Two distinguished graduates of West Virginia University – J. Wayne Richards (BSME ’81) and George Schuller, Jr. (BSME ’86) – were awarded honorary degrees at the Statler College’s 2018 Commencement. Richards is president and CEO of GR Energy Services and Schuller is president of Peabody Australia. The videos feature their hooding ceremonies and remarks to the Class of 2018.
Business Hall of Fame
- Verl O. Purdy, 2002
- Glen H. Hiner, 2003
- Raymond Lane, 2003
- Elmo Hurst, 2004
- Robert H. Quenon, 2004
- Benjamin M. Statler, 2008
- Gregory S. Babe, 2010
- Thomas DeWitt, 2010
- Addison M. Fischer, 2010
- George Bennett, 2014
- Wes Bush, 2013
- Robert O. Orders, Jr., 2017
Order of Vandalia
- James H. Harless, 1986
- Edwin C. Jones, 1986
- J. Reginald Dietz, 1987
- Elmo Hurst, 1994
- Betty Miller, 1994
- Emory Kemp, 2000
- Raymond Lane, 2004
- Glen H. Hiner, 2004
- Alfred F. Galli, 2005
- Verl Purdy, 2011
- Benjamin M. Statler, 2012
- George Bennett, 2018
Honorary Degrees
- Robert E. Pyle, 1980
- William N. Poundstone, 1981
- James H. Harless, 1981
- Glen H. Hiner, 1989
- Lowell T. Harmison, 1990
- Charles Vest, 1994
- Winston L. Shelton, 2001
- Raymond Lane, 2002
- Addison M. Fischer, 2008
- Verl Purdy, 2009
- Benjamin M. Statler, 2009
- George B. Bennett, 2011
- Henry Yang, 2011
- Gregory S. Babe, 2012
- Jed DiPaolo, 2013
- Preston Wu Shyon Chen, 2015
- J. Wayne Richards, 2018
- George J. Schuller Jr., 2018
WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni
- Robert H. Quenon, 1988
- Glen H. Hiner, 1989
- George B. Berry, 1990
- Charles Vest, 1991
- Lowell T. Harmison, 1992
- H. Leo Mehl, 1994
- Larry J. Argiro, 1995
- Robert H. Foglesong, 1998
- Winston L. Shelton, 1999
- Verl Purdy, 2005
- Frank Cerminara, 2006
- Gregory S. Babe, 2009
- George B. Bennett, 2010
- Addison M. Fischer, 2010
- Benjamin M. Statler, 2011
- Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, 2013
- Robert E. Corsi Jr., 2016
- Michael D. Flowers, 2018
Department Academies
Distinguished Alumni Academy (Lane Department)
The Academy of Chemical Engineers (CBE)
The Academy of Distinguished Alumni of Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
The Academy of Distinguished Alumni of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (MAE)
William N. Poundstone Lecture and Distinguished Engineers of Mines Awards (MinE)