President Scott D. Miller and Bethany College had a full day on March
21 during the annual Higher Education Day at the Legislature in
Charleston, W.Va.Bethany joined West Virginia’s other four-year and two-year institutions in the day’s activities, which included an informational display in the Upper Rotunda and meetings with public officials.
Miller participated in the Proclamation Presentation by
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin at the Governor’s Reception Room, and
presentations of a higher-education citation in the House Chamber and a
resolution in the Senate Chamber. He then led discussion with other
presidents and West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities
Executive Director Ben Exley during meetings with legislators including
Delegate Mary Poling, House Education Chair; Sen. Robert Plymale,
Senate Education Chair; and Senate President Jeff Kessler.
Mort Gamble, executive assistant to President
Miller, and M.E. Yancosek Gamble, chair of the department of
communications and media arts, also represented Bethany during Higher
Education Day at the Legislature, which is sponsored by the West
Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.
