transfer that will forge mutually benefi-
cial relationships between researchers
and the business community and offer
business coaching, business incubation
and networking opportunities.
The accelerator hub will be funded by
a three-year, $3.5 million grant from the
National Institute of General Medical
Sciences, a division of the National Insti-
tutes of Health, as part of its Institution
Development Award program.
The other institutions that have pledged
support and will participate in managing
the program’s various committees and
initiatives include Marshall University,
Ana G. Mendez University System, Bene-
dict College, Clemson University, Coastal
Carolina University, Eastern Kentucky
University, Jackson State University,
LSU Health Services, Medical Univer-
sity of South Carolina, Morehead State
University, Northern Kentucky Univer-
sity, Ponce Health Sciences University/
Ponce School of Medicine, Puerto Rico
Science Technology & Research Trust,
Southern University and A&M College,
Tulane University, University of Arkan-
sas, University of Mississippi, Univer-
sity of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences
Campus, Western Kentucky University
and Winthrop University.
Governor Justice Announces
Partnership with Bethesda
Softworks to Promote Highly
Anticipated “Fallout 76”
Governor Jim Justice and the West Vir-
ginia Tourism Office recently announced
a partnership with award-winning video
game publisher Bethesda Softworks for
promotion of its upcoming release of
“Fallout 76,” an online open world video
game set in post-nuclear West Virginia.
The video game, which was announced
in June via a trailer set to a 1940s-in-
spired version of John Denver’s “Take
Me Home, Country Roads,” is the latest
game in the iconic Fallout series and will
be the largest and most ambitious yet.
The tourism office, in partnership with
Bethesda, will be creating advertising
strategies to educate players about West
Virginia’s unique landscape and culture
as well as offer them an open invitation
to visit the state over the coming months.
“Our goal is to welcome each and
every one of the game’s players to Almost
Heaven,” says West Virginia Tourism
Smart Office
Commissioner Chelsea Ruby. “Bethesda
has been a terrific partner since day one.
They’ve really embraced West Virginia
and its beauty. We believe this unique
partnership has tremendous potential to
bring folks to visit the Mountain State.”
High Technology Foundation
Welcomes New Board Member
The High Technology Foundation has
announced the election of William “Pat”
Getty to its board of directors.
“We are honored to have Pat join our
board of directors,” says Jim Estep, the
foundation’s president and CEO. “Pat
has distinguished himself as one of the
most important leaders in this region of
the country over the last few decades
through his tireless dedication to culti-
vating advancement in both people and
communities. He has been a champion
for promoting regional collaborations
to leverage resources in the pursuit of
economic diversification. His innovative
thinking and passion will be invaluable to
the High Technology Foundation’s efforts
to build a regional knowledge sector.”
Until his recent retirement, Getty
served as the president and a trustee
of the Claude Worthington Benedum
Foundation, which serves West Virginia,
southwestern Pennsylvania and the multi-
state economic region centered on Pitts-
burgh. He will continue to work for the foun-
dation as a consultant on several projects,
including service on the implementation
committee of the Tri-State Shale Coalition.
West Virginia Community and
Technical Colleges Step up to
the Plate to Train the State’s
Technology Workforce
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WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE
As demand for working professionals
in technology fields continues to increase
across West Virginia, the state’s Commu-
nity and Technical College System (CTCS)
is stepping up to the plate to provide the
training West Virginians need to fill these
high-quality jobs.
“We’re meeting this demand in a variety
of ways—from direct partnership between
companies and institutions to federal and
state programs that are emphasizing high-
tech education,” says Dr. Sarah Tucker,
chancellor of the CTCS.
Financial services software company
Core 10, for example, is working with
Mountwest Community & Technical
College in Huntington to replicate a coding