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The WVU Mountaineer Marching band performs at a 2024 football game. A challenge gift from WVU alumnus David K. Hendrickson helped raise more than $150,000 to support the Pride Practice Field and Facility on WVU Day of Giving.

WVU alumni leader’s challenge gift boosts support for Pride Practice Field and Facility

A challenge gift from WVU alumnus David K. Hendrickson helped raise more than $150,000 to support the Pride Practice Field and Facility on WVU Day of Giving.

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Five outstanding high school seniors from across the Mountain State have been selected as the 2025-26 WVU Foundation Scholars. They are (clockwise from top left) Paige Fox, Noah Galvin, Luke Tiu, Zoey Hoffman and Emily Garrett.

WVU names 2025 Foundation Scholars

Five exceptional incoming students at West Virginia University who share a passion for learning and for making a positive impact on their communities will engage in research and contribute to their chosen fields of study as the 2025-26 WVU Foundation Scholars, the highest academic scholarship the University awards.

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Rock Flow Dynamics software gift to WVU advances geoscience and energy engineering education

West Virginia University students pursuing careers in geoscience and energy engineering will have access to industry-leading professional software thanks to a $26.8 million gift from Rock Flow Dynamics.

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Mary Ellen Mazey (from left), Robert B. King and Naijun Zhang pose with Zhang’s portrait of King at a WVU College of Law event held April 4.

West Virginia University students at the WVU College of Law and the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will benefit from a WVU alumna’s efforts to honor her brother’s legal legacy and promote education in the Mountain State through scholarships.

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Kate Staples Ph.D.

Dr. Kate Staples is using her passions for history and writing to teach WVU students how to communicate effectively and concisely on a professional level.

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