Warren and Patty Hylton each have connections to Beckley College. Warren attended Mullens High School and Greenbrier Military Academy before enrolling at Beckley College. He then studied engineering and business management at Marshall University. A Shady Spring High School graduate, Patty attended Beckley College and received an undergraduate degree from Bluefield State. She earned a Master’s degree from Marshall and then worked for 18 years at Beckley College. Tracy Warren Hylton II served in the Armored Calvary of the National Guard and became involved in mining at an early age under the tutelage of his father, Tracy. Warren established a number of mining and excavating companies and other business ventures based in Raleigh County. Originally, the couple started a permanently endowed scholarship at MSU. With the closure of the MSU Foundation, they elected to move the fund to BAF where it will generate income for need/merit based scholarships for college qualified students residing within coal producing counties in southern WV. Recipients shall be students pursuing a degree at the University of Charleston-Beckley.
