FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/5/06

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Annette Barnette
Public Relations & Marketing Director
Glenville State College
(304) 462-4115

GLENVILLE STATE PRESIDENTIAL GALA PLANS ANNOUNCED

Glenville, WV—Final preparations are being made for the Glenville State College Inaugural Gala for the 23rd GSC President, Peter B. Barr. Inaugural Committee member, Nasia Butcher, says the gala will take place on Friday, November 10th in the Mollohan Campus Center Ballroom. Butcher said, “A wine and cheese reception will start at 6:15 p.m. and be followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. as well as a dance. The James Atkins Ensemble will provide the evening's entertainment.”

Dress is semi-formal. The price for admission to the gala is a donation of $35 per person, and proceeds will benefit the Glenville State College Fine Arts Program.

For tickets, call Butcher at 462-5896, Sandy Pettit at 462-5347, Cinda Echard at 462-4123, or the GSC President’s Office at 462-7361 x7000. Tickets are also on sale at the GSC Alumni Center and the GSC Bookstore.

Barr will be officially sworn in as GSC’s President earlier in the day during a ceremony at 11:00 a.m. in the GSC Fine Arts Center. He began serving as the twenty-third President of Glenville State on July 1, 2006. His many goals include increasing student enrollment, improving student retention rates, working with the GSC Foundation on a capital campaign, and working with local residents on boosting economic development in the area.

Barr comes to Glenville State from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, where he was the Provost and Senior Vice President serving as the school’s Chief Academic Officer. He is a native of Huntington, West Virginia and a Marshall University graduate. Dr. Barr holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Marshall and a Doctor of Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University.