Alumnus Creates Engineering Scholarship
| George H. Gunnoe, Jr., a Marshall Engineering
student from 1939 through 1941, and his wife Virginia L. Gunnoe, announced
the creation of the George H. Gunnoe, Sr. Scholarship in Engineering, at a
reception on Monday, October 21, 2002, at Marshall’s Erickson Alumni Center
in Huntington. The planned gift is comprised of a $50,000 Charitable Gift
Annuity that will establish the endowed scholarship for qualified
undergraduate engineering students. |
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| After spending two years in Marshall’s
undergraduate engineering program, George Gunnoe, Jr., transferred to Ohio
State, where he completed his degree in electrical engineering in 1941.
While at Marshall, he was involved with intramural boxing and was the first
recipient of the Huntington Engineers club award to the Marshall engineering
student displaying the most promise for a professional career. He was also
the first Marshall student to win Delta Rho Beta’s academic engineering
award in 1937.
Upon graduation from Ohio State, Mr. Gunnoe accepted a job with General Electric, where he worked as an electrical engineer for 41 years. Ultimately, he applied his gifts for applied research, analysis, and problem-solving on behalf of GE all over the world, including participation |
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Dr. William Pierson (right) speaks at the reception for the establishment of the George H. Gunnoe, Sr. Scholarship by George H. Gunnoe, Jr (left) and Virgina L. Gunnoe (center)
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| in the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the U.S.
Navy’s submarine program under Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
Dean Betsy Dulin (left) speaks with Mr. and Mrs. Gunnoe at the reception. |
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George Gunnoe, Sr., for whom the scholarship is named, was an All-American
football player at WVU. After graduation, he worked as a high school teacher and
was manager of an employment service at Marshall, and was a much respected
member of the Huntington community..