WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., June 17, 2015 — West Liberty University Foundation recently announced the appointment of new board members Bruce and Donna Berlage and Gregory Stewart.
Alumna Donna Waugh Berlage earned an associate degree in dental hygiene and a Bachelor of Science in Education at West Liberty. She worked as a Registered Dental Hygienist for more than 40 years. Donna also was an account representative for both Butler Dental Products and Revlon.
A resident of McLean, Va., she was born in Washington, D.C. and is now retired. She is an active board member of the National Museum for Women in the Arts and serves on the board of the Salvation Army of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Donna also serves on the Women’s Committee of the National Symphony.
“West Liberty made a huge difference in my life and I want to make sure that others have the same opportunity,” said Donna Berlage.
Her husband Bruce, though not an alumnus, has been involved with West Liberty as a donor and benefactor. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Maryland and completed business graduate study at George Washington University. He is a real estate broker and homebuilder in Virginia.
Bruce formerly was a securities broker and former director of Nations Bank, N.C., which was one of the largest banking corporations in the United States until 1998 when it acquired Bank of America and took that name.
Bruce serves as director and past president of Maryland 4-H Foundation and is a life director of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association. He is former president and director of Home Owners Warranty Corporation and a former president and director of Scott’s Run Homeowner Association.
Stewart is a native of Wheeling and resides in the Warwood neighborhood of Wheeling. A West Liberty alumnus, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1986 and now serves as Ohio County Administrator and Economic Development Director for the three-member Ohio County Commission and Development Authority.
He also earned a Master in Business Administration degree at Wheeling Jesuit University.
He and his wife Jodi have three children.
The WLU Foundation also awarded emeritus status to long serving members R. Clark Morton and G. Randolph Worls, both of Wheeling.
The Berlages and Stewart join a board that includes 24 other active members, led by Chairman Richard Lucas and including: E. Marc Abraham (treasurer), Glen Dale, W.Va.; Jack C. Adams, McMurray, Pa.; Marty Adams, Salineville, Ohio; Jason Blair, Arlington, Va.; John Bonassi, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Clyde D. Campbell, Wheeling; Louis Cardamone, The Villages, Fla.; David R. Croft, Wheeling; John Dolan, Indiana, Pa.; Russell Dunkin, Wheeling; Lynne Exley, Wheeling; James Frum, Wheeling; Daniel I. Joseph DDS, Wheeling; Bob Kota, Wheeling; Henry Marockie, Wheeling; Norman B. Moyes, Brighton, Mass.; Judith Bartell Paesani, Wheeling; E. Alex Paris, III, Atlasburg, Pa.; Thomas Reinbold, Surprise, Ariz.; Cynthia Stickley, Powell, Ohio; Will Turani, Wheeling; Gary West, Naples, Fla.; Kristina Williams ’86; Gibsonia, Pa.
Additional emeritus members include: R. Emmett Boyle, St. Clairsville, Ohio; Carlyle D. Farnsworth, Wheeling; Roland L. Hobbs, Wheeling; Fred Horne, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Robert Joseph, MD ’64, Wheeling; Peter Sontag ’69, Clearwater, Fla. and Richard Stevenson MD, Morgantown, W.Va.
The West Liberty University Foundation supports the University through the cultivation, investment and stewardship of private funds. For more information, please contact Executive Director Chris Carder at chris.carder@westliberty.edu or 304-336-5635.