Attorney General Merrick B. Garland recently announced the recipients of the 70th and 71st Attorney General’s Awards, honoring Justice Department employees and others for extraordinary contributions to law enforcement. Recipients from both 2022 and 2023 were selected from a group of more than 800 nominees.
Jarod Douglas, Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, received the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service for Outstanding Work in Investigation Threats to Critical U.S. Navy Technology for his exemplary work in U.S. v. Toebbe et al. Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, Diana Toebbe, of Annapolis, Maryland, were sentenced last year after pleading guilty to conspiracy to communicate restricted data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships.
This is Douglas’s second Distinguished Service Award.
Hatfield named CEO of Williamson Memorial HospitalVeteran health care executive Timothy Hatfield has been named Chief Executive Officer of the new Williamson Memorial Hospital. Hatfield has worked as an executive in the healthcare industry for 28 years.
Hatfield
Hatfield has worked at Appalachian Regional Healthcare facilities throughout his career. He served as CEO of Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center, Morgan County ARH Hospital, Man ARH and, most recently, Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center. Hatfield spent 14 years overseeing physician recruiting efforts to lure top talent to eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia. He also served as ARH’s executive legislative liaison and was appointed by former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin to a six-year board term with the Foundation for a Healthier Kentucky.
In his last position at ARH, Hatfield was CEO of the Big Sandy Region. Based at Highlands ARH, Hatfield was charged with oversight of five hospitals and more than 1,000 employees.
Hatfield obtained a bachelor’s degree from Pikeville College and his master’s in business administration from Morehead University.
Williamson Health & Wellness Center purchased Williamson Memorial in April 2020. The hospital’s history traces more than a century. Williamson Health & Wellness Center is a federally qualified health center employing roughly 140 people in service to the Tug Valley.
Young named VP at West Virginia State University
After a national search, Lee Young has been named West Virginia State University’s new Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. Young will join the university on Feb. 5.
Young
Young has a long and successful career in higher education recruitment and retention that spans more than 30 years. He most recently served as the vice president for strategic enrollment management for the University of Houston.
He previously served as the associate vice president of urban academic initiatives at Texas A&M University, and prior to that as the associate vice president for enrollment management and student success at Pittsburg State University. He has also held leadership positions at Virginia Union University, North Carolina A&T State University and Indiana State University, among others.
Young holds a doctorate of philosophy degree in urban higher education leadership from Jackson State University. He also holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Jackson State University.
Deem named program director of CAMC Urology Residency
Samuel G. Deem, DO, has been named Program Director of the CAMC Urology Residency.
Deem
Dr. Deem, a Greenbrier County native, is a graduate of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Deem completed a urology residency at CAMC and a urologic oncology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Deem has been a member of CAMC’s medical staff since 2011.
Bailey joins Farm Credit board of directors
Caitlin Bailey has been elected to the Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV) board of directors by its customer-owners. As a member of the board, Bailey will have the opportunity to support the FCV in providing financing to rural homeowners, farmers and landowners in 96 counties in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland.
Bailey
Bailey owns and operates Next Level Cattle Company, which consists of a cow/calf operation as well as hay and field corn production, and is located in Smithville, Ritchie County. In addition to overseeing the farm operation, she serves as a part-time substitute elementary school teacher. Bailey is also a member of the West Virginia Cattlemen’s Association.
Bailey and her family have supported their local 4-H and FFA chapters, and Bailey has supported both organizations for years. She was the seventh member of her family to receive her American Farmer Degree through the National FFA Organization.
Farm Credit of the Virginias provides over $2 billion dollars in financing to nearly 12,000 farmers, agribusinesses and rural homeowners across the region.
