Lewisburg lawyer to fight for Good Earth Aug 5, 2007
West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon has stored the manuscripts for many years, Hunter said. A Pennsylvania foundation and Pearl Bucks heirs reportedly had been working out their differences over The Good Earth manuscript and nearly settled on an agreement to allow its display, apparently at the Buck homeplace in Bucks County, Pa. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Sending Your Grad to a Private College? Jul 23, 2007
Schools like Hampton University and Virginia Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach will offer tours for in-state high school students and their parents and provide information on academic programs, admissions and financial aid. Participating schools are members of the Council of Independent colleges in Virginia. (WTVR.com, VA)
Cubs Add Frontier League Pitcher Jul 5, 2007
Rivera pitched in 17 games for Virginia Wesleyan College this past season, making 14 starts and going 8-0 with a 2. 44 ERA in 88 2/3 innings. (Chicago Cubs, TheInsiders.com)
Ringing endorsement for Lakers' new basketball coach Jun 27, 2007
Rustad was an assistant there and at West Virginia Wesleyan College after playing for four years at UM.. hat was a very educational experience in the recruiting realm, Rustad said of St. Bonaventure. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Staying on track Jun 17, 2007
he hardest thing is needing constant motivation and intensity day in and day out, says Gray, who also ran at Hampton High School near Pittsburgh and West Virginia Wesleyan College. don't think it's just the race day itself - it's the preparation to get to that race day. (Waynesboro Record Herald, PA)
Cubs Sign 22 Draft Picks Jun 16, 2007
Three such players are INF Derek Schermerhorn, University of pitcher Michael Christl, and Virginia Wesleyan College catcher Matt Hudgins. The complete list of drafted players signed as of Friday is as follows. (Chicago Cubs, TheInsiders.com)
Cole Porter tribute on June 22 to benefit Music on the Lawn Jun 13, 2007
Bucher is a graduate of Wellsville High School, and attended West Virginia Wesleyan College where she earned a degree in music. She returned to the area three years ago, and along with playing for and directing church choirs in Alfred and Bath, she teaches piano and voice. (Wellsville Daily Reporter, NY)
Teacher honored with special award May 25, 2007
She has served as an adjunct professor at Virginia Wesleyan College, Paul D. Camp Community College and the University of Maryland. She has been an assistant professor of mathematics and lab coordinator for TCC for 11 years. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Fighting obesity, but fronting for junk food May 21, 2007
"He's a character kids are powerfully drawn to," says Kathy Merlock Jackson , a children's media and culture specialist at Virginia Wesleyan College. "They identify with him. He's kind, caring, funny, and he's not perfect. They like that. They admire that. Just think how wonderful it would be if all of Shrek's appeal were focused on one message: promoting children's exercise.". (Boston Globe)
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Kile, a psychology major, is a graduate of North County High School whose future plans include attending West Virginia Wesleyan College and becoming a pastor in the United Methodist Church. She enjoys drawing, playing the guitar and piano, singing, fishing and photography. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Lightning blamed in Sago mine blast May 10, 2007
Richard E. Stickler, MSHA chief, and Richard Gates, lead investigator, met yesterday morning with the victims' families and the sole survivor, Randal McCloy Jr., at West Virginia Wesleyan College. "It's going to make a difference on paper, but it's not going to make a difference to the miners who risk their lives every day trying to support their families," said Pam Campbell, whose brother-in-law died in the mine. (Boston Globe -- Nation)
Disaster avoidable, Sago investigators find May 10, 2007
They are so focused on the lightning issue that they have just pushed everything else aside, Campbell said during a break in the meeting, held on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, north of the mine site. When the explosion occurred, one team of miners escaped but another crew of 13 became trapped deep underground. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Sago factors go beyond lightning, experts say May 9, 2007
After that, MSHA plans a news conference at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon to publicly release its report. Richard Stickler, assistant labor secretary in charge of MSHA, and Richard Gates, the agencys lead investigator, plan to attend both the family meeting and the news conference. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Broker: There is always opportunity Apr 9, 2007
A graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College with some engineering courses under his belt, Klick was quickly promoted to captain and was put in charge of aircraft maintenance at Loring Air Force Base in Maine. There, he presided over 30 people who repaired B-52 bombers and KC-135 refueling planes 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (Herald-Tribune)
Things to do today: March 30, 2007 Mar 30, 2007
Wesley Chapel, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon. Call 473-8557. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
More of this story Mar 28, 2007
Quarterback Grant, son of Timothy and Heather Grant, will go to West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W. Va. His grandparents are Ann and Ron Grant. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Sago Relatives Praise Union Blast Theory Mar 16, 2007
And I don't think we've been given the truth until today. "The blast killed one miner instantly and trapped 12 others underground in poisoned air for more than 40 hours. Only one survived.Hamner and Merideth, daughter of miner Jim Bennett, said that if federal regulations had been enforced, the crew would have left the mine alive."We have just been through sheer hell, and knowing that my dad didn't have to die - it breaks my heart," Merideth said.The mine's owner, International Coal Group Inc.,... (The Morning Star)
Virginia Wesleyan, Guilford & Radolph-Macon represent ODAC in NCAA Division III games Mar 9, 2007
Randolph-Macon College, hosting its own regional last weekend, moved on to the women s final 16 showdown while Virginia Wesleyan College and Guilford College continue their seasons in the men s field ... Virginia Wesleyan College will host the Sweet Sixteen for the second straight year. (New Castle Record, VA)
LOCAL COLLEGES Mar 7, 2007
Averett College handed Wilkes softball team a pair losses at Virginia Wesleyan College, 2-1 and 5-2. In game one Wilkes standout Laurie Agresti allowed just one hit while striking out 15. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Gettysburg drubs UMW in doubleheader Mar 4, 2007
The Eagles dropped two games on Friday night and two games yesterday at the Virginia Wesleyan College Tournament. On Friday, the Eagles fell to Emory and Henry College, 3-0, and then 5-2 to Christopher Newport University in eight innings. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Eagles open baseball season with a sweep Feb 25, 2007
The Eagles will play in the Virginia Wesleyan College Tournament on Friday and Saturday. Women's lacrosse. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Roanoke College Baseball features several local grads Feb 24, 2007
Virginia Wesleyan College, champions of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) tournament a season ago, has been picked to repeat for the title by the league s coaches in the annual ODAC Baseball Preseason Poll. The Marlins earned 96 total votes including six first place nods to shave Bridgewater College, which received 94 overall tallies, four for the top spot. (Cave Spring Connection, VA)
Longtime resident of Englewood helped establish a new YMCA Feb 23, 2007
He graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College and also worked as a foreign exchange broker. About four years after he married Geraldine, the two moved to Englewood in 1976. (Herald-Tribune)
Jefferson Tops County As Tradition Continues Feb 8, 2007
Also signing scholarships Wednesday were receiver Evan Cromer (Eastern Kentucky), defensive back Trey Hill (Wayne State), defensive lineman Tyler Hardin (Air Force) and former Jefferson and Mesabi Range Community and Technical College running back Nigel Smith (Virginia Wesleyan College). "It was real emotional. The whole process was something different," Brown said. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Virginia Wesleyan Increases Reward For Murdered Security Guard Jan 24, 2007
Virginia Wesleyan College has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of a murdered security guard to $25,000. 57-year-old Walter Zakrzewski was killed on October 11th. (WTKR.com, VA)
Coal town struggles a year after Sago mine disaster Dec 24, 2006
Then, when he learned that the bodies of the dead miners were to be transported to a makeshift morgue on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, he headed over there. He walked into the campus chapel and asked a group of police officers how they planned to deal with the families. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
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Coal Exec Targets W.Va. Democrats Nov 3, 2006
In a sense, he is "getting rid of the middleman," said Robert Rupp, a political scientist at West Virginia Wesleyan College. State Republican Chairman Douglas McKinney credits Blankenship's efforts with energizing the party, which he hopes will swell GOP ranks and increase contributions. (Forbes -- Business)
Costumed Witnesses Help Crash Victims Nov 1, 2006
Several witnesses and bystanders, including some in Halloween costumes, stopped to help a pair of women hurt in a violent crash Tuesday night near Virginia Wesleyan College. The crash briefly trapped the driver of a Jeep Cherokee when the truck flipped onto its side at the intersection of Baker Road and Wesleyan Drive. (WTKR.com, VA)
HCAC to present Fall Coffeehouse Nov 1, 2006
Lady D has performed at Charleston's FestivALL, West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon; at the YMI Cultural Center in Asheville, NC; at the WVU African-American Arts and Heritage Academy in Morgantown; and at schools and community centers in Beckley, Ripley, Bridgeport, Parkersburg, Mullens, and many other towns. She lists among her musical accomplishments, her two CDs. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
In Wake Of Murder, VA Wesleyan To Consider Guns For Guards Oct 17, 2006
Virginia Wesleyan College announces changes to security in the wake of the on-campus murder of a guard there last week. Changes could include guards carrying guns for the first time in the school's forty-year history. (WTKR.com, VA)
Virginia Wesleyan College Staff Member Found Dead Oct 13, 2006
A member of Virginia Wesleyan College staff found a colleague dead near the dining hall on campus late Wednesday night ... Virginia Wesleyan College Spokeswoman Rebecca Dejardins said they were grieving for the man and contacting staff and students about his death. (WTKR.com, VA)
Family Remembers Murdered VWC Security Guard Oct 13, 2006
A Virginia Wesleyan College security guard was murdered on the job late Wednesday night. "He was just a loving husband, loving father and grandfather," said Becky, the victim's daughter. (WTKR.com, VA)
College fair to be held at PSC Sep 29, 2006
Other colleges to be represented include Mountain State University, Ohio Valley College, Potomac State College, Robert C. Byrd Institute of Technology, Salem International University, Shepherd College, West Liberty State College, West Virginia University, WVU Institute of Technology, WVU Human Performance and Exercise Sciences, WVU School of Pharmacy, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Wheeling Jesuit University, United States Army, Unites States Air Force, United States Marines, United States... (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
UMW routs Goucher Sep 8, 2006
The Eagles dropped their home opener to Virginia Wesleyan College in four games at Goolrick Gymnasium. Freshman hitter Anne Lutkenhaus had a match-high 19 kills, and also added 16 digs for the Eagles, and sophomore hitter Kelley Hueber added 15 kills. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Park gives Eagles scoring punch Sep 3, 2006
The Eagles will make their home debut Wednesday, when they host Virginia Wesleyan College at 6:30 p.m.. Cross country. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Pill politics Sep 1, 2006
(Photo courtesy of Virginia Wesleyan College). The Food and Drug Administration recently approved over the counter sale of a drug nicknamed the "morning after pill." Midmorning's guests talk about the political controversy at the FDA and why some pharmacists might not want to allow the drug's sale. (Minnesota Public Radio)
School Notes Where computers go to die Aug 16, 2006
The university has hired Jeffrey Simmons, a professor who helped create the environmental science program at West Virginia Wesleyan College, to work on the new major. . (Frederick News-Post)
Editorials from around Pennsylvania Aug 13, 2006
According to The Associated Press, two professors and a retired MSHA inspector led 21 students at West Virginia Wesleyan College in analyzing 381 reports of fatal accidents from 1995 to 2005. It was part of an academic course last spring. (NEPA News, PA)
Study finds MSHA reports lack detail, usefulness Jul 27, 2006
Led by two professors and a retired MSHA inspector, 21 students at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon analyzed 381 fatal accident reports from 1995 to 2005 as part of an academic course this past spring. Their work was designed to assist state investigators in the Sago Mine probe. (NEPA News, PA)
Sago report urges giving safety workers mine power Jul 26, 2006
In a report prepared for McAteer, a group of West Virginia Wesleyan College faculty and students noted that mine explosions and fires have become a rare occurrence. While explosions with entrapment of multiple miners attract media and subsequent national attention to safety in coal mining, the single deaths, occurring one at a time, constitute the bulk of the fatalities over the past decade, the Wesleyan report said. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
New group of Workcamp volunteers arrives at Virginia Avenue residence Jul 25, 2006
It was part of the reason that has kept Kelli Warren, a senior from Virginia Wesleyan College, coming back. For me, it s the experience, being able to come together with everybody, said Warren, who has been participating in the Workcamp for eight years. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Report on Sago Mine disaster urges big safety changes Jul 20, 2006
Yesterday's news conference followed a private meeting with family members of the Sago miners here at West Virginia Wesleyan College. The meeting, in the lounge of a dormitory at West Virginia Wesleyan College here, marked another milestone in an accident that has become the subject of multiple investigations and an often-contentious three days of public hearings. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sago report proposes reforms Jul 20, 2006
Manchin, still walking on crutches after major knee surgery, appeared briefly at a news conference at West Virginia Wesleyan College after receiving McAteers report in the same private meeting where it was given to Sago victims families. I know there are still a lot of questions that need to be answered, and were still looking for those answers, the governor said, as several Sago family members looked on. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Ashburn woman, church give "Lost Boys" a voice Jul 4, 2006
" He along with other \"Lost Boys\" will tell their stories at a conference July 7 and 8 at George Mason University\'s Dewberry Hall. The event is hosted by Voices of Sudan, an organization formed by Crossroads United Methodist Church in Ashburn. "[The Lost Boys\'] suffering has turned into hope for the future," Cathy Norman said. Maker recently graduated from Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton with a degree in business administration. He was accepted at Old Dominion University and... (Clarke Times Courier, VA)
• Mayville State's interim president brings mechanic's experience Jun 30, 2006
He takes over for Pamela Balch, who leaves Friday to be president of her alma mater, West Virginia Wesleyan College. Hagen spent his spare time this past year restoring a Model A Ford. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Berry twins head to UMass-Lowell Jun 29, 2006
Molly was slated to attend Virginia Wesleyan College, where she would have had a spot on the field hockey team, but after visiting the school had a change of heart. I liked it, but I didn't love it," she said. ``I felt like I was wasting money if I went all the way down there and I didn't love it.". (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Massaponax High School senior awards Jun 28, 2006
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Three-sport standout thrived when playing a variety of positions Jun 23, 2006
Hunter will play lacrosse at Virginia Wesleyan College next season after finishing the 2006 season as the Raider assist leader (29), placing three ahead of senior attackman Tim Homa. Hunter racked up 37 goals as well, finishing behind classmate Eric Friant (50). (Maryland Northeast Reporter, MD)
Sago Blast Probe Focuses on Lightning May 4, 2006
West Virginia Miner's Health and Safety District Inspector John Collins testifies about the rescue attempt of the 13 Sago miners at the Rockefeller Physical Education Center during the second day of the Sago Mine disaster hearings at West Virginia Wesleyan College Wednesday, May 3, 2006, in Buckhannon, W.V. Four months after the explosion, officials from the federal MSHA, West Virginia's Office of Miners' Health Safety and the company that owns the Sago mine testified about the disaster in a... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Analysis shows Sago blast was too strong for seals May 4, 2006
The two men laid out their findings during the second day of a public hearing about the Jan. 2 blast, being held at West Virginia Wesleyan College. The hearing will conclude today. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sago Mine hearing opens with questions May 3, 2006
Anne Merideth is hugged by her husband Dan , while listening to an audio tribute to her deceased father James Bennett during the families' testimony at Sago Mine Disaster Public hearings at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W.Va. Tuesday, May 2, 2006. (Fresno Bee)
Families of Sago Mine victims seek answers May 3, 2006
Pam Campbell, left, sister in law of deceased Sago Mine worker Marty Bennett, and Peggy Cohen, daughter of deceased Sago Mine worker Fred Ware, ask questions to the International Coal Group at the Rockefeller Physical Education Center on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College during the first day of the Sago Mine disaster hearings Tuesday, May 2, 2006, in Buckhannon, W.Va. International Coal Group representatives testified in the afternoon session. (SunOnline)
Families of 12 dead miners ask: What went wrong at Sago, and did it have to? May 3, 2006
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III addresses the crowd inside the Rockefeller Physical Education Center on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College during the first day of the Sago Mine disaster hearings Tuesday in Buckhannon, W.Va. In the background are portraits of five of the 12 miners who perished in the January accident. (North County Times)
The Sago Mine hearings, Day One May 3, 2006
More than 100 people attended the daylong public session in the gymnasium of West Virginia Wesleyan College. Questions from the miners' families were sometimes emotional, sometimes angry, making the first day of the hearings part memorial, part fact-finding mission. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Families of miners demand answers at hearing on Sago mine explosion May 3, 2006
Martha Rial, Post-GazetteAnne Meredith and her husband, Dan, embrace at left while listening to an audio tribute to her father, James Bennett, one of the dead in the Sago Mine accident, during hearings yesterday at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W.Va ... Yesterday's occasionally barbed questioning followed a morning session at which family members riveted the more than 100 people who attended the daylong public session in the gymnasium of West Virginia Wesleyan College here. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Families of Sago miners share grief and frustration at hearing May 3, 2006
Families of the 12 men entered the gymnasium at West Virginia Wesleyan College, walking single file to five rows of chairs at the front of the building. Large black-and-white photos of the 12 dead miners lined the rear of the stage, and ranks of long tables at which officials sat were covered with floor-length black cloth. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Company faces tough questions May 3, 2006
The hearing, in a gymnasium at West Virginia Wesleyan College, drew about 50 Sago family members, who sat in a section separate from media and other observers. Many of the more than 350 seats set aside for the general public went unfilled. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Subdued tone marks first day of hearings May 3, 2006
But when the official public hearing into the explosion began Tuesday morning at West Virginia Wesleyan College, the first statements after several politicians had their say came from the families of the 12 men who died after 41 hours in a mine full of deadly gases. Speaking on a dais lined with black-draped tables, hung with black-and-white photos of the 12, they set the subdued tone that would pervade the first day of hearings. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Sago hearings begin today May 2, 2006
Up the road in Buckhannon, maintenance workers had finished setting up more than 350 folding chairs in a gymnasium at West Virginia Wesleyan College. A crew was carrying in speakers and wires for a huge sound system. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
UPI NewsTrack TopNews May 2, 2006
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at West Virginia Wesleyan College. International Coal Group, which owns the mine, blames the explosion on a lightning strike. (Washington Times)
Gripping letter tells of Sago miners' final acts Apr 28, 2006
Some of them had hoped to keep it a secret until Tuesday, when joint federal and state hearings into the disaster will be held at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W.Va. However, Beckie Rogers, the sister of miner Jerry Groves, gathered with family members in Weston, W.Va. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Man behind the music Strings teacher composes piece for Youth Symphony• Spotsylvania middle-school strings teacher finds passion in orchestra Apr 23, 2006
He majored in tuba at West Virginia Wesleyan College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in music education. Then he earned a master's degree in music from Virginia Commonwealth University. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Details of ICGs inquiry into Sago disaster sought Apr 22, 2006
Last week, MSHA published a Federal Register notice that provided the first real details of how regulators will conduct the Sago public hearing, to be held at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. The notice said the hearing would be May 2-3, but state officials have said it could run into a third day. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Crime Commission Offers Advice On Making Virginia's Campuses Safer Apr 19, 2006
Virginia Wesleyan College had five reports of sexual offenses, and no others. Other campus security officials hope these numbers and the crime commission's report will provide a safer campus for students. (SafetyWire.org)
