News for WVU Potomac State College

Sophia Lord, an English and history major from Short Gap, W.Va., was named the Outstanding Student of the Year for 2024 at West Virginia University Potomac State College during the College’s Recognition Day Awards ceremony. Interim Campus President Paul Kreider presented the award.

Terrie Rogers was recently named the 2024 Outstanding Staff Person of the Year at West Virginia University Potomac State College. WVU PSC Interim President Paul Kreider presented the award.

Madison Taylor, a business technology major from Short Gap, W.Va., was recently presented with the Catamounts Climb Higher award at West Virginia University Potomac State College. WVU PSC Interim President Paul Kreider presented the award.

Telina Boyles, a Bachelor of Science in nursing major from Parkersburg, W.Va., has been presented with the Catamounts Climb Higher award at West Virginia University Potomac State College. WVU PSC Interim President Paul Kreider presented the award.

WVU Potomac State College student athletes were recognized at the CESPY Awards for individual and team accomplishments throughout the academic year. Pictured with the recipients is WVU Potomac State College Athletic Director Mandi Larkin (far left). Those being honored include (l-r) Nik Rubendall, Alexa Shoemaker, Alex Kile, Jaden Fultz, Gavin Barkley, Arrisyn Amtower, Emonie Fennell, and Griffin Paugh.

Clay B. Marsh, M.D., who serves as Chancellor and Executive Dean in Health Sciences at West Virginia University Morgantown, will serve as the Commencement speaker at WVU Potomac State College on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Hunter Turner (right) was presented with the Catamounts Climb Higher award at West Virginia University Potomac State College by Interim Campus President Paul Kreider. Turner is a business management major from Upper Tract, W.Va. 

The Mary F. Shipper Library at WVU Potomac State College has been selected as one of 310 libraries to participate in round two of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities.

Leontyne ‘Gaye’ Clay Peck and her husband, Lyle, display a few of the items they recently donated to the Mary F. Shipper Library.