RITCHIE BAND DIRECTOR RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP

(04/03/2010)
Scott Tignor, Ritchie County High School band director and adjunct professor at West Liberty College, has been chosen to receive a four-week Teacher Fellowship as an outreach program through the National Symphony Orchestra's 2010 West Virginia Residency.

"Dr. Tignor will use traditional teaching methods and contemporary social media activities to broaden the scope of his professional development and reach students, teachers and others," said Lou Karas, executive director of the Appalachian Education Initiative and coordinator of the fellowship application in a news release.