Departmental Alumni Recognition Program Recipients

May 2009

Natalie E. Tennant Communication Studies
West Virginia Secretary of State, ‘00 M.A. Communication Studies

Alma M. Angotti Economics
Senior special counsel in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement, ‘79 B.A. Economics

Carlos A. Jáuregui Foreign Languages
Associate professor Spanish and Anthropology at Vanderbilt University, ‘97 M.A. Foreign Languages

Alan L. Brown Geology
Principal geologic workflow consultant, Schlumberger Carbon Services, ‘82 M.S. Geology

Toddi A. Steelman International Studies
Associate professor, Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, ‘88 B.A. International Studies and Political Science

Jennifer L. Pagliaro Public Administration
Senior administrator, The Madison Genesis Healthcare, ‘00 M.P.A. Public Administration

William A. Mase Sociology and Anthropology
Assistant professor and associate director in the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, ‘92 M.A. Sociology and Anthropology

Kelley N. Burd Women’s Studies
Literacy AmeriCorps, ‘07 B.A. Women’s Studies

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March 2008

Thomas E. Hunt, Jr. Biology
Retired orthopedic surgeon, ‘50 B.A. Pre-Medicine

Edgar O. Barrett III English
Retired athletic director, Marshall University, ‘52 B.A. English

Rebecca L. Fitzsimmons Forensic and Investigative Science Program
Special agent, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, ‘06 B.S. Forensic and Investigative Science

Tina Johnson Cartwright Geography
Assistant professor of science education, Marshall University, ‘94 B.A. Geography

Harley F. Mooney, Jr. History
Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General and managing partner for Mooney-Osborne and Associates Management Consultant Services, ‘54 B.A. History

Irene C. Berger Mathematics
Justice, 13th Judicial Circuit of West Virginia, ‘76 B.A. Mathematics

David C. Hardesty, Jr. Political Science
21st President of West Virginia University, ‘67 B.A. Political Science

Philip E. Comer Psychology
Professor emeritus, Psychology, West Virginia University, ‘55 B.A. Economics, ‘60 M.A. Psychology, ‘65 Ph.D. in Psychology

Keith P. Tomlinson Regents Bachelor of Arts
Manager, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, ‘87 R.B.A

Charles E. Merrill Religious Studies
Physician, ‘87 B.A Religious Studies and Biology

Samuel A. Hickman Social Work
Chief executive officer, National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter, ‘77 M.S.W.

Gregory J. Totterdale Statistics
Retired president, Totterdale Group Inc., ‘72 B.A. Mathematics, ‘74 M.S. Statistics

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March 2007

Stephen F. Traynelis Chemistry
Professor, Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, ‘64 B.S. Chemistry

Patricia Kearney Communication Studies
Professor and associate chair, Communication Studies, California State University, Long Beach, ‘79 Ed.D. Communication in Instruction

C. Blaine Cecil Geology
Retired Senior Research Scientist, United States Geological Survey, ‘60 B.S. Chemistry, ‘66 M.S. Geology, ‘69 Ph.D. Geology.

Christopher A. Snyder Interdepartmental Studies Program
Chair, Department of History and Politics, Marymount University, ‘88 B.A. Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Richard M. Kuntz Philosophy
Partner, Bollinger, Ruberry, and Garvey, ‘72 B.A. Philosophy

William E. Wallace, Jr.* Physics
Research Team Leader, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), ‘63 B.S. Physics, ‘67 M.S. Physics, ‘69 Ph.D. Physics

David W. Bott Public Administration
Director, Community Development, City of Morgantown, ‘97 M.P.A.

John W. Ryan Sociology and Anthropology
Chair, Department of Sociology, Virginia Tech, ‘77 M.A. Sociology

Jacklyn A. Gonzales Women’s Studies
Volunteer, ‘06 B.A Women’s Studies and Political Science

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* An asterisk indicates that the recipient has deceased