News for WVU Potomac State College

Molly Alvaro began her career at West Virginia University Potomac State College as an adjunct instructor. She was promoted to serve as the Academic Success Center Coordinator in August 2001 and to serve in Accessibility Services in 2020, while also continuing to serve as an instructor. Alvaro earned tenure track faculty status in 2020 and was named Outstanding Professor of the Year for 2023 earlier this spring.

West Virginia University Potomac State College held its 83rd Recognition Day Awards ceremony earlier this spring during the annual Weekend of Honors. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni were recognized and presented with various awards.

Mason Belt receives two awards

Sergeant Michael Cannon was recently named the 2023 Outstanding Staff Person of the Year at West Virginia University Potomac State College. Sgt. Cannon has served as a University Police officer at the College for more than 32 years. He has also severed as a firefighter in the Keyser community for 37 years and recognizes that no greater need exists than that of the safety and security of people.

Each year, at the direction of the Office of the Provost on the West Virginia University Morgantown campus, the Academic Advising Council selects honorees for the Nicholas Evans Awards for Advising Excellence, in recognition of outstanding advising and mentoring provided by faculty and professional advisors within the WVU system. 

Aubrey Gahagen, a senior in the Bachelor of Science School of Nursing program, has been presented with the Catamounts Climb Higher award at West Virginia University Potomac State College.

The West Virginia University Potomac State College/Community Jazz Ensemble will present a big band jazz concert on Tuesday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m., in the Church-McKee Arts Center auditorium.

The band will perform a variety of big band jazz styles featuring arrangements by Lennie Neihaus, Eric Richards, Gordon Goodwin, Mike Tomaro, and an Ellington tribute by John Berry. Featured will be many of the band’s outstanding soloists as well as vocalist, Beau (Hartman) Maxey.

Richard "RK" Law, a sophomore business administration major from Beckley, W.Va., was recently named a Catamounts Climb Higher award recipient at West Virginia University Potomac State College.

KEYSER, W.Va. – When Brady Whipkey was growing up on a little farm in Calhoun County, he knew a few things: he loved his country and wanted to serve it; he would always be a defender of the underdog and a fighter for those who could not defend themselves; and he wanted to leave his corner of the world a little better than he found it.

As the new senior advisor and chief of staff to the campus president at WVU Potomac State College, he continues along the path that started 45 years ago on the backroads of West Virginia.