Alumnus Marion “Butch” Chambers III recently made a $60,000 planned gift in his will to benefit WVU Potomac State College. The Butch Chambers President's Unrestricted Endowment will support the greatest needs of Potomac State College as determined by the president.
Chambers attended Potomac State College from 1962 to 1963. During his time at the College, Chambers served on the advertising and typing staff for the Catamount Yearbook, participated in tennis intramurals, and was a member of the campus Circle K Club.
In addition to being inducted into the Sigma Phi Omega Honor Society, Chambers served as a Platoon Leader, 2nd. Lt., in ROTC and as a member of the Roth Military Honorary Society.
“I am so thankful to Potomac State College for their support during a challenging time in my life,” Chambers said. “I created this endowment to ‘pay it forward’ because faculty and staff at Potomac State College guided me in a positive direction which has meant so much to me throughout my life.”
Chambers continued his education at West Virginia University through 1965, earning a bachelor’s degree before transferring to Loyola College-Baltimore where he earned a master’s degree.
Prior to his retirement, Chambers served as the regional director of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
All gifts are made through the WVU Foundation, the nonprofit organization that receives and administers private donations on behalf of the University and its affiliated entities.
For more information regarding how to donate to WVU Potomac State College, please reach out to Megan Webb, who serves as director of development at the College, at psc-officeofdevelopment@mail.wvu.edu.