BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Reverend Garry Moore, who recently was named the first Chancellor in the 127-year history of Bluefield State University, was also recently honored by the Bluefield City Board.
The resolution, presented by Vice Mayor of the board Peter Taylor, recognized Moore for his decades of service as a pastor, former mayor, member of the board of directors, and indispensable figure at Bluefield State University.
A release from Bluefield State University detailing the honor can be seen below.
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“The Bluefield City Board of Directors has honored the Reverend Garry Moore for his service to the city, the region, and Bluefield State University. Moore recently became the first Chancellor in BSU’s 127-year history.
At its November 22 meeting, Board Vice Mayor Peter Taylor read, then presented to Moore, a resolution that recognized for his 32 years of service as pastor of Scott Street Baptist Church in Bluefield, his quarter-century of service to Bluefield State, and his civic service as a former mayor and member of the city’s Board of Directors.
After receiving the resolution, Moore said, ‘I thank you for the honor. I am just praying that, with the City of Bluefield and Bluefield State University, we can help Bluefield become a place of destination where people really want to come and live, matriculate and get their degrees, then get jobs and careers.’”