Class Notes
ACHIEVEMENTS 1970s ____________ AL MORGAN ’71 received the Volunteer of the Year award from the organizers of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament. Al, who volunteers every year at the event, is a marshal responsible for taking care of the No. 1 hole including keeping the bridge near the tee cleared of spectators allowing the players to cross. He was saluted for his friendliness and for his willingness to work extra shifts and to fill in for the marshal committee chairperson when needed.
nearly four decades, currently teaches math at Bluefield Middle School. She volunteers to coach with the Math Field Day, Math Counts and the Math Olympiad.
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IVORY ROWE ’80 has been named Mercer County’s 54th Teacher of the Year. Ivory, who has been a teacher for
BRIAN ALLEN, ’90 AND ’13, Continuity Director at WJLS in Beckley, was awarded “Best Creative” in the
radio category at the 2018 West Virginia Broadcasters Association annual awards ceremony in Morgantown, WV. Allen joined West Virginia Broadcasting – Raleigh County, in 2016. He writes copy, produces commercials and schedules their air time. He’s also done some creative voice work and announcing for “99.5 The Big Dawg.” Allen submitted the commercial he created for a local client last fall. “I was really excited about it,” said Allen. “In this case, it was just the right opportunity and of course the voice people really helped the spot. It’s always a team effort but it always feels good that you get to put it together.” Award entries were judged out-of-state by the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. This was the 15th year for the award show, which alternates between Morgantown and Charleston every spring. SHERRY HICKS-BUCKLES ’97 has been named Hyatt Regency’s Food & Beverage Director of the Year. She is Senior Director of Food & Beverage
Farley Pens Book on Being a Servant Leader DANIEL W. FARLEY ’67 chronicles his experiences leading and serving God as well as others in his recently released book “God’s Call to Service and Leadership”. Dr. Farley is a retired United Methodist minister who served as president for more than 33 years at GlenWood Park Inc., a United Methodist related continuing care retirement community in southern West Virginia. In the book he discusses his personal experiences in growing up in West Virginia, getting education in public schools, striving to achieve his life goals, having a strong family and a deep faith in Christ, and encountering cultural circumstances in his chosen career. Dr. Farley shares, “Effective organizations seeking
to have a distinct presence in the growing years of the twenty-first century will need human genius to create emerging organizations to do their work. This means being led to achieve rather than being forced through desire. “Due to the sophisticated nature and presence of today’s workforce, management will likely find itself spending many hours in reading, research, and exploration in order to determine the best message and approach to influence factors of work life that impact employees,” he said. “Boards must expect and leave to their CEO the task of setting the stage and enabling actors (personnel) to be motivated and to perform. The days are long gone for directing people as a boss and compelling them to work. CEOs who do not understand this fact will likely not survive, nor will they position their organizations to survive.” “God’s Call to Service and Leadership” is published by Christian Faith Publishing. It is available at traditional brick and mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble. CU MAGAZINE
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