June Kilgore

Legislature changed the name of Huntington State Hospital to Huntington Hospital

Ravenswood Aluminum Corporation became part of Century Aluminum

Keith Mailard wrote Hazard Zones

Melvin Lentz chopped a 13-inch horizontal yellow poplar in 18.85 seconds and a 12-inch yellow poplar vertical block in 15.97 seconds

Andy Davis began working in antique style with solid core, diachronic, and mica-flake designs glass marbles

The Moundsville State Penitentiary closed

Randy Moss was chosen West Virginia high school football player of the year

The Woodlands Institute changed its name to Mountain Institute

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence was revived in Project Phoenix

State Parks administration was returned to Natural Resources from the Division of Tourism

Donald Rasmussen was named "Civil Libertarian of the Year" by the West Virginia Civil Liberties Union.