Seyed Mirkhani Retires After 22 Years at Eastern WVCTC

MOOREFIELD, W. Va. — Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College bids a fond farewell to Seyed Mirkhani, Division Chair for Business, Computer, and Information Technology, as he retires following 22 years of dedicated service.

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Photo of Seyed Mirkhani speaking to Eastern staff at his retirement party.

Throughout his tenure at Eastern, Mirkhani has guided countless students toward achieving their educational and career goals. Beyond the classroom, he has been deeply committed to Eastern’s mission by coordinating internship opportunities, offering individual tutoring, presenting on key business topics, and serving the local community. For years, he has spearheaded student and staff participation throughout college and community events. He also gives his time to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, helping low-income taxpayers prepare their income tax returns.

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Seyed Mirkhani opening his retirement gift, a pair of binoculars.

Previous recognitions and achievements of Seyed Mirkhani:

VITA Tax Preparation — Mirkhani and the VITA Tax Team received the Eastern Panhandle EITC Coalition Site of the Year for 2023 from preparing the most Veteran tax returns from seven sites.

Casey Goldizen —  “I will give props to Seyed [Mirkhani], my advisor. Taking as many business-related classes as I did, I saw Seyed numerous times. Seyed worked with my schedule, and he was very knowledgeable of his job.”

Denise R. Whitacre — “I must give a lot of kudos to Seyed Mirkhani who was very patient with me while I was learning about how to use my home computer; I had a lot of phone conversations with him about how to use it.”

Davida Wolfe — “Seyed was my advisor and always help me each semester to work out a schedule that would benefit me and help me finish my degree program.”

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