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George and Camilla "Mimi" Bennett and CONSOL Energy were among the recipients of the West Virginia University Foundation's 2015 Outstanding Philanthropy awards.

Mark Leidecker was looking for a way to forever tie his families' name to the oil and gas industry. On May 8, that dream became a reality with the dedication of the Leidecker Brothers Energy Laboratory in West Virginia University's Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

Mention Sago, Aracoma and Upper Big Branch to a miner, and memories of lives lost quickly cloud their faces. That is especially true for Eugene White, director of the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, who participated in rescue operations at each of those mining disasters.

As many students can attest, good academic advising can make all the difference to a college experience. A good adviser does more than just tell students what classes to take. A good adviser works with students to map out the intellectual journey they want to take over the course of their college career's and beyond. A great adviser does this work so thoughtfully and with such dedication that they motivate and inspire hundreds of students every year.

It's not uncommon to hear about siblings following in each other's footsteps by enrolling at the same university. But the Belyadi siblings didn't just choose West Virginia University - they all chose the same major. Today, they are making a substantial mark on the natural gas industry and the school that they consider home.

At a time when Greek organizations across the nation are taking a hit for bad behavior, a new fraternity at West Virginia University is hoping to change that stigma.

Jason Davis isn't an engineer but that doesn't stop him from writing about it. The Fairmont native spent many years in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, first as a student, then as a student worker, before embarking on a career that would eventually lead him back to the engineering industry.

While three-time West Virginia University alumna Kerri Phillips is busy with her own career, she's never too busy to return to her alma mater to encourage future generations of girls interested in engineering. She did just that this summer, visiting the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources' All-Female Engineering Challenge Camp