The Order of Vandalia originated in 1960 when WVU President Elvis J. Stahr outlined his idea for a special honor to be bestowed on the University’s most loyal servants.
A new collaboration between the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and MN8 Energy, an independent renewable energy company, supports student success in research endeavors focused on renewable energy and the environment.
A West Virginia University alumna is expanding opportunities for future students to gain hands-on research experience with gifts to her alma mater totaling $2.15 million.
Paula and Keith Lilly met as undergraduate students at WVU and will support their alma mater through planned endowments that establish scholarships for four colleges and schools. (WVU Foundation Photo/Garrett Cullen)
More than 10 years after moving away from the Mountain State, an Ohio couple is strengthening their commitment to central West Virginia with a $100,000 gift to expand local outreach and experiential learning opportunities via the West Virginia University Center for Community Engagement, a unit under the WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement.
A recent $75,000 gift from WesBanco on WVU Day of Giving 2025 with provide foundational financial support for Data Driven West Virginia at the Chambers College of Business and Economics.
Faculty from the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University work with K-12 teachers during summer Teachers Engagement Boot Camps. (WVU Statler College Photo/Kaley LaQuea)
Forty years ago, a small group of West Virginia women organized the inaugural Spring
Gala to benefit cancer care at what is now the
WVU Cancer Institute. E. Gordon Gee attended the event during his first stint
as the University’s president from 1981 to 1985.
