FEATURES

Cardiovascular Disease Kills By Liz Cousins
How does air pollution affect people with cardiovascular disease? WVU researchers from many disciplines are working together to find the answer.

Our New Grads By David Welsh and Janey Cink
Meet Natalie and Neil Bumgarner and Amy Ritterbusch as they move on to graduate school and a professional job.

Professing Leadership: Part II
Continued from the Spring 2005 issue, alumni write in to share stories and memories of their favorite professors and mentors.

Defining Mountaineer Greatness: Academy Inductees Return to Alma Mater Humbled and Proud By Tara Curtis
Meet the 2005 Academy of Distinguished Alumni.

From Cavities to Clay: Dentist Uses Techniques to Create Works of Art By Kristin Fisher
Alumnus Burl Jones uses his knowledge of dentistry and a love of art to create sculptures inspired by nature.

Alumni Across the Nation By Laura Spitznogle
WVU alumni inhabit every state in the nation. The West Virginia State Geological Information Systems Technical Center at WVU has created a map that shows where they live.

DEPARTMENTS

Reflection
Letters
Pathways • Compiled by Bill Nevin
Around Campus • Compiled by Sarah Gould
Foundation Highlights
Hail, West Virginia
Bookshelf
Alumni Association
Alumni Voice • By C. Michael Fulton
Great Aspirations • By Kathy Deweese
Expressions • By Barbara Rasmussen

FRONT COVER

An unidentified professor prepares students for a test in 1965 in Armstrong Hall. Read about favorite WVU professors and mentors.