New Event: September 20, 2008
Join us in Lawrenceburg, Indiana for our First Annual Driving to the Poorhouse Event. That’s Go-Karts and riverboats. Check our Events page for details.

New Officers Elected
At the Annual Picnic on August 10, 2008, several new officers were elected. The Chapter welcomes Bill and Amy Hanlon, elected as Social Chairpersons, replacing Jenn and Jim Nasca. Justin Bond now serves as Vice President, replacing Dan Allen. The sincere thanks of the Chapter goes to outgoing Social Chairpersons, Jim and Jenn Nasca and outgoing Vice President Dan Allen for their many years of service and energy given to this Chapter.

Spring, 2008 Newsletter Available
Download your own personal copy of the Chapter newsletter with merely a click of your mouse. Read about all the upcoming chapter events, checkout the 2008 Football Schedule, pay your dues from the order form.

Sixth Annual Scholarship Awarded for 2008 – 2009 School Year
Leslie Dierckman of Cincinnati, OH is the recipient of this year’s annual Cincinnati/Dayton Chapter $1000 scholarship award. Leslie was one of a record 9 applicants that responded to our scholarship offering. Leslie attended Anderson High School and plans to have a career in medicine. Leslie plays soccer, loves rock climbing, and dance.

The applicants were asked to submit a one to two page essay on what they would tell a high school senior to encourage them to attend WVU and how the scholarship would be beneficial to them. A panel of six judging teams graded each anonymous essay. Ms. Dierckman’s glowing essay of WVU won the judges over. Good luck Leslie!

The Chapter would also like to recognize our 2008 judges: Dr. Pat Nunan, Bill Hanlon, Justin Bond & Adrienne Lewis, Don Mahlke, Dr. Wafa Nasser, and John McKeny. Your time and effort is greatly appreciated.

Lexington, Kentucky Chapter Founded
Tonya and Bill King, long time members of our Chapter, were recently approached by the national WVU Alumni Association to start a new chapter in Lexington, KY. Under their leadership, interest has been high and the Lexington Chapter is growing quickly. We look forward to supporting their efforts as well as collaborating with them on future events. Bill and Tonya can be contacted by e-mail at wvu.alumni.ky@gmail.com.

Take Me Home This Fall
The Chapter is considering a family oriented fall colors trip back home to West Virginia. We are thinking of taking a trip to the central part of the state, Summersville/New River Gorge area, in October 2008, perhaps on a non-football game weekend. This event is in the exploratory stages, so if you are interested please contact Dan Allen at 859-466-0215 or via e-mail at danandrosie@gmail.com. A sample itinerary may be to caravan early afternoon on Friday; hike, raft or explore on Saturday; dinner together on Saturday evening; and return Sunday afternoon.