Governance


An independent 501(c)(3) corporation, the WVU Foundation is governed by the Board of Directors elected by its members. All serve without compensation. Currently, there are 29 members of the Board of Directors including the WVU president, who is a non-voting member. The WVU Foundation also has five directors emeritus, one honorary director and one advisory director, all of whom are non-voting.

2009-2010 WVU FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Directors
Curtis H. Barnette ’56, ’75 Hon.
Bethlehem, PA
Ralph J. Bean Jr. ’63, ’66
Clarksburg, WV
Irene C. Berger ’76, ’79
Charleston, WV
Marcia A. Broughton ’76, ’79
Clarksburg, WV
James H. Chamberlain ’69
Thousand Oaks, CA
James P. Clements
Morgantown, WV
C. Richard Daniel, MD ’52, ’54
Beckley, WV
Sue Seibert Farnsworth ’62, ’67
Wheeling, WV
John B. Gianola ’75
Cross Lanes, WV
David W. Hamstead ’63
Frederick, MD
John C. Harmon ’77
Pittsburgh, PA
Patrice A. Harris ’82, ’86, ’92
Atlanta, GA
Peter J. Kalis ’72
Gibsonia, PA
E.G. “Ken” Kendrick Jr. ’65
Phoenix, AZ
R. Wayne King
Morgantown, WV
Pamela M. Larrick ’72
New York, NY
J. Franklin Long ’77
Bluefield, WV
Ed H. Maier
Charleston, WV
Robert A. McMillan
Martinsburg, WV
Marshall S. Miller ’66, ’73, ’06 Hon.
Bluefield, VA
Dan R. Moore
Williamson, WV
Gary R. Pell ’73
Myrtle Beach, SC
Verl O. Purdy ’64
Charlotte, NC
Robert L. Reynolds ’74, ’07 Hon.
Concord, MA
Joan Corson Stamp ’73
Wheeling, WV
Benjamin M. Statler ’73
Naples, FL & McMurray, PA
Fred T. Tattersall ’70
Richmond, VA
Douglas R. Van Scoy ’66, ’68
Sullivan's Island, SC
Vivien Perrine Woofter ’52, ’98 Hon.
Arlington, VA

Directors Emeritus
Carolyn Eberly Blaney ’48, ’98 Hon.
Chalk Hill, PA
C. Howard Hardesty Jr. ’49
Vero Beach, FL
James H. Harless ’81 Hon.
Gilbert, WV
Elmo J. Hurst ’53
Beckley, WV
Lacy I. Rice Jr.
Martinsburg, WV
John C. Shott ’48
Bluefield, WV

Advisory Directors
Michael A. Petruski ’74
Charlotte, NC
The foundation offices will be closed on 2/8/2010 due to inclement weather.