volleyball court and 24% liked the
idea of a horseshoe and cornhole area. West Virginia University has
given WVU Tech $50,000 to help
with the redesign of the green space. Long’s plan is to put in the basketball court first because it was the most
popular among students. After the installation of the basketball court the plan is to look at putting in a picnic
shelter with the remaining funds. Long has even suggested the idea of trying
to raise additional funds in order to
be able to put in a larger picnic area. Once the final bids for the project are received the University will begin the site redesign process.
Since its opening in 1969, CoEd
has been a home away from home for
Tech alumni John Jarrett of Jarrett Construction and Ed Robinson of E.L. Robinson Engineering partnered with the TGBAA to create conceptual drawings for the wall project. They have donated their time and resources to give WVU Tech a landscape design and a cost estimate summary for each phase of the project.
You can leave your legacy with
many alumni. When the plans to raze
the purchase of a brick that will
year, the Tech Golden Bear Alumni
$100, you can have a brick engraved
the former dorm were announced last Association (TGBAA), in partner-
ship with WVU Tech, immediately went to work planning a fundraising
campaign to build a permanent sign
on the site to welcome future generations of Golden Bears.
become part of the welcome wall. For
with a commemorative message. Brick sales will be open to all alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends
of the university. The Association’s
fundraising goal is $30,000 and the campaign is expected to launch by
Leftwich,
’74
Steve Claywell,
Commencement in May.
“We have taken on this project
This is a project that is very important to the students and Tech campus.” Dr. Steve
“Our names will forever be linked with Tech through a one-time donation to the school that taught us so much.
because we see this as a way to create
Claywell added, “CoEd gave
a legacy for all of us that love Tech,”
many of us memories that are still
president. “With this project, our
we made lifelong friends, fell in love
said Steve Claywell, ’74, TGBAA
names will forever be linked with
Tech through a one-time donation to the school that taught us so much.”
For an additional $50 donation
to the Tech Golden Bear Alumni Association you can own a piece
with us today. It was the place where (and maybe even fell out of love), pulled all-nighters and relaxed after
long days of classes and activities. What better way to honor those memories than through this project.”
The CoEd site project promises
of the bricks that were saved
to bring new potential to WVU
assisting the TGBAA can e-mail
alive. Students and alumni collabo-
from CoEd. Those interested in
TechAlumniAssoc@mail.wvu.edu or check the alumni website at alumni.wvutech.edu for updates.
Tech while keeping its history rating for Tech’s future illustrates the pride that all Golden Bears share for our University.
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