Joe Alexander

West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery and Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser; and a second clinical campus for the University's... medical and dental schools at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston. WVU Extension Service provides outreach with offices in all of West Virginia's 55 counties. Since 2001, WVU has been governed by the West Virginia University Board of Governors. Enrollment for the Fall 2011 semester was 29,616 for the main campus, while enrollment across all campuses totaled 32,731. The University offers 193 bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in 15 colleges. WVU has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars, including former WVU president David C. Hardesty Jr. The University also has produced 30 Goldwater Scholars, 19 Truman Scholars, five members of USA Today 's All-USA College Academic First Team, and two Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship winners.
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Mount Airy is a town in Carroll, Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Maryland. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.2 square miles , all of it land. Mt. Airy was established in 1830 and continued to develop throughout the decade,... beginning with the construction of house settlements along Parr’s Ridge. A man named Henry Bussard built the first of these houses. This town was known for its train station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Parr’s Ridge. The railroad ran from Baltimore to Frederick, two popular towns to the east and west, respectively, of Mt. Airy. Following 1830, the town received its official name after the suggestion of "Mount Airy" from an Irish B&O worker who complained about his freezing ears on a windy work day. Over the years, milling, canning and sewing industries initially helped support Mt. Airy’s economy. The town’s proximity to the National Pike contributed to its growth. The National Pike was a road that ran west from Baltimore to Illinois. Beginning in the 1860s, Mt. Airy continued to grow as it became involved in the Civil War.
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