faculty to fundraising as well as academic roles that
include dean, provost and vice president of academic affairs
and campus administration.
Bethany College Signs Agreement with Ohio
Northern University for Six-Year Law Degree
Students at Bethany College in West Virginia who aspire
to have a career in law now have an exciting new pathway to
realize their goals.
Under an agreement signed between Bethany College and
Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law (ONU Law),
students can complete their undergraduate degree require-
ments at Bethany in three years as the foundation for admis-
sion to law school at ONU Law. The partnership effectively
enables students to save one year in a course of study that
would typically require seven years to complete.
Called a 3+3 Legal Education Advancement Program, or
LEAP, this dual degree curriculum results in the successful
Bethany student receiving both a bachelor’s degree and a Juris
Doctor (JD) degree in less time than they would otherwise.
“This program represents a tremendous opportunity for our
students,” says Dr. Joe Lane, Bethany College’s provost. “Bethany
students will find many similarities between both schools,
not only in the curriculum but in the student experience,
and it affords our students a faster, lower-cost track to a
rewarding legal career.”
ONU Law has been recognized as one of the most inno-
vative law schools in the nation, and its placement rates have
consistently been strong, oftentimes placing above both state
and national averages. With a 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio,
every student is guaranteed a personal legal education with
individualized instruction from orientation through successful
completion of the bar exam. More than 80 percent of the class
of 2017 was employed in bar-passage-required or JD-advan-
tage positions within nine months of graduation.
Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC
Names Turner Chief Strategy Officer
Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC (HMS), a respected
contractor providing health care management and IT consulting
services to states and the federal government for more than 16
years, has welcomed William Turner as its chief strategy officer.
Turner will play a critical role in assisting the HMS presi-
dent with developing, communicating, executing and sustaining
corporate strategic initiatives in the areas of commercial, state
and federal health care marketplaces while expanding HMS
into adjacent markets of defense and veterans’ health care.
“We are thrilled to have Bill Turner join the HMS team,”
says HMS President Leah Heimbach. “He brings 25-plus
years of hands-on experience working in large global cor-
porations, mid-size companies and small businesses. He has
a well-balanced understanding of the U.S. government and
commercial sectors, as well as products and services across
a wide spectrum of domains. Bill’s ability to provide leader-
ship and technical understanding to detailed project activities
and customer engagements is well recognized throughout the
industry. He is considered one of the industry’s top executives
and thought leaders.”
Concord Business Challenge Marks 25 Years
The Concord University Department of Business hosted the
25th Annual Concord Business Challenge in October. The
business challenge is designed to give high school students an
opportunity to test their business knowledge base and spend
the day at Concord exploring the college environment.
Participants competed in a variety of business academic com-
petitions, including accounting, finance, economics, computer
applications, management, marketing and business math. There
were first, second and third overall winners announced in each
challenge competition.
In addition, all participants competed for either a $4,000
or $1,000 scholarship. The 12 scholarship winners were
selected based on their business challenge scholarship exam-
ination performance. The two students scoring the highest
on the exam qualified for up to a $4,000 scholarship, to be
awarded over eight semesters when enrolled full time at Con-
cord University. The remaining 10 scholarship winners will
receive a $1,000 non-renewable scholarship when enrolled
full time at Concord. Each scholarship winner must meet
admissions criteria established by the university for entering
freshmen. The admissions office will be the primary admin-
istrator of the awards.
McQuain Elected Vice President of the West
Virginia Women Attorneys Group
Elise McQuain, an associate in Frost Brown Todd’s Charleston
office, has been elected to serve a one-year term as vice presi-
dent of the West Virginia Women Attorneys group.
McQuain has been active in
the West Virginia Women At-
torneys group from the start,
having taken part in the plan-
ning discussions that ultimately
led to its establishment in 2017.
Since then, she’s helped increase
membership and garner the
support of area law firms, in-
cluding Frost Brown Todd,
which sponsored the West Vir-
ginia Women Attorneys’ Inau-
gural Conference on June 9.
As vice president, McQuain’s
Elise McQuain.
primary focus will be on driv-
ing up membership numbers
and working with her fellow board members to provide greater
value to current members and to West Virginia as a whole.
“I’m extremely blessed to be part of such an amazing group
with such a vital mission,” says McQuain. “The opportunity
to work alongside a group of people dedicated to elevating one
another and addressing issues unique to women within the
legal field has been an invaluable experience. With the group
gaining momentum, I couldn’t be more excited.”
McKinley Carter Wealth Services Earns
Fiduciary Excellence Certification
McKinley Carter Wealth Services has earned its fiduciary
excellence certification from the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence,
LLC (CEFEX), an Fi360 company. The firm joins a limited
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