Spring 2011 Alumni News Jim Spears Joins GSC’s Administration Jim Spears James W. “Jim” Spears recently became Glenville State “We are extremely pleased that Jim accepted our offer,” College’s Senior Vice President for External Relations and Glenville State College President Peter Barr said. “Having Morris Endowed Professor for Criminal Justice. His duties someone of his knowledge and caliber is a rare opportunity began December 1, 2010. for the College to continue to grow as a leader in the field of Criminal Justice Studies. We are also looking forward to Spears came to GSC from Charleston where he was serving his counsel in our outreach at both the State and as Governor Joe Manchin’s Chief of Staff. Spears formerly Federal levels.” served as Secretary of Military Affairs and Public Safety for the State of WV where he oversaw 12 divisions of Mr. Spears is working closely with the College’s approximately 12,000 employees with a budget of over Advancement Office and with Public Relations and $500 million and served as Governor Manchin’s homeland Marketing in addition to his duties at the Morris Criminal security adviser. Divisions in DMAPS include the Adjutant Justice Training Center and with his many external contacts. General/WV National Guard, Corrections, Criminal Justice Services, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Spears is a native of Elkins and a graduate of Davidson Juvenile Services, Protective Services, Veterans Affairs, College in North Carolina, where he earned a bachelor’s Parole Board, Regional Jail and Correctional Facility degree in history and graduated as an ROTC distinguished Authority, State Fire Marshal, State Police, and the military graduate. While serving in the U.S. Army, he Homeland Security State Administrative Agency. completed a master’s degree in International Relations from “This is a perfect match that allows Jim’s vast knowledge in the University of Southern California. He also attended criminal justice and security to fill an expanding niche at several post-graduate military and State Department Glenville State College,” said Manchin. programs in France, Washington, and California, and he speaks French, German, and Slovak languages. Spears was a principal adviser to six U.S. ambassadors in GSC Professor Dr. Rico Gazal Luxemburg, Slovakia, and Africa. His experience includes the coordination of congressional and public affairs for the Wins Award Defense Intelligence Agency and developing peacekeeping assistance programs in Africa. He served for 22 years as a U.S. Army officer before retiring from the military. A world traveler, he has criss-crossed the African continent multiple times and lived in various countries for almost 14 years. Mr. Spears is married and has four children. IMPORTANT DATE Alumni Day - April 16, 2011 Look for more information elsewhere in this newsletter about the weekend’s activities. Be sure and RSVP to the evening’s alumni banquet where the spotlight will be on the Alumni Association’s 2011 honorees. Dr. Rico Gazal Glenville State College Professor Rico Gazal recently won the Cyrus Vance Award from the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts. The award allows Gazal to ALUMNI COUNCIL OFFICERS create a collaborative project between GSC and Kyushu University in Japan so that undergraduate students from ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT – William S. “Bill” Deel ’58 both schools will be able to conduct research in invasive FIRST VICE PRESIDENT – John N. Hoover ’66 plant species. Long range, Gazal hopes to create a faculty SECOND VICE PRESIDENT – Ralph J. Holder ’56 and student exchange program with Kyushu University. He SECRETARY/DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS – Debbie Reed Nagy will be taking two students in GSC’s Forestry program to TREASURER – Ruth Creasy Chisler ’59 GSC PRESIDENT – Dr. Peter B. Barr Japan for 10 days in June of this year and next spring will be having a web meeting between the two institutions about EXECUTIVE COUNCIL their research. Gazal is also involving Gilmer County High School with this research. He has been an assistant Sammy Gray II ’94 Bob Marshall ’66 professor of forestry at Glenville State College since 2005. Kermit Moore, Jr.’66 J.D. Rogers ’77 CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES ENJOY THIS NEWSLETTER? Chesapeake Chapter – Ron W. Hill ’65 Huntington Chapter – Martha Douglas Deel ’59 Kanawha Valley Chapter – John N. Hoover ’66 We’d like to communicate with you more frequently in between newsletters by building an alumni Kentucky Chapter – Carol Hawkins Hamilton ’62 Mid Ohio Valley Chapter – Ralph J. Holder ’56 list-serve. Please take a minute to send us your North Carolina Chapter – Maureen Kraus Gildein ’82 e-mail address electronically, even if you think that North Central WV Chapter – Julie Daugherty Yearego ’93 we already have it. Shenandoah Valley Chapter – Doris Smith Strosnider ’70 Gary Strosnider ’71 Tennessee/Georgia Chapter – Robert Smith ’65 This small effort on your part will help to insure Terry George ’65 that we have your most current e-mail address for the Texas Chapter – David Sotelo ’78 list-serve. ALL PAST ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENTS are active members of Thank you!!! Council for life if they wish to participate. Their active Debbie Nagy participation is welcomed and encouraged. Director of Alumni Affairs [email protected] Second Section of ATTENTION: WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENTS Goodwin Hall Opens Interested in having a custom made license plate through the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles with Glenville State College on it? We need commitments to purchase 100 license plates at approximately $65.00 each before we can take this request forward. Serious inquiries may be directed to Debbie Nagy, Director of Alumni Affairs, Glenville State College, 200 High Street, Glenville, WV 26351. Phone contact numbers are (304) 462-4122, local, and (866) 239-0285, toll free. Those who prefer to correspond electronically may direct their e-mails to [email protected] WGSC Soon to be Back on the Air Photo courtesy of Joe Wilmoth Glenville State College will soon have a Top 40 radio The second section of Goodwin Hall (tallest part of the building station. Plans are being made for a new media center, and in this picture’s foreground) opened in time for January 2011 classes. The new residence hall is now completed. It has 184 which will include this radio station, to be located on the single rooms and 137 double ones with each two rooms sharing a first floor of the Mollohan Center. It will be powered by common bathroom. Additionally the facility has 16 ADA GSC’s students and advised by GSC faculty and staff. compliant rooms. Each single room is furnished with a desk, chair, dresser, wardrobe, bed, refrigerator, and microwave. On Full details on the station have yet to be released but each floor, students have use of a study lounge, a laundry room, a indications seem to be that this will be a noncommercial vending machine quarter, and a small commons area with sink. station. The station will report on GSC’s news and All rooms have wireless and Ethernet hookup and cable TV. This activities, including all sports. It will not report on the state-of-the-art facility is impressive to visitors and prospective entire game but will give listeners highlights of scores and students and has been a real sense of pride for the College’s plays. faculty and staff. It has proven to be a big recruiting tool for the institution. The radio station/broadcasting/media room is expected to be Alums returning to campus for Alumni Day on Saturday, up and running during the 2011-2012 academic year. April 16, 2011 won’t want to miss the opportunity to tour this modern facility between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Scenes from Homecoming 2010 Margaret Miller Goodwin ’51 and her husband, Bill Goodwin, Long-time Parade Announcer Professor Wayne deRosset ably for whom Goodwin Hall has been named, were this year’s Parade handled his parade duties. Marshals. They were driven by Dennis Pounds, GSC’s Vice President for College Advancement and Executive Director of the GSC Foundation. Alumni Association President Bill Deel ’58 was driven by Jim Bailey ’86. Alumni Association President Bill Deel ’58 and GSC President Peter Barr (far left) Photo courtesy of GSC’s Sports Information Department recognized each of the College’s returning former Residence Hall Directors and Resident Hall Assistants during half time of the game. These groups, along with GSC’s 2010 Football team GSC’s current directors and assistants, were recognized in celebration of the College’s new residence hall. Homecoming Photos courtesy of Martha Deel ’59 Rachel Redick Honored Montrose and William Awardees Kaleb Lawrence Misty DeLong Photo courtesy of Jamie Mullins ’10 Glenville State College President Peter Barr and GSC On Saturday night, February 19, 2011, Rachel Redick ’07 Athletic Director Janet James Bailey ’79 presented the returned to campus and to center court in the Jesse R. Lilly, 2010 Frank Montrose and Clarissa Williams awards during Jr. Gymnasium for half time recognition where her blue and pre-game festivities at our Homecoming game with West white #22 jersey was honored. She was accompanied on Virginia State University on Saturday, October 23, 2010. the court by Dennis Fitzpatrick ’73, her mentor and long Stephanie Nestor, great-niece of Frank Montrose, joined time friend. Fitzpatrick was the assistant Women’s President Barr and Athletic Director Bailey on the track as Basketball Coach during her record setting years as a Lady the Frank Montrose award was presented. Pioneer. Kaleb Lawrence ’10, a native of Kansas, received the Rachel holds GSC’s All-Time Scoring Record of 2410 prestigious Frank Montrose award. Lawrence was a points and the 3-Pointers Record of 352.