WVU president to visit Tucker, Pendleton, Grant counties as part of ‘Welcome Home Tour’

WVU President Michael T. Benson will travel to Tucker, Pendleton and Grant counties Tuesday, Sept. 9, as part of his "Welcome Home Tour." (WVU Photo/Matt Sunday) Download full-size WHAT: West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson will visit the next three counties - Tucker, Pendleton and Grant - on his inaugural "Welcome Home Tour," which is taking him to historical sites, business locations and local communities across the Mountain State. WHO: President Benson, University alumni and supporters, and local and community leaders WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 9 Media members and the public are invited to join the tour at the following stops: • Visit to Tucker County Courthouse215 First St., Parsons9:30 a.m. • Tour of Pendleton County Courthouse, historic district and more with Pendleton County Convention and Visitors Bureau100 South Main St., Franklin3:45 p.m. • WVU Medicine Grant Memorial Hospital Outpatient Therapy ribbon-cutting ceremony, Grant County Chamber of Commerce event117 Hospital Drive, Petersburg5:30 p.m. Members of the media needing additional meeting point details should contact Shauna Johnson, executive director of Strategic Communications, via email at [email protected]. NOTES: Once he makes these stops, President Benson - who officially began serving as the University's 27th president on July 15 - will have visited 22 West Virginia counties. His goal is to get to all 55 counties by next summer. More information about future tour dates will be released as details are finalized. See more from President Benson's first leg of the "Welcome Home Tour." -WVU- sj/9/8/25 MEDIA CONTACT: Shauna JohnsonExecutive Director of Strategic CommunicationsWVU Strategic Communications and Marketing304-293-8302; [email protected] Call 1-855-WVU-NEWS for the latest West Virginia University news and information from WVUToday. Media Advisories President Benson Government Relations