CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Beverly Railey Robinson, vice president of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, plans to retire by the end of the year, the foundation announced Monday.

Robinson, who lives in Morgantown, started working at the foundation in 1979. Throughout her career, she has focused on improving the health and welfare of low-income and rural West Virginians.

Robinson supervised more than 900 grants, totaling more than $67 million. She has worked closely with state and community leaders to improve public policy.

In 2006, Robinson received the Champion for Children award in West Virginia. She was named a Distinguished West Virginian by former Gov. Gaston Caperton in 1996. She has been honored by the national Grantmakers in Health, which presented her with its Terrance Keenan Leadership Award. 

The foundation plans to begin a search for a candidate to replace Robinson.

The Benedum Foundation was established in 1944 by Michael and Sarah Benedum, natives of West Virginia, as a memorial to their only child, Claude Worthington, who died in 1918 at the age of 20.  The Foundation is a regional foundation focusing primarily on West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania. 

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Beverly Railey Robinson, vice president of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, plans to retire by the end of the year, the foundation announced Monday.

Robinson, who lives in Morgantown, started working at the foundation in 1979. Throughout her career, she has focused on improving the health and welfare of low-income and rural West Virginians.

Robinson supervised more than 900 grants, totaling more than $67 million. She has worked closely with state and community leaders to improve public policy.

In 2006, Robinson received the Champion for Children award in West Virginia. She was named a Distinguished West Virginian by former Gov. Gaston Caperton in 1996. She has been honored by the national Grantmakers in Health, which presented her with its Terrance Keenan Leadership Award. 

The foundation plans to begin a search for a candidate to replace Robinson.

The Benedum Foundation was established in 1944 by Michael and Sarah Benedum, natives of West Virginia, as a memorial to their only child, Claude Worthington, who died in 1918 at the age of 20.  The Foundation is a regional foundation focusing primarily on West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania.