Local Government Leadership Academy Graduation Ceremony

The 2005 Graduates

Forty-eight certificates were awarded at the West Virginia University's Local Government Leadership Academy's Spring 2005 Session held at the Radisson at Waterfront Place in Morgantown on April 9 and 10, 2005.

The "Certificate of Highest Merit" is the Local Government Leadership Academy's newest and highest certificate. It signifies that the recipient has successfully completed the Academy's six core workshops and at least twenty-four elective workshops.  Typically, this award takes a minimum of four years to complete. 

Robert Baird.............................................

Mason County Commissioner

Nancy Shobe............................................

Recorder/Treasurer, City of Buckhannon

The "Certificate of Distinction" signifies that the recipient has successfully completed the Academy's six core workshops and at least twelve elective workshops.

Barbara Barberio....................................... Chief Deputy, Harrison County Assessor's Office
Barbara S. Bryan...................................... Council member, Philippi
Wayne Allen Campbell.............................. Council member, Wellsburg
Hampden V. Fitcher, Jr............................. Council member, Parkersburg
Charles Humphreys.................................. Director of Tourism, Mason County
Diana Ludwig............................................ Director, Little Kanawha Area Development
Bruce McDaniel ....................................... City Manager, Fairmont
Brenda L. Miller ....................................... Circuit Clerk, Ohio County
George "Trey" Blass Morrone III................ Mayor, Kenova
Connie S. Shaffer...................................... City Clerk, Parkersburg

Virginia Maria Sine....................................

Circuit Clerk, Berkeley County

Donnie R. Tenney.....................................

Upshur County Commissioner

The "Certificate of Excellence" signifies that the recipient has successfully completed the Academy's six core workshops and at least eight elective workshops.

Barbara Barberio...................................... Chief Deputy, Harrison County Assessor's Office
Barbara S. Bryan..................................... Council member, Philippi
Lucinda Canterbury.................................. Deputy Assessor, Mingo County
Jennifer Renee Herrald ............................ Grant Coordinator, Kanawha County Commission
Daniel W. Huffman................................... Parking Supervisor, Parkersburg
Charles Humphreys.................................. Director of Tourism, Mason County
Carole Jones .......................................... Circuit Clerk, Wood County
Francine Jones ....................................... Deputy Assessor, Mingo County
James W. Knorr III................................... Mayor, Buckhannon
Paul B. Mackey...................................... Council member, Buckhannon

George "Trey" Blass Morrone III................

Mayor, Kenova

Robert E. Perkinson, Jr............................

Mayor, Bluefield

Connie S. Shaffer..................................... City Clerk, Parkersburg
Virginia Maria Sine................................... Circuit Clerk, Berkeley County
Edward David Talkington.......................... Council member, Charleston
Donnie R. Tenney.................................... Upshur County Commissioner
Joan K. Turner......................................... City Clerk/Treasurer, Ravenswood
Neil E. VanCamp..................................... Council member, Wellsburg

Marilyn C. White......................................

Deputy Assessor, Mingo County

Kathy A. Hughes Yates............................

Administrative Assistant, WV Association of Counties

The "Certificate of Achievement" signifies that the recipient has successfully completed the Academy's six core workshops and at least four elective workshops.

Thomas "Tom" Wayne Blankenship.......... President, Nicholas County Commission
Lucinda Canterbury.................................. Deputy Assessor, Mingo County
Jennifer Renee Herrald ........................... Grant Coordinator, Kanawha County Commission
Floyd M. Hodge, Sr.................................. Ritchie County Commissioner
Judy Lynn Hunt....................................... City Clerk/Treasurer, Benwood
Damita J. Johnson .................................. City Clerk/Treasurer, Oak Hill
Francine Jones ....................................... Deputy Assessor, Mingo County
Cris C. Meadows..................................... City Manager, Hinton
Thomas M. Oxley.................................... City Manager, Oak Hill
William Clair Roseberry............................ Mayor, Ravenswood
Steve C. Teufel........................................ Berkeley County Commissioner
Joan K. Turner......................................... City Clerk/Treasurer, Ravenswood

Stephen C. Worden.................................

Ritchie County Commissioner

Kathy A. Hughes Yates............................

Administrative Assistant, WV Association of Counties