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Three siblings are honoring their late uncle by creating an endowed scholarship for students in the John Chambers College of Business & Economics at West Virginia University.  

Heidi Williams, Scott Cerullo and Mark Cerullo say their Uncle Bob Cerullo was a successful and extremely generous man who loved WVU. By creating the Robert J. Cerullo Scholarship, the family says it can commemorate their uncle’s generosity as well as the pride he had in his alma mater.

Knowing her daughter Harlow would be born with some type of clefting of the lip, palate or both, Katie Pritt initially contemplated leaving the state to find the best healthcare available.

Her search, instead, ended in Morgantown at WVU Medicine Children’s with plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Aaron Mason.

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Alumni and fans who enjoy performances of the  West Virginia University  Mountaineer Marching Band  have the opportunity to help it travel across the state this fall for performances in Wheeling and Charleston.

The WVU Cancer Institute’s annual ‘ Pink Party’ is scheduled for Monday, September 16th from Bartini Prime in Morgantown.  

Seven students pursuing doctoral degrees at West Virginia University are receiving funding through the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows Program. Lauryn Alexander, Heather Baldwin, Elaine Christman, John Hansen, Emily Hughes, Alyssa Stonebraker and Nicholas Winch have been named to the eighth class of fellows. 

A $500,000 donation from West Virginia University graduate Michael Manley of Morgantown will create two endowed scholarships for students in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. 

Karen and Jerry West, West Virginia University Men’s Basketball and Los Angeles Lakers legend, have made a leadership-level donation to the WVU Medicine Children’s “Grow Children’s” Capital Campaign. 

Dr. James P. Griffith and his wife Marla have established the Dr. James P. and Marla R. Griffith Mountaineer Medical Scholar program. A $20,000 commitment, the scholarship will be awarded to a student who chooses to further his or her education on the West Virginia University Health Sciences Charleston Campus, with preference given to those from West Virginia and/or Roane County and who have an interest in internal medicine and/or psychiatry. 

Alumni and friends gave $177 million to West Virginia University this past year, making it the second highest year of giving in the University’s history.