By Jake Jarvis An endowed professorship named in honor of the first woman to graduate from West Virginia University is nearly funded. It's the brainchild and legacy of Judith Stitzel, the first director of WVU's Center for Women's and Gender Studies, which began in 1980. The Harriet E. Lyon Professorship in Women's Studies is $25,000 away from reaching the campaign's goal of $500,000.