Mary Elizabeth Hughes

Background

Hughes, Mary Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1940 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of Denver Lewis and Ida Frances (Fink) Morgan.

Education

Student, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1958-1960; Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1963; Associate of Applied Science, The Art Institute of Chicago Pittsburgh, 1981.

Career

French teacher, Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, West Virginia, 1963-1964; French teacher, Marshall County Schools, Moundsville, West Virginia, 1964-1970; senior designer, Boury, Inc. Contract Design, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1985-1987; head designer, Stone and Thomas Design Studio, Wheeling, 1987-1988; director architectural design, Boury, Inc. Contract Design, Wheeling, 1980-1992; owner, Hughes Design Gallery, Glen Dale, West Virginia, 1981-1992; owner, Hughes Design Gallery, Wheeling, West Virginia, since 1993; president, Chief Executive Officer, Hughes Design Gallery, Inc., Wheeling, since 1993.

Guest lecturer history of furniture The Art Institute of Chicago Pittsburgh, 1990.

Achievements

• Mary Elizabeth Hughes has been listed as a noteworthy Interior designer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member History Landmarks Commission, Marshall County, West Virginia, 1986—1990. Member advisory committee West Virginia Department Culture and History, 1992. Member interior furnishings committee West Virginia Governor's Mansion, Charleston, since 1986, chairman, 1998—2005.

President Junior League Wheeling, 1976—1978. Member stewardship commission Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, Charleston, 1988—1990. Member Episcopal Endowment Fund.

Committee, West Virginia, 1990—1992. Vacancy consultant Episcopal Diocese West Virginia, 1993—1998. Board directors West Virginia Mansion Preservation Foundation, Charleston, since 1989.

Board directors, past president Northern Panhandle Behavioral Health Center, West Virginia, 1981—1991, Northwood Foundation, 1994—2000. Member foundation board directors West Virginia Northern Community College, since 1991, vice president, 1993—2000, president, 2000—2005. Board directors Wheeling Symphony, since 1995, president elect, 2001—2003, president, 2004—2005, past president, since 2005.

Member American Society Interior Designers (professional, president Pennsylvania West chapter 1998-1999), International Interior Design Association, Sandcrest Foundation (board directors), Rotary, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Bicycling, walking, swimming, gardening, reading.

Connections

Children: George Charles IV, Justin Morgan, Mary Frederick.

Father:

Denver Lewis Morgan

Mother:

Ida Frances (Fink) Morgan

child:

George Charles IV Hughes

child:

Justin Morgan Hughes

child:

Mary Frederick Hughes