Marshall University Graduate College

Reorganization changed name from AG&E back to Appalachian Power

Leroy Allen became president of Bluefield State College (now University)

Ruby Bradley became a colonel

Elk River Coal & Lumber Company was sold to Clinchfield Coal Company

Clarksburg Park Board developed Buffalo Lake into a public recreation area

Dale Brooks released "The Ambridge Boogie" on Cozy Records

Phyllis Curtin sang Susannah at the Brussels World's Fair

Phyllis Curtin sang with the Charleston Symphony Opera

Ellis Dungan returned to the Ohio Valley, settling in Wheeling

State superintendent of schools became a Board of Education appointee

National Radio Quiet Zone surrounding Green Bank observatory was established by the Federal Communications Commission

Jack Fleming became announcer for the Pittsburgh Steelers

Follansbee rolling and annealing facilities were sold to Wheeling Steel

"Biggie" Goldberg was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame and the West Virginia Sports Writers Hall of Fame

Davis Grubb wrote The Watchman

Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote Paint the Wind

Chuck Howley was drafted by the Chicago Bears

The school year was interrupted by an anti-integration school bombing at Osage near Morgantown

A new dormitory was constructed at Marshall College (now University)

John Matheus retired from West Virginia State College (now University)

Jack Maurice won the Sigma Delta Chi award for editorial writing

The McClain Printing Company was incorporated

McClain Printing Company published its first book, Chronicles of Border Warfare by Alexander Scott Withers

Mildred Mitchell-Bateman became superintendent of the Lakin State Hospital

Moncove Public Hunting and Fishing area was purchased by the West Virginia Conservation Commission

Ohio Valley Speedway was built

Construction on the National Radio Astronomy Observatory began at Green Bank

Marble King Factory moved to Paden City

Jennings Randolph flew from Morgantown to Washington on a plane fueled with gasoline made from West Virginia coal

William Revercomb left U.S. Senate, defeated by Robert C. Byrd

Leonard Riggleman led Morris Harvey to accreditation

Fred Schaus guided WVU's basketball team to a No. 1 national ranking at the end of the regular season

Festus Summers co-authored with Charles Ambler the second edition of West Virginia: The Mountain State

Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) was accredited by the North Central Accreditation Agency

Jerry West played on the WVU team that finished No.1 in the nation

Jerry West was a second-team All-American in basketball

West Virginia Yesterday and Today was adopted as a state textbook

The West Virginia turnpike was included in the Interstate highway system

A water ski show moved from Tennessee to Hinton

Aunt Jennie Wilson was discovered by Patrick Gainer

Elizabeth Gilmore helped organize the Charleston chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Camp Washington-Carver was placed on National Register of Historic Places

Third program for ex-cons to rejust to community life and address matters concerning criminal justice system

West Virginia crime rate peaked

Richard Currey published collection of poetry, Crossing Over: A Vietnam Journal

Harrison H. Ferrell Administration Building was dedicated at West Virginia State

Reckless was filmed in Weirton

The R. D. Bailey Dam was completed

Increase in festivals, recordings and craft outlets showed awareness of folk heritage was firmly established

The Greenbrier River Trail State Park was created

Perry Gresham wrote With Wings as Eagles

Hancock County population peaked at 40,418

Harold Hayslett was awarded the gold medal for cello tone

Forbes Magazine ranked Heck's third nationally in profitability and growth

The homestead exemption was increased to $10,000 and expanded to include owners who are permanently and totally disabled

T. D. Jakes started his first church, Greater Emmanuel Temple of Faith in Montgomery

Supreme Court ruled in State ex rel. Barker v. Manchin, regarding separation of powers among different branches of government

Maryat Lee wrote The Hinton Play

The Libertarian Party fielded its first candidate for statewide office, Jack K. Kelley for governor

Keith Mailard wrote Alex Driving South

Much of Malden was listed as a historic district in the National Register of Historic Places

Catherine Marshall wrote Meeting God at Every Turn

Irene McKinney received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah

M. Blane Michael stopped serving as special counsel to Gov. Rockefeller

Fairmont No. 3 Mine closed

Mildred Mitchell-Bateman helped develop the Mental Health Systems Act

The Fairmont State College (now University) Library was renamed the Ruth Ann Musick Library

Walter Dean Myers received the Coretta Scott King Award for his books

Don Nehlen came to coach football at WVU

Nicholas County population peaked at 28,126

Chris Sarandon starred as Jesus Christ in The Day Christ Died

Mary Lee Settle wrote The Scapegoat

Sam Snead joined the Senior PGA Tour

Don Blankenship joined Rawl Sales & Processing Company, an A. T. Massey Coal Company subsidiary

Governor Moore designated U.S. 60 from White Sulphur Springs to Charleston as the Midland Trail Scenic Byway

Cynthia Rylant wrote But I'll Be Back Again

Lawmakers dedicated lottery profits to programs benefiting education, senior citizens, and tourism

Kathy Mattea was named the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year

Jon McBride retired from NASA and the Navy

Irene McKinney published a collection of poetry, Six O'clock Mine Report

The Minnehaha Springs post office closed

Public Radio International took over distribution of Mountain Stage

George Balsama left presidency of Beckley College (now Mountain State University)

The United Methodist Temple building, now John W. Eye Conference Center, was acquired by Beckley College (now Mountain State University)

Walter Dean Myers received the Newbery Honor Book Award for Scorpions

Walter Dean Myers received the Coretta Scott King Award for his books

First National Bank of Morgantown was acquired by Huntington Banks

The old Norwalk Motor Car Company burned down in Martinsburg

Marc Harshman’s first children’s book, A Little Excitement, was published

Bob Vorel started publishing the Blues Revue Quarterly

Columbia Gas was forced into bankruptcy

The Glen Ferris Inn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

The Goldenseal Book of the West Virginia Mine Wars was published

John Ailes died

John Hendricks was presented an honorary doctorate from University of Alabama

Don Blankenship became president and chief operating officer of Massey Coal Services

S. L. Jones died

The West Virginia Graduate College became Marshall University College of Graduate Studies

Kenneth E. Smith became the third generation to run the McClain Printing Company when George Smith retired

Attorney General Darrell McGraw was involved in a suit against the tobacco industry that settled the state to $41.5 billion over 25 years

An additional 626 acres was added to Moncove Lake State Park to provide more hunting lands

The Sporting News named Randy Moss college football's top receiver

The Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center was built at the College of West Virginia (now Mountain State University)

Walter Dean Myers received the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Book Award for Harlem

The National Conservation Training Center was completed

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's book Shiloh was adopted for film

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was awarded the Appalachian Medallion by the University of Charleston

Joe Powell retired as president of the West Virginia Labor Federation.

The Pride of West Virginia received the Sudler Trophy as the nation's No. 1 college marching band

The Shavers Fork Coalition was formed

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown

Marshall moved from Division 1 AA to Division 1 A

Meriluco was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

The first female trooper resigned from the State Police

Stone & Thomas closed the Charleston store

Anna Marsh caught a 50.37-inch 49.75 lb muskellunge in Stonecoal Lake, setting state record for weight

Toyota built an engine plant at Buffalo

Robert C. Byrd was awarded the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal

The West Virginia National Guard was activated in support of the peacekeeping mission to Bosnia

Major renovations took place at Yeager Airport