“Concord University is extremely proud of our programs in
education, and we appreciate the recognition given us by U.S.
News & World Report,” says Dr. Peter Viscusi, vice president
and academic dean. “We have a long history of educating the
teachers in our region and are pleased to offer graduate education
programs online to help educators who are working full time.”
WVU Medicine Welcomes Neurologist
Abhishek Anand, M.D., has joined WVU Medicine Univer-
sity Neurology and Neurosciences. He is also a member of the
medical staff at Berkeley Medical Center, where he will provide
in-patient neurological consultations.
Anand completed his neurological residency at Howard
University Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he was chief
resident his final year. He is a medical school graduate of the
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in India.
In addition to caring for neurological patients, Anand is an
assistant professor for the West Virginia University School of
Medicine and will help teach medical students and residents in
the Eastern Panhandle.
Highmark Foundation Awards More Than $338,000
to Schools Across West Virginia and Pennsylvania
The Highmark Foundation is awarding a total of $338,363
in grants to 65 schools across West Virginia and Pennsylva-
nia in an effort to make schools healthier places for students.
The Highmark Foundation’s Building Sustainable and Lasting
Changes in Schools grants are part of its Creating a Healthy
School Environment Grant and Awards program, which helps
schools address specific areas of student health. The grants are
awarded to schools that serve children in grades K-12, and
they support evidence-based programs that address one of four
priority areas: bullying prevention, child injury prevention,
healthy eating and physical activity and environmental health.
Since 2013, the Highmark Foundation has awarded nearly
$1.9 million through the Creating a Healthy School Environ-
ment program to 349 schools in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Bowles Rice Welcomes Four New Associates
Bowles Rice LLP is pleased to welcome four attorneys to the
firm. Evan Conard, Melissa Hall, Joshua Hannold and Charles
Wade are the newest members of the firm’s experienced and
nationally recognized Energy Team.
Conard has joined the firm’s Charleston, WV, office. He is a
2013 graduate of the West Virginia University (WVU) College
of Law and received his undergraduate degree in government
and economics from Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC.
Hall and Hannold have joined the firm’s Southpointe, PA,
office. Hall is a 2006 graduate of Capital University Law School
in Columbus, Ohio. She received her undergraduate degree
from The Pennsylvania State University with a major in inter-
national politics and a minor in Japanese language. Hannold
also received his bachelor’s degree from The Pennsylvania State
University, majoring in psychology, and he earned his law degree
from Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, PA.
Wade has joined the Bowles Rice office in Morgantown, WV.
He is a 2008 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law
and earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from WVU.
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