Skip Homan and his wife, Nancy (l to r), recently donated an additional planned
gift to the Charles I. "Skip" and Nancy J. Homan Scholarship at WVU Potomac State
College. The scholarship focuses on STEM related areas, with first preference
going to students majoring in civil engineering. PSC Professor Vicki
Huffman and Interim Campus President Paul Kreider (right) are also pictured.
West Virginia University Potomac State College Theatre
will hold auditions (by appointment only) for the 2025 musical production, “Anastasia,” on
Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Show dates are March 14-23, 2025, with up to two shows for area schools during
the week of March 17. Please note, in addition to performance dates, performers
must be available from March 8-13 for mandatory rehearsals.
Jamie
Kelly, an elementary education major from Front Royal, Va., was presented with
the Catamounts Climb Higher Award for September 2024 at West Virginia
University Potomac State College.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An experienced servant leader and higher education administrator
with ties to the Mountain State has been named the next president of
West Virginia UniversityPotomac State College.
During the upcoming Mountain
Streams Music Celebration on Saturday, October 26, at WVU Potomac State College,
former music professors will be recognized posthumously for their musical
contributions to WVU Potomac State College, the community, and beyond.
Mountain
Streams Radio, Keyser’s community radio station, will receive a portion of the
proceeds from an upcoming concert of homegrown music, presented by West
Virginia University Potomac State College. The Mountain Streams Music
Celebration is set for Saturday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m., in the Church-McKee
Arts Center. Performers include Hampshire County old-time musician and teacher,
Dakota Karper; Buffalo Run, an eclectic band that includes singer/songwriter
Rob Smith and Keyser native Bob Shank; Critton Hollow, a popular West
Virginia-based trio, celebrating fifty years of performing together; and the
WVU Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Ensemble.
West Virginia
University Potomac State College will recognize award recipients (l-r) Dr. Mark
Manchin, Phillip Douthitt, Jessica Robey, Jared Hallow, and George Messich during
Homecoming festivities at the Alumni Awards & Athletic Hall of Fame Awards
Reception on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Tyler Blizzard, a double
major in physics and aerospace engineering from Ridgeley, W.Va., was recognized
with the Keyser Rotary Club’s ‘Service Above Self’ award at West Virginia
University Potomac State College.
The West Virginia
University Potomac State College Alumni Association awarded two John Philip Spoerl
Scholarships this past spring. Spoerl, class of 1963, created a perpetual trust
as part of his estate which funds scholarships for students enrolled in
business administration at the College. The most recent recipients are Addison
Cross and Marissa House.
Cross is a business
technology major from Ridgeley, W.Va. House is from Fort Ashby, W.Va. and is also
a business technology major. House is involved
in the Bible study group, Young Life, and is also working with Energy Express
this summer.