09/01/2026
During our Paying It Forward 9/11 Concert event, we have invited some special guest speakers to share some words about Paying It Forward.
We hope you will join us in commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the events of September 11th.
We would like to introduce you to our speakers for the evening throughout this week!
This event is free and open to the public! We ask that in lieu of paying a ticket admission, you pay it forward and make a donation to the Pay it Forward 9/11 organization and our campus Tygart Valley United Way campaign. See links below!
https://www.payitforward911.org/donate
https://www.fairmontstate.edu/about/united-way/default.aspx
We are thrilled to have Dr. Alysia Cockrell Davis as one of our 3 speakers for this event!
Dr. Alysia Davis is the First Lady of Fairmont State University, where she supports the campus community and its constituents. She has expertise in higher education, volunteer administration, community relations, nonprofit administration, and philanthropy. Currently, she works as an agritourism entrepreneur in Fairmont, having founded Storylodge Farm, an apple orchard with on-site lodging.
Alysia is the mother of a high school-aged daughter who attends Fairmont Senior High School. She is a member of the Fairmont Rotary Club and campus advisor for the Fairmont State Rotaract Club, a volunteer for the Tygart Valley United Way and Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council, a board member of the Marion County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and a member of the Leadership Marion Class 43 cohort. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, painting, crafts, and gardening.