Photos: Marshall Day at the Legislature
Marshall University students, faculty and staff were in Charleston for Marshall Day at the Legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Music professor Alexander Lee and the John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps performed in the House chamber before proceedings began for the day.Â

Roger Hanshaw, Speaker of the House of Delegates, talks with Marshall University President Brad D. Smith, left, and MU Football Coach Charles Huff, second from right, and MU Athletic Director Christian Spears, right, before the start of the House Session Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media

Senate Judiciary Committee staff member Beverly Douglas, left, gets her blood pressure checked at the Capitol rotunda by Medical Assistant Paula Higginbotham of Marshall University's Cardiology Department during Marshall Day at the Capitol Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
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Marshall University music professor Alexander Lee sings the National Anthem with accompaniment by the John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps inside the House Chambers Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Marshall University mascot Marco walks through the House of Delegates chamber for Marshall Day at the Capitol Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Marshall University School of Pharmacy students walk into the House of Delegates chamber for photos before the start of the House floor session on Feb. 1.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Marshall University music professor Alexander Lee sings the National Anthem with accompaniment by the John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps inside the House Chambers Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Marshall University mascot Marco waves at the John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps as it walks through the Capitol after playing in the House of Delegates Chamber for Marshall Day Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Members of the House of Delegates sing the National Anthem along with Marshall University music professor Alexander Lee with accompaniment by the John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps inside the House Chambers Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Delegate Matthew Rohrbach, R-Cabell, center, is presented an autographed Marshall University basketball and football by MU Athletic Director Christian Spears, right, in the House chamber Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
The John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps plays Yankee Doodle while marching out of the House of Delegates Chamber for Marshall Day on Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Roger Hanshaw, Speaker of the House of Delegates, talks with Marshall University President Brad D. Smith, left, and MU Football Coach Charles Huff, second from right, and MU Athletic Director Christian Spears, right, before the start of the House Session Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Senate Judiciary Committee staff member Beverly Douglas, left, gets her blood pressure checked at the Capitol rotunda by Medical Assistant Paula Higginbotham of Marshall University's Cardiology Department during Marshall Day at the Capitol Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Delegate Matthew Rohrbach, R-Cabell, second from right, holds an autographed Marshall University soccer ball presented to him by MU Soccer Coach Chris Grassie, right, as Athletic Director Christian Spears looks on.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Marshall University Football Coach Charles Huff holds a football while standing next to MU mascot Marco in the House of Delegates Chamber Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Marshall University President Brad D. Smith talks with people outside the House of Delegates Chamber for Marshall Day at the Capitol Wednesday.
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John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps Director Wendell Dobbs plays Amazing Grace on his fife with the rest of the corps in the House of Delegates Chamber for Marshall Day Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
Marshall University college display tables setup under the statue of U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd and outside the House and Senate chambers for Marshall Day at the Capitol Wednesday.
- CHRIS DORST | HD Media
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