News for WVU Potomac State College

West Virginia University Potomac State College Students (l-r): Matthew Wright, Zachary Dalonges, Katelyn Huff, PSC Psychology Instructor Molly Alvaro, Emalee Plumley, and Macie Zirk visited SARAH’S House in conjunction with their Psychology 241 Honor’s class at the College.

Professors Amy Weaver and Danielle Lessard, PhD, recently announced the 2020 Whitmore-Gates student scholars during West Virginia University Potomac State College’s 80th Recognition Day Awards ceremony.

Students Madison Anderson, Nikki Cannon, Madison Sites, and Kaitlynn Spiker will have their names inscribed on the Duke Anthony Whitmore/Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Academic Achievement Wall, also referred to as The Scholars’ Wall. 

West Virginia University Potomac State College President Jennifer Orlikoff announces 222 students who earned a place on the President’s list for spring 2020.  To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 grade point average while maintaining a full-time student status. Those students who earned a place on the President’s List include:

Taylor Adams

West Virginia University Potomac State College Dean of Academic Affairs Greg Ochoa announces 254 students who earned a place on the Dean’s list for spring 2020. In order to be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours of graded courses, earn a 3.0-3.699 grade point average and may have no D, F, or I grades. The following students have met the criteria:

Julie Abernathy

Keyser, W.Va. – The WVU Potomac State College Department of Athletics has named Marissa Earle (Volleyball) and Breland Walton (Men's Basketball) as the college's 2019-20 Outstanding Sophomore Athletes of the Year.

Earle and Walton were nominated by their coaches and selected by a committee of athletic department staff members.

West Virginia University Potomac State College recently held its 80th Recognition Day Awards ceremony and Scholars’ Wall event.  During this time, Keyser Resident Gary Seldomridge, PhD, was named a Whitmore-Gates Scholar, which includes the inscription of his name on the Duke Anthony Whitmore/Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Academic Achievement Wall.  The selection was made by current faculty members at the College,   

Kristin Ruddle, a former Potomac State College graduate from Brandywine, W.Va., has been named to WVU’s Order of Augusta for 2020. 

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Envisioning a return of students to its three campuses in the fall, the West Virginia University Board of Governors announced Friday (May 1) that base tuition and fees will remain unchanged for the academic year beginning in August. 

“We have every hope and expectation of safely resuming in-person education in Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser for the fall semester,” President Gordon Geesaid. “The safety and well-being of students, faculty and staff, as well as the community will drive decisions, but we believe it will be possible to restart classes on campus, albeit with new measures, guidelines and precautions to inhibit the spread of COVID-19.”

Nikki Cannon, a biology major from Fort Ashby, W.Va, was named the Outstanding Student of the Year for 2020 at West Virginia University Potomac State College during the College’s Recognition Day Awards/Whitmore-Gates Scholars’ Wall ceremony.  

West Virginia University Potomac State College recently held its 80th Recognition Day Awards ceremony during which students were recognized and presented with various awards. Additionally, honorees were named to the Whitmore-Gates Scholars’ Wall.  

“The hard work, dedication, progress, and achievements of our students should never go unnoticed, and while we were unable to gather in-person this year, we were still able to share in the joy and excitement of honoring many of our students virtually,” stated Professor Sheri Chisholm, PhD, who also serves as the Honors Program coordinator.  Following is a list of awards and the recipients.