The gift for the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics from Class of 1970 alumnus Fred Tattersall will provide students with experiential learning opportunities for years to come by helping to sustain and advance the Student Managed Investment Fund.
Since 1994, Dr. Peter Ngan has guided students at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry through a rigorous residency program to help them build successful specialty careers in orthodontics. After 30 years, alumni are sharing their gratitude for his dedication with gifts totaling more than $900,000 to name the orthodontic clinic in his honor.
The 2024 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship recipients are connected by a desire to improve the well-being and quality of life for residents in West Virginia. The scholarship honors the legacy and service of the late Hazel Ruby McQuain, a businesswoman and benefactor dedicated to development in Morgantown and countless communities across the state.
Applications are now being accepted for a new West Virginia University microcredential designed to boost support for Mountain State educators and their students via an innovative teaching method pioneered by late WVU alumna Vicci Tucci.
Three promising researchers pursuing doctoral degrees at West Virginia University are receiving a $34,000 stipend, a $2,000 travel grant and a tuition waiver from the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows Program, allowing them to continue their research at the University and to aid in their future academic endeavors.
One family is working to ensure West Virginia’s young people have the tools they need to become the next generation of innovators, creators and entrepreneurs through a gift to West Virginia University Extension.
The West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is enhancing education and research with a $500,000 gift to support laboratory upgrades from BHE GT&S, LLC, an interstate natural gas transmission and storage company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in 10 states.
As West Virginia’s land-grant University dedicated to serving the Mountain State, WVU provides ample scholarship support to ensure higher education remains accessible and affordable for students across the state and beyond. During the 2024 fiscal year, the Office of Financial Aid awarded over $139 million to more than 16,000 students in partnership with the WVU Foundation.
The West Virginia University Board of Governors is announcing its officers for the 2024-25 term. Experienced members serving in leadership are Richard “Rick” Pill, elected as BOG chair, Dr. Patrice Harris, elected as vice chair, and Robert “Bob” Reynolds, elected as secretary.
West Virginia University alumni and friends contributed a record $282.6 million during fiscal year 2024 to support high-quality education, meaningful research, world-class patient care and outreach programs that benefit the Mountain State and beyond.