President's Slideshow (view as slideshow)
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WVU alumnus Gregory S. Babe, an engineer who rose to the top of Bayer Corp., speaks to Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources graduates May 12. Babe was awarded an honorary doctorate of science degree during the ceremony. |
The Order of Vandalia recognizes those who have made far-reaching contributions to WVU long after their college years. The 2012 honorees are (from left) Edna Bennett Pierce, Alison Deem, Paul Farmer, and Benjamin Statler. |
A College of Business and Economics graduate reads her first issue of the WVU Alumni Magazine. The Spring 2012 edition was given to each of WVU's more than 4,200 graduates at Commencement ceremonies May 11-13. |
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Stuart M. Robbins, a financial expert who built one of the top equity businesses in the world, speaks to College of Business and Economics graduates May 12. Robbins was one of four WVU honorary degree recipients. |
A May 2012 graduate poses for a picture with the Mountaineer Statue as she celebrates with family and friends. |
President Clements congratulates honorary degree recipient Ming Hsieh at the May 11 Distinguished Guests dinner. Hsieh, an engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, received an honorary doctorate of science at the Eberly College Commencement ceremony. |
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G. Ogden and Snookie Nutting talk with Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism Dean Maryanne Reed at the Distinguished Guests dinner May 11. Ogden Nutting, a longtime leader in West Virginia newspaper publishing, was one of four WVU honorary degree recipients. |
Mohamed Alhamar, a petroleum engineering major from United Arab Emirates, and Duygu Ozpaksoy, a May 2012 business management graduate from Turkey, are all smiles at the International Students Graduation Reception. |
Sara Urruticoechea, a Spanish and TESOL master's degree recipient from Spain, holds a certificate proclaiming her an honorary citizen of Morgantown. Some 200 international students are graduating from WVU this weekend (May 12-13). |
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2012 APLU Conference on Energy Challenges: The Next 50 Years |
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President Clements networks with Norm Augustine, left, former Chair and CEO of Lockheed Martin, and Tom Mahoney, WVU Manufacturing Extension Program, at the 2012 APLU conference on energy being held on the Ohio State University campus April 29-May 1. |
WVU President Jim Clements participates in a Presidents' and Chancellors' panel at the 2012 APLU Conference on Energy Challenges: The Next 50 Years. Joining him is Jimmy Cheek, left, Chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and Tony Frank, President of Colorado State University. |
Al Ebron, left, from the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium at WVU, helps visitors scan a QR code to learn more about the inner workings of a Toyota Prius, part of WVU's exhibit at the April 27-29 Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC. |
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Students test their hybrid car knowledge at WVU's exhibit at the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC, in late April. |