Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

Andrew “Andy” James Paterno ‘70 of South Charleston, WV., passed away on Aug. 29, 2025 as pt at hn en ea dg en oufm7e7r. oAuns dl ye, aad Ce rhsahril pe srtoolne sn, ai nt icvl eu, dwi nags ha i ds isset irnvgi cuei sahsetdh ep rCoEf eOs soifoCneanl twu hr ioosne Icnasruerearn c e Services. Prior to this, he held the position of president for the West Virginia region of Huntington National Bank for over five years. Andy’s career also included significant roles, such as vice chairman at Wells Fargo Insurance Ss ee rr vv ii cc ee swUaSs Ae,vai dn ednmt tahnraogui ng hg dh ii rs etcetnour rfeo ra st haes sMi si tda-nAtt ldainr et icct oRre go ifotnh.eHWi s Vd Ce di vi iclaSt ei or nv i tcoe pSuy bs tl ei cm and his contributions as a staff member in the Governor’s Office of Economic and Community Development. Hi nids uacctheide vi ne tmo et nh tes Wwee sr te Vr iercgoi ng ni ai zBeuds ti hn reos us gHha nl l uomf Fe ar omues i hn o2n0o1r 8s aa nn dd at hc ce oUl andi ve es r. sAi nt yd yo fw a s CC hh aa rr ll ee ss tt oo nn Hi na2l l0o1f 9F aa nmde Ci no n2c0o0r8d. UHne i vr ee cr es ii tvye di nh2o0n1o6r a. Hr yi sdcoocnt ot rriabtue tsi of rnosmt ot ht he eUcnoi mv emr sui tnyi toyf w e r e fouf rtthheerYeaacrknbyowthleedWgeVdSwochieentyhoef wWaassnhainmgetodnI,taDlCia, ninA2m0e0r0ic. an Man of the Year in 1999 and Son Hwei t hs esrevveedr aa ls omr gaannaigziantgi opnasr, tinnecrl uodf i tnhge t Ch he aCrol ensctoornd AUl lneiyv eCrastist ya nF oduhnedl da tbi oona.r d m e m b e r s h i p s Nancy Carol Lusk Hodges ‘80 passed away peacefully, on February 25, 2025, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on January 27, 1948, in Princeton, WV. to the lSaht ee wL aaus rka naonwd nE fmo rmheet rLuuns wk . a vS eh rei nwga lso av eb feol or vheedr wf aimf ei, l ymaont hd efrr, i seins dt esr. , aS uh ne tl,ovveerdy wp raot cuhdi nNga hn ea r. grandsons play sports, especially soccer. Swhaes garna da cucaot emdpflri sohme dP rCi PnAc eat no dn bHui gs hi nSecshs ooowl ni ne r1 9o f6 F5 i as hn edr f ar onmd HC oo dn gc eo sr dC PC Ao lsl.eHg ee ri ns u1c9c8e0s s. fNual n c y career was rooted in a deep sense of responsibility and integrity. Sc oh ue nwt rays aancdo nt rsat cakn. t As us pc hpoolratresrhai pn di na hi de rt ohho enro hr uwsabsa cnrde ad tuerdi nagt hC iosnmc oarndy Uy ne ai vresros fi tcyoaanc dh innagmc reods s the Nancy and Paul Hodges Scholarship. In lieu of flowers, the family asked that memorial donations be made to that scholarship, at concord.edu/hodgesscholarship Willa Jean Dickens ‘81 passed away March 23, 2025. She was born in Hellier, KY, then mM .oAv. edde tgor eRea fl reoi gmh WC oeus nt tVyi, rWg i Vn .i aS hCeo lrleecgeei voef dG hr ae dr uBaAt ed Se tgur de iee fsr ionm1 C9 o8 n5 c. oWr di l l ian b1e9g8a 1n ahne dr cs ua rpeeerrv iws ionrgk itnhge ffoi nr at nh ceeCs I fAo ri ns eWv ae sr ah li nc go tl ol eng, eDs C, i. nHc el ur dcianrge et hr ep Wa t eh sct hVai nr gg iendi at oS cf ihnoaonl coe f, Oc osnt et roipbautthi oi cn Ms teod hi ci ignhee, rwehdeurcea st hi oen w, sahsevwi caes parwe sairddeendt aonf fhi no an no cr iaarlyadf foaci rt os .r aAtse ad reegsrue let forfo m Concord University. In lieu of flowers, the family requested memorial contributions be made to the Dale a2 n4 d7 1J e2aonr Doinc lki en ne sa St cchoonlcaor rs dh .iepdFuu/ nd do ,nca/t oe . CTohni cs of rudn dU nwi av se ressi tt ay ,bPl i. Os h. eBdo xb y1 0J e0a0n, At ot hheonnso, rWhVe r husband Dale, who was Concord’s first admissions director.

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