The Visiting Committee is composed of representatives of those who hire our graduates, including BS, MS and PhD degree holders. The Committee fulfills an important role in the Department by providing feedback which ensures that students graduating at all levels have the skills that they need to be marketable. During their bi-annual meeting, the Committee members hear from the chair, faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students and college administrators. The Committee reports its findings to the chair, the dean and the provost.
MinE Visiting Committee Members attended the 2007 spring Meeting. From top to bottom:
Chris Bise, chair of Mining Engineering, Ron Stovash, Stan Suboleski, Jeff Wilson, Randy McMillon, Michael Peelish, Jim Boyd, John Murphy, Chuck Dunbar, Jeff Kelley, and Jim Laurita
| Name | Organization |
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| James W. Boyd BSEM 69 | President, John T. Boyd Company, South Pointe, PA |
| James O. Bunn, BSEM '74 | Managing Member, Eagle Co., Abingdon, VA |
| James Corsaro, BSEM '66 | Vice-President, Penn Virginia Coal Company, Chesapeake, WV |
| Barry Dangerfield, BSEM '73, MSEM '81 | Chief Operating Officer, PinnOak Resources, LLP, South Pointe, PA |
| Chuck Dunbar, BSEM '80 | VP, Mining Services, Hunter Ridge Coal Co., International Coal Group, Morgantown, WV |
| Gary Halstead, BSEM | Vice President, Engineering, Peabody Coal, St. Louis, MO |
| Gary Hartsog, BSEM '79, MSEM '85 | President, Alpha Engineering Services, Inc. |
| Jeff Kelley, BSEM '79 | Project Manager IGC Tygart Valley, International Coal Group, Morgantown, WV |
| James L. Laurita, BSEM '82 | President, MEPCO, Inc., Morgantown ,WV |
| Randy McMillion | President, Brooks Run Coal Co., Beckly, WV |
| Marshall Miller | Chairman, Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc., Bluefield Industry Park, Bluefield, Va |
| John N. Murphy, Committee Chair | Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Dept., Pittsburgh, PA |
| Michael Peelish, BSEM '83 | Senior Vice-president, Foundation Coal, Linthicum Heights, MD |
| Bill Raney | President, WV Coal Association, Charleston, WV |
| Benjamin M. Statler, BSEM '74 | President, PinnOak Resources, LLP, McMurry, PA |
| Ronald Stovash | Retired |
| Stanley Suboleski | Retired |
| Jeff Wilson | Owner/Principal, Wilson Energy Advisors, LLC |
