Alumni Spotlight: Marion ‘Butch’ Chambers III

Alumnus Marion ‘Butch’ Chambers III recently made a $60,000 planned gift in his will to benefit WVU Potomac State College. The Butch Chambers President's Unrestricted Endowment will support the greatest needs of Potomac State College as determined by the president.

Chambers attended Potomac State College from 1962 to 1963. During his time at the College, Chambers served on the advertising and typing staff for the Catamount Yearbook, participated in tennis intramurals, and was a member of the campus Circle K Club.

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Young Alumni Spotlight: Allison Minney

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Allison Minney, a West Virginia University Potomac State College student from Alum Creek, W.Va., completed her BTEC 225 Direct Experience this past summer at Dollywood Splash Country in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

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Catamounts Climb Higher January Award Recipient

Rodney Vilsaint, a sports management major from Palm Beach, Florida, is the recipient of the Catamounts Climb Higher Award for January 2025, at West Virginia University Potomac State College. 

Vilsaint serves as a resident assistant (RA) for University Place at the College and coordinates many activities and events for students to enjoy. He is also an active member of the men’s basketball team, playing the position of guard.  

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Catamounts Climb Higher February Award Recipient

a photograph of Lucas Hoylman holding the climb higher banner and smiling at the camera, alongside Jerry Wallace Lucas Hoylman (left) a general studies major from Morgantown, W.Va., was presented with the Catamounts Climb Higher Award for February 2025, by President Jerry Wallace at West Virginia University Potomac State College.

Lucas Hoylman, a general studies major from Morgantown, W.Va., is the recipient of the February Catamounts Climb Higher Award at West Virginia University Potomac State College. 

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Catamounts Climb Higher March Award Recipient

a photograph of Sara Alaoui holding the climb higher banner and smiling at the camera, alongside Deanna Armentrout. In the background is a couch and a white wall Sara Alaoui (left), a general studies major at West Virginia University Potomac State College, was presented with the Catamounts Climb Higher Award for March 2025, by PSC English Professor Deanna Armentrout.

Sara Alaoui, a general studies major from Bunker Hill, W.Va., is the recipient of the March Catamounts Climb Higher Award at West Virginia University Potomac State College. 

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Record-breaking Day of Giving

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WQZK Radio was on campus talking with students, faculty, staff, and coaches during the eighth WVU Day of Giving.  (Left) Elliana Mosby, a freshman volleyball student-athlete discusses with Amy Ryan the benefits of receiving a scholarship while attending Potomac State College. (Right) On-Air Personality Amy Ryan talks with WVU Potomac State College President Jerry Wallace.

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Announcing Track & Field

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Keyser, WV – On Thursday, March 6, 2025, WVU Potomac State College President Dr. Jerry Wallace announced the addition of varsity men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field programs, set to begin in the 2025-26 academic year. This exciting expansion brings the College’s total number of varsity sports to 14, marking the first new programs since the reinstatement of cross country for the 2021-22 academic year.

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