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Student Life

HALL OF FAME

Student Life Hall of Fame inductees have dedicated 10 or more years of service to furthering the WVU Student Life mission of creating an extraordinary and transformative experience for every WVU student.

1997

Neil E. Bolyard* (Charter Member)
Philip E. Comer (Charter Member)
Gordon R. Thorn (Charter Member)

1998

Alice E. “Betty” Boyd* (Charter Member)
James F. Carruth* (Charter Member)
Joseph C. Gluck* (Charter Member)

1999

Dorothy Jean Benson*
Cornelia M. Ladwig*
Robert F. McWhorter*

2000

Horace E. Belmear*
Annette Kunst Smith Ireland
J. Joseph Lawless*

2001

Barbara R. Alvis*
Mary-Jane Schuster English*
Edwin J. Morgan*

2002

Geraldine C. Belmear*
Arlene T. Hahn*
Emma M. Jackson

2003

Frank Carney
William Livengood*

2004

Herman Moses
Kenneth Sears
Joe Summers

2006

Brenda Eli*
Brentz F. Thompson*

2007

Augusto Paglialunga
Joan Paglialunga

2008

George Bryan Denis, Sr.*
Ilene M. Livengood
Charlene J. Marshall

2009

Joyce L. Aitken*
Shirley A. Daft
Margaret E. “Peggy” Kovac*

2010

Linda Hausman
Steve Taylor

2011

Kenton Colvin
Marion “Mun” Kostka*
Carolyn McDaniel

2012

Mary Ann Barill
Sally Duncil*
Barbara Wilkins

2013

Mary Collins
Cindy Alderson

2014

Gretchen A. Brown*
Madeline Colvin
Kenneth D. Gray

2015

Melanie Cook
Jan Palmer
Dave Taylor

2016

Betty Bea Cox*
David Master
Tom Sloane

2017

Charles Blue, Jr.
Edna “Franny” King
Alan Waters

2018

Lucille Cassino
Peter Li
Brenda Thompson

2021

Bruce Brubaker
Kim Harrison
Virginia Pailes
Cathy Yura

2022

Kim Mosby
David Friend

*Deceased

2022 RECIPIENTS

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Kim Mosby

Mosby retired as senior associate dean of Student Life in June 2022 after more than 30 years of developing programs and launching initiatives to engage, support and enrich the lives of WVU students. At the time of her retirement, she oversaw Campus and Community Life, served as the student advocate, CARE Team chair and administered the Betty Boyd Loan Fund and the Kenneth and Carolyn Gray Emergency Grant Fund

During her tenure, she oversaw off-campus housing, commuter freshmen programs, nontraditional student programs, judicial programs and crisis response.

Prior to her time with Student Life, Mosby worked for six years in medical records at WVU Medicine.

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David Friend

Prior to his departure from the University in 2019, Friend served as the executive director of WVU Dining Services where he supervised more than 1,000 staff and student employees. 

During his tenure, he was instrumental in establishing name-brand franchises as part of the dining options on campus, including Chick-fil-A, which remains the most popular eatery in the Mountainlair. Friend also oversaw the award-winning Healthy U Program that offered low-fat, low-calorie menus mixed with educational activities and dietary counseling. 

He also provided administrative support for dining operations on the Beckley and Keyser campuses and was named “Food Service Director of the Month” by Food Service Director Magazine in April 2007. 

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