News for WVU Potomac State College

Ryan Weimer, a pre-medicine major from Grantsville, Md. and graduate of Northern Garrett High School, was recently recognized with the inscription of his name on the Duke Anthony Whitmore/Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Academic Achievement Wall.    

West Virginia University Potomac State College Alumnus, Matthew Simmons, Ph.D. (center), was recently recognized by the Alumni Association during a special ceremony with the inscription of his name on the Duke Anthony Whitmore/Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Academic Achievement Wall.  Presenting the award was PSC Campus President Jennifer Orlikoff, Ph.D. (right), along with Connie Whitmore Kesecker.

WVU Potomac State College Alumnus Jacke Healey (left) Class of 2008, was recently inducted into the PSC Athletic Hall of Fame for his acheivements on and off the field.  Presenting him with his award was PSC Head Baseball Coach Doug Little. 

WVU Potomac State College Alumnus Conrad Carney II (left), Class of 1983, was recently inducted into the PSC Athletic Hall of Fame for his abilities on and off the field.  Introducing Carney was long-time friend and teammate John Matlak.

WVU Potomac State College students attended the American Collegiate Horseman’s Association Convention, in Charleston, S.C. earlier this spring. Pictured from left: Kaelin Collage, sophomore, sustainable agriculture entrepreneurship major from Ridgely, W.Va.; Darian Bender, sophomore pre-veterinary medicine major from Buckhannon, W.Va.; Sydney Ibarra, senior business management major from Cumberland, Md.; Rachel West, junior business management major from Keyser, W.Va.; Kourtney Browning, freshman pre-veterinary medicine major from Keyser, W.Va.; Michaela Rupp, sophomore equine production and management major from Inwood, W.Va., and Assistant Professor and Equine Program Coordinator Jared Miller. 

Named WVU Potomac State College’s Outstanding Sophomore Athletes of the Year were Shane Yutzy and Shyann Farris. Yutzy qualified for nationals both years on the cross-country team and finished third in the region this year. He’s a criminal justice studies major from Meyersdale, Pa. Farris played outfield and pitched for the softball team with an 11-5 record this year and 2.026 ERA. Her freshman year, she helped the team win the Region XX Championship and she was named to the Region XX First Team. She’s a pre-physical therapy major from Berkeley Springs, W.Va. The awards were made during the 32nd Annual Athletic Hall of Fame Awards Dinner earlier this spring. 

West Virginia University Potomac State College joins with area communities in a united concern regarding the closing of Verso’s paper mill in Luke, Md. 

WVU PSC will host a Resource Fair on Thursday, May 9 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Academic Success Center, located on the ground floor of the Mary F. Shipper Library, on the College’s campus.

West Virginia University Potomac State College recently honored many of their students, faculty and staff with awards and recognition during its annual Weekend of Honors.  Following is a list of awards presented to students.  

Virginia “Ginny” Thrasher, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in 10m women’s air rifle, and West Virginia University student, will provide the keynote address during West Virginia University Potomac State College’s 116th Commencement, Saturday, May 4, at 11 a.m., in the Church-McKee Arts Center.

West Virginia University Potomac State College recently won first place at the 2nd Annual Demo Day Expo. The event was sponsored by the WVU IdeaHub on the Morgantown campus and featured innovative ideas, new inventions, unique prototypes and business ventures from various colleges and departments throughout the WVU system with an entrepreneurial focus on moving West Virginia forward. Potomac State College featured its SAGE (Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship) program’s new business venture -- Pure Maple Syrup Production. The team featured the process from tapping the College’s trees, cooking sap, and bottling syrup to selling their product, as well as making maple candy from 3D printed candy molds. The team was awarded $1000 to be used toward the business venture. Pictured from left are: WVU Provost Joyce McConnell presenting the award; SAGE Student Kyle Cessna; SAGE Director Corey Armstrong, SAGE Student Kyle Creamer, Multi-Media Specialist David Miller, SAGE Students Dylan Mapp and Hannah Dickson and Business Instructor Amy Weaver, and Psychology Instructor Keri Whitacre. Not pictured, Work Study Student Noah Cline who was instrumental in helping with the mold making process for the candy.