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Pictured from left to right MESA Administrator James Day, Senator Byrd, MESA District 4 Representative Fred Dixon, MESA Academy employee Gordon Skaggs, and superintendent Dr. Michael Zabetakis. MESA stands for Mine Enforcement and Safety Administration.

121. Groundbreaking Ceremony for the West Virginia National Mine Academy in Raleigh County, W. Va.

Zabetakis presents a plaque to Senator and Mrs. Robert Byrd.

122. Dr. Zabetakis Presents Plaque to Senator Byrd at Dedication Ceremony of National Mine Academy, Raleigh County, W. Va.

West, left, and Byrd, right, pose together at an unidentified location. Byrd served as a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010.

123. Jerry West with Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia