Glenville State College President Dr. Peter Barr and Major Gifts Officer Dr. Bob Henry Baber attended the Yeager Airport Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, May 27th to present a plaque to Airport Director Rick Atkinson. The plaque presented to Atkinson was a handsomely laminated copy of the front page article in the Charleston Gazette from April 15th, 2009. The article discussed GSCâs âAdopt an Airportâ project to help reforest the hillside that has been disturbed for the runway extension construction at Yeager Airport.
"We appreciate the leadership of the Yeager Airport Board and especially Director Rick Atkinson. The Airport âAdoptionâ, possibly the largest of its kind in history, has presented all of us with the unique opportunity to improve the environment and give Glenville's Land Resources students a chance to apply classroom theory to a real life situation. Furthermore, it instills in our students an appreciation of the fact that getting an education is a privilege that comes with the responsibility of giving back to society. Truly, our students have enjoyed thoroughly the reforesting of the hillside, and we look forward to future interventions," said GSC President Dr. Peter Barr.
The partnership between Glenville Sate College and Yeager Airport began in September of 2008. To date, students and faculty volunteers and members of the Glenville State College Land Resources Department have hydro-seeded redbud and locust seeds and planted 1,300 tree seedlings on the site. The project is expected to continue for the next two years.
