10 a.m.
Introduction of Shepherd University President Mary J.C. Hendrix by
Dr. Ray Smock, Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education
10:05 a.m.
President Hendrix introduces Senator Joe Manchin
10:35 a.m.
President Hendrix introduces Senator Shelley Moore Capito
11:05 a.m.
Mary Woolley
President, Research!America
Results of the Survey of West Virginians
11:13 a.m.
Brad Fenwick, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., DACVM
Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Alliances, Elsevier
11:20 a.m.
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Marcia K. Brand, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor, Dental Quest Foundation
Improving Health Outcomes in Rural Appalachia
Fred White
Senior Director of Business Development, ABS Consulting
Investing in West Virginia
Cannon Wadsworth
Director, State and Commercial Programs at Global Science & Technology, Inc.
Research and Innovation
Brad Fenwick, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., DACVM
Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Alliances, Elsevier
West Virginia’s Knowledge Economy
Moderator: Judy Miller Jones, Founding Director, National Health Policy Forum
12:30 p.m.
A networking lunch will follow the program in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education rotunda.
1:30 p.m.
Tour of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education Congressional Collections