Fall 2004
Alum ni N ew s
2004 Homecoming Schedule
Mirror to the Past – Window to the Future
Thursday, October 14, 2004
8:00 p.m.
Bonfire/Pep Rally/Spirit Competition
Morris Stadium
Friday, October 15, 2004
7:00 p.m.
Alumni Reception
Alumni House
Saturday, October 16, 2004
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Alumni Continental Breakfast
Homecoming Parade
Alumni Awards Brunch*
Alumni House
Main Street, Glenville
Gilmer Co. Recreation Center
Honoring our 25 year grads (Class of ’79)
and this year’s Alumni Award Recipients:
Judy E. Johnson, Ed D (’71)
Larry G. Gainer (’66)
Professor Espy Miller
Claude Ray Kemper (’33)
Denver E. Drake (’76)
(because of renovations underway
to the Heflin Student Center)
Alumna of the Year
Alumni Achievement Award
Community Achievement Award
Posthumous Award
Outstanding Teacher Award
2:30 p.m.
Coronation/Pre-game
Morris Stadium
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. DZ Tailgate
Morris Stadium
(contact Sandy Moyers Pettit (’85) or Doretta Pugh Osburn (’84) for more information)
3:00 p.m.
GSC vs. West Virginia State
Morris Stadium
halftime
Alumni Band/Alumni Honorees Recognized
Morris Stadium
5:30 p.m.
Pig Roast
Morris Stadium
*Reservations @ $10.00 each are required for the Alumni Awards Brunch:
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Class Notes
Mary Wiseman Alltop (’79) was recently elected by the
Glenville State College classified staff to represent them in
the West Virginia Advisory Council of Classified
Employees (WV ACCE) and the GSC Board of Governors.
In her new role, Mary will serve as a liaison between the
GSC classified staff and the Advisory Council and College
Board. She will also serve in an ex-officio capacity on the
GSC Classified Staff Council, bringing information from
both WV ACCE and the College Governing Board. Mary
works in the Academic Support Center, which is located in
the College’s Robert F. Kidd Library. She and her husband,
Robert, reside in Troy. They have one son, James, who is
currently a student at GSC.
Stormy Dillon Amos (’03) is Cemetery Administrator at
WV Memorial Gardens, Inc. She and her husband, Brian,
reside in Craigsville.
Janice Collins Bailey (’68) retired from Lewis County
Board of Education in January 2003 after teaching English
9-12 and Speech at Lewis County High School for 30½
years. She and her husband, Samuel, reside in Weston.
Lisa Bailey (’97) is a Business Analyst for the Design
Engineering Center of Excellence with Bank of America in
Charlotte, North Carolina. She enjoys riding her sports bike
and attending NASCAR races. Lisa also manages the Team
Bank of America volleyball league with over 500 yearly
participants and in 2003 built a house within the city limits
of Charlotte.
Alumni Council Officers & Executive Council
President – Stephen F. Barnett, ’70
1st Vice President – Ralph Holder, ’56
2nd Vice President – Willis J. “Bill” Perry, ’70
Secretary/Treasurer – Sammy Gray, ’94
College President – Robert N. Freeman
Coordinator of Alumni Affairs – Debbie Reed Nagy
Paul Biser, ’90
Ray Boggs ’60
Ruth Creasy Chisler, ‘59
Bill Deel, ’58
Marilyn Geary Perry, ’70
Milton “Mickey” Hartley ‘69
Joann McNemar Richards, ’52
Richard “Rick” Miller ‘72
Carroll Staats, ’59
Chapter Reps:
Julie Daugherty Yearego ‘93
Ron W. Hill ‘65
Yvonna Mason Kinsey ‘61
Ralph Holder, ‘56
All past Alumni Council Presidents are active members of
Council for life if they wish to participate
Vickie Fulks Baker (’90) was recently recognized, by the
National Science Foundation, as a State finalist for the 2003
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and
Science Teacher. She teaches at Calhoun Middle/High
School. Vickie and her husband, Larry (‘88), have one
son, William. They reside in Grantsville.
Sterling Beane, Sr. (’70) was named recipient of the
honorary Wayne Underwood Award at this year’s annual
Little Kanawha Conference in Parkersburg. The award
goes to the Conference Coach of the Year selected from all
sports in the twelve-school conference. Sterling has taught
and coached at Braxton County High School for the past 34
years and is the first coach from Braxton County to win this
award. Also in June 2004, he received notification that the
West Virginia Athletic Coaches Association was honoring
him for the sixth time in his career as “Regional Wrestling
Coach of the Year”. This second honor was received since
the National Federation of High School Coaches
Association had named him “West Virginia High School
Wrestling Coach of the Year” in February 2004. Sterling
and his wife, Judy (’86), reside in Gassaway.
Ida Moyers Bender (’42) retired in 1980 as a Media
Specialist for Hillsborough Co., FL. She lives in Plant City,
Florida.
Gary Blake (’67) was inducted into Glenville State
College’s Curtis Elam Athletic Hall of Fame on April 24,
2004. Remembered as one of the premier golfers in the
WVIAC, he went on to enjoy a successful career as a club
pro. Gary claims residences in both North Carolina and in
Ripley, WV where he and his nephew own a golf course.
He was accompanied to this historic event by his wife,
Claudia; mother, Thelma and a host of other relatives and
well-wishers. Watch the mail for your copy of the “Today’s
Pioneer” for a complete story on this year’s Hall of Fame
Banquet and Induction Ceremony. It should be arriving
soon.
Eloise Boggs (‘47) retired on December 31, 2003 from the
West Virginia State Hygienic Laboratory in Charleston as
its Associate Director. Her retirement marked more than 50
years of public service; 32 with the WV Bureau of Public
Health, 19 at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst
and 2½ teaching in Clay County elementary schools. At her
recent retirement party, Ken Heckler, former West Virginia
Congressman and Secretary of State, presented her with the
Governor’s Certificate of Merit. With family interests,
some traveling, and involvement in several historical
societies, Eloise plans to stay busy.
David Boso (’67) has retired from teaching art for Marietta
City Schools. He is the owner of Dave’s Marine in Belpre,
Ohio and tells us that this marks his 37th year in the Marine
Business. He and his wife, Linda, reside in Belpre and are
very proud of their four grandchildren, Aaron, Megan,
Kaitlyn and Michaela, who are, as he says, “all Bosos’.
Billy Burke (’77) and Dr. James “Jim” Butcher (’53)
were jointly honored at a regular monthly meeting of the
Gilmer County Masonic Lodge in Glenville on April 13,
2004.
Both individuals were presented certificates
memorializing their 50 years of membership in the
Glenville-based lodge. Billy is a long time civic leader,
merchant, and farmer in Gilmer County having served as a
West Virginia Legislator, Director of the West Virginia
Regional Jail and Corrections Authority, and with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. Jim has served as a teacher and
principal in the Webster County School System, Assistant
Superintendent of Grant County Schools, taught in higher
education at Shepherd College and at the American
University in Washington, D.C. He assumed the Presidency
of Shepherd College in 1968 and remained in that position
until his retirement in 1989. He holds a master’s degree
from West Virginia University and a doctoral degree from
American University. Billy and wife, Marjorie Hardman
Burke (’53), reside in Sand Fork. Jim and wife, Evelyn
Roe Butcher (’54), live in Shepherdstown.
Evelyn Keith Burke (’36) recently celebrated her 90th
birthday with family and friends. She lives in Weston and
was a teacher in Gilmer and Lewis Counties until her
retirement in the 1980’s.
Bayward Butler (’47) serves as Chairman of the Elk
Conservation District and received the coveted Carroll
Greene Supervisor of the Year Award for 2003 with his
outstanding job promoting wise soil and water resource
conservation and development in his own local
Conservation District. He is a retired teacher from Braxton
County Schools. He and his wife, Mary, reside in Exchange.
Dr. Kathy Poling Butler (‘76) was named Vice President
of Academic Affairs at GSC effective July 1, 2004. She
continues to serve in the role that she filled in an interim
capacity during the July 2003 – June 2004 academic year.
She will also continue in her position as Registrar and
Director of Institutional Research for the College. Kathy
resides in Normantown with her husband, Rick (’74), who
serves as superintendent of Ritchie County Schools. They
have three children: Michael, Jennifer and Allison.
Anna J. Carpenter (‘95), ProStart Instructor at Webster
County High School, was selected as West Virginia’s 2004
Outstanding ProStart Teacher of the Year. Anna and her
husband, Wesley, reside in Webster Springs.
Gailey Carpenter (’58) lives in The Villages, Florida with
his wife, Carol and is president of West Virginia
University’s Florida Mountaineer Club. He is retired from
his College Chaplain’s position were he worked at New
York State.
Kevin Carpenter (‘87) was named the West Virginia Tax
Department’s Employee of the Year for 2003. He and his
wife, Dorreen, live in Sutton with their three children,
Juston, Lauren and Westley.
Herbert (’55) and June Harris Collins (’55) retired from
the Fayette County Board of Education in 1987. They both
started their teaching careers in one-room schools and have
seventy-one years of teaching experience between them.
They have three sons: Mark, Eric and Jerome and four
granddaughters.
Jason Collins (’04) has returned home to his Baldwin
residence in Gilmer County after nearly two months of
travel throughout his ancestral land in Ireland.
Patrick Corcoran (’03) is working for the Coal Heritage
Highway Authority in Beckley as an Americorps worker.
Warren (’48) and Ella Fitzwater Cox (’66) are both
retired from careers in education and travel five to six
months of the year. They reside in Plantation, Florida when
they aren’t traveling. They have two adult children, Sharyn
“Sheri” and Ed.
Col. Charles Curry (‘50) was honored as Normantown
High School’s 2004 Alumnus of the Year at their annual
reunion in May 2004. He has retired from a very
distinguished military career and lives in Haymarket,
Virginia, with his wife, Maxine Robertson Curry. They are
the parents of three sons: Chuck, Chris and Craig and have
three grandsons.
Steve Datcher (’73) was inducted into Glenville State
College’s Curtis Elam Athletic Hall of Fame on April 24,
2004. Remembered as a basketball great during the “Lilly
Era”, Steve resides in Waldorf, Maryland and was
accompanied to this historic event by his son, Steven Trent.
Watch the mail for your copy of the “Today’s Pioneer” for a
complete story on this year’s Hall of Fame Banquet and
Induction Ceremony. It should be arriving soon.
Shirley Miller Dawson (’96), Human Resources Manager
of the Goodrich Corporation’s Hodges, South Carolina
facility, earned her certification as Senior Professional in
Human Resources on May 1, 2004. This certification,
awarded by the Human Resource Certification Institute
(HRCI) is their highest level of certification. Shirley is the
daughter of Ron (’78) and Glenna Miller of Normantown.
Her son, Derek is a senior this fall at Gilmer County High
School.
Kimberly “Kim” Singleton Dennison (’92) has been hired
as principal of Burnsville Elementary. Her duties began at
the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. A former
teacher at Braxton County Middle School, Kim has her
master’s degree from Marshall University and replaces
another GSC alum, Charles M. “Mike” McCoy (‘70) who
left the position to become Braxton County Board of
Education’s assistant superintendent.
Christopher P. Derico (’93) has received his master’s
degree from WVU and is the Assistant Principal at Lewis
County High School. He and his wife, Debbie, reside in
Quiet Dell.
Denver Drake (‘76) has been hired as principal of Braxton
County Middle School. His duties began at the beginning
of the 2004-2005 school year. A popular 5th grade teacher
at the school before assuming this position, Denver has
taught in Braxton County Schools for 28 years.
Linda Wilson Dyer (’74) has been a counselor at Webster
County High School for 13 years. She has received two
master’s degrees; one is Middle Childhood Education and
the other in Counseling from the West Virginia College of
Graduate Studies.
Roy O. Edman (’84) was recently named the new head
boys basketball coach at Parkersburg South High School.
He had worked as that team’s assistant coach for a number
of years.
W. Gordon Eismon (’34) was inducted posthumously into
Glenville State College’s Curtis Elam Athletic Hall of Fame
on April 24, 2004. Remembered as a renowned innovator
and administrator in high school athletics, his son, Dan
Eismon, accepted the award on his father’s behalf. Watch
the mail for your copy of the “Today’s Pioneer” for a
complete story on this year’s Hall of Fame Banquet and
Induction Ceremony. It should be arriving soon.
Joe V. Fields (’65) is retired and resides in Peterstown, WV
with his wife, Dorothy.
Tina L. Foster (’02) recently became the general manager
of the Best Western-Glenville Inn. Tina, who has 20 years
of experience working in hotel and restaurant businesses,
and her husband, Doug live in Glenville with their two
daughters, Ryann (15) and Corri (9).
William F. “Bill” Gainer (’63) is retired with 36 years of
experience in education. He taught school for 4 years and
worked as a principal and assistant superintendent for 34
years. He has been a Realtor with Home Finders Realty
Specialists in Vienna for 3 years. He and his wife, Linda,
reside in Parkersburg. Their son, Mike, and his wife,
Melissa live nearby in Vienna. Bill and Linda are especially
proud of three grandchildren; Airika, Levi and Skyler.
Carl E. Galgani (’53) lives in Columbus, Ohio where he is
self-employed as a sales representative.
Col. (Dr.) Larry James Godfrey (‘74) was the keynote
speaker at GSC’s 2004 Commencement. A native of
Grantsville, he is trained in anatomic, clinical and forensic
pathology, aerospace medicine and holds ratings as an
Army and Naval flight surgeon. Larry is a professor at the
U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and
director of medical systems in the Dept. of Command,
Leadership and Management.
Dwight R. Goff (’78) served as Wirt County Middle
School’s Principal during the 2003-2004 school year and
has chosen to return to his former teaching position at the
elementary school where he has taught fifth grade since
1992. He taught Special Education in Wood and Wirt
Counties earlier in his career. Dwight and his wife, April
Lowe Goff (‘79), reside in Elizabeth with their two sons.
Sarah Suzanne Gower (’02) has accepted a music position
at GSC. Completing her Masters of Music Education this
year from West Virginia University, Sarah has applied to
begin work on her Ph.D. in Music Education at WVU.
Jeremy Groves (’03) has formed his own photo studio
named “Groves Photography” in Nettie, WV (Nicholas
County).
Scotty Hamilton (’73) was inducted into Glenville State
College’s Curtis Elam Athletic Hall of Fame on April 24,
2004. Remembered as a three-time All Conference
performer in football, Scotty played for legendary coach,
Bill Hanlin (’53) and was the Montrose Award Winner in
1974. Scotty resides in Duluth, Georgia and was
accompanied to this historic event by his wife, Jan. Watch
the mail for your copy of the “Today’s Pioneer” for a
complete story on this year’s Hall of Fame Banquet and
Induction Ceremony. It should be arriving soon.
Robert V. “Bob” Harbaugh (’68) retired from teaching on
March 1, 2004 with 33½ years of service to the Allegany
County Board of Education then he took a trip to visit all
the major league baseball spring training camps in Florida.
He enjoys the sport and played baseball all four years while
attending GSC. Bob and his wife, Janice, reside in LaVale,
Maryland.
Rex Hardman (’51) was honored as Normantown High
School’s 2004 Teacher of the Year at their annual reunion
in May 2004. In presenting the award, the Alumni’s
spokesperson, Wilda Mohr Jenkins, said “Rex was one of
the best loved teachers that ever taught at Normantown. He
had a special way with his young students, encouraged them
in a loving way, used discipline when necessary, but for the
most part, laughed with us, and at our mistakes.” Rex is
retired from Gilmer County Board of Education where he
was the County’s Superintendent for a number of years.
Susan Wilson Huggins (’77) was one of ten educators
statewide to be named a recipient of this year’s Arch Coal
Teacher Achievement Award. She teaches English and
journalism at Williamstown High School. Susan received
her master’s degree at Ohio’s Marietta College and
certification through the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards.
Brenda Heatherly Harlow (‘79) was honored on
December 23, 2003 as Buckhannon-Upshur High School’s
Teacher of the Month. She is a mathematics instructor at
the high school and has been a member of the school’s
faculty for 24 years. Brenda has done graduate work in
mathematics and computers at WVU, Marshall and A-B
College. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in
educational leadership from WVU. On May 20, 2004, she
was awarded the RESA 7 Exemplary Teacher of Year
Award and earlier this month, was recognized as one of
three Buckhannon-Upshur teachers to be given that school’s
Teacher of the Year Award. Brenda resides in Buckhannon
with her husband Tom. They are the parents of two
children; Tammy Clifton and Angie Dowling. Brenda is
especially proud of her four grandchildren: Nathaniel
Clifton, Courtney Dowling, Nicholas Clifton and Brendan
Dowling.
David L. Jack (’71) has worked in Braxton County as
Former County Clerk, School Teacher and Accountant. In
January 2004 he began working as a field rep for Woodmen
of the World, who will build “Camp Sunshine” in Braxton
to be open in 2006. The camp is for youth, Senior Citizens
and other groups. David and his wife, Barbara, reside in
Exchange.
George Harper (’70) presented artwork in both the Tristate Juried Exhibition of West Virginia Watercolor Society
and in the 64th Juried Exhibition of The Allied Artist of
West Virginia this summer. Both shows, on exhibit for six
weeks simultaneously, were well attended. The Tri State
show was in Wheeling while the 64th Juried Exhibition was
in Parkersburg. George retired with Professor Emeritus
from GSC several years. He and his wife, Sharon Low
Harper (’71), reside in Harrisville.
Deborah Bunner Hartshorn (’89) was recently hired as an
Admissions Counselor at GSC. She and her husband, Jeff,
reside in Mt. Zion, Calhoun County where they own
Hartshorn Construction Company. Deb has two children
and two step-children; Zachary Moore, a 7th grader at
Calhoun Middle School and Luke Moore a 4th grader at
Pleasant Hill School, Justin Hartshorn a chemical
engineering major at WVU and Melissa Hartshorn a
pharmacy major at WVU.
Paula Hogue (’91) teaches for Ritchie County Board of
Education.
She and her husband, Shane, reside in
Harrisville.
Kristopher C. Hollen (’97) resides in Green Valley, AZ
and was hired as an Officer with Customs and Border
Protection with the Department of Homeland Security in
Nogales, Arizona. This appointment was made in June
2003.
Helen Radcliff James (’44) is president of the Gilmer
County Senior Center’s board of directors and a long time
member of the State’s Silver-Haired Legislature.
Michael W. Jarvis (’70) retired on January 30, 2004 from
the U.S. General Accounting Office in Washington, DC.
He retired as Senior Information Technology Specialist
having over 33 years of federal service, including two years
in the U.S. Army. Michael and his wife, Deanna Cayton
Jarvis, reside in Woodbridge, Virginia.
Theresa Stark Johnston (’90) teaches math at Lewis
County High School and has her master’s degree from West
Virginia University. She and husband, Tim, reside in
Weston with their two children, Emyle and Brice.
Dr. Sharon King Kraus (’67) has retired from GSC with
Professor Emerita status after teaching for 32 years at her
alma mater. Sharon and her husband, David, reside in
Alum Bridge.
Ron and Karen (’75) Kuhl, of Glenville, enjoy their
decade-long hobby of gold prospecting. They travel to
many parts of the country each year to do a little gold
panning. It’s a fun hobby for them as they enjoy the
process of dredging and panning, being outdoors and
meeting fellow prospectors.
Helen Ruth Lamb (’94) has joined the sales team at Real
Estate Marketing in Weston. Ruth worked for the West
Virginia Water Company for 25 years, managed a local
construction company for 20 years and is currently manager
of FriendSheep Farm Bed and Breakfast Farm Retreat in
Orlando. She is a graduate of the Spruce School of Real
Estate.
Donna Lambert (‘88) of Strange Creek is the first teacher
in the Braxton County School System to successfully
complete the National Board Certification. The national
certification is a voluntary but very rigorous, performancebased assessment.
Karen Bush Lay (’79), GSC’s Financial Aid
Administrator, was recently named President of the West
Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators (WVASFAA).
This a professional
organization
devoted
to
enhancing
professional
competency, assisting in the development of effective
programs, facilitation, communication and providing
training opportunities in the field of student financial aid
services. As president, Karen will serve as the official
spokesperson and representative for the WVASFAA at
state, regional and national meetings. Karen and her
husband, Barry, have two daughters, Corrie and Alexandria
Sharon H. Lynch (’85) has been hired by WesBanco as
Human Resources Officer and will be responsible for the
human resources management of the 14 branches in the
Parkersburg area. Previously she worked as Director of
Human Resources at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital in
Parkersburg for 27 years. Sharon has a master’s degree
from Ohio University. She and her husband, Ed, live in
Parkersburg and have one adult son, James.
Charles M. “Mike” McCoy (‘70) has accepted the position
of assistant superintendent for Braxton County Board of
Education. McCoy enjoyed a long and very successful
career as principal of Burnsville Elementary School prior to
accepting this position.
Josh Martin (‘04) is a member of the Parkersburg Actors
Guild. In the guild’s final show of the season, Josh played
the mute monk, Brother Forte, in the musical “Monky
Business” which ran for three weekends.
Anissa Weese Meacham (’98) works as a SpeechLanguage Pathologist at Smyth County Community
Hospital and has been accepted at the University of
Tennessee – Knoxville this fall to work on her PhD in
Speech and Language Pathology. She and her husband,
Luke, reside in Wytheville, Virginia.
Richard Messenger (‘69) was recently honored as the
State’s Athletic Director of the Year. His career as a coach,
official and administrator in Lewis County’s School System
has extended almost four decades.
Daniel C. Metz (’82) was appointed Superintendent of Wirt
County Schools on August 10, 2004. He had been serving
as the district’s assistant superintendent for the last four
years and had been the Board of Education’s interim
superintendent since July 2004 when Ed Toman resigned to
become superintendent of Gilmer County Schools. Daniel
and his wife, Brenda (’83), reside in Elizabeth.
Dinah McCoy Mills (’81), director of the Lewis County
Senior Center for the past 24 years, has been chosen
President of the West Virginia Directors of Senior and
Community Services group. This statewide organization
encompasses senior directors from every county in the
State. In her new position, Dinah sees a need for more
training and plans to encourage all of the directors to
become more involved in legislative advocacy. She met
recently with local legislators to discuss funding for senior
programming,
including
the
nutrition
program,
transportation and in home services.
Paul Mingyar (’50) has retired with Professor Emeritus
status from Ohio University. He received his master’s
degree from WVU and did postgraduate studies at Ohio
State and Arizona State. His wife, Mary Margaret, passed
away in October of 2003.
Gregory B. Minner (’89) works as an administrator at
Penn State University. He and his wife, Rita, who is a
registered nurse, reside in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania.
Daniel L. “Dan” Minney (’87) was recently hired as
Weston’s City Manager. During his career, he has been a
plant manager, project manager and most recently a cost
accountant and operations manager for Lang Brothers in
Bridpeport. Dan lives in Troy with wife, Connie and their
children.
John Benjamin Moore (’93) works as a PGS Golfer and is
employed by T.P.C. John and his wife, Jennifer, reside in
Yardville, New Jersey.
Timothy L. “Tim” Moore (‘85) has been named the new
basketball coach at Calhoun County High School. He has
been associated with sports activities at the school for
several years. Tim and his wife, PJ, reside in Grantsville.
Dr. Mabel Nichols (’41) is retired and living in Diana, WV
with her faithful companion/dog Mary Martha. She
received her master’s degree from WVU and her doctorate
from Burton College and Seminary. Mabel was West
Virginia’s Teacher of the Year in 1964, served as your
Alumni Association’s president and was an Instructor for
the American Red Cross and the 55 Live Program.
Dr. Barbara Ocheltree Nicholson (’73), Professor of
Leadership Studies at Marshall University, has been given
the Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award. Barbara received
this recognition at the closing faculty meeting in May 2004
when Marshall recognizes their faculty member(s) who are
helping the University rise to National Prominence.
Delta Nolan (’99) is working at JSI Presort Mailing Service
in Charleston.
Michael W. Nutter (’90) works as Operations Manager for
Altercare of Ohio, Inc (a nursing home) and his wife,
Nannette Hoard Nutter (’89) works in Commercial
Lending for Huntington Banks. They continue to live in
Ohio but enjoy their often visits to Glenville. Both Michael
and Nanette volunteer with Boy Scouts of America in Pack
and Troop Leadership Roles while sons Joey (10) and
Matthew (6) enjoy Scouts and riding their motorcycles. The
Nutter family resides in Magnolia, Ohio.
Lonnie (’99) and Julie Hardbarger Perdue (’99) recently
returned home to West Virginia after four years of residence
in Virginia. Julie is employed as Chief Fiscal Officer at
Wirt County Health Services Assoc. Inc. They reside in
MacFarlan.
Greta Dawson Perrine (‘03) is teaching English 9-12 at
Webster County High School and working on a master’s
degree in British Literature through Marshall University.
Jason M. Phares (’00) is employed at GSC where he works
as the College’s Information Technology Consultant. He
and his wife, Heather Bucheimer Phares, were married on
December 17, 2002. They reside in Glenville.
R. Fred Radabaugh (’52) received a West Virginia History
Hero Award in the West Virginia State Theater at the
Cultural Center in Charleston on January 29, 2004. The
Gilmer County Historic Landmarks Commission nominated
him for this award. Fred and his wife, Willadean Clarkson
Radabaugh (53), claim two residences, one at their Cedar
Creek family farm in Gilmer County and the other in
Elkview. Fred is a retired Kanawha County Educator and a
member of the Glenville State College Board of Governors.
Gregory B. Reed (’87) was hired in July 2003 as Assistant
Principal at Martinsburg High School where he also serves
as Athletic Director. His wife, Kelly Freshour Reed (’91)
is a second grade teacher at nearby Rosemont Elementary.
They reside in Martinsburg with their two small children,
Meagan and Austin.
Wanda Bailey Reed (’60) and Sandy Moyers Pettit (’85)
were recently elected as officers to the Gilmer County
Economic Development Association. Wanda to the Vice
President’s position and Sandy was elected Treasurer.
Dr. Robert Rentschler, Jr (’75) has released his book
entitled “Four Steps from the Sycamore”. Gilmer County
Public Library had a book signing for this well-written
dialogue-dominant novel on April 2, 2004, Calhoun County
Public Library had one on April 18, 2004 and Braxton
County Public Library followed with one on May 15, 2004.
Dr. Rentschler is director of Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center.
He is married to the former Sandra Roberts. They live in
Grantsville, where she teaches music in the middle school.
Edward Rock (’61) was recently honored with
enshrinement in the West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry
Hall of Fame. He has provided more than 30 years of
innovative service to the State Fair of West Virginia,
helping to maintain the event’s strong agricultural focus.
He and his wife, Anita Sue McDougal Rock (‘61), reside
in Lewisburg.
Frank H. Rust (’85) and wife, Jan E., live in Troy, Ohio
where he is self-employed as a Golf Professional.
Mack K. Samples (’65) was featured in the spring issue of
the State’s GOLDENSEAL magazine in a story titled “A
Neat Way to Live: Vandalia Award Winner Mack
Samples”. It tells about Mack’s life-long love of music and
performing, his many years as president of the West
Virginia State Folk Festival, and his career as an educator
and college administrator. He is known throughout the
State as a folklorist, musician, square dance caller and
author. The Vandalia Award, which Mack won in 2003, is
the state’s highest folk life honor. GOLDENSEAL is West
Virginia’s magazine of traditional life and is published
quarterly by the West Virginia Division of Culture and
History in Charleston.
Gina Kerby Schroeder (’98) and husband, Branden live in
Crownsville, Maryland where she is a business owner.
Dr. Robert A. Smith (’65) recently retired from the
Hamilton County Tennessee School System as Deputy
Superintendent after a total of 37 years in pubic education.
He is currently working part time as an adjunt faculty in
graduate education at Tusculum College in Greenville, TN
and is also a licensed attorney. He and his wife, Diana,
reside in Hixson, Tennessee. Earlier in his career, he taught
at GSC in the Science Department from 1968-70.
Bob Sowards (’90) captured the CPC title at Longaberger
Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio on June 27, 2004. He finished
12 under-par to capture the title of this PGA Club
Professionals Championship. This CPC win gives him a
berth in the Wisconsin’s PGA Player’s Championship that
will be held this month at the Whistling Straits Course, six
exemptions into PGA events in 2005 and a spot in the PGA
Cup matches next year. Bob was inducted into Glenville
State College’s Curtis Elam Athletic Hall of Fame on April
24, 2004. Remembered as WVIAC’s Golfer of the Year in
1987, 1989 and 1990, Bob has been a pro golfer since
graduating from GSC. Watch the mail for your copy of the
“Today’s Pioneer” for a complete story on this year’s Hall
of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony. It should be
arriving soon.
Nancy Meads Spears (’76) is Assistant Principal at Goshen
High School. She resides in Milford, Ohio with her
husband, Dorsey, and their two children, Kim and Rob.
Jedidiah Spratt (’02) and Denise Moody Spratt (’03)
reside in Buckhannon. She is employed by Lewis County
Board of Education as a Special Education Teacher.
Jedidiah is a Forester for Allegheny Wood Products.
Kevin Stalnaker (’77) recently celebrated his 25th service
anniversary with International Business Machines
Corporation in Research Triangle Park, NC. Kevin is an
Advisory Software Engineer responsible for the
performance analysis of IBM’s mainframe communications
server. He received his master’s degree in computer science
from the University of MO-Rolla and is married to Sue
Ann Edwards Stalnaker (’77). They have three children,
Matthew, Michelle and Bryson. Kevin and Sue Ann reside
in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Larry Stanley (’59) has retired after forty plus years with
Con Agra Foods where he held various sales/management
positions including Territory Manager, District Sales
Manager, National Sales Manager, and most recently
National Accounts Manager. He’s now spending quality
time at home in Cincinnati, Ohio with wife, Dolores, and
helping to spoil their five grandchildren who are between
the ages of five and nine years old.
Mike Stills (‘94 ) works as a Golf Professional at Winding
Hollow Golf Club in New Albany, Ohio. His wife, Jennifer
works for Bank One. They reside in Westerville, Ohio with
their two children, Tyler and Taylor.
Edward “Ed” Toman (’91) was recently appointed
Superintendent of Gilmer County Schools. Prior to his
appointment, he served as Superintendent of Wirt County
Schools for four years.
Patti Sparks Varner (’76) is employed with Monongalia
County Board of Education as a Curriculum
Specialist/Early Head Start Teacher. Patti and her husband,
Rick, reside in Morgantown.
Sue Fulmer Waggoner (’71) has secured employment with
the Garrett County Board of Education in Oakland,
Maryland where she will serve as Director of Elementary
Education. She holds a master’s degree in Elementary
Education/Early Childhood and Education Leadership.
William B. Webb, Ph.D. (’73) is a Psychotherapist and
Counselor with Oasis Behavior Health Services, LLC. He
received his M.S.W. from West Virginia University in 1978
and a Ph.D. in Psychology from North Central University in
Prescott, Arizona in January 2000. Bill has been in private
practice psychotherapy and addictions counseling since
1978 and is the founder and director of Oasis Behavior
Health Services, which opened in 1996. During a twentyyear period in his career, he served as the executive director
of both the Holistic Health Center and Area Psychiatric and
Psychotherapy Group in Huntington. He has been on the
staff of the Joan C. Edwards Medical School at Marshall
University, in the Dept. of Psychiatry since 1980, where he
is Clinical Associate Professor. Bill and his wife, Carla,
live in Huntington.
Damon West (’47) attended the dedication of the WWII
Memorial in Washington, D.C. on May 29, 2004. He
placed a flag wreath at the West Virginia pillar in memory
of the West Virginia men and women and all others who
served in the war. Damon’s daughter, Lucy Ann West and
a friend, accompanied him on the trip. Very active in the
preservation of WWII history, Damon is retired from
Gilmer County High School where he was an educator and
a coach. Ever present at sporting events, he was honored at
the West Virginia State Boy’s Basketball Tournament in
March 2004, for attending the tournament for 57
consecutive years. With the exception of missing four
tournaments while serving in WWII, Damon has attended
every tournament since his first one, which was held in
Buckhannon, in 1937. His son, Larry West (’69) of New
Martinsville, was with him when he received this
recognition. Damon and his wife, Edna, reside in Troy.
H. Laban White, Jr. (’37) retired in June 2004 after
practicing law for over 61 years. Laban has provided
counsel and guidance to Energy Corporation of America
since 1973, first as its legal advisor and subsequently as a
member of its Board of Directors and most recently as a
Director Emeritus. A public servant for most of his life, he
has served his country in WWII as a colonel in the Army,
your Alumni Association as its president and his State in the
West Virginia Legislature as former Speaker of the House.
Labon and his wife, Gwendolyn “Gwen” Beall White (‘41)
reside in Clarksburg.
Barbara Walker Wright (’73) has been promoted to
Program Head of Physical Education at Virginia Western
Community College in Roanoke, Virginia.
The 1976 National Championship Bowling Team was
inducted into Glenville State College’s Curtis Elam Athletic
Hall of Fame on April 24, 2004. Remembered as the only
team in the history of GSC sports to have won a National
Championship, team members Sam Ferrell (‘77), Mike
Hickman, Tom Newberry (‘77), Mark Smith and Dave
Twyman (‘79) were recognized for this prestigious honor
along with their team coach and former Athletic Director,
Robert “Bob” Dollgener. Watch the mail for your copy of
the “Today’s Pioneer” for a complete story on this year’s
Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony. It should
be arriving soon.
Sixteen members of the Class of ’54 participated in this
year’s Commencement Exercises as the College’s 50-year
grads. Those participating in this new tradition at GSC
were Mary Catherine Brake, Barbara Hart Dawson,
Leah Josephine Fidler, Loretta Vaughn Poling Godfrey,
Harold D. Hissam, Richard G. Hoover, Paul E. Lanham,
Donald P. McCartney, George Pearl Stalnaker
McCartney-Burke, Donald K. Merriman, Nancy Harris
Palmer, William R. “Billy” Phelps, Bonnie Davis Taylor,
Norene Lipps Westfall, Helen Patricia Marshall
Whitehouse, and Charles Zakarian. Watch the mail for
your copy of the Today’s Pioneer for a complete story on
this year’s Commencement. It should be arriving soon.
Engagements/Marriages
Jessica Ball (’04) and Mark Montgomery were united in
marriage on June 26, 2004 at the First Baptist Church in
Glenville. She is employed with Waco Oil and Gas Co.,
Inc. Mark is attending Glenville State College where he is
working towards a degree in criminal justice. He is selfemployed.
Jennifer Gaynor and Rob Coffman exchanged wedding
vows in a private ceremony held May 22, 2004 at Mountain
Top Baptist Church in Bridgeport. Both are employed at
Verizon in Martinsburg.
Kari Ann Hickman (‘03) and Gabriel Scot Turner were
married on June 19, 2004. Kari is employed as an
administrative assistant at Louisa County High School.
Gabriel is employed as a teacher and coach by Louisa
County Public Schools and also serves as assistant pastor
and evangelist of the New Life Community Church in
Louisa, Virginia.
Kimberly Michelle Ireland (’02) and Jeff Michael
Williams announce their engagement. She works as a
substitute teacher for Lewis and Upshur County Schools.
Jeff is self-employed. Wedding plans are incomplete at this
time.
Penny Lou Lewis (’03) and Eric Mitchell were united in
marriage in Burton Hall at Camp Caesar on May 25, 2003.
Penny is employed at North Middle School in Martinsburg.
Eric works for Walker Manufacturing, a subdivision of
Tenneco Automotive, in Harrisonburg, VA. They reside in
Edinburg, Virginia.
Kimberly Dawn Minigh (’01) and James Wade Mace were
married on March 19, 2004 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Kimberly is employed by Facemire Foods, Inc., and works
as store manager for Glenville Foodland. James works for
Carl E. Smith, Inc., a pipeline company, that is based in
Sandyville. A reception dinner was held in their honor and
enjoyed by friends and family on Saturday, April 3rd at the
Gilmer County Senior Center. The couple resides in
Glenville.
Brandi Sandy (’01) and James “Jim” Duffield (’01) were
united in marriage on July 10, 2004. Brandi has completed
her degree at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
and is employed at Dodd and Reed Funeral Home in
Webster Springs; Jim is employed with Allegheny Energy.
They reside in Webster Springs.
Heather Marie Skidmore (’04) and Mathew Todd Pritt
(’04) are planning their wedding for September 18, 2004.
Heather is currently employed by Triplett Business
Services. Matt works for T.A. Chapman. The couple plans
to reside in Orlando.
Amber Skinner (’03) and Joey Frashure (’02) were united
in marriage on June 12, 2004 at the Sand Fork Baptist
Church. Both Amber and Joey are employed by Gilmer
County Board of Education.
Nicole Smith (‘02) and Keith Moyers (‘03) exchanged
their wedding vows on July 17th in Glenville. Nichole
teaches fifth grade teacher at Saint Patrick Elementary
School in Weston. Keith works for Waco Oil and Gas in
Glenville.
April Sprouse (’04) and Toby Fridley were married June
26, 2004 at the Camden Flats Southern Baptist Church in
Glenville. April is working for an area doctor and Toby is
pursuing a career in oil and gas while currently working in
construction.
Brian St Clair (’00) and Alicia Kelley are pleased to
announcement their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
The couple will be married on September 18, 2004 in
Walkersville and are planning a honeymoon trip to Kansas.
Alicia is employed as a long-term substitute in
Leavenworth, Kansas and as a server trainer at Longhorn
Steakhouse in Kansas City. Brian is currently a First
Lieutenant in the United States Army Military Police Corp
at Fort Leavenworth.
Sabrina Stout (’01) and Joshua Hinkle (’97) were married
on June 26, 2004 at St. Matthew United Methodist Church
in Weston.
Ryoka Wakasa (’03) and Terry Lee Ellyson II (’02) are
engaged and planning a September 2004 wedding. Ryoka
attended the Japan College of Foreign Languages in Tokyo,
Japan, and then transferred to GSC, where she graduated
with a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science and a minor
in criminal justice. Terry is currently attending the
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science where he will
graduate in December 2004.
Sarah Leigh Walker (’03) and Stephen Christopher Doak
were united in marriage on July 31, 2004. Sarah is
employed by Calhoun County Schools while Stephen is
pursuing an associate’s degree in occupational development
at West Virginia University-Parkersburg and employed by
Sugar Rock Oil and Gas in Ellenboro.
Allison Nicole Weir (’04) and Jeremy James Pyle (’03)
were married on September 20, 2003 at the First United
Methodist Church in Webster Springs. Allison graduated
Summa Cum Laude from GSC in May ’04. Jeremy teaches
Special Education at Webster County High School and is
pursing a master’s degree in Special Education through
Fairmont State University.
Anniversaries
Edgar and Eula Hypes Ewing (’62) celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on April 17, 2004. Eula is a retired
educator, having her master’s degree plus 30 in Special
Education. They reside in Hico.
Guy and Carolyn Ransom Hansford (’59) celebrated their
40th wedding anniversary with a cruise/tour of Alaska.
They like to travel, having visited forty-nine states in
addition to Europe, Mexico and Canada. Before retiring,
Carolyn worked as a Home Economics Teacher in
Ashtabula City Schools for 30 years. They reside in
Jefferson, Ohio.
Dr. Wendall R. (’49) and Mrs. Harolbelle Tomey Sheets
(‘43) will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on
October 26, 2004. They reside in Clearwater, Florida.
Birth Announcements
Eddie and Hilary Miller Anderson (’97) are proud to
announce the birth of their first child, Kaitlyn Gene.
Kaitlyn was born on May 25, 2004, at United Hosptial
Center in Clarksburg. She weighed 9 lbs 7 ozs and was 22”
long. Kaitlyn and her Mommy and Daddy will soon be
returning to Gilmer County to practice medicine.
Emily Faye Berard was born December 6, 2003 to John and
Helen Davis Berard (’83) of Merritt Island, Florida. Her
proud parents tell us that she weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz and was
18” long. Emily was welcomed home by her half brothers
Eric and Corey Berard.
Steve and Dina Darby Buly (’84) celebrated the birth of
their daughter, Hannah Elizabeth on January 17, 2004. She
was welcomed by her 3 year old brother, Alex at the
family’s home in Hillsboro. Dina works as a High School
Counselor for Nicholas County Board of Education.
Robert (’98) Delansky and wife, Tammy are the proud
parents of son, Caleb. He was born on April 16, 2003.
They were married on September 30th 2000 and reside in
Dilliner, Pennsylvania.
Danny (’93) and Jacque Keathley Richardson (’95) have
two children. Owen Daniel Richardson was born on June
26, 2003. He was welcomed home by big sister, Chloe. The
Richardson family resides in Letart, WV. Jacque has the
challenging job of caring for the little ones while Danny
works at Toyota Motor Manufacturing - WV.
Shelly L. Rogers (’95) and longtime boyfriend, Philip
Carter gave birth to a son, Waylon Gene Carter, on August
14, 2003. Shelly lives in Nebo, WV and works in Customer
Service at CASCI.
Grayson L. Samples (’95) and Kimberly Vanscoy
Samples (’96) of Lost Creek are proud parents of baby
daughter, Emma Grace Samples, born November 25, 2003.
Grandparents Mack (’65) and Thelma Wilson Samples
(’64) of Duck, WV and Aunt Tracy Samples (’92) of
Marlinton, WV do their best to spoil this new addition to
the Samples family. Grayson is an Entertainer – Musician
and a Landscaper employed by Biafore Landscaping in
Fairmont. Kimberly works as a Fingerpoint Examiner with
the Department of Justice in Clarksburg.
Matthew (‘00) and Lori Garvin Schoonmaker (’97)
celebrated the birth of their son, Kaiden James
Schoonmaker on April 9, 2004. He weighed 4 lbs 15 oz and
was 18 inches long. Kaiden was born a little early but Mom
and baby are doing fine. Kaiden was welcomed home by
big brother, Tyler. Matt leads the band and percussion at
GSC and Lori is an Admission Counselor for the College.
Bryan and Teresa Sterns (’01) announce the birth of their
son, Grant Monroe Sterns, on March 3, 2004 at CAMC
Women and Children’s Hospital in Charleston, weighing
7 lbs., 5 ozs., and measuring 20 inches long. Welcoming
him home were his sisters Tiffany and Britany and his
brother Drew. Teresa is Executive Assistant to the
President at GSC. Bryan recently took the reins as head
varsity football coach at Calhoun High School.
Ethan David Weikart was born to Christopher Weikart
(’00) and Michelle Boley Weikart on February 29, 2004.
they reside in Mebane, North Carolina.
In Memoriam
Rev. Danny Milton Arbogast (‘94) of Renick, died on July
30, 2004 following a long illness. He served several United
Methodist Churches in West Virginia as pastor over an
eighteen year period and is survived by his wife, Maryona
Arbogast, six children; Skip, Cindy, Kim, John, Paul and
Lesley, twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Roma T. Arnott (’28) passed away on January 25, 2004 in
Greenwood Village, Colorado. He retired in 1972 from
Roane County Schools were he was an educator for thirtyseven years. Roma was a lifelong resident of Spencer, only
recently living in Colorado for health reasons. He was
preceded in death by his wife, Macel Kincaid Arnott and is
survived by sons, Robert Arnott and William Barry Arnott,
four grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Sheila Nichols Ball (‘71 ) passed away July 4, 2004 at her
residence in Elizabeth after a battle with cancer. She was
employed as a teacher with the Wirt County School System
for thirty-three years and had recently retired at the end of
the school year. Surviving is her husband, Lawrence Ball
(’71), who is in a nursing home, and her sister in
law/caregiver, Joyce Fitzwater.
Frank Mason Beall Jr. (‘29) died of heart failure in
October 2003 at his residence in Manassas, Virginia. Frank
was Gilmer County’s Band Director in the late 30’s and
early 40’s. A talented saxophone and clarinet musician, he
played in dance bands throughout WV and on the East
Coast and at times had his own dance band. Frank retired
from a career in Public Health but continued playing in
bands until he was in his eighties. He was preceded in death
by his wife, Evelyn Jones Beall, also of Glenville and is
survived by one daughter, Susan Holme, a son, Frank III,
three grandchildren, one great grandchild and three sisters;
Madelyn Haywood, Yetive Young and Gwendolyn White.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Frank Mason
Beall Jr. Music Scholarship Fund, GSC Foundation, 200
High Street, Glenville, WV 26351
Rubert George Bennett (’39), a two-year resident of
Meadowview Nursing Home in Bridgeport, died on January
19, 2004 in United Hospital Center Clarksburg following an
extended illness. He received his master’s degree in
psychiatric social work from the University of Pittsburgh
and was retired with many years of service as a psychiatric
social worker with the State of West Virginia. His wife,
Laurabelle, survives him.
Hugh Hyer Boggs, Jr. (’47) of Procious, departed this life
on Saturday, July 10, 2004 following a long bout with
cancer. Before retiring, he gave fifty years of service to
Roane and Clay County Schools where he worked as a
teacher, principal and bus transportation director. He was
preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Mae Woodall, in
1956, and a stepson, Robert “Wag” Allen Gandee in 1996.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia Samples Gandee Boggs,
son, Hugh III, daughter Debra Anne and their families.
Philip I. Brake (’47) died April 8, 2003 at his home in
Damascus, Maryland. Philip received his master’s degree
and principal certification from West Virginia University.
He began his teaching career serving as both teacher and
principal in Ritchie County.
Philip retired from
Montgomery County Public Schools where he was a special
education teacher at Demascus Elementary. He was a
licensed preacher and lifelong member of the United
Methodist Church.
His first wife, Elaine Law Brake,
preceded Philip in death. He is survived by his second wife,
Annabelle Scott Brake, and three children; Judith Ganley,
Kenton Brake and Bonnie Macey.
Patricia “Pat” King Brannon (’66) of Parkersburg died
February 20, 2004. A native of Lewis County, she retired
after 42 years of service in Wood, Lewis and Monongalia
Counties as a schoolteacher. Surviving is her husband,
Wallace Adrian Brannon, her son, Daniel Dean Brannon
and two grandchildren.
Patricia Ann Britton (’65) passed away March 5, 2004 at
Charleston Area Medial Center after a short illness. “Patty”
furthered her education by attending the College of
Graduate Studies and taught in the Kanawha County School
System for years. She retired from Sissonville High School,
where she taught English, Social Studies, Speech and
Drama.
Beatrice “Bea” Brown (’79) passed away at her home on
January 12, 2004. She was a former member of the
Glenville State College Choir, past president for GSC’s
classified staff, a three term representative for classified
staff on the Glenville State College Board of Advisors,
GSC’s Classified Employee of the Year in 1994, and an
administrative secretary at the College from 1979 – 1997.
Bea was preceded in death by her husband, H. Ford Brown
in 1987 and is survived by their two daughters Deborah
Brown Gillespie (’75) and Deanna Brown Stewart (’81)
and their families.
Letha D. Butcher (’84) of Weston died on December 7,
2003 in Charleston following a sudden illness. Letha was
band director at Lewis County High School. She loved to
play the piano and sing. Letha was especially devoted to
the students and loved to teach music and travel with the
band. Surviving is one brother; Doug Butcher, of Weston;
and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Beatrice A. Norman Cain (’37) of Caldwell, Ohio
departed this life on June 29, 2004. She had worked for
Hazel-Atlas Glass Factory in Zanesville and as a substitute
teacher for the Caldwell Exempted Village Schools. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Donald Cain
and is survived by two daughters, Carol Joyce and Ann, a
son, Donald, several grandchildren, great grandchildren and
step great grandchildren.
Lindell Craig Chapman (‘73) died January 4, 2004 after a
short illness. Lindell was a retired rigger and insulator for
E.I. DuPont Chemical Company in Belle. He is survived by
ex-wife, Cathy Chapman; a son, Joshua R. Chapman; and
daughter, Briana M. Chapman.
Mary Louise Crockett Chenoweth (‘53) passed away
February 2, 2004 at her home in Gassaway. She was
employed as an elementary teacher in Clay and Braxton
Counties until her retirement in 1973. Mary was preceded
in death by her husband of 57 years, Burgess Ernest
Chenoweth. She is survived by her daughter; Carolyn
Leonard.
Paul H. Collins (’39) of Tallahassee, Florida died April 24,
2004. He received his master’s degree from WVU and
completed one year of graduate study at Harvard University
and the University of Virginia. He held numerous positions
as an elementary teacher, high school teacher and
elementary and high school principal. He served as
associate dean of the Marshall University School of
Medicine where he retired after 32 years of service. Paul
served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the
Pacific Theatre and during the Korean War. His wife,
Georgia Collins, preceded him in death. Surviving is his
two daughters; Karyl Bodine and Kay Price, several
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Sue Ellen Garrett Coughlin (’63) of Stevensville,
Maryland died March 21, 2004. She taught in the Wood
County School System for several years and since 1980, had
taught at Kent Island Elementary School in Maryland. She
received her master’s degree from Loyola College of
Maryland. Surviving are her husband of 41 years, Arthur C.
Coughlin Jr.; one son, Michael; two daughters, Stephanie
Finn and Melissa Oldfield and four grandchildren
Earl Dorsey, Jr. (’34) died December 6, 2003 at his home
in Huntington. Earl was a retired Commander in the U.S.
Naval Reserve, serving in active duty from 1942-1946 in
Norfolk, VA, Lakehurst, NJ and Washington, DC. He
began his teaching career at Sutton Elementary then
received his master’s degree from Marshall University and
did post graduate work at Ohio State University and George
Washington University. Earl was a retired payroll and
pension supervisor for BASE and a part time Social Studies
instructor at Marshall University. Surviving is his wife,
Ruthalea Keener Dorsey; daughter, Nancy Dorsey; son,
Rev. Steven E. Dorsey and three grandchildren.
Harold “Doc” Dougherty (’67) died January 26, 2004. A
native of St. Mary’s, he spent 26 years at the Smithsonian
Institution, leaving in the late 90’s as a manager in its
photographic services division. He also performed magic –
especially card and mind-reading tricks - at area theaters,
trade shows, embassies, and wherever his act could take
him including programs at his alma mater. As his health
failed, he was a photo technician at a Penn Camera store in
Washington, D.C. “Doc” had diabetes and a circulatory
ailment that required a double leg amputation in recent
months. He leaves no immediate survivors.
Susan Elaine Kelley Faulknier (’83) of Marlinton died
unexpectedly on November 7, 2003.
She was a
partner/financial director of R.W. Faulknier Excavting and
employed as a secretary for the Pocahontas County School
Board. Surviving her are husband, Richard W. Faulknier;
and sons, Lucas Faulknier and Matthew Faulkner, both at
home.
Anna Royce Buckhannon Bode Fisher (‘49) of Weston,
died Monday, April 19, 2004 in the United Hospital Center
at Clarksburg following an extended illness. She was a
retired schoolteacher and a member of the Ohio and West
Virginia Retired Teacher’s Associations. She was preceded
in death by her first husband, Lester Robert Bode and also
by her second husband, Harland R. Fisher. Surviving is her
daughter, Royce Bode; her son, Michael Bode; three
grandchildren, five great grandchildren and one great great
grandchild.
Robert Ward Harrison, Jr. (’46) died December 4, 2003
at his residence in Georgia. He was a graduate of Georgia
Military College, Glenville State College and Samford
University – Cumberland School of Law. He passed the
State Bar in 1950 and was awarded the Juris Doctor Degree
in Law in 1951. In 1965, he was elected as the first State
Representative of the 98th Legislative District of Camden
and Charlton County. He is survived by his wife, Faye M.
Harrison, daughter Suzzane Harrison, two step daughters,
Cindy Wallace and Missy Brazell, and a step son, Kevin
Ridenour.
Herbert R. Holbert of Greenville, SC died April 18, 2004.
He was retired after 28 years in furniture sales with Sears
and Henderson Furniture. While attending GSC, he was
inducted into the U.S. Army, serving in WWII as radio
technician in Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes
Campaigns, for which he was awarded three bronze stars.
After the war, Herbert attended Kansas University and
began a 20-year career in quality control with Hercules
Power Company. After working in Kansas and Western
Maryland for Hercules, in 1965, he moved his family to
Greenville, SC. Surviving is his wife, Margaret McCarty
Holbert; two sons Randy and Richard Holbert; two
daughters Molly Bulla and Becky Farmer; five grandsons
and three great grandchildren.
Helen E. Mulnix Hunter (‘35) of Beverly Hills, Florida
died March 31, 2004. Helen spent a good part of her life
living in Burnsville before moving to Parkersburg. She
earned her master’s degree from Marshall University and
retired in 1976 with 36 years as an elementary and high
school teacher in West Virginia and Ohio. In 1978, she and
her husband, Thomas Hunter, relocated to Beverly Hills,
Florida. He preceded her in death in 1993.
John Patrick Hunter (’35) of Middleton, Wisconsin died
November 26, 2003 of congestive heart failure. Born in
Richwood, WV, he was married in ’37 and had two children
Jon Blair and Johnie Patricia. During WWII, he became a
Navy Seabee combat correspondent where he covered
action throughout the Pacific Theatre. After the war, he
received his journalism degree from the University of
Wisconsin in Madison, met and married his second wife,
Merry Marx, and joined the staff of The Capital Times as a
journalist. John worked at The Capital Times for almost
half a century (1951 – 1995). He became editorial page
editor in 1970 and in 1979 became associate editor in
charge of the paper’s political coverage. Throughout his
career, he continued to write a twice-weekly column on the
editorial page and covered politics until he was forced to
retire because of his health in 1995. Surviving are his wife,
Merry; his son, Jon Blair Hunter; his daughter, Johnie Pat
Brown, their sons, Joel Hunter and Will Hunter, and five
grandchildren.
Orpha Skidmore Hyer (’26) of Flatwoods died on May
30, 2004 following a long illness. She received a Standard
Normal Degree from Glenville State College and taught in
elementary schools throughout Braxton County. She was
recognized as Flatwoods Centurion during the Flatwoods
Centurion Days Celebration. Orpha was preceded in death
by her husband, Orville Burton Hyer and is survived by two
daughters, Janet L. Burnside and Mary Ann Rogers, four
grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Audrey Lynch Jividen (’39) passed away on December 16,
2003, at her residence in Charleston after a short illness.
She was 100. A retired educator, she taught at Taft and
Overbrook elementary schools and also taught at Morris
Harvey College. She is survived by her twin sister, Olive
Lynch Jividen, (’25). A native of Glenville, they were
possibly the oldest living identical twins in the world.
Besides her sister, a stepdaughter, Yvonne Young of Las
Vegas, Nev; a stepson, Cecil M. Jividen, Jr; four step
grandchildren and one step great-grandchild survive her.
Her husband, Dr. Cecil M. Jividen Sr. preceded her in
death.
Glenda Sue Johnson (’76) and her sister, Nancy Jane
Johnson perished in a house fire on January 21, 2004. After
graduating from GSC, Glenda earned her master’s degree
from West Virginia University and was employed as a
second grade teacher at Sutton Elementary School.
Surviving is her sister, Linda Brown of Flatwoods.
Dr. James Gay Jones (’36) departed this life on February
11, 2004 at the Stonewall Jackson Medical Center in
Weston. He received his master’s degree in 1946 from
West Virginia University and in 1952, was the fifth person
in West Virginia to receive his PhD in History from WVU.
He began his teaching career in a one-room school in Roane
County and later moved to Glenville State College where he
was a professor for 27 years. While at GSC, he was a
Chairman of the Social Science Department and upon
retirement was awarded Professor Emeritus status. An
accomplished author, he has written several articles for the
World Book Encyclopedia and also four books on
Appalachian Ghost Stores. Gay was proceeded in death by
his wife, Garnet Louise Miller Jones, whom he married in
1945. Surviving are three children, Kim Jones (’75) and
Alysia Moody (’79), both of Glenville and Rod Jones (’71)
of Staunton, VA. Six grandchildren and eight great grand
children also survive him.
Lloyd Marlin “Casey” Jones (‘34) died on June 4, 2004 in
an auto accident near his Oakland, Maryland retirement
home. After graduating from GSC in 1934, he became the
College’s business manager following a year of teaching at
Richwood High School. He left GSC to enlist in the United
States Navy, serving in the Philippines during World War
II. Following the war, he continued as business manager at
the college until 1966 when he because Assistant to the
Vice President for Administration and Finance at West
Virginia University. Casey was preceded in death by his
wife, Ella Summers Jones and is survived by his son,
William G. Jones, (’64), his daughter Sarah Elizabeth
Stuart (’71), several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
William “Billy” Karantonis (‘46) died June 18, 2004 in
Beckley after a long illness. He was a retired mail carrier
for the U.S. Postal Service and the retired owner of
Karantonis Brothers No. 2 Store in Dorothy. Surviving is
his wife, Joann Ferrell McGraw Karantonis; daughters
Nancy, Sonya and Pam; son, Steve, twelve grandchildren
and three great grandchildren.
Claude Ray Kemper (’33) of Cape Coral, Florida and
Newberne, WV died on January 7, 2004 at Hope Hospice
House in Cape Coral, Fl. Surviving is his son, Ronald
Kemper and his daughter in law, Lynne Kemper. Claude
was preceded in death by Ethel Foster Kemper (‘32), his
wife of 66 years, who died in 1998. Claude was best known
in West Virginia as the carver of “Birds of My Hollow,” a
collection of 45 bird species indigenous to the Newberne
area, where he spent his childhood and his summers after he
retired from West Virginia University. Beginning in 1975,
he took part in annual Stonewall Jackson Heritage Arts and
Crafts Jubilee fairs in Jane Lew, participating in 28 of the
30 years that it has been held. He also exhibited his
personal collection in the annual West Virginia Folk
Festival in Glenville. A complete collection of his bird
carvings, which he donated to Glenville State College in
2000, is on permanent display in the Claude and Ethel
Kemper Room, located in the College’s Robert F. Kidd
Library.
Elizabeth Boyce Lamp (‘ 52) of Osawatomie, Kansas died
on June 16, 2004. A native of Doddridge County, she was
preceded in death by husband, James Cleburn Lamb in
1984. Surviving are three sons, James, Charles and
Timothy, a stepson, Ralph, three daughters; Doris Barnett,
Teresa Daniels and Susie Shore, a stepdaughter, Sandra
Kincaid, sixteen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren
and one great great grandchild.
Kathryn Underwood Lampe (’64) died on December 10,
2003 at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in
Wilmington, North Carolina. She retired in 1990 as
principal at Frametown Elementary. Kathryn was preceded
in death by her husband, Cliff S. Lampe, Sr. She is
survived by her son, Cliff S. Lambe, Jr.
Cleva Mick Linger (’38) died January 21, 2004 in
Melbourne, FL. She taught in the West Virginia School
System for 24 years then moved to Florida in 1962 and
taught there until she retired in 1977. Her husband, Wirt
Linger and a son, Richard, preceded her in death. Surviving
is her son, Aaron Linger.
Rev. Glendon McKee (’47) passed away on April 16,
2004. Early in life, he was employed at Spencer State
Hospital and the American Viscose Company in
Parkersburg, After being called into the ministry, he
enrolled at GSC and accepted the ministry to a Charge of 11
churches in the Glenville-Normantown circuit. After
graduation, he moved to Calhoun County and pastured
churches until his health failed. In addition to preaching for
55 years, he was a teacher for 30 years in the Calhoun
County School System. Rev. McKee is survived by his
wife, Eupha Hicks McKee, one son, Rev Roger McKee; one
daughter Roanna Stump; six grandchildren, 11 great
grandchildren, 4 step great grandchildren and 1 step great
great grandchild.
Elsie Katherine Mills (’50) of Elizabeth died March 2,
2004 in the Cedar Grove Personal Care Home where she
had been a resident since November 1993. “Katie”
furthered her education by doing graduate studies at West
Virginia University and taught at Elizabeth Elementary
School for over 40 years. She was preceded in death by her
husband of 58 years, George Warren Mills.
M. Genevieve Mills (’36) died on December 15, 2003 in
Marietta, Ohio. She received her master’s degree from the
University of Pittsburgh and was employed by the USSO
Travel’s Aid in Newport News, Virginia during WWII.
After the war, she worked in hospitals for the Veterans
Administration in East Orange, NJ; Huntington, WV;
Clarksburg, WV and Chillicothe, OH. She retired in 1974
as a supervisor of psychiatric work and moved to Marietta.
Genevieve was a life member of the National Association of
Retired Federal Employees and the National Association of
Social Work. She was an avid reader and traveled
extensively in many countries.
Christy A. Gregory Morton (’97) of Summersville died on
June 11, 2004. Surviving is one son, Andrew Gregory, and
a daughter, Kerry Lester.
Carl E. Mullenix (‘30) passed away on April 14, 2003 at
his home in Highland, California. Surviving is his wife
Vivian, son, Ronald and daughter, Sharon.
Martha Summers Allen Painter (‘30) departed this life on
April 30, 2004 in Elkins. She taught school in Clay County
Schools from 1928 – 1934 and substituted in Pendleton
County in the 1940’s. She and her husband owned and
operated Bill’s Place at Seneca Rocks for 24 years and they
built the Gateway Restaurant in 1966. Her husband,
William “Bill” Painter, preceded Martha in death.
Surviving are two sons, Mark Painter and Jon Painter; one
daughter Nita Kay Richards and an adopted daughter, Mary
Thompson.
Gilbert Ross Rhoades, Jr. (‘40) died on May 30, 2004 at
the Villages of Lady Lake, FL. He was a mine foreman in
Glenville and was later Vice President of Columbia Gas
Transmission Company in Charleston. His wife, Mildred
“Judy” Gainer Rhoades (42), preceded him in death.
Surviving is his daughter Victoria Rhoades Frisk; son,
Gilbert R. Rhoades, III; four grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Steve Richards (‘70) formerly of Harrisville passed away
August 11, 2004 in Zambia, Africia. He worked for
Westvaco Corporation for 14 years and at Camp of The
Hills in Procious for 3 years. He founded and pastured
Calvary Baptist Church in Harrisville and was involved in
numerous mission projects. Surviving is his wife, Linda;
his son, Kevin; daughter, Julie Seagraves and three
grandchildren.
Ora May Linger Rogers (’49) passed away on January 23,
2004 at her home in Sutton after a short illness. She was
employed by the Braxton County Board of Education for
thirty-seven years as a teacher and administrator. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Everett Lorraine Rogers
in November 1994 and was the last surviving member of
her immediate family.
Grace Holcomb Schulze (’50) departed this life on July 5,
2004. Born in Clay County she was a resident of
Hammonton, New Jersey for thirty years where she worked
as a childcare specialist. Her husband, Theodore, preceded
her in death. Surviving is one daughter, Martha Schulze;
two sons, Joseph and Stephen and two grandchildren.
Ronald Keith “Tony” Shuman (’57) died January 21,
2004 following a long illness.
A retired teacher with
experience in Canton, OH and Calhoun and Braxton
Counties, Tony more recently served on the Braxton County
Board of Education. During his teaching career, he also
served as freshman football coach and assistant wrestling
coach at Braxton County High School. Surviving is his
wife, Shirley James Shuman of Gassaway; daughter Mary
Anne Backus; sons, Brian Mark, Christopher Ronald, Philip
Allan, Thomas Keith and Joel James.
Meredith Daniel Sisk (’46) died June 8, 2004 at Crestview
Manor in Jane Lew. He was a retired educator is Lewis
County Schools, a veteran of WWII and a member of the
American Legion Post #166. He was preceded in death by
his wife of 62 years, Gladys Pearl Burton Sisk, in 2003.
Surviving is their only child, Janet Sisk Justo and her
family.
H. Jack Sizemore (’55) died on July 1, 2004 in Marietta,
Ohio. He had been a resident of Marietta Center for
Nursing and Rehabilitation since August of 2003 where he
was a patient in the Lighthouse Unit for Alzheimer’s
disease and related ailments. A native of Welch, Jack spent
thirty-two years as a YMCA Director. He is survived by his
wife, Lois Martin Sizemore; two children; R. Elese and
Ritchie; three stepsons, Gregory Smith, Johnny Smith and
Jeffrey Riss; and one stepdaughter, Poppy Crawford.
Thomas C. Staats (’57) of Clarksburg departed this life on
June 1, 2004. An employee with CNG Gas Company, he
retired with 37 years of service. His wife, Paula Jackson
Staats, survives. Also surviving are four daughters, one son
and two grandchildren.
Garnett Gaines Taylor (’80) of Marietta, Ohio and
formerly of Glenville died on May 24, 2004. For many
years, she worked at the circulation desk in the Robert F.
Kidd Library on GSC’s campus. She had been in declining
health since suffering a stroke three years ago. Her
husband, Rev. Donald E. Taylor, preceded her in death.
Garnet is survived by her two sons, Joe and Daniel (‘74);
five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Ray H. Watson (’47) passed away on May 18, 2004 in
Charleston at the Charleston Area Medical Center. A native
of Weston, he was well known throughout the State of West
Virginia as a great high school and college football coach.
Ray was president of the Little Kanawha Athletic
Conference for three years, a member of the Board of
Appeals of the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities
Commission, and was elected to the Elizabeth City Council
and to the Wirt County Board of Education. He served on
the Wirt County Development Authority, the Wirt County
Health Board, the Mid-Ohio Valley Hall of Fame
Committee and was a commissioner of the Wirt County
Little League for 16 years. A 2001 Inaugural Inductee in
Glenville State College’s Curtis Elam Athletic Hall of
Fame, he is also a member of the West Virginia University
Institute of Technology Athletic Hall of Fame and the Mid
Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame. His other honors include
being named Principal of the Year by the West Virginia
Coaches Association, Retired Coach of the Year by the
West Virginia Coaches Association, and a Lewis County
Sports Great. Ray is survived by his wife of 57 years
Beatrice “Bea” Stewart Watson, a daughter Becky Watson
(’76); son, Mike, and four grandchildren.
Eunice Chambers Wilson (’50) of Washington, D.C. died
February 9, 2004 at the Knollwood Health Services
Retirement Center. She taught in Roane County Schools
until 1958. Eunice was also the bookkeeper for Wilson &
Chambers Dairy, owned and operated by her husband and
her brother. The family moved in 1958 to Marietta, Ohio
and she continued teaching until her retirement. Her
husband, Hal Wilson, preceded Eunice in death. Surviving
are her two daughters; Virginia Claypool and Dona Lynn
MacMurdy; five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Shirley A. Wilson (’51) died on July 6, 2001 of an apparent
heart attack. He earned his master’s degree from WVU and
retired from teaching world history and driver’s education at
Berkshire High School in Burton, Ohio in 1984. Shirley
enjoyed sports and was an umpire at Greater Cleveland
baseball and softball games for 30 years. He is survived by
his wife of 51 years, Mary L. Wilson; daughters; Shirleen
Turko, Sandra Cseplo and Shelly Peattie.
Elva Yoak (‘44 ) of Grantsville passed away on August 20,
2004. She was 92 years old and was one of Calhoun
County’s last “old time” teachers having retired in 1973.
Until her stroke in June 2004, she enjoyed quilting five days
a week for Calhoun County Senior Citizens. Elva was a
cancer survivor “walker” at the area’s annual Relay for Life,
and was ever present at community affairs.
Lucille King Young (’39) of White Rock, South Carolina
passed away on May 5, 2004. She received her master’s
degree from Marshall College in 1955. Her career in
elementary education began in West Virginia in a one-room
school and continued until she retired from the Florida
education system in the early sixties. Lucille was preceded
in death by her husband, Preston G. Young, Sr. Surviving is
her son, P.G. Young Jr., three grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Captain Maynard Fling Young (’29) died February 29,
2004. Maynard graduated from the US Coast Guard
Academy in1937 and obtained his law degree from George
Washington University. He had 26 years of military service
and was a WWII veteran. After retiring from the Coast
Guard, he was a Contract Administrator for American
University. Surviving is his wife, Yetive of Vienna; and
daughters from deceased wife, Rosemary Cooper Young;
Gail Workman, Melinda Landolt and Holly Helvig, and
stepchildren; Sherry Huggins and Skip Norman.
Would you be interested in helping with or
participating in a Reunion for the
Classes of 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969?
Mark your Calendar…
Chapter Get Together – Chester, MD
Sept 11, 2004
Bluegrass Festival
Sept 17 & 18, 2004
(see advertisement elsewhere in this newsletter)
Music Fest
Oct 5, 2004
Homecoming/Alumni Awards Brunch
Oct 16, 2004
Chapter Get Together – Huntington, WV
TBA
Jazz Concert
Dec 1, 2004
Chapter Get Together – Morgantown, WV
TBA
Choir Concert
Dec 6, 2004
Mid Ohio Valley Christmas Dinner
Dec 7, 2004
Alumni Basketball Game, campus
Feb 5, 2005
Percussion Ensemble (public school concerts) April 5 & 6, 2005
Tentative plans are to have something during Homecoming
2005. If you would like to see this idea materialize, contact
Lon Mitchell (‘67) at 1330 Belhaven Drive, Mount Pleasant,
SC 29466; by phone at (843) 881-9357, (843) 813-8437,
and (304) 545-5228 or David Evans (’68) at 15 Pleasant
Drive, Cameron, WV 26033; (304) 686-3740 and e-mail at
[email protected]
Percussion Ensemble (evening concerts)
Curtis Elam Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
and Induction Ceremony
Commencement
(with 50 year grad recognition)
April 7 – 9, 2005
April 2005
May 14, 2005
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Support the Pioneers…
2004 Pioneer Football Schedule
head coach: Alan Fiddler
Date
8/28/04
9/04/04
9/11/04
9/18/04
9/25/04
10/02/04
10/9/04
10/16/04
10/23/04
10/30/04
11/6/04
Opponent
H/A
Murray State
A
Millersville (PA)
H
West Chester (PA)
H
Clarion (PA)
A
Concord College
A
WVU Tech
H
Shepherd
A
WV State (HC)
H
West Liberty State
A
West Virginia Wesleyan A
Fairmont State
H
Time
TBA
6:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
GSC Men’s Golf Fall 2004 Schedule
head coach: Dennis T. Fitzpatrick (’73)
Date
9/11-12
9/13 -14
9/20-21
9/22 (36 hole)
9/26-27
9/30-10/1
Event
Opponent
B K Classic
at OVC
GSC Fall Classic
at GSC
Clarion
at Clarion PA
Central Regional
at Canaan Valley
WV Wesleyan at Stonewall Jackson Resort
Southern Regional
at Pipestem
GSC Women’s Golf Fall 2004 Schedule
2004 Pioneer Volleyball Schedule
head coach: Gerry Szabo
Date
Opponent
H/A
9/04/04
Clarion Tournament
A
9/07/04
Ohio Valley College
A
9/11-12/04 Mt. Classic Tournament
A
9/13/04
Univ. of Charleston
H
9/16/04
Fairmont State
H
9/24/04
Davis & Elkins
A
9/25/04
WV Wesleyan
H
9/27/04
Bluefield State
H
9/30/04
WV Tech
H
10/01-02/04
Millersville Tourney
A
10/9/2004
Shepherd
A
10/10/04
Mountain State Univ. H
10/11/04
Alderson Broaddus
A
10/13/04
WV State
H
10/15-16/04
WV State Tourney
A
10/19/04
Southern Va. Univ.
H
10/22/04
Ohio Valley College H
10/23/04
Concord College
A
10/25/04
Salem International H
10/27/04
Davis & Elkins
H
10/28/04
West Liberty State
A
10/29/04
Wheeling Jesuit
A
10/30/04
Alderson Broaddus
H
11/04/04
WV Wesleyan
A
11/07/04
Mountain State Univ. A
11/10-13/04
WVIAC Tournament TBA
Time
TBA
7:00 p.m.
TBA
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
TBA
11:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
TBA
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
TBA
head coach: Dennis T. Fitzpatrick (’73)
Date
By
9/10
9/12
10/3
10/10
Time
Location
Hosted
11:00 a.m
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Glenville Golf Club
GSC
Crispin Golf Club
West Liberty
Fairmont Field Club
FSU
Crispin Golf Club
West Liberty
GSC 2004 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
Schedule
head coach: Sherry Carr Smith
Date
9/2 or 3
9/18
9/24-25
10/2
10/16
10/29
11/5-6
Opponent
University of Charleston
Location
Camp Virgil Tate
at Sissonville
Davis & Elkins
Elkins
Greensboro CC Invitational Greensboro,NC
Rio Invitational
Rio Grande, OH
WVWC Bobcat Classic
Buckhannon
at Camp Virgil Tate
WVIAC Conference
Championship
at Sissonville
NCAA Regionals
Indiana, PA
You won’t want to miss all the
action on the court…
GSC 2004-05 Lady Pioneers Basketball Schedule
head coach: Steve Harold (‘87 )
GSC 2004-05 Men’s Basketball Schedule
head coach: Chad Hankinson
Date
Opponent
H/A
11 19-20 Mercyhurst Tournament
A
11/27
Lees-McRae
H
11/30
Univ. Pittsburgh-Johnson
A
12/10-11 GSC Basketball Tournament H
Time____
6/8:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
TBA
(GSC, Slippery rock, West Liberty State, Mars College)
12/18
Kentucky Wesleyan
12/29-30 CS Bakersfield Classic
A
A
8:30p.m.
TBA
(GSC,CS Bakersfield, San Francisco St, Concordia, NY)
1/8
1/10
1/13
1/15
1/20
1/22
1/27
1/29
1/31
2/3
2/5
2/10
2/11
2/14
2/17
2/19
2/21
2/26
3/1
Ohio Valley
Fairmont State
Wheeling Jesuit
Salem International
Concord College
West Virginia State
Univ. of Charleston
Bluefield State
West Virginia Tech
West Liberty State
Shepherd
Davis & Elkins
WV Wesleyan
Alderson Broaddus
Shepherd
WV Wesleyan
Davis & Elkins
Alderson Broaddus
WVIAC Tournament
3/3-5
WVIAC Tournament
H
H
A
A
H
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
H
A
TBA
4:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
TBA
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
TBA
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
TBA
2:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
TBA
TBA
CCC
TBA
(first round)
CCC/aka Charleston Civic Center
Date
Opponent
H/A
11/19
11/20
12/1
12/10
GSC Lady Pioneer Classic
GSC Lady Pioneer Classic
Ohio Valley College
Classic Western Shootout
Time__
H 6:00/8:00 p.m.
H 2:00/4:00 p.m.
H
6:00 p.m.
A
TBA
at California State-Bakersfield
12/11 Classic Western Shootout
A
TBA
at California State-Bakersfield
12/20 Community Recorder Classic A
5:30 p.m
at Northern Kentucky University
12/21 Community Recorder Classic A 5:30/7:30 p.m.
12/28 Ocean City Holiday
Hoopla Classic
A
TBA
12/29 Ocean City Holiday
Hoopla Classic
A
TBA
1/10 Fairmont State
H
5:15 p.m.
1/13 Wheeling Jesuit
A
5:15 p.m.
1/15 Salem International
A
5:15 p.m.
1/17 Pittsburgh-Johnson
H
7:00 p.m.
1/20 Concord College
H
5:15 p.m.
1/22 West Virginia State
H
7:30 p.m.
1/27 Univ. of Charleston
A
5:30 p.m.
1/29 Bluefield State
A
5:15 p.m.
1/31 West Virginia Tech
H
5:15 p.m.
2/3
West Liberty State
A
5:15 p.m.
2/5
Shepherd
H
5:15 p.m.
2/10 Davis & Elkins
A
5:30 p.m.
2/11 WV Wesleyan
A
4:00 p.m.
.2/14 Alderson Broaddus
H
5:15 p.m.
2/17 Shepherd
A
5:15 p.m.
2/19 WV Wesleyan
H
4:00 p.m
2/21 Davis & Elkins
H
5:15 p.m.
2/26 Alderson Broaddus
A
5:15 p.m.
2/28 WVIAC Tournament
TBA
TBA
(first round)
3/2-5
WVIAC Tournament
CCC
CCC/aka Charleston Civic Center
TBA
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Third Annual
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Bluegrass Festival
& Classic Car Show
Friday & Saturday, September 17 & 18, 2004
Morris Stadium * Glenville State College * Glenville, West Virginia
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Featuring on Friday, September 17, 2004 5:00 p.m. - ?
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“An
Evening
in
Mayberry”
Ticket
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$15
DOOR
PRIZES!
Plus Great Bluegrass Music!!!
* With Original Cast Members from the Andy Griffith Show*
Doug & Rodney Dillard (as the Darlings)
with Maggie Mancuso (as Charlene Darling)
and LeRoy Mack (Andy’s band member)
plus Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys
The Samples Brothers * The Glenville State College Bluegrass Band
Monroe County * Braxton County Bluegrass Boys
$15
50/50
Drawing
***** Also featuring *****
David Browning as The Mayberry Deputy, Allan Morris as Ernest T. Bass
Allan Newsome as Floyd the Barber * Alma Venable as Aunt Bee
Jeff Branch as Howard Sprague *Kenneth Junkin as Otis Campbell *Bob Mundy as Brisco Darling
***Come early and enjoy some of Aunt Bee’s cornbread and beans – FREE till the kettle runs dry! ***
In the immortal words of Doug Darling: “GREAT BEANS, AUNT BEE!”
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Saturday
Saturday, September 18, 2004 12 Noon - ?
Frank Neat/Bill Blaylock
Only
Custom Made Banjo
Giveaway – Sat Sept 18
Ticket
Grand Old Opry Stars
Raffle Tickets Available
$20
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
(With Special Guests the Glenville State College Percussion Ensemble)
At the Festival !
Proceeds to
American Cancer Society
Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition
Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain * GoldWing Express * Fisher & Company
The Samples Brothers * Monroe County * and More !
For More Information
Car Show
Car Show
Ticket Reservations/Camping/Classic Car Show Registration
Registration
PreFee $20
Includes
Tickets !!
Call (304) 462-7361, Extension 7353 or 7342
e-mail: [email protected]
TWO DAY WEEKEND PASS ONLY $30
Plenty of parking * Good Food available * Security
Artificial Turf Field meaning No Mud in Concert Area! Rain or Shine
No Refunds * No Alcohol, Drugs or Pets of any type
Camping Spaces available with electric hookup * Stadium Seating
Mayberry Squad Car Courtesy of Summersville, West Virginia Police Department
Sponsored by
Glenville State College
&
The Mountain Air Radio Program
Registration
Suggested &
Appreciated