Shelly Belt ’93 BS in secondary math education; is a title insurance underwriter for United Bank and has been with the bank in various positions for 17 years. She has two boys (9 and 11) who are die-hard Mountaineer fans. I grew up in a very rural area. We didn’t have cable, and I had never been exposed to Mountaineer sports of any kind. My senior year, it became time to pick a college. I really didn’t get what all the fuss over WVU was about. Then, my best friend, Tara Curtis, took me to a Mountaineer football game. I wasn’t crazy about the traffic and
was too
young for
tailgating, and
we stood in a seriously long line to get into the stadium. I wasn’t
impressed. But once we got into the stadium, what can I say? Between the awesome marching band and the enthusiasm of the fans, I was blown away. It was then that I knew I had to be a Mountaineer. I went to WVU the following fall and have bled gold and blue ever since. West Virginia University Alumni Magazine
2011
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