-Demers, a 1991 WVU Law graduate, for its 2019 Gender Diversity Lawyer of the Year award.
From the courtroom to the ticketing office, and now armed with a new sport management masters degree, Morgantown native Leighann Sainato has gained a fresh perspective in her young professional career.
Students interested in the science behind art and its conservation will now be able to study at West Virginia University in the Bachelor of Arts in Technical Art History program, the first degree of its kind in the nation.
Guy Stewart, the longest serving dean of the West Virginia University P.I. Reed School of Journalism (now the Reed College of Media), died Tuesday (May 14) at the age of 95. Stewart was known for his nearly 30 years of service to the College, first as a professor and director of graduate studies, then as dean. He was also a driving force in the West Virginia Press Association and Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 18, at noon at Wesley United Methodist Church, 503 N. High Street in Morgantown, West Virginia. Visitation is May 17 from 4 – 7 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce Street, in Morgantown.