FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) Used medical equipment like wheelchairs, vital signs machines and medication carts will find new life in a nursing simulation laboratory at Fairmont State University. Fairmont Medical Center donated those items and others that can no longer be used in clinical settings but will be useful to students who are not in direct patient care.
Clarksburg native Bill Harker and his wife Mala Harker. SUBMITTED PHOTO
FAIRMONT â A Clarksburg native and his wife have established a scholarship at Fairmont State University targeting students from Harrison and Marion counties.
William Bill Harker and his wife Mala Ahuja Harker, of New Jersey, made an undisclosed donation to the Fairmont State Foundation Inc. to fund the Bill & Mala Harker Endowed Scholarship that provides first preference to Black students and second preference to students of color from Harrison and Marion who have at least a 2.5 grade point average.
âHaving grown up in the Clarksburg area, I am keenly aware of how much Fairmont State and its graduates have given to the community,â said Bill Harker. âWe have a number of friends who are Fairmont State alumni. We see this scholarship as an opportunity to give back to an institution that has indirectly enriched our lives.â