The Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital recently announced their choices for the 2012 Women of Distinction Award. Three outstanding women from the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia were selected to receive the prestigious award based on distinguished service, excellent leadership and capacity to serve as role models for girls, including our own, Morgan County Commission President - Stacy Dugan. "We received nominations from individuals, community leaders, business owners and the government sector. The honorees were selected by an independent committee comprised of former Awardees, unaffiliated with Girl Scouts,” said Berniece Collis, member of the Girl Scout Council Board of Directors. Ask Stacy Dugan to define her core and she’ll immediately say, ”Arizona.” Arizona Henry was Stacy’s great-grandmother who raised her and taught her loving lessons of hard work, respect for your neighbor and giving back to the community.
Stacy’s career in health care began at 16 as a dishwasher at Morgan County’s War
Memorial Hospital where she was born. Two degrees and decades later, she is currently a registered dietitian for Valley Health Systems.

Public life became much more prominent in 2008 when Stacy was elected as only the third female County Commissioner in Morgan County history. The 2006 fire that destroyed the Morgan County Courthouse inspired her to run for office even with no political experience. She saw a problem and determined to lend a hand to help fix it, another lesson learned from Arizona. Stacy is serving her second year as Commission President, and is proud of making transparency and managerial efficiency keynotes of her term of office along with a successful commitment to being accessible to the public.

One of Stacy’s favorite places has always been the Morgan County Rescue Auxiliary Thrift Shop where she volunteers two weekends a month running a register, sorting clothes, and helping in the general operation.

Stacy is proud of her family: Bobby Dugan, her husband of 23 years and her children Robert, Luke and Danielle. Creating a loving home to raise her children is the accomplishment she values most of all.