Ginny R. Favede | |
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13thPresident of Wheeling University | |
In office October 7, 2019 –20 February 2024 | |
Preceded by | Michael P. Mihalyo,Jr. |
Succeeded by | Dianna Vargo |
Personal details | |
Residence(s) | Wheeling,West Virginia |
Alma mater | The Ohio State University |
Profession | College administrator,Educator |
Ginny R. Favede is an American academic administrator who was the 13th president of Wheeling University,in Wheeling,West Virginia,serving from October 2019 to February 2024. [1] [2] [3]
Originally from the Dayton,Ohio area,Favede is the youngest of ten siblings. She is married to Lee Favede,an optometrist who practices in Bridgeport after the two met while in university. [4] They have two children,Frank and Cecelia. [5]
Favede received her B.A. in Political Science from Ohio State University.
Favede served as a member of the St. Clairsville City Council and as a County Commissioner of Belmont County,Ohio. [6] [4] She ran for 95th District Ohio House of Representatives in 2016. [7] [8]
Immediately prior to her presidency,Favede was appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees of Wheeling University. [9] After her appointment as president in October 2019,she oversaw the transition of Wheeling University from its former name of Wheeling Jesuit University and introduced a number of directives aimed at stabilizing the tenuous financial position of the institution. [10] [11] She was suspended by the university in February 2024;the reason has not been stated publicly. [3] [12]
Ohio County is a county located in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia,and forms part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census,the population was 42,425. Its county seat is Wheeling. The county was formed in 1776 from the District of West Augusta,Virginia. It was named for the Ohio River,which forms its western boundary with the state of Ohio. West Liberty was designated as the county seat in 1777,serving to 1797.
Belmont County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census,the population was 66,497. Its county seat is St. Clairsville,while its largest city is Martins Ferry. The county was created on September 7,1801,and organized on November 7,1801. It takes its name from the French for "beautiful mountain".
Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The county seat of Ohio County,it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains within the state's Northern Panhandle. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 27,062,making it the fifth-most populous city in West Virginia and the most populous in the Northern Panhandle. The Wheeling metropolitan area had a population of 139,513 in 2020. Wheeling is located about 60 miles (97 km) west of Pittsburgh and 120 miles (190 km) east of Columbus via Interstate 70.
Wheeling University is a private Roman Catholic university in Wheeling,West Virginia. It was founded as Wheeling College in 1954 by the Society of Jesus and was a Jesuit institution until 2019. Wheeling University competes in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of the Mountain East Conference.
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1949 to 1976. A Democrat,he resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal.
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Ohio Valley Mall is a one-story enclosed shopping mall in Richland Township,outside St. Clairsville,Ohio. It was opened in 1978 and was developed by the Youngstown,Ohio-based Cafaro Company,which continues to own and manage it. The mall currently has four open anchor stores which are Boscov's,Dunham's Sports,Marshalls,and Michaels. It contains more than 100 stores and services. The mall currently has two vacant anchor stores which were once Macy's and Sears.
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Thomas David Carr was an American thief,arsonist,war criminal and self-confessed serial killer. He was hanged in 1870 for murdering 13-year-old Louisa Fox in Kirkwood Township,Belmont County,Ohio,and shortly before his execution,he confessed to murdering 14 men,including to participating in a famous 1867 murder that occurred in West Virginia.
Donald Jones is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 95th district since January 2019. Jones's district includes all of Carroll,Harrison,and Noble counties and portions of Belmont and Washington counties. Prior to elected office,Jones served as an agricultural education teacher at Harrison Central High School. He also serves as a volunteer firefighter and EMT.
Blame My Roots Festival was an annual festival of country music in Morristown,Belmont County,Ohio. Founded by Chris Dutton,Nina Dutton,and Dino Giovannone,the annual festival debuted in 2019 when Jamboree in the Hills went on hiatus. The annual festival is held at the Valley View Campgrounds in Morristown,Ohio. The venue has hosted Jamboree in the Hills campers for 28 years and served as a venue for after parties. In the festivals debut year it showcased a variety of new,veteran,and legendary musicians on two different stages. Morristown is about 1½hours west of Pittsburgh,and 20 minutes west of Wheeling,West Virginia.
The 2022 Cuyahoga County executive election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the County Executive of Cuyahoga County,Ohio. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Armond Budish was eligible to run for a third term,but instead chose to retire.
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