WVU seniors showcase fire fighting design studies
Ten West Virginia University seniors in the 12th Student Design Investigation Program developed a mobile fire training building on a trailer, home and institutional firefighting systems, a tape recorder aided extinguisher, a concealed sprinkler concept, hospital smoke control baffles, and a rebreathing apparatus for firefighters. Teams from WVU and partner schools presented at a Dallas conference hosted by Armco Steel, with industry experts critiquing potential patent-worthy ideas.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
WVU
Brigham Young University
Cornell University
University of Notre Dame
Armco Steel Corporation
Middletown
Ohio
Armco
Dallas
Emil Steinhardt
Wvui
Bob Dimsa
West Mifflin
Keith Jones
New Martinsville
Richard Murphy
Beckley
Tim Newlin
Keyser
Lorn Paxton
St. Albans
Annette Schnacke
Rich Wilson
Blacksville
Kevin Brumbaugh
Parkersburg
Arthur Scott Jr
N.J
Dave Gingerich
Highspire
Howard Murphy
South Charleston
Jim Myers
Wheeling
Mike
Don Michelotti
Clarksburg
Bruce O'Neill
Greensburg
School teaches horse handling at Meredith Manor in West Virginia
Meg Gallagher, a 26 year old from Pittsford New York, trains to become an expert horse handler at Meredith Manor a horsemanship school in the Appalachian foothills. The nine month program covers riding training blacksmithing first aid and stable management with a six day work schedule ten hours daily. Graduates run ranches and riding schools nationwide while Salem College nearby offers a related equestrian science degree.
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Ron Meredith
Meredith
Kay
Accrediting Commission
The
National Association of Trade and Technical Schools
Salem College
Mountaineer travel council opens three information centers
Mountaineer Country Travel Council will open three tourist information centers this weekend in Morgantown, Weston Buckhannon, and Salem to assist travelers with directions and literature and to offer a free lodging reservation service. Centers will operate 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Labor Day weekend for visitors from D C area and Canada.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Mountaineer Country Travel Council
Washington D.C
Rt. 48
Bruceton Mills
Canada
Weston- Buckhannon
Salem College
Rt. 5
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
I-79
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