Marshall Magazine Summer 2022

chapter alumni report

Alumni Association announces Chapter of the Year, Emerging Chapter of the Year

T heMarshall University SouthernCoalfields Alumni and Big Green Chapter, located in Beckley, West Virginia, has been named MUAA’s 2022 Chapter

Chapter of the Year is awarded each year to an outstand ing alumni chapter for its contributions in membership growth, activities, fundraising and an overall dedication to Marshall University. Th i s i s t he f i r s t

of the Year, while the Emerging Chapter of the Year award was presented to Marshall University’s Ea s t e r n Pa nh a nd l e Alumni Chapter, based out of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Both chapters were recognized at the annual MUAA Alumni Awards Banquet April 9. “Our network of alumni chapters contin ues to flourish, and we are thrilled to see one of our newer groups rise to the ranks of MUAA Chapter of the Year,” said Kasey Stevens, assistant direc tor of alumni relations at Marshall University. “The Southern Coalfields Chapter conducts numer ous events each year and has raised thousands of dollars in scholarship sup port for students from southern West Virginia.

Chapter of the Year award for the Southern Coalfields Alumni and Big GreenChapter, which was established in 2017 when the Beckley Athletic Club (Big Green) con tacted area alumni who had expressed interest in re-establishing an alumni chapter in the southern region. The chapter con tinues to support the area Coaches Tour Golf Outing, which has a long standing relationship with the Big Green Scholarship Foundation. Despite many obsta cles faced throughout the pandemic, the Southern Coalfields Alumni and Big Green Chapter had its most successful year in terms of fundraising and event participation. In ad

Members of the MUAA 2022 Chapter of Year, Southern Coalfields Alumni and Big Green Chapter, gather at alumni events throughout the year.

Their passion for supporting the advancement of Marshall University’s goals and objectives is evident in everything they do. The group in the Eastern Panhandle is off to a strong start, thanks to some high-caliber leadership, and we have high hopes to see them rise quickly to contest for Chapter of the Year honors.”

dition, active membership increased by approximately 25%. “The Marshall University Southern Coalfields Alumni and Big Green Chapter is honored to receive this award,” said Tim Cyrus, president of the Southern Coalfields Chapter. “We are forever grateful for Marshall University and how our lives have been made better by its impact. We

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