S. L. Jones died
A second structure was added to West Virginia Graduate College at its new location in South Charleston
The West Virginia Graduate College became Marshall University College of Graduate Studies
Kenneth E. Smith became the third generation to run the McClain Printing Company when George Smith retired
Attorney General Darrell McGraw was involved in a suit against the tobacco industry that settled the state to $41.5 billion over 25 years
An additional 626 acres was added to Moncove Lake State Park to provide more hunting lands
The Sporting News named Randy Moss college football's top receiver
The Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center was built at the College of West Virginia (now Mountain State University)
Walter Dean Myers received the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Book Award for Harlem
The National Conservation Training Center was completed
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's book Shiloh was adopted for film
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was awarded the Appalachian Medallion by the University of Charleston
Joe Powell retired as president of the West Virginia Labor Federation.
The Pride of West Virginia received the Sudler Trophy as the nation's No. 1 college marching band
The Shavers Fork Coalition was formed
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown
Marshall moved from Division 1 AA to Division 1 A
Meriluco was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
The first female trooper resigned from the State Police
Stone & Thomas closed the Charleston store
Anna Marsh caught a 50.37-inch 49.75 lb muskellunge in Stonecoal Lake, setting state record for weight
Robert C. Byrd was awarded the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal
The West Virginia National Guard was activated in support of the peacekeeping mission to Bosnia
Major renovations took place at Yeager Airport
