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Huntington Bank recently hired Shawn M. Sandy as its new commercial team lead senior. Sandy will work in the bank's offices in Parkersburg and Charleston. Sandy has more than 15 years of banking experience, More>>
Joseph P. Flinn has joined Williamstown Bank as senior vice president of lending. He has more than three decades in banking, including his most recent job with Peoples Bank, where he worked for more than More>>
The Mountwest Foundation, which provides scholarships, loans, grants and other support for Mountwest Community & Technical College, recently announced the election of five new board members. Three of More>>
Carla Sarver has joined the faculty of New River Community and Technical College as a visiting clinical track instructor for the School of Practical Nursing. Sarver most recently was employed as an emergency More>>
Mark Brazaitis, the director of West Virginia University's Creative Writing Program, recently won the Richard Sullivan Prize, which is given biennially to a collection of short stories. Brazaitis, an More>>
Wheeling Jesuit University recently hired Frank Connelly as its director of facilities. Connelly had served as director of maintenance and housekeeping at Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., since 1991. More>>
The State Journal recently hired Jennifer Brown as a new advertising account executive. Prior to joining The State Journal, Brown worked for the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau and has more More>>
Thrasher Engineering Inc. has added two new partners to the firm. Robert Milne, a resident of Morgantown, was hired as project manager in the Site Department, overseeing oil and gas site work in the Clarksburg More>>
Beth Vorhees has been named director of news and public affairs for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Vorhees has worked for West Virginia Public Broadcasting for 25 years, serving in various positions More>>
Ricoh Business Solutions announced a promotion and the hiring of a new saleswoman. Fielding Moss has been elevated to major account executive. Moss, who has been with Ricoh for more than 15 years, will More>>
Dr. John A. Draper Jr., state service personnel chief Jackee Long and Shepherd University President Suzanne Shipley have joined the board of directors at West Virginia University Hospitals-East. Draper, More>>
Certified public accountant Herman E. DeProspero has been promoted to member in charge of Toothman Rice Certified Public Accountants' Morgantown office. DeProspero joined the firm 11 years ago and has More>>
Megan Mohn joined the staff of New River Community and Technical College as student program adviser for the Mercer County campus in Princeton. She moves into the position vacated when Peggy Epling was More>>
Shepherd University's Dorothy Hively has been accepted to the 40th annual Higher Education Resource Services Institute this summer at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Hively is an assistant professor More>>
Seven members of the West Virginia University at Parkersburg faculty have been awarded promotions in rank while three others have been awarded tenure, effective from the fall 2011 semester. The faculty More>>
Paul K. Kreider, dean of the College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University and director of the Creative Arts Center, has been named to the board of directors of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Kreider More>>
Debra J. "Debbie" Cunningham, president and CEO of Evergreen Business Strategies Inc., has been recognized by Continental Who's Who as one of America's top women business owners. Prior to opening Evergreen More>>
Valley Hospice recently awarded the 2011 Dove Award to Beth Ann Williams of Steubenville. Williams, who serves as scheduling coordinator for Valley Hospice, has worked as a licensed practical nurse for More>>
Commercial Insurance recently made several staff changes. Greg Carpenter has joined Commercial Insurance as director of senior services. He is a graduate of West Virginia University. Ashley King Burton More>>
Amber Moore, a second-year student at the West Virginia University College of Law, has been elected editor-in-chief of the West Virginia Law Review Volume 115. Moore is a Dean's Fellow for the Academic More>>
Jay Rist was hired as chief executive officer for the YMCA of Southern West Virginia. Rist, who has been with the YMCA for nearly a decade, served as assistant aquatics director, aquatics director, marketing More>>
Michael P. Addair, a lawyer with Huddleston Bolen from 2007 until 2011, has rejoined the firm. His practice is focused on representing businesses in products liability, mass torts, toxic torts, deliberate More>>
Three Shepherd University student affairs staff members recently were promoted to new positions. David B. Cole Jr., of Williamsport, Md., now is the university's dean of students. He will serve as the More>>
Sharon M. Covert has been appointed national director of the National Healthy Worksite Program. The Viridian Health project, a comprehensive health program to address physical activity, nutrition and tobacco More>>
Floyd Boone was elected a partner of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love. He joined Bowles Rice in 2009 after practicing for several years as an associate with the law firm Arnold & Porter in Washington, More>>
Longtime natural gas lawyer R.P. "Bucky" Duranti Jr. recently joined Lewis Glasser Casey & Rollins in the firm's new north central West Virginia office. Another natural gas lawer, Angela C. Ramsey, joined More>>
City Hospital elected new medical staff officers for 2012. Dr. John A. Draper Jr., an orthopedic surgeon, will serve as president with neurologist Karoly Varga as vice president. Dr. Paul G. Welsh, a nephrologist, More>>
Fonda Elliot and Ken Tackett have joined the board of trustees at CAMC. Elliot, a registered nurse formerly certified in gerontology, and her husband own AMFM, a long-term care management company. She More>>
R. Doug Atkins joined the faculty of New River Community and Technical College at the Advanced Technology Center. He is a visiting instructional specialist for the Line Service Mechanic Program. A 25-year More>>
Marshall University administrative staff members Mary Ellen Heuton and Karen Kirtley both have been promoted. Heuton was promoted to chief financial officer after a year as interim CFO. Kirtley has been More>>
Peoples Bank recently tapped Gregory Ullman, vice president of commercial banking, to manage its new commercial banking center at 10 Hale St. in Charleston. Ullman, a Marmet resident, has 20 years of More>>
Melissa K. Oliverio of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network's Morgantown Group will be recognized this month at the company's southern regional meeting in Atlanta. A licensed financial representative More>>
The board of directors of the West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association elected eight new board members at its annual meeting. They are: Jeff Davis, Energy Transfer; Kevin Ellis, Antero Resources; More>>
Fred Fidura was named interim vice president for institutional advancement at Fairmont State University. Fidura came to Fairmont State as provost and vice president for academic affairs in July 1997 More>>
City National Bank recently appointed two new officers to the company. Tony Hantke was named chief fraud control and security officer, and Emily Seufer will serve as PR and marketing officer. Hantke More>>
Peggy Epling has been promoted to student services specialist at New River Community and Technical College. She will serve as coordinator of the newly established Center for Advanced Studies. Epling More>>
Jenelle Armstrong, a registered professional engineer, recently joined Thrasher Engineering. Armstrong, a native of Santa Monica, Calif., began working with Thrasher in August. She previously worked More>>
Jackson Kelly attorney Stephen R. Crislip recently was tapped to be the regional director for DRI, which is called "The Voice of the Defense Bar." Crislip has more than 38 years of law practice and has More>>
Claire Brown recently joined the law firm Kaufman & McPherson. Brown will practice in the field of family law and personal injury throughout northern West Virginia. She is a native of Lewis County and More>>
Steptoe & Johnson recently promoted seven attorneys to members. Robert J. Andre III focuses his practice in the areas of energy and oil and gas law in the firm's Bridgeport office. A graduate of West More>>
Alan Letton, Doug Cottrell and Herman Fisher recently joined Rubberlite Inc. Letton joined the team as chief technology officer, Cottrell as market development manager, and Fisher as vice president of More>>
Elisabeth F. Shaffer recently was hired as news director for WOWK-TV, a division of West Virginia Media. Shaffer, a Charleston native, graduated from George Washington High School and West Virginia University. She More>>
Members of the West Virginia Business and Industry Council elected officers to its board of directors Wednesday. More>>
Welcome Success is easy when times are good. When business is booming and life seems rosy, it is easy to be at the front of the line, directing people where to go. More>>
The EQT Foundation and The State Journal are helping to make some high school students' dreams come true. More>>
This publication includes profiles of high school seniors from all 55 West Virginia counties — students who have excelled in the classroom, contributed time and talent to their schools and also worked to improve their communities. More>>
An independent panel of judges from West Virginia selected this year's winners of the EQT Students of Excellence scholarship. More>>
Much has been written and said about natural gas drilling in the Marcellus shale. As a leading natural gas producer in the Appalachian basin, EQT has a unique perspective in the conversation — not only because of the business we are in, but also because of the simple fact that we live and work here in your community. More>>
Congratulations, scholarship winners. More>>
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