Retirees Association
Past Events
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Retirees were invited to a reception and conversation with President Gee in Nutting Hall at Blaney House. President Gee will return at the end of June.
WVURA Annual Meeting
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The Association held its annual meeting in April. It began with a short introduction before our speaker, Jack Bowman, talked about how to write and publish novels without an agent. After Jack, the president of the Association gave an update on our activities and asked a few directors to speak about our events and financial position. The new Mountaineer was introduced and presented our current president with an award for service. The members also elected two members to the board. Sonja Wilson will continue as the representative for classified staff and Guy Hornsby was elected as the at large director. Following the election, there was a dessert reception where retirees took time to visit with colleagues.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The Association held its annual meeting in April. It began with a short introduction before our speaker, Jack Bowman, talked about how to write and publish novels without an agent. After Jack, the president of the Association gave an update on our activities and asked a few directors to speak about our events and financial position. The new Mountaineer was introduced and presented our current president with an award for service. The members also elected two members to the board. Sonja Wilson will continue as the representative for classified staff and Guy Hornsby was elected as the at large director. Following the election, there was a dessert reception where retirees took time to visit with colleagues.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, April 4, 2025
The April book was Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: The Most Notorious Double Agent of World War II by Ben Macintyre. Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced.
Friday, April 4, 2025
The April book was Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: The Most Notorious Double Agent of World War II by Ben Macintyre. Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced.