<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/05/fairmont-state-students-faculty-highlight-excellence-wvctm-conference.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>05/07/2026 02:00:45 PM</pubDate><title>Fairmont State Students and Faculty Highlight Excellence at WVCTM Conference</title><description>Fairmont State University shined at the annual West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (WVCTM) conference at Stonewall Resort. The conference recognizes educators in mathematics at all academic levels – elementary, middle school, high school, and college. Fairmont State University students received grants to attend the conference, and many of our faculty members presented their research and work throughout. </description><image><img src="/_images/news/wvctm_group_2026-news.jpeg" alt="Front row (left to right): Professor Dennine LaRue (retired), Madison Louk, Keirsten Stout; middle row: Dr. Stephanie Jones, Dr. Joe Riesen, Dr. Bishnu Sedai, Bella Ramsey; back row: David Desmuke, Professor Jesse Cook. Not pictured: Dr. Brian Blackwood and Hailee Linn."/></image><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>College of Education-Health &amp;amp; Human Performance</tag><tag>College of Science and Technology</tag><tag>News</tag></tags></item>