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Calendar of events
Today
8 a.m.-noon, Upward Bound
Summer Program, HH 229,
HH 234, HH 235, HH 236
Noon-3:30 p.m., Delta Zeta
Recruitment, MSC Lobby 22
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Middle
School Teachers, S 276
Tuesday
8 a.m.-noon, Upward Bound
Summer Program, HH 229,
HH 234, HH 235, HH 236
9 a.m.-3 p.m., L.E.A.P.
Intensive English Program, HH
443
New class of Erma Byrd Scholars selected
The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON – The new
class of Erma Byrd Scholars
at Marshall University, which
consists of six incoming fresh-
men from West Virginia, has
been selected.
Dr. Barry Sharpe, executive
director of Marshall’s John
R. Hall Center for Academ-
ic Excellence, said the new
A link between
class of Erma Byrd Scholars
includes Karen Barnett of
Craigsville in Nicholas Coun-
ty; Erin Dzaack of Davis in
Tucker County; Laura Good of
Charleston and Sahana Fisch-
er of Cross Lanes in Kanawha
County; Veronica A. Loss of
Fairmont in Marion County;
and Alicia Petrarca of Sand-
stone in Summers County.
Every year two scholars are
selected from each of the state’s
three congressional districts.
Dzaack and Loss represent Dis-
trict One, Good and Fischer
represent District Two and
Barnett and Petrarca represent
District Three.
The program, which was
established in 1994, honors
Erma Byrd, the late wife of West
Virginia’s senior U.S. senator,
Robert C. Byrd.
The scholars are selected on
the basis of an essay, their high
school grade point average and
two recommendations. They
are required, while at Marshall,
to maintain a grade point aver-
age of 3.5. The scholars also
will have the opportunity, when
schedules permit, to visit Wash-
ington, D.C., and meet Byrd.
Erma Byrd Scholars are not
limited to a particular field
of study at Marshall. Current
and past scholars have been
majors in physics, chemistry,
biology, English, history, inte-
grated science and technol-
ogy, communications studies,
political science and teacher
education.

art &
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Parent
Education Class, MSC 2W9
Wednesday
7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., New Stu-

science
dent Orientation 2008, MSC
2E10, MSC 2E11, MSC 2E12,
MSC 2E13, MSC 2E18 DMR,
MSC 2E28 SDR, MSC 2E37
JSR, MSC 2W10, MSC 2W16,
MSC 2W22, MSC 2W37, MSC
2W8, MSC 2W9, MSC JMDR,
MSC Marco’s
8 a.m.-noon, Upward Bound
Summer Program, HH 229, Students Shane Daly, Staci Duncan and Ben Noffsinger of
HH 234, HH 235, HH 236 Team Tau cut PVC piping as they build trebuchets during the
Marshall engineering camp on Tuesday on Buskirk Field.
Thursday Three dozen high school students exploring the possible
pursuit of engineering on Friday wrapped up a week of
7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., New Stu-
activities at Marshall University’s Engineering Academy.
dent Orientation 2008, MSC
2E10, MSC 2E11, MSC 2E12,
MSC 2E13, MSC 2E18 DMR,
MSC 2E28 SDR, MSC 2E37
JSR, MSC 2W10, MSC 2W16,
MSC 2W22, MSC 2W37, MSC
2W8, MSC 2W9, MSC JMDR,
MSC Lobby 01, MSC Lobby
02, MSC Lobby 03, MSC
Lobby 04, MSC Lobby 05,
MSC Lobby 06, MSC Marco’s
7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., New Stu-
dent Orientation, PAC Francis
Booth Exp. Theatre, PAC
Playhouse
8 a.m.-4 p.m., WV Army
National Guard, MSC Lobby
25
Friday
7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., New Stu-
dent Orientation 2008, MSC
2E10, MSC 2E11, MSC 2E12,
MSC 2E13, MSC 2E18 DMR,
MSC 2E28 SDR, MSC 2E37
JSR, MSC 2W10, MSC 2W16,
MSC 2W22, MSC 2W37, MSC ABOVE:
2W8, MSC 2W9, MSC JMDR, Team Pi
MSC Lobby 01, MSC Lobby builds a tre-
02, MSC Lobby 03, MSC buchet during
Lobby 04, MSC Lobby 05, the Marshall
MSC Lobby 06, MSC Marco’s engineering
8 a.m.-8 p.m., Women’s camp on
Basketball Team Shoot -Out, Tuesday.
GH 124, HC 1002, HC 2003,
HC Arena RIGHT: Molly
Terry works
Saturday on the con-
7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., New Stu- struction of
dent Orientation 2008, MSC Team Beta’s
2E10, MSC 2E11, MSC 2E12, trebuchet.
MSC 2E13, MSC 2E18 DMR, The program
MSC 2E28 SDR, MSC 2E37 had the stu-
dents work
JSR, MSC 2W10, MSC 2W16,
on various Shelly Yang, Autumn
MSC 2W22, MSC 2W37, MSC projects, such Ward, and Jason
2W8, MSC 2W9, MSC JMDR, as making Camarano build a
MSC Lobby 01, MSC Lobby a CO2 racer trebuchet during the
02, MSC Lobby 03, MSC and building Marshall engineering
Lobby 04, MSC Lobby 05, a computer- camp on Tuesday.
MSC Lobby 06, MSC Marco’s controlled
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Career LEGO robot.
Services Information Table,
MSC Lobby 08 Photos by Mark Webb
The Herald-Dispatch

employee profile: R. Scott Anderson

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New Foundation position plays role in developing MU’s future
By PAUL SEBERT
For The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — R. Scott
Anderson knows Marshall Uni-
versity well.
He received his bachelor’s
degree in business adminis-
tration from Marshall in 1992
and recently was accepted
into MU’s Executive MBA
program. Anderson was a
member of the Society of Yea-
ger Scholars’ second class at
Marshall, and he has contin-
ued to assist that program as
an alumnus.
Now he’s going to play an
important role in helping the
university build for its future.
Earlier this month, Anderson
began his new duties as chief
financial officer of the Mar-
shall University Foundation.
Founded in 1947, the foundation
is a nonprofit, tax-exempt edu-
cational corporation to solicit,
receive, manage and administer
gifts on behalf of the univer-
sity.
“This is a new position for
the foundation,” Anderson
said in an interview last week.
“I think the position, as the
foundation continues to grow,
will help us continue to have
positioning and the resources
to continue to elevate the mis-
sion as well as function of the
foundation.”
Working in collaboration
with Marshall’s Office of Devel-
opment, the foundation secures
private financial support for the
university. It also encourages
greater participation by school
alumni.
“The mission of the founda-
tion is to be the organization
that collects and stewards
resources on behalf of the
university,” Anderson said.
“We work to forward and
advance the missions of Mar-
shall University. We are here
to do what we can to help our
donors with the development
of Marshall.”
Before accepting his new
2000. From 1992 to 1994, he
was a staff accountant with
Price Waterhouse in South
Bend, Ind. He is a native of
Cleveland.
A main focus of the founda-
tion now is raising money for its
$16 million Bridge campaign.
“(The campaign) includes
three main projects: The soft-
ball field, the new C.I.T.E (Col-
lege of Information Technol-
ogy and Engineering) building
and Erickson alumni center,”
Anderson said.
Anderson said he hopes the
foundation will continue its
mission to allow Marshall to
give students top quality pub-
lic education at a affordable
price.
Paul Sebert/For The Herald-Dispatch “Hopefully, when we look
R. Scott Anderson was recently named the chief financial back in five years, we will see
officer for the Marshall University Foundation. phenomenal growth with the
projects we are involved in,”
position, Anderson was chief in Huntington, from 2000 to he said.
financial officer with Com- 2008, and was a CPA with For more information, visit
preCare, a home care pharma- Hess, Stewart & Campbell www.marshalluniversityfoun-
cy and respiratory company in Huntington from 1994 to dation.com/index.php .