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The Magazine For Alumni & Friends Of Glenville State College Waco Center Nears Completion WV Veterans’ Legacy Project Book, Play, & Documentary Produced GSC Graduates Honored At Alumni Banquet Hidden Promise Program Continues Fall To Expand 2013 From Pete and Betsy Greetings to our Alumni and Supporters Betsy and I are extremely pleased to be writing another letter to you as we share our second issue of Pioneer Progress. Our inaugural issue in the fall of 2012 resulted in an abundance of verbal and written applause from many members of our extended Pioneer family. Therefore, we are proud to bring the fall 2013 issue to you as we showcase what our school has become because of people like you. This magazine contains snapshots and stories of our many successes that continue to take place on our campus and in the lives of our alumni and friends of Glenville State College. As you read the stories and photo captions, we hope you enjoy updates on news that we first brought to you a year ago. The beautiful Waco Center is taking shape on Mineral Road and will be completed by the first of the year to serve the next chapters of our athletic program and a multitude of services that we provide to our community, the region, and the state. We have included updates about our many successful initiatives including the Hidden Promise Scholars Program and the West Virginia Veterans’ Legacy Project. We can’t help the pride we feel as we read about the many positive and inspirational stories showcasing our generous, hardworking, and talented faculty, staff, students, alumni, and donors. Together, we are learning more about where we have been yesterday, where we are today, and where GSC is going tomorrow. Our institution’s continuing progress is highlighted and illustrated in this publication which serves as a reminder to all of us that if you can dream it, it can happen. Glenville State College has evolved tremendously since being born in 1872. Now, 141 years later, we know that anything is possible thanks to teamwork and your many forms of support. After all, we are the “best small public liberal arts college in the country” and will always remain the place “where you belong.” Sincerely, Pete & Betsy Barr Contents Morningstars - A WV Veterans’ Legacy Project Production ...........................1 Hidden Promise Continues to Branch Out ......................................................3 Morris Stadium Gets a Facelift .........................................................................4 Campus Updates ................................................................................................5 Waco Center Nears Completion ........................................................................7 Land Resources Section of New Waco Center Opens ...................................9 Pioneer Vantage Premium Seating .................................................................10 A Unique Journey - From War-Torn Hungary to Central WV ........................11 Heroes Among Us - A WV Veterans’ Legacy Project Book ...........................13 Legacy Project Featured at WV Social Studies Fair .....................................15 A Tradition of Service - A WV Veterans’ Legacy Project Documentary .......16 ON THE COVER Army ROTC Returns to Glenville ....................................................................17 Sue and Ike Morris in front New Obstacle Course for Army ROTC Program ...........................................17 of the nearly completed Signing Ceremony Held for ROTC Cadets .....................................................18 Waco Center at Glenville State College. The GSC’s Himes Commissioned Into U.S. Army ................................................18 philanthropic pair donated Five New Hall of Famers Inducted ..................................................................19 $5 million dollars to kick- Lifetime Giving Honor Roll ..............................................................................21 start the fundraising effort Honor Roll of GSC Foundation Donors..........................................................22 for the new building in 2008. A Horse Named Pioneer ..................................................................................26 The area of the building Scholarship With A Twist: The Warden & Joanne Rice ‘Loan’ Program .....28 that houses GSC’s Land Class Notes .......................................................................................................29 Resources Department opened in August 2013 Seven Honored at Alumni Banquet ................................................................34 and the arena portion is GSC Retirees Recognized at Appreciation Luncheon ..................................38 slated to open this winter. Historic Stone Retaining Wall Repaired .........................................................38 Birth Announcements ......................................................................................39 Engagements & Marriage Announcements ...................................................39 Anniversaries ...................................................................................................40 In Memoriam .....................................................................................................40 Land Resources Department Receives Donation from IOGA ......................43 Pioneer Progress Fall 2013 Pioneer Progress is produced by the Glenville State College Alumni Affairs Office, Marketing and Public Relations Department, and GSC Foundation. 200 High Street Glenville, WV 26351 (304) 462-7361 (866) 239-0285 www.glenville.edu Thanks to the GSC Foundation and the WV Veterans’ Legacy Project for supporting this issue of Pioneer Progress MORNINGSTARS Above: George Daugherty, Jamie Stanley, Edward Scott, Whitney Stalnaker ‘11, Justin Blankenship, Samantha Wolford, Patrick Montgomery, and Ryan Konarske in the West Virginia Veterans’ Legacy Project multimedia performance of Morningstars. The performance took place on November 8th and 9th in GSC’s Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Edward Scott and Ryan Konarske with Frances (Myers) Schmetzer ‘43 (seated) during a scene from Morningstars. Above: George Daugherty (also known as the Earl of Elkview) plays guitar and sings while Jamie Stanley and Justin Blankenship listen in the background. These vintage uniforms were used as part of the military-themed set for the production. They were donated by Margaret (Miller) ‘51 and Bill Goodwin. 1 Pioneer Progress A Multimedia Production of the WV Veterans’ Legacy Project he multi-media his powerful Vietnam ballad, Also, Bill and Margaret ‘51 production, Morningstars, Running Ridges, Burning Bridges) Goodwin’s provision of historic written by Glenville State and traditional patriotic songs veteran uniforms, as well as their TCollege Major Gifts Officer Dr. sung by George Daugherty. substantial financial support, Bob Henry Baber, directed by were critical to the event’s success. GSC Theatre Professor Dennis The resulting montage of stories, It truly was a proud moment Wemm, and starring GSC quotes, music, and images utilized for West Virginia veterans in students, combined all aspects $150,000 in new state-of-the- attendance and Glenville State of the West art sound, light, and projection College,” said Dr. Baber. To be able to take the Virginia Veterans’ equipment purchased with “stories passed down Legacy Project: Institute for Museum and Library “Working on Morningstars from West Virginia veteran interviews, Services grant funds, thus binding was a tremendously rewarding veterans and convey photography by the entire project together for two experience for the members of them in a new and GSC alumnus exciting nights last November. GSC Theatre and myself. To be meaningful way to Mark Romano able to take the stories passed the audience was an ‘92, footage from “Seeing Morningstars emerge down from West Virginia veterans incredible opportunity the Tradition from conceptualization to and convey them in a new and for us, and the lessons of Service production was both gratifying meaningful way to the audience that each individual d o c u m e n t a r y, and humbling. Professor Wemm was an incredible opportunity original music by did a phenomenal job with a for us, and the lessons that each cast member took GSC alumnus stellar cast of stitching multiple individual cast member took away from it were David Morris threads together in an extremely away from it were invaluable,” invaluable. ” ‘66 (including condensed period of time. said Whitney Stalnaker ‘11. Edward Scott, Jamie Stanley, Justin Blankenship, Ryan Konarske, and Samantha Wolford Fall 2013 2 Hidden Promise Consortium Hidden Promise Continues to Branch Out he Glenville State College Hidden Promise Scholars are Upon high school graduation, Hidden Promise Scholars students in the eighth through Hidden Promise Scholars who Program has come a long twelfth grades in these West enroll at Glenville State College Tway since it was first created by GSC Virginia counties and other school receive annual scholarships. President Dr. Peter Barr in 2007. districts. Selected by their county The program began with 13 central superintendents and principals, The scholarships are renewable West Virginia counties and has these students interact with Glenville throughout their enrollment grown to more than 40 Mountain State College students and faculty at GSC as full-time students State counties as well as Belpre, and explore the opportunities that maintaining standard academic Ohio and Mystic,