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XVII: "Nursing Issues in West Virginia" Monday, April 28

Joanne Seasholtz, Siemans, Inc.
E. Jane Martin, Dean, West Virginia University School of Nursing

E. Jane Martin addresses the audience concerning the impending shortage of nursing school faculty

XVI: "Land Use Issues in West Virginia" Thursday, April 17

Marjorie Ryan, Banatec Associates
Dr. Richard Brisbin, West Virginia University Department of Political Science

Marjorie Ryan and Richard Brisbin discuss planning's role in fostering economic growth

XV: "Health Care Issues in West Virginia" Tuesday, March 31

Dr. Robert D'Alessandri, WVU Health Sciences Center
Dr. Thomas Jones, West Virginia United Health Center
James Sherry, Mylan Pharmaceuticals

Dr. D'Alessandri addresses the audience

XIV: "The Status of Women in West Virginia" Monday, December 2

Barbara Howe, Director, WVU Center for Women Studies
Ann Dacey, Senior Program Coordinator, WVU School of Medicine

Barbara Howe answers questions after the discussion

XIII: "The West Virginia State Senate" Wednesday, October 23

State Senator Michael A. Oliverio, 13th District (Monongalia and Marion counties)

Senator Oliverio answers questions about the West Virginia state Senate

"West Virginia 2002"

Spring 2002

XII: "Collaborating on Regional Economic Development" Tuesday, April 9

Dana Waldo, Chair, West Virginia Business Round Table
David Satterfield, Executive Director, West Virginia Development Office
Frank Scafella, Mayor, City of Morgantown

Dana Waldo (L) and Frank Scafella (R) listen as David Satterfield (C) addresses the audience.

XI: "The Overrepresentation of Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System" Monday, March 18

Robert Bastress, West Virginia University College of Law
Larry Leflore, West Virginia University Extension Service
Jeffrey Allen, United Methodist Church

Jeffrey Allen (L), Larry Leflore (C), and Robert Bastress (R) prepare to address the audience

X: "Starving Artists Strike Back: Art as a Forum for Economic Development" Tuesday, February 26

Cheryl Hartley, General Manager, Tamarack
Ron Iannone, West Virginia Public Theater
Robert Anderson, WVU Professor of Art

Cheryl Hartley (L), Ron Iannone (C), and Robert Anderson (R) discuss the arts as an economic development tool.

"West Virginia 2001"

Fall 2001

IX: "City Management in West Virginia" Thursday, November 15

Dan Boroff, Morgantown City Manager

Dan Boroff speaks about city management in the Mountainlair.

VIII: "The Crisis in Oral Health" Thursday, November 8

Barbara Evans Fleischauer, West Virginia House of Delegates, Monongalia County
Dr. Richard Meckstroth, WVU School of Dentistry
Dr. Sally K. Richardson, WVU Policy and Research Center for Healthcare

Sally Richardson and Richard Meckstroth listen as Barbara Evans Fleischauer makes a point at the Law School.

VII: "A Conversation with The Honorable Larry Starcher, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals" Monday, October 15 (1 tape)

The Honorable Larry Starcher, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Larry Starcher addresses an overflow audience in the Mountainlair.

VI: "The Role of County Schools in Economic Development" Tuesday, October 9 (1 tape)

Dr. Michael Vetere, Superintendent of Monongalia County Schools
Laurie Robinson-Berkow, Chaplin Hill Development Director, Monongalia County School Foundation
Marlene Lawrence, Monongalia County Vocational Director, Principal, MTECH

"West Virginia 2001"

Spring 2001

V: "Entrepreneurial Opportunities for West Virginia in the Twenty-First Century" Thursday, April 19, 2001 (1 tape)

Scott Rotruck, Associate Provost and Director of Economic Development, WVU
George Harker, Director, Office of Research Technology Transfer, WVU
Jim Fairbank, Assistant Professor, College of Business and Economics, WVU

IV: "Capitalizing on Diversity and Entrepreneurship for Economic Development" Tuesday, March 6, 2001 (1 tape)

Dr. David Brown, Associate Director, West Virginia University Center on Aging
Dr. Ann Oberhauser, Associate Professor, West Virginia University Department of Geology and Geography
Dr. Tom Witt, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research & Associate Dean, West Virginia University College of Business and Economics

(yes, that is President Hardesty in the audience)

III: "Can West Virginia's Downtowns Be Saved?" January 30, 2001 (1 tape)

Terry Cutright, Director, Main Street Morgantown, Morgantown, West Virginia
Brooks McCabe, Partner, McCabe, Henley & Durbin, West Virginia State Senator, Charleston, West Virginia
Greg Good, Greenspace Coalition, Morgantown, West Virginia

Greg Good & Brooks McCabe wait their turn as Terry Cutright makes a point...

Fall 2000

II: "Heritage Tourism in the Mountain State," November 1, 2000 (1 tape)

Susan Salisbury, Director, Preservation Alliance of West Virginia
Carol Schweiker, Director, Fort New Salem, Salem, West Virginia
Tom Witt, Associate Dean, College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University

Carol Schweiker, Susan Salisbury, and Tom Witt respond to questions from the audience.

I: "Higher Education and Economic Development," October 17, 2000 (1 tape)

John Raese, C.E.O., Greer Industries, Morgantown, West Virginia
Rudy Henley, Economic Development Consultant, Charleston, West Virginia
Scott Rotruck, Office of Economic Development, West Virginia University

John Raese and Rudy Henley look on as Scott Rotruck makes a point at the "Higher Education and Economic Development" session.

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